Question: What is the difference between the demigods who manifested during the time of creation from the false ego in the mode of goodness (and manifested before the birth of Brahmāji asper the 3rd Canto) and the demigods who took birth from mother Aditī after the birth of Brahmāji? Answer: The devas who existed before Brahma’s birth are

Question: Some devotees say that we should focus mainly on hearing about Vraja-līlā, otherwise we may end up in Vaikuṇṭha/Dvārakā/Mathurā/Hastināpura instead of Vraja. This idea doesn’t sound correct to me, but I would like to hear your response to such an argument. Answer: People say all sorts of things. So if the argument is that if one does

Question: Why would a Vaiṣṇava Upaniṣad, like Gopāla Tāpanī Upaniṣad, recommend that one meditate on the concept “I am Gopāla” or “I am He”? This is a little confusing to me. How do we understand such statements in śāstra? Answer: Śastra is for all. But not everything in it is meant for everyone. It is like a

Question: I have been struggling for some time now with having a purpose. I am still not sure whether I believe in God because I don’t feel like it helps even if God exists. The world is filled with so much horror and suffering. For a billion years animals have been tearing each other to pieces

Question: Is there any pūjā or any kind of prayers for a family that has converted from Vaiṣṇava to Śaivite earlier? Answer: There is no pūjā for that. The only solution is to convert back to Vaiṣṇavism. If they remain Śaivites, then no pūjā will help. Question: Also what are the effects of such conversion? Answer: If they convert

The Universe of the Purāṇas Question: Could you please shed light on how to reconcile puranic cosmology as described in the Purāṇas with that of Jyotiṣa, which is called the eye of the Vedas and which matches modern cosmology? I’ve heard answers that our senses are imperfect and hence we cannot grasp the message but this,

Question: There are different stages of existence. One is when we have no knowledge. Here we have no control over our mind—this is māyā and we are in the material world. Then in the second stage, we have knowledge. Depending on how deep our knowledge saṁskāra is we have the capacity for control. Then when