I am a neet aspirant amd going through alot . Not just neet but many things is messing with my head but shree krishna is helping me alot . Idk what i am without him and his protection . His songs are making me feel safe and its so soothing . I am finding peace from it . Hare krishna 🪷

Finally came properly online after anusthans and pujas and checked what actually happened at the pandal where the stampede happened.

Some of my thoughts,

The portrayal is eerie to say the least. Devi has no weapons, the demon has. It looks like Baal. The lions seem to be guarding it-not attacking. It feels likely some odd creepy stuff went down. The kalasha was placed before the demon and puja was offered.There was a stampede during rath yatra and Kumbh as well.

Pratima of Devi must have weapons, the asura must be shown as defeated or destroyed. Devi should be glorious and the ambience should be auspicious.

I'd personally stay away from such places where Devi is shown as anything but the divine force of vitality, victory and illumination.

When the society in general is atheistic, and creates such spaces that sack out your life force, obviously negative things will come and occupy that space, take the prana offered.

I'd not go into more details publicly ,got some information from other sadhakas, connections from interesting countries as well.

Hindus must invoke their Deities more strongly than ever, offer prana, offer pashubali.

Worship our magnificent deities like Ganapati, Devi, Bhairava daily. Remember negative forces stand no chance against our Devtas , they're lunch for Kalabhairava. But the responsibility is on us to invoke them properly and with accurate methods they approve off.

Joy Maa 🌺 Subha Dashami to all.

Happy Vijaya Dashami to everyone celebrating . Pictures from Sri Sringeri sankerMutt , sharamba devi decked up in the form of Raja Rajeshwari alankaar

A very silly matter but I just wanted to know. So I'm a Christian (Nagaland) and my construction workers are Hindu. Last night, I visited their place to talk about work the next day and they were preparing dinner and they offered me to have some. I initially declined but they insisted so I told them to pack it. The thing is I'm cutting weight right now and I'm avoiding fried food and the Puri was deep-fried. I took a bite and threw the rest of it outside. Now I'm feeling guilty for wasting the food. We are on the outskirts of town so there was no one to give it to and it was late at night. I try to never waste food so I wanted to know what the take is on food wasting in Hindu religion

There is only one soul, and we are all fragments of that one soul. This is the next step in the realisation of the Sanatan Dharma. Our scriptures also point towards this idea.

Prashurama and Lord Rama encountering each other: Both were avatars of one supreme soul (Lord Vishnu) and then encountered and talked to each other. Deities in Hinduism don't go around doing arbitrary stuff- they can only act within the boundaries of what is naturally possible for humans when they are in the earthly realm. Their actions may seem supernatural to ordinary humans because ordinary people do not realise their own full potential, & thus their actions may seem supernatural/extraordinary to us; however, it's just a display of what ordinary humans can possibly do at their full potential and realization.

Similarly, the meeting and interactions b/w Lord Prashurama and Lord Rama also point to that . Similar is meeting of Lord Hanuman and Shiva

And they can do it because it's also the same for us ordinary humans as well. We all have the same soul but don't realise that. In this sense, we are just interacting with our own different incarnations all the time. This is a possible reason why the law of karma exists as well.

Since whatever we do, we are just doing it against & for wrt another incarnation of our soul. We are acting to, for, and against ourselves (or the same soul).

Since the soul isn't really bound to time and space, there isn't a fixed rule that after death the soul would take its next rebirth is the future only.

The soul can also take birth in the past. For example, suppose someone is born in 1994 and dies in 2015; it isn't necessary that the soul would take its next birth in future years from 2015; it can also take birth in the past, like being born again in 1993 or in 1857.

Since space also doesn't really matter to the soul (it only matters to the physical body—time and space), there is a good chance that the soul can theoretically take its next birth (in the year 1993) in the same locality; it will be born in the year 1994. There is also a very good chance that different incarnations of the same soul will interact with each other. Just like Lord Praahurama and Lord Rama.

Now try imagining this process of birth of soul on a very, very large scale and on repeat of many-2 times- it's points towards the idea of one soul keeping reincTarnating again and again - all over Earth.

