Vedic Scriptures

How was Bhishma’s abducting Amba, Ambika and Ambalika moral?

When Karna was already killed by destiny, why did Krishna invite Karna to the Pandavas side?

If Karna chose wrongly because of attachment, didn’t Bhishma do the same?

Chatur Shloki Bhagavatam 4 – Understanding human intelligence

Why is the Bhagavatam’s tenth canto divided into chapters according to the location of pastimes?

Uddhava Gita nectar 3 – The gopis’ ecstatic samadhi

Uddhava Gita nectar 2 – Love explained – Comparing materialist, Abrahamic, impersonalist and bhakti worldviews

Uddhava Gita nectar 1 – Krishna acknowledges the gopis’ heartbreak

Yayati pastime analysis – From indulgence to transcendence

Is Gandhiji’s commentary on the Gita ok?

Chatur Shloki Bhagavatam 3 – Understanding material nature

Chatur Shloki Bhagavatam 2 – Understanding Maya

Chatur Shloki Bhagavatam 1 – Understanding the Absolute Truth

Bhagavatam study 35 01.7.52-58 Law codes alone aren’t enough for justice – an expert judge is needed

Bhagavatam study 34 01.7.44-51 Differences in opinion arise from differences in focus of perception

Why does the Gita refer to people following scripture (17.11) while describing people without scriptural faith?

How can we explain Krishna’s conspiracies in the Mahabharata?

Bhagavatam study 33 01.7.38-43 Ashwatthama’s actions were inexcusable and punishable

Bhagavatam study 32 01.7.30-37 The protector from provocation tests by provoking

Bhagavatam study 31 01.7.22-29 Krishna relieves from the dangerous fire – literal and metaphorical

How do impersonalists interpret the Gita’s clearly personalist verses?

PRAHLAD acronym – 7 glories qualities of Prahlad Maharaj

Gita 12.13 Devotion manifests as action, even aggression, without mundane passion

What is the difference between knowledge in the three modes and intelligence in the three modes?

Gita 12.12 Serenity comes by rising from piety to spirituality

Gita 12.11 To be self-situated, begin with selflessness

Gita 12.10 Bhakti means dedicating our external to the eternal internal instead of the ephemeral internal

Gita 12.09 If absorption in Krishna is unattainable, seek attraction through connection

Gita 12.08 Bhakti changes not our outer location but the locus of our inner world

Was Ravana revenging the dishonor of Shurapanakha by kidnapping Sita?

Sugriva: Comfort – Material and Transcendental

Did Draupadi love Karna?

Wasn’t Hanuman’s anger in burning Lanka excessive?

How could Arjuna ask Krishna to become his charioteer?

Is Tulsi-Ramayana more biased against Ravana than Valmiki-Ramayan?

When Hanuman was a monkey, why did Sita see him as a man and decline to be carried by him?

Did Vibhishana betray his brother by defecting to Rama’s side?

If Arjuna being a kshatriya was anyway going to fight, why did Krishna speak the Gita?

Gita 1​1.30 The all-devouring feature of the universal form reveals how the war is a yajna

Why did Arjuna kill Bhishma unfairly?

Was Arjuna a better archer than Karna because he got better training facilities?

Why did Dasharatha not go with Rama to the forest when he felt separation from him?

When Vasudeva and Devakis son was going to kill him, why did Kamsa keep them in the same prison cell?

Was Ravana virtuous because he didn’t violate Sita forcibly?

​Gita 1​1.29 To be enriched with speed on the path of self-destruction is tragic

Draupadi – dishonored yet honorable

​Gita 11.28 The life and the death of the dharmic is auspicious

Bhagavatam study 30 – 1.7.15 -21 – Arjuna pacifies griefstruck Draupadi with fierce sweet words

​Gita 11.27 The comprehensive vision of the universes includes its gruesome features

Bhagavatam study 29 – 1.7.8-14 – Krishna attracts those who are not attracted to anything

Gita 11.26 The event of death is virtue-neutral, but the destination after death isn’t

Bhagavatam study 28 – 1.7.1-7 – Vyasa offers bhakti as the remedy for the worlds malady

Gita 11.25 The sight of the unfamiliar in the familiar is disorienting

Bhagavatam study 27 – 1.6.32-38 – Krishnas glories fulfill our search for pleasure

Why do jnanis need many lives to become jnanavan?

