समाना चासृत्युपक्रमात्, अमृतत्वं चानुपोष्य ॥ ७ ॥ samānā cāsṛtyupakramāt, amṛtatvaṃ cānupoṣya || 7 || samānā—Common; ca—and; ā sṛti-upakramāt—up to the beginning of their …
Swami Bodhatmananda (Bhava Maharaj)
Popularly known as Bhav Maharaj, he received mantra-diksha from Swami Shivanandaji and joined the Order at the Deoghar centre in 1924. His guru gave him sannyasa-diksha in 1929. At different times he …
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Brahma Sutra 4.2.6
नैकस्मिन्, दर्शयतो हि ॥ ६ ॥ naikasmin, darśayato hi || 6 || na—Not; ekasmin—in one; darśayataḥ—(both) declare so; hi—for. 6. (The soul with Prana is merged) not in one (element …
Brahma Sutra 4.2.5
भूतेषु, तच्छ्रुतेः ॥ ५ ॥ bhūteṣu, tacchruteḥ || 5 || bhūteṣu—In the elements; tat-śruteḥ—from the Sruti texts to that effect. 5. In the elements (is merged) (the Jiva with the Pranas), as it …
Brahma Sutra 4.2.4
सोऽध्यक्षे, तदुपगमादिभ्यः ॥ ४ ॥ so’dhyakṣe, tadupagamādibhyaḥ || 4 || saḥ—That (Prana); adhyakṣe—in the ruler (Jiva); tat-upagamādibhyaḥ—on account of (statements expressing) approach to that …
Life Lessons from Swami Tyagishananda
Renouncer and householder Once a devotee named Rao, who always saw Maharaj engrossed in normal chores like cooking and tending cows, asked in a lighter vein, “Swamiji, what is the difference …
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