Question Are MahaVishnu and Shri Krishna two beings or are They the same in different forms ? Answer Based on the leelas in the scriptures people deduce diverse conclusions about the personality of Shri Krishna and MahaVishnu. Some of them being 1. Shri Krishna and MahaVishnu are the same being in
Today is Valentine’s Day. People have been celebrating this day as a day of love and romance since the 1300s. On this day people demonstrate their love by exchanging cards, candy, flowers or gifts with their special “valentine”. "Love" is considered pure, selfless and eternal. Does the&
A few weeks back we celebrated the auspicious occasion of Shri Krishna Janamashtami . Janamashtami is celebrated as the appearance day of the Supreme Lord Shri Krishna, who appeared over 5000 years ago to grace the deserving souls with Divine Love Bliss. As we celebrate the descension day of Lord Krishna,
In King Kuru's family King Dhritarashtra was born to Queen Ambika, the first wife of King Vichittravirya. After death of King Vichittra Virya, His mother Satyavati asked her first born sage Ved Vyasa to give Queen Ambika a son. So, Dhritarashtra was born from glance of Ved Vyas.
Shri Maharaj Ji has emphasized numerous times to have a solid grasp on tattva gyan [1] pertaining to bhakti . Tattva gyan ought to be so strong [2] that one does not need to put it into practice. Rather, it is so ingrained that you can’t make a choice which
In our previous discussions, we explored five of the six key characteristics of Bhakti: kleshaghni (that which ends misery), shubhada (that which begets auspiciousness), mokshalaghutakrit (that which trivializes liberation), sudurlabha (that which is extremely difficult to attain), and sandranandavisheshatma (that which grants intense ecstasy). In this article, we will delve
The notorious dacoit Ratnakar was so sinful that he could not pronounce the name Ram, though he could individually pronounce the syllables ‘Ra’ and ‘ma’. The same sinner Ratnakar, upon surrendering to a Guru and following his instructions had a change of heart and underwent a complete transformation to become
Though all jeev are eternal servants of God, He has given us permission to serve Him with any of the following devotional sentiments. These sentiments are called bhav (Devanagari: भाव ISO15919: bhāva ). Also, He promised to reciprocate every bhav in intensity and sentiment. 1. Shant Bhav 2. Dasya Bhav
Before sending soul in the Sansaar-The World our beloved father and well-wisher God gives every soul eighteen things. These are namely a mind, an intellect, five karmendriyan and five gyanendriyan , a gross material body and the panch pran . Trisharir is one way of grouping them in 3 bodies . Panchkosh (पं
An unwavering realization of reality is called gyan (Devanagari: ज्ञान ISO15919: jñāna ). The word gyan means true knowledge. Firm knowledge of God is gyan . Knowledge of God is comprised of the knowledge of eternal and temporary matters, which results in detachment from the entire realm of Maya i.
The literal meaning of the word mukti (Devanagari: मुक्ति ISO15919: mukti ) is liberation. Let us understand the concept of liberation with an example. A convict was sentenced to time in prison for a crime. After he has served his time in jail he is released from the prison.
Indian scriptures state that there are four stages of life, which are known as ashram (Devanagari: आश्रम ISO15919: āśrama ). The root of the word ashram is shram (Devanagari: श्रम ISO15910: śrama ), which means effort. Thus, ashram can be defined as a place where we strive to reach the