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September 5, 2025

Srimad Bhagavata Skanda 2 - Narada’s Inquiry Into the Sovereignty of Creation

In the sacred forest of Naimishāraṇya, the sages heard a profound truth: even Brahmā, the Creator, bows to the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna. 🙏
Through the dialogue between Nārada and Brahmā, as narrated by Sutacharya, the sovereignty of creation is revealed—not in the hands of Brahmā, but in the eternal will of Bhagavān.
🎶 Purandara Dāsa captures this essence in his moving composition “Ee pariya sobagāva”, affirming Krishna’s matchless beauty and supremacy.
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Published on September 05, 2025 04:59

August 29, 2025

Srimad Bhagavata Skanda 2 – Shuka Geeta

✨ Śuka Gīta — Song of Śrī Śuka (Bhāgavatam 2.4) 🌿
“🕉️Sri Krishna, You dwell in every heart, beyond the reach of mind, yet ever near to the humble devotee. To Your lotus feet, the wise surrender—seeking nothing but Your divine presence."
Sri Śukacharya sings the praises of Lord Krishna, the Supreme Paramātma, who creates, sustains, and dissolves this universe as a divine play—yet remains beyond all.
To His lotus feet let’s bow again and again. 🙏
This blog shares the complete verses of Śuka Gīta with translation, concluding with Purandara Dāsaru’s soulful Sharanu Siddhi Vinayaka 🎶

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Published on August 29, 2025 04:39

August 22, 2025

Parikshit’s Questions on the Lord’s Creation

🌿 Srimad Bhagavatam Reflections 🌿
On the sacred banks of the Ganga, King Parīkṣit—freed from worldly bonds—bowed before Śrī Śukacharya. With his heart surrendered, he asked the most profound questions of life:
✨ How does this creation arise?
✨ How is it sustained?
✨ How does it dissolve back into the Lord?
These are not questions of idle curiosity, but the urgent longing of a soul at the threshold of death. Shuka’s response opens the Śuka Gītā, a stream of verses glorifying the Lord’s supremacy, compassion, and intimate presence in all beings.
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🕉️ May we, like Parīkṣit, learn to marvel—not at creation itself, but at the Lord who lovingly pervades and transcends it.
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Published on August 22, 2025 04:54

August 15, 2025

Srimad Bhagavata Skanda 2 – Shaunaka's Quest: From the Gods of Every Desire to the Supreme Goal

In this third Adhyaya, Shaunaka listens as Śuka reveals how every god—whether granting knowledge, strength, or worldly joys—is but a facet of 🕉️Purushottama, the Supreme Lord. All sincere worship ultimately flows toward Him, yet Bhakti—pure, selfless devotion—remains the highest path.
We close with the soul-stirring Sakala Graha Bala Neene by Sri Purandara Dāsaru, reminding us that every cosmic force and auspicious moment draws its power from the Lotus-Eyed Lord alone.
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Published on August 15, 2025 04:38

August 8, 2025

Srimad Bhagavata Skanda 2 – Gods as Facets of Purushottama

🌺 Srimad Bhagavata Skanda 2 – Gods as Facets of Purushottama 🌺
From Brahma’s wisdom to Agni’s brilliance, from the Vasus’ wealth to Shiva’s transcendental knowledge—the devas reflect the infinite attributes of the One Supreme.
Yet, beyond all forms and powers, the sages declare: whatever the yearning—knowledge, power, pleasure, or peace—every sincere path bends toward Sri Hari.
Bhakti is not striving, but surrender. Not conquest, but remembrance. In the sacred flow of nāma-smaraṇa, the Lord’s name becomes both path and goal—refining the mind, softening the heart, and unveiling His blissful presence.
🕉️ Chant. Remember. Surrender. The Lord Himself is the reward.
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Published on August 08, 2025 04:52

