Srimad-Bhagavatam 12.7.23-24. – The eighteen main Purana
ब्राह्मं पाद्मं वैष्णवं च शैवं लैङ्गं सगारुडं । नारदीयं भागवतमाग्नेयं स्कान्दसंज्ञितम् ॥ २३ ॥ भविष्यं ब्रह्मवैवर्तं मार्कण्डेयं सवामनम् । वाराहं मात्स्यं कौर्मं च ब्रह्माण्डाख्यमिति त्रिषट् ॥ २४ ॥ brāhmaṁ pādmaṁ vaiṣṇavaṁ ca śaivaṁ laiṅgaṁ … Read More
Nectar of Instruction, Verse 8
तन्नामरूपचरितादिसुकीर्तनानुस्मृत्योः क्रमेण रसनामनसी नियोज्य । तिष्ठन्व्रजे तदनुरागिजनानुगामी कालं नयेदखिलमित्युपदेशसारम् ॥ ८ ॥ tan-nāma-rūpa-caritādi-sukīrtanānu- smṛtyoḥ krameṇa rasanā-manasī niyojya tiṣṭhan vraje tad-anurāgi-janānugāmī kālaṁ nayed akhilam ity upadeśa-sāram Synonyms tat — of Lord Kṛṣṇa; nāma — the holy name; … Read More
The Puranas – Categorized list of the 18 Puranas
Sattva Purana Puranas with Lord Vishnu as the Predominating Deity (Sattva Guna): 1) #Vishnu Purana – 23,000 verses. Stories of various devotees; a description of varnasrama; the six angas of the Veda; a description of … Read More
Nectar of Instruction, Verse 9
वैकुण्ठाज्जनितो वरा मधुपुरी तत्रापि रासोत्सवाद्वृन्दारण्यमुदारपाणिरामणात्तत्रापि गोवर्धनः । राधाकुण्डमिहापि गोकुलपतेः प्रेमामृताप्लावनात्कुर्यादस्य विराजतो गिरितटे सेवां विवेकी न कः ॥ ९ ॥ vaikuṇṭhāj janito varā madhu-purī tatrāpi rāsotsavād vṛndāraṇyam udāra-pāṇi-ramaṇāt tatrāpi govardhanaḥ rādhā-kuṇḍam ihāpi gokula-pateḥ premāmṛtāplāvanāt kuryād asya virājato … Read More
Srila Prabhupada and Tulasi plants
Taking Care of the Tulasī Plant Śrīla Prabhupāda: “Please take care of the Tulasī plants in the following way: This is the best season for growing Tulasi plants. From 15th April to 15th … Read More
Śrī Brahmā-saṁhitā, Verse 32, Prabhupada class
#Prabhupāda: Hare Krsna. aṅgāni yasya sakalendriya-vṛtti-manti [Bs. 5.32] Aṅgāni means limbs of the body. Govinda, Lord Kṛṣṇa is person. He’s got His limbs of the body as we have got. Man is made after God. We … Read More
Sanskrit notes – 4
bhoktaram — the beneficiary; tapasam — and penances and austerities; sarva-loka — of all planets and the demigods thereof; maha-isvaram — the Supreme Lord; su-hrdam — the benefactor; sarva — of all; bhutanam — the living … Read More
Nectar of Instruction, Verse 7
स्यात् कृष्णनामचरितादिसिताप्यविद्यापित्तोपतप्तरसनस्य न रोचिका नु । किन्त्वादरादनुदिनं खलु सैव जुष्टा स्वाद्वी क्रमाद्भवति तद्गदमूलहन्त्री ॥ ७ ॥ syāt kṛṣṇa-nāma-caritādi-sitāpy avidyā- pittopatapta-rasanasya na rocikā nu kintv ādarād anudinaṁ khalu saiva juṣṭā svādvī kramād bhavati tad-gada-mūla-hantrī Synonyms syāt … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 3.39
आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा । कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च ॥ ३९ ॥ āvṛtaṁ jñānam etena jñānino nitya-vairiṇā kāma-rūpeṇa kaunteya duṣpūreṇānalena ca Synonyms āvṛtam — covered; jñānam — pure consciousness; etena — by this; jñāninaḥ — … Read More
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.3.19
Prabhupāda: [leads prema-dhvani] Devotees: All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. [devotees offer obeisances] Prabhupāda: Sit down. Sit down. Sit down. Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Shall we finish … Read More






