Mahabharata

Relevance of Syamantakōpākhyāna in our lives

Satrājita, a devotee of Sūrya, worshiped him and obtained the Syamantaka gem. When he wore it and walked towards śri Kriśṇa’s palace, people began to wonder if Sūrya himself had descended on earth.

Tales of Nala & Damanayanti

The Tales of Nala and Damayanti – 9

Whether treated with regard or otherwise, despoiled of his kingdom and destitute of prosperity, if he were to return to her, may she never be angered.” Thus, having heard his words, I have eagerly and speedily returned here.

Vidura Neeti 7

Dharma should be protected by truth (satya), just as one protects knowledge by continuous practice or revision. Just as the beauty of the body is protected by perfumery products, similarly the family or clan is protected by one’s good conduct.

Vidura Neeti – 6

In today’s world, we see people are impatient and wanting to get early results without even waiting for the required period. They do not wait for the fruit to fully ripen in the tree and pluck raw fruits at an early stage causing damage to the plant/tree that bears the fruit.

Shrinivase Astu Me Manah

Shrinivase astu me manah – An ideal household

  • Lakshmi 

We furnish our houses with all necessary comforts. However, there are more amenities in the bodily home created by the Lord. Just as an ever luminescent lamp, we have six sensory organs such as the auditory system. We have organs of action like the mouth that serve as servants. We have excretory organs to flush waste out of our bodies similar to the drainage system in homes. We have systems to carry fresh air throughout the body, like an air-conditioning conduit.

Vidura Neeti – 5

One has to understand that human beings enjoy many material comforts but they have to remember that they come to him only through the good deeds that he has done in the previous births.

Tales of Nala and Damayanti – 6

As she walked along the main street with unkempt hair, a garment that barely covered her and in a disheveled state, children and young men surrounded her thinking her to be a mad woman. King Subahu’s mother, who had been curiously witnessing all of this from the terrace of her chamber, instructed her attendant thus, “Go bring that woman. Drive the people away. There is a divine radiance in her face.”

The tale of Nala and Damayanti – 5

Though Nala abandoned her midway, she didn’t nurture vengeance or anger towards him. On the contrary, her love and longing for Nala swelled and she wandered enquiring about him with the forest trees and beings. Isn’t the love that Damayanti bore for her consort exemplary? Despite the agony of separation from her beloved, solitary confinement and travails that befell her at the forest, she didn’t lash out at Nala!