Even if someone is fortunate enough to ask this question, he or she is rarely given a proper and correct answer. In my student life, our teachers used to ask, "Who are you?" and thy would teach us that the answer should be "I am a student"."I am an Indian","I am Oriya","I am Hindu", and so on. These are not our real identities. What is your real identity? Who are you really? We identify ourselves with the body and the things related to the body. But the question remains, are we really the body?

itīdṛk-sva-līlābhir ānanda-kuṇḍe

 sva-ghoṣaṁ nimajjantam ākhyāpayantam

tadīyeśita-jñeṣu bhaktair jitatvaṁ

 punaḥ prematas taṁ śatāvṛtti vande

Those super excellent pastimes of Lord Krsna's babyhood drowned the inhabitants of gokula in pools of ecstasy. To the devotees who are attracted only to His majestic aspect of Narayana in Vaikuntha, the Lord herein reveals: "I am conquered and overwhelmed by pure loving devotion." To the Supreme Lord Damodara, my obeisances hundreds and hundreds of times.

Śrī Dāmodarāṣṭakam

by Śrī Satyavrata Muni 

Sri Krishna smiled slightly and spoke kindly, "Listen, My dear Shiva, I am giving you a very beautiful place. Live here with all your associates and followers. This place is known as Ekamrakavana (Bhubaneswar – Lingaraja Temple). In this idyllic surrounding, you will appear and be worshipped. This place is in every way captivating as Varanasi. Besides, this place is also extremely elevated spiritually, but few know of this truth.”  Today, I will reveal to you the esoteric significance of Ekamrakavana, which is so dear to Me.

On the shores of the ocean, covering a very large area, is the place known as Nilacala.

This is known as Purushottama-ksetra, the abodeof the Supreme Person. It has a most pleasing and peaceful atmosphere. 

vama-parsve sthitam tasya radhikam ca smaret tatah

nicina-nila-vasanam druta-hema-sama-prabham

patancalenavritardha-su-smeranana-pankajam

kanta-vaktre nyasta-nrityac- cakori-cancalekshanam

I meditate on Sri Rādhikā standing next to Krsna. Radha wears a fine blue dress, and Her beautiful bodily complexion resembles molten gold. Radharani half-covers Her beautiful smiling lotus face with the border of Her garment. Radha's restless eyes dance like cakori birds on Her charming face.  

Death is the one topic that is beyond debate, all schoars can't help but reach the same conclusion, death is inevitable. so much emphasis is placed on "the art of living" in our modern society. People are always interested in new ways to enjoy life, but almost no attention is given to the real goal of our existence,

"The art of dying"

itīdṛk-sva-līlābhir ānanda-kuṇḍe

 sva-ghoṣaṁ nimajjantam ākhyāpayantam

tadīyeśita-jñeṣu bhaktair jitatvaṁ

 punaḥ prematas taṁ śatāvṛtti vande

Those super excellent pastimes of Lord Krsna's babyhood drowned the inhabitants of gokula in pools of ecstasy. To the devotees who are attracted only to His majestic aspect of Narayana in Vaikuntha, the Lord herein reveals: "I am conquered and overwhelmed by pure loving devotion." To the Supreme Lord Damodara, my obeisances hundreds and hundreds of times.

Śrī Dāmodarāṣṭakam

by Śrī Satyavrata Muni