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[Shri J.S.R. Prasad asked:- Sāṣṭāṅga namaskāraṃ Swami. Swami, one Sai devotee was telling me that Shri Satya Sai Baba was given poison through His food and then, Baba transferred His miraculous power to His mother to create sacred ash eating which Baba was cured. What is the internal meaning of this indirect miracle?]
Swami replied:- The background concept of this incident is that the miraculous powers possessed by the human incarnation of God cannot be used for Himself or for His family members. The reason is that the human incarnation...
[Shri Kunal Chatterjee asked:- Today, a lot of corruption and wrong thinking of human beings exist everywhere in the world. What is the solution for this?[
Swami replied:- In the beginning of the creation, for a long time (Kruta Yuga, which was for 17 lakhs years), there was lot of discipline everywhere. Slowly, the human beings got bored with the routine and strict discipline...
[Smt. Suchandra Chatterjee asked:- Swami, You are the incarnation of God. How are You doing the worship of God Ganapati for 9 days?]
Swami replied:- God Rama and God Krishna were also human incarnations of God. Both were worshipping...
For Scholars Posted on: 15/09/2025(Knowledge of The Essence of The World)
1) Jiiva means the individual soul whereas Aatman means soul. Individual soul is awareness and soul is the inert energy, which is converted into awareness existing in the form of specific work while functioning in a specific nervous system. When the electricity functions in a specific machine called cutting machine, the electricity is converted into a specific work called cutting work. When the same electricity functions in another specific machine called grinding machine, it is converted into a specific form of work called grinding work. The electricity is the soul...
QA:100-108
100. Please enlighten me on the following argument.
[God Brahma played that negative role for one single time only, whereas Goddess Anaghā must play the role of a demo-piece in each and every incarnation from the beginning to the end of this creation. It is like she remains exploited forever whenever she comes in human form. Please enlighten me.]
Swami replied:- The role is always unreal whether it is God Brahma or Goddess Anaghā. Whether you drink one cup of coffee or hundred cups...
(Rāsakeli Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Kṛṣṇa Bhagavān uvāca:-
[God Shri Krishna spoke:-]
1) Puruṣāhaṅkṛter nāntaḥ, Sopādhā vava śiṣyati |
Udayāstamayād bhānoḥ, Udayaḥ punareva hi ||
The masculine ego cannot be destroyed as long as the soul exists in the masculine medium. As long as the male medium exists, the masculine ego will be leftover in it. After rise and set of the sun, once again the rise will happen. This means that even if the masculine ego of the soul is destroyed by its spiritual efforts, it will appear again in the same masculine...
QA:99
99. Please explain the concept of sweet devotion exclusively from the perspective of God.
Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Paadanamaskaaram, Swami. Please explain the concept of sweet devotion exclusively from the perspective of God. God is great because He follows justice although He is omnipotent to escape it. If omnipotence alone makes Him great, then every rich and powerful person in this world becomes...
[Shri Anil Antony asked: Padanamaskaram Swami, Kindly give answers to the following questions –at Your Divine Lotus Feet-anil.]
1. Is it possible for a close devotee to acquire the kalyana gunas of God in human form due to close association with Him?
Swami replied:- Certainly. Association is the medium through which the qualities are transferred from one person to the other person. The qualities of God can be acquired by the human...
[Shri Anil Antony asked: Padanamaskaram Swami, Kindly give answers to the following questions –at Your Divine Lotus Feet-anil.]
1. Just before death Jesus prays, “Father, into Your hands I commit My soul.” Is it an example of Atma Nivedanam?
Swami replied:- Certainly, this is the final step of devotion. In total surrender, there is no self-desire. Every action of the soul is aimed at the pleasure of God only and not for self-pleasure...
[Shri Durgaprasad asked: Paadanamaskaaram Swami, please clarify whether these two Vedic statements mean the same - i) na karmana na prajaya dhanena tyagenaike amrutatva manasuh and ii) Amṛitatvasya tu nāśāsti vitteneti. At Your lotus feet, Durgaprasad]
Swami replied:- The first statement says that you can attain the grace of God (which is immortality by permanently merging...