Why are the eka-bhakti jnanis of Gita 7.17 considered jnana-mishra?

​Gita 11.24 Repetition is not always rambling – it can be for stress or beauty

Bhagavatam study 26 – 1.6.23-31 – Devotion offers the supreme liberation

Gita 11.23 The universal form’s predatory features arouse fear even in Arjuna

Bhagavatam study 25 – 1.6.16-22 – Spiritual desire cleanses material desire

​Gita 11.22 The vibhutis are astounded by the virata rupa

Bhagavatam study 24 – 1.6.8-15 – Spiritual vision makes the heart-breaking heart-freeing

When the Vedas also talk about transcendence, why does Gita 2.45 ask us to go beyond the Vedas?

Does the Gita flow from 2.58 to 2.61 reflect rise from karma-yoga through jnana-yoga and dhyana-yoga to bhakti yoga?

Does Gita 2.12 actually counter impersonalism?

Does Gita 2.11 refer to the life-air or to the soul?

What is the difference between kula dharma and jati dharma?

Bhagavatam study 23 – 1.6.1-7 – Even when our disposition changes, our position may not change

Does the well-river example of Gita 2.46 illustrate transcending the Vedas recommended in Gita 2.45?

​Gita 11.21 The celestials are not just the universal form’s components but also its respondents

Gita 11.20 The universal form induces awe – both wonder and fear

Gita 11.19 – The universal form is not just blinding but also burning

Why did Dasharatha not follow Ram into his 14 year exile?

Gita 11.18 – The universal form is the eternal personal protector of dharma

Bhagavatam study 22 – 1.5.33-40 – Action with devotional recollection leads to liberation

Gita 11.17 – The blinding brightness conveys the universal form’s glory

What are the various levels of bhakti Sri Vishvanatha analyzes in the Gita?

Unity – Within and Without (Ramayana Reflection 7)

Bhagavatam study 21 – 1.5.23-32 – Narada boy progresses towards enlightenment

Gita 11.16 – Description of vision stimulates identification of the source of that vision

Bhagavatam study 20 – 1.5.17-22 – Failure on the spiritual path is better than success on the material path

​Gita 11.15 – Arjuna’s vision encompasses the whole universe from top to bottom

Bhagavatam study 19 – 1.5.11-16 – Devotion alone brings lasting value to anything

Gita 11.14 – Arjuna’s mood changes from submissive discussion to prayerful veneration

Bhagavatam study 18 – 1.5.1-10 – Offer spiritual instruction with empathy and respect

Gita 11.13 – The universal form reconciles the one and the many

Bhagavatam study 17 – 1.4.26-33 – Contemplation by the seeker makes consultation with the seer more effective

Gita 11.12 – Human perception and description are inadequate before divine self-revelation

Bhagavatam study 16 – 1.4.14-25 – The tradition makes itself accessible

​Gita 11.11 – The visual demonstration reinforces the philosophical exposition

Bhagavatam study 15 – 1.4.1-13 – The questions reveal the questioners level

​Gita 11.10 The first impression of the universal form is astonishing

Gita 11.09 The universal form is the ultimate mystical vision

Bhagavatam study 14 – 1.3.35-44 – Bhagavatam is our light in this dark age

Gita chp 13-18 overview – How jnana culminates in bhakti

Bhagavatam study 13 – 1.3.25-34 – By realizing the Lords glory, we relish our glory

​Gita 11.08 Our vision is a function of our qualification

Bhagavatam study 12 – 1.3.17-25 – The avataras deliver in diverse ways

Gita 11.07 The universal form transcends limitations of space and time

Bhagavatam study 11 – 1.3.9-16 – The many incarnations protect materially and spiritually