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स्वयमेवात्मनात्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम । भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते ॥ १५ ॥ svayam evātmanātmānaṁ vettha tvaṁ puruṣottama bhūta-bhāvana bhūteśa deva-deva jagat-pate Synonyms svayam — personally; eva — certainly; ātmanā — by Yourself; ātmānam — Yourself; vettha … Read More

#Yukta Vairagya   What is the difference between yukta-vairagya and phalgu-vairagya and how does that relate to rising above Dharma and Yoga? I’ve just noticed that the Hare Krsna people sometimes reject Dharma and Yoga in … Read More

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अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन । विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत् ॥ ४२ ॥ atha vā bahunaitena kiṁ jñātena tavārjuna viṣṭabhyāham idaṁ kṛtsnam ekāṁśena sthito jagat Synonyms atha vā — or; bahunā — many; etena — by … Read More

विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन । भूय: कथय तृप्‍तिर्हि श‍ृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम् ॥ १८ ॥ vistareṇātmano yogaṁ vibhūtiṁ ca janārdana bhūyaḥ kathaya tṛptir hi śṛṇvato nāsti me ’mṛtam Synonyms vistareṇa — in detail; ātmanaḥ — Your; … Read More

  Nabanita-cora dasa London April 1977 Nabaratha dasa Wilmington Nabhalinga devi dasi Brazil September 1977 Nabhasvati devi dasi London August 1972 Nada devi dasi Berkeley August 1976 Nadia dasa LA March 1974 Naga-natana dasa Hong Kong … Read More

  वर adj. vara best वर m. Vara boon वार m. vAra day of the week वार m. vAra day वर m. vara bridegroom वराही f. varAhI wild sow वरण n. varaNa screening वरण n. varaNa … Read More

    This is #Purusottama Month. Krsna is Purusottama, the Supreme Person, and therefore this month is actually Krsna’s month. Among all the incarnations, Krsna Himself is Purusottama. Therefore, this month is also supreme among all … Read More

#Dhriti.  Dhrti   धृति f. dhRti courage   धृति f. dhRti self-command   दृति m. dRti skin of leather   दृति m. dRti skin or hide   दृति m. dRti leather bag for holding water and … Read More

#Sahasrapat, see Maha-bharata, Adi Parva

#Dundubha unvenomous water-snake, similar to a lizard   डुण्डुभm.DuNDubha    kind of lizard दुन्दुभm.dundubha    drum दुन्दुभ m. dundubha.    unvenomous water-snake

ŚB 1.16.1 सूत उवाच तत: परीक्षिद् द्विजवर्यशिक्षया महीं महाभागवत: शशास ह । यथा हि सूत्यामभिजातकोविदा: समादिशन् विप्र महद्गुणस्तथा ॥ १ ॥ sūta uvāca tataḥ parīkṣid dvija-varya-śikṣayā mahīṁ mahā-bhāgavataḥ śaśāsa ha yathā hi sūtyām abhijāta-kovidāḥ samādiśan vipra … Read More

#Sarpa Satra: Snake Sacrifice

Sreyas te bhavisyati iti We often find the word “iti” at the end of a sentence. It is a commonly used in Sanskrit. iti is used like a quotation mark and is a slightly more powerful … Read More

ŚB 1.15.51 य: श्रद्धयैतद् भगवत्प्रियाणां पाण्डो: सुतानामिति सम्प्रयाणम् । श‍ृणोत्यलं स्वस्त्ययनं पवित्रं लब्ध्वा हरौ भक्तिमुपैति सिद्धिम् ॥ ५१ ॥ yaḥ śraddhayaitad bhagavat-priyāṇāṁ pāṇḍoḥ sutānām iti samprayāṇam śṛṇoty alaṁ svastyayanaṁ pavitraṁ labdhvā harau bhaktim upaiti siddhim Synonyms … Read More

ŚB 1.15.35 यथा मत्स्यादिरूपाणि धत्ते जह्याद् यथा नट: । भूभार: क्षपितो येन जहौ तच्च कलेवरम् ॥ ३५ ॥ yathā matsyādi-rūpāṇi dhatte jahyād yathā naṭaḥ bhū-bhāraḥ kṣapito yena jahau tac ca kalevaram Synonyms yathā — as much … Read More