Blaming the Knife
Question Is the argument that the material energy is deceitful, disloyal, and ungrateful Vedic? Answer If you are cooking and by misusing the knife you cut yourself, you may blame the knife that for … Read More
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Question Is the argument that the material energy is deceitful, disloyal, and ungrateful Vedic? Answer If you are cooking and by misusing the knife you cut yourself, you may blame the knife that for … Read More
The news of Jayanta’s dramatic event spread in a flash throughout Hastinapura. From homes and public places people began pouring into the streets. Little by little an immense crowd formed that, shouting and condemning the impious … Read More
Vrindavana Lila Asta-kaliya Nitya Lila The following eight slokas are excerpts from Srila Kaviraja Gosvami’s classic, Govinda Lilamrita, and are named Sri Radha-Krishnayoh Asta Kaliya Lila Smarana Mangala Stotram. Pratham-yama-kirtanam Chanting during … Read More
Queen of Vrindavan Radharani is one of the most prominent figures in the Vaishnava tradition practiced by all who live in Vrindavan. She is considered to be the eternal consort of the Supreme Person, Lord Krishna, … Read More
The glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are so great that the impersonalistic followers of the Upaniṣads cannot reach the platform of knowledge to understand them. Especially the transcendental forms of the Lord are beyond … Read More
The word rahasyam in this verse has been explained by the acaryas in several ways. Sridhar Svami states that it means bhakti. Jiva Gosvami argues that rahasyam refers to prema-bhakti. The latter explains that after being … Read More
The day of the departure arrived. Vidura, too, had sensed that there was something strange about that trip organized by the nephews, and that Pandu’s children could be in danger. Having thus investigated the background … Read More
One day, Kisori Radhika was watching the cows being milked, and She too desired to milk them. She took a clay pot and proceeded to do so. Mischievous Krishna arrived at that spot and said, … Read More
Then Draupadi said with sobs: “I appeal to the elders of the respectable Kurava court, and to all the righteous men who are present here. Haven’t you seen what this dastardly villain has done to me? … Read More
In the Gita Govinda, the poet Jayadeva describes how Shri Krishna, adorned in forest flowers, awaits Shri Radha’s arrival in Dheer Sameer, where the soft breeze plays on the bank of the Yamuna River. Dheera means … Read More
As soon as the clamor subsided, everyone looked to the Pandavas, Duryodhana, and Dhritarastra, waiting for new developments. An icy feeling, like death, circulated among those present, and the expressions of Arjuna, Bhima, and the … Read More
Question Maharaja, sorry, but I was not clear. At the end, what is the conclusion? Is it good that they charge money for spiritual education or not because all Bhaktivedanta schools have tuition fees. Same Bhakti … Read More
Another name of Tulasi is Vrinda-devi[1]. Srila Narottama dasa Thakura says: krpa kori koro tare vrindavana vasi, ”Dear Tulasi, please bestow your mercy upon me, so that I may forever reside in Vrindavana.” Pastime … Read More
Flooded with a huge crowd that flocked to the inauguration, the Sabha of the Kuravas was truly beautiful. Among the guests there were the kings who had participated in the Rajasuya to warmly welcome the Pandavas. … Read More
Vira Devi is a little known Gopi but plays an important role in Radha Krishna’s pastimes. She lives in Yavata, the same town of Radharani’s during her years as a married woman and became very good … Read More