Learning That Leads to Liberation

Every human being is not born into this world as a blank slate, but entrusted with two sacred inheritances: the Four Goals of Life ( Purusarthas ) and the Five Debts ( Pancha riṇa ). The Purusarthas , Dharma (righteous duty), Artha (prosperity), Kama (rightful enjoyment of desires), and Mokṣa (liberation)  form the framework of a purposeful and balanced life. To fulfill these aims, God has bestowed upon human beings intelligence, mind, senses and sense-organs, along with vitality. Alongside these goals, each person carries the Five obligation of repaying the debts owed to the gods ( Deva-rna ), to the sages (Ṛishi-ṛṇa), and to the ancestors ( Pitṛ-rna ), to the society & country, to the nature and mother earth . Together, these sacred ideals shape human destiny, ensuring that life is not merely lived, but lived meaningfully , harmonizing duty, desire, prosperity, and spiritual freedom, while honoring gratitude to the divine, to wisdom, and to one’s lineage. Bhakti → Gy...

Vaishnava : A Vaishnava is a devotee who worships Lord Vishnu or His incarnations as the Supreme Soul, follows the path of devotion ( bhakti ), and is guided by scriptures like the Bhagavad Gita and the Bhagavata Purana , aspiring for liberation through loving service to the Lord. श्रीजगन्नाथरूपवर्णनम् एक एव श्रीजगन्नाथः बहुधा दृश्यते। भुजसंख्या रूपानुसारिणीति कथ्यते॥ जगन्नाथबलभद्रौ यदा देहे समन्वितौ। तदा स चतुर्भुजो देवो जगदीशः स साक्षात्॥ जगन्नाथबलभद्रप्रद्युम्नानिरुद्धसंयुतः। एकस्मिन् देहे संयुक्तोऽष्टबाहुः स साक्षात्॥ 💓 श्रीजगन्नाथलीलामृतम् श्री जगन्नाथः धरातले अवतीर्णः मायया मनुष्यरूपेण। धर्मार्थं रक्षणाय तस्यांशावतारैः सहितः क्वचित् अवतीर्णः। ब्रह्मादिदेवगणाः मनुष्याश्च तम् ज्ञातुं न समर्थाः; केवलं तस्य भक्तास्तस्यैवानुग्रहेण तमवगन्तुं समर्थाः। एवमेव श्रीजगन्नाथस्य लीला युगे युगे प्रवर्तते; एवमेव सः भूभारं हरति धर्मशिक्षां च संस्थापयते। श्रीजगन्नाथः परमेश्वरः, यस्मिन् परमज्ञानं नित्यं प्रकाशते। तस्मिन् न कदाप्यधर्मो वर्धते, धर्मः सत्यं च नित्यं विराजते॥ हृदयं मम निर्मलम् कुरु...