The Glories of Brahmacarya
By Tamohara dasa I have seen time and again how devotees who have undergone brahmacari training, and who later take up the reins of householder life, enter the workplace with skills far above those of … Read More
Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.1.4. naimiṣe ’nimiṣa-kṣetre
ŚB 1.1.4 नैमिषेऽनिमिषक्षेत्रे ऋषय: शौनकादय: । सत्रं स्वर्गायलोकाय सहस्रसममासत ॥ ४ ॥ naimiṣe ’nimiṣa-kṣetre ṛṣayaḥ śaunakādayaḥ satraṁ svargāya lokāya sahasra-samam āsata Synonyms naimiṣe — in the forest known as Naimiṣāraṇya; animiṣa–kṣetre — the spot … Read More
In Kali-yuga, you cannot strictly follow… by Srila Prabhupada
Srila Prabhupada: In Kali-yuga, you cannot strictly follow,… Srila Prabhupada: In Kali-yuga, you cannot strictly follow, neither I can strictly follow. If I criticize you, if you criticize me, then we go far away from … Read More
Bhaktivinoda Thakura
Today we have gathered for the most auspicious celebration of the appearance day of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura was one of the most prominent acharyas in the disciplic succession after Lord Chaitanya, and his … Read More
OUTLINE: PRAKRTA AND APRAKRTA RASA
(A lecture to be delivered by Suhotra Swami at the Jakarta Seminar) I. Introduction: read, and comment on, the following quotation from KRSNA Book, `Prayers by the Personified Vedas’– Narayana Rsi informed Narada Muni that … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 3.21 – yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas
#BG 3.21 यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः । स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते ॥ २१ ॥ yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute lokas tad anuvartate yat yat — whatever; … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 3.18 – naiva tasya kṛtenārtho
#BG 3.18 नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन । न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्चिदर्थव्यपाश्रयः ॥ १८ ॥ naiva tasya kṛtenārtho nākṛteneha kaścana na cāsya sarva-bhūteṣu kaścid artha-vyapāśrayaḥ na — never; eva — certainly; tasya … Read More
