kibā vipra, kibā nyāsī, śūdra kene naya – Caitanya Caritamrita 2.8.128
Caitanya Caritamrita, Madhya-lila 8.128 kibā vipra, kibā nyāsī, śūdra kene naya yei kṛṣṇa-tattva-vettā, sei ‘guru’ haya Synonyms kibā — whether; vipra — a brāhmaṇa; kibā — whether; nyāsī — a sannyāsī; śūdra … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 3.8.
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः । शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः ॥ ८ ॥ niyataṁ kuru karma tvaṁ karma jyāyo hy akarmaṇaḥ śarīra-yātrāpi ca te na prasidhyed akarmaṇaḥ Synonyms niyatam — prescribed; … Read More
Tistha, meaning
#Tistha अतिष्टत् atiSTat { tiSTati , Imperfect } stayed तिष्ठामः verb 1 tiSThAmaH { sthA } we stand दूरे तिष्ठतु indecl. dUre tiSThatu let it be far away i.e. let it beunmentioned … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 2.47 (en Espanol)
Este documento ha sido traducido del inglés con Google translate y no ha sido editado. Por lo tanto, es posible que haya errores. Para cualquier aclaración, contáctenos. कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन। मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि॥ ४७॥ … Read More
Madhavendra Puri
[Fifteenth Century A.D.] Western religion usually teaches us that God is someone to fear and revere. In India, though, great spiritual masters have long taught that we can go beyond this limited conception and worship … Read More
Room Conversation Vṛndāvana 19771102 part 3
Room Conversation Type: Conversation Date: Nov. 2, 1977 Location: Vṛndāvana [Hindi] Prabhupāda: Jaya. Shri Narayan[?]: [Hindi] …improvement? Prabhupāda: [Hindi with Shri Narayan, talking of Delhi to Māyāpur, risk] What happened to the car? Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Er, do you know the history? Bhakti-caru: Yes. … Read More
Nectar of Instruction, Verse 2
अत्याहारः प्रयासश्च प्रजल्पो नियमाग्रहः । जनसङ्गश्च लौल्यं च षड्भिर्भक्तिर्विनश्यति ॥ २ ॥ atyāhāraḥ prayāsaś ca prajalpo niyamāgrahaḥ jana-saṅgaś ca laulyaṁ ca ṣaḍbhir bhaktir vinaśyati Synonyms ati-āhāraḥ — overeating or too much collecting; prayāsaḥ — over-endeavoring; … Read More
Nectar of Instruction, Verse 1
वाचो वेगं मनसः क्रोधवेगं जिह्वावेगमुदरोपस्थवेगम् । एतान्वेगान्यो विषहेत धीरः सर्वामपीमां पृथिवीं स शिष्यात् ॥ १ ॥ vāco vegaṁ manasaḥ krodha-vegaṁ jihvā-vegam udaropastha-vegam etān vegān yo viṣaheta dhīraḥ sarvām apīmāṁ pṛthivīṁ sa śiṣyāt Synonyms vācaḥ — of … Read More
Nectar of Instruction, Preface
The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is conducted under the supervision of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī. The Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas, or Bengali Vaiṣṇavas, are mostly followers of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, of whom the Six Gosvāmīs of Vṛndāvana are direct … Read More
Prabhupāda Vigil Vṛndāvana 19771101 part 3
Prabhupāda Vigil Type: Conversation Date: Nov. 1, 1977 Location: Vṛndāvana [Hindi] Bhavānanda: Śrīla Prabhupāda, you called for me? Prabhupāda: No, I was asking how many men we can accommodate in the new building? Bhavānanda: Comfortably we can accommodate five to six … Read More
Nectar of Instruction, only verses in English
Text One: A sober person who can tolerate the urge to speak, the mind’s demands, the actions of anger and the urges of the tongue, belly and genitals is qualified to make disciples all over the … Read More
ISKCON temple in Vrindavan sealed as 22 people, including priests, test COVID-19 positive ahead of Janmashtami
Krishna Janmashtami, to be celebrated on August 12 this year, is celebrated to mark the birth of Lord Krishna. Pic courtesy: mathura.nic.in Vrindavan: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (#ISKCON) temple in … Read More
Devaki and Kamsa were cousins
There was a king called Ahuka. He had two sons: Devaka and Ugrasena. Devaka had four sons: Devavan, Upadeva, Sudeva e Devavardhana. He also had seven daughters: Dhrishtadeva, Upadeva, Devarakshita, Shrideva, Shantideva, Sahadeva e Devaki. The latter … Read More
Story of Ugrasena – Granduncle of Sri Krishna
Ugrasena became king of Mathurāpurī. His Kingship was not a hereditary acquisition. There is a story behind it. In olden days, in the plateau of Kālindī there was a famous place called Madhuvana. … Read More
Abhimanyu, son of Manu
One of the sons of Manu. The ten sons born to Manu by Nadvala were: Kuru, Puru, Satadyumna, Tapasvi, Satyavan, Suci, Agnistoma, Adhiratra, Sudyumna and Abhimanyu. (Visnu Purana, Section 1, Chapter 13) . … Read More
Una breve narración de la aparición del Señor Krishna
Este documento ha sido traducido del inglés con Google translate y no ha sido editado. Por lo tanto, es posible que haya errores. Para cualquier aclaración, contáctenos. Sri Krishna Janmastami – Aparición del Señor Krishna … Read More
Krishna Book, chapter 3
CHAPTER 3 The Birth of Lord Kṛṣṇa In the Bhagavad-gītā the Lord says that His appearance, birth and activities are all transcendental and that one who understands them factually becomes immediately eligible to be transferred … Read More
Prakasa, meaning
प्रकाश m. prakAza the very best of something प्रकाश m. prakAza light प्रकाश m. prakAza lustre प्रकाश m. prakAza brightness प्रकाशम् adverb prakAzam obviously प्रकाशम् adverb prakAzam evidently प्रकाशम् adverb … Read More
Should one pray to Krsna to be relieved from the threefold miseries of material existence?
Should one pray to Krsna to be relieved from the threefold miseries of material existence? Since becoming free from the material miseries of birth, death, etc., depends on Krsna’s desire and not on the living … Read More
