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  Six division of #laughter According to Srila Rupa Gosvami’s calculation, laughter in ecstatic love can be broken down into six divisions. These divisions, according to different degrees of smiling, are called in the Sanskrit language  #smita, … Read More

By Sankirtana Das (ACBSP) Prabhupada wrote and spoke millions and millions of words that are now accessible to anyone and everyone. Sometimes devotees quote a sentence or two from Prabhupada but don’t necessarily look to examine … Read More

    Jagannath Temple Bahiri, East Medinapore Jan 18, 2022 — CANADA (SUN) — Gloom and Bloom: The Case of Jagannatha Temples in Midnapore District, by Prof. K. S. Behera.   The famous Jagannatha Temple of … 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

    May the pastimes of Sri Krsna reduce the miseries existing in the material world and nullify all unwanted desires. The pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are like sikharini, a blend of yogurt … Read More

Today is Shri Krishna Pusya Abhiseka During the morning puja, or worship, the Deity or a salagrama is bathed in pure ghee. Shrila Prabhupada once explained the festival this way: “Krishna was just a toy in … Read More

The word priyatama (dearmost) is very significant in this verse. Each devotee regards a particular form of the Lord as most dear. Because of an atheistic mentality, some people think that the tortoise, boar and fish … Read More

Kurma Dasa January 27, 2016 at 3:34 AM Srila Prabhupada, the Rugged Aviator “He was wearing his Swami cap, which had two hanging straps, resembling an old aviator’s cap. As he entered the door, Prabhupäda reminded … Read More

Why is Mother Yasoda more fortunate than Mother Devaki ??–HDGSP answers–   Svarūpa Dāmodara: But when Vasudeva, carried child Kṛṣṇa to Mother Yaśodā’s house, why didn’t he make recognized to Mother Yaśodā about the change of … Read More

Krishna ultimately eventually expands as Maha Vishnu (Karanodakshayi Vishnu) and through His dreaming, creates all the massive material universes (Brahmandas) Deep inside each Brahmanda universal shell, Maha Vishnu expands as Garbhodakashayi Vishnu. And from Garbhodakashayi Vishnu, … Read More

ACALA III. An epithet of Visnu. Among the thousand names of Mahavisnu we see the name Acala also. (M.B. Anusasana Parva, Chapter 149, Verse 92).    

  ACALA I. 1) General. Acala was the son of Subala, a King of’ Gandhara. He was gakuni’s brother and a heroic Charioteer on the side of the Kauravas. (M.B. Udyoga Parva, Chapter 168, Verse 1). … Read More

What does it mean when HDGSP says ” we should not UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF SANKIRTAN NARROWLY”—HDGSP explains—- Regarding your question is it all right to assign the entire sankirtana party for distributing books so that … Read More

What is your interpretation of Rigveda 4.58.3? The entire suktam RV 4.58 of rishi Vāmadeva is clearly highly symbolic and mystical in expression. Sometimes, the esoteric expressions of the Vedic rishis eludes the compartmentalization that is … Read More

(1) SANTA RASA (REVERENCE), (2) DASYA RASA (LOVING SERVICE), (3) SAKYA RASA (FRIENDSHIP), (4) VATSALYA RASA (PARENTAL AFFECTION), and (5) MADHURYA RASA (CONJUGAL / INTIMATE AFFECTION).    

Baladeva Vidyabhusana Project Tuesday, September 21, 2021 Baladeva Vidyabhusana Project Aiśvarya-kādambinī Commentary Discovered Colophon of a rare and unpublished commentary on the Aiśvarya-kādambinī Unexpectedly, yet another substantial discovery has been made during the lockdown in India. … Read More