Authentic Scriptures

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Vedic Wisdom & Hari Katha

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Religions & Scriptures

Religion Main Scripture Name of Supreme God

Christianity

Islam

Judaism

Sikhism

Buddhism

Sanatan Dharma

Hinduism

Bible Jehovah

Koran Allah

Tanakh YHWH

Granth Sahib Hari, Govinda,..

Tripitaka No God (nirvana/void)

Bhagavad Gita Lord KrishnaBhagavad Gita “I am God”

Isvara - The Supreme God.

Jiva - Living entity.

Prakrti - Material Nature - Sattva, Rajas, Tamas.

Kala - Eternal time, an energy of Krsna.

Karma - Activities performed in 3 modes

Jnana - Spiritual Knowledge

Bhakti - Devotion to Lord

BhagavadGita


Albert Einstein:

“When I read the Bhagavad-Gita and reflect about how God created this universe everything else seems so superfluous.”

Mahatma Gandhi:

“When doubts haunt me, .., I turn to Bhagavad-gita and find a verse to comfort me; and I immediately begin to smile in the midst of overwhelming sorrow. Those who meditate on the Gita will derive fresh joy and new meanings from it every day.”

GLORIES OF BHAGAVAD GITA


Henry David Thoreau:

“In the morning I bathe my intellect in the stupendous and cosmogonal philosophy of the Bhagavad-gita, in comparison with which our modern world and its literature seem puny and trivial.”

Dr. Albert Schweitzer:

“The Bhagavad-Gita has a profound influence on the spirit of mankind by its devotion to God which is manifested by actions.”

GLORIES OF BHAGAVAD GITA…


Adi Shankara:

“..Bhagavad-Gita is the manifest quintessence of all the teachings of the Vedic scriptures.”

Ramanuja:

“..The Supreme Lord Krishna's primary purpose for descending and incarnating is relieve the world of any demoniac and negative, undesirable influences that are opposed to spiritual development,..”

Madhvacarya:

“..Bhagavad-Gita is the epitome of the Mahabharata just as ghee is the essence of milk and pollen is the essence of flowers.”

GLORIES OF BHAGAVAD GITA…


“An 'Indianised' Bible with references to the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Manusmriti and drawings of a turbaned Joseph and sari clad Mother Mary with baby Jesus in her arms, is making waves in Kerala.”

A print run of 30,000 of the new Bibles sold out in a week in Bombay. In Delhi, St Paul's bookshop has only a few copies left. “We've had to limit the number of copies to three per person,” Father Stephen Calunkudy, who works at the shop, said. “We've even had Hindus coming in to buy a copy.”

ReferencesBhagavad Gita,Upanisads,Smrti !

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Not so good beliefs

• Worship of Ancestors (e.g. American Indians)• Worship of Humans (Heros)• Worship of Ghosts, Spirits, Devils• Kushboo Temple! (Kushboo Purana may be also coming !!)


Kushboo Temple

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SATANISM – Devil Worship

• Ask yourself – Am I pure? • Cry genuinely for help• Paramatma will listen• If you are genuine, you will be saved• Paramatma will show the right path


Always Remember:

Paramatma is neutral to ALL !

How can I be saved from false religions?

Ancient Media of Knowledge


• Hearing (ancient ages)• Writings on Palm Leaves• Writings on Stones• Writings on Walls• Writings on monuments• …

IndianPalm Trees



Writings on Palm Leaves


Even Pictures on Palm Leaves..


Buddhist Temple, (Bangkok)

Repository of all sacred buddhist scriptures on palm leaves!


