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Making 1008 Radha Naam Mala for Sri Krishna
Today, at around 10:30 PM, I had the urge to make 1008 Radha naam mala in Heart shape (20 Radha naam in each heart shaped paper). I realized that this is a powerful sadhana. You can get perfect stillness of mind while writing Radha naam. Sharing a video of my exquisite Banke Bihari wearing 1008 Radha naam mala:
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श्रीलक्ष्मीनृसिंहस्तोत्रम्
श्रीलक्ष्मीनृसिंहस्तोत्रम् — श्रीलक्ष्मी — नृसिंह नाम चिन्तनम्सर्वपाप नाशनम्नृसिंह पाद वन्दनम्भयमुक्ति प्रदायकम्नृसिंह नाम कीर्तनम्वैष्णवोत्तमो भवेत् सत्वरम्नृसिंह पाद सेवनम्हरिभक्ति प्रदायकम्नृसिंह नाम वदेत् नित्यम्नृसिंहो रक्षति सर्वदा || — श्रीलक्ष्मी
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The Greatness of Sri Krishna Prasad
Food when offered lovingly to Krishna becomes Krishna Prasadam. This Prasad/Prasadam has healing properties. It heals mental, spiritual, and physical ailments because the healing touch of Krishna purifies everything that it touches. In my parent’s house, I used to eat only food that is offered as prasad to Lord Vishnu/Krishna. In fact, in my house, we hardly used to eat outside as my parents are staunch Vaishnavites. Every meal, fruit or sweet was offered first to our home deities and then consumed. I didn’t understand the greatness of this practice for a very long time, though I ate Krishna Prasad all throughout the decades. I never thought about why they…
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Baking and chemistry
Though we lived in the U.S. for over a decade, I never baked cookies or cakes, or pizza there. I was not fond of this kinda food also. But now, as a mom of a teen who loves bread, cakes, pastries, and pizzas, I have now learned to make every kind of pastry. I can say that I even enjoy the process of Baking. Baking is similar to chemistry in that you add the ingredients precisely and do exactly as per the lab manual, but at the end of the experiment, you and your family get to eat yummy stuff. So, like any good experimenter, I head into the kitchen…
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Kerala Trip : An 8 day trip to God’s Own Country
This year we chose to escape to Kerala as the scalding hot Chennai became impossible to bear during summer. We planned to go to the beautiful Alappuzha district, which happens to be my husband’s ancestral place. The backwaters of Alappuzha are renowned for their breathtaking beauty. The natural beauty of Kerala can inspire poets to pen verses singing its praise. Day 1 : Alappuzha – Sterling lake palace resort We took the evening flight to Kochi, Kerala and reached Sterling Lake Palace Resort, a couple of hours away from Kochi Airport. It was around 11:30 PM when we reached the resort. We were escorted in a buggy to the reception.…
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Benefits of reciting Srimad Bhagavat Mahapurana
After the complete recitation of Ramcharitmanas, I am reciting Srimad Bhagavat Mahapurana. You can have Darshan of my home deities here: Here are some of the benefits of reciting and hearing the Srimad Bhagavad. The Supreme Lord said: O Grandfather Brahma, one should regularly hear the famous Srimad Bhagavatam (SB) with faith. Know for certain that such hearing is the only means of satisfying Me. One who daily reads SB will attain with every syllable the results of giving a brown cow in charity. One who daily reads or hears even a half or a quarter of a verse of SB attains the results of giving one thousand cows in…
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“How to be victorious?” according to Lord Rama
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Free Your Love
“When the wave called love sweeps me back into you,Hold me tight and don’t let me go.” He said, “Two is a myth. There is no me without you”. A look so electric that burned her doubts, He touched her hand and melted her hardened heart. A tear fought to be freed, her lips pursed in pain the hidden love of a life time flowed freely like the rain. Sri Laxmi
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பக்தி இயக்கத்தின் மறுமலர்ச்சி
பகவான் ஸ்ரீ ஹரியின் பாதங்களை நோக்கி அனைவரையும் ஈர்த்து வந்த நமது வைஷ்ணவ ஆச்சார்யர்களின் பக்தி மார்க்கம், வட இந்தியாவில் உள்ள நமது ஆச்சார்யர்களின் உதவியால் மீண்டும் புத்துயிர் பெற்றதைக் குறிப்பிடுவதில் மகிழ்ச்சி அடைகிறேன். இறைவன் பற்றிய கதைகள் நம் இதயத்தை கவர்ந்து, நம் இறைவனின் தெய்வீக நாமங்களை உச்சரிக்க வைக்கின்றன. பாரதத்தில் நமது சனாதன தர்மத்தின் இந்த மகத்தான மறுமலர்ச்சியைக் காணக்கூடிய நேரம் இது! ஒரு தசாப்தத்திற்கும் மேலாக வெளிநாட்டில் வசித்த நான் முதலில் இந்தியா திரும்பியபோது, வெளிநாட்டிலுள்ள இந்தியர்களை விட இந்தியாவில் உள்ள இந்தியர்கள் மேற்கத்திய மயமாக்கப்பட்டதை நான் கவனித்தேன். ஒரு அதிர்ச்சியான வெளிப்பாடு, மற்றும் எனக்கு, ஒரு ஏமாற்றம்! கடந்த கால நமது முனிவர்கள் மற்றும் துறவிகளின் பெருமைகளை நான் எப்போதும் கேட்டு மகிழ்ந்தேன், மேலும் நான் அமெரிக்காவில் வாழ்ந்தபோது மிகவும் அறிவொளி பெற்ற சிலருடன் இருக்கும் அதிர்ஷ்டத்தையும் பெற்றேன், அவர்கள் ஒருபோதும் செல்வத்தின் பின்னால் முடிவில்லாமல் ஓடவில்லை, ஆனால் அவர்களுக்கு லட்சுமி தேவியின் ஆசீர்வாதம் மிகுதியாக இருந்தது. திருமணமான பெண்ணாக இருந்தாலும் எனது ஆன்மீகப்…
