Bhagavad-gita 4.22 – yadṛcchā-lābha-santuṣṭo
यदृच्छालाभसंतुष्टो द्वन्द्वातीतो विमत्सरः । समः सिद्धावसिद्धौ च कृत्वापि न निबध्यते ॥ २२ ॥ yadṛcchā-lābha-santuṣṭo dvandvātīto vimatsaraḥ samaḥ siddhāv asiddhau ca kṛtvāpi na nibadhyate yadṛcchā — out of its own accord; lābha — with … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 4.19 – yasya sarve samārambhāḥ
यस्य सर्वे समारम्भाः कामसंकल्पवर्जिताः । ज्ञानाग्निदग्धकर्माणं तमाहुः पण्डितं बुधाः ॥ १९ ॥ yasya sarve samārambhāḥ kāma-saṅkalpa-varjitāḥ jñānāgni-dagdha-karmāṇaṁ tam āhuḥ paṇḍitaṁ budhāḥ yasya — one whose; sarve — all sorts of; samārambhāḥ — attempts; … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 4.16 – kiṁ karma kim akarmeti
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः । तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात् ॥ १६ ॥ kiṁ karma kim akarmeti kavayo ’py atra mohitāḥ tat te karma pravakṣyāmi yaj jñātvā mokṣyase ’śubhāt kim … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 4.11 – ye yathā māṁ prapadyante
ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम् । मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः ॥ ११ ॥ ye yathā māṁ prapadyante tāṁs tathaiva bhajāmy aham mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ ye — all who; … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 4.10 – vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhā
वीतरागभयक्रोधा मन्मया मामुपाश्रिताः । बहवो ज्ञानतपसा पूता मद्भावमागताः ॥ १० ॥ vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhā man-mayā mām upāśritāḥ bahavo jñāna-tapasā pūtā mad-bhāvam āgatāḥ vīta — freed from; rāga — attachment; bhaya — fear; krodhāḥ … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 4.9 – janma karma ca me divyam
जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः । त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन ॥ ९ ॥ janma karma ca me divyam evaṁ yo vetti tattvataḥ tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 4.6 – ajo ’pi sann avyayātmā
अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन् । प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय सम्भवाम्यात्ममायया ॥ ६ ॥ ajo ’pi sann avyayātmā bhūtānām īśvaro ’pi san prakṛtiṁ svām adhiṣṭhāya sambhavāmy ātma-māyayā ajaḥ — unborn; api — although; san — … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 4.2 – evaṁ paramparā-prāptam
एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः । स कालेनेह महता योगे नष्टः परन्तप ॥ २ ॥ evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ sa kāleneha mahatā yogo naṣṭaḥ paran-tapa evam — thus; paramparā — by disciplic succession; … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 4.2 – evaṁ paramparā-prāptam
एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः । स कालेनेह महता योगे नष्टः परन्तप ॥ २ ॥ evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ sa kāleneha mahatā yogo naṣṭaḥ paran-tapa evam — thus; paramparā — by disciplic succession; … Read More
Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE: – Neutral Love of God
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE Neutral Love of God Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī offers his respectful prayers to the eternal Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is always so beautiful and for whom the pure devotees are always … Read More
Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: – Additional Symptoms
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE Additional Symptoms All the previously mentioned thirty-three symptoms of ecstatic love are called vyabhicārī, or disturbing. All these symptoms refer to apparently disturbed conditions, but even in such disturbed conditions there … Read More
Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: – Expressions of Love for Kṛṣṇa
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE Expressions of Love for Kṛṣṇa There are some bodily symptoms that express overwhelming ecstatic love (vyabhicāri-bhāva). They are counted at thirty-three as follows: disappointment, lamentation, humility, guilt, fatigue, intoxication, pride, doubt, apprehension, intense … Read More
Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: – Devotees of Kṛṣṇa
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE Devotees of Kṛṣṇa A person who is always absorbed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is called a devotee of Kṛṣṇa. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī says that all the transcendental qualities discussed previously are also … Read More
Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: – Qualities of Kṛṣṇa Further Explained
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO Qualities of Kṛṣṇa Further Explained 31. HEROIC A person who is very enthusiastic in military activities and expert in releasing different kinds of weapons is called heroic. Regarding Kṛṣṇa’s heroism in … Read More
Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: – Ecstatic Love
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Ecstatic Love By the process of executing regulated devotional service, one is actually elevated to the transcendental stage, beyond the material modes of nature. At that time one’s heart becomes illuminated like the … Read More
Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER FOURTEEN: – Devotional Qualifications
CHAPTER FOURTEEN Devotional Qualifications Some scholars recommend that knowledge and renunciation are important factors for elevating oneself to devotional service. But actually that is not a fact. Actually, the cultivation of knowledge or renunciation, … Read More