Arrival In Vrindavan (May 17, 1977) Pradyumna and I arrived in Vrindavan from Hrishikesh at about 4am. We alerted the temple President, Akshayananda Maharaja, of Srila Prabhupada’s statement that he was coming to Vrindavan to ‘leave … Read More
“One of Prabhupada’s sannyasi disciples, Hanuman, had fallen down from the sannyasa standard and had married. Such a thing had never before happened in ISKCON. But now, on Prabhupada’s first day in Mexico, Hanuman, dressed as … Read More
Srila Prabhupada Srila Prabhupada was born Abhay Charan De on September 1st 1896 in Calcutta, India. His father was Gour Mohan De, a cloth merchant, and his mother was Rajani. His parents in accordance with Bengali … Read More
By Srutakirti dasa “It wasn’t you had to think, ‘Oh, can I have a mango?’” Srutakirti dasa, November 1973, ISKCON Bombay, Juhu Beach One evening Srila Prabhupada called me into his room. “This evening you can … Read More
You cannot follow nicely unless you hear nicely, and you cannot lead nicely unless you have learned to follow nicely. Yamuna: From the very beginning of our programs in Bombay, Srila Prabhupada became known as one … Read More
The surprising events surrounding the initial publication of Srila Prabhupada’s Bhagavad-gita As It Is. The Bhagavad-gita was important to Srila Prabhupada. He saw it as the perfect book to convey Krishna consciousness, as it consists of … Read More
Hari Sauri : On March 12, 1976, in Mayapur, Srila Prabhupada visited the newly erected public exhibition and saw some of the displays. The presentation of so many international projects was impressive. Prabhupada suggested that a … Read More
प्रयत्नाद्यतमानस्तु योगी संशुद्धकिल्बिष: । अनेकजन्मसंसिद्धस्ततो याति परां गतिम् ॥ ४५ ॥ prayatnād yatamānas tu yogī saṁśuddha-kilbiṣaḥ aneka-janma-saṁsiddhas tato yāti parāṁ gatim Synonyms prayatnāt — by rigid practice; yatamānaḥ — endeavoring; tu — and; yogī — such … Read More
Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.61 dharmān anyān parityajya mām ekaṁ bhaja viśvasan yādṛśī yādṛśī śraddhā siddhir bhavati tādṛśī kurvan nirantaraṁ karma loko ‘yam anuvartate tenaiva karmaṇā dhyāyan māṁ parāṁ bhaktim icchati Synonyms dharmān — meritorious performances; anyān — … Read More
Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.40 yasya prabhā prabhavato jagad-aṇḍa-koṭi- koṭiṣv aśeṣa-vasudhādi vibhūti-bhinnam tad brahma niṣkalam anantam aśeṣa-bhūtaṁ govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi Synonyms yasya — of whom; prabhā — the effulgence; prabhavataḥ — of one who excels in … Read More
Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.30 veṇuṁ kvaṇantam aravinda-dalāyatākṣam- barhāvataṁsam asitāmbuda-sundarāṅgam kandarpa-koṭi-kamanīya-viśeṣa-śobhaṁ govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi Synonyms veṇum — the flute; kvaṇantam — playing; aravinda–dala — (like) lotus petals; āyata — blooming; akṣam — whose eyes; barha — … Read More
Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.29 cintāmaṇi-prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vṛkṣa- lakṣāvṛteṣu surabhīr abhipālayantam lakṣmī-sahasra-śata-sambhrama-sevyamānaṁ govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi Synonyms cintāmaṇi — touchstone; prakara — groups made of; sadmasu — in abodes; kalpa–vṛkṣa — of desire trees; lakṣa — by millions; … Read More
Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.26 atha tepe sa suciraṁ prīṇan govindam avyayam śvetadvīpa-patiṁ kṛṣṇaṁ goloka-sthaṁ parāt param prakṛtyā guṇa-rūpiṇyā rūpiṇyā paryupāsitam sahasra-dala-sampanne koṭi-kiñjalka-bṛṁhite bhūmiś cintāmaṇis tatra karṇikāre mahāsane samāsīnaṁ cid-ānandaṁ jyotī-rūpaṁ sanātanam śabda-brahma-mayaṁ veṇuṁ vādayantaṁ mukhāmbuje vilāsinī-gaṇa-vṛtaṁ svaiḥ … Read More
Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.24 uvāca puratas tasmai tasya divyā sarasvatī kāma-kṛṣṇāya govinda he gopī-jana ity api vallabhāya priyā vahner mantram te dāsyati priyam Synonyms uvāca — said; purataḥ — in front; tasmai — to him; tasya — … Read More
Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.22 evaṁ sarvātma-sambandhaṁ nābhyāṁ padmaṁ harer abhūt tatra brahmābhavad bhūyaś catur-vedi catur-mukhaḥ Synonyms evam — thus; sarva–ātma — with all souls; sambandham — related; nābhyām — from the navel; padmam — a lotus; hareḥ— … Read More
Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.18 sisṛkṣāyāṁ tato nābhes tasya padmaṁ viniryayau tan-nālaṁ hema-nalinaṁ brahmaṇo lokam adbhutam Synonyms sisṛkṣāyām — when there was the will to create; tataḥ — then; nābheḥ — from the navel; tasya — of Him; … Read More
Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.16 ahaṅkārātmakaṁ viśvaṁ tasmād etad vyajāyata Synonyms ahaṅkāra — the mundane egotistic principle; ātmakam — enshrining; viśvam — universe; tasmāt — from that (Śambhu); etat — this; vyajāyata — has originated. Translation The function … Read More
Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.11 sahasra-śīrṣā puruṣaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ sahasra-pāt sahasra-bāhur viśvātmā sahasrāṁśaḥ sahasra-sūḥ Synonyms sahasra–śīrṣā — possessing thousands of heads; puruṣaḥ — Lord Mahā-Viṣṇu, the first puruṣa-avatāra; sahasra–akṣaḥ — possessing thousands of eyes; sahasra–pāt — possessing thousands of … Read More
Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.8 niyatiḥ sā ramā devi tat-priyā tad-vaśaṁ tadā tal-liṅgaṁ bhagavān śambhur jyotī-rūpaḥ sanātanaḥ yā yoniḥ sāparā śaktiḥ kāmo bījaṁ mahad dhareḥ Synonyms niyatiḥ — the regulator; sā — she; ramā — the spiritual potency; … Read More
Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.9 liṅga-yony-ātmikā jātā imā māheśvarī-prajāḥ Synonyms liṅga — of the mundane masculine generative organs; yoni — and of the mundane feminine generative organs; ātmikāḥ — as the embodiment; jātāḥ — born; imāḥ — these; … Read More
