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By Ramai Swami Jayadeva’s father was Bhojadeva, and his mother’s name was Bamadevi. They lived in the Birbhum district of what is now West Bengal in a village called Kenubilva Gram. He was born at the … Read More

Sri Krsna Pusya Abhiseka is observed on January 16th. On the purnima of the month of Pausa, Narayana (December-January), the last day of the astrological month (Pushyami nakshatra), one is instructed to bath the Deity in … Read More

By Radhanath Swami In Italy, near the city of Perugia, is the place called Assisi, the birth place of a very popular saint named Francis. He was the son of a wealthy merchant, but he took … Read More

Parishads: Sri Jayadeva Gosvami Jan 22, 2022 — USA (SUN) — The Disappearance day of Sri Jayadeva Gosvami is observed on January 23rd. Sri Jayadeva Goswami appeared in either the eleventh or twelfth century of the … Read More

Dear Srila Prabhupada, Please accept my most humble obeisances. mūkaṁ karoti vācālaṁ paṅguṁ laṅghayate girim yat-kṛpā tam ahaṁ vande śrī-guruṁ dīna-tāraṇam Se uno sciocco puo’ comporre poemi e uno zoppo puo’ scalare montagne, allora persino io … Read More

To my understanding and experience are the names wrongly placed. From left comes Alakananda /it is greener and darker/ and more swift with wawes is Bhagirathi. The names are wrongly placed and also the colour of … Read More

Caturmasya “The Cäturmäsya period begins in the month of Äñäòha (June-July) from the day of Ekädaçé called Çayanä-ekädaçé, in the fortnight of the waxing moon. The period ends in the month of Kärtika (October-November) on the … Read More

ŚB 2.6.30 ततश्च मनव: काले ईजिरे ऋषयोऽपरे । पितरो विबुधा दैत्या मनुष्या: क्रतुभिर्विभुम् ॥ ३० ॥ tataś ca manavaḥ kāle ījire ṛṣayo ’pare pitaro vibudhā daityā manuṣyāḥ kratubhir vibhum Synonyms tataḥ — thereafter; ca — also; manavaḥ … Read More

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According to this book Festivals, Fairs and Fasts of India regarding the Ganga Sagara Mela it says, “In Bengal, the Ganga Sagara festival (Mela) is held on Makara Sankranti (15th January when the sun goes from … Read More

FIVE PRIMARY RASAS WITH KRISHNA (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). Let us see them in … Read More

अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्व: सामासिकस्य च । अहमेवाक्षय: कालो धाताहं विश्वतोमुख: ॥ ३३ ॥ akṣarāṇām a-kāro ’smi dvandvaḥ sāmāsikasya ca aham evākṣayaḥ kālo dhātāhaṁ viśvato-mukhaḥ Synonyms akṣarāṇām — of letters; a-kāraḥ — the first letter; asmi — I … Read More