Spirituality

  Srimad Bhagavatam emphasizes a lot on shravanam (listening) and says that just listening to katha can help one seek Bhagavan Sri Krishna, and nothing else is needed. In the 5th sloka of chapter 8 in Canto 2 of Srimad …

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Oftentimes, when conversing with individuals of differing faiths, one question inevitably arises: what is the holy book in your faith/religion? In Christianity, the Holy Bible is given as the answer. In Islamic faith, the Quran is given as the answer. …

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This riveting memoir by Sri Ramanujamji, disciple of Maharanyam Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji, was first published in 2012 on the global Namadwaar website and the Tamil Madhuramurali magazine. In this series, Sri Ramanujamji details a divine journey to interior Karnataka …

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Greatness of Srimad Bhagavatam In this episode of the Kishora Bhagavatam series, Sri Poornimaji expounded on the greatness of Srimad Bhagavatam. At the outset she started out by saying, even a moment spent listening to, or reading Srimad Bhagavatam, is …

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Below are excerpts from the Kalpataru Day Mass Prayer conducted by HH Maharanyam Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji on Jan 1st, 2025 at Swami Vivekananda Arts and Science College, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu.  “Faith is above religion. In fact, faith is religion.” …

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In November 2024, HH Maharanyam Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji visited the divine Jagannath Puri kshetra along with over 1500 devotees from all over the world. It was an extremely memorable, divine and one-of-a-kind experience for all who were blessed to …

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Atmadeva Charitram Part-2 Story continues from previous episode: Read Episode 1 here After Atmadeva left his house, Dundukari was left at home with his mother. Dundukari  started begging for money to be used for bad purposes like gambling, drinking, etc. …

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Atmadeva Charitram Part-1 The uniqueness of the Srimad Bhagavatam is that it is Bhagavan Himself. That is why we say, “Jai bolo Bhagavata Bhagavan ki jay!” We hail Srimad Bhagavatam, as the Lord Himself. Srimad Bhagavatam is like another incarnation …

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By Sri Swamiji Translated from Tamil Madhuramurali issue The story of Vritrasura is narrated in the sixth canto of Srimad Bhagavatam. Even though he was an asura, while battling with Indra, the characteristics of highest prema bhakti were revealed in …

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Where did Dharma seek refuge? In the forest Naimisharanya, Sage Shaunaka and other rishis gathered to perform a satrayaga, a yaga to benefit all beings. During the break time, it was tradition to listen to Puranas from pauranikas, or storytellers. …

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