Padma Purana and Visnu Purana, some information
There are eighteen main Puranas, also called Maha Purana. They are divided into three sections, as follows: Sattva Purana Puranas with Lord Vishnu as the Predominating Deity (Sattva Guna): 1) Vishnu Purana – 23,000 verses. … Read More
Overview of Puranas – part 3
TRETA-YUGA (Silver Age) Duration – 3,600 demigod years or 1,296,00 human years Life span – 10,000 years Yuga dharma – Fire sacrifice, Yajna Yuga Avatara – The yuga avatara is red. … Read More
Overview of Puranas – part 2
LESSON TWO SARGA – CREATION (Part 1) The elementary creation of the sixteen items of matter. 1) earth 1) nose 1) smell 2) water 2) tongue 2) taste 3) … Read More
Twenty-eight hellish planets
Śukadeva Gosvāmī describes the following twenty-eight hells: Tāmisra, Andhatāmisra, Raurava, Mahāraurava, Kumbhīpāka. Kālasūtra, Asi-patravana, Sūkaramukha, Andhakūpa, Kṛmibhojana. Sandaṁśa, Taptasūrmi, Vajrakaṇṭaka-śālmalī, Vaitaraṇī, Pūyoda, Prāṇarodha, Viśasana, Lālābhakṣa, Sārameyādana, Avīci, Ayaḥpāna. Kṣārakardama, Rakṣogaṇa-bhojana, Śūlaprota, Dandaśūka. Avaṭa-nirodhana, Paryāvartana and … Read More
How will I know about anything that is transcendental?
Question Everything I know is based on my experience of this world. So how will I know about anything that is transcendental? Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati: It is true that in our present state it … Read More
Videoconferences dedicated to Bhagavad-gita studies, in English
Join us on Thursday evening, on Zoom with His Grace Manonatha Dasa, for our weekly videoconference. Topic: Bhagavad-Gita As It Is Time: Nov 11, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting (password … Read More
The seven mothers
According to Vedic civilization, there are seven mothers. ādau-mātā guroḥ patnī brahmaṇī rāja-patnikā dhenur dhatrī tathā pṛthvī sapta eta mataraḥ smṛtaḥ Ādau-mātā, real mother guru-patnī, the wife of guru brahmaṇi, the wife of a brāhmaṇa rāja-patnikā, … Read More
La siete madres
Según la civilización védica, hay siete madres. ādau-mātā guroḥ patnī brahmaṇī rāja-patnikā dhenur dhatrī tathā pṛthvī sapta eta mataraḥ smṛtaḥ Ādau-mātā, la madre biologica guru-patnī, la esposa del guru brahmaṇi, la esposa de un brāhmaṇa rāja-patnikā, … Read More
No one can actually appreciate the good fortune of these residents of Vṛndāvana
“My dear Lord, no one can actually appreciate the good fortune of these residents of Vṛndāvana. We are all demigods, controlling deities of the various senses of the living entities, and we are proud of enjoying … Read More
Por qué un devoto es puesto por la Personalidad de Dios en tales tribulaciones?
Pudiera preguntarse por qué un devoto es puesto por la Personalidad de Dios en tales tribulaciones. La respuesta es que, esa clase de situación dispuesta por el Señor, es como la del padre que algunas veces … Read More
Después de la densa y oscura noche
Después de la densa y oscura noche, es muy agradable cuando finalmente ocurre la salida del Sol por la mañana. Cuando hay un calor ardiente, el agua fría es muy agradable. Y cuando hay un invierno … Read More
Pankajanghri prabhu left us a little past noon today
With extreme sadness we wish to inform the devotee community of ISKCON worldwide that HG Pankajanghri prabhu left us a little past noon today. More details will follow. Your servants, Mayapur Co-Directors and Health Team … Read More
