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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

Lord Caitanya is the Greatest Friend to all Living Entities   BY: SRI VRINDAVAN DAS   Bhaktivedanta Book Trust Jun 02, 2016 — SRIDHAM MAYAPUR (SUN) —   Srila Prabhupada…”Persons who are not in Krsna consciousness … Read More

Question: If Lord loves the living entities then why does He allow them to be subjected to the influence of the external energy? Answer: The Lord does not desire that a living being be illusioned by … Read More

      Sri Giriraja Darshans: Harideva and the Mantra for Purusottama Month   #govardhana.   #vrindavana

“According to Manu-saṁhitā, there are eight kinds of butchers. The man who is killing the animal, the man who is ordering to kill the animal, the man who is skinning the animal, the man who is … Read More

Srila Prabhupada says, ””Each one of you become a guru.” Yes. So many gurus required.”   #Prabhupada:The same thing, a dog, what does he know what is the interest of life? Dvipada-pasu. Therefore Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu … Read More

  #pramana, the reliable means of ascertaining facts   प्रमाण n. pramANa proof   प्रमाण n. pramANa measure   प्रमाण n. pramANa extent   प्रमणस् adj. pramaNas kind   प्रमणस् adj. pramaNas careful   प्रमणस् adj. … Read More

Sri Sanmodana Bhasyam, Part 15   BY: SUN STAFF     Jun 10, 2016 — CANADA (SUN) — A commentary on Lord Caitanya’s ‘Siksastakam’ by HDG Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur, with a Bengali song for each verse … Read More