Five rasa
Sri Krsna with Radharani, Balarama, the Gopis, Cowherd Boys, Animals, and Paraphernalia A devotee can be in a relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead in one of five different ways: in a passive state (neutrality) … Read More
Is women sannyasa authorized?
PRAMANA (evidence) of women-sannyasa in SAMSKAR DEEPIKA by Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswamipada with Translation & Purport by Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura: “garhasthya-kritya-sampraptau naramatra-adhikarita |brahmacharyadi-kritye tu trai-vanikam-apekshate || 1 || Translation: Everyone has the right to enter … Read More
Like the sun Chariot moving across the sky? Is this to be taken literally?
Like the sun Chariot moving across the sky? Is this to be taken literally? By the late Sadaputa Dasa ACBSP Can a rational person accept the stories of the Puranas as literally true? Presented at the … Read More
Second Month of Caturmasya Begins
Second Month of Caturmasya Begins « Back to Events This event has passed. Event: Second Month of Caturmasya Begins Date: August 22, 2013 (Mayapur) Category: Other Festivals Second Month of Caturmas BeginsSecond month: No yoghurt (if … Read More
Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.12.11
ŚB 1.12.11 विधूय तदमेयात्मा भगवान्धर्मगुब् विभु: । मिषतो दशमासस्य तत्रैवान्तर्दधे हरि: ॥ ११ ॥ vidhūya tad ameyātmā bhagavān dharma-gub vibhuḥ miṣato daśamāsasya tatraivāntardadhe hariḥ Synonyms vidhūya — having completely washed off; tat — that; ameyātmā — … Read More
Ganga Puja
26 2015 This is literally the “birthday or descent of mother Ganges – Ganga Ma”. Throughout india this festival lasts ten days beginning on the Amavasya (dark moon night) and going through to the dasami tithi … Read More
Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.6.38
ŚB 2.6.38 यस्यावतारकर्माणि गायन्ति ह्यस्मदादय: । न यं विदन्ति तत्त्वेन तस्मै भगवते नम: ॥ ३८ ॥ yasyāvatāra-karmāṇi gāyanti hy asmad-ādayaḥ na yaṁ vidanti tattvena tasmai bhagavate namaḥ Synonyms yasya — whose; avatāra — incarnation; karmāṇi — … Read More
Caturmasya
21 2016 Second month: No yoghurt (if one requires it for health, it can be mixed with water) Caturmasya stands for ‘four months’. It is the period between sayana and uttana ekadasis. The scriptures refer to … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 7.3.
मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिद्यतति सिद्धये । यततामपि सिद्धानां कश्चिन्मां वेत्ति तत्त्वत: ॥ ३ ॥ manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu kaścid yatati siddhaye yatatām api siddhānāṁ kaścin māṁ vetti tattvataḥ Synonyms manuṣyāṇām — of men; sahasreṣu — out of many thousands; … Read More
Sri Krishna Addresses the Gopas at the River Yamuna
“My dear friends, just see how this spot is very nice for taking lunch and playing on the soft, sandy Yamunā bank. You can see how the lotus flowers in the water are beautifully blown … Read More
Srila Prabhupada….fearlessness
Srila Prabhupada….fearlessness. Because a sannyāsī has to be alone without any support or guarantee of support, he has simply to depend on the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If he thinks, “After leaving my … Read More
Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.10.31
ŚB 1.10.31 एवंविधा गदन्तीनां स गिर: पुरयोषिताम् । निरीक्षणेनाभिनन्दन् सस्मितेन ययौ हरि: ॥ ३१ ॥ evaṁvidhā gadantīnāṁ sa giraḥ pura-yoṣitām nirīkṣaṇenābhinandan sasmitena yayau hariḥ Synonyms evaṁvidhāḥ — in this way; gadantīnām — thus praying and talking … Read More
