Bhagavad-gita 7.26
वेदाहं समतीतानि वर्तमानानि चार्जुन । भविष्याणि च भूतानि मां तु वेद न कश्चन ॥ २६ ॥ vedāhaṁ samatītāni vartamānāni cārjuna bhaviṣyāṇi ca bhūtāni māṁ tu veda na kaścana Synonyms veda — know; aham — I; samatītāni … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 7.25
नाहं प्रकाश: सर्वस्य योगमायासमावृत: । मूढोऽयं नाभिजानाति लोको मामजमव्ययम् ॥ २५ ॥ nāhaṁ prakāśaḥ sarvasya yoga-māyā-samāvṛtaḥ mūḍho ’yaṁ nābhijānāti loko mām ajam avyayam Synonyms na — nor; aham — I; prakāśaḥ — manifest; sarvasya — to … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 7.24
अव्यक्तं व्यक्तिमापन्नं मन्यन्ते मामबुद्धय: । परं भावमजानन्तो ममाव्ययमनुत्तमम् ॥ २४ ॥ avyaktaṁ vyaktim āpannaṁ manyante mām abuddhayaḥ paraṁ bhāvam ajānanto mamāvyayam anuttamam Synonyms avyaktam — nonmanifested; vyaktim — personality; āpannam — achieved; manyante — think; mām … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 3.21.
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः । स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते ॥ २१ ॥ yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute lokas tad anuvartate Synonyms yat yat — whatever; ācarati — he … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 3.20.
कर्मणैव हि संसिद्धिमास्थिता जनकादयः । लोकसङ्ग्रहमेवापि सम्पश्यन्कर्तुमर्हसि ॥ २० ॥ karmaṇaiva hi saṁsiddhim āsthitā janakādayaḥ loka-saṅgraham evāpi sampaśyan kartum arhasi Synonyms karmaṇā — by work; eva — even; hi — certainly; saṁsiddhim — in perfection; … Read More
Bhajana Rahasya, by Bhaktivinoda Thakura – various versions of the Book
Bhajana Rahasya, Prathama-yama Sadhana Bhajana at the End of Night Sraddha (Faith) krsna-varnam tvisakrsnam sangopangastra-parsadam yajñaih sankirtana-prayair bhajami kali-pavanam (1) nijatve gaudiyan jagati parigrhya prabhur-iman hare krsnety evam ganana-vidhina kirtayata bhoh iti prayam siksam carana-madhupebhyah … Read More
Madhavendra Puri at one time travelled to Vrindavan.
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, after He had taken sanyas, He went to the home of Advaita Acharya – Shantipur. And there it was decided that rather than going to Vrindavan, He would go to Nilachal or Jaggannath Puri. … Read More
Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.8.21 krsnaya vasudevaya devaki-nandanaya ca nanda-gopa-kumaraya govindaya namo namah
ŚB 1.8.21 कृष्णाय वासुदेवाय देवकीनन्दनाय च । नन्दगोपकुमाराय गोविन्दाय नमो नम: ॥ २१ ॥ kṛṣṇāya vāsudevāya devakī-nandanāya ca nanda-gopa-kumārāya govindāya namo namaḥ Synonyms kṛṣṇāya — the Supreme Lord; vāsudevāya — unto the son of Vasudeva; devakī–nandanāya … Read More
Durvasa Muni visiting Krishna at Dvaraka
. No need to underestimate the greatness of #Durvasa Muni. Indeed Durvasa Muni is the greatest mystic and many stories have been described in Puranas when Krishna Himself obeyed him. Mahabharat has an amazing story which … Read More
Room Conversation with Sanskrit Professor, Aug. 13, 1973
Room Conversation with Sanskrit Professor Type: Conversation Date: Aug. 13, 1973 Location: Paris Audio file: audio/transcripts/1973/730813R1.PAR.mp3 Play / pause Room Conversation with Sanskrit Professor 0:00 0:00 volume Yogeśvara: …At … Read More
Renunciation through Devotion
By Dwaipayan De The dictionary defines the word ‘Renunciation’ as follows – ‘the formal rejection of something, typically a belief, claim, or course of action.’ All over the world, we come across people who practice … Read More
Relating to Devotees with Due Respect
By Rathish das As we discussed in Respect, the Basis of Civilisation, Vedic Culture is based on respect and this respect is expressed through specific codes of conduct or etiquette. In this section, we will … Read More
Second initiation is real initiation? But the first initiation, according to Jīva Gosvāmī, that is sufficient
Room Conversation with Sanskrit Professor Type: Conversation Date: Aug. 13, 1973 Location: Paris Audio file: audio/transcripts/1973/730813R1.PAR.mp3 Professor: How many levels of initiation do you have? Prabhupāda: Two. Professor: Two. The first… Prabhupāda: First initiation, experimental. … Read More
