The Glories of Sri Purusottama Month – by Bhaktivinoda Thakura
by Srila Saccidananda #Bhaktivinoda Thakura Two divisions of sastra—smarta and paramartha The Vedic arya-sastras are divided into two sections—smarta (literature based on smrti) and paramartha (transcendental literature based on sruti). Those who are eligible (adhikari) … Read More
Bana (Banasura)
A mighty and powerful Asura. Descended from Visnu in the following order: Brahma Marici Kasyapa Hiranyakasipu Prahlada Virocana Bali Bana. 2) Getting a boon. Bana began his reign with the city of Sonitapura as … Read More
Bali Maharaja
An emperor of the Asuras. He was the son of Virocana and the grandson of Prahlada. The Asuras or the Daityas are the sons born, of his wife Diti, to Kasyapa Prajapati, son of Marici … Read More
Virocana, the son of Prahlada
He was the son of Prahlada and the father of Bali. Three sons Virocana, Kumbha and Nikumbha were born to Prahlada by his wife Dhrti. Virocana, though an asura, performed rites and rituals carefully. He … Read More
Prahlada Maharaja
#Prahlada said: O Supreme Lord! I bow down to You. O Lord Nrsimhadeva, I offer my obeisances to You. I am Your devotee. O Lord of lords, I now express to You my heartfelt inquiry. … Read More
Avatara, meaning
In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta of Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja, the following verses (Madhya 20.263–264) summarize these principles of incarnation: sṛṣṭi-hetu yei mūrti prapañce avatare sei īśvara-mūrti ‘avatāra’ nāma dhare māyātīta paravyome sabāra avasthāna viśve avatari’ dhare ‘avatāra’ nāma … Read More
The seven mothers
According to scriptures also, there are seven mothers: (1) the real mother, (2) the wife of the spiritual master, (3) the wife of a brāhmaṇa, (4) the wife of the king, (5) the cow, (6) the … Read More
