
Alokda please explain the mystery behind the story of manifestation of Durga from the powers of different gods in Durga Saptashati🙏
I have already written about it as well as given some talks on the subject. You will ..
I have already written about it as well as given some talks on the subject. You will ..
It is clearly a symbolic story as one cannot imagine an actual physical process behind it. Sita Mata embodied the love of Mahalakshmi and she
There is no mention of Kanyadaan in the Vedas. It is mentioned in the Manu Smriti as part of many injunctions for the maintenance of
These are his heavenly and earthly abodes, – Kailash in the higher regions and Kashi upon earth. But he is everywhere, ever in each electron
In their supreme origin, these gods are part of the One Supreme Divine. In their action and working so far they have acted from the
If I remember correctly, Sri Krishna was 89 or 90 during the Mahabharata war as he left his body 36 years later at the age
The rules of grihasthasram were made to teach and train the vital consciousness of man that is full of desires to learn self-mastery in the
One of the purposes of Sri Krishna’s Advent was to establish a reign of Dharma. For this the Pandavas were his chosen instruments. But the
Because if they remembered and revealed it to others, it would have jeopardised Sri Krishna’s work, which among other things was to set an example
Sri Aurobindo who had several intimate meetings with Sri Krishna describes him as ‘a boy who is dark and resplendent’, ‘beauty of immortal eyes’, ‘red
He means that he who surrenders to the Divine completely is delivered by Him from all Ignorance that is at the root of all suffering,
Sri Aurobindo and Sri Krishna being the Avatars of the Supreme are, conscious descents of Sacchidananda. So too with Radha Ma and the Mother. But
Sri Krishna’s main work of securing the reign of Dharma and establishing a unified Bharatvarsha was over with the Mahabharata War. When the gods asked
These are two different but interconnected systems. In the image of the Upanishad, Brahman is fourfold, Virat is material existence with Brahma as the Godhead.
Yes it is indeed interesting that it is Arjuna who has been chosen by the supreme Godhead for revealing his grand Viswaroopa and not some
Yashoda Maa, though she (and Devaki) were made to forget this. The gopa and gopis and of course Maa Radha knew his secret. Akrura and
This is one of the classic examples of how false narratives are built. This incidence often quoted to justify the War, though a ridiculous and
First of all there is a great difference between Arjuna and any other warrior in the Kurukshetra war, be it Abhimanyu, the five sons of