Shri Badarayana Stuti

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मंदहासमधुरं मनोहरं ।चंद्रिकासहितपूर्णचंद्रवत़् ।। तापहारि सुखदं च यन्मुखं । तं भजे मुनिपराशरात्मजं ।।१।। ma.mdahaasamadhura.m manohara.m |ca.mdrikaasahitapuur.naca.mdravata़ || taapahaari sukhada.m ca yanmukha.m | ta.m bhaje muniparaa”saraatmaja.m ||1|| यत्प्दांबुजभवा सुरापगा ।दर्शनादपि पुनाति मानवम् ।। पापमग्नमपि दोषपूरितं । तं भजे मुनिपराशरात्मजं ।।२।। yatpdaa.mbujabhavaa suraapagaa |dar”sanaadapi punaati maanavam || paapamagnamapi do.sapuurita.m | ta.m bhaje muniparaa”saraatmaja.m ||2|| वासवीसुतमजं दयाघनं । … Read more

Saraswat/Konkani Cuisine Recipe Books

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Rasachandrika _ Saraswat Cookery book Published in 1938 in Marathi, this is the first book on Konkani cuisine. It has a very good list of all recipes using locally available vegetables, not the most well presented like today’s cookery books but the details are all in there 🙂 It also has a list of home … Read more

Personal blogs

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Some elderly members of our community have taken great efforts to put forward their knowledge for the next generation. Listed some of them below: Nagesh Sonde: http://www.nageshsonde.com/ Prabha Kamath : https://konkanilokgeet.wordpress.com/ https://konkanifestivals.wordpress.com/ https://prabhaskitchen.wordpress.com/ http://prabhasfoodcourt.blogspot.com/ Anandi Kamath : http://konkani-kaniyo-in-nagri.blogspot.com/ For some captivating pravachanas in Konkani/Kannada check out Bhavana Bhaskar Prabhu (Bhavana Mai’s) recordings on her blog … Read more

Sri Mahalasa Stavanashtakam (With Meaning)

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Stavanashtakam literally means eight stanzas of praise. You might come across many popular stavanashtakams. As humans when we praise someone it is in expectation of favours, isn’t it? So, here is the Stavanashtakam for Devi Mahalasa describing her glory and seeking her blessings and protection – the sanskrit words are used beautifully to make this … Read more

Shri Mahalasa Stavaraj

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Stavaraj ( स्तवराज: = स्तव + राज:= praises + king) means the king of all stavanas (praises). Mahalasa in her form as Mohini appeared to help the Devas during the churning of the oceans. She ensured that the Devas received the nectar which made them immortal. In this composition, the Devas extol her in her … Read more

Jaya jaya jaya he Venkataramana

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Lyrics: Kochi Anant Bhat Singer: Puttur Pandurang Nayak जय जय जय हे वेंकटरमणा । राक तूं आम्का संकटहरणा ।।प॰।। नांव तुगेले वेंकटनायकु । भक्तजनांक तू मोक्षदायकु ।तू सर्वांगेलो जीवनदाता । पालनकर्ता तूंचि विधाता ।।१।। वेंकटेश्वरा! भक्तवत्सला! भक्ति दी तू नित्य निर्मला । तिरुपति देवा ! गोश्रीनाथा ! म्हणताति तुगेली गुणगाथा ।।२।। शरण तुगेलेकोणकी आयले अभयदीव्नु … Read more

Shri Vyasashtakam

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कमलाकमिता कमनीयतम:कमलासनहृत्कमलालयग:।मम हृत्कमले विलसत्वनिशंस तु सत्यवतीतनयो भगवान् ।।१।। kamalākamitā kamanīyatama:kamalāsanahr̥tkamalālayaga:।mama hr̥tkamale vilasatvaniśaṁsa tu satyavatītanayo bhagavān ।।1।। नितराममरप्रवरै: निखिलै:विनुतं निगमै: निगमाधिपतिम् ।प्रणवप्रतिपाद्यतमं प्रणतंप्रणमामि परं प्रणतार्तिहरम् ।।२।। nitarāmamarapravarai: nikhilai:vinutaṁ nigamai: nigamādhipatim ।praṇavapratipādyatamaṁ praṇataṁpraṇamāmi paraṁ praṇatārtiharam ।।2।। रमया प्रमया परतत्वतयाप्रमितं हितया त्वमितं हि गुणै:।भजतां तरणं जगतां करणंप्रणमामि मुनीन्द्रमहं परमम् ।।३।। ramayā pramayā paratatvatayāpramitaṁ hitayā tvamitaṁ hi guṇai:।bhajatāṁ taraṇaṁ … Read more

Konkani Charities

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There are group charity organisations focussing on multiple aspects of community development. What is presented here is just basic information. If you have any feedback/further inputs please feel free to share them in the comment section. Parijnan Foundation

Konkani and GSB Associations

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Vishwa Konkani Kendra : Driven by the passion of Late Shri Basti Vaman Shenoy, this centre has made huge strides in bringing Konkani community together through literature, scholarships and community events. GSB Sabha, Mumbai : One of the most prominent of GSB regional sabhas, the one in Mumbai established in 1934 has been organising religious … Read more

The Wax Doll

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This story is adapted from the ‘Vaishnavism of the Gowd Saraswat Brahmins and a Few Konkani Folklore Tales‘ by V.P. Chavan which can be purchased here This is the second story I have come across with references to things constructed out of wax versus things made out of cow-dung. One of them is ‘Kak Mam … Read more