When Lord Ram was banished to 14 years of exile by His stepmother Kaikeyi, a pall of gloom fell over the kingdom. Their father, King Dashrath and Lord Ram’s mother Kaushalya were grief stricken and inconsolable. King Dashrath fell terribly sick such that no medicine could help him. Despite
The Festival of Holi reminds us of Prahlad, the crest jewel of all saints ( Bhakt Shiromani ), and his steadfast devotion towards the Supreme Lord Shri Krishna. One day creator Lord Brahma's 4 divine son called Kumars went to visit Lord MahaVishnu in His divine abode Baikunth. Upon reaching
Ravan was the villain in the story of Ramayan. While Lord Ram was in exile for 14 years, Ravana abducted Mother Sita, wife of Lord Ram and kept her in Lanka for over a decade. Then Lord Ram killed Ravan and rescued Mother Sita. This is the story of what
This is a true incident from the life of Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa used to identify financially well-to-do individuals and asked them for donations to help those in need. One day she knocked on the door of a rich businessman, who was not a believer in sharing his
Once there was a saint in Barsana, who used to love and adore Shri Radha Rani. He would visit the temple of Shri Ji, on top of the Barsana Hill every-day and spend hours singing Her glories. He had great faith in the graciousness of Shri Radha. One day
When Bharat is offered the kingdom of Ayodhya, his response reveals how love and selflessness can preserve harmony within a family.
Long ago, there lived a poor Brahmin. He was always engrossed in singing the glories of God and in doing so, often forgot all about eating, sleeping, and performing other household duties. People in the village used to stop by his cottage to give him something to eat, but that
This is the story of a 10 year old boy who lived 200 years ago in the land of Braj. His master, Nandkisor Das Goswamipad, used to run a Gurukul-Ashram in Barsana. He used to live in the ashram and tend to his master’s cows. He was a
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
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
Our beloved Shri Maharaj Ji advises us to worship both Hari and Guru simultaneously. Guru is Hari in a human form. But since Guru is in human form sometimes we tend to find faults due to our material intellect (बुद्धि लग जाती है). Shri Maharaj Ji is
Once the Kauravas invited their cousins, the Pandavas to their palace for a game of chess. In the game that followed, Kauravas cheated and Pandavas lost everything in the wager - their kingdom and their wife Draupadi. The Kaurava prince Dushasan held a long-standing grudge against Draupadi from a prior