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Question: Does to renounce mean to possess nothing?   Answer: A living being is finished as soon as there is nothing to possess. Therefore a living being cannot be, in the real sense of the term, … Read More

  In CC Adi 1.5 it is said “The loving affairs of Sri Radha and Krishna are transcendental manifestations of the Lord’s internal pleasure-giving potency. Although Radha and Krishna are one in Their identity, They separated Themselves … Read More

“Devotees of the Supreme Lord are not controlled by the scriptures since their activities are congenial to Divine Wisdom. When self-realized devotees ordain any new arrangement, this should be accepted as religious code, even if such … Read More

    The attitude of the gopis is like a mirror upon which the reflection of Krishna’s beauty develops at every moment. Both Krishna and the gopis increase their transcendental beauty at every moment, and there … Read More

Ulmuka, one of Balarama’s son.    

  SRI CAITANYA BHAGAVATA Adi Lila Chapter 3. Even before He took his birth, the Lord propagated the chanting of His holy name. 1 Streams of people went for their bath in the Ganga at the … Read More

Passing the Test of the Spiritual Master   BY: SRI VRINDAVAN DAS   Bhaktivedanta Book Trust Jun 04, 2016 — SRIDHAM MAYAPUR (SUN) —   Srila Prabhupada…”Satisfaction of the self-realized spiritual master is the secret of … Read More

What was the relation of arjun and #Ulupi?   Ulupi was a beautiful Naga princess, the daughter of the Naga king Kauravya, who is said to have been overwhelmed by desire for the handsome Arjuna while … Read More

Uma, Parvati   #Uma meaning splendour, light    

  (If Mahadvadasi is in force, fasting is prohibited on the Ekadasi, but the observance is done on the Dwadasi. Compound Dvadasi-Mahadvadasi.)   There are eight special conditions when a dvadasi lunar tithi becomes a Maha-dwadasi. … Read More

Sri Sanmodana Bhasyam, Part 16   BY: SUN STAFF     Jun 12, 2016 — CANADA (SUN) — A commentary on Lord Caitanya’s ‘Siksastakam’ by HDG Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur, with a Bengali song for each verse … Read More

Srila Prabhupada teaching how one should honor Prasadam, narrated by Srutakirti Prabhu. I remember from 1966, we [8 persons] would honor Prasadam with Srila Prabhupada in His apartment. There was absolute silence, with occasionly Srila Prabhupada … Read More

  Bahulastami: Dipa Dana, Snana, and Cleaning     By Bhaktisiddhnata Swami In Padma Purāṇa, Kārtika Māhātmya, it is stated that Radha Kund is very dear to Shri Hari and is situated near Giri Govardhan hill. … Read More

  श्रीभगवानुवाच इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम् । विवस्वान्मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत् ॥ १ ॥   śrī-bhagavān uvāca imaṁ vivasvate yogaṁ proktavān aham avyayam vivasvān manave prāha manur ikṣvākave ’bravīt Synonyms śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Personality of … Read More

Low Class Brahmanas   BY: CAITANYA DAS   Jun 02, 2016 — UK (SUN) —   In the past, Mahavidya Prabhu has made the point that if anyone turns a blind eye to abuse of our … Read More