Shiva
Brass Statue of Brahma
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Spiritual Personalities

Question: In Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, there is Catuhślokī Bhāgavatam, which is spoken by the Lord Himself (SB 2.9.33–36). Was it spoken by the Lord on the first day (kalpa) of Lord Brahmā, or during the present kalpa? Answer: On the first day of Brahmā. Question: Do Sanatkumāra, Lord Śiva, and Śrī Nārada Muni take birth in

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Don’t Analyse Līlā by Logic

Question: If Śiva is omniscient, does Satī not know about the plan as a divine energy of Lord? For instance, is she controlled by yoga-māyā potency and thus unable to know the plan of the Lord? Answer: If everybody were to behave as if they were omniscient, then there would be no līlā. So, as

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Reconciling Conflicting Statements

Question: As you often cite Gītā verse 7.14 to support that only bhakti to Kṛṣṇa delivers one from the material world, what would you say about the following verse from Śiva Purāṇa? “One who takes refuge with you, has surely taken refuge with me. The one who thinks that you (Hari) are different from me

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