[Shri Soumyadip Mondal asked: Most respectful pronam to Swamiji, Swami ji, it is said that, "it is choice and not chance that fixes your destiny". But, finding the Sadguru is a chance and following Him is a choice - to my understanding. And the Sadguru blesses a soul bound by its deed to fix its destiny. Please correct me.]
Swami replied:- Chance means the grace of God. Choice means the desire of the soul. Many a time, both are interlinked with each other. If the desire of the soul is correct, God will always help even without the prayer...
Shri Soumyadip mondal asked: Along with Manthara and Kaikeyi, can king Dasaratha be held as sinner in sending Rama to forest? Or it's just a choice or destiny of Rama. Can sending Rama to forest be called as a sin...
Shri Satthi Reddy asked: Mee Paada Padmaalaku Namaskaram Swamiji. Swamiji, in Paraashara Samhitha, after punishing Shani, Hanumanji asked for a word from Shani, whoever worships Him, on Saturday, that Shani should reduce the intensity of bad fruit of soul. Please explain Swamiji about the sindhuram mixture applied to Hanumaji's body. How Shani's wounds got cured and the internal essence of Sindhuram...
[By Smt. Chhanda]
Part 1: Life before entry of Swami
I will start this real story with a beautiful sentence “When you want God truly, God Himself comes to your life”. This has been a perfect reality in my life that has happened only by the grace of my God, His Holiness Shri Datta Swami. My life has no end to its joy as God Himself in the form of my Swami is present with me so closely. In fact, this is complete bliss for all the souls like me whoever has realized...
[Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Swami, in spite of so much devotion, worship and deep spiritual discussions, why is God not showing even the basic response of just speaking a word? This point is predominantly experienced in these days of Kali age. Kindly give the answer for this point.]
Swami replied:- In these days of Kali age, i) Every human being without any single exception is completely trapped in the fascination of self and the strong worldly bonds. ii) Nobody has even a trace of true fascination...
[Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Paadanamaskaaram, Swami. On hearing the Advaita philosophy, one gets a lot of encouragement and excitation with full energy because one feels that he is God. Swami, don’t You think that this is a good attraction and encouragement of the soul to take interest in spiritual line and to get some detachment from this worldly materialism?]
Swami replied:- In order to attract a devotee to the temple, as a sort of encouragement, will you offer a bottle of wine to the devotee? The wine also gives a lot of attraction and encouragement with excitation...
Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Paadanamaskaram, Swami. Today is Shri Raama Navami. You told to us several times the following joke — “I have established the two most important concepts: i) Importance of the contemporary human incarnation and ii) The sacrifice of fruit of work to the contemporary human incarnation...
1. Can I request Your help?
[Shri Praveen asked: Hello Swami, for past four years, I had tough time in my life. I need Your guidance to overcome it. Please can I request Your help.]
Swami replied:- Everyday, for half an hour, please recite the following mantra “Shri Aanjaneya Shri Subrahmanya”. You must...
1. Will a debt bond develop with the girl when masturbation is done imaging her?
[Shri Satthi Reddy asked: Mee PaadaPadmalaku Namaskaram Swamiji. Swamiji, a person who is addicted to masturbation, is theoretically visualizing and creating the illusion of his or her opposite gender in mind, and with his or her hand practically releasing semen by doing so forcefully, it means he or she loses his or her energy. Will Runaanubhandha happen to that girl or boy. Please explain, Swamiji.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏]
Swami replied:- There is no debt-bond in such false imaginations...
Smt. Sudha Rani asked: Pada Namaskaram Swami! Thank You Swami for elevating zero as valid number by adding Your kind Grace to my invalid life. Swami, All the Epics state that demons are killed by Contemporary Incarnations as they are rigid to reform, inspite of knowing the true path. How was King Dhritarastra is different from those demons and why was he exempted from Lord Krishna's mission...
Smt. Sudha Rani asked: Padanamaskaram Swami, Thank You Swami for granting peace in my life. Please remove my ignorance for these questions. Kunti does not seem to have putreshana and dhanesana since she accompanied the cunning King...
Smt. Sudha Rani asked: What is the mission carried out by the Human Incarnation, Lord Shri Venkateswara amongst Dushta Shikshana, Shista Rakshana and propagation of Gnana? The Lord in the form of Shri Venkateswara is said to have transformed into an idol, unable to bear the quarrel between His wives, Lakshmi and Padmavati. What is the meaning of this action of God? What is the truth that the Lord...
Smt. Sudha Rani asked: Regarding current spiritual disputes, how can we correlate Avidya, Avarana, vikshepa, mala, adhyasa in the context of misunderstanding one God as a source present in all God forms of different religions...
Smt. Sudha Rani asked: Padanamaskaram Swami, Thank You Swami for enlightening me. Swami! A Guru learnt from a Hindu spiritual mission called the Hindu nation to unite first and then to become 'Narsimha'. His idea is, currently Hindus need to face/ kill double the Hiranyakashipus, who says that he alone is God. People should only worship him, leaving behind all other God forms. Please correct this version...
Shri Surya asked: Dear Swami, what is total sacrifice (sarva karma phala tyaga) in the case of a devotee who has both self-earned property and ancestral property? At Your Lotus feet, surya]
Swami replied:- When somebody has both ancestral and self-earned properties...
Prof. JSR Prasad asked:- Sāṣṭāṅga namaskāraṃ Swami. In Satyaanveshi presented by YouTube, the speaker says that people living towards south of Vindhya mountains are Dravida race whereas, people living north to Vindhya mountain are Arya race. How to deal with this topic? At Your holy lotus feet
Swami Replied:- Some people always want to divide the people by such false statements...
1. How did Sages conclude that the bond with a spouse is stronger than that with children?
Shri Divakara Rao asked: Padanamskaram Swami, Please clarify below mentioned doubts Swami. Sages thought that bond with spouse was stronger than bond with children and with wealth when they approached God Rama to get tested. Can You please explain to me...
1. If the loan is completed and that person lives in that family, will the fascination disappear?
[Shri Satthi Reddy asked: Mee Paada Padmalaku Namaskaram Swamiji🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏, Swamiji, in the Runaanu Bandha concept, If the loan is completed even though the person lives in that family, the fascination will disappear? If he or she still lives with them even after clearing the loans, it means we are giving loans to them. What is the sign that the loan is cleared or not. Some people say that he or she will move away from them automatically...
Shri Abhiram Kudala asked: Padanamaskaram Swamy. Swamy I heard about Dharma Kaaryam, Ardha Kaaryam, Kaama Kaaryam. And Dharma Kaaryam needs to be done in the morning, Ardha kaaryam needs to be done in the afternoon, Kaama kaaryam needs...
1. Can we say a devotee's luck is Swamiji's grace alone?
[Shri Soumyadip Mondal asked: Luck is said to be loser's excuse for winner's position. Phani sir says devotee's horoscope is decided by swamiji. We know the horoscope decides the luck of someone. So, can we say a devotee's luck is Swamiji's grace only?? By Soumyadip Mondal]
Swami replied:- Swami’s grace is also based on the horoscope of the devotee because...