By Giriraj Swami Today is the auspicious occasion of Gita Jayanti, the day Lord Krishna spoke the Bhagavad-gita to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, the day of Moksada Ekadasi. To begin, we shall read … Read More
By Kalakantha Das If we were to distill the Bhagavad-gita to one word, it would surely be, “Krishna.” If we were to distill the Bhagavad-gita to eighteen sentences, one per chapter, it might read like … Read More
Krishna is known as līlā-puruṣottama. He manifests all varieties of līlās. He came 5,000 years ago in his own svarūpa. At the end, in his kurukṣetra-līlā, he gave his message in the form of Bhagavad-gītā. He … Read More
Mi e’ stato appena comunicato che uno dei piu’ importanti testi della cultura Vaisnava, Sri Sri Radha Krishna Ganoddesa Dipika di Srila Rupa Gosvami e’ nella fase finale di correzione. Gia’ abbiamo le versioni in inglese … Read More
Me acaban de informar que uno de los textos más importantes de la cultura Vaisnava, Sri Sri Radha Krishna Ganoddesa Dipika de Srila Rupa Gosvami en el idioma italiano se encuentra en la fase final de … Read More
There was some difference between the teachings of Jiva Gosvami and Hridaya Caitanya. The latter was a disciple of Gauri Dasa Pandita, who served Krishna in the mode of friendship[1], while Jiva Gosvami was a … Read More
Srila Rupa Goswami, one of the six Goswamis of Vrindavana, was an incarnation of Rupa Manjari, the most important of the eight confidential maidservants of Srimati Radharani in the eternal transcendental Vrindavana. It is said that … Read More
Dear Bhakta Andy, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. How to know if you are making spiritual progress? The best method is very simple: take the qualities of the advanced devotees … Read More
बन्धुरात्मात्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जित: । अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत् ॥ ६ ॥ bandhur ātmātmanas tasya yenātmaivātmanā jitaḥ anātmanas tu śatrutve vartetātmaiva śatru-vat bandhuḥ — friend; ātmā — the mind; ātmanaḥ — of the living entity; tasya — of him; yena — by whom; ātmā — … Read More
यं सन्न्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव । न ह्यसन्न्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन ॥ २ ॥ yaṁ sannyāsam iti prāhur yogaṁ taṁ viddhi pāṇḍava na hy asannyasta-saṅkalpo yogī bhavati kaścana yam — what; sannyāsam — renunciation; iti — … Read More
At first I tried to in vision Krishna’s feet by mentally looking at the Dieties lotus feet, but the thoughts couldn’t endure. The mind would easily drift off and I’d find myself drifting away after … Read More
लभन्ते ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृषय: क्षीणकल्मषा: । छिन्नद्वैधा यतात्मान: सर्वभूतहिते रता: ॥ २५ ॥ labhante brahma-nirvāṇam ṛṣayaḥ kṣīṇa-kalmaṣāḥ chinna-dvaidhā yatātmānaḥ sarva-bhūta-hite ratāḥ labhante — achieve; brahma–nirvāṇam — liberation in the Supreme; ṛṣayaḥ — those who … Read More
बाह्यस्पर्शेष्वसक्तात्मा विन्दत्यात्मनि यत्सुखम् । स ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा सुखमक्षयमश्नुते ॥ २१ ॥ bāhya-sparśeṣv asaktātmā vindaty ātmani yat sukham sa brahma-yoga-yuktātmā sukham akṣayam aśnute bāhya–sparśeṣu — in external sense pleasure; asakta–ātmā — one who is … Read More
