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(Purāṇa Carita Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Kṛṣṇa Bhagavān Uvāca:-
[God Shri Krishna spoke:-]
1) Bhāryā trayaṃ Brahmaṇaśca, vijñeyaṃ tāttvikārthataḥ।
Śakti trayaṃ sṛṣṭikārye, yadavaśyaṃ nirūpyate॥
[It is said in the secondary scriptures called the Purāṇams that God Brahmā has three wives. This should be understood in the light of the essential internal sense. For the sake of this creation, three powers are needed and I will prove this point.]...
[Shri Ramakanth asked:- Swami, please explain how boredom of God was compared to death when You say that there is no deficiency of anything in the case of God?]
Swami replied:- i) The unimaginable God has everything with Him since anything is materialized by His will that is created by His omnipotency. In His case, we say that He was not bored in real sense and the boredom...
(Mokṣa Prāpti Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Reto'ṇḍa yoga piṇḍāṇḍe, kaṇa eko 'ṇḍa ujjhitaḥ।
Raktasya kaṇa koṭibhyaḥ, retas tat puṃsi saṃyamaḥ॥
[When the sperm of male fertilizes the ovum of female, the fertilized egg results. Here, only one cell is lost in the case of females. The sperms are generated from the nutrients and oxygen supplied by the blood to the reproductive tissues (śukram). Hence, whenever the sperms are released, loss of blood (nutrients and oxygen present in the blood) is very much in the rest of the body in the case of males. Therefore, males should have more control on sex for the sake of good health.]...
(Avatāraikatva Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhādevī Uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
1) Brahma Viṣṇu Śivāścā 'pi, bhinna bhāryāḥ pṛthagguṇāḥ |
Avatārau Rāma Kṛṣṇau, bhinnau ca jīvavat prabhuḥ ||
[Even the three primary divine energetic incarnations called Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva have wives in different numbers. All these three incarnations differ...
[This Satsanga (spiritual discussion) with His Holiness Shri Datta Swami happened at Hyderabad on 11th October 2025. Many local devotees attended this Satsanga including Ms. Thrylokya, Smt. Annapurna, Shri PVNM Sarma, Shri Hrushikesh, Smt. Vaishnavi, Shri Karthik, Smt. Suma Lavanya etc.]
1. How to correlate this concept of ‘Evil Eye’ with the concept of ‘Cycle of deeds’?
[Devotee asked:- Swami, a Guru told us that we are suffering from Nara Drushti (also called as “evil eye”) referring to the negative energy or gaze cast by others due to their jealousy on us. But, You have clearly explained...
(Mokṣa Prāpti Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhādevī Uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
1) Caturvidheṣu saṅkṣiptā, dvividhāḥ prema kāmayoḥ |
Teṣāṃ sāraṃ vistareṇa, brūhi me Madhusūdana! ||
[O Killer of Demon called Madhu! You have already told about the four types of souls, which are condensed to two types in the context of love and lust. Please explain the essence of these souls to me.]...
Ms. Amudha asked:- I humbly seek Your guidance in understanding an incident that took place recently, or to know if I should simply let it go.
Swami, during my recent Giri Pradakshina (Kēraivalam) at Tiruvannamalai, my mind was disturbed and not at peace due to certain personal worries. While walking, I was inwardly wondering how to calm my thoughts. At that time, a sage appeared, wearing blue attire, with jaṭā hair and many Rudrākṣa beads. He approached me and asked for the time. I was not wearing a watch, so I called out to my mother...
1. Why did Lord Rama accept Sage Agastya’s advice and build the Shiva Linga for killing Ravana?
[Shri Kishore Ram asked:- PaadaNamaskaram Swami, my humble request You to kindly clarify the questions given below. In the Ramayanam, after the war, when Lord Rama was returning with others, Sage Agastya advised Him to install a Shiva Linga at Rameswaram as a remedy (pariharam) for killing Ravana, since killing a Brahmin is considered a great sin (Brahmahatya Mahapaapam). My question is: although Ravana...
1. Do the five inert elements arise from awareness or from the unimaginable awareness of Parabrahman?
[Smt. Chhanda asked: Paadanamaskaram Swami. While going through one of Your discourses, I got the following doubts. I would like to get enlightened from You on these. “The mind is a form of awareness. From this mind, i.e., from awareness, arise the inert five elements. The properties (dharma) of inert are different from the properties (dharma) of awareness.” Is it so Swami that five inert elements...
