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It is natural that this would happen in the beginning. What one should practice initially is to remember the Divine inwardly before and after the

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May 3, 2026

For the Ramayana, my personal fascination is with Ramacharitmanas by Tulsidas, if one can connect with the language. For the Mahabharata the standard volumes by

I’m just starting to read Savitri🕊️, and was just wondering about the general and deeper synopsis. The story itself is based on a story from MahaBharata? But I’ve heard some people say also that though the story is based on that, that Savitri is the representation of the spiritual evolution of the Soul and Satyavan is the Spiritual Destiny? I’m a bit confused on the grand symbolic meaning of the epic.

August 5, 2025

As to the story of Savitri and Satyavan it is narrated in the Mahabharata as well as Brahmvaivarta Purana as a tale of conjugal love