Gajendra, the King of Elephants, was once bathing in a lake. Midway, his front foot was caught by a crocodile. Gajendra tried in vain to free himself from the clenched jaw of the crocodile. The Bhagavata Purana states that the fight between Gajendra and the crocodile lasted for a thousand years as neither warrior would budge an inch in either way. Exhausted, Gajendra held up a lotus in the form of a prayer to God asking for help. Instantly Lord Vishnu left his throne and rushed to liberate Gajendra.
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Tyagraj was a famous poet and composer of Carnatic music. Once King Sharboj had heard of Tyagraj’s musical talents and wished to honour Tyagraj with gifts and invited him to the palace to sing. Tyagraj humbly refused the offer stating that he knew only of Ram’s palace and only Shree Ram’s name played on his tongue. When King Sharbhoj heard this, his respect and admiration for Tyagraj grew even further.
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The Satsang centre in London had purchased some quality land in Harrow for the purpose of building a traditional Indian temple. Despite many attempts by devotees, permission to build a temple on the site was eventually refused.With the decision against the Sanstha's favour, the individual who stood to lose the most from all this was Swamishri himself. When Swamishri received the news by phone in Atladra he remained calm and composed. To ward off feelings of dejection among the devotees, Swamishri further lost no time in writing to London. A nine-page letter resulted.
Hiranyakashipu, the demon king, had done great penance and was granted a boon that made him nearly invincible. Prahlad, the son of Hiranyakashipu, grew to become a devotee of God, which angered his father. Hiranyakashipu’s anger was so great that he tried to kill his own son. Despite being faced with deadly elephants, venomous snakes and poisoned food, Prahlad’s remained calm and his faith and devotion to God remained firm and so God protected him from each one of Hiranyakashipu’s attacks.
Krishna cries upon seeing Makhan
Once Devkiji prepared makhan for Krishna, upon seeing this Krishna begins to cry. Krishnaji makes a request through an acquaintance to tell Devkiji not to make makhan because it reminds him of Yashoda and the gopis.