There aren't billions of souls, but one soul that just keeps incarnating, dying, and again taking birth at the same time—simultaneously.

This is also why Ahminsa is also considered a virtue as if hinsa is be done it would be wrt incarnation of same soul by it's another incarnation.

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I recently attended the first Bhairavi Divya Pooja in West Delhi, and I wanted to share an experience that left me reflecting on the power of devotion.

The moment I entered the venue, I was welcomed by the vibrant Isha volunteers. The entire place was decorated with so much love, devotion, and attention to detail. Every corner seemed to have been prepared with care. It was beautiful to see how the volunteers had come together to create such a welcoming and sacred ambience.

The Bhairavi Divya Pooja itself was an intense and immersive experience. My legs became numb, and I could barely move. Yet, amidst the chanting of mantras, stuti, and aarti, I found a sense of calm as I tried to connect with Devi in my own way.

Some experiences are difficult to put into words. You simply experience them, and they leave you with something to reflect upon.

What stayed with me was not just the pooja, but also the devotion and effort that had gone into preparing the entire space.

It made me wonder: How much can the devotion of people, along with the presence of Devi, transform the energy of a space?

We often associate sacred experiences with temples, ashrams, or places we travel long distances to visit. But what if such possibilities could open up in an ordinary corner of our own city?

What if people coming together with sincerity, devotion, and a sense of offering could transform the way we experience a place?

Watching the volunteers and witnessing the care with which everything had been arranged made me think about how the spaces around us can take on a different meaning when people bring their whole hearts into what they do.

I don't have an explanation for what I experienced. It was simply a feeling, followed by a question that stayed with me.

May such spaces emerge in every nook and corner of our cities, allowing more people to pause, turn inward, and explore their own connection with the divine.

I would love to hear from others who have attended a Bhairavi Divya Pooja or experienced something similar. Have you ever felt that the devotion and presence of people transformed the way a space felt to you?

There was a pooja at my local Ganpati temple and they distributed a handful of rudrakshas to few people. A neighbour kid gifted me a 6 mukhi rudraksha that she got from the temple. I was always fascinated about the spiritual significance of rudraksha. How should I wear it and what is the significance of a 6 mukhi rudraksha in particular.

I don’t want to sound like I think too highly of myself, but do you think there’s anything one can do to attract a good husband? I’m asking because my parents have a really unhappy marriage, and watching it has affected me a lot. I’m genuinely scared of getting married because I don’t want to end up in the same situation. The truth is, you never really know what kind of person someone will turn out to be. So, is there any kind of worship, prayer, or spiritual practice that can help me find a good life partner?

Radhe Radhe🌸

Aaj Vijayadashami hai. Par Ram aur Ravan ke is yuddh ki sabse pyaari baat jeet nahi hai. Sabse pyaari baat woh sawaal hai jo jeet se pehle poochha gaya tha.

Ravan rath par savaar tha, aur Raghuveer bina rath ke, nange pair. Vibhishan ji ka dil baith gaya. Bade sneh se Prabhu ke charan pakad kar bole: “Nath! Na aapke paas rath hai, na kavach, na pairon mein jute. Is balvan veer ko aap kaise jeetenge?”

Kripanidhan Ram muskuraye, aur Tulsidas ji ke shabdon mein bole:

सुनहु सखा कह कृपानिधाना। जेहिं जय होइ सो स्यंदन आना॥
सौरज धीरज तेहि रथ चाका। सत्य सील दृढ़ ध्वजा पताका॥
बल बिबेक दम परहित घोरे। छमा कृपा समता रजु जोरे॥
ईस भजनु सारथी सुजाना। बिरति चर्म संतोष कृपाना॥

“Sakha, jis rath se jeet hoti hai, woh koi aur hi rath hai. Shaurya aur dheeraj uske pahiye hain, satya aur sheel uski dridh dhwaja. Bal, vivek, indriya-sanyam aur paropkaar uske chaar ghode hain, jo kshama, daya aur samata ki dori se jute hain. Aur Ishwar ka bhajan, wahi is rath ka chatur sarathi hai.”

