Elapatra
A serpent born to Kasyapa of his wife Kadru. This serpent was very intelligent. Once there arose a dispute between Vinata and Kadru over the colour of the tail of the horse of Indra, Uccaihsravas. … Read More
Caitanya Caritamrita 2.12.140
#Caitanya Caritamrita, Madhya-lila 12.140 mahā-ucca-saṅkīrtane ākāśa bharila prabhura uddaṇḍa-nṛtye bhūmi-kampa haila Synonyms mahā-ucca-saṅkīrtane — by a great and loud performance of chanting; ākāśa — the sky; bharila — became filled; prabhura — of Lord Śrī … Read More
Kamala, meaning
कामलारोग m. kAmalAroga jaundice कामल adj. kAmala enamoured कमल adj. kamala pale-red कामल adj. kAmala libidinous कमल adj. kamala rose-coloured कामल adj. kAmala lustful कमला f. kamalA excellent woman कमला f. kamalA orange कामल m. kAmala … Read More
After the disappearance of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī in Vṛndāvana
“[…] After the disappearance of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī in Vṛndāvana, Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī became the ācārya of all the Vaiṣṇavas in Bengal, Orissa and the rest of the world, and it is he … Read More
The Maha Mantra Hare Krishna explained by Srila Prabhupada
As explained on the cover of the record album, this transcendental vibration — by chanting of Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare — is the sublime … Read More
Srila Prabhupada on the temperament of preachers
I am very much encouraged to learn that you are bold enough to challenge any nondevotee as you did with that impersonalist yoga student. That should be the temperament of all our preachers. We should not … Read More
Srila Prabhupada Tributes, 2020 – Manonatha Maharaji
For my spiritual master This is a part of a preface to the book “Śyāmānanda, the joy of Rādhārāṇī.” Never could a Vaiṣṇava write a book without first addressing a thought to his guru … Read More
Are Arjuna and Kunti Devi in Krishna Loka ?
Srila Prabhupada: To answer your second question, you should know that Arjuna and Kunti Devi are not in Krishna Loka. They are eternally associated with Krishna only in the material world. Just like Krishna is always … Read More
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.3.13 – Prabhupada class
#Prabhupāda: Chant. Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Page 141, text number 13. [leads chanting of verse] [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] śaunaka uvāca ity abhivyāhṛtaṁ rājā niśamya … Read More
Prabhupāda Vigil part 2
Prabhupāda Vigil Type: Conversation Date: Nov. 1, 1977 Location: Vṛndāvana Brahmānanda: If you’re not feeling well today, it can be postponed to another day. Prabhupāda: I am not feeling… [pause] I did not eat even today. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Prabhupāda says he … Read More
Prabhupāda Vigil Vṛndāvana 19771101
Prabhupāda Vigil Type: Conversation Date: Nov. 1, 1977 Location: Vṛndāvana Brahmānanda: [discussing the Gītā Pratiṣṭhāna conference being held there]…they offered him respects. This Bajaj, he was speaking something to him, offering him some respect. He was sitting in the … Read More
Kesava, meaning of the name
Infact in the same Maha-bharata (12.328.1 up to 6) we find a description of the multicolored rays emanating from the Lord body seen by Narada Muni, and after in the same chapter number 328 Sri Krishna … Read More
