The demi-gods and other celestials extoll Hanuman who is dashing to Lanka at lightning speeds.

There is a vrata (austerity) known as “Rambha vrata”. As soon as we hear the name - Rambha, our mind goes to think about the heavenly nymph. But that is not what we are talking about. In Sanskrit language,

Tvatonya saraṇam nāsti tva meva mama rakshakaḥ Ato mayī kṛpa dṛṣṭyā hanuman rakśa mām sadā.< Meaning- O Hanuman! There is no one apart from You, who can provide me refuge. You alone are my protector.

Puruśottmāya namah Although it appears as if we are repeating the same description of the Universal form time and again, in reality it is not so. In earlier descriptions the limb-wise detailed description

Excessive talking is not good at any point of time. It will cause lot of problems. Many talk extremely like a chatter box. We need to be careful. In a village, there lived a woodcutter. He used to sell

The angry Wind-god Vāyu holds the injured Anjaneya on his lap. Lords Brahma, Indra and all other Devatas now shower boons upon the little boy.

Akin to Dhruva, everyone should treat the Supreme Lord as his father, mother, Guru and God. Through this approach, the Lord’s grace quickly falls upon the person due to the feelings of oneness that he

The Maharishis said to Parikshit, “O chief among the saintly kings (rāja-rishis)! This deed of yours is not at all astonishing as you have been born in the lineage of the Pandavas, who walked on the path

Terrified of lightning speeds at which little Anjaneya is approaching him, Planet Rāhu runs away.

Each and every individual has the right on the air we breathe. Likewise, everybody has the right to receive Guru upadesha (initiation). We see that the clouds in the air which exist only for the benefit

Through listening to the stories of God repetitively, a person can cultivate excellent samskaras (good tendencies). That is why it becomes even more important to occasionally organize Bhagavad sabhas wherein

Parikshit received the news of his impending death which would come in the form of the snake Takshaka. Here it implies that the poison called Takshaka would kill him. In order to create dispassion (vairagya)

Guru alone knows the flaws in a disciple. The bad habits of the disciple are like the weeds. A farmer alone knows the weeds in the field. Likewise, the vices of the disciple are known only to the Guru.

Ramayana, Mahabharata and Bhāgavatam are all holy texts which contains messages for persons belonging to every stage of life. They dispel all the doubts that emerge in the hearts of every person. Such

Shamika Maharishi continued, “You could not understand the dictates of our scriptures which state that a king is none other than Vishnu. You have equated the king to an ordinary person. What you have done