Should ladies offer full Dandavats?
Should ladies offer full Dandavats? Iskcon Bhagavata Mahavidyalaya As a matter of Vaishnava etiquette ladies are generally asked to offer half dandavats in the temple i.e offering respects with five parts of one’s body : knees, … Read More
Are they changing Srila Prabhupada’s books?
Before answering you, I would like to point out that we should never participate in political debates, where someone uses a philosophical concept to go against a person, a group of people or a movement. … Read More
Should we read articles or books written by fallen devotees?
If our philosophy were only such, that is, a set of information, then it would not matter who says the right things. Sri Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If a sinner says it … Read More
Satyabhama – Warrior Wife of Sri Krishna, Slayer of Narakasura
BY SWATI Hindu dharma presents married life or Grihastha as the most important part of an individual’s life. The act of marriage, starting a family, raising and providing for the family is of utmost importance for … Read More
Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.18.47. apāpeṣu sva-bhṛtyeṣu
#SB 1.18.47 अपापेषु स्वभृत्येषु बालेनापक्वबुद्धिना । पापं कृतं तद्भगवान् सर्वात्मा क्षन्तुमर्हति ॥ ४७ ॥ apāpeṣu sva-bhṛtyeṣu bālenāpakva-buddhinā pāpaṁ kṛtaṁ tad bhagavān sarvātmā kṣantum arhati apāpeṣu — unto one who is completely free … Read More
Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.2.8 dharmaḥ svanuṣṭhitaḥ puṁsāṁ
#SB 1.2.8 धर्म: स्वनुष्ठित: पुंसां विष्वक्सेनकथासु य: । नोत्पादयेद्यदि रतिं श्रम एव हि केवलम् ॥ ८ ॥ dharmaḥ svanuṣṭhitaḥ puṁsāṁ viṣvaksena-kathāsu yaḥ notpādayed yadi ratiṁ śrama eva hi kevalam dharmaḥ — occupation; svanuṣṭhitaḥ … Read More
Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.2.7 vāsudeve bhagavati
#SB 1.2.7 वासुदेवे भगवति भक्तियोग: प्रयोजित: । जनयत्याशु वैराग्यं ज्ञानं च यदहैतुकम् ॥ ७ ॥ vāsudeve bhagavati bhakti-yogaḥ prayojitaḥ janayaty āśu vairāgyaṁ jñānaṁ ca yad ahaitukam vāsudeve — unto Kṛṣṇa; bhagavati — … Read More
Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.2.6 sa vai puṁsāṁ paro dharmo
#SB 1.2.6 स वै पुंसां परो धर्मो यतो भक्तिरधोक्षजे । अहैतुक्यप्रतिहता ययात्मा सुप्रसीदति ॥ ६ ॥ sa vai puṁsāṁ paro dharmo yato bhaktir adhokṣaje ahaituky apratihatā yayātmā suprasīdati saḥ — that; vai … Read More
Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.18.49. iti putra-kṛtāghena
#SB 1.18.49 इति पुत्रकृताघेन सोऽनुतप्तो महामुनि: । स्वयं विप्रकृतो राज्ञा नैवाघं तदचिन्तयत् ॥ ४९ ॥ iti putra-kṛtāghena so ’nutapto mahā-muniḥ svayaṁ viprakṛto rājñā naivāghaṁ tad acintayat iti — thus; putra — son; … Read More
Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.18.45. tadārya-dharmaḥ pravilīyate nṛṇāṁ
#SB 1.18.45 तदार्यधर्म: प्रविलीयते नृणां वर्णाश्रमाचारयुतस्त्रयीमय: । ततोऽर्थकामाभिनिवेशितात्मनां शुनां कपीनामिव वर्णसङ्कर: ॥ ४५ ॥ tadārya-dharmaḥ pravilīyate nṛṇāṁ varṇāśramācāra-yutas trayīmayaḥ tato ’rtha-kāmābhiniveśitātmanāṁ śunāṁ kapīnām iva varṇa-saṅkaraḥ tadā — at that time; ārya — progressive … Read More
Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.18.42. na vai nṛbhir nara-devaṁ parākhyaṁ
#SB 1.18.42 न वै नृभिर्नरदेवं पराख्यं सम्मातुमर्हस्यविपक्वबुद्धे । यत्तेजसा दुर्विषहेण गुप्ता विन्दन्ति भद्राण्यकुतोभया: प्रजा: ॥ ४२ ॥ na vai nṛbhir nara-devaṁ parākhyaṁ sammātum arhasy avipakva-buddhe yat-tejasā durviṣaheṇa guptā vindanti bhadrāṇy akutobhayāḥ prajāḥ na … Read More
Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.18.37. iti laṅghita-maryādaṁ
#SB 1.18.37 इति लङ्घितमर्यादं तक्षक: सप्तमेऽहनि । दङ्क्ष्यति स्म कुलाङ्गारं चोदितो मे ततद्रुहम् ॥ ३७ ॥ iti laṅghita-maryādaṁ takṣakaḥ saptame ’hani daṅkṣyati sma kulāṅgāraṁ codito me tata-druham iti — thus; laṅghita … Read More
Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.18.36. ity uktvā roṣa-tāmrākṣo
#SB 1.18.36 इत्युक्त्वा रोषताम्राक्षो वयस्यानृषिबालक: । कौशिक्याप उपस्पृश्य वाग्वज्रं विससर्ज ह ॥ ३६ ॥ ity uktvā roṣa-tāmrākṣo vayasyān ṛṣi-bālakaḥ kauśiky-āpa upaspṛśya vāg-vajraṁ visasarja ha iti — thus; uktvā — saying; roṣa–tāmra–akṣaḥ — … Read More
Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.18.33. aho adharmaḥ pālānāṁ
#SB 1.18.33 अहो अधर्म: पालानां पीव्नां बलिभुजामिव । स्वामिन्यघं यद् दासानां द्वारपानां शुनामिव ॥ ३३ ॥ aho adharmaḥ pālānāṁ pīvnāṁ bali-bhujām iva svāminy aghaṁ yad dāsānāṁ dvāra-pānāṁ śunām iva aho — just … Read More



