Akrura a great devotee of Lord Krishna
Akrura, a minister of Kansa was also a blood relative of Krishna. He was a great devotee of Lord Krishna. Kansa had invited Krishna and Balaram for the ‘worship of Bow’ ceremony and had sent … Read More
Krishna’s father
Krishna’s father (Nanda Maharaja) Sri Krishna’s father is Sri Nanda Maharaja. He is worshipped throughout the world and is the source of happiness to the residents of Vraja. He has a big belly, his bodily … Read More
Paddhati, meaning
पद्धति f. paddhati method पद्धति f. paddhati system पद्धति f. paddhati way पद्धति f. paddhati mode पद्धति-बन्धन n. paddhati-bandhana systematization [Logic] मलवाहन-पद्धति f. malavAhana-paddhati conservancy system भूधारण- पद्धति f. bhUdhAraNa- paddhati tenancy system वस्तुशोधन-पद्धति f. vastuzodhana-paddhati … Read More
Lord Chaitanya’s pastime in Jagannath Puri
Suddenly, a woman from Orissa, unable to see Lord Jagannatha because of the crowd, climbed the column of Garuda, placing her foot on Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s shoulder. When he saw this, Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s personal servant, Govinda, … Read More
Bahulastami, Radha Kunda
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APPEARANCE OF RADHA KUNDA Nectar of Instruction, Text 9 The holy place known as Mathura is spiritually superior to Vaikuntha, the transcendental world, because the Lord appeared there. Superior to Mathura-Puri is the transcendental forest of … Read More
Balarama is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself
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Sri Baladeva is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. He is equal in supremacy to the Supreme Godhead, yet wherever Krishna appears, Sri Baladeva appears as Krishna’s brother, sometimes elder, sometimes younger. In his vaibhava-prakasa feature, … Read More
The lotus feet
There are different reasons why the metaphor of a lotus is used for the feet of Sri Guru: -The lotus is, of course, beautiful. -I’ve heard that the shakti of the spiritual master … Read More
Srila Prabhupada’s first residence in NYC
Srila Prabhupada’s first residence in NYC was W.72st office bldg. [third floor] in the winter of 1966. There was no shower or cooking facilities, only a toilet room. He had to walk a few long blocks … Read More
Catuh sloki of the Bhagavad-gita
Bhagavad-gita 10.8 Bhagavad-gita 10.9 Bhagavad-gita 10.10 Bhagavad-gita 10.11 Bg. 10.8 अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्त: सर्वं प्रवर्तते । इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विता: ॥ ८ ॥ ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate iti matvā bhajante … Read More
Maha-bharata, in Italiano, Glossario S
S * Sabha: un palazzo generalmente molto fastoso che veniva usato nelle grandi occasioni * Sabha Parva: uno dei capitoli del Maha-bharata * Saci: la moglie del Re dei Deva, Indra * Sakradeva: uno … Read More
Fledgling Putana
Fledgling Putanas Srila Bhaktisiddhanta describes how the duplicitous desire to become guru arises in the heart of the conditioned soul: If I do not remember the lotus feet of Sri Guru at the beginning of every … Read More
