Shri Vijayji resumed his talk with explanation of Mangalacharan shlokas. Shloka 4: The word Kavishwar represents sage Valmiki and the word Kapishwar represents Hanuman. To explain further, he narrated stories from Puranas. The Ramcharitmanas have references from Puranas, Vedanta, Bhagvatam and more. Shloka 5: This shloka can be interpreted with…
When we have selfish attachment, our energy is dissipated in this mental space. One place where we can act without expectation of a reward/outcome is in our home by engaging in our responsibilities, such as chores.
Class Notes by Bhargavi In the 7th section of Shrimad Bhagavatam, when Hiranyaksha was killed by Bhagavan Varaha, his brother Hiranyakashyapu gets enraged and creates a retaliation rampage. He tells his family members that since Bhagavan Narayana is strengthened by…
Notes by Sanna Luthra Always focus on giving, rather than getting. One of the biggest givers in life is nature. Take the sun as an example, the sun always gives us vitamin c, but do we give anything to the…
Notes by Aarav Luthra A hungry young lady was looking for something to eat. She came across a mango tree and decided to throw a rock at the tree hoping to get a mango. Instead, the rock hit the king.…
In skanda 10, chapter 3, we got to be part of Bhagavan Krishna’s birth.
The best respect we can offer to our Creator is to have a calm body — dama, and a quiet mind — shama. Our scriptures sometimes compare how and where we are living to a Bhava-atavi. Atavi means a jungle and Bhava means to…
Shri Vijayji started by explaining difficult (क्लिष्ट) laws governing the complex Anushtup chand (अनुष्टुप छंद), the poetry composition of Geeta and Bhagvatam. Then he proceeded to explain the meanings of the shlokas of the Mangalcharanam (मंगलाचरण). Sholka 2 is about Faith and Trust.…
Class Notes by Shruti Introduction In the Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavan Krishna shares an analysis of seekers. All are seekers; the difference is in what they are seeking. There are four types of seekers, from lowest to highest: 4. Arthi: Seekers who seek…
Stillness within, permeates to the outside. To become still within, one must learn to let go.
