नवाम्बुभिर्दूरविलम्बिनो घना:।
अनुद्धता: सत्पुरुषा: समृद्धिभि:
स्वभाव एवैष परोपकारिणाम्॥
कालिदासस्य अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तलम् (५ - १२)
navāmbubhirdūravilambinoghanāḥ.
anuddhatāḥsatpuruṣāḥsamṛddhibhiḥ
svabhāvaevaiṣaparopakāriṇām..
Clouds hang low when they are laden with water;
On attaining wealth, the noble become gentle;
Humility is the mark of the generous!
नवाम्बुभिर्दूरविलम्बिनो घना:।
अनुद्धता: सत्पुरुषा: समृद्धिभि:
स्वभाव एवैष परोपकारिणाम्॥
कालिदासस्य अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तलम् (५ - १२)
navāmbubhirdūravilambinoghanāḥ.
anuddhatāḥsatpuruṣāḥsamṛddhibhiḥ
svabhāvaevaiṣaparopakāriṇām..
Clouds hang low when they are laden with water;
On attaining wealth, the noble become gentle;
Humility is the mark of the generous!
नवाम्बुभिर्दूरविलम्बिनो घना:।
अनुद्धता: सत्पुरुषा: समृद्धिभि:
स्वभाव एवैष परोपकारिणाम्॥
कालिदासस्य अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तलम् (५ - १२)
navāmbubhirdūravilambinoghanāḥ.
anuddhatāḥsatpuruṣāḥsamṛddhibhiḥ
svabhāvaevaiṣaparopakāriṇām..
Clouds hang low when they are laden with water;
On attaining wealth, the noble become gentle;
Humility is the mark of the generous!
Blessed Self, Hari Om! Salutations!!
Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth, the University for Sanskrit & Indic Traditions envisioned by Swami Chinmayanandaji with its headquarters at Adi Sankara Nilayam, the birth home of Adi Shankaracharya, dedicated to bridging Indian Knowledge Traditions (IKT), with the main campus at Chinmaya Eswar Gurukula (CEG), Kochi and a constituent-campus at Chinmaya Naada Bindu Gurukula (CNBG), Pune commences its academic programmes in July 2017. The University will initially start with courses on Sanskrit, Indian Knowledge Traditions as also bridging them with Contemporary subjects and Classical Hindustani Music.Thank you very much for your kind support. May Gurudev Swami Chinmayanandaji’s Grace and Blessings be with you.
In His Service, At His Feet,
Swami Swaroopananda
Chancellor
Chairman, Board of Trustees
Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth
Why Give?
GIVE v/s GIVE UP
Charity in our society is considered a venerable act. It is part of many of our rituals in daily life. Here Prof. B. Mahadevan elucidates the deeper subtler aspects of indian version of charity as compared to western version of charity. Watch the video to understand how best to do charity.GIVE v/s GIVE UP
Charity in our society is considered a venerable act. It is part of many of our rituals in daily life. Here Prof. B. Mahadevan elucidates the deeper subtler aspects of indian version of charity as compared to western version of charity. Watch the video to understand how best to do charity.श्रोत्रं श्रुतेनैव न कुंडलेन दानेन पाणिर्न तु कंकणेन।
विभाति काय: करुणापराणां परोपकारैर्न तु चन्दनेन॥
The beauty of the ears lies in listening to sacred words, not by earrings; The elegance of the hand is in giving, not in pretty bracelets; One’s body is meant for serving the needy, not for applying perfumes & lotions!
“One can always give without loving, but one can never love without giving!”
Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda
In “I Love You” Letter to Children