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Bhagavad-gita As It Is BG Chapters 1 – 6 BG 2.60, Purport: There are many learned sages, philosophers and transcendentalists who try to conquer the senses, but in spite of their endeavors, even the greatest of … Read More

Type: Conversation Date: Aug. 24, 1976 Location: Hyderabad Audio file: audio/transcripts/1976/760824R3.HYD.mp3 Prabhupāda: Nowadays people are taking to the imagination of industry. But we don’t find in Bhagavad-gītā, there is any suggestion for industry. Kṛṣṇa said… [aside:] … Read More

Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.12 nārāyaṇaḥ sa bhagavān āpas tasmāt sanātanāt āvirāsīt kāraṇārṇo nidhiḥ saṅkarṣaṇātmakaḥ yoga-nidrāṁ gatas tasmin sahasrāṁśaḥ svayaṁ mahān Synonyms nārāyaṇaḥ — named Nārāyaṇa; saḥ — that; bhagavān — Supreme Personality of Godhead, Mahā-Viṣṇu; āpaḥ — … Read More

  Dated: Nov. 22, 1974 Location: Bombay Letter to: V. S. R. Chakravarti 74-11-22 V.S.R. Chakravarti 24, Kasturi Ranga Iyengar Road Madras-18 Dear Sri Chakravarti: The book compiled by your father V.R. Srisaila Chakravarti, namely “The … Read More

Room Conversation with Professor Olivier Lacombe Type: Conversation Date: June 14, 1974 Location: Paris Audio file: audio/transcripts/1974/740614R1.PAR.mp3 Play / pause Room Conversation with Professor Olivier Lacombe 0:00 0:00 volume Bhagavān: This book is being published in … Read More

The philosopher #Yamunacarya (flourished 1050 CE) taught the path of prapatti, or complete surrender to God. The philosophers Ramanuja (11th century), Madhva, and Nimbarka (c. 12th century) developed theistic systems of Vedanta and severely criticized Shankara’s … Read More

Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.2 sahasra-patra-kamalaṁ gokulākhyaṁ mahat padam tat-karṇikāraṁ tad-dhāma tad-anantāṁśa-sambhavam Synonyms sahasra–patra — possessing a thousand petals; kamalam — a lotus; gokula–ākhyam — known as Gokula; mahat padam — the superexcellent station; tat — of that … Read More

Further Talks with Prakāśānanda Bhāva is the transcendental ecstatic attachment for Kṛṣṇa which results from perfectly understanding that the person Kṛṣṇa and the name Kṛṣṇa are identical. One who has attained bhāva is certainly not contaminated … Read More

Type: Conversation Date: Nov. 1, 1972 Location: Vṛndāvana Audio file: audio/transcripts/1972/721101R1.VRN.mp3 Play / pause Room Conversation 0:00 0:00 volume Acyutānanda: Gauracandra Gosvāmī is telling Prabhupāda that ah, that it started raining just so that the kīrtana … Read More

A sincere devotee should read every chapter and every word of Srimad- Bhagavatam, for the beginning verses describe that it is the ripened fruit of all Vedic literature. Devotees should not try to avoid even a word of Srimad- … Read More

एतन्मे संशयं कृष्ण छेत्तुमर्हस्यशेषत: । त्वदन्य: संशयस्यास्य छेत्ता न ह्युपपद्यते ॥ ३९ ॥ etan me saṁśayaṁ kṛṣṇa chettum arhasy aśeṣataḥ tvad-anyaḥ saṁśayasyāsya chettā na hy upapadyate Synonyms etat — this is; me — my; saṁśayam — … Read More

  By Sri Nandanandana dasa Based on an interview with Felicity O’rourke (Excerpt from “Mysteries of the Ancient Vedic Empire”) If we do a comparative study, we can recognize numerous aspects of the Vedic culture, Krishna … Read More