Janmastami Lila
On the first day of the dark lunar quarter of the month of Bhādra an orchestra (playing different drums as well as wind-instruments like Śānāi) sits down in Nanda Mahārāja’s house and starts playing auspicious … Read More
Janmastami, Krishna’s so called birthday
Janmastami: Krishna’s “birthday”? For convenience and to suggest a celebration, we sometimes say that Janmastami is Krishna’s birthday, since anyone we know of on Earth, either past or present, is apparently “born” into this world. … Read More
Looking for Sita (In Lanka)
Looking for Sita Hanuman searched everywhere, but Sita was nowhere to be found. Finally, in a bedroom filled with unspeakable opulence as he had never seen before, gigantic and shining as the sun, he saw Ravana, … Read More
Vows, Worship, and Fasting on Sri Janmastami
Sri Janmastami-vrata-pujopavasa-nirupana Chapter Eight: Sri Brahma-vaivarta Purana Sri Narada said: Now please tell me of the vow of Janmastami, which is the great vow of vows. Please tell me the result attained by following the … Read More
¿Son Culpables los Demonios?
¿Son culpables los demonios? Bhagavad-gita 16.19 tān ahaṁ dviṣataḥ krūrān saṁsāreṣu narādhamān kṣipāmy ajasram aśubhān āsurīṣv eva yoniṣu Palabra por palabra: tān — aquellos; aham — Yo; dviṣataḥ — envidiosos; krūrān — malévolos; … Read More
Janmastami en espanol 2023
ŚB 1.1.14 āpannaḥ saṁsṛtiṁ ghorāṁ yan-nāma vivaśo gṛṇan tataḥ sadyo vimucyeta yad bibheti svayaṁ bhayam Living beings who are entangled in the complicated meshes of birth and death can be freed immediately by even unconsciously chanting … Read More
On A Silver Platter (a book in English)
On A Silver Platter is a type of literature called “sangraha”, which is a collection of writings not necessarily related to each other. This book contains articles generally written with the idea of addressing an audience … Read More
Think He doesn’t Know
Think he doesn’t know So in this same way, we can say that Krishna is in our heart and He knows what we’ve done, but this does not support our need to develop our relationship. … Read More
La Tobillera Dorada de Radharani
Una vez por la noche, mientras estaba sentado en su bhajan kutir, Duhkhi Krishna Dasa estaba profundamente absorto en recordar los pasatiempos más dulces de Sri Sri Radha Krishna durante los ocho períodos del día. De … Read More
Different Types of Commentaries
Sutra A sutra is an aggregation of short formula-like assertions. Bhasya A bhasya is an explanation, a commentary made to to unpack and weave together. Varttika A varttika is a sub-commentary on a bhasya, … Read More
Altri Scritti
5) altri scritti Se nel contesto vedantico le Upanishad, la Bhagavad-gita e il Vedanta-sutra sono probabilmente i libri principali, di sicuro non sono i soli. Devono essere menzionate anche altre scritture di eccezionale importanza, come … Read More
Devamidha, Surasena y Parjanya
Devamidha, Surasena y Parjanya Mucho antes de la aparición de Krishna en la Tierra, vivía un Rajarsi llamado Devamidha. Tenía dos esposas, una proveniente de una familia de guerreros y la otra de una familia de … Read More
Libri Feroci (libro in Italiano)
“Libri feroci” e’ un’antologia di articoli da me scritti durante vari anni. Li ho presi a caso, senza alcun ordine. Il piu’ possibile ho cercato di mantenere il testo e la grafica simile al luogo dove … Read More
Donations and devotion
Dear Bhaktin ***, Please receive my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Thanks for the monthly donation you are promising. Donations depend on your financial possibilities. If you are rich you can give a lot, … Read More