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#SB 1.17.6     यस्त्वं कृष्णे गते दूरं सहगाण्डीवधन्वना । शोच्योऽस्यशोच्यान् रहसि प्रहरन् वधमर्हसि ॥ ६ ॥   yas tvaṁ kṛṣṇe gate dūraṁ saha-gāṇḍīva-dhanvanā śocyo ’sy aśocyān rahasi praharan vadham arhasi   yaḥ — on account … Read More

#SB 1.17.3     गां च धर्मदुघां दीनां भृशं शूद्रपदाहताम् । विवत्सामाश्रुवदनां क्षामां यवसमिच्छतीम् ॥ ३ ॥   gāṁ ca dharma-dughāṁ dīnāṁ bhṛśaṁ śūdra-padāhatām vivatsām āśru-vadanāṁ kṣāmāṁ yavasam icchatīm   gām — the cow; ca — … Read More

#Gauramukha A disciple of sage Samika. It was Samika’s son Srngi, who cursed Pariksit to death by snake-bite. Sringi cursed that Pariksit, who had thrown a dead snake on the neck of his father while in … Read More

You Can Eat Meat, But You Cannot Eat Meat by Killing Your Father and Mother – Prabhupada 0863     #video Prabhupada.   #videoprabhupada.        

The word #dharma is certainly complex to explain in a few words, so we will return on it. For now, we translate it as “the rules of fair conduct”. From the Maha-bharata, Adi Parva     … Read More

अपराध m. aparAdha guilt   अपराध m. aparAdha offence   अपराध m. aparAdha crime   अपराधं करोति verb 8 aparAdhaM karoti { kR } offend   एषः भवतः अपराधः न sent. eSaH bhavataH aparAdhaH na It … Read More

Srila Prabhupada writes in the Nectar of Devotion (Chapter 18), “If it is seen that a person has developed a high standard of devotion without having undergone even the regulative principles, it is to be understood … Read More

#BG 2.52     यदा ते मोहकलिलं बुद्धिर्व्यतितरिष्यति । तदा गन्तासि निर्वेदं श्रोतव्यस्य श्रुतस्य च ॥ ५२ ॥   yadā te moha-kalilaṁ buddhir vyatitariṣyati tadā gantāsi nirvedaṁ śrotavyasya śrutasya ca   yadā — when; te — … Read More

There are three types of devotees. The kanishta – they are sometimes quarreling. The madhyamas – they are friendly to each other and merciful to kanishtas and other people. And the uttamas – the completely pure … Read More

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Krisa was a friend of Srngi. Since Krsa underwent a lot of sacrifices for the protection of dharma (righteousness) his body became very Krsa (lean) Hence he was called Krsa. It was Krsa, who told Srngi … Read More

  The young sage, son of Samika Rishi, who cursed Pariksit. He was also known as #Gavijata.     The Rishi had a son, born of a cow, named Sringi. He was greatly renowned, exceedingly powerful … Read More

  A muni. He remained with herds of cattle and performed tapas feeding himself on the foam from the mouth of calves drinking their mother’s milk. He was the father of Srngi, who-cursed king Pariksit, who … Read More

#Jaratkaru, meaning Jara, means “waste” Karu means “huge.” The body of this Rishi was huge, but he reduced it by severe penances. O Brahmana, because he thus reduced his body, he was called Jaratkaru. The sister … Read More