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By Karna Kitab Ku… , 16 October 2025

A Balanced Perspective on Lavish Expenses in Hindu Marriages

Hindu marriage (vivaha) is a sacred samskara uniting two souls in grihastha ashrama, pursuing dharma, artha, kama, and moksha together. Husband and wife form inseparable partners, each the greatest treasure for the other—the ultimate wealth in eternal oneness, sharing love, devotion, and support beyond material possessions. Weddings radiate communal joy through blessings, music, adornments, feasts, and rituals, expressing gratitude and strengthening ties. Thoughtful expressions enhance auspiciousness while preserving spiritual focus. Ancient texts celebrate this joy yet guide toward moderation, as true bliss arises from inner purity and devotion, not external grandeur. The Bhagavad Gita's balance teachings apply to celebrations: excess distracts from Agni vows, while restraint highlights spousal unity. Modern weddings blend tradition with happiness, but joy deepens when rooted in dharma and mutual belonging. Verses from Rig Veda's Sūryā Sukta and the Gita illuminate moderation sustaining this sacred treasure.

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By Karna Kitab Ku… , 21 August 2025

Why Do I Worry

Why do I worry for dreams unknown,
Between hope and fear my thoughts collide,
Chasing tomorrows have yet to ride?

Why do I worry for seeds unsown,
Between the restless storm and spring tide,
Harvesting the crops yet to provide?

Why do I worry for deeds I own,
When all the unknowns will be my guide
And the seeds will root where oceans hide?

(Howrah, 21.08.2025)

My Grace (From the Galaxy)

In heavens high where starlight weaves,
A tapestry of cosmic dreams,
Seven wonders glow, serene,
Their beauty vast, eternal, seen.

If there were splendor pure, divine,
If seven wonders crowned the skies,
You’d shine among them, radiant, rare,
A timeless light beyond compare.

Your laughter hums like comet’s song,
Your spirit soars where angels throng,
In every hue, your heart’s embrace,
Outshines the stars in boundless space.

When Devotion Becomes Display

In an age of smartphones and social media, spirituality has found a new stage: the public square of likes, shares, and stories. What was once a private conversation between the soul and the divine has, for many, become a performance. Temples overflow not just with devotees but with cameras. Sacred rituals are live-streamed. Pious acts—once done in quiet corners—are now carefully framed, filtered, and posted for the world to see.

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By Karna Kitab Ku… , 17 October 2022

Women Trafficking: A Grave and Persistent Human Rights Crisis

Women trafficking, often intertwined with human trafficking, is one of the most heinous violations of human dignity. It involves the recruitment, transportation, and exploitation of women—primarily for sexual exploitation, forced labor, domestic servitude, or forced marriage—through coercion, deception, or abduction. Women and girls constitute the majority of victims globally and in India, facing unimaginable physical, emotional, and psychological trauma.

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By Karna Kitab Ku… , 7 November 2021

Finding Harmony: The Art of Balancing Life and Spirituality

In our fast-paced world, many of us feel pulled in opposite directions—chasing career success, family responsibilities, and material comforts on one side, while yearning for inner peace, meaning, and spiritual growth on the other. The quest for balance between worldly life and spirituality is timeless. Ancient wisdom, particularly from the Bhagavad Gita, teaches that these aren't opposing forces but can harmoniously coexist through disciplined action and detachment.

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By Karna Kitab Ku… , 27 May 2021

He is One and Only One

Humanity's profound spiritual traditions universally affirm the oneness of ultimate reality—an eternal, indivisible divine essence beyond multiplicity. Called Brahman (Hinduism: "one only, without a second," Chandogya Upanishad 6.2.1), the Lord (Judaism: "The Lord is one," Deuteronomy 6:4), God the Father (Christianity: "one God, from whom are all things," 1 Corinthians 8:6), Allah (Islam: "He is Allah, the One... with no equivalent," Surah Al-Ikhlas), Ik Onkar (Sikhism: One Universal Creator), or Ahura Mazda (Zoroastrianism: supreme uncreated deity). The Bahá'í Faith sees one heavenly Source for all revelations, while Mahayana Buddhism recognizes undivided Dharmakaya in interdependent oneness. Though expressed variably—personal or impersonal—this truth unites: one source of all, calling for compassion, harmony, and inner peace in recognizing the divine everywhere.

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By Karna Kitab Ku… , 7 November 2020

Equality Between Husband and Wife

A lasting, prosperous marriage rests on equality between husband and wife, where spouses treat each other as true partners—sharing decisions, responsibilities, emotional support, and personal growth while transcending rigid gender roles. Ancient Hindu scriptures, like the Rig Veda's Sūryā Sukta, envision this ideal: the bride as sovereign in her new home and the couple prospering together in progeny and abundance. The Manusmriti affirms shared spiritual rewards. Modern research confirms egalitarian partnerships yield higher satisfaction, better health, reduced stress, and longer lives. True prosperity—financial, emotional, social, and spiritual—emerges from mutual respect and daily practice of equality, creating resilient, joyful unions that endure across generations.

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By Karna Kitab Ku… , 20 January 2018

Mole (Beauty from the Core)

Sweet, my dream, so beautiful with a mole,
A kind of kind, fairy fair alcohol;
I know her more than my life as a whole,
Gave her everything along with my soul.

She pretended to come to become sole,
I am nothing to her, played as a doll,
She never accounted the hefty toll,
Deserted me lightly, ‘cause had no caul.

Ego led me to mental aerosol,
Desires galloped me, lost my lead, control;
Good, bad, ill or well, got no time to pole,
God, I forgot to patrol the petrol.

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By Karna Kitab Ku… , 17 December 2017

Revival (A Song from the Deep)

I know the dream for dead of revival,
The shorn of pain from life shut my fiscal.
The idle race spoilt the loam, ploy arval;
Worn the spring off, besorting vatical.

Sought to flame the fay, chimera nival;
Red out of my heart, hurt so critical.
Whom to blame? River humps her own rival;
Forlorn hope, down and out in my jacal.

At once I wake up past the vile portal;
He shouts, "The sphere is on weekly rental."
Past to present future, stung in total;
Ebbing with elixir heal the mortal.

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