sva-pada-mulam bhajatah priyasya tyaktanya-bhavasya harih paresah vikarma yac cotpatitam kathancid dhunoti sarvam hrdi sannivistah (Bhag. 11.5.42) The devotee of the Lord never commits sins willingly, but, as above mentioned, the material world is a place where … Read More
From Back to Godhead Delhi, Friday 5th October, 1956 Edited and Founded Under direct order of His Divine Grace Sri Srimad Bhakti-Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada By Goswami Abhay Charan Bhaktivedanta The Supreme Lord is said … Read More
n. tattva axiom तत्त्व n. tattva principle तत्त्वतस् tattvatas indeed तत्त्वविद् m. tattvavid philosopher तत्त्वविद्या f. tattvavidyA philosophy यः तत्त्वसाक्षात्कारं प्राप्तवान् स्यात् सः बाह्यस्थितिविषयेआस्थारहितः भवति इति गुरुः अवदत् sent. yaH … Read More
These are the revelations that come when there is no more window shopping. When there are no excuses to avoid going full thrust all way to Goloka–nikunja. When the decision is made and all activities, thoughts … Read More
69 1. What harm does false renunciant cause a practitioner of devotional service? What is the benefit of giving up false renunciation? Markala-vairagya, false renunciation, is a major weakness of heart. By carefully giving it up, … Read More
Near Akrura-ghata is the sacrificial arena (yajna-sthala) of the Mathura brahmanas. Once, Sri Krishna and His cowherd friends were grazing the cows near Yajna-sthala. Feeling hungry, Krishna sent the sakhas to beg for foodstuffs from … Read More
The following two Sanskrit slokas are quoted in the Chaitanya Charitamrita from Haribhakti Sudhodaya. (11 and 12th.) (In Devanagari:) bhagavad-bhakti-hinasya jatih sastram japas tapah apranasyaiva dehasya mandanam loka-ranjanam sucih sad-bhakti-diptagni- dagdha durjati-kalmashah svapako ‘pi budhaih slagyo … Read More
BY: DR. DEMIAN MARTINS Mar 03, 2018 — INDIA (SUN) — I am glad to announce the discovery of an unpublished and unknown manuscript entitled Gopala-puja. According to the colophon, this … Read More
December 16, 1966, New York Bhagavad-gita 9.26-27 “Just establish, just propagate this everywhere. In the hospital, in the charitable societies, in industrial places, everywhere distribute this prasada and chant this Hare Krsna. Just see what … Read More
On our right side there is Indra-puja shrine on the Govardhan Hill and Airavata’s footprint impressed upon the rock right next to it. Krisna was walking on Govardhan … Read More
By Janananda Gosvami Hey that’s not what Prabhupada said. You’ve got it the wrong way round. He said ” resolution, then revolution, then dissolution—no solution! What do you mean revolution? Another ISKCON reform, a … Read More
1) Genealogy. Descended from Visnu thus : Brahma – Atri-Candra-Budha – Pururavas – Ayus – Nahusa-Yayati Puru – Janarnejaya-Pracinvan-Pravira – Namasyu – Vitabhaya-S undu-Bahuvidha-Sarhyati-Rahovadi-Raudras vaMatinara-Santurodha – Dusyarita – Bharata (Vitatha) -Suhotra-Brhatputra-Ajamidha jahnu-Balakasva-Kusika (Kus a) -Gadhi. … Read More
A son of Siva with a head like that of an elephant. As Siva has appointed this son as chief of the ganas (attendants) he is called Ganapati. His birth: while Siva and Parvati assumed the … Read More
The city of Vayu (the wind God). There are said to be nine cities on top of Mount Mahameru : (1) Manovati of Brahma at the centre, (2) Just on the eastern *ide of it Amaravati … Read More
One cannot ascertain his duty in all circumstances simply by referring to the rules and regulations of shastra. One has to be very intelligent, wise, and possess a mature understanding of the subtleties of virtue, … Read More
