Tenth Canto (Dashama Skanda) glorifies Lord

A kIng was sleeping in a cave after helping the devas.

Lord Krishna tricked Kalayavana into the cave and quickly dissappeared.

Kalayavana kicked this sleeping king and the king opened his eyes and reduced Kalayavana to ashes. The king was

The swift, two-wheeled chariot screeched to a halt next to the bride, as she got off from the mandapa of the sprawling Gowri temple. She had a thrill coursing through her veins. ‘Did my plan succeed?’ she thought with some trepidation.

A darkish young man with a peacock-feather-bedecked diadem over his long, curly hair was standing in a chariot at the back. He flung his hand out to her. She only half understood what was going on.

Who married whom?

The young princes of the Yadava dynasty decided to play a prank. They had -------dress up as a pregnant woman and approach the sages. The princes approached the sages and said, “Oh sages, this pregnant lady is the wife of Babhru and is about to give birth. Since you are great sages, she wants to ask you whether her child will be a boy or a girl.”

Saint sees the whole world as his own Self

Our Parama Guru in this picture is

In the company of saints, and through the clarity of their teachings, the highly intellectual seeker soon chose to become a renunciate himself.

On the holy day of Mahashivaratri, February 25, 1949, Balakrishnan was initiated into the sannyasa order by

After a few years of deep study and reflection He asked Swami Tapovanam's permission to go down from the Himalayas and spread this knowledge to the masses of India. He felt as mother ganga was dancing and flowing, taking her water from the himalayas to nourish the plains, he would like to take the knowledge of the Rishis to the nourish the masses!

When young Shankara was bathing in the river, a ---------- caught hold of his leg and would not let go. Shankara asked his mother permission to become a sannyasin before the animal had done its worst.

"I tell you one thing,if you want peace of mind, do not find fault with others. Rather see your own faults. Learn to make the whole world your own. No one is a stranger, my child; the whole world is your own."

Who said this?

Although he was repelled by the sight and smell of a leper, he kissed his hands. His sense of peace had returned, he was filled with joy!

Who experienced this joy?

At the courts He refused to swear by the Bible. He said one should ALWAYS SPEAK THE TRUTH.

Spiritual mystic Shams (in rags) pointing to the books in his library "what are these?" Judging Shams by his appearance replied, "You wouldn't understand". As soon as he said this fire started in the corner of the library.

He exclaimed, "What is this? Shams said, "Nor would you understand".

Who was Shams talking to?

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