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		<title>Indra&#8217;s conversation with Surabhi</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 11:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once Indra found Surabhi, the mother of the cows, weeping in the heavenly regions. Overcome by compassion, he approached her and enquired about the reason for her despair. Surabhi replied, &#8220;I am depressed on account of my son who is made to bear the excruciating load of the plough. The stronger of the pair is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jayarama.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3539389&amp;post=962&amp;subd=jayarama&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sarpa Raksha mantra and sandhya vandanam</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 14:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Murali</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Astika]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Janamejaya]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[sandhya vandanam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sarpa raksha]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Astika, the brahmana boy of tender years, persuaded King Janamejaya to end his snake sacrifice. The King had earlier initiated the sacrifice to avenge the death of his father Parikshit by Takshaka, the poisonous snake.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jayarama.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3539389&amp;post=1003&amp;subd=jayarama&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The story of Garuda</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Murali</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Garuda]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kadru]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kashyapa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vinata]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The race of snakes trace their origins to Kadru, the wife of rishi Kashyapa. Kadru bore a thousand snakes for her sons through the grace of the muni. Kadru also had a sister by the name Vinata, who was also married to Kashyapa.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jayarama.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3539389&amp;post=927&amp;subd=jayarama&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Yayati falls down from heaven</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Murali</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Main narration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ashtaka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pratardana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shibi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vasuman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yayati lived in the upper regions for a long time. One day, he met with Indra, who asked, "Tell me, o King, to whom do you compare yourselves in ascetic merits?". Yayati replied, "I have not seen anyone among the Devas, humans, Gandharvas and maharishis whose ascetic merits are equivalent to mine"...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jayarama.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3539389&amp;post=934&amp;subd=jayarama&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Creation &#8211; 1. The five elements</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 03:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Murali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As per Mahabharata, all things in the creation, including mobile &#38; immobile beings, matter, energy, time and space originated from one source. This ultimate source is said to have no attributes (no color, form, smell, taste or sound) and is imperceptible (for our senses). This ultimate source is described by various terms Brahman, Paramatma and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jayarama.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3539389&amp;post=914&amp;subd=jayarama&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mahadeva blesses Ashwathama</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Murali</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Drona]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yudhshitira approached Krishna and asked how could the son of Drona slaughter everyone single-handedly, something that even Drona could not do in the war. Krishna replied, "Ashvattama had the blessings of ...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jayarama.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3539389&amp;post=897&amp;subd=jayarama&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ashwathama&#8217;s desire for Krishna&#8217;s discus</title>
		<link>http://jayarama.wordpress.com/2010/08/29/ashwathamas-desire-for-krishnas-discus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Murali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ashwathama once tried to obtain Krishna's discus in exchange for the knowledge of the Brahmastra weapon...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jayarama.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3539389&amp;post=898&amp;subd=jayarama&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The history of Kurukshetra</title>
		<link>http://jayarama.wordpress.com/2010/08/19/the-history-of-kurukshetra/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Murali</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Parasurama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The land of Kurukshetra was in the ancient times called Samanthapanchaka (five lakes of blood). It later came to be known as Kurukshetra as Kuru performed asceticism in that place...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jayarama.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3539389&amp;post=886&amp;subd=jayarama&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The story of the Camel and the Jackal</title>
		<link>http://jayarama.wordpress.com/2010/08/15/the-story-of-the-camel-and-the-jackal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Murali</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bhishma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Camel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yudhishtira]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the Satya Yuga, there lived a camel who had recollection of all the acts of his former life. The camel engaged in austere penances in the forest. Brahma, gratified by the penances, expressed His desire to grant the camel a boon...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jayarama.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3539389&amp;post=876&amp;subd=jayarama&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Akshauhini</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Murali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An 'Akshauhini' is a combination of certain count of of elephants, chariots, horses and foot-soldiers. The count is arrived as follows...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jayarama.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3539389&amp;post=858&amp;subd=jayarama&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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