Standard Vaisnava Prayers, with word by word translation
1) Pranams Sri Guru Pranama om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah WORD FOR WORD om–address; ajnana–(of) ignorance; timira–(by) the darkness; andhasya–of one who was blinded; jnana-anjana–(by) the ointment of spiritual knowledge; salakaya–by a … Read More
GIRI GOVARDHANA
Mar062015 15 – GIRI GOVARDAN…continua con 16 – DAN GATI Come suggerisce il nome “go” significa ‘mucche’ e vardana significa ‘accrescere il piacere di’; go significa anche ‘vitelli, pastorelli e sensi’, così Govardana significa soddisfare tutte … Read More
Giocare con Krishna
Apr 162016 di Suvarna Radhika Devi Dasi In un angolo della stanza della mia scuola materna, due bambini di quattro anni fingono di essere Krishna e Balarama. Con sciarpe luccicanti legate sulla testa e alla vita, … Read More
Muhurta – what time the day begins
QUESTION: Hare Krsna, esteemed guru Manonatha Maharaja! Acording to the Vaisnava calendar, when does one day end and the next day begin? When should we actually begin our fasting on Ekadasi and other festive occasions? ANSWER … Read More
tvaṁ naḥ sandarśito dhātrā
ŚB 1.1.22 त्वं न: सन्दर्शितो धात्रा दुस्तरं निस्तितीर्षताम् । कलिं सत्त्वहरं पुंसां कर्णधार इवार्णवम् ॥ २२ ॥ tvaṁ naḥ sandarśito dhātrā dustaraṁ nistitīrṣatām kaliṁ sattva-haraṁ puṁsāṁ karṇa-dhāra ivārṇavam Synonyms tvam — Your Goodness; naḥ — unto … Read More
Arjuna, Ghatotkacha and others
Ghatotkacha was one among strong fighters of Pandava side. Every strong warrior will have one special day in his life. Abhimanyu ‘s special day was 13 th day. Bhagadutta’s day was 12 th day. Jayadratha was … Read More
Why did Lord Rama himself break the bridge to Lanka?
According to Valmiki Ramayana, we all know that monkeys and bears had built Ramsetu at the behest of Lord Shri Ram while marching on Lanka. But when Ramacandra went to Lanka again to meet Vibhishana, he … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 3.12 – iṣṭān bhogān hi vo devā
#BG 3.12 इष्टान्भोगान्हि वो देवा दास्यन्ते यज्ञभाविताः । तैर्दत्तानप्रदायैभ्यो यो भुङ्क्ते स्तेन एव सः ॥ १२ ॥ iṣṭān bhogān hi vo devā dāsyante yajña-bhāvitāḥ tair dattān apradāyaibhyo yo bhuṅkte stena eva saḥ … Read More
Ka, meaning
ka क ka first consonant of the alphabet क ka first guttural letter का kA imitation of the cry of the ass क ka m. fire क ka m. body क ka m. splendour क ka … Read More
