Mahabharata

The tale of Nala & Damayanti – IV

Having lost in the game of dice, Nala, along with Damayanti, reached the forest. He said to Damayanti who was suffering due to him, “My confidant! This path leads to the kingdom of Vidarbha.” Damayanti replied, “Lord! Why are you directing my attention towards the pathway that leads to my paternal home? I cannot leave you in this agonizing state and go there at a time when you have lost your kingdom, wealth and opulent robes too and are exhausted due to the affliction of hunger and thirst. I shall stay by your side and reduce the trepidation of the ordeal you are facing, being weary from wandering, reminiscing the happy times of the past and bereft of food and sleep. In all times of tribulations, there is no better companion than one’s consort. For all distresses, the wife is the most profound panacea!”

Give up for the good - Vidura Neeti

Give up for the greater good

for the welfare of the nation, banish your one most maleficent son, handover the responsibility of the kingdom to the righteous people and take the path which leads to betterment

Vidura Neeti – III

A person who has the Supreme knowledge, strength, detachment and value based living will not be affected by the dangers emanating from wealth and he is called as a real scholar.

The Trikaala jnaana of Shri Madhwacharya

After all, wasn’t he the same Lord Hanumanta who had traversed the mighty sea spanning 100 yojanas itself? Wasn’t he the same Bheemasena who had performed great miracles as a child in the Ganga? Hence, it comes as no surprise that Shri Madhwacharya was able to traverse the Ganga by bare foot.

Shri Hari – Ocean of compassion

The compassion that the Lord has on us is boundless, blemish less and timeless. Sri Raghavendra Teertha has praised our Lord in Pratha Sankalpa Gadya as “Karuna samudra Hari”. Many incidents in Srimad Bhagavata bear testimony to this wherein the Lord has given refuge to the ones who surrender firmly unto Him with unshakeable faith and has protected them from unforeseen mishappenings by means which are totally unimaginable and impossible by us. We can quote numerous examples as in the cases of Draupadi, Sudhama, Prahallada, Dhruva, Gajendra etc.