Author Archives: Isvari

              by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   Vivaha Karma (marriage)   The groom should now face East; the father of the bride should face North or West.   The groom … Read More

        by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   Vivaha Karma (marriage)   The groom should sit on an asana facing East saying:   om prajapatih vishnu rishih gayatri chandah virad vishnuh devata upavishad arhaniya … Read More

      by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   Vivaha Karma (marriage)   Herein the procedures for weddings are explained.   Jnati Karma (rites performed by relatives):   On the morning of the wedding the bride … Read More

          by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   It is also stated in the Skanda Purana –   brahmajno brahmanah proktah shuddha-sattvashayah sada devadidevam govindam- mrite nanyat prapujayet   nityo naimitike kamyo sarva-mangala-karmani … Read More

        by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   Also in the Padma Purana, the sage Bhrigu says to the Lord-   aho rupam aho shilam- aho shastir-aho daya aho sunirmala kshantir- aho sattvam guna … Read More

          by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   Vasudevarcanam   On the day of the wedding, that devotee of Govinda who has accepted panca-samskara initiation from a bona-fide guru, no matter which varna … Read More

          by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   Svastikam   om svasti no govindah svasti no ‘cyutanantau svasti no vasudevo vishnur dadhatu svasti no narayano naro vai svasti nah padmanabhah purushottamo dadhatu svasti … Read More

          by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   Earth from the Ganga   om bhur-asi bhumirasy aditir asi vishvadhaya vishvasya bhuvanasya dhatri prithivim yaccha prithivim drgmha prithivim ma himsih om anaya ganga-mrittikya shubhadhivasah … Read More

    “View of Mutura on the River Jumna” by Thomas and William Daniell, c. 1803 Jan 06, 2021 — CANADA (SUN) —   In the Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 12, Srila Prabhupada describes the glories … Read More

          by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   @Narayana Upanishad (put new version)   om atha purusho ha vai narayano ‘kamayata prajah shrijeyeti narayanat prano jayate manah sarvendriyani ca kham vayur jyotir apah … Read More

        by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   Mangalacarana   At the beginning of the vivaha (wedding) ceremony (or any other samskara) one should perform mangalacarana. First one should make a platform (vedi) which … Read More

          Introduction by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   The meaning of sannyasa is mentioned in Uttara Gita:   nityam naimittikam kamyam karma trividham ucyate sannyasah karmanam nyaso nyasi tad dharmam acaran   … Read More

          Introduction by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   In Padma Purana, Lord Shiva says to Durga:   ghore kali-yuga prapte sarva-dharma-vivarjitah vasudeva para martyas te kritartha na shamshayah   “In the dangerous … Read More