What lessons can be learned from King Ashoka (Hinduism) (Bhagavad Gita)

What lessons can be learned from King Ashoka (Hinduism) (Bhagavad Gita) Dear friends, today let us know something new, something different than what you and me have learnt from our school textbooks. Today, let us know the real knowledge as per the great Bhagavad Gita, Sri Vishnu Sahasranama and other Shastras (Hindu divine books). Let us acquire the lessons which was neither teached and / nor instructed in our schools from our teachers about King Ashoka. Dear friends, first of all let us know the Sanskrit meaning of the name (word) Ashoka. In Sanskrit, Ashoka = A + Shoka = Never + Unhappy = Never unhappy. Ashoka is such a personality, that he can never be unhappy. Ashoka can't be in sadness, can't be in miserable situation, he can't be an unlucky person, etc. In the great Sri Vishnu Sahasranama, Lord Vishnu is called as "Shoka Nashanah" as per the below shloka: उदीर्णः सर्वतश्चक्षुरनीशः शाश्वतस्थिरः |भूशयो भूषणो भूतिर्विशोकः शोकनाशनः || 67 || udīrṇaḥ sarvataścakṣuranīśaḥ śāśvatasthiraḥ |bhūśayō bhūṣaṇō bhūtirviśōkaḥ śōkanāśanaḥ...
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Karmanye vadhikaraste Bhagavad Gita shloka meaning

Karmanye vadhikaraste Bhagavad Gita shloka meaning Namaste friends, how are you doing today? Bhagavan Sri Vishnu blessings to you and your family! Karma is very important factor in anyone's life. Karma starts as soon as we wake up in the morning. All the works, duties etc. we perform everyday will automatically be called as Karma. What we talk, what we eat, what we drink, what we see, what we touch etc. all are called as Karmas. Karma is a Sanskrit word, which basically means work, duty, action, deed etc. The Sanskrit term Karma also refers to the spiritual principle of cause and effect, often illustratively called as the principle of Karma. The intent and actions of an individual always influence the future of that individual good intent. Thus, any good deed(s) contribute to good Karma and happier rebirths, while bad Karma or bad intent will contribute to bad Karma and bad rebirths. Now, let us take the Bhagavad Gita chapter 2 shloka no. 47 :...
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Dharma Artha Kama Moksha (4 Purusharthas) information, meaning

Dharma Artha Kama Moksha (4 Purusharthas) information, meaning Namaste friends, how are you doing today? Welcome to #BhagavanBhakthi website / blog. Bhagavan Lord Sri Rama (Narayana) (Vishnu) (Krishna) and Goddess Sri Maha Lakshmi Devi blessings to you and your family! In this website / blog, you will always learn about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Also subscribe to my YouTube channel from this link #BhagavanBhakthi to view videos about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Just before moving towards to know about "Dharma Artha Kama Moksha (4 Purusharthas) information, meaning", let us know few basic and important information. Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha are the four caturbhāva (Chaturbhavas) and they are known as Chaturvidha Purusharthas in Hinduism. Here Chatur Bhava is one of the names of Bhagavan Lord Sri Vishnu as mentioned in Sri Vishnu Sahasranama (Shloka 82 - We will see the meaning below). He is the reason for Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha. This means, Dharma = Doing duty as per the Sanatana Dharma. Artha = Ultimate divine wealth. Kama...
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aneka vaktra nayanam anekadbhuta darsanam – Bhagavad Gita Shloka meaning (Vishwatomukham)

aneka vaktra nayanam anekadbhuta darsanam - Bhagavad Gita Shloka meaning (What is Vishwatomukham) Namaste friends, how are you doing today? Bhagavan Sri Vishnu blessings to you and your family! In Bhagavad Gita and also in Sri Vishnu Sahasranama, Bhagavan Sri Vishnu has been eulogized as having unlimited hands, unlimited legs, unlimited body, unlimited heads, unlimited names, etc. Only Bhagavan Sri Vishnu has been eulogized like this, as he is Omnipotent (सर्वशक्तिमान), Omniscient (सर्वज्ञ), Omniranges (सर्वव्यापी), Omniscient (सर्वज्ञानी) etc. The name Vishnu itself means, someone who is pervading in everything, everywhere, that is, he is called as 'antaryami', as he is present in everything and everyone. Here 'antaryami' means, someone who is sitting inside everyone and only because of his help and support we all are able to do all the multitasking in our lives starting from breathing, eating, drinking, etc. What is Vishwatomukham Let us know, what does it indicate? Literally Vishwatomukham = Vishwa + To + Mukham = This means he is someone who has multi...
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List of Bhagavad Gita 18 chapter names with meaning

