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    rādhā kṛṣṇera līlā ei ati gūḍhatara; dāsya vātsalyādi bhāvera nā hoy gocara sabe eka sakhīgaṇera ihā adhikāra; sakhī hoite hoy ei līlāra vistāra sakhī vinu ei līlāra puṣṭi nāhi hoy; sakhī līlā vistāriyā sakhī … Read More

  BY: HIS DIVINE GRACE A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI PRABHUPADA ON: MARCH 27, 2020 IN: PURPORTS, SRILA PRABHUPADA WITH: 0 COMMENTS There is actually only one religious principle: dharmaṁ tu sākṣād bhagavat-praṇītam. The only religious principle is to follow … Read More

Origin of the universe: Srimad Bhagavatam and the Big Bang Theory   By Brajahari das   In this article, I compare the origin of universe as described in the Srimad Bhagavatam (SB) and the Big Bang … Read More

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                             LESSON SIX   TEACHERS GUIDE            THE MODERN CONCEPTION OF THE CREATION   (Information gathered from Readers Digest Encyclopedia of Modern Knowledge)   NOTE:      Modern science is generally accepted and … Read More

  At the time of Mahabharata War Sri Krishna & Arjuna were of 89 years old. According to some authority, the Mahabharata War were started on Moksa Ekadasi 3138 BC (day also called Mrigashirsha Shukla Ekadashi). … Read More

Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.1.23 ब्रूहि योगेश्वरे कृष्णे ब्रह्मण्ये धर्मवर्मणि । स्वां काष्ठामधुनोपेते धर्म: कं शरणं गत: ॥ २३ ॥ brūhi yogeśvare kṛṣṇe brahmaṇye dharma-varmaṇi svāṁ kāṣṭhām adhunopete dharmaḥ kaṁ śaraṇaṁ gataḥ Synonyms brūhi — please tell; yoga-īśvare — … Read More

CHAPTER TWENTY Transcendental Mellow In this second division of Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu the author offers his respectful obeisances unto “Sanātana.” This Sanātana can be interpreted as either Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself or as Sanātana Gosvāmī, the elder brother and … Read More

SENSUAL ATTRACTION This extreme desire to serve the Lord is manifest in the transcendental land of Vraja. And it is specifically manifested among the gopīs. The gopīs’ love for Kṛṣṇa is so elevated that for our … Read More

SERVING THE DEITY WITH GREAT DEVOTION It is said in the Ādi Purāṇa, “A person who is constantly engaged in chanting the holy name and who feels transcendental pleasure, being engaged in devotional service, is certainly … Read More

SMELLING THE INCENSE OR FLOWERS OFFERED TO THE DEITY In the Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya there is a statement about the incense which is offered in the temple: “When the devotees smell the good flavor of the incense which … Read More

SERVING TREES SUCH AS THE TULASĪ In the Skanda Purāṇa there is a statement praising the tulasī tree as follows: “Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the tulasī tree, which can immediately vanquish volumes of … Read More

JAPA Chanting a mantra or hymn softly and slowly is called japa, and chanting the same mantra loudly is called kīrtana. For example, uttering the mahā-mantra (Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare / Hare … Read More