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26 2015 This is literally the “birthday or descent of mother Ganges – Ganga Ma”. Throughout india this festival lasts ten days beginning on the Amavasya (dark moon night) and going through to the dasami tithi … Read More

ŚB 2.6.38 यस्यावतारकर्माणि गायन्ति ह्यस्मदादय: । न यं विदन्ति तत्त्वेन तस्मै भगवते नम: ॥ ३८ ॥ yasyāvatāra-karmāṇi gāyanti hy asmad-ādayaḥ na yaṁ vidanti tattvena tasmai bhagavate namaḥ Synonyms yasya — whose; avatāra — incarnation; karmāṇi — … Read More

21 2016 Second month: No yoghurt (if one requires it for health, it can be mixed with water) Caturmasya stands for ‘four months’. It is the period between sayana and uttana ekadasis. The scriptures refer to … Read More

मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिद्यतति सिद्धये । यततामपि सिद्धानां कश्चिन्मां वेत्ति तत्त्वत: ॥ ३ ॥ manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu kaścid yatati siddhaye yatatām api siddhānāṁ kaścin māṁ vetti tattvataḥ Synonyms manuṣyāṇām — of men; sahasreṣu — out of many thousands; … Read More

Srila Prabhupada….fearlessness. Because a sannyāsī has to be alone without any support or guarantee of support, he has simply to depend on the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If he thinks, “After leaving my … Read More

ŚB 1.10.31 एवंविधा गदन्तीनां स गिर: पुरयोषिताम् । निरीक्षणेनाभिनन्दन् सस्मितेन ययौ हरि: ॥ ३१ ॥ evaṁvidhā gadantīnāṁ sa giraḥ pura-yoṣitām nirīkṣaṇenābhinandan sasmitena yayau hariḥ Synonyms evaṁvidhāḥ — in this way; gadantīnām — thus praying and talking … Read More

This is literally the “birthday or descent of mother Ganges – Ganga Ma”. Throughout india this festival lasts ten days beginning on the Amavasya (dark moon night) and going through to the dasami tithi (tenth phase … Read More

दैवी ह्येषा गुणमयी मम माया दुरत्यया । मामेव ये प्रपद्यन्ते मायामेतां तरन्ति ते ॥ १४ ॥ daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṁ taranti te Synonyms daivī — transcendental; hi … Read More

Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.36 yad-bhāva-bhāvita-dhiyo manujās tathaiva samprāpya rūpa-mahimāsana-yāna-bhūṣāḥ sūktair yam eva nigama-prathitaiḥ stuvanti govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi Synonyms yat — for whom; bhāva — with devotion; bhāvita — are imbued; dhiyaḥ — whose hearts; manujāḥ … Read More

The Five Primary Relationships (Rasas) Two hands holding a heart As hard as they may sometimes be, relationships between people form the fulcrum of existence. Our actions and choices are judged on whether they help or … Read More

2016 Second month: No yoghurt (if one requires it for health, it can be mixed with water) Caturmasya stands for ‘four months’. It is the period between sayana and uttana ekadasis. The scriptures refer to this … Read More

ŚB 1.10.30 एता: परं स्त्रीत्वमपास्तपेशलं निरस्तशौचं बत साधु कुर्वते । यासां गृहात्पुष्करलोचन: पति- र्न जात्वपैत्याहृतिभिर्हृदि स्पृशन् ॥ ३० ॥ etāḥ paraṁ strītvam apāstapeśalaṁ nirasta-śaucaṁ bata sādhu kurvate yāsāṁ gṛhāt puṣkara-locanaḥ patir na jātv apaity āhṛtibhir hṛdi … Read More

Fourth month: No mustard oil or sesame seeds. Caturmasya stands for ‘four months’. It is the period between sayana and uttana ekadasis. The scriptures refer to this period as the duration of Lord Visnu’s sleep in … Read More

Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.13 tad-roma-bila jāleṣu bījaṁ saṅkarṣaṇasya ca haimāny aṇḍāni jātāni mahā-bhūtāvṛtāni tu Synonyms tat — of Him (Mahā-Viṣṇu); roma–bila–jāleṣu — in the pores of the skin; bījam — the seeds; saṅkarṣaṇasya — of Saṅkarṣaṇa; ca … Read More

A wonderful pastime from the Puranas related to Radhastami : Today is eight waxing moon circle day of ‘Bhadra’, the name of a Vedic month we, members of the Gaudiya Vaisnava community should feel fortunate to … Read More

Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.6 evaṁ jyotir-mayo devaḥ sad-ānandaḥ parāt paraḥ ātmārāmasya tasyāsti prakṛtyā na samāgamaḥ Synonyms evam — thus; jyotiḥ–mayaḥ — transcendental; devaḥ — the Lord; sat–ānandaḥ — the own Self of eternal ecstasies; parātparaḥ — the … Read More