The Fall Of Bhishma While hundreds of men, many of whom he knew personally, continued to fall by his hand, suddenly the eldest of the warriors was assailed by a deep disgust towards war, towards his … Read More
A few days after the king’s death, the vacant throne was taken over by his young son, Janamejaya. Years passed. As an adult, Janamejaya began to wonder what were the real reasons for the strange … Read More
Should We Suffer While Krishna Enjoys? Question: We are advised in Krishna Consciousness that we should not please the senses and / or have desires but rather please the senses of Krishna and / … Read More
Other main disciples A short list of some of Syamananda’s prominent disciples is given in the Bhakti Ratnakara[1]: Rasika Murari, Radhananda, Purusottama, Manohara, Cintamani, Balabhadra, Jagadisvara, Uddhava, Akrura, Madhuvana, Govinda, Jagannatha, Gadadhara, Anandananda and Radhamohana. … Read More
Adi Parva OM NAMO BHAGAVATE VASUDEVAYA Suta’s Arrival About five thousand years ago, in the course of his pilgrimage, the saint and scholar Suta Gosvami, wishing to pay his respects to some sages who … Read More
Chaya and Pratibimba are two types of Abhasa – Chaya Namabhasa Chaya o pratibimba bhede abhasa dui prakara – chaya namabhasa There are two types of abhasa[1]: pratibimba[2] and chaya[3]. These two types create sraddhabhasa[4]. These … Read More
Sita on the Battlefield Carried on the Puspaka chariot, Sita saw the battlefield, where thousands of people were risking their lives for her. There was a thick dust, and the spectacle of death was frightening. She … Read More
96/97. Los ocho poderes místicos, comenzando con Anima Siddhi, que había aparecido anteriormente en Vrindavana, nacieron en Bengala durante los pasatiempos del Señor Caitanya como los ocho devotos Ananta, Sukhananda, Govinda, Raghunatha, Krishnananda, Kesava, Damodara y … Read More
4) un confronto ideologico In questa sezione non vogliamo sviscerare tutte le ragioni filosofiche che sono alla base della discordia fra i due sistemi, anche perché i punti da discutere sono così tanti da richiedere … Read More
The Mighty Indrajit Ravana’s son was in possession of a particular weapon called naga-pasa, which produced snakes from the arrows that bound or killed those affected by them. With great dexterity Indrajit threw the deadly weapon … Read More
El devoto llamado Ramacandra Puri en los pasatiempos del Señor Caitanya había sido previamente Vibhisana. El mismo Señor Caitanya no aceptó que Ramacandra Puri fuera la encarnación de Vibhisana, pero el Señor mismo … Read More
Then Arjuna asked Him again: “Who is to be considered higher: the one who is properly engaged in Your devotional service or the one who worships impersonal Brahman?” Sri Bhagavan said: “He who fixes his mind … Read More
A causa dell’unione dei due, ciò che è inconscio (la materia) appare essere cosciente; e ciò che è indifferente (l’anima) appare essere attiva nelle azioni causate dalle interazioni dei tre elementi costitutivi (Guna). Lo scopo ultimo … Read More
Los devotos Nandini y Jangali, quienes estaban asociados al Señor Caitanya, habían sido previamente Jaya y Vijaya en los pasatiempos de Krishna. El inteligente Srivasa Pandita había sido anteriormente Narada Muni, el mejor … Read More
The Start Of the War The hostilities began. The start of the battle was daunting for the Raksasa. Thousands of soldiers were hit by various weapons; and heads and arms and legs and bodies mutilated in … Read More
