Naraka Chaturdashi is celebrated on the 2nd day of the 5 day Deepavali festival. One of the associated legends is that Sri Krishna defeated Narakasura. Who was he? What were the circumstances that prompted Sri Krishna to marry 16000 women? …
A devotee is cleaning her mandir, wiping the murti of Durga. Her heart is heavy with loneliness and hopelessness. It is one of those days where she finds everything meaningless. She laments – Devi Ma, I have been doing sadhana …
Prahlada was the young son of Hiranyakashipu, an asura who had tried killing his own son because he was devoted to Bhagavan Narayana. We had heard/seen of his story in episode 271 – Wisdom Teachings from Prahlada . Continuing, Hiranya …
After Bhagavan Rama, just the mention of Hanuman brings a smile to our faces. He has become the beloved of all due to his unparalleled courage, power and devotion. There is no one like him in our Itihāsa, or Purāna. …
Sri Rama Bhujanga Prayata Stotram is a remarkable set of 26 devotional verses dedicated to Bhagavan Sri Rama composed by Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya. The Stotram refers to the unchanging nature of Sri Rama that is Brahman, the limitless being, Sri …
Prahlada was the youngest of four sons to Hiranyakashipu. He was endowed with daivi-sampat, qualities which are the heritage of the devas. He honoured the elders. He was truthful and disciplined. He had his senses under control. He was a …
Long before the playlists of Bollywood music, pop, rock, rap and world music became popular, the playlists of people were and still are the devotional songs sung by sages and devotees across the ages. As our voice soars above our …
Any prayer in any language or culture is karma, an action. Every action gives results, visible and invisible. Invisible results of helpful karma are called punya while invisible results of harmful karma is called paapa. Karma is three fold – …
To know the vision of Vedanta, we worship Bhagavan. Really speaking, we are worshipping Bhagavat-shakti which is also referred to as Devi shakti. Our worship envelopes the entire world which is a manifestation of Bhagavan. Devi Saraswati also known as …
Sriramachandra kripalu bhajaman is a stuti, verses of praise, composed by Goswami Tulsidas ji who invites Sri Rama to reside in our hearts. It was written sometime in the sixteenth century, in a combination of Sanskrit and Braj languages. Sri …