ŚB 1.4.6 कथमालक्षित: पौरै: सम्प्राप्त: कुरुजाङ्गलान् । उन्मत्तमूकजडवद्विचरन् गजसाह्वये ॥ ६ ॥ katham ālakṣitaḥ pauraiḥ samprāptaḥ kuru-jāṅgalān unmatta-mūka-jaḍavad vicaran gaja-sāhvaye Synonyms katham — how; ālakṣitaḥ — recognized; pauraiḥ — by the citizens; samprāptaḥ — reaching; kuru–jāṅgalān … Read More
ŚB 1.4.7 कथं वा पाण्डवेयस्य राजर्षेर्मुनिना सह । संवाद: समभूत्तात यत्रैषा सात्वती श्रुति: ॥ ७ ॥ kathaṁ vā pāṇḍaveyasya rājarṣer muninā saha saṁvādaḥ samabhūt tāta yatraiṣā sātvatī śrutiḥ Synonyms katham — how is it; vā — … Read More
Blaming the Knife Question Is the argument that the material energy is deceitful, disloyal, and ungrateful Vedic? Answer If you are cooking and by misusing the knife you cut yourself, you may blame the knife … Read More
ŚB 1.4.3 कस्मिन् युगे प्रवृत्तेयं स्थाने वा केन हेतुना । कुत: सञ्चोदित: कृष्ण: कृतवान् संहितां मुनि: ॥ ३ ॥ kasmin yuge pravṛtteyaṁ sthāne vā kena hetunā kutaḥ sañcoditaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ kṛtavān saṁhitāṁ muniḥ Synonyms kasmin — in … Read More
ŚB 1.4.4 तस्य पुत्रो महायोगी समदृङ्निर्विकल्पक: । एकान्तमतिरुन्निद्रो गूढो मूढ इवेयते ॥ ४ ॥ tasya putro mahā-yogī sama-dṛṅ nirvikalpakaḥ ekānta-matir unnidro gūḍho mūḍha iveyate Synonyms tasya — his; putraḥ — son; mahā–yogī — a great devotee; … Read More
ŚB 1.4.1 व्यास उवाच इति ब्रुवाणं संस्तूय मुनीनां दीर्घसत्रिणाम् । वृद्ध: कुलपति: सूतं बह्वृच: शौनकोऽब्रवीत् ॥ १ ॥ vyāsa uvāca iti bruvāṇaṁ saṁstūya munīnāṁ dīrgha-satriṇām vṛddhaḥ kula-patiḥ sūtaṁ bahvṛcaḥ śaunako ’bravīt Synonyms vyāsaḥ — Vyāsadeva; uvāca … Read More
Bhrigu, Visnu and Laksmi – Why the Devotees Shave – Why Padmavati Is Worshiped in Tirupati Once, sage Bhrigu was approached by the demigods to identify who was the greatest among Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu, … Read More
Bhakti Increases in Its Own Way Questions “How does Bhakti increase in its own way?” and “What is the meaning of ‘its own independent sweet will’? Answers An analogy can help us to understand better the … Read More
Are Demons Guilty? Today, while I was walking, I was thinking about how to answer your question. I saw a bum in the street, and then the answer came to my mind. I imagined taking this … Read More
Arcana Arcanā means worship of the Deity in the temple. By executing this process, one confirms himself to be not the body, but spirit soul. In the Tenth Canto, eighty-first chapter, verse 19 of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, it … Read More
Aranyaka Portion Of the Vedas What is the Aranyaka portion of the Vedas? There are various sections of Sruti (the Vedas), some of which are the Samhitas, the Upavedas, the Vedangas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, the … Read More
An Aksauhini From the Maha-Bharata Adi Parva, Sangraha An aksauhini is a whole army consisting of 109,350 foot soldiers, 65,610 horses, 21,870 chariots, and 21,870 elephants. The Maha-bharata explains what is an aksauhini: The Rishis said, … Read More
A devotee should give up enthusiasm for big endeavors A devotee should give up enthusiasm for big endeavors in three situations. If the person has no funds in the beginning, he should not attempt the work. … Read More
A sidelong Glance Bhaktivedanta Darsana Index 9. Introduction 15. A devotee should give up enthusiasm for big endeavors 16. Aksauhini 18. Aranyaka Portion Of the Vedas 19. Arcana 21. Are Demons Guilty? 24. Bhakti increases in … Read More
The files listed here are not accessible online. You can buy the book by clicking here Introduction A devotee should give up enthusiasm for big endeavors A Sidelong Glance – An Aksauhini Aranyaka Portion Of … Read More
