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Shri Anil Antony asked:-
11. In Hinduism, what is the meaning of seeing a lizard constantly in the wash?
Swami replied:- There are certain traditional believes about the falling of lizard. Different places of the body touched by the lizard are said to be associated with different results. This is not an important topic because this is...
1. I want Krishna as My husband. What should I do?
[Shri Anil Antony asked:- Padanamaskaram Swami. Some questions from the internet are given below. Please give answer to them. At Your Divine Lotus Feet-anil.
I am 31 years old. I love Lord Krishna. When I saw His picture, my eyes filled with tears. I play with His cheeks and I hug Him. I want Him as My husband. What should I do?]
Swami replied:- In love, there is no lust. Love is true and eternal, which is irrespective of age. Lust is concerned with youth. Krishna is God. When you love God, you should not have aspiration for any selfish pleasure. Love is sacrifice...
1. Please give Your comment on the following saying of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.
[Shri Anil Antony asked: Paadanamaskaaram Swami, I request You to give answers to the following questions. At Your Lotus Divine Feet-anil. “A man practicing semen retention for twelve years develops a special power. He grows a new inner nerve called the nerve of memory”. Swami please give Your comment on this saying of Sri Ramakrishna Parama Hamsa.]
Swami replied:- The semen is prepared from blood. Its retention will make the person very healthy...
Smt. Lakshmi Lavanya K asked:- Namaste Swami. You wrote in a song, "Whenever I think only, the feeling of darling arises in the soul." In the knowledge, You said that the fascinations on all the worldly bonds should be diverted towards God; these include the spouse bond and boyfriend bond. Why is there lust between husband (God)-wife (devotee) bond which is not between brother (God)-sister (devotee), Father (God)-daughter...
1. How can a devotee in the midst of worldly problems know You in end of life?
[A devotee from Vijayawada asked:- Pada Namaskaram Swami. Please explain the difference between Japa, Dhyana and Tapa? O Bhagavaan Vaasudeva! How can a devotee in the midst of worldly problems, know You in antya...
1. If Pravrutti is full of selfishness, then how can there be justice?
Smt. Chhandaa asked:- Padanamaskaram to my Almighty. Request You to kindly enlighten me on the following doubts: In one of our regular satsangas You told, “Pravrutti is full of selfishness.” Most of the time we experience this. We also learnt from Your knowledge that Pravrutti is the justified life meaning justice has to be followed among the souls. If it is full of selfishness, then how can there...
[His Holiness Shri Datta Swami has conducted the worship of Shri Satya Narayana Swami as the Priest on 19th March 2026, after the marriage of Dr. Geetha Lahari (Yashoda Hospital) and Shri Vishnu (IT Professional). Many devotees have attended the worship and few flashes of the spiritual knowledge radiated from Swami’s mouth are presented here.]
1. Why do we call the God as Satya Narayana instead of simply calling as Narayana?
The extra word ‘Satya’ means the essence of Narayana. It means that the actual (satya) form of God Narayana or God Vishnu is feminine Shakti. This worship is recommended to be done in the night and not during the day time since the scripture says “Take bath in the evening and start the worship when night begins.” (Sāyaṃ kāle punaḥ snātvā, yajet Devaṃ niśā mukhe– First Chapter...
15. Swami, please correct my thinking if I am wrong.
[One day, Shri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa ordered one of His very close disciples, Swami Yogananda to kill a cockroach. But due to His extreme soft nature, the disciple could not kill it and left it. Then he regretted for this and confessed before Paramahamsa and He forgave him by saying that it is due to his soft nature only. My doubt is that the disciple earned more sin by not following his Sadguru’s...
Smt. Lakshmi Lavanya K asked:- Namaste Swami. You talked about the ‘Evil Eye’. If I feel jealousy that I am able to live so peacefully because of the miracles happening in my life due to my faith in God, will I still get the result of that evil eye? Many people around me judge me as not being what they like, not being under their control and everything going wrong in my life. I will accept whatever ...
1. If spiritual knowledge is like the fire that burns ignorance, why did Ravana fail to reform?
[Ms. Bhanu Samykya asked:- Padanamaskaram Swami, You have told that spiritual knowledge is like the fire that burns ignorance. But, in one of the discourse (https://www.universal-spirituality.org/discourses/satsanga-with-atheists-(part-1)--5561--5570--ENG), You have told that even though Ravana was a great scholar in the four Vedas and the six Shastras and his 10 heads represent...
