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Posted on July 20, 2010 at 3:56pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Long, long ago, there was an assembly of great sages on the bank of the River Sarasvati who performed a
great sacrifice of the name Satrayajna. In such assemblies, the great sages present usually discuss Vedic subject matters and philosophical topics, and in this particular meeting the following question was raised: The three predominating deities of this material world, namely, Lord Brahma, Lord Visnu and Lord Siva, are directing all the…
Posted on May 15, 2010 at 1:30pm 2 Comments 0 Likes

Long ago there lived a powerful sage named Astavakra Risi. The sage was curved in eight parts of his body, and when he walked his movements were quite peculiar and awkward. He was also very ugly, and ordinary people often laughed at the sight of him. Although externally he was awkward and crooked, internally his heart was pure because he had realized his eternal transcendental identity. He knew and realized the…
ContinuePosted on April 10, 2010 at 5:30pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
The importance of the 'Association of the Devotees / Saadhu Sanga' is narrated in the following illustration from the Shaastra. For your satisfaction further, various Shaastric references (references from the celebrated texts) are also given :
Once the great sage Narada was intrigued by a doubt. He was sure that…
Posted on April 2, 2010 at 2:34pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no further.
So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon.…
Rupali Karbhal said…
Saci Gaurasundara Das said… Hare Krsna!!
Wish you a very happy KC b'day, May lord Sri Krsna & Smt. Radha Rani blessed you always. We pray to supreme personality of godhead (Krsna) that this is your last birth in this material world & you never take birth again in this material world.
Hari Bol
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