A man is caught in a flood and is desperately reaching out for help. He notices a log of wood coming his way and holds on to it in an attempt to save himself. But what appeared as a log turned out to
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Nibbles
Dharmas in Bala Kanda
Srimad Ramayana goes to show the Dharmas through its each and every sloka. For instance, if we take Bala Kanda, Sri Rama goes along to protect the sacrifice of Viswamitra from demons (’Yagna
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Pranava Mantra
The Pranava Mantra consists of three syllables ‘A’ ‘U’ and ‘M’.Many points of significance have been mentioned regarding these three syllables. Our Sri Swamiji mentioned the following in
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Genetic Inheritance
Modern medicine says that the tendencies for most diseases are inherited by man at birth itself and diseases manifest much later in life. There is an instance in Kamba Ramayanam where the great
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Who is the proof?
In Srimad Bhagavatam it is said, ‘dasamasya vishudhyartham navaanaam iha lakshanam’.The 10th canto – the Story of Lord Krishna – is the ‘Ashraya’ – the one to be sought; and all the
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Sadhu-sang
In Srimad Ramayana, in the beginning we see Sugreeva, who is stripped of his share of the kingdom, his wife and children by his brother Vali. He is in a state where he does not even get proper food
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Association with Mahans
We go to Varanasi to take a dip in the Ganges. On the way, we pass numerous small gutters filled with dirt and filth. We are careful not to step into these gutters as we head for the river. When in
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Commentary for the Gita
Mother Meera, in one of her kirtans says,‘Apne mandir me bait baitkargeetha bhagavat vaachoongi’(click here to see the entire kirtan). ‘I shall sit in the temple of my beloved Lord and read
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Food and Mind
In the Mahabharata, we have a situation when Bhishma is on the bed of arrows and Dharmaputra and others are around him. That is when Bhishma imparts the knowledge about all the Dharmas – Daana
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Home in a chariot!
In Bhishma Stuti of Srimad Bhagavatam, there is a beautiful verse which starts, ‘vijayaratha kutumba…’ and Bhishma praises the Lord for protecting the family of Vijaya (Arjuna) all the time, by
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Dharma for Self vs devotees
Brahmastra is considered to be the most powerful ‘astra’ (weapon). In Ramayana, we see that Lord Rama submits Himself to the Brahmastra. Whereas, in the case of Krishna avatar, when Brahmastra
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Bhagavatottama
The Lord is called ‘Aja’ – He doesn’t have a ‘Garbha Vaasa’ (experience of the misery in the womb of a mother). However, for the sake of Parikshit, he resided in the womb of Uttara during
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