August 1, 2025

Srimad Bhagavata Skanda 2 – Bhakti to Lord Sarvātmā

🕉️ Srimad Bhagavata Skanda 2 – Bhakti to Sarvatmā
As the Yogi rises beyond form, identity, and even the subtle elements, what remains?
Not emptiness. Not dissolution.
What remains is belonging—a soul surrendered wholly at the feet of Śrīman Nārāyaṇa.
This final part of Skanda 2 traces the sacred journey of Krama Mukti, where the devotee, ascending realm by realm, sheds every covering until Bhakti alone remains. No merging. No claiming. Only loving surrender to the Supreme.
The sages say:
There is no higher path than Bhakti.
No truer freedom than to serve the Lord of All.
🌺 Concluding with the soul-stirring poetry of Vijaya Dāsaru, as rendered by Pt. Bhimsen Joshi.
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Published on August 01, 2025 04:42

July 25, 2025

Srimad Bhagavata Skanda 2 - The Path to the Feet of the Lord

🕉️ Srimad Bhagavata Skanda 2 – The Path to the Feet of the Lord 🕉️
What happens when the Yogi prepares to leave the body—not in fear, but in full awareness, breath by breath, mantra by mantra?
In this powerful chapter from Srimad Bhagavata, we follow two sacred paths:
🔹 One, the journey through celestial realms—guided by penance, purity, and yogic mastery.
🔹 The other, the path of surrender—where every step, every breath becomes an offering to the Lord.
From chakra to chakra, world to world, the ascent is not to dissolve, but to belong. To reach not some abstract void—but the loving feet of Lord Viṣhṇu.
The soul does not conquer. It remembers. It returns.
॥ दास्यं परमं धर्मः ॥
"Servitude is the highest dharma."
🌿 Featuring sacred verses, commentary, and a heartfelt homage to Saint Kanaka Dasa.
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Published on July 25, 2025 04:53

July 18, 2025

Dharana of the Indwelling Lord

🌸 Dharana of the Indwelling Lord 🌸
In the sacred stillness after beholding the cosmic Virāt Puruṣa, King Parīkṣit is now guided by Sri Śukachārya into a deeper vision—from the vast outer form to the divine within.
This blog explores the intimate Dharana Yoga of the heart-lotus:
🕉️ Where the Lord dwells, thumb-sized yet infinite.
🪷 Where limbs of the Divine are meditated on—from lotus feet to smiling face.
📿 With insights from Srimad Bhagavatam, Kaṭha Upaniṣad, Rama Raksha Stotra and the soulful sanskrit verses of “Vande Vandyam”, this piece is both devotional and meditative.
🕊️ “The yogi sees not with eyes, but with love.”
Enter the sacred current of Dharana.
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Published on July 18, 2025 04:43

June 27, 2025

Srimad Bhagavata Skanda 2 – The Hymn of Virat Purusha (Part 1 of 3)

When King Parikshit asked what the mind should meditate upon, Sri Shukacharya unveiled one of Bhagavata's most majestic revelations—the Virat Purusha, the Cosmic Form of the Lord. In this first part of the divine stotra, discover how—from the soles that cradle Pātāla to the thousand heads that crown Satya Loka—all realms arise from the Lord’s sacred body. The gods, the elements, the senses—each emerges from His divine expanse.
This is not merely a description. It is a sacred map for Dharana and Bhakti, a daily meditation for seekers, and a hymn that lifts the soul from the scene to the Supreme.
🌿 Read. Reflect. Return to the Lord who is All.
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Published on June 27, 2025 04:45

June 20, 2025

Srimad Bhagavata Skanda 2 – Shuka's Wisdom of Dharana in the Path of Divine Union

🪔 Srimad Bhagavata Skanda 2 – Shuka's Wisdom of Dharana in the Path of Divine Union 🪔
In the sacred dialogue between Sri Shukacharya and King Parikshit, the countdown to death becomes a gateway to transcendence. With calm clarity, Shuka reveals the essence of Dharana—the focused holding of the Lord in the mind—as the bridge from fleeting life to eternal liberation.
Discover how even a single moment of pure contemplation can surpass a lifetime of worldly pursuit. Enter the path where Bhakti becomes Yoga, and the Lord’s form becomes the anchor of awareness.
🌿 Read now and reflect on the wisdom that turns the end of time into the beginning of divine union.
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Published on June 20, 2025 05:48