“By my truth, by my bow, by my acts of sacrifice, and by my acts of charity do I swear this to you, Oh queen. If Rama should enter a blazing fire or a forest, you should know for certain… Read More ›
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Vaishnava Authorities
“Hearing the verdict of Lord Shiva that the name of Rama is as good as a thousand other names of God, Parvatiji dined with her husband after uttering it only once.” (Ramacharitamanasa, Bala Kand, 18.3) Lord Rama was an incarnation… Read More ›
The Right Attachment
“Oh queen, I tell you in truth that I am firmly attached, with loving devotion, to my brother Rama.” (Lakshmana speaking to Kausalya, Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kand, 21.16) Every person has some sort of attachment, either for a person or… Read More ›
Worth A Thousand Words
“Rama travelled in the front, with the beautiful Sita, of slender waist, in the middle. Lakshmana, carrying his bow and arrows, followed them from behind.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kand, 11.1) अग्रतः प्रययौ रामस्सीता मध्ये सुमध्यमा पृष्ठतस्तु धनुष्पाणिर्लक्ष्मणोऽनुजगाम ह agrataḥ prayayau… Read More ›
Befriending God
“…Since Lord Shri Ramachandra is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vasudeva, He is not attached to anything in this material world. He is the most beloved Supersoul of all self-realized souls, and He is their very intimate friend…” (Prayers of… Read More ›
The Righteous Path
“Even a guru becomes worthy of punishment if he becomes arrogant, cannot discern between what is to be done and what is not to be done, and goes astray from the path of righteousness.” (Lakshmana speaking to Lord Rama, Valmiki… Read More ›
The Destroyer
“…At the end of the millennium, the Lord Himself in the form of Rudra (Shiva), the destroyer, will annihilate the complete creation as the wind displaces the clouds.” (Shrimad Bhagavatam, 2.10.43) Scriptures of all major religions deal with the issue… Read More ›
The Glories of Agastya
“The sage Agastya is of such a purified nature that in his hermitage a liar cannot live, nor a deceitful person, nor a wicked person, nor one that is committed to sinful activity.” (Lord Rama speaking to Lakshmana, Valmiki Ramayana,… Read More ›
Pleasing the Spiritual Master
“…Lakshmana, who is very beautiful and opulent, always serves Lord Rama.” (Chaitanya Charitamrita, Adi 6.90) Lakshmana is so glorious. Always ready to defend his brother through thick and thin, such a person is worthy of our highest love and respect…. Read More ›
Return On Investment
“…O Nalakuvara and Manigriva, your lives have now become successful because you have developed ecstatic love for Me.” (Lord Krishna, Krishna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vol 1, Ch 10) For the first ten years of His exile term, Lord… Read More ›