It is said that Lord Shiva is the greatest Vaisnava and spiritual master of the universe but In the chapter Lord Shiva saved from Vrkasura
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[Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued:] Thus advised, the demon proceeded to worship Lord Śiva at Kedāranātha b
Read more…usually cousins dont get married in hindu religion and there have been so many honor killing of couples married in same gotra but check this sloka out by devki to kamsa. can any one explain
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Devakī helplessly, p
Read more…There is this story of a Brahmin in the Skanda Purana, who undertook a pilgrimage tour of temples and Holy Rivers, after leasing his house to some Pravakthas who had come to his village for a Bhagavatha Sapthaham.
He managed to reach Kasi and went to
Read more…Devotee attracted Lord Shiva by reading Srimad Bhagavatam!
Once there lived an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna by name Poonthaanam.
He worshipped Guruvayoorappan (Lord Krishna) with all his heart and soul.
People loved him for his beautiful Bhagavatam di
Read more…the human body is considered best. actually it should be said that after transmigrating 80 lakh species we get human body. why is it said 84 lakh?? are these 4 lakh useless? what type of bodies are these?
Read more…I am unable to understand this because
1.gold can never catch fire
2. Raavan had all the demigods under his control which inluded even fire.
plz help, thx
Read more…Bhagawat puran, Vishnu, Narad, Varaha, Vaman, Garuda, Kurma, Matsya. All of them are incarnations of Krishna then why is it kept differently. iskcon should keep them for sale. can any one give some short explanation on each of these? thanks
Read more…....."that he will be killed by 8th child of devki? Hare Krishna
Read more…Hare Krsna! we always knew about Vishnu sahasranamas 1000 names but these days i see Shiv sahasranamas, Laxmi, Durga, Ganesh, Lalita in the market. Which of these are authentic?
Read more…Hare Krsna! iskcon always mentions in its donation letter that the goddess of fortune resides with those who are charitable. we have been donating for over a decade now on every janmashtami, makar, cow, etc regularly. we were happy with whatever we h
Read more…Hare Krsna. as you all know Dhruv maharaj lamented that he foolishly worshipped krsna for material prosperity but my question is couldnt he make an attempt 2nd time to please Krsna or is it that once Krsna appears before you THATS IT no second chance
Read more…SB 5.26.29: Any brāhmaṇa or brāhmaṇa's wife who drinks liquor is taken by the agents of Yamarāja to the hell known as Ayaḥpāna. This hell also awaits any kṣatriya, vaiśya, or person under a vow who in illusion drinks soma-rasa. In Ayaḥpāna the a
Read more…susma swraj rays bhagbadgita announce to a national book of India whats all of your openion plz comment
Read more…Hare Krishna Prabhuji !
I have a question Prabhu. Can I listen to Audio Books of Srila Prabhupada or spoken by devotees like Amal Bhakta on prabhupadavani.org.
The reason I'm asking this is I'm a working professional and chanting 16 rounds. I'm not ge
Read more…Dear devotees, Hare Krishna. I have never read Ramcaitmanas so I cannot comment on it.
I have heard many of you say in the forums here it has some mayavada and impersonalism in it.
So I would like that these learned persons quote these slokas they c
Read more…Vedic literature constitutes of four Vedas, 108 Upanishads, Itihasas like Mahabharat & Ramayan, 18 Puranas, Smrities etc. We learn about the truth by reading these literatures.
In this age of kali, there is rampant interpolation in the Vedic scriptur
Read more…Somewhere on the net I have come across an article that says that Agamas are a part of Vedic literatures and there are three types of Agama :
1. Vaishnava 2. Shiva & 3. Shakta/Tantra.
The third Agama i.e Tantra Agama dwells upon esoteric science expou
Read more…Hare Krishna to one and all.
This question was asked to me by my friend and I was quite taken aback.
He said "Puranas , mahabarata and all the prominent scriptures were written by Vyasa Maharshi. What is the proof that Vyasa Deva existed?". I somehow m
Read more…relating to my first discussion, I also would like to know the following:
what does the chariot represents?
Wheels,
Arjuna
Krishna
Horses
Thank you
Yours servant of the servant
RSDD
Read more…Hare krsna prabhuji, Dandavat Pranam
All glories to srila prabhupada and all glories to sri sri guru and gauranga.
I would like to ask some questions regarding Bhagwat Gita As It Is.
In Bhagawat gita srils prabhupada is giving analogy of horse to the se
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