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ŚB 1.7.58 पुत्रशोकातुरा: सर्वे पाण्डवा: सह कृष्णया । स्वानां मृतानां यत्कृत्यं चक्रुर्निर्हरणादिकम् ॥ ५८ ॥ putra-śokāturāḥ sarve pāṇḍavāḥ saha kṛṣṇayā svānāṁ mṛtānāṁ yat kṛtyaṁ cakrur nirharaṇādikam Synonyms putra — son; śoka — bereavement; āturāḥ — overwhelmed … Read More

  By Radhanath Swami We understand Krishna by the grace of Krishna’s devotees. We cannot approach Krishna directly. It is by His own sweet will that He has arranged. Krishna wants to give credit to His … Read More

Prabhupāda: So you all become bhagavad-dūta, bhagavad-dūta, messenger of God. That is perfection of life. Otherwise you shall be obliged to become the servant of the senses. Go-dāsa and gosvāmī. The bhagavad-dūtas are gosvāmī, and the … Read More

ŚB 1.7.56 विमुच्य रशनाबद्धं बालहत्याहतप्रभम् । तेजसा मणिना हीनं शिबिरान्निरयापयत् ॥ ५६ ॥ vimucya raśanā-baddhaṁ bāla-hatyā-hata-prabham tejasā maṇinā hīnaṁ śibirān nirayāpayat Synonyms vimucya — after releasing him; raśanā–baddham — from the bondage of ropes; bāla–hatyā — … Read More

Advaita Acarya’s Deity , SAC’s paper Listed below are evidences for both sides of the issue, our analysis and conclusion. Pro-Beard Evidence (mainly from Srila Prabhupada’s letters, lectures and conversations) 1) The Panca-tattva can all be … Read More

Vilāpa and other kinds of prattling January 11, 2022 “‘So what is all this lamentation, bewailing, complaint (paridevanā) for these?’ i.e., ‘What is this wailing, lamenting, bewailing (vilāpa) based in sorrow for the appearance and disappearance … Read More

Sri Advaita Acarya ESP Who is Advaita Acarya vraje avesha-rupatvad vyuho yo’pi sadashivah sa evadvaita-gosvami caitanyabhinna-vigrahah Sadashiva, an expansion of the supreme lord in Vraja, is here known as Advaita Acharya. He is non-different from Chaitanya. … Read More

Parishads: Srimad Advaita Acarya BY: SUN STAFF Lord Chaitanya’s Sankirtan Party Chore Bagan Art Studio, Calcutta, c. 1895 British Museum Collection Jan 30, 2020 — CANADA (SUN) — The Appearance Day of Srimad Advaita Acharya is … Read More

Archaeological Excavations prove veracity of Mahabharata War around 3100 BCE   Kurukshetra is the place where the epic Mahabharata war fought for 18 days, more than 5000 years ago. Bhagavadgeetha describes Kurukshetra as ‘Dharmakshetra‘ – a … Read More

ŚB 1.7.53-54 श्रीभगवानुवाच ब्रह्मबन्धुर्न हन्तव्य आततायी वधार्हण: । मयैवोभयमाम्नातं परिपाह्यनुशासनम् ॥ ५३ ॥ कुरु प्रतिश्रुतं सत्यं यत्तत्सान्‍त्वयता प्रियाम् । प्रियं च भीमसेनस्य पाञ्चाल्या मह्यमेव च ॥ ५४ ॥ śrī-bhagavān uvāca brahma-bandhur na hantavya ātatāyī vadhārhaṇaḥ mayaivobhayam … Read More

Type: Walk Date: March 24, 1974 Location: Bombay Audio file: audio/transcripts/1974/740324MW.BOM.mp3 Play / pause Morning Walk 0:00 0:00 volume     Prabhupāda: Sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayor vacāṁsi vaikuṇṭha-guṇānuvarṇane [SB 9.4.18]. This is… Different parts of our … Read More

Archeology of the battle of Kuruksetra Lately I was asked if there was any archaeological evidence of Kuruksetra’s battle. After all, millions of people died, there were horses, elephants, war chariots, weapons and all. Even though … Read More

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Archaeologists find artefacts in UP village that point to Mahabharata link The artifacts found bear strong cultural resemblance to those found at sites such as Hastinapur, Indraprastha, Kurukshetra and Mathura, places that find mention in Mahabharata. … Read More

  Archaeology, Rao 1992 PDF