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Q. Why we assume that Krishna is the only Lord while infact Krishna is also one of the incarnations of Vishnu?Krishna has also taken birth & if we think that in Bhagavad Gita Krishna is declared as God,then in Shiv purana,Shiva is the Lord and in Vishnu purana Vishnu is the Lord.Then how can we [...]

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Krishna and Vishnu – The difference

Q. Can you let me know what is the difference between Vishnu and Krishna? I do agree that Krishna is the supreme but can you answer me that how Krishna is supreme than Vishnu. Please provide me with some references from Srimad Bhagavatam. – Jignesh
A. Krishna in Vrindavan is like God at home, while Krishna, [...]

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Destiny and Devotional Service

Q. It is said that our destiny has already been written and we are totally under the control of three modes of nature. Not even a single leaf can move without Krishna’s will. So how is it that we become responsible for the sinful or pious activities that we perform? – Meenal
A. Our destiny is [...]

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Guru – Vani and Vapu

Q. Is it necessary that Guru should be alive until you are in the process of devotion and what if Guru leaves the world in between? Does this affect our devotion?
Please explain elaborately if possible with any quotes as this is being asked by several people around me. It is their concern [...]

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Q. There are people who are not the avatars as known but how is it that their claims and miracles have impacted so many millions? How are they able to impart so much of knowledge, expecially from the Bhagwad Gita? – Radesh
A. There are many people in this world who have acquired siddhis and mystic [...]

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Putana – Her previous life

Q. I have read / heard varying references of Putana’s previous birth. She is sometimes stated as Bali Maharaj’s sister, sometimes as his daughter and sometimes as his wife. I wanted to confirm her identity as per Srila Prabhupada or scriptures. – Ramchanra Das
A. According to Brahma-vaivarta Purana, Putana had been Ratnamala in her previous [...]

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Q. How to defeat this rascal impersonalist theory or impersonalism?  How to make them feel bad about their theories?  How to preach them Krishna conciousness? – Amit Khatri
1. If we scrutinizingly study Srila Prabhupada’s books which present the Vedic knowledge without any adulteration, we can easily defend against any kind of theories – impersonalism, mayavada [...]

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Yoga of the Supreme

Q. Which is the best amongst Bhakti yoga, Jnana yoga, Karma yoga or Dhyana yoga?  All these yogas were spoken by Lord Sri Krishna, Himself and I personally feel that all are equally important as Lord’s teachings are completely transcedental.
- Sreedhar
A. Lord Krishna recommends yoga as the means to spiritual emancipation. Contrary to the general notion, [...]

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Krishna or Krsna

Q. Why do devotees in ISKCON spell Krsna and not Krishna? What is the technical reason behind this?
- Haridham
A. It is not just Krsna. It has three dots below the alphabets ‘r’, ’s’ and ‘n’. This system of using “Diacritic” marks to represent Sanskrit syllables using familiar Roman alphabets with minor modifications has many advantages.The [...]

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Scriptures are torchlights for Kali Yuga

Q. Thank you very much for patiently and caringly  answering my questions. Acharyas instruct that the Lord used Arjuna as an instrument to speak the Bhagavad Gita for our benefit. Similarly was Srimad Bhagavatam spoken with the same intention? Then how do we understand the lives of devotees who married more then one wife/husband? How should [...]

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