The nature of God When God Becomes Your Provider and Protector Question In Gita Shri Krishna said, "I bear Yogakshem of surrendered souls". What does "bearing Yogakshem" mean? Answer In Bhagavad Gita 9.22 Shri Krishna says "To those who are always devoted to Me and who worship Me with exclusive focus, I personally carry what
The nature of God If God Is Everywhere, Why Does He Cry to Meet You? Question In the Bhagavad Gita, Shri Krishna tells Arjun, “I reciprocate the feelings and sentiments of my devotees” (Gita 4.11). This means that when a devotee cries out of love and longing to meet God then God also feels that same love and longing. The scriptures say God is
The nature of God If God Forgives the Fallen, Why Am I Still Waiting? Question God is patit-pawan, means He forgives sins of all sinners. Yet, I am still bearing the consequences of my past bad actions. This means that He has not yet forgiven my sins. Why has He not forgiven me yet? Does it mean that, * I am not a sinner? If
The nature of God Is God selfish and vain? Question Hiranyakashipu wanted everybody to worship him. Anyone who defied him was put to death. And so we say he was a vain, selfish and evil king. Whereas God says "worship only me and none other". And those who don't worship him are given a much
The nature of God The Divine Purpose Behind Creation The month of Chaitra (चैत्र) marks the beginning of the Hindu calendar called Vikram Samvat. This day is celebrated in many parts of India and is called by different names like Ugadi, Gudi Padwa etc. One lesser known fact about the day is that this is the day
The nature of God Akaran Karun - Shri Krishna Akaran Karun is a Sanskrit phrase which literally means, “causelessly merciful” aka one does not need a reason to bestow grace". He bestows grace with no expectation of ever receiving anything in return. This attribute is one of the countless traits of Shri Krishna. In addition, God-realized saints are
The nature of God The Puzzle of Pastimes An individual soul who has successfully transitioned over from the realm of Maya into the divine realm of God, is referred to as a God-realized saint or genuine saint. Upon God realization, a saint is forever liberated from the bondage of following the rules prescribed in the Vedas, since the
In Depth - Bhakti Vocabulary Bhakt vatsal-Shri Krishna Shri Krishna’s love for his devotees is unfathomable. that is why he is called Bhakt Vatsal (Devanagari: भक्त वत्सल ISO15919: bhakta vatsala). Shri Krishna's dominion There are countless brahmands in the vast sansar. Our scriptures tell us that, संख्या चेत रजसामस्
The nature of God Uniqueness of Krishna’s divine form Question What is special about Shri Krishna’s divine form, that who so ever sees Him gets mesmerized? Answer You must have heard lots glories being sung of Shri Krishna's divine form like अनुपम रूप नीलमणि को री । उर धरि कर करि हाय! गि
In Depth - Bhakti Vocabulary Anand-Bliss Sanskrit word for bliss is anand (Devanagari: आनंद ISO15919: ānaṁda). Anand is the original name of God because it signifies the true nature of God. In other words bliss is not a characteristic of God. Neither is it one of the attributes of God. Instead anand is God. Just
In Depth - Bhakti Vocabulary Daharakash Vigyan-Science of God's Powers In Vedas The Supreme God is called Daharakash (Devanagari: दहराकाश ISO15919: daharākāśa). The science of Daharakash is called Daharakash Vigyan (Devanagari: दहराकाश विज्ञान ISO15919: daharākāśa vijñāna ). It is also referred to as Dahara vidya (Devanagari: दहर विद्या ISO15919: dahara vidyā). This
