Once there lived a sadhu by the roadside in a crowded city. He was ever immersed in chanting the Divine Names in His sweet voice and would always try his best to make everyone laugh. The one
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Columns by Devotees
Impermanence of worldly life
Once, a person asked Sri Swamiji, unable to conceal his amazement, “Swamiji! I have read about you and heard about you. One thing that I read about you was most astonishing to me!” Sri Swamiji
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Pathanjali
How did the name ‘Pathanjali’ come into being? Pathanjali is the founding father of Yoga Shasthra. Hence the Yoga Sutras are called as Pathanjali’s Yoga Sutras. The origin of the name
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The Science of the Yoga
If we observe any form of Lord Vishnu lying on a serpent (for eg. Lord Ranganatha in Srirangam or Lord Vishnu in the Ocean of Milk), the serpent has three and a half coils. What is its
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Ekapatni Vrata
‘Ekapatni Vrat’ (vow of loyalty to one’s wife) is a unique characteristic of a genuine householder. In today’s world, this is known as monogamy. Srimad Ramayana portrays Sri Rama as following
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The Hindu Gods and their consorts – II
Shiva is often considered as the God of destruction. For destruction, one requires Shakti (power), which happens to be His consort. It is a general principle that the power and the possessor of the
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The first pleasantaries
In Srimad Bhagavatam, when Brahma was created in the navel of Sri Vishnu, he was dumbfounded and lost. Sri Vishnu appeared before him and gave him his hand and then Brahma started creation. The
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The Hindu Gods and their consorts – I
What is the significance behind Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva’s consorts? Brahma is the Lord of creation. To carry out the task of creation properly, the most important requisite is Knowledge or Vidhya,
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The Six Faces
Lord Karthikeya is said to have six faces. The first face represents the syllable ‘a’ The second face represents the syllable ‘u’ The third face represents the syllable ‘m’ Thus the first
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The Mind and the Moon
A few people have mental disorders / behave eccentric on full-moon days. This, modern science, attributes to the effect of the moon’s power on the human mind. In fact, the word ‘lunatic’ comes
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Mars is red — Pathfinder?
In Indian astrology, to address the influence of planet Mars, generally wearing red color attire, wearing coral (which is also red) and offering red colored flowers are prescribed. Recently we find
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Lunar soil
It has been said in the 4th Kaanda of Krishna Yajur Veda, ‘Chandramasi Krishnam’ – That objects on moon are black. Recently when man landed on the moon and collected samples from moon’s
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