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Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 20) The 20th shloka depicts the scientific theory which suggests that land came out of water, atleast most of it.   maheshvAso mahIbhartA srinivAsah satAmgatih anirudhah surAnando govindO govidAmpatih महेष्वासो महीभर्ता श्रीनिवासः सतांगतिः | अनिरुद्धः सुरानन्दो गोविन्दो गोविदाम्पतिः ||    maheshvAsah The One who discharged the great arrow. isu (इशु ) is arrow and as ( अस ) is to throw and mahAn (महान) is great mahIbhartA The One who bears the Earth, when it was brought out of water srinivAsah  The One on whose chest resides srI (श्री) that is Goddess MahALakshmi. More on the importance of srI (श्री) will be propounded in the coming shlokas satAmgatih The One who helps the vaidyAs (those learned in vedAs) realize the Lord , the ultimate truth anirudhah  The One who cannot be stopped by anyone surAnandah The One who gives joy ( Anandah ) to the Gods ( surAs ) govindah The One who dug the earth( go ) from deep ocean beds,

What started off as merely an impossible wish of a deluded soul has finally been deemed COMPLETION. 10 days ago, running through RAC's and merely leftover seats to Tirupati and now here I am, back at the comforts of the sofa at my Gurgaon Apartment, wondering where did it all come from?  http://1.imimg.com/data/5/0/MY-84426/moti_boondi_laddu_250x250.jpg Anyway, something that I wanted to share, something delightful, related to Tirupati....... LADOO....The patented ladoos which are now termed as the best and the most unique in the world. So, Sorry, I can't share the recipe of the Ladoo...those who want to eat....Please visit the Lord of the Seven Hills at Tirumalai and earn yourselves the right to feast upon his blessings as well as the most delicious sweet in the world . I am going to share a few interesting facts about the famous Ladoo. I found this on a blog titled hindu-blog.com Around 150,000 laddus are made daily. One laddu is given free to each devotee; the number o