Stories
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Gurubhakti - Guru Vedadha...
Gurubhakti – Guru Vedadharma and Deepak“Matha, Pitha, Guru, Deivam” is the order in which our elders have established We have many examples of disciples who unquestioningly did what their Guru told them to. The most famous Guru is ofcourse Lord Krishna, who instructed Arjuna in the battlefield at a critical juncture.Let us see one lesser known story in the Guru – shishya relationship. Once...
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Fight among the senses
Fight among the sensesChandogya UpanishadMany a time we take things that God has given us for granted. We do not appreciate its value. It could something as simple as our organs, our health or our skin. The beauty of creation is the specific role each of these play in our day to day life. Not caring for one doesn’t affect only that part. For example, over eating does not affect only our stomach....
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Raikva the Cart Puller
Raikva – The Cart PullerStory from Chandogya UpanishaCharity as an act of good is given as a requirement in most religions. In Santana Dharma, like all the teachings charity is inter woven with every ceremony, yagna and puja – be it a Navarathri, shrardh or a charity or a dhaan is being given during a ceremony the priest any religious ceremonies. One of the important aspects if you notice whil...
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Seeker of Truth - Satyaka...
Satyakama: The Seeker of TruthChandogya Upanishad, 4.4 – 4.8In Sanatana Dharma, knowledge seeking, debate and discussions is part of the fabric. We do not get angry when questioned about our practices. The other defining feature of the religion is the acceptance of knowledge from any and all sources. This is not now. A nice story from Chandogya Upanishad depicts this beautifully. A young bo...
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Madurai Meenakshi - A Cin...
Madurai Meenakshi – A Cinderella story As children we were all wide eyed when listening about the glass slippers of Cinderella story. But did you know that there is a real-life occurrence in our own back yard in Bharat? Only difference was here the miracle was performed first and the shoes came as a thank you whereas in the Cinderella story the shoes were part of the magic.When and where di...
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Nachiketa and Yama
The story of Nachiket# Stories from the UpanishadsStory from KatoUpanishad (कठोपनिषद्)Long long ago, there lived a sage called Vajashravas. He had a son called Nachiket who was five years old.In the vedic times, the rishis and kings regularly performed many yagnas or fire sacrifices. These were occasions to give many dhaan (charity) to others in the form of cattle like cows and c...
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Story of a bhakta - Narah...
The story of a bhakta – Narahari Sonar- Part 1Narahari was steadfastly refusing to even visit the Vittala temple. While this a cause for anger and amusement for many, for Narahari it was a matter of irritation that the towns folk kept asking him to go to this temple. One day while Narahari was sitting in his shop, a merchant he knew from the neighbouring town came to Narahari. Narahari enq...
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Story of a bhakta - Narah...
There are bhaktas of all kinds in Sanatana Dharma. We have many Gods and many forms of worship. Does it mean that only a particular form of God will help me? Is there a hierarchy in the Gods? These are questions that many of us have daily. Let us see if we can find the answers through a story. We all know that the naughty but powerful Vittala resides in the beautiful temple of Pandarpur. On...
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Story of a bhakta - Sakku...
The story of a bhakta – Sakkubai- Part 2We saw in the last story about Sakkubai, a young girl born in a pious and humble family in Pandarpur. The father of a young man from the town of Karaveerapuram Krupanaraya came to Pandarpur and asked Sakkubai’s father for her hand in marriage to his only son, Oaduraya. Sakku’s dad gladly agreed without knowing that the whole family – Krupanaray...
