WHAT ARE THE VEDAS ? Vedas means knowledge .It is a Sanskrit word which means finding ,knowing ,acquiring or understanding. Vedas are the oldest Sanskrit literature which exists since time immemorial .Vedas consists of the spiritual knowledge which was transferred orally from ancient generations of enlightened sages . Vedas are also called Shruti ( which …
Vishwaroop (Viraat Roop) Vishwaroop or Virat roop is the iconographical representation where everything is a part of the body of Narayana. It shows all the realm of creation and destruction within itself . It is the divine form of Lord Krishna which can hardly be seen by anyone and requires divine vision . In chapter …
LOCATION Tunganath is one of the five PanchKedar and is one of the highest Shiva temples in the world in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand.The religious significance of Tunganath is related to Mahabharata’s hero Pandavas. The literal meaning of Tunganath is ‘ The Lord of Peaks’.It is located at an altitude of 3470m ,just below the …
Author : Jaydeva GoswamiLanguage : Sanskrit Text : GitaGovindam(Ashtapadam)Raga : PahadiTala : Kaherva The song is attributed to Jayadeva , in his Ashtapadam, the collection of Sanskrit hymns in praise of Krishna from his book Gita Govinda. Shri gopika viraha gitam is the song sung by gopis for Krishna when he was leaving vrindavan. The …
There are multiple commentaries on Bhagwadgita ,out of which AdiShankara’s Bhashya is the most ancient one and most reliable .Every author has written the commentaries as per his own ideology .Therefore the readers get a different understanding on reading them . Some of the writings are by scholars and some by enlightened sages like Sankracharya …
KARTIKEYA or murugan Lord Kartikeya is the elder son of Shiva and Parvati and elder brother of Lord Ganesha. He is popular by many names out of which Murugan is the most famous in the southern part of India.He is a symbol of union of polarities .He is a handsome warrior and described as a …
Hare Krishna MahaMantra ‘’Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare — Kali-Saṇṭāraṇa Upaniṣad Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare – Renderation by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu History This mantra is first found in the Kali-Saṇṭāraṇa Upaniṣad ,which is a …
Curse of Gandhari When the war of Kurukshetra ended ,there was heavy destruction everywhere. The whole clan of Kurus was destroyed except the Pandavas and few other warriors . When Gandhari came to know that all of the Kauravas died in the war, she considered Krishna to be the cause of all the deaths and …
kalki The Supreme lord descends in this world whenever there is upliftment of evil and unrighteousness, when adharma becomes more powerful than Dharma.Krishna himself says this in Bhagwadgeeta: “यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत। अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम्।।” He arrives to perform pastimes and protect his devotees as well as to annihilate the miscreants and re-establish …
How Kaliyuga Started ?When Lord Krishna leaves the planet , then Arjuna and other Pandavas became powerless .The whole Yaduvansh was destroyed because of the curse given to Krishna by Gandhari,and none of the Pandavas ,not even Krishna and Balram could save it. Filled with remorse Pandavas decides to leave for heaven ,making Maharaja Parikshit …