Happy birthday in Sanskrit
“शतं जीव शरदो वर्धमान:” इित जन्मदिने शुभेच्छा: ।। [ऋग्वेद:] (“Shatam jiva sharado vardhamaanaha” iti janmadine shubhecchaahaa” [from Rig Veda]) “May you live for 100 prosperous autumns!”, (Samskrita blessing for prosperity and longevity on the occasion of … Read More
Flutes of Krishna
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It is said that the vibration of this wonderful instrument was able to break the meditation of the greatest sages. Kṛṣṇa was thus challenging Cupid by advertising His transcendental glories all over the world. There are … Read More
Teen Gosvami Samadhi (Three Gosvami)
Teen Goswami Samadhi (samadhis of three Goswamis) is about 20 meters from Radha Govinda Temple. Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami (1563), Krisnadasa Kaviraja Goswami (1583) and Raghunatha dasa Goswami (1588) left this word on the same day but … Read More
could you please enlighten us why we should not pluck tulasi leaves on dvadasi
Anil S May 17, 2015 at 2:38pm Hare Krishna! Please Accept My Humble Obeisances. We should never pluck Tulsi leaves on Dvadashi. Srimati Tulsi Maharani, the pure devotee of the Lord, fasts on Ekadashis and since … Read More
Chanting Śrīla Prabhupāda’s praṇāma mantras
Chanting Śrīla Prabhupāda’s praṇāma mantras January 10, 2023 by Jayadvaita Swami What we chant in ISKCON’s daily program (continued) Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Kīrtana Standards,” installment 32 What are the words? First of all, we should get the … Read More
The conclusion is that no one falls from the spiritual world – from Srimad-Bhagavatam
Srimad-Bhagavatam SB Canto 3 The conclusion is that no one falls from the spiritual world, or Vaikuṇṭha planet, for it is the eternal abode. But sometimes, as the Lord desires, devotees come into this material world … Read More
Dove sono i manoscritti originali di Vyasadeva?
Cari Antonio e Marcelo, Hare Krishna. Mi piacciono in maniera particolare le domande che nessuno mi ha mai fatto e dopo tanti anni di studiare e predicare la coscienza di Krishna non e’ facile che qualcuno … Read More
¿Qué sostiene Visnu en su forma de ocho brazos?
Respuesta En Su forma de ocho manos, el Señor Vishnu sostiene: Panchajanya, Sudarshana, Padma, Kautabhi (maza), flecha, Sharanga (arco), tridente y una serpiente. Algun otros dicen: Panchajanya, Sudarshana, Padma, Kautabhi (maza), flecha, Sharanga (arco), una … Read More
Standard Vaisnava Prayers, with word by word translation
1) Pranams Sri Guru Pranama om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah WORD FOR WORD om–address; ajnana–(of) ignorance; timira–(by) the darkness; andhasya–of one who was blinded; jnana-anjana–(by) the ointment of spiritual knowledge; salakaya–by a … Read More
¿Y qué del devoto que no es cremado? Pregunta y respuesta
Querido Manonatha Maharaja, Por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias. Todas las glorias sean para Srila Prabhupada y a su servicio de la prédica para el Movimiento de Sankirtan de nuestro Guru Parampara y de Sri Chaitanya … Read More
Los Ocho Nombres De Tulasī Devī
Vṛndavānī: Ella que por primera vez se manifestó en Vṛndāvana. Vṛnda Devī: La diosa de todas las plantas y árboles. Viśvapūjitā: Adorada por todo el universo. Puṣpaśara: La más elevada de todas la flores, sin … Read More
It is possible that belonging to ISKCON is not essential to Krishna consciousness?
The answer to this question depends a lot on what prompted you to do it. Often answers are given that have nothing to do with what is behind it. If your question is purely philosophical … Read More
The Soul’s Fall
Responding to our desire, Krsna gives us a chance to forget Him. A lecture given in Tokyo, on April 20, 1972 sri-suka uvaca atma-mayam rte rajan parasyanubhavatmanah na ghatetartha-sambandhah svapna-drastur ivanjasa Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: O … Read More
The best use of a donation: jnata-sukriti and ajnata-sukriti
A good action is called sukriti and can be consciouss (jnata sukriti) or uncosciouss (ajnata sukriti). In the first case one knows and wants to be doing something good and in the second case he doesn’t … Read More
