ŚB 1.3.9 तुर्ये धर्मकलासर्गे नरनारायणावृषी । भूत्वात्मोपशमोपेतमकरोद्दुश्चरं तप: ॥ ९ ॥ turye dharma-kalā-sarge nara-nārāyaṇāv ṛṣī bhūtvātmopaśamopetam akarot duścaraṁ tapaḥ Synonyms turye — in the fourth of the line; dharma–kalā — wife of Dharmarāja; sarge — being … Read More
ŚB 1.3.8 तृतीयमृषिसर्गं वै देवर्षित्वमुपेत्य स: । तन्त्रं सात्वतमाचष्ट नैष्कर्म्यं कर्मणां यत: ॥ ८ ॥ tṛtīyam ṛṣi-sargaṁ vai devarṣitvam upetya saḥ tantraṁ sātvatam ācaṣṭa naiṣkarmyaṁ karmaṇāṁ yataḥ Synonyms tṛtīyam — the third one; ṛṣi–sargam — the … Read More
ŚB 1.3.5 एतन्नानावताराणां निधानं बीजमव्ययम् । यस्यांशांशेन सृज्यन्ते देवतिर्यङ्नरादय: ॥ ५ ॥ etan nānāvatārāṇāṁ nidhānaṁ bījam avyayam yasyāṁśāṁśena sṛjyante deva-tiryaṅ-narādayaḥ Synonyms etat — this (form); nānā — multifarious; avatārāṇām — of the incarnations; nidhānam — source; … Read More
ŚB 1.3.4 पश्यन्त्यदो रूपमदभ्रचक्षुषा सहस्रपादोरुभुजाननाद्भुतम् । सहस्रमूर्धश्रवणाक्षिनासिकं सहस्रमौल्यम्बरकुण्डलोल्लसत् ॥ ४ ॥ paśyanty ado rūpam adabhra-cakṣuṣā sahasra-pādoru-bhujānanādbhutam sahasra-mūrdha-śravaṇākṣi-nāsikaṁ sahasra-mauly-ambara-kuṇḍalollasat Synonyms paśyanti — see; adaḥ — the form of the puruṣa; rūpam — form; adabhra — perfect; cakṣuṣā … Read More
ŚB 1.3.3 यस्यावयवसंस्थानै: कल्पितो लोकविस्तर: । तद्वै भगवतो रूपं विशुद्धं सत्त्वमूर्जितम् ॥ ३ ॥ yasyāvayava-saṁsthānaiḥ kalpito loka-vistaraḥ tad vai bhagavato rūpaṁ viśuddhaṁ sattvam ūrjitam Synonyms yasya — whose; avayava — bodily expansion; saṁsthānaiḥ — situated in; … Read More
ŚB 1.3.1 सूत उवाच जगृहे पौरुषं रूपं भगवान्महदादिभि: । सम्भूतं षोडशकलमादौ लोकसिसृक्षया ॥ १ ॥ sūta uvāca jagṛhe pauruṣaṁ rūpaṁ bhagavān mahad-ādibhiḥ sambhūtaṁ ṣoḍaśa-kalam ādau loka-sisṛkṣayā Synonyms sūtaḥ uvāca — Sūta said; jagṛhe — accepted; pauruṣam … Read More
Glossary A Abhimanyu: Sri Radha’s illusory husband, i.e. the person who is falsely identifying himself as Sri Radha’s husband Abhinanda: Sri Nanda’s elder brother Aindavi: Yasoda Mayi’s dear friend Akunthita: a sakhi insistent upon arranging loving … Read More
Srimati Radharani and Her friends Among the gopis of Vraja, Vrindavanesvari Radha is the foremost. Lalita, Visakha and others are renowned as Sri Radha’s principal sakhis. Candravali, Padma, Syama, Saibya, Bhadrika, Tara, Vicitra, Gopali, Palika, Candrasalika, … Read More
Description of pastime places Vrindavana is in all respects the most prominent of the forests in Vraja-mandala, and is the most auspicious of all auspicious places. Sriman Giriraja-Govardhana, a pastime place within Vraja’s area, supplies the … Read More
Chapter 2 Sri Krishna and His friend Sri Krishna is as attractive as nectar and full of sweetness. He is as soft as anjana applied around one’s eyes. His bodily complexion is lustrous like the indranila … Read More
Akunthita Akunthita Sakhi’s bodily lustre resembles the colour of the stalk of a lotus flower, and her dress is white like the lotus flower’s cobweb-like roots. She reveals Sri Krishna’s offences to increase the pleasure of … Read More
Hair band Hair-tying bands (bala-pasya) increase the beauty of the hair and tie the hair. They are made by stringing together like a garland various colourful flower buds. Ear ornaments Artisans divide ear ornaments (karnapura) into … Read More
The Gopis and Their yuthas A large group consisting of two kinds of close associates is called a yutha. A yutha is divided into three groups: same age sakhis (vayasyas), maidservants (dasis) and messengers (dutis). Those … Read More
Sri Krishna’s Family The residents of Vraja are actually Sri Krishna’s family members. This family of His consists of three groups: 1) the herdsmen (pasu-palas), 2) the priestly class (vipras) 3) the artisans (bahisthas). 1. Herdsmen … Read More
Chapter 1 Invocacion First of all, I offer obeisances to the lotus feet of my spiritual master, to all the devotees and to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who descended into this world together with Sri Nityananda Prabhu. … Read More
