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There is an incident(story) exemplifying the glory of Bhadrachalam. There once lived a Brahmin by name Kalakalan. His Guru cursed him because he misbehaved with the Guru Patni (the wife of the Guru).
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Srimad Bhagavatam is liberation bestowing Holy Text [Moksha Granta]. Mahans have opined that mere reading/listening to the Bhagavatam liberates one. The uniqueness of this Holy Text is that every
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Alangudi’ Periyava loved children. He would gather them around and play with them. If a village did not have a pond, he would gather the youths of the village and dig a pond. He loved to
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The Holy land of India has witnessed the incarnation of countless saints. Srimad Bhagavatam proclaims that Lord would incarnate in this land in this age of kali in the form of Saints. True to the
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After leaving Tirichirapalli, Sri Shridhara Ayyaval passed through many cities and villages before reaching the city of Tanjavur. During the course of his journey, his mother attained the Feet of the
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To depict the greatness of Mahatmas Swami Sivananda used to narrate the following story: The Mogul Emperor Akbar, during his rule from Delhi, hosted a big feast. Many people partook in this feast.
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Srimad Bhagavatam describes Parikshit’s words spoken to Sri Suka, the illumined sage: ‘yeshaam samsmaranaath pumsaam sadhyah shudhayanthi vai gruhah | kim
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A couple brought their dead son to cremate him in the cremation ground. The parents placed the body on the ground and were sitting beside it. Seeing this, an eagle, being a scavenger advised them to
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Bhakti is the easiest means of attaining the Lord. Devotion to the Lord can be expressed in a variety of different ways. Of them, ‘Prema Bhakti’ – loving God in the ‘Nayaka
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Once a beggar was walking on the streets of Ayodhya. He was very hungry as he did not get enough alms for the day to procure his meal. Alongside him was a dog silently trotting with him, matching his
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Lakshmanasena was then the ruler of the kingdom. Seeing the acclamation that Jayadev’s Ashtapadi had earned, he wrote an Ashtapadi. But, none would sing his Ashtapadi. People refused to sing the
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