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In this article I will share Hanumat Pancharatna in Bengali and Sanskrit with English meaning. Hanumat Pancharatna was composed by Adi Shankaracharya. The phala shruti of Hanumat Pancharatnam mentions : "One who recites this Pancharatna Stotra of Hanuman, becomes a devotee of Sri Rama, after having enjoyed all objects for a long time in this world." Hanumat Pancharatnam in Bengali .. শ্রী হনুমত পঞ্চরত্নম্ .. বীতাখিলবিষয়েচ্ছং জাতানন্দাশ্র পুলকমত্যচ্ছম্ . সীতাপতি দূতাদ্যং বাতাত্মজমদ্য ভাবয়ে হৃদ্যম্ .. ১.. তরুণারুণ মুখকমলং করুণারসপূরপূরিতাপাঙ্গম্ . সন্জীবনমাশাসে মঞ্জুলমহিমানমঞ্জনাভাগ্যম্ .. ২.. শম্বরবৈরিশরাতিগমম্বুজদলবিপুললোচনোদারম্ . কম্বুগলমনিলদিষ্টম বিম্বজ্বলিতোষ্ঠমেকমবলম্বে .. ৩.. দূরীকৃতসীতার্তিঃ প্রকটীকৃতরামবৈভবস্ফূর্তিঃ . দারিতদশমুখকীর্তিঃ পুরতো মম ভাতু হনুমতো মূর্তিঃ .. ৪.. বানরনিকরাধ্যক্ষং দানবকুলকুমুদরবিকরসদৃশম্ . দীনজনাবনদীক্ষং পবন তপঃ পাকপুঞ্জমদ্রাক্ষম্ .. ৫.. এতত্পবনসুতস্য স্তোত্রং যঃ পঠতি পঞ্চরত্নাখ্যম্ . চিরমিহনিখিলান ভোগান ভুঙ্ক্ত্বা শ্রীরাম...

In this article, I will present Annapurna Stotram in Bengali and Sanskrit , or the Hymn to Goddess Annapurna. It is also known as Annapurna Ashtakam. Annapurna or Annapoorna (Bengali: অন্নপূর্ণা, Devanagari: अन्नपूर्णा from Sanskrit meaning the giver of food and nourishment. Devi Annapurna is eulogized in Annada Mangal, a narrative poem in Bengali by Bharatchandra Ray.  Annapurna is usually depicted as a youthful goddess having red complexion with a face round like full moon, three eyes, high breasts and four hands. Though Annapurna is a popular deity, there are few temples dedicated to her, the most prominent being the Annapurna Devi Mandir and the Kasi Viswanath Temple in Varanasi.   Annapurna Stotram in Bengali শ্রী আন্নপুর্নস্তোত্রম্ শ্রীঅন্নপূর্ণাস্তোত্রম্ অপরনাম অন্নপূর্ণাষ্টকম্ নিত্যানন্দকরী বরাভয়করী সৌন্দর্যরত্নাকরী নির্ধূতাখিলঘোরপাবনকরী প্রত্যক্ষমাহেশ্বরী | প্রালেযাচলবংশপাবনকরী কাশীপুরাধীশ্বরী ভিক্ষাম্ দেহি কৃপাবলম্বনকরী মাতাঽন্নপূর্ণেশ্বরী || ১|| না...

On an experimental basis, I have started this Conversational Sanskrit series with video and text. This series is meant for children and young adult who want to learn Sanskrit, India's true National Language. Below I present a Samskrit conversation between two people, Ram and Mohan, about a 3rd individual Udayan who is suffering from fever. First I present the video for you to listen to the sentences and intonations.  रामः - मोहन , उदयनः किमर्थं न पठति ? मोहनः - सः ज्वरेण पीडितः अस्ति , अतः न पठति । रामः - किम् एतत् सत्यमस्ति यत् सः ज्वरेण पीडितः अस्ति ? मोहनः - उदयनः न केवलं ज्वरितः अस्ति , परन्तु सः अतीव दुर्बलः अपि अस्ति । रामः - किं सः अन्नं भक्षयति न वा ? कथय । मोहनः - न भक्षयति परन्तु अल्पम् अल्पं दुग्धं पिबति । रामः - कदा सः पुनः नीरोगः भविष्यति ? मोहनः - एतद् अहं न जानामि । Ram - Mohan, why is Udayan not studying? Mohan - He has fever, hence he is not studying. Ram - Is it true that he has fever? Mohan - Not only does Udayan have fever, he is a...

In this post I will share a Prayer to Goddess Sharada by Shri Shankaracharya. Sharada Devi (also spelled Sarada Devi) is another name of Goddess Saraswati , the Goddess of Knowledge. Sharda is the goddess of the temple town of Sringeri. Sharada is the ancient Hindu/pre-Hindu Goddess of Knowledge, Art, Learning and Music. Sharada had an alphabet that was widely used across what is now Afganistan to Pakistan. As per experts, worship of Sharada dates back at least, 10,000 years BC. Prayer to Goddess Sharada by Shri Shankaracharya श्रीशारदाप्रार्थना श्रीशङ्कराचार्यविरचिता नमस्ते शारदे देवि काश्मीरपुरवासिनि । त्वामहं प्रार्थये नित्यं विद्यादानं च देहि मे ॥ १॥ या श्रद्धा धारणा मेधा वग्देवी विधिवल्लभा । भक्तजिह्वाग्रसदना शमादिगुणदायिनी  ॥ २॥ नमामि यामिनीं नाथलेखालङ्कृतकुन्तलाम् । भवानीं भवसन्तापनिर्वापणसुधानदीम् ॥ ३॥ भद्रकाल्यै नमो नित्यं सरस्वत्यै नमो नमः  । वेदवेदाङ्गवेदान्तविद्यास्थानेभ्य एव च ॥ ४॥ ब्रह्मस्वरूपा परमा ज्योतिरूपा सनातनी । सर्वविद्याधिदेवी या तस...