‘As Dwapara yuga came to a close, Sage Narada approached Lord Sri Brahma and asked “ Lord! What is the remedy for all in the Kali yuga that is approaching?” Lord Brahma replied “I disclose to
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Nibbles
Rahasya Traya Saram
Swami Vedanta Desikan was a well-learned Vaishnava Saint and an exponent of Vedanta. He used to teach the Upanishads to his disciples in his house. As the tradition prevented womenfolk from listening
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Selfishness
Once, Bhagavan Yogiramsuratkumar took a devotee of his to ‘oya madam’. The English writer Ayn Rand has written a book titled Virtue of Selfishness. She has condemned all Mahans, Jnanis and Gurus
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Saravana Bhava
Lord Subrahmanya also has a name ‘Saravana Bhava’ . What does ‘Saravana’ mean? ‘Sara’ in Sanskrit means dried grass (‘dharba’ grass). So ‘Sara vana’ refers to a forest of dharba
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Saint, Sage and Avatar
Once a devotee from abroad asked Bhagavan YogiRamsuratkumar what was the difference between a Saint, a Sage and an Avatar. Bhagavan replied “This beggar does not know the difference between the
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‘Guess my profession!’
Once, a person came to meet Bhagavan Yogiramsuratkumar of Tiruvannamalai. While Yogiji spoke to him, He enquired as to what his profession was. The person retorted, ‘I have heard that you know
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Lord Subrahmanya
There are umpteen names for Lord Karthikeya or Lord Muruga. One of them is “Subrahmanya”. In Sanskrit, “su” denotes anything good natured. “Brahmanya” refers to a person who has had the
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The Divine Touch
Saints and holy men possess divinity and this divine power is transferred to any person or object who are blessed with their touch. There once lived a woman who suffered from a deadly disease for
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As you sow, so you reap
Once Ma Devaki, who is Yogiramsuratkumar’s foremost disciple, climbed on a stool to pluck flowers. Yogi came there and said, ‘Don’t hurt yourself as well as the flower’. Yogi’s words had so
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Maya or Birthless?
The episode of Ajamila in Srimad Bhagavatam is well-known. The once-pious Brahmin takes to evil deeds. The story goes to show how, by merely chanting the Divine Name of the Lord at the last breath,
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‘Pranava’
The Sanskrit term ‘nava’ means ‘new’. Pranava (the term used to refer the sound of ‘AUM’) can be split as ‘pra’ + ‘nava’ . The prefix ‘pra’ can be taken as a prefix divinity
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Security
Once a devotee approached Kanchi Mahaswami Sri Chandrasekarendra saraswathi swami and told ” Swami! I feel very insecure in life. I have no “Paadhukaapu” (security)” The great Sage of Kanchi
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