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Swami replied:
Biggest world-wonder is that one recites Raamaayanam and Bhaagavatam,
But, does not understand at all the main essence of these two divine epics,
Still worships statues of irrelevant energetic incarnations of upper worlds,
And past human incarnations that have gone from our eyes in the temples...
1. Can we say that Potana is Brahmana by Pravrutti?
[Shri Phani asked: Potana did cultivation and so is shudra by profession. But, he translated Bhagavatam to Telugu and propagated it. First is vrutti and the second is pravrutti (inherent nature of the soul). So, can we say that he is Brahmana by pravrutti ...
[Satsanga at Swami’s home on July 13, 2024: Shri Hrushikesh, Smt. Vaishnavi, Smt. Bharathi, Smt. Sreeusha, Ms. Sumangali Devi, Ms. Veena, Ms. Lalitha Lavanya, Shri Balaji visited His Holiness Shri Datta Swami at His home in Hyderabad on July 13, 2024 for a Satsanga. The following are the questions by the devotees and replies of Swami.]
1. My friend is worried about her job due to instability in the job market. How to tackle such a situation?
[Due to work pressure and job market uncertainty, I feel a lot of tension and many times feel a lack of energy to do routine normal work as well. Related question: My friend is worried that she might lose her job due to instability in the global job market. How to tackle such situations in life? She is always tense and unable...
Ms. Bhanu Samykya asked:- Paadanamaskaaram Swami, as a soul I don't have the correct instrument to diagnose what is justice and injustice. My eyes see only a partial scene of the full movie and my intelligence can analyze partial knowledge of present (as knowledge of past karma is absent). A devoted soul is supposed to accept any bad results of injustice as its own bad karma and leave the matter to God...
Ms. Bhanu Samykya asked:- Swami, You said that we should be like Satyabhama, who overcame her fascination over her demonic child Narakaasura and killed him. But, comparing her with Rukmini in the context of Krishna Tulaabhaaram, You told that Satyabhama has rajas and God appreciated the Sattvam of Rukmini. Comparing Rukmini with Radha and Gopikas, You told that care-not devotion of the latter is the highest...
Ms. Geetha Lahari asked:- Paadanamaskaaram, Swami. The first generation of souls were having caste based on birth as decided by God. Next future generations of souls had freedom to choose the caste and hence, it was decided based on qualities and deeds. You also said that the first generation means the entire Satya Yuga, which spans for 32 lakh years. In that case, the soul, which is born as Brahmana...
1. Can I learn the first 49 shlokas of Soundarya Lahari being a male?
[Shri Ramakanth asked:- Being a male, can I learn the first 49 shlokas of Soundarya Lahari called Aananda Lahari?]
Swami replied:- Soundarya Lahari deals with the description of the beauty of the Divine Mother. It is better that males avoid it and pray to God Vishnu in the place of the Divine Mother. God Vishnu is the male form of the Divine...
[Smt. Priyanka asked: Paadanamaskaaram Swami, just like You have given us a daily prayer recently, can You give us a prayer of gratitude, which even children can recite at night every day before going to bed? At Your divine lotus feet, Priyanka]
Swami replied:-
O God! This is my gratefulness-prayer to You for giving me a human birth, even though...
Smt. Priyanka asked: Paadanamaskaaram Swami, When I was talking about some spiritual concept, the opponent asked where I had got the information from. I replied that it was mentioned in the Veda. The opponent rejected it saying we can never trust anything blindly because there might have been modifications to the original scripture. I said one can try to analyse it deeply and see if it makes sense as per the context...
Shri Ganesh asked: Paadanamaskaaram Swamiji, is it right to tell that the Kali Yuga is the most beautiful Yuga because the human incarnation of God experiences the maximum entertainment from the love displayed by devotees...
O Learned and Devoted Servants of God
(Part-2 of Satsang: Following Satsang took place at Hyderabad attended by Shri Kunal Chatterjee, Smt. Suchandra Chatterjee, Ms. Noishadha and some local devotees such as Shri JSR Prasad, Shri PVNM Sarma, Smt. Annapurna, Shri Abhiram, Smt. Sudha Rani and Ms. Thrylokya. For Part-1 of Satsang click here)
1. How is Shiva giving boons to demons justified?
[The demons do penance just for boons only without any real devotion to God. God Shiva gives the boons immediately. How is this justified?]
