Sand and Stone
Sand and Stone A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey, they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The … Read More
Chenchu Laksmi, the Eternal Companion of Lord Narasimhadeva
Chenchu Laksmi, the Eternal Companion of Lord Narasimhadeva One time Durvasa Muni got enraged because Samudra (Varuna) did not invite him to a sacrifice. As a result, he and his wife were cursed to take … Read More
The items Sri Krishna uses
Sri Krishna’s mirror is called Saradindu and His palm-leaf fan is named Madhumaruta. His pastime lotus is called Sadasmera and His ball is called Citrakoraka. Krishna’s golden bow is called Vilasa-karmana and the bowstring is … 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 … Read More
The Upapuranas
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The Upapuranas Sanatkumara Purana Narasimha Purana Brihannaradiya Purana Sivarahasya Purana Durvasa Purana Kapila Purana Vamana Purana Bhargava Purana Varuna Purana Kalika Purana Samba Purana Nandi Purana Surya Purana Parasara Purana Vasistha Purana Devi Bhagavatam Ganesha … Read More
Mercy of Lord Balarama
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Balarama marries Revati In Satya yuga there was a King named Raivata whose daughter Revati was excellent in all respects. Unable to find a match suitable for her, the king took her to the court of … Read More
Balarama glorified by Krishna
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As the elder brother of Krishna, Balarama was the object of His love and respect. Once when walking in the forest of Vrindavana, Krishna observed the trees bending down as if paying obeisances. He glorified the … Read More
LORD BALARAMA’S DISAPPEARANCE
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Due to a curse placed on the Yadu dynasty they were to be the cause of their own destruction, thirty-six years after the end of the battle of Kuruksetra. After Balarama took part in the drunken … Read More
Apasampradaya, deviation of the disciplic succession
In a standard Sanskrit dictionary, the word sampradaya is defined as “genuine instruction that has been received through guru-parampara or disciplic succession” (guru parampara gatu sad upadesasya). The prefix sam indicates connection, while the stem … Read More
Maha-bharata As It Is in English, in two volumes
oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya The Maha-bharata told by Sri Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa is finally available on our bookstore. This edition has been called Maha-bharata As It Is because is perfectly faithful to the original, without unauthorized additions. … Read More
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