The Devi Mahatmya Advaita Ashrama On the partaking of the

On the partaking of the Naivedya of Siva and the greatness of Bilva 146 23

if there is any man in this world who knows all branches of knowledge or even the ABC of them

a living Megalithic tradition continuing for ages

it will surely bring us down

The bliss of God showers on one who honestly accepts himself as he is

The Devi Mahatmya Advaita Ashrama On the partaking of theBorn on the 8th September, 1887, in the illustrious family of Sage Appayya Dikshitar and several other renowned saints and savants, Sri Swami Sivananda had a natural flair for a life devoted to the study and practice of Vedanta. Added to this were an inborn eagerness to serve all and an innate feeling of unity with all mankind. His passion for service drew him to the medical career; and soon he gravitated to where he thought that his service was most