Room Conversation Type: Conversation Date: Nov. 2, 1977 Location: Vṛndāvana [Hindi] Prabhupāda: Jaya. Shri Narayan[?]: [Hindi] …improvement? Prabhupāda: [Hindi with Shri Narayan, talking of Delhi to Māyāpur, risk] What happened to the car? Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Er, do you know the history? Bhakti-caru: Yes. … Read More
darsapurnamasa, art. The words used in this connection is vadatamvara, the best of those who can teach. Maha-bharata adi The word pai means to “find” or to “obtain something.” navanita, butter. art Akrititvam, ākṛtitvam — dimension … Read More
अत्याहारः प्रयासश्च प्रजल्पो नियमाग्रहः । जनसङ्गश्च लौल्यं च षड्भिर्भक्तिर्विनश्यति ॥ २ ॥ atyāhāraḥ prayāsaś ca prajalpo niyamāgrahaḥ jana-saṅgaś ca laulyaṁ ca ṣaḍbhir bhaktir vinaśyati Synonyms ati-āhāraḥ — overeating or too much collecting; prayāsaḥ — over-endeavoring; … Read More
By the GBC Temple Room Srila Prabhupada Murti “Dress” Daily change Srila Prabhupada into clean clothes. Ensure the clothes are freshly washed and ironed, without holes, stains, and odor, or in disrepair. The clothes should … Read More
Go to Maha-bharata, Adi Parva, Index Adhyaya 1 A summary, from Pandu on Sauti Duryodhana is like a great tree created out of anger, Kama is its trunk; Shakuni is its branches; Dushasana its fruit … Read More
वाचो वेगं मनसः क्रोधवेगं जिह्वावेगमुदरोपस्थवेगम् । एतान्वेगान्यो विषहेत धीरः सर्वामपीमां पृथिवीं स शिष्यात् ॥ १ ॥ vāco vegaṁ manasaḥ krodha-vegaṁ jihvā-vegam udaropastha-vegam etān vegān yo viṣaheta dhīraḥ sarvām apīmāṁ pṛthivīṁ sa śiṣyāt Synonyms vācaḥ — of … Read More
Adhyaya 1 Different editions of the Maha-bharata Sauti Vyasa originally compiled the Bharata, exclusive of episodes, in twenty-four thousand verses and this much only is called by the learned as the real Bharata. 101 He … Read More
Go to Maha-bharata, Adi Parva, Index Adhyaya 1 When Maha-bharata was published Sauti Requested by his own mother and the son of Ganga, Bhishma, the mighty and holy Krishna Dvaipayana became the father of three … Read More
The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is conducted under the supervision of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī. The Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas, or Bengali Vaiṣṇavas, are mostly followers of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, of whom the Six Gosvāmīs of Vṛndāvana are direct … Read More
Room Conversation [partially recorded] Type: Conversation Date: Nov. 2, 1977 Location: Vṛndāvana Bhavānanda: Actually, I think you’re the only one on the whole planet who is not Māyāvādī—Māyāvādī or influenced by Māyāvādī philosophy. Actually, until you came to the … Read More
Prabhupāda Vigil Type: Conversation Date: Nov. 1, 1977 Location: Vṛndāvana [Hindi] Bhavānanda: Śrīla Prabhupāda, you called for me? Prabhupāda: No, I was asking how many men we can accommodate in the new building? Bhavānanda: Comfortably we can accommodate five to six … Read More
Text One: A sober person who can tolerate the urge to speak, the mind’s demands, the actions of anger and the urges of the tongue, belly and genitals is qualified to make disciples all over the … Read More
Room Conversation Type: Conversation Date: Nov. 2, 1977 Location: Vṛndāvana Prabhupāda: …that “After you, who will take the leadership?” And “Everyone will take, all my disciples. If you want, you can take also. [laughter] But if you follow. They … Read More
The magnitude of Sri Krishna’s love for us: Question to Radhanath Swami: I was wondering, what the scriptures say about what it feels like upon returning to the spiritual world. Radhanath Swami: Sanatan Goswami, a … Read More
