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How the jīva falls into the material world (Mundaka Upaniṣad #14)
The Lord and the jiva living inside the heart are compared with two birds living on the same tree. Both share the same transcendental qualities, but …
1 year, 1 month ago
Dhruva Mahārāja’s fight with the Yakṣas - Srimad Bhagavatam #53
The army of the Yakṣas was 130,000 strong, and jointly they shot so many arrows and other weapons at Dhruva that they covered Dhruva with an incessan…
1 year, 1 month ago
Returning to our original position (Mundaka Upaniṣad #13)
The Lord is one, but He appears in many forms. He is present in His abode and inside everyone's heart. Possessing multiple, inconceivable potencies, …
1 year, 1 month ago
Dhruva Mahārāja meets the Lord (Srimad Bhagavatam #52)
After reassuring the demigods that He would protect them, the Lord went to the Madhuvana Forest to see Dhruva, mounted on Garuḍa. Lord Kṣīrodakaśāyī …
1 year, 1 month ago
Achieving the ultimate goal of life (Mundaka Upaniṣad #12)
Using the bow of the holy names, we should send our mind in the direction of the Lord, just as an arrow shot toward a target. This arrow of the mind …
1 year, 2 months ago
Dhruva Mahārāja leaves home for the forest (Srimad Bhagavatam #51)
The pastime of Dhruva Mahārāja is well-known and is a great source of inspiration for all devotees. As Srila Prabhupāda explains in his purport to te…
1 year, 2 months ago
The two souls living inside the cave (Mundaka Upaniṣad #11)
Both the Lord and the jiva reside inside the heart, but they are not the same. One is infinite and the other infinitesimal, one is the whole and the …
1 year, 2 months ago
Daksa receives the head of a goat and completes the sacrifice (Srimad Bhagavatam #50)
Daksa was thus brought back to life and immediately regretted his mistakes. He also remembered the death of his daughter, which caused him great pain…
1 year, 2 months ago
The original purpose of the Vedas (Mundaka Upaniṣad #10)
Both the original purpose of the Vedas and the path of fruitive sacrifices come from the Lord, just as all living beings, fonts of sustenance, and sp…
1 year, 2 months ago
Satī Quits Her Body (Srimad Bhagavatam #49)
Having already given all his arguments, Lord Shiva didn't say anything more when Sati decided to disregard his instructions and go alone, but his fol…
1 year, 2 months ago