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After the garbhādhāna purificatory process, there are certain other saṁskāras like sīmāntonnayana, sadha-bhakṣaṇam, etc., during the period of pregnancy, and …

Kṛpācārya is the son of the great Ṛṣi Sardban and was born in the family of Gautama. The birth is …

Only the brāhmaṇas and sannyāsīs are authorized to accept charity from the householders. In all the different occasions of saṁskāras, …

The word tīrthavit is significant because the King knew well where and when charity has to be given. Charity is …

It is enjoined in the śāstras that as long as a child is joined with the mother by the navel …

The child Parīkṣit was saved by the all-powerful and all-pervasive Viṣṇu (Lord Kṛṣṇa) for two reasons. The first reason is …

The Lord gives protection to all living beings because He is their supreme leader. The Vedic hymns confirm that the …

The forefathers of King Yudhiṣṭhira were all great saintly kings, pious and glorified by their great achievements. They were all …

Prajā means the living being who has taken his birth in the material world. Actually the living being has no …

Mahārāja Ikṣvāku: One of the sons of Vaivasvata Manu. He had one hundred sons. He prohibited meat-eating. His son Śaśāda …

Manu: The Manu mentioned in this verse as the father of Ikṣvāku is the seventh Manu, of the name Vaivasvata …

Lord Rāma: The Supreme Personality of Godhead incarnated Himself as Śrī Rāma, accepting the sonhood of His pure devotee Mahārāja …

After His marriage He accepted exile in the forest for fourteen years by the order of His father, Mahārāja Daśaratha. …

A king becomes famous by his acts of charity, performances of yajñas, protection of the surrendered, etc. A kṣatriya king …

Dauṣyanti Bharata: There are many Bharatas in history, of which Bharata the brother of Lord Rāma, Bharata the son of …

But despite all this, Bharata the son of Mahārāja Duṣyanta was not less important. He is the son of the …

In history there are two Arjunas. One is Kārtavīrya Arjuna, the King of Haihaya, and the other is the grandfather …

Pāṇḍava Arjuna: The great hero of the Bhagavad-gītā. He is the kṣatriya son of Mahārāja Pāṇḍu. Queen Kuntīdevī could call …

During his student life he was entrusted to study under the great professor Droṇācārya, along with other Pāṇḍavas and the …

He met Ulūpī at Haridvāra (Hardwar), and he was attracted by that girl belonging to Nāgaloka, and thus Iravān was …