Hariyali Teej is celebrated on the third day of the waxing moon in the month of Shravan , 5th month of Indian luni-solar calendar. Due to India's geographic location, summers, especially in the northern states, are extremely hot. Temperatures in the Indo-Gangetic Plains are of the order
Shri Radha Krishna and other divine personalities descend to Earth specifically to uplift spiritually fallen jivas . All their activities are divine and are known as prakata lila (Devanagari: प्रकट लीला ISO15919: prakaṭa līlā ). During these periods of descent, material beings ( jiva ) have the rare opportunity to witness some
tiryagyoni (तिर्यग्योनि, tiryagyōni ) means life form of the animal kingdom. LEARN MORE * Bhog Yoni * Karma Yoni * Make This Human Form a Boon For You
Shri Krishna is called parabrahma (परब्रह्म , parabrahma ) which means He is beyond the the physical and mental grasp of everyone. In Gita Shri Krishna has said ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाहम गीता 14.27 brahmaṇō hi pratiṣṭhāhama gītā 14.27 "I am
Question When I was in elementary school, my parents said to me, work hard for 6 years and you will graduate with flying colors. Once I graduated from elementary school and joined middle school, my parents said, “just” 4 more years of hard work and you will get admission in
As the bhakti increases the tendency to engage in these anarth gradually dissipates. This dissipation is called anarth nivritti (अनर्थ-निवृत्ति | anartha-nivr̥tti). Being mindful of these anarth is the first step towards getting rid of them. Abstaining from anarth while continuously practicing sadhana bhakti,
Siddhis (सिद्धि | siddhi) are eight divine powers that remain in service of God and God-realized saints, enabling supernatural feats. What It Means Many of God’s powers are described as personified śaktis that exist in His service. Through prescribed spiritual practices, a seeker may receive a limited
Complete absorption of the mind in the object of meditation is called samadhi (समाधि | samādhi ). This state is reached in jnana marg , jnanayoga , yoga marg and also bhakti marg . The experiences in samadhi in each path of spiritual upliftment are significantly different. LEARN MORE * Path of yoga * Path of
Kalpavriksha is a wish-fulfilling tree in Swarg that can grant material desires. Shri Krishna is the true Kalpataru.
Vairāgya (वैराग्य | vairāgya) refers to detachment from worldly objects and the absence of attachment even to their renunciation. * vigata (विगत) — absence * rāga (राग) — attachment What It Means Vairāgya requires two conditions: * Giving up the desire to acquire worldly objects * Renouncing even the sense of having
Vyatireka (Devanagari: व्यतिरेक ISO15919: vyatirēka ) is the means without which the goal cannot be achieved. In other words, it is impossible to attain the goal without this method. Means the path is indispensable. Testing Karma In the previous article on Anvaya we had established that the aim
purushartha (Devanagari: पुरुषार्थ ISO15919: puruṣārtha ) is used in two main ways. 1. General Meaning: Making efforts toward any goal. 2. Philosophical Meaning: The traditional four goals of human life (Dharma, Artha, Kāma, Mokṣa), expanded to five in devotional philosophies with the addition of Prem (Divine Love)