Author Archives: Librarian

#Pitris The ancestors. They are divided into two classes, called the Agnisvattas and the Barhisadas.   #Pitara is the plural of Pitri.    

Lectura — Hawaii, 5 marzo 1969 Devoto: ¿Podemos pedirle a Kṛṣṇa que nos obligue a rendirnos a Él, debido a nuestro condicionamiento? Prabhupāda: Sí, puedes pedirle. Y a veces te obliga. Te pone en tales circunstancias … Read More

गण्ड m. gaNDa button [computer]   गण्डि m. gaNDi trunk [tree]   गन्ध m. gandha smell   गन्ध m. gandha scent   गण्डक m. gaNDaka rhinoceros   गण्डूष m. gaNDUSa gargle   गान्धिक m. gAndhika vendor … Read More

The word Lalita means “playful, charming, desirable” in Sanskrit.   #Lalita, meaning  

#Kirata, a hunter

#Snataka   (1) An initiated householder, a man of the three first classes, who having completed the term prescribed for his studies becomes a housekeeper: if at the end of this period, he has not acquired a … Read More

#Adhyatma Knowledge of the self; spiritual knowledge.

Twin Asvinis Satya and Dasra are the tween demigods sons of Vivasvan. (Slokas 17 and 18, Adhyaya 150, Anusasana Parva, Maha-bharata). They are also known as Asvins, Asvinidevas and #Asvini Kumara. These two are the physicians … Read More

#Brahmarshi Those who have seen, or understood, the transcendental truth.       #Brahmarsi: A Brahmarsi is a very elevated class of sage. Brahmana means “one who knows Brahman” or spiritual knowledge, and Rishi means “seer”. … Read More

Some people think that social people cannot be called Vaisnavas. This is a misconception. Actually, society is divided into three, namely, the society of materialists, the society of liberationists, and the society of liberated souls. People … Read More

दाह m. dAha burning   दह शर m. daha zara cream caustic [an impure form of solid caustic soda]   दह-रस m. daha-rasa caustic liquor [Soda Mfg.]   दह-करण n. daha-karaNa causticization   दह-करण n. daha-karaNa … Read More

#Trivedi means “someone who mastered three of the four Vedas”. #Caturvedi is one who knows four Vedas #Dvivedi (one who knows two Vedas).   #Veda also means “to see”     The #Triveda are Rigveda Yajurveda … Read More

Unfortunate people do not understand the essential meaning of rasa-llla just as a pig does not understand the importance of a garland of pearls. Desiring the welfare of unqualified persons, I have thus completed my glorification … Read More