ŚB 1.18.7 नानुद्वेष्टि कलिं सम्राट् सारङ्ग इव सारभुक् । कुशलान्याशु सिद्ध्यन्ति नेतराणि कृतानि यत् ॥ ७ ॥ nānudveṣṭi kaliṁ samrāṭ sāraṅga iva sāra-bhuk kuśalāny āśu siddhyanti netarāṇi kṛtāni yat Synonyms na — never; anudveṣṭi — envious; … Read More
ŚB 1.18.4 नोत्तमश्लोकवार्तानां जुषतां तत्कथामृतम् । स्यात्सम्भ्रमोऽन्तकालेऽपि स्मरतां तत्पदाम्बुजम् ॥ ४ ॥ nottamaśloka-vārtānāṁ juṣatāṁ tat-kathāmṛtam syāt sambhramo ’nta-kāle ’pi smaratāṁ tat-padāmbujam Synonyms na — never; uttama–śloka — the Personality of Godhead, of whom the Vedic hymns … Read More
ŚB 1.18.2 ब्रह्मकोपोत्थिताद् यस्तु तक्षकात्प्राणविप्लवात् । न सम्मुमोहोरुभयाद् भगवत्यर्पिताशय: ॥ २ ॥ brahma-kopotthitād yas tu takṣakāt prāṇa-viplavāt na sammumohorubhayād bhagavaty arpitāśayaḥ Synonyms brahma–kopa — fury of a brāhmaṇa; utthitāt — caused by; yaḥ — what was; … Read More
अश्वत्थ: सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारद: । गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथ: सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनि: ॥ २६ ॥ aśvatthaḥ sarva-vṛkṣāṇāṁ devarṣīṇāṁ ca nāradaḥ gandharvāṇāṁ citrarathaḥ siddhānāṁ kapilo muniḥ Synonyms aśvatthaḥ — the banyan tree; sarva-vṛkṣāṇām — of all trees; deva-ṛṣīṇām … Read More
मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्त: परस्परम् । कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं तुष्यन्ति च रमन्ति च ॥ ९ ॥ mac-cittā mad-gata-prāṇā bodhayantaḥ parasparam kathayantaś ca māṁ nityaṁ tuṣyanti ca ramanti ca Synonyms mat-cittāḥ — their minds fully engaged in Me; … Read More
Question … Can I pick up a stone from Govardhana and worship Him at home? … Answer Srila Prabhupada gave permission to his disciples to worship Govardhana Sila both in temples and at home Quote: … Read More
Many devotees ask how we are to understand the Ulta, or Bahudha return Ratha-yatra in Jagannath Puri? If (as Gaudiya Vaishnavas state) we consider the Gundica-yatra, or Ratha-yatra to respresent the ecstatic emotions of the residents … Read More
indradyumno maharajo jagannatharcakah pura jatah prataparudrah san sama indrena so’dhuna “Indradyumna, who previously worshiped Lord Jagannath, was born as Prataparudra, with the same opulences as Indra himself.“ (Gaura-ganoddesha-dipika 118) Jagannath had appeared in Nilachala as Nila … Read More
The forest of Vilachuvana has now disappeared but the beautiful Vilachu-kunda can still be seen. It is said that during the attack on Vrindavana by the Mughal tyrant Emperor Aurangzeb, the deity of Lord Harideva … Read More
The six Gosvami of Vrindavana, namely Sanatana Gosvami, Rupa Gosvami, Raghunath Dasa Gosvami, Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, Jiva Gosvami, and Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami were intimate friends of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who sent them to Vrindavana in order … Read More
Srila Prabhupada expressed his desire that his householder devotees seriously take up the process of Deity worship in their houses as a practical process of advancing in Krishna consciousness, while simultaneously performing one’s householder duties: “It … Read More
Question In addition to chanting the Maha Mantra, is another service among many, very favorable that you advice offer to offer Sri Krishna? Answer Sri Prahlada Maharaja mentions nine main devotional services. We find them … Read More
Question Hare Krishna GuruMaharaja. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada !!! GuruMaharaja hear that the spiritual master does not return to the spiritual world until all his disciples have gone back. Is … Read More
The Vedas teach us many gradual methods of purifications and gradual advancemnet twords liberation and pure devotional service. All of them entail many hardships by performing austerities and sacrifices. But in Kali-yuga people are very disqualified. … Read More
Yudhisthira Maharaj said, “O my Dear Lord Sri Krishna, what is the name of that Ekadasi that occurs during the dark fortnight of the month of Pausha (December-January)? How is it observed, and which Deity is … Read More
