#Adityas The sons of Aditi. According to the Srimad-Bhagavatam they are: Visnu, Aryama, Indra, Tvashtha, Varuna, Dhata, Bhaga, Parjanya, Vivasvan, Amshuman, Mitra and Pushya. Maha-bharata, Adi Parva, Sambhava Parva 65.15-16 says: (They were) Dhata, … Read More
Those who have sufficiently studied sociology certainly conclude that the varnasram system is the topmost social system. If one is fixed in its principles, his nature cannot be lost. Rather, one receives the huge opportunity and … Read More
Om apavitra-pavitro-va sarva-vastam gato api va yah smaret pundarikaksham sah bhayabhyantara suchih. sri vishnuh sri vishnuh sri vishnuh One maybe pure or impure, if he remembers Sri Krishna that wouldn’t matter anymore. Simply by … Read More
Old List of initiating Iskcon Gurus – see the new one Lista vecchia vedi la nuova List updated on year 2013 C. Bhaktivaibhava Swami Bhakti Bhrnga Govinda Swami Bhakti Caitanya Swami Bhakti Charu Swami Bhakti … Read More
Old, antique, belonging to ancient or olden times पुराण adj. purANa antique पूरण n. pUraNa complement पूरण n. pUraNa completing पूरण n. pUraNa makeup पुराण n. purANa Puraana पुराणाणि n. pl. purANANi relics पुराणाणि n. … Read More
Maha-bharata, Adi Parva, Pauloma Parva Click here Index: Adhyaya 4 Waiting for Saunaka Rishi Adhyaya 5 Dialogue between the Raksasa Puloma and Agni Adhyaya 6 Bhrigu curses Agni Adhyaya 7 Agni freed … Read More
———- Forwarded message ——— From: Prabhupada Vani <servant@prabhupadavani.org> Date: Sat, Aug 29, 2020 at 5:10 AM Subject: Srila Prabhupada speaks on: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.9.1–9 To: <manonatha@gmail.com> Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.9.1–9 Tokyo, April 27, 1972 Audio for this lecture: … Read More
प्रौष्ठपद्यां पौर्णमास्यां हेमसिंहसमन्वितम् । ददाति यो भागवतं स याति परमां गतिम् ॥ १३ ॥ prauṣṭhapadyāṁ paurṇamāsyāṁ hema-siṁha-samanvitam dadāti yo bhāgavataṁ sa yāti paramāṁ gatim Synonyms prauṣṭhapadyām — in the month of Bhādra; paurṇamāsyām … Read More
The European mercantile communities love to do business and so prosper in so doing. Those who have ksatriya-l\ike natures enter military lines or perform activities such as joining the army. Those who have sudra natures engage … Read More
Los Angeles, Feb. 10, 1975 Audio for this lecture: https://prabhupadavani.org/transcriptions/750210sbla/ Prabhupada Radio: https://prabhupadaradio.com Prabhupāda: [Prema-dhvani] Thank you very much. Hare Kṛṣṇa. Where is karatāla? My karatāla is in that… Where is Nitāi? Jayatīrtha: [indistinct] Prabhupāda: … Read More
A river which flowed through the vicinity of the hermitage of Cyavana. This river took its origin from the tears of Puloma, the wife of hermit Bhrgu. (For further details see under Cyavana). Because of … Read More
People who have faith in fruitive rituals are not devotees. They are nondevotees. If anyone performs karma in order to achieve Krsna’s mercy, then that karma is called bhakti. The karma that yields mundane results or … Read More
