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Happy Sri Jayanthi 2026!

Let’s celebrate Śrī Jayanthi with a padya composed by yours truly! 🙏 Continue reading
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Villivalam HH’s Śatamāna Mahotsava: A Century of Divine Legacy (११)

Open this post to discover the extraordinary humility of the poet—verses on Villivalam HH’s pādukā—and how Villivalam HH awakens Ācārya bhakti in every heart. Continue reading
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திருவோணத்தான் என்பார்களே!

Happy Hayagrīva and Vāmana Jayantī — and that’s Thiru-“Onam” for you all, makkale! 😄 Continue reading
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वेङ्कटाधवरिपद्यम्-२ (विश्वगुणादर्शचम्पूः)

Read it once and you’ll be puzzled; read it again and you’ll be speechless. Continue reading
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Villivalam HH’s Śatamāna Mahotsava: A Century of Divine Legacy (१०)

On this Uttara Bhadra, a couple of verses on my Āchārya composed by my Kalakshepa Āchārya—and how fortunate I am to write about them. Continue reading
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नमो नमो यामुनाय!

On Āḷavandār’s Tirunakṣatram, let us unravel a verse where Swami Deśika’s poetry and bhakti shine with equal brilliance. Continue reading
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अलङ्कारमणिहारः २ – श्लेषालङ्कारः।

One verse. Multiple worlds of meaning. Welcome to the poetic genius of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Brahmatantra Parakāla Swāmy! Continue reading
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अलङ्कारमणिहारः १ – सहोक्ति-अलङ्कारः

Read on for a whirlwind tour of Alaṅkāra-śāstra, centered around a beautiful padya by Śrī Kṛṣṇa Brahmatantra Parakāla Svāmī—where poetry and poetics come alive. Continue reading
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वेङ्कटाधवरिपद्यम्-१

Welcome to the world of Veṅkaṭādhvari, where words dance, meanings hide in plain sight, and alaṅkāras reveal themselves with a delightful surprise. Continue reading
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अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तलपद्यम् -१

With Kālidāsa, one śloka is all it takes to disappear into an alaṅkāra rabbit hole. 😉 Continue reading
