Brahma has described the tribulations of the earth as Dharajwara. Jwara here refers to santaapa – travails, woes or grief. Woes are three fold – aadhyatmika, aadibhoutika and aadidaivika (caused by internal factors, caused by physical forces and caused by divine forces respectively).
Owing to Shukracharya’s prowess acquired by religious austerities, the might of his army and the fruit of the Vishwajit Yāga, the haughty Bali Chakravarthi charged to face Indra in the battlefield. The Śāstras elucidate the preparations Bali undertook to confront Indra – the ruler of the gods, in the battlefield.
Kunti’s prayer to The Lord Jagannatha विपदः संतु नः शश्वत्तत्र तत्र जगत्पते । भवतो दर्शनं यत् स्यादपुनर्भवदर्शनम् ॥ vipadaH saMtu naH SaSvattatra tatra jagatpatE |… Read More »Wisdom capsules – I
In deference to the beseeching by Bhumidevi, the four-faced Brahma, together with the other devatas descended upon the ocean of milk. He deified the supreme being and the sublime qualities that adumbrate Him by means of the Purushasookta.
Mother earth is the epitome of forgiveness and tolerance. She can and does bear unimaginable weight with great fortitude. However, she will never tolerate even for a moment the weight of rebuke meted out to the supreme Lord who is her consort. It is amply clear that Mother earth will never provide shelter to those who do not believe in Sri Krishna or those who despise Him.
Amongst the infinite incarnations of Lord Vishnu, the Dashavataras are prominent and we are well versed with them. Every single form of Lord Vishnu has its own significance and they inculcate important life lessons. Vamana Avatara and other incarnations where the Almighty took physical form as a human exemplified the way of life which we can very well connect to.