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Smt. Padmaram asked:- Padanamaskaram Swami, I have a doubt in Shiva Puranam (Rudra Samhita), which says that Sage Narada cursed God Vishnu to be born as Rama and suffer in the separation of His wife and the attendants of God Shiva...
14a. Why is Surya called Savita in Aditya Hridayam?
[Shri Ramakanth asked:- Swami, I have few questions on Aditya Hridayam. Can you please explain them Swami? "Ādityah, Savitā, Sūryah" - You said that Savitaa means the creator of souls because the root word gives such a meaning (Şün prāņiprasave). So, Savitaa is Lord Brahma Datta. Why is Surya called Savita here? Since he (surya) is called Savita here, few people firmly believe that Gayatri Mantra is based on worship of the Sun god. Please clarify, Swami.]
Swami replied:- Surya or the presiding deity of sun planet is the external medium like external...
hri G. Lakshman asked: Padanamaskarams Swami, Oh benevolent Lord, please clarify. When You mentioned that Lord Hanuman is going to be the future Brahma (Creator) the following doubts arose in my mind. Lord Hanuman is the incarnation of Lord Shiva who is Lord Datta and is already the Creator. Hanuman the soul can never become the Creator without the merge of Lord Datta. What is to be understood
1. What are the 64 forms of Paramashiva and their meaning and the difference between relating to one form instead of the other?
[Mr. Kenan Waked asked: Jai Guru Datta... Pranams at Your lotus feet Bhagawan Datta Swami. Since I am from an Arab culture, I find it difficult to fathom the 64 forms of Paramashiva and their meaning and the difference between relating...
[Smt. Chhandaa asked:- Swami, You told that the story of Radha was written in Bhagavatam by Sage Vyaasa and it was later on deleted by Himself with the fear of exploitation-based damage to the society in future. Please elaborate this point.]
Swami replied:- Sage Vyaasa wrote the story of Radha in the Bhagavatam. Actually, he did not delete this story by himself. Some of his followers...
[Shri. Hrushikesh asked: Dear Swami, Request You to kindly help us with the answers for the below questions asked by Russian friend Ingrid.
Question 1: I want to ask Your Guru Shri Datta Swami, can he can give the knowledge of Shruti Vedas? The understanding of meaning of the Vedas?]
Swami replied:- The Veda says that the Veda is infinite (Anantā vai Vedāḥ). The Vedic knowledge...
Shri JSR Prasad asked:- Swami, after bowing to God in the first verse of the Bhaagavatam, sage Vyasa told about his defect in the second verse. He told that he ran after his son called Shuka who was going into the forest immersed...
Smt. Lakshmi lavanya K asked: Namaste Swami. In Ramayanam Sita went to forest with Rama (become emotional when Rama opposed her decision), Urmila...
[Satsanga was attended by devotees in large number. Some flashes of the spiritual knowledge radiated from His Holiness Shri Datta Swami are given below:-]
1. We must analyze our Hindu religion deeply and rectify our faults. Without rectifying our own faults, we don’t get the power to advise others. We must see the traces of our faults as huge hills and we must...
Smt. Lakshmi Lavanya K asked: Namaste Swami, My father wants to ask You some doubts. After 3 years of continuous prayers of mine to You, he is now joining Satsangas and reading Your knowledge and willing to trust You. I am very grateful to You for this. Because of (Your knowledge) You only, we are experiencing grace of God in our lives. He wants to ask You doubts...
[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...
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...
Shri PVNM Sarma asked:- Swami, Hiranyakashipu is a devotee of God Shiva. Prahlaada is a devotee of God Vishnu. You said that Vishnu and Shiva are one and the same God Datta. In such a case, Hiranyakashipu is also a devotee of God Vishnu only. In such a case, why God Vishnu killed Hiranyakashipu and protected...
Shri Hrushikesh asked: Dear Swami, I request You to kindly answer the below questions asked by my cousin Bharath. Who exactly is the 9th avatar of Lord Vishnu? The forgotten avatar. I found 3 answers on the internet. These are the answers I found, they are Gautama Buddha or Krishna Or Balarama. Kindly clarify...
A question from internet forum brought by Shri Anil: Paadanamaskaaram Swami, In Brahma Sutra 1.3.38, Adi Shankaracharya declines the right to study Veda for Shudras. Can anyone explain me this? The verse found in internet is: “On account of the prohibition of hearing, studying, and (learning) the meaning...
[Prof. JSR Prasad asked:- Saashtaanga Namaskaaram Swami. Please tell the correct interpretation of the following verse from Gita (6.1):
‘Anāśritaḥ karmaphalaṃ kāryaṃ karma karoti yaḥ |
Sa saṃnyāsī ca Yogī ca na niragni rna cā kriyaḥ ||
-At Your divine holy lotus feet]
Swami replied:- Who is a real saint (Samnyaasi) and Yogi? This question is answered in this verse. Generally, we think that a Samnyaasi...
Ms. Bhanu Samykya asked: Paadanamaskaaram Swami, in a recent Satsanga, You have said that Sita Devi should have given fire test and proved herself chaste and should have come back to God Rama. But, does it not show that the situations She faced were traumatic to her and she might not control her emotions. Here, I have few doubts - God Rama being omniscient, He knew that this question will make her emotionally unstable...
[Questions from internet forum brought by Shri Anil]
1. Why does the creator God Brahma have a low profile in Hinduism?
Swami replied:- All the Sages, who are considered to have even the higher profile than angels, worshipped God Brahma as their ultimate divine form. As time passed, the standards of spiritual knowledge came down...
[Shri Anil asked]
Swami replied:- Shani Deva is the presiding deity of the planet Saturn, who delivers the punishments of bad deeds to the souls and he gives the spiritual knowledge to the souls (Jnaana Kaaraka) while they are suffering...
Some devotees of God Vishnu say that God Shiva is not auspicious because He is related to destruction and not to construction. This is a foolish comment based on ignorance and not on analysis. If you want to construct and establish good, are you not destroying the bad simultaneously? Merely, the word ‘Destruction’ should not be entertained because ‘Destruction of what?’ is very important...
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