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Why the statues are made of five metals (Pancha Loha)?

Posted on: 08/02/2005

Swami replied:- A statue is a model representing a concept. It is actually a teaching aid of the spiritual preacher who can be Lord Datta...

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Is it necessary to go to temples, worship statues and do sacrifice (Yajna)?

Posted on: 08/02/2005

Swami replied:- Temples and statues are necessary for low level people as said in the Shastra (Pratima Swalpa Buddhinaam). It is a teaching...

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How can You object to Archanam of the statue, when it is one of the nine stages of devotion?

Posted on: 08/02/2005

Swami replied:- Archanam means worship. But in all the nine stages of devotion the word Archanam is mentioned. It does not mean the Archanam of...

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What is the specialty of the Gayatri Mantra?

Posted on: 08/02/2005

Swami replied:- The meaning of Gayatri is a divine song, which protects the singer. Mantra means that divine sentence which attracts the mind...

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If the present Gayatri Mantra is not Gayatri at all, did You not perform it when You were young?

Posted on: 08/02/2005

Swami replied:- I performed the Gayatri rituals in My childhood. But I never recited the present Gayatri Mantra, which is not the Gayatri at...

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Can a cinema song, when diverted to the Lord, become the Gayatri Mantra?

Posted on: 08/02/2005

Swami replied:- You are mocking a person travelling on the donkey towards the goal. But you are travelling on a pig covered by silk cloth. Then...

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What truth can be learnt from the present Hindu tradition?

Posted on: 08/02/2005

Swami replied:- If you carefully observe the present Hindu tradition itself, you can get the whole concept without referring to any holy...

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In Hinduism, why are so many rituals performed after a person's death?

Posted on: 08/02/2005

Swami replied:- When a householder dies, rituals are performed and a cow is donated (Godana). This proves that a householder certainly goes to...

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What is the importance of Agni (Holy Fire) in the sacrifice (Yajna)?

Posted on: 08/02/2005

Swami replied:- The first Veda (Rig Veda) starts with the word Agni i.e., the Holy Fire. The Mantra says that Agni means Purohita, Ritvik and...

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How has the tradition inherited rituals, which are not given in the Vedas?

Posted on: 08/02/2005

Swami replied:- Both sages (rishis) and demons (asuras) existed in humanity and even in the same caste called Brahmins. Ravana and...

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Is it right to perform rituals with the help of a tape recorder?

Posted on: 08/02/2005

Swami replied:- From one angle it is right, because a priest is just like a tape recorder, since he simply utters the sacred Vedic hymns...

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Why does the sacred water not remove all sins and diseases of all people?

Posted on: 08/02/2005

Swami replied:- The Gita says “Nadatte Kasyachit Papa” which means that the Lord will not take away the sins of any soul. The verse...

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How can You contradict the age old tradition by Your knowledge in a short time?

Posted on: 08/02/2005

Swami replied:- Suppose there is a vacant room. Even if a hundred people said for a hundred years that the room is filled with pots, it cannot...

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Can a person eat the food that is tasted by another?

Posted on: 08/02/2005

Swami replied:- The Veda says that one should not eat such tasted food (Yaducchistham). But Rama ate the fruits, which were tasted by Shabari....

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What is the inner meaning of an eclipse and the bath after eclipse?

Posted on: 08/02/2005

Swami replied:- The Lord distributed the divine nectar in human form as Mohini. The human incarnation can be male or female. The sun and the...

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Can you explain the Shri Chakra clearly?

Posted on: 08/02/2005

Swami replied:- Shri Chakra means the illusion of money existing in the heart of any human being. Shri means money. Chakra means the whirlpool....

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Can you explain the 'Pancha Yajnas' in the view of sadhana?

Posted on: 08/02/2005

Swami replied:- The five Yajnas are: Brahma Yajna: Serving the Lord in human form, who is called Brahma. Deva Yajna: Serving the...

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Are you a saint (monk) or a householder?

Posted on: 08/02/2005

Swami replied:- You know that I belong to the tradition of Lord Datta. In the forest of Badari, the Siddhas put the same question to Lord...

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What is the significance of early morning time in the worship of God?

Posted on: 08/02/2005

Swami replied:- Early morning time [3.00-6.00 am] is called the Brahma Muhurtam, which means that it is the time to worship God. At that time,...

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Do you agree with scholars who say that performing Yajna is important?

Posted on: 08/02/2005

Swami replied:- It is correct that Yajna is most important and it is elaborately discussed in the first part of the Veda called Karma Kanda....

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