Lessons of bhakti from lives of saints
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary
Kamadhenu (Devanagari: कामधेनु; ISO 15919: kāmadhenu) refers to the celestial wish-fulfilling cow. Residing in svarga (Heaven), she is capable of fulfilling any material desire of her owner. Vedas say all the deities (Devi-Devatas) live within her physical form, symbolizing her sacred and all-encompassing nature. Legend of Raghu Her
Bhakti Stories
Prince Arjuna, alongwith his 4 brothers and Kaurav cousins were learning the art and science of battlefield under the guidance of their Guru Dronacharya, the greatest professor of Archery and other acts of warfare. Looking at the sincerity and the extraordinary skills of Arjuna, Dronacharya promised Arjun to prepare him
Bhakti Stories
King Raghu, grandfather of Lord Shri Ram was a very respectable king of Avadh (current Ayodhya) dynasty. The subjects of his kingdom were very proud of their king Raghu due to his generosity. One day he, dressed as an ordinary man, was passing by through the village with the entourage.
Bhakti Stories
This is a leela narration from the great epic Mahabharat, wherein the Supreme Lord performs seemingly understandable actions to protect His devotees. Enjoy! It was the last day of the great battle of Mahabharata. All Kauravas except Duryodhana had been killed. In the face of death, Duryodhana approached his friend
Bhakti Stories
King Ambarish was a pious devotee of Shri Krishna, for whom Krishna hurled the Sudarshan Chakra to destroy Durvasa Muni. Raja Ambarish had many wives, but he was not interested in worldly enjoyments. He was a competent and honest ruler. One young princess, who was in love with him and
Bhakti Stories
Before the beginning of the battle of Mahabharat, Lord Krishna took a vow that he will not lift a weapon during the battle. This vow was well known to everyone. Bhishma Pitamah was the commander in chief of the Kaurava army and was a God-realized saint. He also knew about
Surrender
Question In Ramayan, Kagbhusandi tells Garud that “nonviolence is the greatest virtue”. Gita begins with Arjun not wanting to fight the war and massacre so many people. But Shri Krishna convinced him to fight. In that war billions of human lives were lost. I have read that the whole world
The Nature of God
Question: How can Omnipresent God experience separation (viraha) from His devotee? If He doesn’t feel separation, in the Bhagavad Gita (4.11), why did Shri Krishna tells Arjun, “I reciprocate the sentiments and intensity of my devotees.” This implies that when a devotee cries out of love and longing
Practical Sadhana
We all strive to attain pure, ever lasting, ever new, ever increasing bliss. The bliss can only be attained by having complete, unwavering faith in God. Our scriptures tell a beautiful story about Dhanna Jat to elaborate this point: Dhanna Jat was a poor uneducated man who lived in a
Material World and Detachment
What is the greatest delusion? Discover Yudhishthira's profound answer to the Yaksha Prashna in the Mahabharata: the human denial of death and the illusion of immortality.
The Nature of God
India is famous for the religious characteristic of its festivals. Readers may be inquisitive to know the spiritual significance of Holi? The most prevalent notion, in this regard is that Holi is a festival of playing with water colors and gulal, having loud fun, eating lots of sweets and rich