Padma Purana and Visnu Purana, some information
There are eighteen main Puranas, also called Maha Purana. They are divided into three sections, as follows: Sattva Purana Puranas with Lord Vishnu as the Predominating Deity (Sattva Guna): 1) Vishnu Purana – 23,000 verses. … Read More
Overview of Puranas – part 3
TRETA-YUGA (Silver Age) Duration – 3,600 demigod years or 1,296,00 human years Life span – 10,000 years Yuga dharma – Fire sacrifice, Yajna Yuga Avatara – The yuga avatara is red. … Read More
Overview of Puranas – part 2
LESSON TWO SARGA – CREATION (Part 1) The elementary creation of the sixteen items of matter. 1) earth 1) nose 1) smell 2) water 2) tongue 2) taste 3) … Read More
Twenty-eight hellish planets
Śukadeva Gosvāmī describes the following twenty-eight hells: Tāmisra, Andhatāmisra, Raurava, Mahāraurava, Kumbhīpāka. Kālasūtra, Asi-patravana, Sūkaramukha, Andhakūpa, Kṛmibhojana. Sandaṁśa, Taptasūrmi, Vajrakaṇṭaka-śālmalī, Vaitaraṇī, Pūyoda, Prāṇarodha, Viśasana, Lālābhakṣa, Sārameyādana, Avīci, Ayaḥpāna. Kṣārakardama, Rakṣogaṇa-bhojana, Śūlaprota, Dandaśūka. Avaṭa-nirodhana, Paryāvartana and … Read More
How will I know about anything that is transcendental?
Question Everything I know is based on my experience of this world. So how will I know about anything that is transcendental? Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati: It is true that in our present state it … Read More
Videoconferences dedicated to Bhagavad-gita studies, in English
Join us on Thursday evening, on Zoom with His Grace Manonatha Dasa, for our weekly videoconference. Topic: Bhagavad-Gita As It Is Time: Nov 11, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting (password … Read More
The seven mothers
According to Vedic civilization, there are seven mothers. ādau-mātā guroḥ patnī brahmaṇī rāja-patnikā dhenur dhatrī tathā pṛthvī sapta eta mataraḥ smṛtaḥ Ādau-mātā, real mother guru-patnī, the wife of guru brahmaṇi, the wife of a brāhmaṇa rāja-patnikā, … Read More
No one can actually appreciate the good fortune of these residents of Vṛndāvana
“My dear Lord, no one can actually appreciate the good fortune of these residents of Vṛndāvana. We are all demigods, controlling deities of the various senses of the living entities, and we are proud of enjoying … Read More
Pankajanghri prabhu left us a little past noon today
With extreme sadness we wish to inform the devotee community of ISKCON worldwide that HG Pankajanghri prabhu left us a little past noon today. More details will follow. Your servants, Mayapur Co-Directors and Health Team … Read More
A Few Memories of Yamuna Prabhu
By Kalakantha das and Jitamitra dasi We became close to Yamuna and Dinatarine Prabhus over the last five years. We run a busy college outreach program in Gainesville and, in 2006, looking for a getaway … Read More
Pankajanghri Prabhu’s situation has declined
Official Health Update on HG Pankajanghri prabhu (9.55 pm, 3rd May, Mayapur) Pankajanghri Prabhu’s situation has declined to such an extent that the doctors are saying they cannot do anything further. It depends on Lord Nrisimhadev, … Read More
Manonatha Dasa first physical lecture in San Antonio, Texas after about 10 years
Full address: Bhakti Yoga Center of San Antonio- ISKCON, 6407 Laurel Hill Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229 (503) 810-3935 It will begin around 1:30 PM. Join Zoom Meeting https://utrgv.zoom.us/j/4285864370 Meeting ID: 428 586 … Read More
5 Don’t for 2022
“It’s important to let go so we can make room for what’s important.” I came across this quote from a book called Love People, Use Things. It describes the liberating activity of … Read More