Ms. Madhavi asked:- Pranams Swamiji. I am studying final year B.Com near the city of Dwaraka. I feel very happy when I read the spiritual knowledge on Your website. I feel that Your website is Krishna's gift to me. I am in sweet devotion...
1. Is it correct to say the following by different followers?
[Prof. J.S.R. Prasad asked:- The followers of Ramanuja say that Ramanuja is God (Bhagavad Ramanuja) and Shankara is a tiny part or ray of God (Shankara Bhagavatpaada). Is it correct?]
Swami replied:- When Ramanuja is said to be God, they are agreeing that Ramanuja belongs to monism or Advaita in which the soul is said to be God. Actually, monism is established by Shankara...
[Ms. Kiranmai asked:- Paadanamaskaaram Swami, Yesterday was ShivaRatri and I already read in Your Preaching on Your website that one should not do fasting because he/she will not have energy to worship God. Also, if one does fasting, it is said that he/she eats one's own excretory matter leftover in the last part of digestive system called rectum. You sarcastically commented that the person...
Shri Ramakanth asked:- Swami, You have established the equivalence of energy among Creator, Power and capability (process) in unimaginable as well as imaginable items, thereby concluding that there is no logical basis for segregation of items in the unimaginable phase. What is logical basis for the existence of the process when God does a miracle? If it's done in t=0, then it means...
10. Do the Gopikas who complained to mother Yashoda crossed the bond with their children?
[In reply to my Q8, Swami! You said in one place, "Even though Gopikas know that Krishna is God, they were covered by the illusory attraction towards their children and complained to mother Yashoda.". Does this mean then, the Gopikas who complained to mother Yashoda actually crossed the bond with their children? And it was the wish of Lord Krishna only that they will play the role of failed devotees? If it is so, then they are also the most fortunate souls who are in Goloka? Please clarify this doubt also as my ignorance is infinite.]
Swami replied:- God Krishna allowed Gopikas to recognize Him as God so that He wanted to test whether they would cross their bond with children for the sake of God. But, they failed and complained to mother...
(Saṃśaya Samāpti vicāra Yogaḥ)
34) Atyuttamā'vatāro'haṃ, ṛṣi ratyuttamas caraḥ।
Goloko'tyuttama sthānaṃ, mārgaścā'tyuttamo bhavet॥
[Scholars say that I am the highest and the best incarnation of God. The sage born as Gopika is the highest and the best soul. The destiny attained by the sages is also the highest and best place. When all these three...
[Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Paadanamaskaaram Swami. An older devotee approached for an advice to divide his property between his two children. I request You to please enlighten us about how to follow justice in division of wealth among children.]
Swami replied:- The Veda says that the parents shall give property, gold and money equally to all the children irrespective of male and female gender (Manuḥ putrebhyo dāya madāt). The word 'putra' means both...
1. Are the meanings of Vairagya and Samnyaasa more or less same?
[Smt. Chhanda asked:- Paadanamaskaram my Lord Krishna! Please enlighten me by clarifying my following ignorance:
By reading a discourse given by You, I got an understanding that the meanings of Vairagya and Samnyaasa are more or less same? As per my understanding, they are different. Please clarify. The discourse follows: “…Scholars are also confused about the meaning of the word ‘Vairagya’. This word is used in the meaning of special love or broken love. In other words, the word ‘Vairagya’ has two meanings...
(Saṃśaya Samāpti vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Devī Uvāca:-
(Shri Radha Devi Spoke):-
16) Janmato dharma mārgasthāḥ, tvanniṣṭhās tvaṃ svarūpavān।
Samāgacchasi ced yuktaṃ, tvaṃ pitā janako na yat॥
[All the above said 16,107 female devotees are strictly clinging to the justice of Pravṛtti from their births. I feel that marrying them through Your multiplied real forms will be the real justice. They are not related to Duṣpravṛtti...
(Saṃśaya Samāpti vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Devī Uvāca:-
(Shri Radha Devi Spoke):-
1) Parīkṣāyāṃ tvayā nītā, ratiḥ pāpaṃ tvaduktitaḥ।
Trikaraṇair apāpīti, proktavāṃś ca kathaṃ bhavān?॥
[O Krishna! You said that You sometimes test a devotee for her total surrender for the sake of which, You invite Your female devotee for sexual union! At the same time, You say that You have not done any sin by body, words and mind...
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