Sudama was among those devotees who were childhood friends with Krishna in His childhood. Krishna left Vrindavan at sixteen, and later He married and went on to live as King of Dwarka. Meanwhile Sudama was living as a Brahman, which means one who knows that the real self is spirit and who dedicates his life […]
What is ISKCON? The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), also known as the Hare Krishna organization, belongs to the Gaudiya-Vaishnava sampradaya, or sect, the monotheistic religion within the Hindu culture. Its core beliefs are based on Hindu writings, particularly the Bhagavad Gita and the Bhagavata Purana. ISKCON is the “largest and most important branch“ […]
Bhagwan Krishna’s life presented in Hindu scriptures can be divided into 3 phases – The Earliest life, the Family life and the Public life. In the tenth Skanda ( the tenth book under Srimad Bhagavatam), Vyasa Rishi describes to us the earliest life of Krishna and his homely life, more generally known as his personal life. […]
Krishna, more than a Hindu God, is a true spiritual guru that this universe has ever witnessed. He reformed the spiritual and sequential destiny of mankind. He educated the world about devotion and dharma as well as the eventual reality. Krishna has been role model for the people in every sense in the past, in […]
Everyone talks about Yudhishthira’s righteousness, Bhima’s strength, Arjun’s valour, Draupadi’s honour, Duryodhana’s cruelty, Karna’s loyalty, Krishna’s supremacy whenever the topic of Mahabharata comes up. A lesser known fact was that Pandu’s wife was not only Kunti but also Madri who belonged to the Madra Kingdom whose brother was Shalya, the charioteer of Karna during […]
Lord Krishna is revered by and is very dear to Hindus. He is a central figure of the Bhagavad Gita. Krishna is one of the many incarnations of Lord Vishnu. He is often portrayed as a young boy playing the flute or a baby eating butter. He was born in prison to Vasudeva and Devaki. […]
In Hinduism, importance is given to one’s action, karma, dharma and its impact rather than on one’s identity. The Trinity – Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are considered to be superior to the Devas like Indra, because the former have much bigger roles. In Shaktism, Shakti is considered to be superior to the Trinity because she […]
(Scripted and Edited by V.D.N.Rao) As the most dreaded Daitya Kalanemi ruled over the entire Martyaloka and harassed the entire Public day and night, Bhagavan Vishnu terminated him but he came back in his next birth as Kamsha the son of Ugrasena; it was at that juncture there were a huge stock of Rakshasaas like […]
When Lord Vishnu was born as Krishna, Lakshmi was born as Rukmini, According to traditional accounts, princess Rukmini is believed to have been born on Vaishakh 11{Vaishakh Ekadashi}. Although born to an earthly king, her position as an incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi is described throughout Puranic literature: O hero among the Kuru, the Supreme Lord Himself, Govinda, married […]
Sudama was among those devotees who were childhood friends with Krishna in His childhood. Krishna left Vrindavan at sixteen, and later He married and went on to live as King of Dwarka. Meanwhile Sudama was living as a Brahman, which means one who knows that the real self is spirit and who dedicates his life to […]
When we say Krishna, we should understand the essence of who he is – he is an irrepressible child, a terrible prankster, an enchanting flute player, a graceful dancer, an irresistible lover, a truly valiant warrior, a ruthless vanquisher of his foes, a man who left a broken heart in every home, an astute statesman […]
Balarama, also known as Balabhadra, is the elder brother of Lord Krishna. He is said to be the avatar of Shesha. According to legend, Shesha is said to be the king of all snakes, and holds the entire universe on its hood. Lord Vishnu is often depicted to be resting on Shesha. Being so close, it […]
