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Sridhareeyam

About 18 commentaries are available for Srimad Bhagavatam. One of the most popular and widely accepted commentaries is that of Sri Sridhara. The commentary is popularly known as
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Genetics aeons ago – II

Geneticists and medical researchers have recently discovered that marriages amongst close relatives could cause congenital disorders in the progeny. The insight and the genius of our Rishis is such
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A lesson from Ajamila Charitra

Srimad Bhagavatam narrates the story of Ajamila in the sixth canto. It says that Ajamila came from a traditionally orthodox family and did not possess any bad habits. The story has it that the moment
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Mental ailments

According to Ayurveda shastra, one gets afflicted by mental ailments such as insomnia, sorrow and suffers loss of memory – when he fails to respect the ones who deserve to be respected or ridicules
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Rahasya Traya Saram

Swami Vedanta Desikan was a well-learned Vaishnava Saint and an exponent of Vedanta. He used to teach the Upanishads to his disciples in his house. As the tradition prevented womenfolk from listening
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Selfishness

Once, Bhagavan Yogiramsuratkumar took a devotee of his to ‘oya madam’. The English writer Ayn Rand has written a book titled Virtue of Selfishness. She has condemned all Mahans, Jnanis and Gurus
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Saravana Bhava

Lord Subrahmanya also has a name ‘Saravana Bhava’ . What does ‘Saravana’ mean? ‘Sara’ in Sanskrit means dried grass (‘dharba’ grass). So ‘Sara vana’ refers to a forest of dharba
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Saint, Sage and Avatar

Once a devotee from abroad asked Bhagavan YogiRamsuratkumar what was the difference between a Saint, a Sage and an Avatar. Bhagavan replied “This beggar does not know the difference between the
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‘Guess my profession!’

Once, a person came to meet Bhagavan Yogiramsuratkumar of Tiruvannamalai. While Yogiji spoke to him, He enquired as to what his profession was. The person retorted, ‘I have heard that you know
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Lord Subrahmanya

There are umpteen names for Lord Karthikeya or Lord Muruga. One of them is “Subrahmanya”. In Sanskrit, “su” denotes anything good natured. “Brahmanya” refers to a person who has had the
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The Divine Touch

Saints and holy men possess divinity and this divine power is transferred to any person or object who are blessed with their touch. There once lived a woman who suffered from a deadly disease for
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As you sow, so you reap

Once Ma Devaki, who is Yogiramsuratkumar’s foremost disciple, climbed on a stool to pluck flowers. Yogi came there and said, ‘Don’t hurt yourself as well as the flower’. Yogi’s words had so
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