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Unexpected and continuous showers of grace drenched participants at the Udayasthamana Srimad Bhagavata Saptaham held at Madurai from October 7-13, 2025.  ‘Udaya-astamana’ means from sunrise to sunset. A Srimad Bhagavata saptaham conducted in this format is usually held from 6 …

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Presenting a quiz on Gopashtami, a celebration of the Lord protecting His beloved Gopas, Gopis and cows. Take the quiz here>> Compiled by Ramya Srinivasan, San Jose CA **************************************************** Click here to go back to Nov 2025 newsletter contents page: …

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Navaratri is not just a festival of devotion but also a reminder of the timeless power of the divine Mother. At the heart of Navaratri is our Durga Matha, whose presence embodies the balance of strength and grace. She is …

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Let’s learn and celebrate Sri Krishna Janmashtami which falls in the month of August Take the quiz here>> Compiled by Ramya Srinivasan, San Jose CA **************************************************** Click here to go back to Aug 2025 newsletter contents page: https://godivinity.org/newsletters/nama-dwaar-newsletter-september-2025/

kaLayE sundarAKAram sadaika priyadarshnam | ajnAna nAshakam dEvam sadgurum muraLidharam || muraLImaNDitha karakamalm munijana mohanam vytyasthapAdam vanamALAdhAriNam | premabhaktamaNDala nitya kIrtitam  Sri premikavaradam AshrayEham || We all know these are called Dhyana slokas, but do we understand why we recite …

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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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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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