The Life of Krishna Beyond Kansa (Collected from the Bhāgavata Purāṇa – Skandha 10–11, Harivaṁśa – Viṣṇu Parva, Viṣṇu Purāṇa – Book 5, and episodes from the Mahābhārata by Lokanath Mishra) After Kansa’s Fall When Kansa fell lifeless in the arena, Mathurā rejoiced. Vasudeva and Devakī were freed from their long captivity, and Krishna, along […]
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The Bhagavad Gītā — An Authoritative Overview By Lokanath Mishra: What it is (and where it sits)• A 700-verse philosophical dialogue between Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, set on the battlefield of Kurukṣetra just as the Mahābhārata war begins.• Embedded in the Mahābhārata, Bhīṣma Parva (traditional vulgate: chs. 23–40).• Framed by Arjuna’s moral crisis and Kṛṣṇa’s teaching
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O Radhe, Please Give Me Back My Flute ( Collected from different Puranas and collected by Lokanath Mishra) Lord Shri Krishna and His enchanting flute are inseparable. The melodious sound of His flute captivates the three worlds. That divine music reverberates and echoes in the consciousness of all beings. The pulsation of every life is
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The Story of Krishna’s Childhood and Youth (collected from the Bhagavata Purana, Harivamsha, and Vishnu Purana by Lokanath Mishra) The Infancy in Gokula After Vasudeva placed Krishna in Yashoda’s care, the child grew among cowherds in the village of Gokula. Though appearing as an ordinary infant, his divine play (lila) soon revealed itself.• Putana’s Death
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The Story of Kansa ( part -2 continued from part-1) (as collected from the Bhagavata Purana, Harivamsha, and allied Puranas by Lokanath Mishra) From that day onward, Kansa kept a sharp watch on Devaki. In time, she conceived and gave birth to her first child. True to his word, Vasudeva took the infant to Kansa.
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The Story of Kansa ( part-1) ( as collected from the Bhagavata Purana, Harivamsha, and allied Puranas by Lokanath Mishra) In a former birth, Kansa had been the demon Kalanemi. During the Treta Yuga, when Hanuman was on his way to fetch the life-restoring sanjivani herb to save Lakshmana, Kalanemi attempted to block his path.
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The Birth of Kansa – A Story from Ancient India ( Written by Lokanath Mishra based upon Brahma Vaivarta Purana , a Purana with many elaborations on Krishna’s life andHarivamsha , an appendix to the Mahabharata, which narrates genealogies and additional stories of Krishna’s family) A long time ago, during the Dwapara Yuga ( in
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The Story of Valmiki – From Bandit to Poet ( written by Lokanath Mishra based upon Ramayana granths written by different authors ) A very long time ago, in ancient India, there lived a man named Ratnakara. He was not a good man. He used to stop travelers on the road, steal their money, and
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The Sasthi OSHA By Lokanath Mishra Sasthi OSHA, is a deeply significant ritual in Odisha, celebrated on the sixth day of the Sukla Paksha in the month of Bhadrab. This sacred observance is dedicated to Goddess Sasthi, a revered folk deity who is widely believed to be the protector and benefactor of children. Worshipped as
ଗଣେଶ ପୂଜା ସାରଦା ପ୍ରସାଦ ମିଶ୍ର ମେଘ ମେଦୁରିତ ଆକାଶ ବୁକେତପ୍ତ ତପନ ଶାନ୍ତଭାଦ୍ର ଶୁକ୍ଳପକ୍ଷ ଚତୁର୍ଥୀ ତିଥିଧୀରେ ବହୁଛି ବାତ ।ଗିରି ଚୁଡ଼ା ଡେଇଁ ସମୀର ଉଲ୍ଲାସେବହେ ସାଗର ଛୁଇଁମତୁଆଲା ହୋଇ ତରଙ୍ଗ ଆନନ୍ଦେବେଳା ବକ୍ଷେ ଲୋଟଇ ।ଗ୍ରାମ ନଗର ପଲ୍ଲୀ ପୁରେ ଆଜିଆନନ୍ଦ ଉଲ୍ଲାସ ଖେଳେଜ୍ଞାନ ବିଦ୍ୟାର ସ୍ଥପତି ଗଣପତିବିଜୟ ଧର। ତଳେ ।ସଜ୍ଜିତ ମଣ୍ଡପ ପୁଷ୍ପ ପଲ୍ଲବେସଙ୍ଗୀତ ଶୁଭେ ଉଚ୍ଚେଗଣ ନାୟକଙ୍କ ମୃଣ୍ମୟ ମୂର୍ତ୍ତିଶୋଭାପାଏ ପୁଷ୍ପ ଗୁଚ୍ଛେ।ବିପ୍ର କଣ୍ଠରୁ ଉଚ୍ଚ।ରିତ ମନ୍ତ୍ରଧୂପ ଝୁଣାର
