“There is a statement in the Skanda Purana wherein Parvata Muni tells Narada, ‘My dear Narada, of all saintly persons you are so great and glorious that simply by your good wishes a lowborn hunter also has become a great,… Read More ›
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Four Devotees Who Didn’t Hold A Grudge
“Tulsi says that one who has love for Rama should be friendly towards friends, renounce enmity with enemies, and be easy-going, simple in nature, quiet, and equally disposed towards all.“ (Dohavali, 93) hita soṃ hita, rati rāma soṃ, ripu soṃ… Read More ›
Four Things Rama Didn’t Do After Vanquishing Ravana
“Tulsi says that one who has love for Rama should be friendly towards friends, renounce enmity with enemies, and be easy-going, simple in nature, quiet, and equally disposed towards all.“ (Dohavali, 93) hita soṃ hita, rati rāma soṃ, ripu soṃ… Read More ›
Four Undesirable Qualities Shri Hari Would Overlook
“The peacock has a strange body, speaks in a cowardly way, eats snakes for food, and has a ghastly mind. Tulsi says that Shri Hari still uses its feathers to adorn the head, and therefore everyone now says, ‘mine.’” (Dohavali,… Read More ›
Four Possible Reactions To Seeing The Deity
“In the Skanda Purana there is the following description of the result of seeing aratrika (worship) of the Deity: ‘If someone sees the face of the Lord while aratrika is going on, he can be relieved of all sinful reactions… Read More ›
Four Solutions To Problems And Where They Fall Short
“Just as saying is useless without doing and succeeding is useless without subsequently protecting, every solution is useless without love for Shri Rama’s lotus feet.” (Dohavali, 103) jāya’ kahaba karatūti binu jāya’ joga bina cema | tulasī jāya’ upāya saba… Read More ›
Four Things That Will Happen If You Stop Believing In God
“Without pious activities, if a man is in a distressed condition he becomes an agnostic, communist or something like that. Because he does not firmly believe in God, he thinks that he can adjust his distressed condition by totally disbelieving… Read More ›
Four Reasons Hanuman Is A Wonderful Sight To Behold
“At night, on the sun having set, Maruti [Hanuman] contracted his body. Becoming the size of a cat, he was a wonderful sight to behold.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 2.49) Download this episode (right click and save) Certain things are… Read More ›
Four Images From Rama’s Time In Kishkindha
“Abandoning his beggar form and reassuming his monkey form, the elephant among monkeys [Hanuman] placed those two heroes on his back and departed.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Kishkindha Kand, 4.34) Download this episode (right click and save) The play of the Supreme… Read More ›
Four Devotional Services That Can Be Offered In Meditation
“Although the Lord was present in Vaikuntha, He was present also in the heart of the brahmana when he was meditating on the worshiping process. Thus, we can understand that things offered by the devotees even in meditation are accepted… Read More ›