The Eighteenth Day Shalya carefully analyzed his forces and the overwhelming ones of his opponents, then decided not to separate his troops and to go all out by attacking head-on. Personally stationed at the head of … Read More
Shalya Parva Shalya Appointed Commander Only a day had passed when the righteous Sanjaya, the disciple of Vyasa, returned again from Kurukshetra. Dhritarastra realized that it was all over, that Duryodhana and his … Read More
Our Acaryas divide Sri Krishna’s transcendental pastimes into four phases, called Kaumara, Pauganda, Kaisora and Yauvana. The first, Kaumara, goes from His appearance day to the end of His fifth year. During this period … Read More
Duryodhana And The Secret Of Karna The Kaurava soldiers, who had suffered the trauma of seeing three commanders downed in seventeen days, had withdrawn in a disorderly fashion. Shalya was among the last to return to … Read More
The Vedas describe the truth concerning the holy name with these words from the Rig-vedas: om ity etad brahmin nedistam nama yasmad uccaryamana eva samsara-bhayat tarayati tasmad-ucyate tara iti om asya jananto nama cid-viviktan mahaste … Read More
The Fall Of Karna Disappearing under a cascade of fiery arrows, Karna had miraculously managed to re-emerge by detonating each of those thousands of arrows with as many of his own. Unleashing blasts of fire, the … Read More
The chanting of the holy name spreads the moonlight that makes the transcendental lotus of good wishes blossom. In the Prabhasa Khanda it is written: madhura-madhuram etan mangalam mangalanam sakala-nigama-valli-sat-phalam cit-svarupam sakrdapi parigitam sraddhaya helaya va … Read More
Krishna’s two paternal uncles (Urjanya and Rajanya) Sri Krishna’s father, Sri Nanda Maharaja, has two paternal uncles named Urjanya and Rajanya. They are both cowherd men by occupation. Nanda Maharaja paternal aunt (Suverjana) Suverjana, who is … Read More
The Duel Between Arjuna And Karna For a few moments everyone was petrified by that scene of unprecedented violence, no one had moved. Then Vrishasena, seized by a fit of rage, shouting menacingly, rushed towards Bhima. … Read More
The Tragic End Of Duhssasana And in the midst of a terrible turmoil, in the distance Arjuna saw Karna. “There he is,” he said to Krishna, “the last of our nightmares. When he dies, victory will … Read More
98-101. The nine Jayanteyas, who were fixed in celibacy and equal vision, and who spoke the Sri Bhagavata-samhita to Janaka Rsi, appeared on this earth as nine sannyasis, and continually performed pastimes with Lord Caitanya. … Read More
On The Seventeenth Day “Today I will not return to my tents,” Vivasvan’s son solemnly said to Duryodhana at dawn on the seventeenth day, “without having killed Arjuna first. This is my solemn vow, and only … Read More
Karna’s Appointment – The Sixteenth Day When the Kauravas and their troops entered the plain of Kurukshetra at dawn on the sixteenth day, Karna was at their head. The previous one had been truly disastrous for … Read More
94/95. In the book Caitanya-carita, Murari Gupta explains that one morning Mahatapah gave an unwashed tulasi leaf to his father, who became so angry at him for this that he cursed him. Because of this Mahatapah … Read More
Thus, Duryodhana, his friends, and his brothers, all in excellent spirits, accompanied by a strong contingent of soldiers, headed for the woods of Dvaita. Upon arriving, Duryodhana inspected his herd of animals, and finding them in … Read More
