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The birds perched on the branches just outside the kuñja. Although eager to sing, they silently waited for Vṛndā’s command. On her signal, they filled the grove with their blissful chirping. A swarm … Read More
vettha — you are well conversant; tvam — Your Honor; saumya — one who is pure and simple; tat — those; sarvam — all; tattvatah — in fact; tat — their; anugrahat — by the favor … Read More
#tula Equipoised a balance (?) the sign Libra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988) तूला f. tUlA scale तुला f. tulA equilibrium तुला f. tulA balance तुला f. tulA likeness तूल n. tUla cotton तुला f. tulA resemblance … Read More
On a fine morning, when Krishna arrived, Radha asked, “My dear Keshava, where is your vasa now?” The word vasa in Sanskrit means residence, fragrance, or dress. Radha enquired of His dress, but Krishna … Read More
#karna-dharah — captain of the ship (#karnadhara); iva — like; apare — in the extensive oceans; bhagavan — representative of the Lord; para-darsakah — one who can give directions to the other sideababhase — began to … Read More
kalavati rasollasa gunatunga vraje sthitah shri-vishakha-kritam gitam gayanti smadya ta matah govinda-madhavananda-vasudeva yatha-kramam Govinda, Madhava and Vasudeva were three gopis in Vraja, namely Kalavati, Rasollasa and Gunatunga, who used to sing the songs composed by Vishakha. … Read More
“Godhead is Light, Nescience is darkness. Where there is Godhead there is no Nescience.” (Srila Prabhupada’s original Back to Godhead logo) “Kṛṣṇa is compared to sunshine, and māyā is compared to darkness. Wherever there is … Read More
The Bṛhaddevatā is a metrical Sanskrit work compiled by Shaunaka Rishi. It is an enlarged catalog of the Rigvedic deities worshipped in the individual suktas (hymns) of the Rigveda. Click here to access the book … Read More
The purport of the verse is that even Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu — He is God himself, Krsna Himself — He felt, alone, unable to do this task. He felt. So this is the position. … Read More