(Kāma Prema Bheda Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhādevī Uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
He Śrī Kṛṣṇa! Tvadanyaḥ kaḥ, vivṛṇoti śṛter matam?।
Brūhi māṃ tattva bodhāya, vibhedaṃ prema kāmayoḥ॥
[O Shri Krishna! Who can reveal the essence of the Veda except Yourself? I like to know the difference between love and lust. Please explain to me this difference so that I can understand the spiritual knowledge very clearly.]...
14a. Why is Surya called Savita in Aditya Hridayam?
[Shri Ramakanth asked:- Swami, I have few questions on Aditya Hridayam. Can you please explain them Swami? "Ādityah, Savitā, Sūryah" - You said that Savitaa means the creator of souls because the root word gives such a meaning (Şün prāņiprasave). So, Savitaa is Lord Brahma Datta. Why is Surya called Savita here? Since he (surya) is called Savita here, few people firmly believe that Gayatri Mantra is based on worship of the Sun god. Please clarify, Swami.]
Swami replied:- Surya or the presiding deity of sun planet is the external medium like external...
1. How to keep faith in God when He is not saving kids from getting raped?
[Jinia Islam asked (Forwarded by Shri Hrushikesh):- I am finding it hard to keep faith in God as even people with good intentions like kids are getting raped or killed in wars or plane crash. If God is the ultimate supreme power, why can’t He save them?]
Swami replied:- Why don’t you criticize a judge, who is killing people by granting death punishment? Here, he is seen directly killing the people. You may answer that since they are criminals...
Shri Anil asked:-
1. Why did God ask Abraham to do something evil (human sacrifice) to prove his love? Isn't that contrary to His nature?
[A question from internet forum. At Your Divine Lotus Feet-anil]
Swami replied:- It is only a test of true love. He stopped the test when Abraham became...
Ms. Bhanu Samykya asked: Paadanamaskaaram Swami, You have said that samskaras are like mountains and even with our hectic efforts, we can't even vibrate a stone of it. Now, if that samskara is lust, is Madhura bhakti the only solution in which soul diverts lust to God? Since God has to take lot of blame and punishment in hell for arranging His illusory forms to satisfy the sweet devotees...
1. What are similarities and differences among the below three incidents?
Smt. Lakshmi Lavanya K asked: Namaste Swami. i) When Lord Brahma hid the cows and cowherds in Vrindavan, Krishna spent a year taking all those forms. ii) In the Rasa Leela, He took as many forms as the number of Gopikas. iii) He took the forms to fulfil the duties and responsibilities...
Ms. Kiranmai asked:- Padanamaskaram Swami! I read Shri Guru Charithra whenever I feel low, everytime I read I get stuck at one adhyayam where a Chandala recalls past lives after Shri Nrusimha Saraswati Swami places vibhuti on him. He learns he was once a Brahmin but is now born as a chandala, Swami tells the reason is due to abandoning his parents. If castes are formed out of the interest in a field one chooses...
1. Will You please explain what are the characteristics of each worldly bond?
[Shri Uday Boya asked: Padanamaskaram Swami! In yoga, wheels or lotus flowers represent strong worldly bonds such as Mother, Father, Life partner, Child, False preacher. Will You please explain what are the characteristics of each bond which helps me to self-analyse my progress!]
Swami replied:- Dhaneshanaa, the bond with wealth has no significance at all if the spouse...
1. Did Sudaama refrain from asking for help out of self-respect or devotion?
[Shri Ramakanth asked:- Paadanamaskaram Swami 🙏 Dattam Vande Jagat Gurum 🙏 I request You to kindly answer the below questions 🙏
Sudama was poor and went to meet God Krishna with the intention of seeking help. When Krishna saw him, He lovingly washed Sudama’s feet with His hands and sprinkled that water on His own head. Sudama offered parched rice...
(Saṅkalpa Phala Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhādevī uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
Pṛcchāmi tvāṃ punaḥ praśnaṃ,
tameva Muralīdhara!।
Kuto na strīsamā bhaktāḥ,
pumāṃso duṣpravṛttayaḥ?॥
[O Singer on Flute! I am raising the same old question once again here. My question is that why are the male devotees, having the same bad quality of lust belonging to the category of Dushpravrutti, not blessed by You in par with the female devotees?]...
(Saṅkalpa Phala Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Devī Uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
Jīvaṃ Kṛṣṇaṃ manyate sā, Kṛṣṇaṃ jīvaṃ tathā janaḥ।
Rajju sarpa bhramo dṛṣṭaḥ, dvidhā dvāvapi naśyataḥ॥
[During the rāsa-dance, the Gopika is thinking an ordinary human soul (created by God Krishna having His own form) as God. An ordinary ignorant soul is thinking that Krishna is an ordinary human soul. In this way, illusion exists in both places. At one place, the rope is mistaken as snake and at another...
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