The magical atmosphere that Shiva’s presence had brought about was still palpable when Arjuna saw the four Lokapalas appear in an extraordinary halo of light. Indra, Kuvera, Yama, and Varuna personally gave him their weapons. After … Read More
If you want to achieve perfection, carefully follow the sequence indicated by the Siksastaka. By observing the activities of the sadhus one can acquire a pure intellect. The attainment of siddha-deha, attained with constant bhajana, easily … Read More
Arjuna already knew that route from having traveled it during the military campaign that preceded the Rajasuya. Upon arriving at the Gandhamadana Mountain, he remembered how he had climbed it and how much he had wanted … Read More
By performing the practices of devotional service according to the teachings of the Siksastaka, Krishna’s pastimes gradually manifest in the heart of the devotee. In his commentary on the Siksastaka, the Sammodana-bhasya, Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura … Read More
On the evening when this intricate matter was being discussed, Vyasa, the great sage with a pure and pristine soul, visited them. Upon his arrival, the Pandavas and their companions bowed at his feet with great … Read More
It is written in Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu: adau sraddha tatah sadhu-sango ‘tha bhajana-kriya tato ‘nartha-nivrttih syat tato nistha rucis tatah athasaktis tato bhavas tatah premabhyudancati sadhakanam ayam premnah pradurbhave bhavet kramah Pious activities such as serving unknowingly or … Read More
While Dhritarastra was pleased about Vidura’s return, Duryodhana and his friends were not at all. They knew well that he had the power to exert a strong and constant influence on the elderly king, who always … Read More
It is written in the Visnu-rahasya: yad abhyarcya harim bhaktya krte kratu-satair api phalam prapnoty avikalam kalau govinda-kirtanat Whatever fruit is obtainable in Satya-yuga, worshiping Sri Hari with devotion by performing hundreds of sacrifices, in Kali-yuga … Read More
The news of Jayanta’s dramatic event spread in a flash throughout Hastinapura. From homes and public places people began pouring into the streets. Little by little an immense crowd formed that, shouting and condemning the impious … Read More
The glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are so great that the impersonalistic followers of the Upaniṣads cannot reach the platform of knowledge to understand them. Especially the transcendental forms of the Lord are beyond … Read More
The word rahasyam in this verse has been explained by the acaryas in several ways. Sridhar Svami states that it means bhakti. Jiva Gosvami argues that rahasyam refers to prema-bhakti. The latter explains that after being … Read More
Eight Prayers Glorifying Srimati Vrinda Devi Translation by Baba Madhava Dasa (1) gāńgeya-cāmpeya-taḍid-vinindi- rociḥ-pravāha-snapitātma-vṛnde! bandhūka-bandhu-dyuti-divya-vāso vṛnde! namas te caraṇāravindam (2) bimbādharoditvara-manda-hāsya- nāsāgra-muktā-dyuti-dīpitāsye vicitra-ratnābharaṇa-śriyāḍhye! vṛnde! namas te caraṇāravindam (3) samasta-vaikuṇṭha-śiromaṇau śrī- kṛṣṇasya vṛndāvana-dhanya-dhāmni dattādhikāre … Read More
Then Draupadi said with sobs: “I appeal to the elders of the respectable Kurava court, and to all the righteous men who are present here. Haven’t you seen what this dastardly villain has done to me? … Read More
As soon as the clamor subsided, everyone looked to the Pandavas, Duryodhana, and Dhritarastra, waiting for new developments. An icy feeling, like death, circulated among those present, and the expressions of Arjuna, Bhima, and the … Read More
