Author Archives: Librarian

  Folder   Padmini Ekadasi – from the Skanda PurANa. Sri Suta Gosvami said, “Yudhishthira Maharaja said, Oh Janardana, what is the name of the Ekadasi that occurs during the light fortnight (shukla paksha) of the … Read More

Offences against the chanting of the Holy Name, Bhaktivinoda Thakura, folder   1. How grave is namaparadha? As the holy name of the Lord is the highest object, so namaparadha is more serious than all other … Read More

  Folder 1. What are one’s constitutional and temporary propensities, and how is our nature determined? The eternal nature of an object is its constitutional propensity. The nature of an object arises from its constitution. When … Read More

Dear Govinda, Hare Krishna. Excuse the delay with which I answer you. Generally I answer in a couple of days, but it’s a pretty intense period. Over the years there have been several devotees who have … Read More

The Rg Veda mantra says: om tad visno paramam padam sada pasyanti suraya diviva caksuratatam: The divine feet of our holy Lord are like the sun above our heads. His holy feet are like the vigilant … Read More

The desire of offering charity, or to donate something to others is a very good sentiment. In his Upadesamrita (Nectar of Instruction) Srila Rupa Gosvami says: dadāti pratigṛhṇāti guhyam ākhyāti pṛcchati bhuṅkte bhojayate caiva ṣaḍ-vidhaṁ prīti-lakṣaṇam” … Read More

Yadu replied, “There are innumerable inconveniences in decrepitude, in respect of drinking and eating. Therefore, O king, I shall not take your decrepitude. This is, indeed, my determination. White hair on the head, cheerlessness and relaxation … Read More

“Finding Faults is Sense Gratification.” What is Gossip ??? It means we like to see problems in other people and like to talk about them whether they are there are not. Srila Prabhupad writes in Srimad … Read More

¨Srila Prabhupada quería que las mujeres en su movimiento cubrieran sus cuerpos de una manera casta. Aunque al principio, mientras vivían en el templo, la mayoría de las damas usaban faldas largas y blusas, su instrucción … Read More

  In my last post, Sundar Nitai Prabhu asked me to write some more in depth explanation about the ritvik system and why it’s not correct. I will try to write something for my own purification. … Read More

What is the difference between First Initiation and Second Initiation???–Srila Prabhupada answers– Prabhupada: Chanting Hare Krsna maha-mantra. And then, as he practices, becomes more purified, then second initiation, Gayatri. Gayatri-mantra. But the first initiation, according to … Read More

  By Radhanath Swami A Talk by Radhanath Swami January 2, 2010 Bhaktivedanta Manor England When we asked His Holiness Giriraj Swami what tonight’s topic would be, he said, “I will lead kirtana and see what … Read More

  Sri Sanatana Goswami appeared in 1488, five years before Sri Rupa Goswami, in a Sarasvata brahmana family in Bengal. Sanatana and his two brothers, Rupa and Anupama, were always absorbed in bhava bhaktifrom early childhood. … Read More

The holy place of Madhuvana is famous in all 4 yugas. In Satya-yuga Dhruva Maharaja and Ambarisha Maharaja had their pastimes there. In Treta-yuga Shatrughna, younger brother of Lord Rama killed Lavanasura there. In Dvarpa-yuga, Krishna … Read More

SrilaPrabhupada says, ”Yes, everybody says like that, that I am incarnation of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Actually Krishna and Krishna’s representative are not different. Anything that is Krishna’s is not different from Krishna. The spiritual master is accepted … Read More