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13. Did the Gopikas divert their uncontrollable lust towards God or transformed their true devotion into lust for God?
[Thank You for the wonderful answer given to Shri Phani Sir on his birthday. My question is whether the Gopikas divert their uncontrollable lust towards God or did they transform their true devotion for God into lust for God?]
Swami replied:- The sages have no lust at all. That is why, at the time of Rama, they had full confidence that they will pass the test for the bond with spouse very easily. They have rejected...
QA:9-12
9. Is my following hypothesis correct?
[Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Swami, the word 'Radha' is not mentioned in the entire Bhagavatam. After listening to Your answer about how Krishna created His unreal forms to satisfy Gopikas, I framed the following logical hypothesis:- Firstly, Radha is an imaginary character created by Krishna and described as His real female form. To satisfy all the Gopikas based on devotional justice, Krishna has to tell and prove...
QA: 4-8
4. Why did not the 12 Gopikas get the association of real form of Krishna?
[Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Swami, You told that unreal Krishnas were dancing with all the Gopikas during the test of Daareshanaa. But, 12 Gopikas passed all the three tests and attained Goloka as reward. Since they are not married-women anymore, why didn’t they get the association of real form of Krishna in Goloka?]
Swami replied:- The soul does not change after leaving the gross body on the earth. Whatever objection is there for soul and God in this world, the same objection will apply to the same soul and same God even...
QA-3:
3. Swami, can You explain the contradiction between the following statements.
Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Swami, can You explain to me the contradiction between the two statements:- i) God Krishna satisfied the sexual desire of sweet devotion of Gopikas to encourage them in the spiritual path to reach God for permanent association through the similar sweet devotion. ii) God Krishna while satisfying Gopikas did not lose His celibacy since God Brahma told that Krishna is the real celibate. Please don’t use the omnipotency...
QA-2:
2. Since we cannot distinguish between real and unreal forms of God, how can we believe this theory of illusory Krishnas?
Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Swami, I have forwarded Your reply to the learned person. He shared the below text “Every political leader before elections, tries to bring an emotional angle while canvassing for votes. The answer about real Krishna and Gopikas as Father and daughters based on the Gita verse appears like that coverup only. God definitely did not realize the fact of being their...
(Some of my friends, who are atheists, have asked these questions on sweet devotion and related topics. I have sent those questions to H.H. Shri Datta Swami, who has answered these questions. - Ms. Thrylokya)
1) Why does God Krishna appear like having fascination for females and wealth?
Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Swami, God is misunderstood due to the topic of sweet devotion or Madhura Bhakti. Greater devotees like Hanuman exist even without Madhura Bhakti and Hanuman is not lesser than Radha. Draupadi loved Krishna as sister and surpassed all the romantic bonds through her sacrifice in tearing...
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1. What is the meaning of the mask of sattva quality as in Dhritarashtra?
[Smt. Chhanda asked: Padanamaskaram Swami! Following (Q1 to Q5) are a few statements from Your enlightening discourses where I found some difficulties in understanding. Please remove those ignorances. “In some, the mask of sattva quality is covered on the outside. Such a person is Dhritarashtra.” What does this example mean Swami? Is it only covered by mask or he does not have the sattva...
1a. Does God always protect the one who follows justice?
[Shri Hrushikesh asked: Dear Swami, I request You to kindly help us with the answers for the below questions. When a person strictly follows rules of justice laid by God and leads a justified life, does God always protect such person?]
Swami replied:- God protects the justified life of any devotee provided...
Shri JSR Prasad asked:- Swami, You said that water is real and the wave is inherently unreal in explaining Vivarta Vaada (apparent appearance). Is it similar...
[Shri Hrushikesh asked: Dear Swami. In reference to the answer given by You on Dashavaataaras, please refer the link below.
Link: https://www.universal-spirituality.org/discourses/who-is-the-9th-avatar-of-lord-vishnu--5447--5381--ENG Please answer the following questions.]
1. Is Balarama the incarnation of Adishesha?
Swami replied:- Yes, Balarama is the incarnation of Adishesha. Shesha means a part and Sheshi means the whole. Since Shesha is a part of God...
[Shri Hrushikesh asked]
1. Do Multiple Universes exist?
[Dear Swami, I request You to kindly answer the below questions that arose during a discussion between me, Abhiram and Vasu. Dear Swami, Request You to kindly answer the following questions: We have read an article about the concept of the Multiple Universe. This article says "Multiple Universes" exist and this concept was also discussed in the holy books like Bhagavat Gita...
Shri Hrushikesh asked: What is right way to understand the below verse from Bhagavad Gita about Multiple Incarnations of God? Does this Shloka have any reference to God incarnating simultaneously in Multiple Universes? Chapter 11, Verse 5 Shloka:
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha
paśhya me pārtha rūpāṇi śhataśho ’tha sahasraśhaḥ
nānā-vidhāni divyāni nānā-varṇākṛitīni cha..
[Shri Hrushikesh asked: What should be the response towards a person, who insults me? Should I retaliate and insult the other person? or should I leave the Justice to God to decide? As God is the real administrator and no injustice happens in his administration.]
Swami replied:- If you are stronger than the other person, you can retort the humiliation after thoroughly analyzing the whole situation. It may be possible that the other person is advising...
Shri Anil asked: Padanamaskaram Swami, Please give answers to the following questions. At Your Divine Lotus Feet-anil. Matthew 13:13-15 This is why I speak to them in parables: “Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand. In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: “ 'You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing...
Why was such a vision given to Shri Phani because the direct interpretation of the vision leads to wrong conclusions?
[Shri Anil asked: Regarding the recent vision experienced by Shri Phani, in the first place why was such a vision was given, if the direct interpretation of the vision may lead to wrong conclusions? Instead the message in the vision would have been direct such that the actual intended...
Shri Anil asked: During the crucifixion of Jesus, did the ‘real Jesus’ undergo or an ‘unreal Jesus’ underwent the suffering on the cross? Quran says that a person resembling Jesus was crucified and the real Jesus was taken up into the heaven...
Prof. JSR Prasad asked:- When Rama and Sita or Krishna and Radha are meeting, Sita and Radha are getting the satisfaction that they got the union with the God-component. In the case of Gopika and illusory Krishna, the Gopika is not getting that satisfaction because the God-component is absent in illusory...
[22 May 2025] In Hanumatsamhitaa, Hanuman told that if any devotee has any worldly problem, the devotee shall pray Him to get the solution. People mistakenly think that Hanuman works in the department of civil services so that Hanuman can attend to all worldly problems of the public! Hence, anybody, who has worldly problem, will start praying God Hanuman for the solution offering banana...
Shri Phani Kumar asked:- Please explain the entire background of the psychology of Lord Rama, which is diagonally opposite to the psychology of Lord Krishna.
Swami replied:- The time gap between Lord Rama and Lord Krishna was about two Yugas. In this time gap, the fall of justice was tremendous. The time of Rama was the beginning of Tretaa Yuga, which is almost Kruta Yuga. The time of Krishna was the end of Dwaapara Yuga, which is almost Kali Yuga. Kruta Yuga was completely filled with good qualities and Kali Yuga...
1. When You go to Vijayawada, I feel like You went to a different planet. How to overcome this feeling?
[Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Swami, whenever You travel to Vijayawada and leave Hyderabad, I feel like You have gone to a different planet. When You are in Hyderabad, even if I don't visit You, I feel that You are close to me since we are in the same city. How to overcome these feelings?]
Swami replied:- These feelings are the symptoms of true devotion. They are appreciable...
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