Diverse Devotions

This was the time when the Pandavas were sent on exile, and were forced to live in jungles for several nights. Krishna never left them. They wandered in the forests. One day, Krishna and Arjuna were trekking along the forest trails and soon slipped into a tiny town. In that town, there resided an affluent …

Receiving End needed

The underlying excerpt has been picked up from “The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna”. Since childhood, Sri Ramakrishna has heard of Vidyasagar’s acts of charity. In the Kali Temple at Dakshineswar, he learned of his scholarship and compassionate nature. M. (Mahendranath Gupta, one of the eminent disciples of Thakur Ji) is a teacher in Vidyasagar’s school. Learning …

Two Tales

Faith Preserves One of Her disciples had gifted a shawl to Rabya Basri. Though She never accepted anything from anyone, but on several requests, She agreed. Material profits never stirred Her, only prayers and reminiscence swirled in Her. There was a thief, who had a habit of stealing petty items, for trivial survival. He used …

Two Tales

Faith Preserves One of Her disciples had gifted a shawl to Rabya Basri. Though She never accepted anything from anyone, but on several requests, She agreed. Material profits never stirred Her, only prayers and reminiscence swirled in Her. There was a thief, who had a habit of stealing petty items, for trivial survival. He used …

Being Shiv (Part2)

Let us remember the source across the course. Now, let us take a recap of the previous part. We saw that a boon was rendered to Tarkasura. He was cherished with immortality till a descendent of Lord Shiva kills him. The chaos in the heavens disturbed the peace and harmony. Anxious demigods thought of sending …