God Krishna narrated the Bhagavad Geeta to Arjuna on the auspicious day of Geeta Jayanti. I have made a humble attempt to summarize in simple language each of its 18 chapters. I hope the pocket book “Bhagavad Geeta made simple” will make your spiritual journey a little easier. God Krishna states that “Bhagavad Geeta’s knowledge … Read more
Dasharatha of the Suryavanshi (solar) dynasty ruled from Ayodhya. The beautiful city had many 7-storied buildings, theatres, and parks. Ayodhya had innumerable well-decorated temples that resonated with the sound of divine Vedic chants. Ayodhya was inhabited by Brahmana-s (the learned scholars) as well as talented artisans. By mistake, Dasharatha had killed Shravana, the son of … Read more
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The Sandhya vandana ritual is performed for Goddesses Gayatri, Savitri, and Saraswati, thrice a day: just before dawn at noon in the evening when the sun is half set The steps in the ritual may differ as per the instructions of your kula-Guru (family’s religious teacher). Generally, it includes performing pranayama, offering arghya to Surya, … Read more
Legend of God Brahma God Brahma is not to be confused with the Supreme Soul of the Veda-s known as Brhmn. Brahma Samhita 5.1 states:“Krishna who is known as Govinda is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He has an eternal blissful spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin and … Read more
Agnisharma (aka Ratnakara) had fallen in the company of wicked people. He became a forest robber on the outskirts of Mulasthana, present-day Multan in Pakistan. One night he met Devarishi Narada and the Saptarishi-s (7 learned sages) who were crossing the forest. They were not afraid of him. He clarified that he became a robber … Read more
King Dasharatha had 3 wives viz. Kaushalya, Sumitra, and Kaikeyi. The wise Sumitra was a princess of Kashi. Dasharatha did not have a son who could take charge of his vast kingdom. During the time of his putreshti yagnya, the Deva-s (demigods) prayed to God Vishnu for relief from a wicked Rakshasa named Ravana. This … Read more
Rama asked Sugreeva to send his team in all 4 cardinal directions to search for Seeta to find out if she is still alive, and if yes, pinpoint her location. Sugreeva told Vinata and his vanara-s (monkeys) to go to the east. Their quest would include the kingdoms of: Kashi and Kosala (present-day regions of … Read more
The lustful Ravana captured Seeta from Panchavati by deceit. Ravana reached Lanka and landed his airborne chariot at Weragantota (tota means a port in the Sinhalese language). It is believed that Ravana had a total of 6 such airports in Lanka. As per local folklore, Seeta was kept as a prisoner at a nearby fort, … Read more