Maha-bharata, in Italiano, Glossario S
S * Sabha: un palazzo generalmente molto fastoso che veniva usato nelle grandi occasioni * Sabha Parva: uno dei capitoli del Maha-bharata * Saci: la moglie del Re dei Deva, Indra * Sakradeva: uno … Read More
Fledgling Putana
Fledgling Putanas Srila Bhaktisiddhanta describes how the duplicitous desire to become guru arises in the heart of the conditioned soul: If I do not remember the lotus feet of Sri Guru at the beginning of every … Read More
Vrindadevyastaka (Vrinda Devi Astakam)
DOC Video Sri Vrindadevyastaka Eight Prayers Glorifying Srimati Vrinda Devi Translation by Baba Madhava Dasa With diacritics (1) gāńgeya-cāmpeya-taḍid-vinindi- rociḥ-pravāha-snapitātma-vṛnde! bandhūka-bandhu-dyuti-divya-vāso vṛnde! namas te caraṇāravindam (2) bimbādharoditvara-manda-hāsya- nāsāgra-muktā-dyuti-dīpitāsye vicitra-ratnābharaṇa-śriyāḍhye! vṛnde! namas te … Read More
Jiva Gosvami and Rupanarayana
Some months had passed since Jiva’s initiation, and a traveling scholar named Rupanarayana Saraswati came to Vrindavan. He was well-known as one of the most learned men in the country and it was said that he … Read More
Apasampradayar Svarupa, Thakur Bhaktivinoda
The Smarta Doctrine Two kinds of smrti sastra: 1) spiritual, or satvata smrtis; 2) material, moral or fruitivework oriented smrtis. Satvata smrtis include: Sri Bharadvaja Samhita (included in Narada Pancaratra), Brhat Samhita, Visnu Samuccaya, Vaikhanas … Read More
The Serpent Kaliya – The Hidden Meaning
By HDG Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur, published in Sree Sajjanatoshani (The Harmonist), May 1932. “There is a beautiful lake of very sweet water in the Yamuna, which bears the name of Kaliya. This lake happened … Read More
Kaliya Krishna dasa
kalah shri-krishnadasa sa yo lavangah sakha vraje In Vraja, Kala Krishna Das was Krishna’s cowherd friend named Lavanga. (Gaura-ganoddesha-dipika 132) Kaliya Krishna Das was known throughout the three worlds. One can attain Gauracandra through … Read More
Asisesvara Mahadeva (Nanda Gaon)
Audio, IMG, Maps A short distance to the east of Nanda-baga, close to Ter Kadamba, is Asisesvara Mahadeva and Asisesvara-kunda. Asisha means blessings. Parjanya Maharaja used to bathe here and worship Asishesvara Mahadeva, who … Read More


