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Paramaatmaa: He who is param, He who is Supreme and He who is the Atma or the soul is ‘Paramatma’ and Bhagavan is Paramatma. He is the Supreme Soul.Bhagavan is Supreme, He is param, because there is nobody or nothing …
Pootaatmaa ‘pUtAtmA’ means one with a pure self. ‘pUta Atma yasya sa pUtAtmA’. Bhagavan is called ‘pUtAtmA’ because He is not tarnished by the association of the three gunas or by any actions like in the case of a jeeva. …
BhootaBhaavana: Bhagavan is called ‘bhUtabhAvana:’ because He nourishes all the created beings. In the divine name ‘bhUtabhrut’, we already discussed how Bhagawan is the supporter, sustainer, protector, and the nourisher of all the created beings in this universe. In this …
Bhootaatmaa Bhagavan is called ‘bhUtAtmA’, because He is the Atma of all the bhUtAs. ‘bhUtAnAm antaryAmi iti bhUtAtmA’. Bhagavan is the in-dweller of all the created beings in this entire universe. Just as we have this sharIrA, we have this …
BHAAVAHA : Bhagavan is called ‘bhAvaha’, because He exists as this Universe – ‘prapancha rUpENa bhavati iti bhAvaha’. Because He exists in the form of this universe, He is called bhAvaha. We already discussed in the divine name ‘Vishwam’ how …
BHUTAKRUT: Bhagavan is called bhUtakrut because He is the creator of all the beings; sentient or insentient. That’s what we mean when we chant the sloka in Vishnu Sahasranama Stotra – ‘jangamA jangamam chEdam jagan nArayanOdbhavam’ In this entire universe, …
In this series of “Answers and Beyond”, we shall read, understand and enjoy Sri Swamiji’s lucid answers to some thought-provoking questions posed by various devotees. Sri Swamiji’s Answers to Questions Asked by Devotees Question: How do a lot of people …
In our previous episodes of ‘Sri Madhurageetham Quelish’, we enjoyed the rasa in various Sri Madhurageethams laden with different poetic embellishments like ‘dhvani’ (suggestiveness) – where the implied meaning is not apparent but has to be discerned; ‘sandeha’ (doubt) and …
In this quiz, we shall experience the glory of Lord Narsimha from the nectarine verses in the divine Sri Madhurageethams of HH Maharanyam Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji. 1.In which Sri Madhurageetham does Sri Swamiji refer Lord Narasimha as an …
