Shiva Sakhyam’ is the theme, and I have recently completed my Kashi Yatra. I felt a deep urge to share an experience I had there. I was standing on a Ganga ghat; beside me was a large tree, and beneath it, on a perfectly circular stone platform, there were many Shiva lingas placed together. They were beautifully worshipped, adorned with garlands and flowers.
Just then, a cow appeared from somewhere. She looked at the garlands for a brief moment, paused, and then walked straight toward them. Not gently or cautiously—she suddenly tugged at the garlands on the Shiva lingas, pulling them off in a single sharp motion, jerking them away as if giving a firm shake at the neck. It was quick, direct, and completely unapologetic.
Watching this, a thought arose in my mind—as if the cow was saying to Shiva, ‘What do you need these garlands for? 🤨 I am hungry here, and you are sitting there wearing them. 😠Come on, let me fill my stomach first.’😋😏
To witness such an intimate, living bond between that being and Shiva with my own eyes made me feel immensely fortunate.🥹🙏 And while listening to your narration on Shiva Sakhyam, the reference to this incident became very vivid for me. You have presented it so beautifully.”❤❤❤ Soooo.... grateful 🙏❤

Sometimes I just come here to read all the wonderful comments. Seeing people getting woven into that one beautiful thread of spirituality gives me so much of joy! An entire sky full of gratitude to you Vinay for building a beautiful community where everybody is immersed in the love of God! ❤

Today is my birthday and i was thinking how i can make it special. And then there was your video. I think that’s a sign from Shiva himself. Thank you to Shiva and Vinay.

I had the bhagyam of listening this on the day before shivaratri...couldn't control my tears rolling down my eyes every 10-20 minutes....to see parashiva be so caring to others...forgetting himself completely and entirely lost in his bhakta's desires...I bow down to vinay sir also...may that mahashiva who forgets himself in bhakta's may the one of the bhakta be u oh vinay!

1:17:19 Shiva is sounding like the poster boy for "Bhai ne bola karne ka, toh karne ka."  (I tried a joke, please don't take offense)

Saved to watch this on Mahashivratri to feel maximum closeness toward Shiva ❤ im glad I did. Thank you Vinay for spreading the wonderful Shiva sakhya bhava !❤

Hii I'm srinija from hyd a 16 year old. 2024 krishnashtami is the first time i went isckon that too bc my sister called me. It was my first time going to isckon or a krishna temple. The day before krishnashtami i was in my sister's house my mom calls and tells me that a peacock came to our house corridor even though we live in a complete city based area. When i went to that temple i felt so nice and after i came home the thought of the temple and krishna wasn't just leaving my mind at all. And then later that day i saw your video of dashavatara w ranveer. I started understanding and loving spirituality and devatas only bc of your videos since then ive been following and waiting eagerly for you to upload videos. I honestly think only bc of you i got closer to god and fell in love with all of this. I have no words for you.Your one in a million. next time you visit hyd I'll try to be there. lots of love.

Im hoping we could watch Chidambaram Rahasyam video here💙🙏🏻🥹

I am writing this to bring awareness of shivasakti, my parents did 32 years of  16 somavar vrat shiva pooja and could not complete udyapana.I requested my mom to do it again and we went to rameshwaram to do visarjana of the lingam,it was such a beautiful sunrise and so many calfs were as guest to receive the pooja and prasad.After  that we did udyapana,But for surprise and deep devotion we could trace out venugopal swamy idol kept in taluk office as our blessing where the temple was fall out for 800 years back.Many would have been praying for worldly life but remember your birth is also a purpose to serve him.Without his wish we could have not been here.🎉

🕉️🙏🏽 Hara Hara - You know how prayers are answered? Just today, far away from my motherland (Bhaaratavarsha), in a rural village in New York, I wondered if Shiva Sakhyam would be available before Mahashivaratri. And lo and behold almost exactly at the moment, it was! A million thanks for this - to Mahadev and to His most blessed child, you Vinay ji! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

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Today is Shravan maas Shivratri

ओम नमः शिवाय
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Little did I know the moment I opened my eyes in the morning taking Sriman Narayana's naamam I  actually wanted to listen to His songs or start to chant Sri Bhagavad Gita and suddenly found the notification prompting a video feed from Vinay ji 😊. That gave me immense joy and effortlessly drenched in Shiva sakhya katha. I think my Narayana wanted me to listen to his Sakha's katha 😂, ok jokes apart, the instances that each of us go through in our lives  makes us relish our own taste of bhakti be it during despair or joy is so very well relatable. And Vinay ji hats off to you as always, you make it so easy to invoke bhakti and connect with  Paramaatma so well be it Narayana or Shiva or Shakthi. I always get a deep sense of gratitude, to be coming back to your channel over and over and listening to such wonderful stories. Namaskarams to you from the bottom my heart 🙏🙏

I’m in awe of the musicians, their coordination through silent cues and their collective harmony was simply beautiful. Every rendition felt alive and lovely. Vinay, your pravachanam is my constant companion during sadhana kaalam. Thank you for offering this during Mahashivratri. There's so much aatma tripti hearing to your discourse. So much joy and lightness from within, thank you for giving this spiritual nourishment ~ Annadata Sukhi Bhava✨

Hare Krishna. As a NEET aspirant, all of this nectar of knowledge you so kindly provide really calms my otherwise wandering mind. I keep asking Krishna for a college in his proximity, be it near the Vrindavan, Braj, Barsana dhaam or near you. Hoping to see you after I get a medical college and travel as far as it takes to hear you live. Everything else dissolves to nothingness when you speak so fondly of the lord. One would call in serendipity but I call it lord's blessing that I came across you. You are such bliss, I will eternally be grateful for uploading everything online for us yearning bhaktas, hoping to one day sit in the realm of the bliss of bhakti in front of you.❤️

I haven’t even finished watching but here I am liking and hyping this up. Everything for my beloved Shiva ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

i dont know why but i kept getting watery eyes . there’s a child like innocence speaking from you . vinay you are felt and you are awesome 😊. thank you for making fall in love all over again 😅.

Listening to "his" Katha on a day which is especially dear to "her" is absolute bliss ❤ Felt like an offering to his eternal sakhi...Jay Shiva Shakti ❤ Jay Lakshmi Narayan ❤

The same love with which Narada muni used to chant the Bhagwat naamam is reflected in your eyes when you narate the bhagwaan katha...

Pranam Vinay Garu 🙏🏻 Since Vishnu Sakhyam we are awaiting this moment..and it appears just before Mahashivratri ….Thank you so much 🙇🏻‍♀️

This is so beautiful just before Shiva raatri..
I had the bhagyam of attending it live last year and thank you for teaching me to write Sri rama on bilwa patram…
Because of you Vinay gaaru from the last two years i have been writing Sri rama on bilwapatram😍
Can never thank you enough for what you are doing to me🙏🏻🙏🏻