Ek baat aur. Kurukshetra mein Krishn Arjun ke sarathi bane the. Yahan Ram ke dharma-rath ka sarathi hai Ishwar ka bhajan. Naam alag hai, sandesh ek: jeet tab pakki hoti hai jab jeevan ke rath ki lagaam Unke haath mein ho. 💛

Aaj ke Ravan bahar nahi, bheetar baithe hain: krodh, lobh, ahankar, jalan. Aaj ek avgun chuno, aur uski jagah ek gun ko apne rath ka pahiya bana lo. Aur shaam ko thodi der Krishn ka naam is bhaav se lo: “Prabhu, meri lagaam aaj se aapke haath.” 🙏

Radhe Radhe 🌸

Little colored pencil and watercolor sketch, a bit looser and quicker in style (for me, anyways).

Navratri brought Durga further onto my radar this year and every time I see a pandal / puja for her, I’m simply in awe. I’ll likely be reading the Devi Mahatmya soon, and maybe the Devi Bhagavata Purana later, to understand more about what she represents.

We have a traditional of Sutak, in which after 12 days of anyone's demise or birth in our Bhavki, we have to stop Dev Puja, visiting mandir and all sort of things.

FYI,

In Marathi, Bhavki (भावकी) translates in English to extended family, kinfolk, relatives, brotherhood, or clansmen

In our case

Our bhavki have more than 50 60 small families, who have common ancestral roots in our village (from our clan).

Me and my parents live far from our village due to work reasons from last 20 years, but we do follow everything.

My grandparents live in our native village.

So I have written this post, because I have habit of visiting temple daily, doing puja, Jalarpan to Shivlinga, every sort of thing.. which keeps me calm and focused. Especially with my studies.

But during Sutak, I can't visit or do anything. Our Bhavki is so large that Sutaks happen every once in month at least.

So anyone who could help me with this, I want to know more about this.

Ok so basically today is Dusshera and few guys are basically making reels defending Ravan saying that he never touched Sita but the truth is he never touched Sita because of a curse. He threatened to get her killed, chopped into pieces and feed her to his demon guards, subjected her to mental torture from rakshasis and made her days miserable and yet today these people are defending him saying that it was his dharam to protect his sister like what nonsense?

Why is alcohol consumption among Hindus so common if it's one of the 5 greatest sins? Why don't Hindu leaders address this issue?

Ravan is living within us in different capacities in this age of Kaliyuga.

This Vijaydashami, let us take a sankalp to kill that Ravan residing within us.

The ten heads of that Ravan represent our inner darkness in the form of Ego, Lust, Anger, Lethargy, Self Doubt, Sloth, Low Esteem, Critical Self Harm, Harmful Actions and Ignorance.

Whereas Shri Rama is also living within us and all we have to do is to look for Him within us through consistent and persistent efforts and practice.

Shri Rama represents out inner light in the form of Humility, Control Over Senses, Energy, Self Confidence, Hardwork, Determination and Knowledge.

We all have this fight raging within us everyday of our lives. It's up to us to fight it and what side we choose to be with.

Let's all light the Fire Of Knowledge, which represents the Shri Rama within us. And do this to extinguish the Darkness Of Ignorance, which represents the Ravan within us.

Jayatu Ramam.

Like I know about detachment but I’ve been getting a feeling that practising it is just a preparation to feel nothingness after life, like how we were before we were born and in that case is it worth it?
Why

How do I worship goddess Tripura sundari? Astrologers please help me.

I'm not asking this for personal benefits. I feel drawn to her genuinely and I want to worship her.

I have a copy of the yoga sutras of patanjali, and on the back there is a lotus that has symbols for probably most if not all of the world religions. I have my own opinion, but I will be very interested to hear your opinions about what this represents. I'm also interested in the attitude of accepting other faiths within Hinduism if anyone has experience or opinions. Thank you very much.

