Vedic Scriptures

When Krishna had said he wouldn’t lift weapons in the Kurukshetra war, why does he say in Gita 11.33 that the Kauravas are already killed by him?

When opulences are disqualifications for devotion, why does ISKCON preach to the opulent?

Why do we need to justify the Pandavas’ actions? Isn’t “Krishna told them to do it” enough reason?

What is the significance of the two metaphors of rivers and moths used in the Gita’s description of warriors entering into the Universal Form

Bhagavatam first canto study 3 – 1.1.3 – Relish the rasa in association

Bhagavatam first canto study 2 – 1.1.2 – The pure intention bestows the perfect destination

Mahabharata characters 73 Abhimanyu 2 Confronting conspiracy with courage

Mahabharata characters 72 Abhimanyu 1 Penetrating the impenetrable phalanx

If the suffering of great devotees is for their glorification why does Bhishma say Pandavas’ suffering is due to time?

When the Pandavas were so virtuous why did Krisha let them suffer so much?

Why was Kunti’s unknowing statement ‘share whatever you have brought’ considered absolute and Draupadai married to all the Pandavas?

Draupadi forgave Ashwatthama but not the Kauravas. Why?

Why did Krishna and Arjuna meet each other first time so late in their lives?

Why did Balaramji favor Duryodhana?

Arjuna’s virtuous victory – Don’t challenge God’s wisdom; let God’s wisdom challenge you – 2

Is the expansion of the Mahabharata from its short Jaya version a contamination?

Arjuna’s virtuous victory – Don’t challenge God’s wisdom; let God’s wisdom challenge you – 1

Mahabharata characters 71 Ashwatthama The dangerous temptation to punish

Is the Mahabharata contaminated due to interpolation?

Why did Duryodhana become vicious despite being born in a virtuous family?

Did Krishna establish dharma just for 36 years after fighting such a big war?

Why did Yaksha ask so many questions to the Pandavas?

Mahabharata characters 70 Karna 5 The tragic end of heroic misdirection

Why did Krishna not protect Yudhisthira from errors of judgment?

Draupadi’s courageous devotion amidst the disrobing – Ask not “why this?” but “how now?”

Did Vikarna get any good result for trying to defend Draupadi’s honor?

Who was Yuyutsu? How did he come from the Kaurava side to the Pandava side?

Why did Yudhisthira agree for a second gambling match after the disastrous first gambling match?

Why did the virtuous Bhishma fight on the side of the vicious Kauravas?

Did Karna have to choose the side of evil due to his past karma?

Did Duryodhana have any good qualities?

What are the authentic sources for learning the Mahabharata?

How did a ciranjeevi Ashwatthama fight against the virtuous Pandavas?

Why did Krishna and others not try to reform Duryodhana as reformation is the ultimate goal?

Mahabharata characters 69 Karna 3 Is word of honor greater than life of honor

Why do the Bhagavatam and the Mahabharata describe the same stories differently?

Duryodhana’s blame game 2 – Attribution error and alien abduction

Duryodhana’s blame game 1 – The unjustified sense of entitlement led to unnecessary envy

Mahabharata characters 68 Karna 2 Status insecurity leads to shocking immorality

Mahabharata characters 67 – Karna 1 – Did life give him a raw deal?

Mahabharata characters 66 Duryodhana 5 Baffled in words, battles and spirits

Mahabharata characters 65 Duryodhana 4 Incompetence and fault finding personified

Mahabharata characters 64 Duryodhana 3 Foolishly adding fuel to fire

Srimad Bhagavad-gita-mahatmyam  THE GLORY OF SRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA  from Sri Vaisnaviya-tantra-sara

Mahabharata characters 63 Duryodhana 2 Krishna’s magnanimity vs Duryodhna’s obstinacy

Mahabharata characters 62 Duryodhana 1 The humiliator is humiliated

Mahabharata characters 61 Draupadi 2 Exemplary devotion amidst tribulation

Mahabharata characters 60 Draupadi 1 Responding to vice with virtue

Mahabharata characters 59 – Sahadeva – Using intelligence in the service of dharma

Mahabharata characters 58 – Nakula – Sustaining unity amidst individuality

Mahabharata characters 57 – Arjun 20 – World conquest for Ashwamedha-yajna

Is the Gita’s teaching that women are sinful resposible for female infanticide?

