श्रीभगवानुवाच सन्न्यास: कर्मयोगश्च नि:श्रेयसकरावुभौ । तयोस्तु कर्मसन्न्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते ॥ २ ॥ śrī-bhagavān uvāca sannyāsaḥ karma-yogaś ca niḥśreyasa-karāv ubhau tayos tu karma-sannyāsāt karma-yogo viśiṣyate śrī–bhagavān uvāca — the Personality of Godhead said; sannyāsaḥ … Read More
This place is located one mile north of Choti-baithana. It is called Carana-pahadi because one can find Sri Krishna and Baladeva’s footprints (carana cihna) here, as well as imprints made by cows and gopas. … Read More
This kunda is where Lalita would take her bath in the morning. There is also a jhulana-sthali here to commemorate the place where Radha and Krishna would sometimes enjoy Their swing pastimes. This kunda is the … Read More
From Back to Godhead By Indra Krishna Dasa A Dubai commuter, stuck in traffic, muses on how modern inventions have failed to improve the quality of our lives and have added to our distress. It’s 7:00 … Read More
This is the place where Akrura arrived on his chariot from Mathura and suddenly saw Krishna’s lotus footprints in the dust; he immediately got down from his chariot and bowed his head to the ground while … Read More
ध्रुवं ततो मे कृतदेवहेलनाद् दुरत्ययं व्यसनं नातिदीर्घात् । तदस्तु कामं ह्यघनिष्कृताय मे यथा न कुर्यां पुनरेवमद्धा ॥ २ ॥ dhruvaṁ tato me kṛta-deva-helanād duratyayaṁ vyasanaṁ nāti-dīrghāt tad astu kāmaṁ hy agha-niṣkṛtāya me yathā na … Read More
Dear Vaisnavi, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I listened to the TED talk by Jim Holt that you mentioned in the Bhagavad-gita class last week. I found it to … Read More
Adjacent to Purnamasi’s cave is Domanavana, which is also the location of Runaki-Jhunaki-kunda. The word domana means “by two minds”. Radha’s mind and Krishna’s mind met here, and therefore this place is known as Domana. … Read More
“This isolated and untouched verdant forest is still much the same as it was even in ancient times and is full of many bird varieties and other wildlife like deer and antelope. The Puranas say that … Read More
An interesting question with three replies according to the three sections of Veda. Jñāna kāṇḍa is the knowledge section of the Veda so the Jñāna-kāṇḍi’s response would be to learn about virology, the aetiology, the … Read More
No Material Impediments to Love of God. “Love of God cannot be checked by any material impediments. You cannot say that ‘I am very poor. Oh, how can I love God?’ You cannot say, ‘I am … Read More
smerāṁ bhaṅgi traya paricitaṁ sāci-vistīrṇa dṛṣṭiṁ vaṁśī nyastādhara kiśalayam ujjvalāṁ candrakeṇa govindākhyāṁ hari-tanum itaḥ keśi-tīrthopakaṇṭhe mā prekṣiṣṭhās tava yadi sakhe bandhu-saṅge ‘sti raṇgaḥ This is a very nice verse composed by Rūpa Gosvāmī, that one friend … Read More
A short version: Nanda Grama (or Nandagaon) is the town of Nanda Maharaja, the father of Sri Krishna, build on a hill known as Nandisvara. On top of the hill there is the palace of Nanda … Read More
Preface We must know the present need of human society. And what is that need? Human society is no longer bounded by geographical limits to particular countries or communities. Human society is broader than … Read More
तस्मादज्ञानसम्भूतं हृत्स्थं ज्ञानासिनात्मनः । छित्त्वैनं संशयं योगमातिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भारत ॥ ४२ ॥ tasmād ajñāna-sambhūtaṁ hṛt-sthaṁ jñānāsinātmanaḥ chittvainaṁ saṁśayaṁ yogam ātiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhārata tasmāt — therefore; ajñāna–sambhūtam — born of ignorance; hṛt–stham — situated in the … Read More
श्रद्धावाँल्लभते ज्ञानं तत्परः संयतेन्द्रियः । ज्ञानं लब्ध्वा परां शान्तिमचिरेणाधिगच्छति ॥ ३९ ॥ śraddhāvāḻ labhate jñānaṁ tat-paraḥ saṁyatendriyaḥ jñānaṁ labdhvā parāṁ śāntim acireṇādhigacchati śraddhā–vān — a faithful man; labhate — achieves; jñānam — … Read More
अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः । सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि ॥ ३६ ॥ api ced asi pāpebhyaḥ sarvebhyaḥ pāpa-kṛt-tamaḥ sarvaṁ jñāna-plavenaiva vṛjinaṁ santariṣyasi api — even; cet — if; asi — you … Read More
तद्विद्धि प्रणिपातेन परिप्रश्नेन सेवया । उपदेक्ष्यन्ति ते ज्ञानं ज्ञानिनस्तत्त्वदर्शिनः ॥ ३४ ॥ tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśnena sevayā upadekṣyanti te jñānaṁ jñāninas tattva-darśinaḥ tat — that knowledge of different sacrifices; viddhi — try … Read More
सर्वेऽप्येते यज्ञविदो यज्ञक्षपितकल्मषाः । यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम् ॥ ३० ॥ sarve ’py ete yajña-vido yajña-kṣapita-kalmaṣāḥ yajña-śiṣṭāmṛta-bhujo yānti brahma sanātanam sarve — all; api — although apparently different; ete — these; … Read More