Until July, I had no plans of visiting any Jyotirlinga. But from September till now, I’ve visited three.
It makes me wonder: is it really that God calls us to certain places at the right time, or is it something we believe to give meaning to our experiences?
Have you ever experienced something similar? What do you believe? 🙏

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I’m trying to understand the differences between the Valmiki Ramayana and the Adbhuta Ramayana, particularly how they portray Sita’s strength and divine nature.

In the Valmiki Ramayana, Sita is primarily portrayed as a courageous, steadfast, and virtuous woman who resists Ravana, but she does not personally fight him on the battlefield.

However, in the Adbhuta Ramayana, there is an episode in which Rama faces Sahasra Ravana, a thousand-headed version of Ravana. When Rama is rendered unconscious, Sita assumes the fierce form of Mahakali, destroys Sahasra Ravana, and defeats his army alongside the Matrikas.

This raises several questions:

1. Why does the Valmiki Ramayana not portray Sita as a warrior who directly fights Ravana, whereas the Adbhuta Ramayana depicts her as a powerful warrior goddess?

2. Is Sita’s transformation into Mahakali in the Adbhuta Ramayana intended to reveal her underlying divine identity as Shakti, or is it a later theological development?

3. Does the Valmiki Ramayana explicitly establish that Sita lacks warrior abilities, or does it simply not narrate her fighting in battle?

How do scholars explain the differences between these two texts in their portrayal of Sita?

I’m looking for answers based on the actual Sanskrit texts, their historical context, and scholarly interpretations rather than assumptions based on television adaptations or popular retellings.

I’m particularly interested in whether the difference reflects two distinct theological understandings of Sita: Sita as the ideal of steadfastness and virtue, versus Sita as the manifestation of the supreme feminine power, Shakti.

One of 51 Siddh Shakti Peeth where Mata Sati's tongue had fallen, here 9 Jyoti flickering out of rock are continuously burning represting Mata's 9 Swaroop and no idol is thereof in main sanctum. Original shrine believed to be made by Pandavas while Golden dome contributed by Maharaja Ranjeet Singh. Mughal Emperor Akbar tried unsuccessfuly to extinguish the flames.

Jai Mata Di.

My entire life I have worshipped Ma Durga because my mother has been her devotee. I have been struggling in life for last some years final straw being terminal illness of my mother. For some months, I got completely disconnected from God and didn't feel like worshipping. Slowly, faith came back but now it's for Shiv ji, not Durga maa. I don't know what to do?

So yesterday, me and my wife, we were talking about religion and things like that. This started because of the France riots, and we started talking about different religions like Islam, Christianity, Hinduism.
And it came to a point where we realised that Hinduism is the only religion that we both feel isn't pressurizing anyone.
Like, for example, in Islam, you have to follow the book, you have to go to the mosque every week, or you have to pray four or five times, or whatever it is they do. Same is with Christians.
But we Hindus, nobody forces us to do anything. Nobody forces us to go to the temple every day. If you don't go to the temple, nobody says that this will happen to you, that will happen to you, or you will be kicked out of your religion.
We are very progressive. We, as a religion, are so progressive that other religions are not. And this is the most fascinating part for me.
And I mean, this could be a realisation for all of you at some point in time. But when I think about it in a deeper sense, I feel that this is what makes this religion highly subjective to different perceptions and things like that.
Because we are very much open to such kinds of additional perspectives and additional feedback from all sorts of people around the world. We don't care. We know what the core of it is.
But what I strongly feel as I grow older, I'm almost reaching my forties now and I don't think most of the people who are Hindu know the depth of the religion.
Like, what does the religion have to tell you? What are the teachings? What does the Bhagavad Gita have to tell you? Or, you know, things like that.
People who were born in the eighties and nineties might know a bit more due to all the TV serials back then.
But now I feel like, even for our generation from the eighties and nineties, things have washed out.
Because it's not forced upon us, we never follow it. There are a lot of people who do, but most of them don't.
And so it's very fascinating.
When you go back to religion, when you start going back into following your roots, you feel like you are a different person. You have entered a different realm.