Only common people see from their eyes and interpret directly. Therefore, it is essential that a person activates all his sensory organs to evaluate and analyse what is right or wrong and then take decisions accordingly. It is useful to adopt the best evaluation methods to arrive at the right conclusion.
The message of our Acharya is to perform our duty with devotion and offer it to the Lord. Duty and devotion are not mutually exclusive but are complementary.
When our desires are beyond the bounds of morality, we destroy ourselves. Our desires (thoughts) should be under our control, and not the other way around. This is the path to welfare.
Author : Indiraa Illustration : Smt. Vandana Karatagi Suneeti taught her son to ascend with achievement, when he was let down by disappointment. Her son,… Read More »A word to all mothers
śrī nArasiMha resides in the indestructible body (svarUpa deha) called ‘jvarahara’ and pervades to eliminate diseases. We must therefore meditate on nArasiMha always. Just by remembering His name, sins are destroyed as instantaneously as the dew that vanishes at the glimmer of sunlight.
This world is created by the Lord. The living beings, the myriad inanimate objects, the diverse animal and plant life around us are a constant reminder of it’s creator.
Naraka was annihilated. Naraka died without fructification of his plans. Shri Krishna once again exemplified that nothing is above the divine.
The diamond crown which was valued at 1.2 crore rupees at the time of completion, has quintupled to 5-6 crore rupees in the present day. Hence would it not be prudent to say that His Holiness only acquired a wonderful property for Sri Krishna Matha? This is Sri Krishnamurthy Acharya’s reply to the critics who claim that the diamond crown was only a dead stock investment.
Realising his mistake, Kaśyapa requests the sage to advise him a way to cleanse his sins. Sage Śākalya asks Kaśyapa to take bath in the holy water of Svāmi Puṣkarṇi to get absolved from this sin. Kaśyapa does as directed and relieves himself of his sins and gets accepted by the society again.
He approached the vibhītaki tree and began counting. He was astounded at the accuracy of the King and said, “Oh King! Preach to me the study of numbers, calculation and dicing. I shall teach you all about horses.” Enticed by the opportunity to gain mastery over horses, the King imparted his knowledge to bāhuka with the trust that he would be taught about horses at a later time.