सर्वकर्माणि मनसा सन्न्यस्यास्ते सुखं वशी । नवद्वारे पुरे देही नैव कुर्वन्न कारयन् ॥ १३ ॥ sarva-karmāṇi manasā sannyasyāste sukhaṁ vaśī nava-dvāre pure dehī naiva kurvan na kārayan sarva — all; karmāṇi — activities; … Read More
युक्त: कर्मफलं त्यक्त्वा शान्तिमाप्नोति नैष्ठिकीम् । अयुक्त: कामकारेण फले सक्तो निबध्यते ॥ १२ ॥ yuktaḥ karma-phalaṁ tyaktvā śāntim āpnoti naiṣṭhikīm ayuktaḥ kāma-kāreṇa phale sakto nibadhyate yuktaḥ — one who is engaged in devotional … Read More
ब्रह्मण्याधाय कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा करोति य: । लिप्यते न स पापेन पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा ॥ १० ॥ brahmaṇy ādhāya karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā karoti yaḥ lipyate na sa pāpena padma-patram ivāmbhasā brahmaṇi — unto … Read More
This pond is situated south of Nandisvara, near Yasoda-kunda, and lies within a grove of trees and creepers that are laden with many kinds of flowers. Here, intoxicated bumblebees always buzz around, drinking nectar from the … Read More
यत्सांख्यै: प्राप्यते स्थानं तद्योगैरपि गम्यते । एकं सांख्यं च योगं च य: पश्यति स पश्यति ॥ ५ ॥ yat sāṅkhyaiḥ prāpyate sthānaṁ tad yogair api gamyate ekaṁ sāṅkhyaṁ ca yogaṁ ca yaḥ paśyati … Read More
श्रीभगवानुवाच सन्न्यास: कर्मयोगश्च नि:श्रेयसकरावुभौ । तयोस्तु कर्मसन्न्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते ॥ २ ॥ śrī-bhagavān uvāca sannyāsaḥ karma-yogaś ca niḥśreyasa-karāv ubhau tayos tu karma-sannyāsāt karma-yogo viśiṣyate śrī–bhagavān uvāca — the Personality of Godhead said; sannyāsaḥ … Read More
This place is located one mile north of Choti-baithana. It is called Carana-pahadi because one can find Sri Krishna and Baladeva’s footprints (carana cihna) here, as well as imprints made by cows and gopas. … Read More
This kunda is where Lalita would take her bath in the morning. There is also a jhulana-sthali here to commemorate the place where Radha and Krishna would sometimes enjoy Their swing pastimes. This kunda is the … Read More
From Back to Godhead By Indra Krishna Dasa A Dubai commuter, stuck in traffic, muses on how modern inventions have failed to improve the quality of our lives and have added to our distress. It’s 7:00 … Read More
This is the place where Akrura arrived on his chariot from Mathura and suddenly saw Krishna’s lotus footprints in the dust; he immediately got down from his chariot and bowed his head to the ground while … Read More
ध्रुवं ततो मे कृतदेवहेलनाद् दुरत्ययं व्यसनं नातिदीर्घात् । तदस्तु कामं ह्यघनिष्कृताय मे यथा न कुर्यां पुनरेवमद्धा ॥ २ ॥ dhruvaṁ tato me kṛta-deva-helanād duratyayaṁ vyasanaṁ nāti-dīrghāt tad astu kāmaṁ hy agha-niṣkṛtāya me yathā na … Read More
Dear Vaisnavi, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I listened to the TED talk by Jim Holt that you mentioned in the Bhagavad-gita class last week. I found it to … Read More
Adjacent to Purnamasi’s cave is Domanavana, which is also the location of Runaki-Jhunaki-kunda. The word domana means “by two minds”. Radha’s mind and Krishna’s mind met here, and therefore this place is known as Domana. … Read More
Questions “How does Bhakti increase in its own way?” and “What is the meaning of ‘its own independent sweet will’? Answers An analogy can help us to understand better the concept that “Bhakti increases in … Read More
“This isolated and untouched verdant forest is still much the same as it was even in ancient times and is full of many bird varieties and other wildlife like deer and antelope. The Puranas say that … Read More
An interesting question with three replies according to the three sections of Veda. Jñāna kāṇḍa is the knowledge section of the Veda so the Jñāna-kāṇḍi’s response would be to learn about virology, the aetiology, the … Read More
No Material Impediments to Love of God. “Love of God cannot be checked by any material impediments. You cannot say that ‘I am very poor. Oh, how can I love God?’ You cannot say, ‘I am … Read More
smerāṁ bhaṅgi traya paricitaṁ sāci-vistīrṇa dṛṣṭiṁ vaṁśī nyastādhara kiśalayam ujjvalāṁ candrakeṇa govindākhyāṁ hari-tanum itaḥ keśi-tīrthopakaṇṭhe mā prekṣiṣṭhās tava yadi sakhe bandhu-saṅge ‘sti raṇgaḥ This is a very nice verse composed by Rūpa Gosvāmī, that one friend … Read More
