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I am very grateful to be with all of you, thank you for being here. Bhakti Vinod Thakur has written that the difficulties endured in his service to the Lord, for the pleasure of the Lord, … Read More

1.3: Krsna Is the Source of All Incarnations SB 1.3.1 suta uvaca jagrhe paurusam rupam bhagavan mahad-adibhih sambhutam sodasa-kalam adau loka-sisrksaya sutah uvaca — Suta said; jagrhe — accepted; paurusam — plenary portion as the purusa … Read More

Skip to main content Bhaktivedanta Vedabase Menu Settings English Sign In Default View Page Info Library » Transcripts Morning Walk Type: Walk Date: April 8, 1974 Location: Bombay Audio file: audio/transcripts/1974/740408MW.BOM.mp3 Play / pause Morning Walk … Read More

In the personal Guru Pranama Mantra of Srila Prabhupada we find the word “nirvisesa”, meaning “mayavada” or the philosophy of illusion. Mayavada is a philosophy much akin to the one called “advaitavada” and also to the … Read More

Women doing full #dandavats…   Whenever I see Vaishnavis at the temple, I never see them full dandavats… rather, they do half ones, which is bowing down on one’s knees with the left side facing the … Read More

  Srila Jiva Gosvami (Caitanya Caritamrita Adi-lila 10.85) In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (195) it is said that Srila Jiva Gosvami was formerly Vilasa-mañjari gopi. From his very childhood Jiva Gosvami was greatly fond of Srimad-Bhagavatam. He later … Read More

  The incarnation of Lord Paraśurāma comes endowed with sufficient power to punish the kṣatriyas kings and rulers, who with pride and arrogance were contradicting the Vedic principles. Lord Paraśurāma came to free the world from … Read More

Guest (4) [English woman, Pearl]: Could I ask please, if prāṇa is the life force, isn’t it? Is it the prāṇa is the life force, isn’t it? Pradyumna: She says prāṇa is the life force? Pearl: … Read More

“Having been graced by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the demigods began fighting the demons again, with renewed energy. King Indra released his thunderbolt against Bali, and when Bali fell, his friend Jambhasura attacked Indra, who … Read More

A disciple of Vyasa. It was the five disciples of Vyasa named Sumantu, Jaimini, Paila, Suka and Vaisampayana who gave publicity to the original Mahabharata. (See under Guruparampara). He was the son of a person named … Read More

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  Born in a Khandite (arguably, vaisya) family at the end of the 17th century in a village nearby Remuna in the district of Balasore, Orissa, a boy of extreme sharp intellect and an exceptional talent … Read More