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ELIGIBILITY FOR SPONTANEOUS DEVOTIONAL SERVICE Persons desiring to follow in the footsteps of such eternal devotees of the Lord as the Vṛṣṇis and Vṛndāvana denizens are called rāgānugā devotees, which means that they are trying to … Read More

EAGERNESS FOR ACHIEVING THE DESIRED SUCCESS When one is sufficiently eager to achieve success in devotional service, that eagerness is called samutkaṇṭhā. This means “complete eagerness.” Actually this eagerness is the price for achieving success in … Read More

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Qualities of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Personal features can be divided into two: one feature is covered and the other feature is manifested. When Kṛṣṇa is covered by different kinds of dress, His personal feature is … Read More

4.  EFFULGENT The effulgence pervading the universe is considered to be the rays of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The supreme abode of Kṛṣṇa is always throwing off the effulgence known as brahma-jyotir, and that effulgence is … Read More

ELIGIBILITY FOR SPONTANEOUS DEVOTIONAL SERVICE Persons desiring to follow in the footsteps of such eternal devotees of the Lord as the Vṛṣṇis and Vṛndāvana denizens are called rāgānugā devotees, which means that they are trying to … Read More

#hota Hota: the priest who actually presents the oblation, or who invokes or summons the deities to the ceremony, accordingly as the word is derived from hu, to sacrifice, or hve, to call.    होटा f. … Read More

#Mantri   मन्त्री f. mantrI secretary   मन्त्रिन् m. mantrin sorcerer   मन्त्रित adj. mantrita counselled   मन्त्रित n. mantrita consultation   मन्त्रित n. mantrita deliberation   मन्त्रित n. mantrita counsel   मन्त्रिसभ्य m. mantrisabhya cabinet … Read More

#parama parama परम a. [परं परत्वं माति-क Tv.] 1 Most distant, last. -2 Highest, best, most excellent, greatest; प्राप्नोति परमां गतिम् Ms.4.14;7.1;2.13. -3 Chief, principal, primary, supreme; सर्वथा ब्राह्मणाः पूज्याः परमं दैवतं हि तत् Ms.9.319. -4 … Read More

#nama nāma नाम ind. A particle used in the following senses:-1 Named, called, by name; हिमालयो नाम नगाधिराजः Ku. 1.1; तन्नन्दिनीं सुवृत्तां नाम Dk.7. -2 Indeed, certainly, truly, forsooth, verily, to be sure; मया नाम जितम् … Read More

Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.1.22 त्वं न: सन्दर्शितो धात्रा दुस्तरं निस्तितीर्षताम् । कलिं सत्त्वहरं पुंसां कर्णधार इवार्णवम् ॥ २२ ॥ tvaṁ naḥ sandarśito dhātrā dustaraṁ nistitīrṣatām kaliṁ sattva-haraṁ puṁsāṁ karṇa-dhāra ivārṇavam Synonyms tvam — Your Goodness; naḥ — unto … Read More

15.  CLEVER A person who can perform various types of work at once is called clever. In this connection one of the gopīs said, “My dear friends, just see the clever activities of Śrī Kṛṣṇa! He has … Read More

14.  ARTISTIC One who can talk and dress himself very artistically is called vidagdha. This exemplary characteristic was visible in the personality of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. It is spoken of by Rādhārāṇī as follows: “My dear friend, just … Read More

13.  GENIUS A person is called a genius when he can refute any kind of opposing element with newer and newer arguments. In this connection there is a statement in Padyāvalī which contains the following conversation between … Read More

12.  HIGHLY INTELLIGENT A man is called intelligent if he has a sharp memory and fine discretion. As far as Kṛṣṇa’s memory is concerned, it is said that when He was studying in the school of Sāndīpani … Read More

11.  HIGHLY LEARNED When a person is highly educated and acts strictly on moral principles, he is called highly learned. A person conversant in different departments of knowledge is called educated, and because he acts on moral … Read More

10.  FLUENT A person who can speak meaningful words and with all politeness and good qualities is called vāvadūka, or fluent. There is a nice statement in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam regarding Kṛṣṇa’s speaking politely. When Kṛṣṇa politely bade His … Read More

9.  PLEASING TALKER A person who can speak sweetly even with his enemy just to pacify him is called a pleasing talker. Kṛṣṇa was such a pleasing talker that after defeating His enemy Kāliya in the water … Read More

8.  TRUTHFUL A person whose word of honor is never broken is called truthful. Kṛṣṇa once promised Kuntī, the mother of the Pāṇḍavas, that He would bring her five sons back from the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra. After … Read More