Swami replied:- God is the real Father and the real Mother for all the souls since beginning of this creation till the end of the creation, which involves millions and millions of births. The biological parents are involved in a single birth only. Before understanding the parental love of God...
(Part-1 of Satsang: Following Satsang took place at Hyderabad attended by Shri Kunal Chatterjee, Smt. Suchandra Chatterjee, Ms. Noishadha and some local devotees such as Shri JSR Prasad, Shri PVNM Sarma, Smt. Annapurna, Shri Abhiram, Smt. Sudha Rani and Ms. Thrylokya.)
1. How to detect the human incarnation by one point without any confusion?
[How to detect the human incarnation simply by one point without any confusion? There is a female devotee of God Rama and she is describing several new incidents of the life of Rama. Is she genuine?]
Swami replied:- The purpose of God coming down to earth is simply only one point, which is that He should help humanity in Pravrutti or Nivrutti or both. In every activity of the human incarnation, this point should be clearly projected...
Swami replied:
For Me, one human birth is just just one second only,
Don’t aspire to get the divine fruit in this present birth,
People feel that this present life itself is the entire time,
I declare that you have got salvation from worldly bonds...
[Prof. JSR Prasad asked:- Sāṣṭāṅga namaskāram Swami, What is Your comment on the reservations provided by the constitution for the backward castes?]
Swami replied:- The basis for providing reservations for the backward castes decided by birth is that in the past time, these backward castes were suppressed by the upward castes due to which the backward castes did not have full encouragement in their studies and hence, did not get good jobs. We agree to this allegation because since the beginning of this Kali age (since about 5000 years onwards), Pravrutti did not proceed...
[Prof. JSR Prasad asked:- Sāṣṭāṅga namaskāram Swami, Please explain the following Vedic statements - ‘Saṃvidā deyam, hriyā deyam, bhiyā deyam’]
Swami replied:- i) ‘Deyam’ means to donate. What is to be donated to God? It can be practical sacrifice of service (Karma Samnyaasa) or it can be practical sacrifice of the fruit of work (Karma Phala Tyaaga). Both these steps constitute Karma Yoga or practical devotion...
Swami Replied:
Only a climax devotee can understand this top spiritual knowledge,
For this purpose, very very sharp shall be your brain-sword-edge,
Ignorant and innocent devotees form the long road to reach God...
[By Shri Anil Anthony]
[29-06-2024] Paada Namaskaaram, Swami. I would like to present a miracle that Swami (His Holiness Shri Datta Swami) performed yesterday (28-06-2024) for me. Daily, while coming from the office by walk in the evening time, Shri Surya Narayana Sir, Shri Durga Prasad Sir, Shri Soumyadip Mondal, Smt. Chhanda Chandra and myself used to discuss Swami’s knowledge. Shri Surya Sir always used to lead...
Ms. Geetha Lahari asked:- Paaadanamaskaaram Swami. When Buddhists provoked an elephant towards Shankara, Shankara ran away from the elephant. Then, Buddhists asked Shankara why He should run when the elephant is unreal /false /mithyaa. Then, Shankara told that the entire world is also false and hence, the process of running is also false. Here, You told that Shankara answered this question from the point of human being and not from the point of God...
Ms. Geetha Lahari asked:- When the soul goes to the upper world, the soul gets an energetic body and will be able to see the energetic incarnation of God present in the upper worlds. So, the soul can get the clarification of the doubts regarding the spiritual concepts...
[Ms. Bhanu Samaikya asked:- Swami, You give an example that when the bridegroom (God) likes the bride (soul), he doesn't care about her golden jewellery (bad qualities of the soul). Even when the bridegroom doesn’t like the bride, he doesn’t care about the golden jewellery on her. Please elaborate on this.]
Swami replied:- This is a Sanskrit poem (Tvayi prasanne…) written by poet Liilaa Shuka...
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