Maha-bharata, Index
Parvas Parvas Adhyaya Slokas 1,936 96,832 1 Adi Parva 18 234 8,884 2 Sabha Parva 78 2,507 3 Vana Parva 269 11,664 4 Virata Parva 67 2,050 5 … Read More
Sat Kriya Sara Dipika, Part Thirty-seven
by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami Putra Murdhabhighranam (Smelling the Son’s Head): This may be performed after the Anna Prashana ceremony, while giving blessings, when the father returns from a … Read More
Sat Kriya Sara Dipika, Part Thirty-six
by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami Vivaha Karma (marriage) Anna Prashana (Feeding the First Grains): In the case of a male child the rite should be performed in the … Read More
Sat Kriya Sara Dipika, Part Thirty-five
by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami Vivaha Karma (marriage) Nama Karana (Giving a Name to the Child): The child should be named on the tenth, twelfth, hundred and first day, … Read More
Mayuradhvaja
One devotee has described his feelings about the charity exhibited by King Mayuradhvaja: “I am faltering even to speak about the activities of Maharaja Mayuradhvaja, to whom I offer my respectful obeisances.” Mayuradhvaja was very … Read More
El ayuno del calendario vaisnava
Preguntas: ¿Los varios ayunos del calendario vaisnava son opcionales o todos deben ser respetados? ¿Cómo se puede calcular exactamente cuándo romper el ayuno? Respuestas: El devoto que ha dedicado su vida a la práctica de … Read More
ya, meaning
याति { या } verb yAti { yA } go आयाति { आ- या } verb 2 AyAti { A- yA } arrive वियाति { वि- या } verb 2 Par viyAti { vi- … Read More
Zonal Acarya Papers, Index
(Most recent series at top) The following collection of papers cover aspects of ISKCON’s Zonal Acarya era and the subsequent genesis of both the Ritvik-vada and ‘Guru Rubber-stamp’ programs. First Conversation With Srila Sridhara … Read More
Ancient Gauda
Ancient Gaudadesh May 08, 2018 — CANADA (SUN) — Throughout Vaisnava literature we find frequent mention of Gauda-desa and Gauda-mandala-bhumi, sacred places where Sri Krsna Caitanya enacted His transcendental pastimes. This verse describes … Read More
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura appeared in Purusottam Ksetra, Jagannatha Puri, Orissa, on February 6, 1874. He was born in the family home next to the Narayan-chhata of Sri Jagannatha Temple, which … Read More
Why Krsna Comes to This World
By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada. August 1973 at the Bhaktivedanta Manor, in the countryside near London. Several thousand guests (including the Indian High Commissioner) listen to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta … Read More
Saranga Thakur
vraje nandimukhi yasit sadya saranga-thakkurah prahlado manyate kaishcin matpitra sa na manyate Vraja’s Nandimukhi became Saranga Thakur in Gaura-lila. Some people say that he is Prahlad, but that is not the opinion held by my … Read More
Adi Kesava, Mathura
The Lord is present at Mathura (the birthplace of Lord Krsna) as Adi-kesava Expressions researched: “The Lord is present at Mathura (the birthplace of Lord Krsna) as Adi-kesava” Contents [hide] 1 Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.1 SB … Read More
Srila Prabhupada and the Gita
By Giriraj Swami On Gita Jayanti, the day of the advent of the Bhagavad-gita, spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna, I reflected on Srila Prabhupada and how he addressed members of the Gita Pratishthan (Gita … Read More
Sat Kriya Sara Dipika, Part Thirty-four
by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami Vivaha Karma (marriage) When the wife is about to bear the child, the husband should perform this rite for the safe delivery of the … Read More
