Category: God’s Corner

Indra, the king of devas, goes out of Swarga on his elephant, Airavat. He meets sage Durvasa and greets him reverentially. Sage Durvasa gives Indra a garland that Shiva had gifted him. But Indra does not understand the sacredness of … Read more...

Narakasura: Mura’s master

When Vishnu incarnates as Varaha, He delves deep into Sagara and searches for Bhudevi. When Vishnu finally finds Her, He holds her aloft on His snout and brings Her out of Sagara exultantly. This union of the … Read more...

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...