SLOKA OF THE DAY:

Bhagavad Gita As It Is -
Chapter 1 Text 12
tasya sanjanayan harsam
kuru-vrddhah pitamahah
simha-nadam vinadyoccaih
sankham dadhmau pratapavan

tasya--his; sanjanayan--increasing; harsam--cheerfulness; kuru-vrddhah--the grandsire of the Kuru dynasty (Bhisma); pitamahah--the grandfather; simha-nadam--roaring sound, like that of a lion; vinadya--vibrating; uccaih--very loudly; sankham--conchshell;dadhmau--blew; pratapa-van--the valiant.

TRANSLATION

Then Bhisma, the great valiant grandsire of the Kuru dynasty, the grandfather of the fighters, blew his conchshell very loudly, making a sound like the roar of a lion, giving Duryodhana joy.

JOURNAL:

My japa was "restful" yesterday. This feeling of resting in the holy names does not come often enough in my opinion. Most of the time I feel like I'm working on my concentration so, when rest comes and the names flow off my tongue, I am extremely grateful.