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Like the sun Chariot moving across the sky? Is this to be taken literally? By the late Sadaputa Dasa ACBSP Can a rational person accept the stories of the Puranas as literally true? Presented at the … Read More

Second Month of Caturmasya Begins « Back to Events This event has passed. Event: Second Month of Caturmasya Begins Date: August 22, 2013 (Mayapur) Category: Other Festivals Second Month of Caturmas BeginsSecond month: No yoghurt (if … Read More

ŚB 1.12.11 विधूय तदमेयात्मा भगवान्धर्मगुब् विभु: । मिषतो दशमासस्य तत्रैवान्तर्दधे हरि: ॥ ११ ॥ vidhūya tad ameyātmā bhagavān dharma-gub vibhuḥ miṣato daśamāsasya tatraivāntardadhe hariḥ Synonyms vidhūya — having completely washed off; tat — that; ameyātmā — … Read More

26 2015 This is literally the “birthday or descent of mother Ganges – Ganga Ma”. Throughout india this festival lasts ten days beginning on the Amavasya (dark moon night) and going through to the dasami tithi … Read More

ŚB 2.6.38 यस्यावतारकर्माणि गायन्ति ह्यस्मदादय: । न यं विदन्ति तत्त्वेन तस्मै भगवते नम: ॥ ३८ ॥ yasyāvatāra-karmāṇi gāyanti hy asmad-ādayaḥ na yaṁ vidanti tattvena tasmai bhagavate namaḥ Synonyms yasya — whose; avatāra — incarnation; karmāṇi — … Read More

21 2016 Second month: No yoghurt (if one requires it for health, it can be mixed with water) Caturmasya stands for ‘four months’. It is the period between sayana and uttana ekadasis. The scriptures refer to … Read More

मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिद्यतति सिद्धये । यततामपि सिद्धानां कश्चिन्मां वेत्ति तत्त्वत: ॥ ३ ॥ manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu kaścid yatati siddhaye yatatām api siddhānāṁ kaścin māṁ vetti tattvataḥ Synonyms manuṣyāṇām — of men; sahasreṣu — out of many thousands; … Read More

Srila Prabhupada….fearlessness. Because a sannyāsī has to be alone without any support or guarantee of support, he has simply to depend on the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If he thinks, “After leaving my … Read More

ŚB 1.10.31 एवंविधा गदन्तीनां स गिर: पुरयोषिताम् । निरीक्षणेनाभिनन्दन् सस्मितेन ययौ हरि: ॥ ३१ ॥ evaṁvidhā gadantīnāṁ sa giraḥ pura-yoṣitām nirīkṣaṇenābhinandan sasmitena yayau hariḥ Synonyms evaṁvidhāḥ — in this way; gadantīnām — thus praying and talking … Read More

This is literally the “birthday or descent of mother Ganges – Ganga Ma”. Throughout india this festival lasts ten days beginning on the Amavasya (dark moon night) and going through to the dasami tithi (tenth phase … Read More

दैवी ह्येषा गुणमयी मम माया दुरत्यया । मामेव ये प्रपद्यन्ते मायामेतां तरन्ति ते ॥ १४ ॥ daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṁ taranti te Synonyms daivī — transcendental; hi … Read More