Pariprasna
The Vedanta Kesari|February 2022
Srimat Swami Tapasyananda Ji (1904 – 1991) was one of the Vice-Presidents of the Ramakrishna Order.
Pariprasna

His deeply convincing answers to devotees’ questions raised in spiritual retreats and in personal letters have been published in book form as Spiritual Quest: Questions & Answers. Pariprasna is a selection from this book.

QUESTION: What is the meaning of the word Bhagavan?

MAHARAJ: In early literature, both Vedic and Buddhistic, the word Bhagavan meant ‘gracious

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