Jaya o Bhaimi Ekadashi Se dice que si uno observa upavasa[1] en este día, recibe la entrada a la morada de Vishnu, aunque no haya realizado los otros vratas del año[2]. Yudhisthira Maharaja dijo: ¡Oh … Read More
Notes and thanks from the Editors Sri Harinama Cintamani is a literary masterpiece by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, the father of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Gosvami Maharaja, our parama-guru[1]. Written in 1900, it describes the process of … Read More
The sixty qualities present in Vishnu Sasthi-gune visnutva These fifty-five qualities are present in Vishnu in full. All the Sastras declare it. Besides these, there are five other qualities in Narayana that no one else has. … Read More
The Bhagavat-nama-kaumudi quotes the Puranas as follows: naktam diva ca gatabhir jita-nidra eko nirvinna iksitapatho mita-bhuk prasantah yady acyute bhagavati sva-mano na sajjen- namani tad rati karani pathed vilajjah If your mind is not fixed on … Read More
The offense of considering the Devas as independent Devantare svatantrya-jnanaparadha Those who see any difference between the auspicious Lord Vishnu and any of His Names, qualities and so on, are certainly offenders of the Name of … Read More
Sat Tila Ekadashi Shri Dalbhya Rishi le dijo a Pulastya Muni: Cuando el alma espiritual entra en contacto con la energía material, inmediatamente comienza a realizar actividades pecaminosas, como robar, matar y tener relaciones sexuales ilícitas. … Read More
What should one do if one has offended a Sadhu? Sadhu-ninda ghatile ki kara kartavya? If out of foolishness one has offended a sadhu, then with remorse one should grasp the feet of that sadhu. Crying, … Read More
Putrada Ekadashi del Bhavishya-uttara Purana. El piadoso y santo Yudhisthira Maharaja dijo: Oh Señor, nos has explicado muy bien las maravillosas glorias del Saphala Ekadashi, que ocurre durante la quincena oscura (Krishna paksha) del mes … Read More
Radharani rebukes Hridaya Caitanya That night Hridaya Caitanya saw Caitanya Mahaprabhu in a dream. He saw that the bright white outer garment of Mahaprabhu was stained with blood in several spots. He inquired: “What do you … Read More
The glimmer of a Vaishnava, the materialistic Vaishnava, the marginal Vaishnava and the neophyte Vaishnava, all these words mean the same thing Vaisnavabhasa, prakrta-vaishnava, vaisnava-praya o kanistha-vaisnava – ei sakala ekai katha One who possesses … Read More
Saphala Ekadashi Yudhisthira Maharaja dijo: Oh mi querido Señor Shri Krishna, ¿cómo se llama ese Ekadashi que ocurre durante la quincena oscura del mes de Pausha[1]? ¿Cómo se observa y qué Deidad se debe adorar en … Read More
The two types of bad association – Inappropriate association with women Asat-sanga dui prakara – stri-sangi The conduct of a Vaishnava is to always avoid bad company. By bad association one actually shows contempt for sadhus. … Read More
Upananda’s two sons Sri Krishna’s eldest paternal uncle, Sri Upananda, has two sons named Kandava and Dandava. They both gladly stay in Subala’s company, and their attractive faces are as beautiful as lotus flowers. Nanda Maharaja … Read More
Virata Parva In that splendid asylum in which they had spent those last years, Yudhisthira called around him all those who, having not accepted to live far from them, had shared all sorts of pains and … Read More
Mokshada Ekadashi La antigua historia de Mokshada Ekadashi del Brahmanda Purana: Yudhishthira Maharaja dijo: Oh Vishnu, amo de todo, oh deleite de los tres mundos, oh Señor del Universo entero, oh creador del mundo, oh … Read More
The power transmission of a Vaishnava Vaisnavera sakti sancara If one sits near a Vaishnava, after some time he will experience the potency of Krishna emanating from his body. When that power enters the heart of … Read More
One day, out of breath and visibly worried, a Brahmana came to them. “You are Pandu’s sons,” he said, “and you are Kshatriyas. Your first and sacred duty is to help the Brahmanas, so please do … Read More
Arjuna, clasping his hands in respect, said: “O Madhusudana, I feel confused. I don’t know what the right thing to do is. Please tell me. I am your disciple: instruct me.” And Shri Krishna began to … Read More
Utpanna Ekadashi Suta Gosvami dijo: ¡Oh, eruditos brahmanas!, hace mucho tiempo el Señor Shri Krishna, la Suprema Personalidad de Dios, explicó las auspiciosas glorias de Shri Ekadashi y las reglas y regulaciones que gobiernan cada observancia … Read More
In Hari-bhakti-vilasa it is written: tulasi kastha ghatitair manibhir japamalika sarvakarmani sarvesam ipsitartha-phala-prada gopucchasadrsi karya yad va sarpakrtih subha tarjanya na sprsat sutram kampayen na vidhunayet angustha-parva-madhya-stham parivarttam samacaret na sprset vama-hastena kara-bhrastam na karayet bhuktau … Read More
