Apr 18, 2026: Krishna with radiant gold(en) arch.
ಸುವರ್ಣ ಪ್ರಭಾವಳಿಯುಕ್ತ ಕೃಷ್ಣ
suwarna prabhaavaliyuktha krishna
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My teacher smiled when I said namaste in Rishikesh. Not the smile of a thing going well.
He waited. Then asked: 'Do you know what you just offered me?' I didn't.
What word do you say without knowing?
Read the full essay
https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-sanskrit-words-we-misuse-c06ca9e8b162
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Apr 17, 2026: Protection-giver Lakshmee.
ಅಭಯಪ್ರದಾ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ
abhayapradaa lakshmee
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Apr 16, 2026: Krishna in "kacche"¹.
ಕಚ್ಛಧಾರೀ ಕೃಷ್ಣ
kacchadhaaree krishna
¹dhoti with bottom pulled up and tucked into waistband
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'Fiesta' in English means party. In Spain it means something you cannot translate.
I had watched my own language flatten. That gave me the eyes for Sanskrit.
Which word from your culture lost its weight in translation?
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भो किरणस्थिति यदा कश्चित् त्वां पृच्छति
“किं त्वं देवोऽसि?” इति
तदा “आम्” इति ब्रूहि।
भो किरणस्थिति - "O ray stance"
यदा कश्चित् त्वां पृच्छति - "when someone asks you"
"किं त्वं देवोऽसि?" - "'are you a god?'"
"तदा "आम्" इति ब्रूहि - "then say 'yes'"
Apr 15, 2026: Krishna in diamond and lotus.💎🪷
ಕಮಲವಜ್ರೀ ಕೃಷ್ಣ
kamalawajree krishna
*sauramaana yugaadi; paraabhawa samwatsara begins
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'Karma's gonna get you' is not karma. Sanskrit philosophy is not cosmic revenge.
Karma is cause and effect across time, not cosmic revenge.
What word do you think travels farthest from its meaning?
Read the full essay
https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-sanskrit-words-we-misuse-c06ca9e8b162
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#yogaculture #westernyoga #authenticyoga
#yogawisdom #culturaldepth #mindfulpractice
nitya krishna
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