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Terrifying Body, Tender Heart
Learnings from Srimad Bhagavatam – 6
Srimad Bhagavatam shows that the Lord has no bheda bhava (differentiation) when it comes to His devotees, whether it is Dhruva the human child, Prahlada the asura child, Kunti the aged queen, Koobja the bent servant woman, Gajendra the elephant or Vritrasura the demon. All that matters to Him is only the tender loving heart of His devotee..
The Lord’s Vacation
Cherished Memoirs – 6
This series chronicles sweet experiences recounted by the devotees of HH Maharanyam Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji as well as certain divine experiences of Sri Swamiji himself. These articles are translations from the series “Madhuramaana Mahaneeyar” that is published every month in Madhuramurali Tamil monthly magazine, in India.
Click here to read about the interesting incident of Lord Krishna insisting on going for a vacation.
Sri Sundara Anjaneya Swamy, Bangalore
Madhura Geetam – Bharata Pradakshina – 6
His Holiness Maharanyam Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji has composed several hundreds of kirtans glorifying various deities and depicting different bhavas of a devotee – from praise and enjoyment, friendship and motherhood, to love and intense prayer. Sri Swamiji has also composed many kirtans on various kshetras or places of pilgrimage around India.
In this series, we will go on a pradakshina of Bharata desha as we present, each month, a kirtan composed by Sri Swamiji on a particular kshetra. This month’s kirtan is one composed on the beautiful Sri Sundara Anjaneya Swamy of Kalkare, Bangalore.
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Shiva Bhakta on Krishna
Story Time
Sri Shridhara Venkatesa, known as Sri Shridhara Ayyaval, was a great saint who glorified the path of devotion through Nama Sankirtan. He was a great Shiva bhakta and always chanted Shiva’s name. Here is an interesting incident from his life.
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Sri Sridhara Ayyaval
Quiz Time
Take the quiz to learn more about Sri Shridhara Ayyaval. A famous incident in his life is that of “Ganga Akarshanam”. Research about this incident and then test your knowledge here.
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October News
Bay Area, CA
- Harmony in Communication workshop on Oct 6th. Click here
Richmond, VA
- Youth Leadership Workshop on Oct 13th
- Essence of Srimad Bhagavatham – 4 days Discourse Series at Glen Allen, VA
Detroit, MI
- Srimad Bhagavata Saptaham in Detroit, Michigan
Boston, MA
- Madhura Utsav in Quincy, MA
- Nectar of Bhagavatam in Sri Lakshmi Temple, MA
- Essence of Bhagavatam in Nashua, MA
- Boston Gopa Kuteeram celebration
- Second Anniversary of Premika Varadhan Sahasranama parayana mandali
New Jersey
- Gopa Kuteeram in New Jersey
New York
- New York Satsangs
Houston, TX
- Life & Soul Health Fair 2013. Click here.
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