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Aravinda Rao has done valuable service in promoting Sanskrit, while his discourses on various topics like Srimad Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, and Advaita Vedanta weave ancient wisdom with practical knowledge. He is known for his simplicity and sincerity.

Dr. Karanam Aravinda Rao, IPS, retired as Director General of Police of the combined Andhra Pradesh state. He holds a Ph.D in Sanskrit and has authored several books including one in Sanskrit titled ‘Analysis of Jnanam in the Upanishads’.

Visit Advaita-Academy.org and the YouTube channel for Aravinda Rao’s online talks.

Understanding Hinduism by Dr Karanam Aravinda Rao

Books by Sri Karanam Aravinda Rao, PhD (Sanskrit), IPS

Kena Upanishad is among the ten principal Upanishads. It is one of the Upanishads under the Samaveda. With only thirty-five mantra-s it is tiny in size but very profound in its teaching.

The astute philosophical inquiry, universal values, and pluralism of Hinduism and enable them to look at their own religion with esteem in the present competitive envinorment.

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. భగవద్గీత ఏం చెబుతోందో స్పష్టంగా మనం తెలుసుకుంటే ఆ తరువాత మన విజ్ఞతతో ఆ గ్రంథాన్ని గురించిన అభిప్రాయాన్ని ఏర్పరచుకోవచ్చు. దానికోసమే ఈ ప్రయత్నం.

Ishavasya is the Upanishad belonging to Shukla Yajurveda comprising 18 verses. It appears as the 40th adhyaya in Samhita. Ishavasya speaks about Karma, Vidya, Avidya and finally the truth..

The Bhagavad Gita is the most important religious text for Hindus. We call it “the most important text” because we have several texts of almost equal importance.

పురోహితులు పనిచేసే వాతావరణాన్ని గూర్చి చెప్పే పుస్తకం బహుశా ఇది మొదటిది అయ్యుండచ్చు. పండితులు మున్ముందు ఈ కోవలో ఇంకా ఉపయోగకరమైన విషయాల్ని పొందుపరిచి…

“What is that one thing to know, after which everything will be known ?“. Angirasa goes on to tell him about the ‘Para Vidya’ and ‘Apara Vidya’, and reveals the path to supreme self.

At an ordinary level it is exhorting a person to give up wayward life and lead a disciplined life worshipping Govinda or a personal god, as the case may be. At a higher level it is a call to the seeker..

Sanskrit literature abounds in motivational verses for all occasions. Here we have a collection of a little over hundred verses, most of which were a part of common man’s knowledge not long ago.

 I start with a request to the parent not be put off by the volume of the book which seeks to explain a simple philosophical meditation that takes only about 15-20 minutes to perform.

“Bhaaratheeyam” is a collection of eighty essays written in regional language telugu, that were published in Andhrajyothi Newspaper as a series.
భారతీయ సంప్రదాయంలో ఎక్కువ ప్రాచుర్యంలో ఉన్న స్తోత్రాలలో ఆదిత్య హృదయం ఒకటి.

Aravinda Rao being conferred the honorary title of Vachaspati by Rashtriya Samskrit Vidya Peetham, a deemed university of Govt of India. It was given for his valuable service to the field of Sanskrit studies