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Question by Smt. Chhanda on her friend's behalf: “With deepest regards, I place my question to Swamiji. I see a lot of young people dying around me, of disease or accident. When someone’s life is short, does it mean...
Smt. Suchandra Chatterjee asked: Padanamaskaram Swami, I had a dream where I found myself working as a servant in the palace of a king, who was likely Lord Vishnu. My main task was to serve the Queen, possibly Mata Lakshmi, by assisting her with personal activities such as hairdressing. In the dream, the king assigned me the responsibility of collecting a specific medicinal plant from his garden for a particular medicine...
।। Datta Pratijñā Ślokaḥ ।।
Composed by
His Holiness Shri Datta Swami
(A VERSE THROUGH WHICH PROMISE ON GOD DATTA IS MADE)
Kadā'pi na kariṣyāmi,
Pāpaṃ Dattasya kopadam |
Ayaṃ Datta dayā siddhaḥ,
Bhāvo'stu balavān sadā...
[Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Some scholars say that while one worships God, he/she shall feel God as himself/herself and then only worship God (So’ham Bhaavena Puujayet). What does this mean?]
Swami replied:- When topmost importance is to be given, people say that you should keep yourself in that position. People say “You do his work feeling that as your work”. This does not mean that you have become...
1. It is said that anyone, who is not Rudra shall not worship God Rudra. What does it mean?
[Dr. JSR Prasad at this juncture, mentioned that it is said that any person, who is not Rudra shall not worship God Rudra (Nā'rudro Rudramarcayet) and told that this means that only Rudra (God) shall worship Rudra (God).]
Swami replied to this:- Is it not foolish to say that God alone shall worship God. Generally, devotees worship God and no devotee is God. Hence, the first Rudra must be a devotee and second Rudra must be God. If you analyze...
[Ms. Thrylokya asked:- A devotee may fight with injustice and get victory due to the help of the invisible God. Then, the devotee may get ego. How doesGod protect such a devotee?]
Swami replied:- If God wants to test the devotee to see whether the devotee gets ego or not, such situation as told by you will happen. If the devotee gets ego, such a devotee failed in the test of God. If the devotee does not get ego, the devotee succeeded...
[Ms. Thrylokya asked:- When somebody claims that they are God, I used to ask him/her to lift a big stone at least instead of Govardhana hill that was lifted by God Krishna. Was my question proper?]
Swami replied:- You can ask a better question like “Can you do an unimaginable event called miracle?” Every miracle is an unimaginable event and indicates its source as the unimaginable God or Parabrahman present in the human being...
1. What is the use of entertainment which doesn't give any result?
[Ms. Bhanu Samykya asked: Padanamaskaram Swami, in one of Your discourses You said- "If you develop the attitude to work for entertainment without the attachment to profit and loss, you will never be lazy". But what is the use of entertainment which doesn't give any result? Is it not equal to timepass? Should one work just only for entertainment? Please guide me to correct my understanding...
1. What is the meaning of the Gita?
[Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Swami, I am taking some points from ‘Traita Siddhanta Gita’ and putting them before You for Your kind reactions. Does the meaning of Gita mean 'line' ?]
Swami replied:- The Gita in Sanskrit means that which is sung. In Telugu, Gita means...
[By Smt. Chhanda Chandra]
Padanamaskaram Swami. It is my greatest fortune to feel You, my Lord, always around me and experience so many miracles in my life each and every day. And above all, it is You, who is listening directly and I am getting this opportunity to express my thankfulness through the same media. I was like an empty drum which used to sound more previously. But You have provided the required good materials...
[By Ms.Thrylokya]
Paadanamaskaaram Swami, I would like to share a miracle where You helped me in a difficult situation while doing office work. Since last few months, our team is working under pressure to meet regular deadlines. We are migrating to a different data platform to meet future requirements. Apart from regular work, we are learning the coding structure of new platform and simultaneously implementing it. In the initial testing, everything was good in my domain and all validations...
Ms. Thrylokya asked: When an Astrologer says that we'll get a job by so and so time and we'll get married by so and so time, will that happen even without our effort?
Swami replied:- The Gita says that a human being cannot be idle without doing work (Na hi kaścit kṣaṇamapi…). Expecting that the human being will be continuously making efforts driven by the needs of worldly life...
[A question by Ms. Thrylokya]
Swami replied:- When we fight against injustice, we must see that we are fighting against the injustice as servants of God. Without the grace of God, we cannot fight against injustice because sin is very powerful...
Ms. Thrylokya asked: Jesus prayed to God to excuse even the people who crucified Him and did not hate even such sinners. But, the same God Jesus says to devotees in His spiritual knowledge that unless the devotees hate the worldly bonds, they can’t be His disciples. How this can be correlated?]
Swami replied:- Hatred is of two types:- i) Direct hatred:- If you hate the worldly bonds directly without a third parameter, it is the hatred generated...
[By Ms. Noishadha Chatterjee] With salutations to the lotus feet of my beloved Sadguru, Shri Datta Swami, I want to share an experience where Swami miraculously secured my visa appointment. Two months ago, I was blessed with the darshan of Swami for the first time along with my parents. After listening to the true knowledge of Swami, I knew that He was God in Human form. I once got a dream where I played with God Vishnu as a friend. When asked about it, Swami revealed that my devotion to God was in the form of friendship...
1. Is it right to be satisfied in the matter of God or is it right to never be satisfied?
Smt. Lakshmi Lavanya K asked: Namaste Swami. Is it right to be satisfied in the matter of God or is it right to never be satisfied? When I met Phani sir I was satisfied that I got the support, but after a few days, dissatisfaction started. When I met You, I thought my life's goal was fulfilled and I was free from depression, but I started feeling unhappy that I would not be able to live with You again. Even though...
1. What are the varnas of Lord Vishnu, Ma Annapurna, Indra Dev and Kubera respectively?
Shri Jayesh Pandey asked:Padanamaskaram Swami Ji!
Swami replied:- Lord Vishnu has pure Sattvam quality that discriminates good from bad and mother Annapurna has pure Tamas quality that indicates love to give food without finding fault with the devotee. Others have mixed...
1. Will stay in other’s house on their invitation form Runaanubandha with them?
Shri Bharath Krishna asked:Requesting Swami to kindly answer my questions. Padamaskaram Swami, If I stay in other’s house for some days as a guest, will I form Runaanubandha (debt bond) with them? Will I form Runaanubandha...
Smt. Amudha Sambath asked:At Your Divine Lotus Feet Swami, The Lord is already happy or He is source of Ananda Nilayam (Abode of Happiness). But still as a soul how to impress and bring smile on Your face? Also how to be a good student or devotee of God. Swami I hesitated to ask this question and Ms. Thrylokya helped me to do it. Also I am praying to please help me to do all as per Your words...
1. How can one fight with God?
[Shri Anil asked:Padanamaskaram Swami, Kindly give Your answers to the following questions-at Your lotus feet anil. Hanuman fought with God Rama for Yayati. How can one fight with God? Kindly elaborate this?]
Swami replied:- Hanuman is also the incarnation of God. So it is a play of God. The final message is that Nivrutti is greater than Pravrutti...
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