Spiritual GYAN

Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa was formally married to Sri Sarada Devi , who in her later life was acclaimed as the Holy Mother by her devotees.  But, he had a unique relationship with her.  He looked upon her as the veritable manifestation of the Divine Mother and any thought of physical relationship never ever crossed his mind.  Of course, other people were baffled by this attitude and someone even went to the extent of asking him as to why he did not lead the life of a normal householder with his wife.  Sri Ramakrishna explained his attitude through a beautiful story from our Puranas. One day Ganesha was playing with a cat and he deliberately scratched it with his nails.  On returning home he was shocked to see a mark of scratch on the cheek of his mother Parvati .  He was very much disturbed and asked her as to who did this to her.  Parvati, who was none other than the Mother of Universe, replied, “This is the work of your own hands with a ...

Lord Shiva is said to be the epitome of true love. He is known for his dedication and selflessness towards Parvati. His tales of Goddess Sati and then the formation of the Shakti peeths is also known to all as the unique story of love. Can you imagine him having an external affair? But, let me tell you that beauty has no boundation and can melt any being. Similarly, the God of the Gods also fell for the very beautiful ‘MOHINI’. Now, who this Mohini is and from where did she come? You must have heard about Bhasmasura who had the boon of vanishing anybody whom he touched. It was getting impossible to defend him. He was so destructive that he also ran behind Lord Shiva and tried to destroy him. Hence Vishnu took the form of this beautiful lady Mohini and seduced Bhasmasura towards her. She made him indulge in a dance in such a way that he touched his own head and vanished. Every God started praising Lord Vishnu and the beauty of Mohini. This incident overwhelmed Lord Shi...