End or purpose
A change or movement’s final cause is that for the sake of which a thing is what it is. For a seed, it might be an adult plant. For a sailboat, it might be sailing. For … Read More
The Faulty Human
By Ananda Vrndavanesvari Devi Dasi From the moment we are born we are knowledge-seekers. We want to know where we can find food, shelter, love, and happiness. We want information to help us avoid pain, … Read More
Can I send you an article, a photo or a drawing to be published on Isvara.org?
Question: Can I send you an article, a photo or a drawing to be published on Isvara.org? Answer: Yes. Your material will be revised and if it meets the requirements of the editorial staff will be … Read More
Bhakti is the essence of Śrī Bhagavān’s svarūpa-śaktis
Bhakti is the essence of Śrī Bhagavān’s svarūpa-śaktis[1] named hlādinī[2] and samvit.[3] This svarūpa-śakti exists within Śrī Bhagavān as three faculties, namely hlādinī, samvit and sandhinī,[4] but not within the jīva-śakti[5] or bahiraṅgā-māyā-śakti.[6] By God’s mercy, … Read More
Vasanta Pancami and other holy days
A lecture on the topics of 1) Vasanta-Pancami 2) The Appearance Day of Visnu-priya devi 3) The Appearance Day of Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami Vasanta Pancami In India, there are many festivals held for … Read More
Twenty-eight hellish planets
Śukadeva Gosvāmī describes the following twenty-eight hells: Tāmisra, Andhatāmisra, Raurava, Mahāraurava, Kumbhīpāka. Kālasūtra, Asi-patravana, Sūkaramukha, Andhakūpa, Kṛmibhojana. Sandaṁśa, Taptasūrmi, Vajrakaṇṭaka-śālmalī, Vaitaraṇī, Pūyoda, Prāṇarodha, Viśasana, Lālābhakṣa, Sārameyādana, Avīci, Ayaḥpāna. Kṣārakardama, Rakṣogaṇa-bhojana, Śūlaprota, Dandaśūka. Avaṭa-nirodhana, Paryāvartana and Sūcīmukha.
A blend of yogurt and sugar candy
May the pastimes of Sri Krsna reduce the miseries existing in the material world and nullify all unwanted desires. The pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are like sikharini, a blend of yogurt and … Read More
Krishna and Satyabhama take the Parijata
CHAPTER 59 The Deliverance of the Demon Bhaumāsura https://vedabase.io/en/library/kb/59/?query=satyabhama+parijata#bb91920 After this incident, Lord Kṛṣṇa and Satyabhāmā entered Amarāvatī, the capital city of the heavenly planets, and they immediately entered the palace of King Indra and his … Read More
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Asta-kaliya Nitya Lila
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Asta-kaliya Nitya Lila The following eight slokas are excerpts from Srila Kaviraja Gosvami’s classic, Govinda Lilamrita, and are named Sri Radha-Krishnayoh Asta Kaliya Lila Smarana Mangala Stotram[1]. Pratham-yama-kirtanam Chanting during the first period. (3:22 … Read More
Mayapura and the Adbhuta-mandira
Sri Yogapitha Devotee: There is a doubt circulating among some devotees about the authentic location of ‘Mayapura,’ the birth site of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. There is also a controversy among some devotees about the … Read More
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Srila Prabhupada tribute, 2023
Dear Srila Prabhupada, Please accept my most humble obeisances. mūkaṁ karoti vācālaṁ paṅguṁ laṅghayate girim yat-kṛpā tam ahaṁ vande śrī-guruṁ dīna-tāraṇam Se uno sciocco puo’ comporre poemi e uno zoppo puo’ scalare montagne, allora persino … Read More