List of Bhagavad Gita 18 chapter names with meaning

List of Bhagavad Gita 18 chapter names with meaning Namaste friends, how are you doing today? Welcome to #BhagavanBhakthi website / blog. Bhagavan Lord Sri Krishna (Vishnu) (Rama) blessings to you and your family! In this website / blog, you will always learn about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Also subscribe to my YouTube channel from this link #BhagavanBhakthi to view videos about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Just before going to "List of Bhagavad Gita 18 chapter names with meaning", let us know a brief, basic and very important information. Bhagavad Gita, the two words Bhagavad + Gita looks so divine. Bhagavad Gita means, Bhagavan Sri Vishnu in his avatar as Bhagavan Sri Krishna himself speaking in the form of Gita. That is, he himself is singing (Gita) the whole of Bhagavad Gita for the upliftment of the mankind. Here Bhagavad Gita = Bhagavad + Gita = Bhagavan Sri Krishna + Singing. Bhagavad Gita is one of the most revered grantha (Hindu divine book) for the humanity. If we are understanding it from...
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Importance of Food (anna) in Hinduism (Bhagavad Gita)

Importance of Food (anna) in Hinduism (Bhagavad Gita) Namaste friends, how are you doing today? Welcome to #BhagavanBhakthi website / blog. Bhagavan Lord Sri Vishnu blessings to you and your family! In this website / blog, you will always learn about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Also subscribe to my YouTube channel #BhagavanBhakthi to view videos about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. अन्न / ಅನ್ನ / anna (Food) is the most essential item for humans after वायु / ವಾಯು / vāyu (Air) and जल / ಜಲ / jala (Water). In Hinduism अन्न / ಅನ್ನ / anna (Food) has a great importance and it is called as "परब्रह्म स्वरूप / ಪರಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ಸ್ವರೂಪ / parabrahma svarūpa", that is, in food directly Bhagavan Sri Vishnu is present in more than one form. For Bhagavan Sri Vishnu food is kept as 'नैवेद्य / ನೈವೇದ್ಯ / naivēdya' (Divine food), for Pitrus (ancestors) food is given as 'पिंड / ಪಿಂಡ / piṇḍa' etc. Thus this type of auspicious food should never be wasted. If food is...
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What is Janardhan (Sanskrit Janardhana) name meaning

What is Janardhana (Sanskrit Janardhana) name meaning Namaste friends, how are your doing today? Bhagavan Sri Vishnu blessings to you and your family! Bhagavan Sri Vishnu has unlimited names like Narayana, Hari, Krishna, Rama, Aniruddha, Vasudeva, Sankarshana, Mukunda, Keshava, Hrishikesha, Govinda, Gopala, etc. Janardana (Janardhana) (जनार्दन / ಜನಾರ್ದನ / janārdana) is another highly auspicious name of Bhagavan Sri Vishnu and we can find this divine name as the 126th name in Sri Vishnu Sahasranama stotram. In Bhagavad Gita Arjuna uses this divine name of Janardana to address Bhagavan Sri Krishna. The divine name Janardana also appears as one of the 'Chaturvimshati Nama' (Divine 24 names). Now, let's know the meaning of this divine name "Janardana": In Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 1 shloka 44, Bhagavan Sri Vishnu is called with this divine name Janardana: उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन ।नरके‌உनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम ॥ 1-44 ॥ ಉತ್ಸನ್ನಕುಲಧರ್ಮಾಣಾಂ ಮನುಷ್ಯಾಣಾಂ ಜನಾರ್ದನ |ನರಕೇ‌உನಿಯತಂ ವಾಸೋ ಭವತೀತ್ಯನುಶುಶ್ರುಮ || 1-44 || utsannakuladharmāṇāṁ manuṣyāṇāṁ janārdana | narakē‌uniyataṁ vāsō bhavatītyanuśuśruma || 1-44 || Here, Arjuna is addressing Bhagavan Sri Krishna as janārdana (Janardana). Translation:...
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What Bhagavad Gita says about soul (atma / atman)

