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#amoda = pleasure;

  “The word ‘envy’ is applied in many places and is used in connection to various things – envy of another’s good fortune, being disturbed at seeing the wealth of others, displeasure and jealousy etc. are … Read More

The commander in chief of the Vrsni dynasty and a great devotee of Lord Krsna. Akrura attained success in devotional service to the Lord by the one single process of offering prayers. He was the husband … Read More

#atula atula mfn. unequalled View this entry on the original dictionary page scan. atula m. (destitute of weight) , the Sesamum seed and plant. atula अतुल a. [न. ब.] Unequalled, unsurpassed, matchless, peerless, incomparable, very great; … Read More

Advent of Srimad Bhagavad-gita This is the anniversary day commemorating the day that Srimad Bhagavad Gita was spoken by Lord Sri Krishna to His dearmost devotee Arjuna at the place now known as Jyotisar Tirtha amid … Read More

Foster mother of Devayani, daughter of Sukracarya. (Adi Parva, Chapter 78, Verse 25).

kalavati rasollasa gunatunga vraje sthitah shri-vishakha-kritam gitam gayanti smadya ta matah govinda-madhavananda-vasudeva yatha-kramam Govinda, Madhava and Vasudeva were three gopis in Vraja, namely Kalavati, Rasollasa and Gunatunga, who used to sing the songs composed by Vishakha. … Read More

We will talk about the story of how Ekadshi came into existence? Who is Ekadashi? and Why Lord Vishnu manifested her? 1. Sage Jaimini and Srila Vyasdeva’s On Ekadashi Sage Jaimini and Srila Vyasdeva in sotry … Read More

  We may not realize how our aural organs play a vital role in determining our spiritual destination. The human body is equipped with five senses through which one is connected to the external world. These … Read More

#vasat #vashat See Maha-bharata Adi One of the bija mantras necessary to “activate” a mantra. Vasat kriti, the utterance at the moment of pouring the butter in the fire.

  By Giriraj Swami Srimad-Bhagavatam, Canto 8, Chapter 7 (texts 36-42) describes the benevolent activities of Lord Siva when the living entities were threatened by the deadliest poison (halahala): “Srila Sukadeva Gosvami said: ‘Lord Siva is … Read More

  Sage Kashyapa was the son of Marichi and grandson of Lord Brahma. He married thirteen daughters of the Daksha. One of them was Danu. She had many powerful sons and one of them was Viprachitta. … Read More

    (Produced from a lecture given on 27th April 1998 at Govindaji Gardens, India) Kali kāle nāma rūpe kṛṣṇa avatāra—in the age of Kali, the avatāra of Kṛṣṇa is Nāma Prabhu. The sound —  Hare … Read More

1) General. She was an exceptionally beautiful apsara woman, and she revelled in disturbing the peace of the sages and becoming mother of children by them. Ghrtaci, who succeeded in breaking the penance of the sages … Read More

There are six main types of mantras used in worship of deities: Dhyana mantras are meditational mantras used to evoke in the mind the transcendental form of the Lord, His abode and play. Bija-mantras are mantra-seeds; … Read More