1. Kindly guide us if it is a sin to drink non-veg. milk.
[Shri Hrushikesh asked: Dear Swami, Request you to kindly answer the below question.
In the recent past there has been a lot of debate about the Non-veg milk. Non-veg milk refers to milk from cows that have been fed feed containing animal byproducts like bone meal...
For Scholars Posted on: 25/08/2025Dr. Nikhil asked: Padanamaskarams Swamiji, I offer the following question at Your lotus feet for Your kind clarification. Your servant, Nikhil
According to many philosophies including Vedānta, only the unimaginable God (Parabrahman) is truly unborn (aja). His existence is absolute and spans the past, the present...
(Pravṛtti Nivṛtti Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Devī uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
Jīvena tyajyatāṃ preyaḥ, kimarthaṃ lokabandhanam? |
Saha tena ca Daivasya, parābhaktiḥ prayujyatām ||
[Why should the soul leave these worldly bonds, which are called ‘preyaḥ’ (dear) because along with the love towards these worldly bonds, even the climax devotion to God can be maintained simultaneously?]...
QA:87-98
87. What is the real intention in the heart of God Datta?
[Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Swami, God Datta can satisfy Anaghā by saying that His unimaginable love on her is stopping Him from diverting His romantic love to sweet devotees. The same God Datta...
QA:78-86
78. Why is God interested in Nivrutti and encouraging sweet devotion?
[Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Swami, please explain in points why God is interested in Nivrutti and encouraging sweet devotion. Also, I still feel that Radha is totally fruitless since she is neither a progressing Gopika nor a complete Sadguru. Please enlighten me.]
Swami replied:-
1) Radha/Anaghā does not require salvation (Moksha) from worldly bonds to unite (Yoga) with God because she is already relieved from all the worldly bonds and is unimaginable...
(Māyā Śakti Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rādhā Devī uvāca:-
[Shri Radha Devi spoke:-]
1) Māyāvināṃ Mahārāja!, Rūpamekaṃ rati priyam |
Tvameva sarva gopīnām, Manye priyapatissakhā ||
[O Emperor of the creators of illusions! The duplicate forms created by You have Your form only. The enjoyment attained by any Gopika in the union with Your duplicate form is also the same as we both get in our union. Therefore, I conclude that You alone...
(Samnyāsa Tattva Yogaḥ)
42) Premeti kathyate laukye, bhaktir bhagavatīśvare |
Hatvā dātuṃ punar janma, na sādhyaṃ sukhamarpaṇam ||
[We use the word ‘love’ in worldly affairs and this same love is called by the word ‘Bhakti’ in the case of God, who is the Lord of this creation. It is impossible to kill the worldly fascination and give new birth to divine fascination. Instead of this impossible effort, it is very easy to divert the same worldly fascination towards God as fascination for God.]...
(Samnyāsa Tattva Yogaḥ)
Verses 9-41:
9) Kantā kāñcana kāṣāyāḥ, guravo lokadūṣitāḥ |
Sadguruśca tathā magno, hema hemāvṛteṣviva ||
[Although the human spiritual preachers (Gurus) wear the orange robes externally, they are internally fascinated towards money and illegal sex. These gurus are criticized by the public. Since the true divine spiritual preacher wearing orange robes also exists in this same world, He also gets...
1. What happens if I couldn't be caught by You due to my bad qualities in future births? Please guide me.
[Smt. Sudharani asked: Question to lose self-centredness: Padanamaskaram Swami. Thank You Swami for choosing me, and giving me Your Knowledge. Swami I find a lot of faults in the qualities that are not matching the true devotee, as explained by You. Obviously this birth is not sufficient for my practice. I worry about my future fate in the next birth as, what if I couldn't be caught...
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8. Please enlighten on the following argument.
[Swami, the same friend asked “If God had not allowed the first sin to happen, there would have not been a first victim-soul, who suffered for no fault on its side. Therefore, God becomes the reason for the first sin, which is the root cause for the subsequent bad actions. When God does not allow the fresh case of sin, there would have been no retort case at all. By allowing the fresh case, God is also allowing retort case. Instead of this, He can prevent the fresh case by saving every...
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