What Bhagavad Gita says about soul (atma / atman) Namaste friends, how are your doing today? Bhagavan Sri Vishnu blessings to you and your family! Sanatana Dharma teachings are built on the premise that there is a fundamental difference between Atman (individual soul, self) and the Paramatman (Brahman / ultimate reality / Bhagavan Sri Vishnu). How can an ordinary atman (living being) be equal to Paramatman. This is completely illogical! These are two different unchanging realities, with individual atma (Atman) dependent on Paramatman (Brahman / ultimate reality / Bhagavan Sri Vishnu) are never identical. Atma (Atman) is different and Paramatman is different. Paramatman is the knower of anything and everything. Atman is mere jeevatma (living being) who is completely dependent on Paramatman. As per all the Shastras of the Hinduism, only Bhagavan Sri Vishnu is the Paramatman / Brahman, while all the other individual atmans are completely different and dependent on Bhagavan Sri Vishnu and off course there exists a huge pluralities. In Hinduism an 'atma'...
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Patram Pushpam Phalam Toyam – Bhagavad Gita Sloka Meaning

Patram Pushpam Phalam Toyam – Bhagavad Gita Sloka Meaning

Patram Pushpam Phalam Toyam - Bhagavad Gita Sloka Meaning Namaste friends, how are you doing today? Welcome to #BhagavanBhakthi website / blog. Bhagavan Lord Sri Vishnu (Krishna, Rama, Trivikrama, Narasimha, Vamana, Vasudeva, Mukunda) and Goddess Lakshmi (Rukmini, Satyabhama, Sita, Kamala, Maya) blessings to you and your family! In this website / blog, you will always learn about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Also subscribe to my YouTube channel from this link #BhagavanBhakthi to view videos about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Just before going to "Patram Pushpam Phalam Toyam - Bhagavad Gita Sloka Meaning", let us have a brief some brief information. Bhagavad Gita is one of the most divine granthas (Hindu divine text) not only for Hindus, but for the whole world and for the whole humankind. Just before the start of the Mahabharata (Kurukshetra) war, Bhagavan Lord Sri Krishna in the form of Gita (divine song) preaches this to his friend and great devotee Arjuna. But, we should always remember that Bhagavan Lord Sri Krishna not just preached...
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What is the (True) Essence (Saar) of Bhagavad Gita | What is the Ultimate Truth in Bhagavad Gita?

What is the (True) Essence (Saar) of Bhagavad Gita | What is the Ultimate Truth in Bhagavad Gita?

What is the (True) Essence (Saar) of Bhagavad Gita | What is the Ultimate Truth in Bhagavad Gita? Namaste friends, how are you doing today? Welcome to #BhagavanBhakthi website / blog. Bhagavan Lord Sri Vishnu (Krishna, Rama, Trivikrama, Narasimha, Vamana, Vasudeva, Mukunda) and Goddess Lakshmi (Rukmini, Satyabhama, Sita, Kamala, Maya) blessings to you and your family! In this website / blog, you will always learn about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Also subscribe to my YouTube channel from this link #BhagavanBhakthi to view videos about #Hinduism #Sanskrit language. Just before going to "What is the (True) Essence (Saar) of Bhagavad Gita | What is the Ultimate Truth in Bhagavad Gita?", let us have a brief some brief information. What is the meaning of the word 'Bhagavad Gita': Bhagavad = Bhagavan's (God's) + Gita (divine song). Bhagavad Gita was explained in the form a divine song. | Who said Bhagavad Gita: Bhagavan Lord Sri Krishna. | To whom Bhagavad Gita was said: To Arjuna - To be much more...
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