CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE Personal and Impersonal Realization The Purāṇas are supplementary Vedic literatures. Because sometimes in the original Vedas the subject matter is too difficult for the common man to understand, the Purāṇas explain matters by the … Read More
CHAPTER TWENTY The Goal of Vedānta Study It is concluded that Lord Kṛṣṇa, or Viṣṇu, is not of this material world. He belongs to the spiritual world. One who considers Him to be a demigod of … Read More
CHAPTER SIX His Forms Are One and the Same By devotional service one can understand that Kṛṣṇa first of all manifests Himself as svayaṁ-rūpa, His personal form, then as tad-ekātma-rūpa, and then as āveśa-rūpa. It is … Read More
Preface There is no difference between the teachings of Lord Caitanya presented here and the teachings of Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Bhagavad-gītā. The teachings of Lord Caitanya are practical demonstrations of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s teachings. Lord Kṛṣṇa’s … Read More
Foreword Brahma-saṁhitā TEXT 1: Kṛṣṇa who is known as Govinda is the Supreme Godhead. He has an eternal blissful spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin and He is … Read More
Īśo 9 andhaṁ tamaḥ praviśanti ye ’vidyām upāsate tato bhūya iva te tamo ya u vidyāyāḿ ratāḥ Synonyms andham — gross ignorance; tamaḥ — darkness; praviśanti — enter into; ye — those who; avidyām — nescience; … Read More
Īśo 7 yasmin sarvāṇi bhūtāny ātmaivābhūd vijānataḥ tatra ko mohaḥ kaḥ śoka ekatvam anupaśyataḥ Synonyms yasmin — in the situation; sarvāṇi — all; bhūtāni — living entities; ātmā — the cit–kaṇa, or spiritual spark; eva — … Read More
Bhakti: The Art of Eternal Love Bhakti, the Art of Eternal Love was prepared from the introduction and first chapter of Śrīla Prabhupāda’s translation of the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu, called The Nectar of Devotion, along with transcripts … Read More
Teachings of Queen Kuntī Introduction 1: The Original Person 2: Beyond the Senses 3: The Most Intelligent Woman 4: Approaching Kṛṣṇa, the All-pervading Truth 5: The Vision of Lotuses 6: The Master of the … Read More
Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead A Summary Study of Śrīla Vyāsadeva’s Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Tenth Canto by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Dedication From Apple … Read More
Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations CHAPTER ONE: The Manus, Administrators of the Universe CHAPTER TWO: The Elephant Gajendra’s Crisis CHAPTER THREE: Gajendra’s Prayers of Surrender CHAPTER FOUR: Gajendra Returns to the Spiritual … Read More
Chapter One Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra Chapter Two Contents of the Gita Summarized Chapter Three Karma-yoga Chapter Four Transcendental Knowledge Chapter Five Karma-yoga – Action in Krsna Consciousness Chapter Six Dhyana-yoga … Read More
ŚB 1.19.29 स विष्णुरातोऽतिथय आगताय तस्मै सपर्यां शिरसाजहार । ततो निवृत्ता ह्यबुधा: स्त्रियोऽर्भका महासने सोपविवेश पूजित: ॥ २९ ॥ sa viṣṇu-rāto ’tithaya āgatāya tasmai saparyāṁ śirasājahāra tato nivṛttā hy abudhāḥ striyo ’rbhakā mahāsane sopaviveśa pūjitaḥ Synonyms … Read More
ŚB 1.19.25 तत्राभवद्भगवान् व्यासपुत्रो यदृच्छया गामटमानोऽनपेक्ष: । अलक्ष्यलिङ्गो निजलाभतुष्टो वृतश्च बालैरवधूतवेष: ॥ २५ ॥ tatrābhavad bhagavān vyāsa-putro yadṛcchayā gām aṭamāno ’napekṣaḥ alakṣya-liṅgo nija-lābha-tuṣṭo vṛtaś ca bālair avadhūta-veṣaḥ Synonyms tatra — there; abhavat — appeared; bhagavān — … Read More
