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SrI:  SrImathE satakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama:  SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Killing of pralambAsura In his young age, one of the favourite acts of krishNa was to tend cows. nammAzhwAr in his thiruvAimozhi says “thivaththilum pasu nirai mEyppuvaththi” (More than being in paramapadham, tending cows is pleasing to krishNa), thirumangai … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE satakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama:  SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << kALinga nardhanam krishNa and balarAma along with their friends, were joyfully playing in vrindhAvanam, One day, a demon named pralamba entered their gathering in the form of a cowherd boy. He was thinking to kill krishNa somehow. Seeing … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE satakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama:  SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Killing of dhEnukAsura On the banks of the yamunA river, in a pond, there lived a snake named kALiya/kAlinga along with its family. It was having an evil mind. By constantly spitting poison, it was stopping everyone from approaching … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE satakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama:  SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Eliminating brahmA’s pride krishNa and balarAma, along with their friends would joyfully play in the forest. Once, when they were playing like that, the cowherd boys, who are their friends, told that there is a place named thAla vanam … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE satakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama:  SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Killing of aghAsura All the dhEvathAs joyfully glorified krishNa killing aghAsura, Hearing about this, brahmA at once descended here, saw everything and became amazed. brahmA who is usually devoted towards bhagavAn had thamO guNam (quality of ignorance) rising at … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE satakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama:  SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Benediction received by dhadhipANdan When krishNa was about five years old, along with the other cowherd boys, he would go to the forest and manage the cattle there. Since there were flush fields in vrindhAvan, they would joyfully go … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE satakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama:  SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Moving to vrindhAvanam, Killing of more asuras In krishNAvathAra pastimes, many delightful experiences and amazing principles are shown. Among those, there is a wonderful pastime in which krishNa grants mOksham to a potter and his pot. We are unable … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE satakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama:  SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Relieving the curse of yamaLArjuna Since there were continuous disturbances in gOkulam, nandhagOpar and other elders of the cowherd clan decided to move from gOkulam to vrindhAvanam. They travelled in many bullock carts and reached vrindhAvanam.  vrindhAvanam is a … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE satakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama:  SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << 7 – Stealing butter and getting caught Previously we enjoyed how bhagavAn was bound by yaSOdhA. Once, after binding krishNa to a mortar, she went to do her chores. krishNa was stunned at that time, not able to do anything. … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE satakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama:  SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << 6 – yaSOdhA sees the world in mouth nammAzhwAr says in thiruviruththam “sUttu nanmAlaigaL thUyanavEndhi viNNOrgaL nannIr Atti andhUbam tharA niRkavE angu Or mAyaiyinAl Ittiya veNNey thodu uNNappoNdhumilERRuvan kUn kOttidaiyAdinai kUththu adalAyar tham kombinukkE” explaining that there are two reasons … Read more