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Text One: A sober person who can tolerate the urge to speak, the mind’s demands, the actions of anger and the urges of the tongue, belly and genitals is qualified to make disciples all over the … Read More
Room Conversation Type: Conversation Date: Nov. 2, 1977 Location: Vṛndāvana Prabhupāda: …that “After you, who will take the leadership?” And “Everyone will take, all my disciples. If you want, you can take also. [laughter] But if you follow. They … Read More
The magnitude of Sri Krishna’s love for us: Question to Radhanath Swami: I was wondering, what the scriptures say about what it feels like upon returning to the spiritual world. Radhanath Swami: Sanatan Goswami, a … Read More
Lecture on BG 7.9-10 — Bombay, February 24, 1974: There is a story, I shall… It is not story. Or take it as story, that sometimes Nārada Muni was passing, and one very learned scholar, brāhmaṇa, … Read More
“Do not try to take credit yourself. We should always remember that it is Kṛṣṇa’s credit. He wants to do something at a certain time, and some of his servant is authorized to do that. That’s … Read More
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन । मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि ॥ ४७ ॥ karmaṇy evādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te saṅgo ’stv akarmaṇi Synonyms karmaṇi — in prescribed duties; eva — certainly; … Read More
Go to Maha-bharata, Adi Parva, Index Adhyaya 1 Maha-bharata as a tree Sauti This work is a tree, of which the Adhyaya of contents is the seed ; the divisions called Pauloma and Astika are … Read More
Go to Maha-bharata, Adi Parva, Index Adhyaya 1 Vyasa composes Maha-bharata Sauti said: And innumerable creatures and their abodes. There were produced the three fold Mysteries, the Vedas, Yoga and Vijnana: Dharma, Artha and Kama. … Read More
Go to Maha-bharata, Adi Parva, Index Adhyaya 1 Short description of creation In this universe, when there was no brightness and no light and when all was enveloped in darkness, there came into being a … Read More
Go to Maha-bharata, Adi Parva, Index Adhyaya 1 Sauti begins narrating Sauti then said Bowing (most reverentially) my head to the original first being Ishana, who is adored by all and to whom all make … Read More
Go to Maha-bharata, Adi Parva, Index Adhyaya 1 Questions by the sages Seeing that he had comfortably seated and observing that he had some rest after the fatigue, one of the Rishis started the conversation, saying, … Read More
Go to Maha-bharata, Adi Parva, Index Adhyaya 1 The arrival of Sauti narayanam namaskritya naram caiva narottamam devim sarasvatim caiva tato jayam udirayet “Before reciting this Maha-bharata, which is the very means of conquest, one should … Read More
