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Why is poverty helpful for a devotee’s execution of devotional service? How does poverty help us renounce bad association? One should not consider poverty a distress. The Supreme Lord has said He shows His favor to … Read More
इति व्यवच्छिद्य स पाण्डवेय: प्रायोपवेशं प्रति विष्णुपद्याम् । दधौ मुकुन्दाङ्घ्रिमनन्यभावो मुनिव्रतो मुक्तसमस्तसङ्ग: ॥ ७ ॥ iti vyavacchidya sa pāṇḍaveyaḥ prāyopaveśaṁ prati viṣṇu-padyām dadhau mukundāṅghrim ananya-bhāvo muni-vrato mukta-samasta-saṅgaḥ iti — thus; vyavacchidya — having decided; saḥ — the … Read More
स चिन्तयन्नित्थमथाशृणोद् यथा मुने: सुतोक्तो निऋर्तिस्तक्षकाख्य: । स साधु मेने न चिरेण तक्षका- नलं प्रसक्तस्य विरक्तिकारणम् ॥ ४ ॥ sa cintayann ittham athāśṛṇod yathā muneḥ sutokto nirṛtis takṣakākhyaḥ sa sādhu mene na cireṇa … Read More
Kirtan is Sanskrit for “chant” or “glorify”—mainly, to glorify God and chant His names. God has many names—in many languages—which are all spiritual. “Spiritual” means God and His names are the same, so saying “Krishna” means … Read More
Date: May 2, 1969 Location: Boston Prabhupāda: I understand that your…, this society is known as International Student Society? Yes. There are many other international societies. There are international United Nations also. The idea is … Read More
Darśapurṇamāsa By Swami Harshananda Sometimes transliterated as: Darsapurnamasa, DarZapurNamAsa, Darshapurnamaasa The Darśapurṇamāsa is an obligatory prakṛti (an archetype) in the Iṣṭi group of Vedic sacrifices known as yajñas and yāgas. The Iṣṭi sacrifices … Read More
She belonged to the disciple-line of Lord Caitanya and was the sister of the well known Raghava Pandita. According to Gauraganoddesadipika 167, she was Gunamala sakhi in an earlier lila (CC. 1.10.24-25). Brahmana by caste, … Read More
Parasurama was present at the court of the Kauravas when Sri Krsna was speaking to Dhrtarastra on behalf of the Pandavas. When the Kauravas did not reply the questions put by Sri Krsna, Parasurama rose … Read More
#Damodarastaka Found in the Padma Purana of Krsna Dvaipayana Vyasa, spoken by Satyavrata Muni in a conversation with Narada Muni and Saunaka Rsi) – “In the month of Kartika one should worship Lord Damodara and … Read More
From Back to Godhead By Chaitanya Charana Dasa The supreme controller is controlled – and still remains in control. Prayer is the universal language by which the human heart communes with … Read More
One day in 1977, on the veranda in Mayapura, Srila #Prabhupada said that his disciples were pure devotees who had come to help him. “How could it be that we’re all pure devotees?” asked … Read More
TEXT 156 yadi vaiṣṇava-aparādha uṭhe hātī mātā upāḍe vā chiṇḍe, tāra śukhi’ yāya pātā SYNONYMS yadi—if; vaiṣṇava-aparādha—an offense at the feet of a Vaiṣṇava; uṭhe—arises; hātī—an elephant; mātā—mad; upāḍe—uproots; vā—or; chiṇḍe—breaks; tāra—of the creeper; śukhi’—shriveling up; … Read More