- Itihasa (Ramayana, Mahabharata)- 4 Vedas (Rig, Yajur, Sama, Atharvana)- 4 Upa Vedas- 6 Vedangas- Vyakaran- 1180 Aranyaks- Numerous Smritis (3 are most important)- 18 Puranas (400,000 slokas)- 18 Upa-puranas- Agamas- Darshan Sastras (eg. Brahma Sutra)- 1180 Upanishads (108 main, 13 most important)- …

Bharata Scriptures


1. Padma Purana2. Vayu Purana3. Vishnu Purana4. Naradiya Purana5. Garuda Purana6. Varaha Purana

18 Puranas

Six Sattvic Puranas


7. Brahma Purana8. Brahmanda Purana9. Brahma Vaivarta Purana10. Markandeya Purana11. Bhavishya Purana12. Vamana Purana

Six Rajasic Puranas


13. Matsya Purana14. Kurma Purana15. Linga Purana16. Siva Purana 17. Skanda Purana18. Agni Purana

Six Tamasic Puranas


Vyasa Deva’s Unhappiness


Srimad Bhagavata Purana

Srimad bhāgavatam purānam, amalam yad vaishnavānām priyamYasmin pāramahamsyam ekam, amalam jnānam param gîyateTatra jnāna-virāga bhakti-sahitam, naiskarmyam āviskrtamTac chrnvan su-pathan vicārana, paro bhaktyā vimucyen narah

Suddha Sattva Purana

• Srimad-Bhagavatam is the spotless purana • It describes pure and supreme knowledge of paramahamsas • It reveals the means for becoming free from all material bondage• It teaches transcendental knowledge, renunciation and devotion• Anyone who properly hears with devotion gets completely liberated


Gita MahatmyaStory of Susharma

• Parvati Devi longed to hear glories of Bhagavad Gita• Narrated how Lakshmi inquired the same from Lord Visnu


Susharma led a sinful life…

• Harmed other people• Enjoyed drinking wine• Enjoyed eating flesh


Story of Susharma…

• Died by snake bite• Taken to hell


He suffered in the hells…


Then born as a bull…worked very hard


Story of Susharma… • One day he fell and

died

• A Lady offered some of her punya



• Born again as a brahmana

• Remembered who offered punya

• Asked the lady how she had punya



• It was by hearing the slokas from her parrot



• The parrot belonged to a sage who taught slokas from Bhagavad Gita.• A thief stole the parrot and sold it to this lady• The lady got punya by simply hearing the slokas


Obama ! Yes, we can ! Yes we can !


Bhagavad Gita

• Condensed all the Sastras• Lord’s Face/Body• 18 Chapters

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G1 Sloka: 4

Ekam sastram devaki putra gitamEko devo devaki putra eva (Gita Mahatmya)

The only one sastra is Bhagavad Gita. The only deva is the one who came as the son of Devaki.

Bhakti Sastra (eg. CC) - Ends with Krishna Prema - Starts with Nama Sankirtan

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Even higher…

Bhagavad Gita- Starts with War- Ends with Saranagati

Srimad Bhagavatam - Starts with Saranagati- Ends with Nama Sankirtan

Caitanya Caritamrta- Starts with Nama Sankirtan- Ends with Krishna Prema

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Hari Bhajan

Yamunā Theerā Yadhu VaradāYādhava Mādhavā Hey Ramanā! ... (Yamuna)

Vrindā Vana Dhara GovindāVāmanā Keşavā Hey Ramanā! ... (Yamuna)

Gokula Nandana GopalaGopika Kānta Hey Ramanā! ... (Yamuna)

Murali Gānana Madhu-sudhanaMadana Mohana Hey Ramanā! ... (Yamuna)

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Hari Bhajan

Rāma Rāghavā Jaya Sìta Nāyakā Rāma Rāghavā Jaya Sìta Nāyakā Rāma Rāghava Rājeeva Lochana Kāmitha Phaladā Kari Varadā

Krishna Keshavā Jaya Gopi Mādhavā Krishna Keshavā Jaya Gopi Mādhavā Krishnā Keshava Ambuja Lochana Vânchita Phaladā Yadu Varadā

[ ......Continue (Same speed) ......]

Rāma Rāghavā Jaya Sìta Nāyakā ….

[ ...... At End – everyone (slow)...... ]

Rāma Rāghavā Jaya Sìta Nāyakā Rāma Rāghavā Jaya Sìta Nāyakā


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