BlogHide Resteemssgsposts (63)in spirituality • 6 years agoSGS Posts: Message of the Daysgsposts (63)in spirituality • 6 years agoŚri Hanuma caritra 257Maharishi Narada advises the dejected King Gaya to seek help from Anjana devi, mother of Hanuman.sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 6 years agoGurugita 30: Process of Guru meditationAll of us entertain limitless desires. However each of these desires had an end point. Only upon fulfillment of a desire we realize that we have not reached a state of total contentment. This is…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 6 years agoSrimadBhagavatam Episode 260: The glory of King PriyavrataThere are significant differences between the earlier four cantos and the future ones. In the past four Skandas (cantos) the subject matter was tough to digest. In the form of stories Self-knowledge…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 6 years agoSGS Posts: Message of the Daysgsposts (63)in spirituality • 6 years agoŚri Hanuma caritra 256Enraged at being kicked, Maharishi Vishwamitra emerged from the waters of River Ganga and threatened to have the king killed by Srirama. The king apologized but to no avail.sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 6 years agoGurugita 029: GURU SHOULD BE WORSHIPPED FOR THE PURPOSES OF OBTAINING LIBERATIONOn the contrary, a Self-realized Sadguru is totally independent. He has complete control over His mind. He can curb it or release it as per His wish. He can control himself totally or set himself…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 6 years agoSrimadBhagavatam Episode 259: MAHARISHI NĀRADA PREACHES SELF-KNOWLEDGETrivikramāya namah Maharishi Nārada continues, “The Sun which causes rainfall absorbs back this same water during summer. All mobile and immobile entities which emerge from earth eventually merge…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 6 years agoSGS Posts: Message of the Daysgsposts (63)in spirituality • 6 years agoŚri Hanuma caritra 255One morning, King Gaya was bathing in the River Ganga, when accidently he kicked Maharishi Vishwamitra who was seated within the waters of the river.sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 6 years agoShatashloki 107: The Brahmin who recites this Ramayana will become a great scholar. A Kshatriya who reads it will become a great emperor of this earth... and so on..Pathan dvijo vagrasabhatvameeyaat syat kshatriyo bhoomipatitvameeyaat Vanigjanah panyaphalatvamiyaat janasca shudropi mahatvameeyaat Meaning of this hymn- The Brahmin who recites this Ramayana…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 6 years agoGurugita 028: All forms seen in universe are manifestations of Guru’s formThe word ‘Guru’ is a divine mantra composed of two syllables ‘Gu’ and ‘Ru’. These seed-syllables are the direct form of the ‘Guru’. These two syllables should be combined with the two hamsas-…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 6 years agoSrimadBhagavatam Episode 258: Maharishi Nārada visits PracetāsTrivikramāya namah Pracetās now came out of the ocean waters. They saw that the entire earth filled with trees so tall that they appeared to be touching the skies. They were infuriated to see that…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 6 years agoSGS Posts: Message of the Daysgsposts (63)in spirituality • 6 years agoŚri Hanuma caritra 254Gaya, the righteous king, narrates his woeful tale to Hanuman.sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 6 years agoShatashloki 105-106: This Pious story of Ramayana is equivalent of the Vedas.Idam pavitram paapaghnam punyam vedaishca sammitam Yah pathe dramacaritam sarvapaapaih pramucyate Etadaakhyaanamaayusyam pathan raamaayanam narah Saputra pautra ssaganah pretya svarge maheeyate…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 6 years agoGurugita 027: Guru should be visualized as a form of seed-syllablesDattātrēya samarambhāṃ Nŗsimhādika madhyamām Sachchidananda paryantām vande Guru paramparām I offer my obeisance to the lineage of my Gurus that begins from Lord Dattatreya and includes Narasimha…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 6 years agoSrimadBhagavatam Episode 257: The Pracetās glorify Lord Srihari… contd.The Pracetās continued, “Asāv eva varo ’smākam īpsito jagataḥ pate Prasanno bhagavān yeṣām apavarga-gurur gatiḥ O Lord of the universe! You are the one who grants liberation. You are the one who…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 6 years agoSGS Posts: Message of the Daysgsposts (63)in spirituality • 6 years agoŚri Hanuma caritra 253In great reverence Hanuman listens to his mother who asks Him to help the king.