Wisdom capsules – I

Kunti’s prayer to The Lord Jagannatha

विपदः संतु नः शश्वत्तत्र तत्र जगत्पते ।
भवतो दर्शनं यत् स्यादपुनर्भवदर्शनम् ॥

vipadaH saMtu naH SaSvattatra tatra jagatpatE |
BavatO darSanaM yat syAdapunarBavadarSanam ||

Oh! Lord Krishna! Let be coming all the disasters to me which will lead to the holy sighting of you which intern leads to the salvation.
– Bhagavata 1:8:28

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Four incarnations of Goddess Lakshmi Devi as wives of four incarnations of the Lord.

वासुदेवस्य भार्या तु मायानाम्नी प्रकीर्तिता ।
संकर्षणस्य भार्या तु जयेति परिकीर्तिता ।
अनिरुद्धस्य भार्या तु शांतिनाम्नी प्रकीर्तिता ।
कृतिः प्रद्युम्नभार्या च सृष्टिंकर्तुं बभूव ह ॥

vAsudevasya BAryA tu mAyAnAmnI prakIrtitA |
saMkarShaNasya BAryA tu jayeti parikIrtitA |
aniruddhasya BAryA tu SAMtinAmnI prakIrtitA |
kRutiH pradyumnaBAryA ca sRuShTiMkartuM baBUva ha ||

• Wife of Vasudeva famous as Maayaa.
• Wife of Sankarshana known as Jaayaa.
• Wife of Aniruddha famous with the name Shanti. And
• Kriti the wife of Pradyumna who aids in the creation of the universe.

-Garudapurana 16: 6, 7

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Seven incarnations of Indra

मंत्रद्युम्नः पुरेंद्रस्तु गाधिर्वाली तथार्जुनः
विकुक्षिः कुश एवैते सप्त चेंद्रा प्रकीर्तिताः ।

maMtradyumnaH pureMdrastu gAdhirvAlI tathArjunaH
vikukShiH kuSa evaite sapta ceMdrA prakIrtitAH |

Mantradyumna, Purendra, Gaadhi, Vaalee as well as Arjuna. Vikukshi, Kusha. Indra is famous as with these seven names.

-Garuda Purana 29:31

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Who is the king by real means?

He is the king who punishes according to the sayings of olden scriptures ( Shastras)  to the ones who, even without any problems or troubles  don’t follow the path said in the Olden scriptures (Shastras)

– Bhagavata 1:17:15

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