The holy festival of Gopashtami is celebrated every year on the Ashtami Tithi (eighth day) of Shukla Paksha (rising moon phase) in the Hindu calendar month of Kārtik. This is the day when Lord Krishna ...
In Tulasidas’s Shree Ramcharitmanas Lord Shiva tells Parvatiji that the Supreme Lord takes avatar and descends to earth for various reasons. One cannot pinpoint and say that the Lord takes avatar “only for this” reason. ...
Rishyasringa: Brother-in-law of Lord Ram Sage Vibhandak is engaged in Tapasya (penance) since his childhood much to the chagrin of Indra. Fearing Vibhandak can usurp heaven with his powers, Indra sends Urvashi to distract Vibhandak. ...
धर्मो र्विदुररूपेण शापात् तस्य महात्मनः । माण्डव्यस्यार्थतत्त्वज्ञः कामक्रोधविवर्जितः । महात्मा माण्डव्यके शापसे साक्षात् धर्मराज ही विदुररूपमें उत्पन्न हुए थे। वे अर्थतत्त्वके ज्ञाता और काम-क्रोधसे रहित थे। It was Dharmaraj who was born as Vidura, as ...
मूर्खस्य पञ्च चिन्हानि गर्वो दुर्वचनं तथा। क्रोधश्च दृढवादश्च परवाक्येष्वनादरः॥ There are five signs of fools - Pride, abusive language, anger, stubborn arguments, and disrespect towards other people's opinions. Pride is considered as one of the ...
The second day of the 5-day long festival of Deepavali is known as Narak Chaturdashi. Narak Chaturdashi goes by various names in different parts of the country. In Northern India, it is celebrated as Chhoti ...
या दुस्त्यजा दुर्मतिभिर्जीर्यतो या न जीर्यते । तां तृष्णां दुःखनिवहां शर्मकामो द्रुतं त्यजेत् ।। The desire to the senses is the source of all misery. It takes great effort for the ...