Category: God’s Corner

The Tilak

The Brahma Puran states that all our charitable acts like gifting cows, offerings to the fire or reading and reciting the holy texts are worthless if we do not have the tilak mark on our foreheads while doing … Read more...

Balarama’s swaroop

Balarama is light-skinned unlike Krishna, his dark-skinned younger brother. He usually wears blue garments and a garland of wildflowers. Balarama adorns himself with earrings, bracelets and armlets and ties his hair in a topknot. He has a quiet, … Read more...

Yamunotri

The Garhwal Himalaya is a subrange of the Himalayas located in Uttarakhand. It has three peaks: Bandar Poonch I, Bandar Poonch II and the Kala Nag. The river of Yamuna (Kalindi) originates from the western side of the Bandarpoonch … Read more...

Gunas are character traits. Some of our gunas are inherent. But we acquire several gunas from what we experience in our lives too.  And we all have a healthy combination of good and bad traits. That is what makes us … Read more...

‘Siddhis’ are spiritual powers and can usually be classified into three categories: Laukik, Yogic and Alaukik siddhis.

Laukik Siddhis

Mahaprabhuji says, “Laukik siddhis are materialistic in nature. We derive a sense of power from our palatial homes, ultra-cool cars, gourmet … Read more...

What is nirguna bhakti? Nirguna bhakti means we have only one thought and one emotion, bhav, pulsating in our heart, mind and soul. And that is – how can I make my Krishna happy? We want and expect nothing in … Read more...

Swaminiji, Shyam Sundar Yamuna Maharani & Kalindi

Yamunaji’s swaroops in Pushti Marg are based on her Pragatya in three stages – adhidaivik, adhyatmik and adhibhautik. Yamunaji’s adhidaivik and adhyatmik swaroops are intangible. We can experience the essence of these two … Read more...