Mahabharata characters 56 – Arjuna 19 – The difficult disciplining of Ashvatthama

Mahabharata characters 55 – Arjuna 18 – The final battle with Karna

Mahabharata characters 54 – Arjun 17 – Devotional surrender amidst mixed feelings at Drona’s death M

Why did Bhima kill Duryodhana unfairly by hitting him below the waist during their final battle in the Mahabharata war?

Mahabharata characters 53 – Arjuna 16 – Racing against time with the Lord of time

Mahabharata characters 52 – Arjuna 15 – Breaking through the wall of the Kaurava forces

Mahabharata characters 51 – Arjuna 14 – Besting the fearsome elephant and the formidable elephant wa

Bhagavatam first canto study 1 – 1.1.1 – The Attributes of the Absolute Truth

If Krishna’s ultimate instruction is to give up all duties for surrendering to him why shouldn’t everyone join the temple?

Is Krishna omninpresent as his energy or personally as the Supersoul?

If the Supersoul is present in all atoms and the space between them, what is special about the Superoul in our heart?

What happens to the Supersoul after death and after liberation?

Is the Supersoul actually expanded in every heart or is it an appearance of expansion?

Mahabharata characters 50 – Arjuna 13 – Battling and serving the beloved grandsire

Mahabharata characters 49 – Arjuna 12 – The Gita goes far beyond violence to transcendence

Mahabharata characters 48 – Arjuna 11 – The divine heart calls the human heart to the path of love

Mahabharata Characters 47 – Arjuna 10 – Arguments against and for fighting in the Gita

Mahabharata Characters 46 – Arjuna 09 – Choose Krishna over the world

Mahabharata Characters 45 – Arjuna 08 – The stunning victory at Virata

Mahabharata Characters 44 – Arjuna 07 – Singlehanded triumph over the Nivatkavachas and Kalakanyas

Mahabharata Characters 43 – Arjuna 05 – Heaven hath no fury like a woman scorned

Mahabharata Characters 42 – Arjuna 05 – Austerity and audacity for the pleasure of Lord Shiva

Mahabharata Characters 41 – Arjuna 04 – All the gods bested at Khandava

Mahabharata Characters 40 – Arjuna 03 – The match made with Krishna as the matchmaker

Mahabharata Characters 39 – Arjuna 02 – Accepting exile to honour virtue

Mahabharata Characters 38 – Arjuna 01 – Diligence is essential for attaining excellence

Mahabharata Characters 37 – Bhima 07 – Draupadi’s dishonorers destroyed

Mahabharata Characters 36 – Bhima 06 – Bhima decimates the Kauravas in the war’s first sixteen days

Mahabharata Characters 35 – Bhima 05 – Bhima’s heroics during incognito exile

Mahabharata Characters 34 – Bhima 04 – Meting punishment while giving forgiveness

Mahabharata Characters 33 – Bhima 03 – An attack on the gods that fulfilled a godly purpose

Mahabharata Characters 32 – Bhima 02 – No demon is a match to this human

Mahabharata Characters 31 – Bhima 01 – Growing stronger through danger and disaster

Mahabharata Characters 30 – Yudhisthira 08 – Dharmaraja’s moments of infamy and glory in the war

Mahabharata Characters 29 – Yudhisthira 07 – Steadiness through wisdom amidst the war’s worries

Mahabharata Characters 28 – Yudhisthira 06 – Wisdom wins where strength fails (Nahusha & Yaksha)

Mahabharata Characters 27 – Yudhisthira 05 – Words of wisdom vs words of anger in the forest

Mahabharata Characters 26 – Yudhisthira 04 – The Pandavas dishonoured and dispossessed

How the Gita’s ninth chapter reveals its bhakti essence

Mahabharata Characters 25 – Yudhisthira 03 – The virtuous victimized in the vicious gambling match

Mahabharata Characters 24 – Yudhisthira 02 – The world’s king glorifies the supreme king

Why does the Gita 12.11 include material charity in the bhakti hierarchy?

Where do religious social workers like Mother Terersa fall in the Gita’s yoga ladder?

How does karma yoga mature into ashtanga yoga?

How does the nishkama karma yogi attain knowledge and liberation? Through the same path or by adopting another yoga?

Does ashtanga yoga always start from jnana yoga?

Are the jnanis mentioned in Gita 7.16-18 impersonalists as the example of Kumaras suggests or devotees as Vishvanath Chakravarti Thakura’s commentary states?

Mahabharata Characters 23 – Yudhisthira 01 – Sticking to integrity amidst injustice