पश्यन्ति paśyantī

समुद्रवसने   देवि   पर्वतस्तनमण्डले  ।   विष्णुपत्नि   नमस्तुभ्यं   पादस्पर्शं   क्षमस्वमे  ॥ Oh Mother Earth , you who have the  ocean  as your  garments , and  the mountains  as your  bosom , O  Consort  of  Vishnu ,  Namaste  to  you ; please  forgive me for touching you with my feet! Sanatana Dharma is the world's oldest living tradition that provides a framework for an individual, a society, and the environment at large to coexist, prosper, celebrate life, and pursue the greater goals of life that go beyond material well-being without undermining it. Its relevance in modern times cannot be overstated as we face large-scale environmental degradation 1 , a mental health epidemic 2 , an alarming increase in substance abuse 3 , decline of the family as a unit 4 , and many other challenges. Although Sanatana Dharma can play a major role in combatting each of these challenges, th...

World's First Poem As Mahārishi Vālmiki and his shishya Rishi Bhāradwāja approached the edge of  the Tamasā River, He was attracted by an area that was beautiful and mud-free clear water. Taking his kalasha and valkala vastra (bark garments) from his shishya, Valmiki enters the beautiful water of the Tamasā River. As he was entering the waters admiring the beauty and sounds of the birds, he sees two beautiful krauncha birds lost in union (kāmamohitam). At that moment, as though to destroy the serenity of the scene, a nishāda (hunter) shoots an arrow and kills the male bird to the lament of its partner. Looking at the lamenting kraunchi, Maharishi Valmiki says something to the nishāda,  This utterance of sorrow (śoka) that spontaneously fell into metrical form became the first śloka (verse) of Sanskrit poetry: मा निषाद प्रतिष्ठां त्वमगमः शाश्वतीः समाः | यत् क्रौञ्चमिथुनादेकमवधीः काममोहितम् || १-२-१५ mā niṣāda pratiṣṭhāṁ tvamagamaḥ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ | yat krauñca-mithunād...