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  वर adj. vara best वर m. Vara boon वार m. vAra day of the week वार m. vAra day वर m. vara bridegroom वराही f. varAhI wild sow वरण n. varaNa screening वरण n. varaNa … Read More

    This is #Purusottama Month. Krsna is Purusottama, the Supreme Person, and therefore this month is actually Krsna’s month. Among all the incarnations, Krsna Himself is Purusottama. Therefore, this month is also supreme among all … Read More

#Dhriti.  Dhrti   धृति f. dhRti courage   धृति f. dhRti self-command   दृति m. dRti skin of leather   दृति m. dRti skin or hide   दृति m. dRti leather bag for holding water and … Read More

#Sahasrapat, see Maha-bharata, Adi Parva

#Dundubha unvenomous water-snake, similar to a lizard   डुण्डुभm.DuNDubha    kind of lizard दुन्दुभm.dundubha    drum दुन्दुभ m. dundubha.    unvenomous water-snake

ŚB 1.16.1 सूत उवाच तत: परीक्षिद् द्विजवर्यशिक्षया महीं महाभागवत: शशास ह । यथा हि सूत्यामभिजातकोविदा: समादिशन् विप्र महद्गुणस्तथा ॥ १ ॥ sūta uvāca tataḥ parīkṣid dvija-varya-śikṣayā mahīṁ mahā-bhāgavataḥ śaśāsa ha yathā hi sūtyām abhijāta-kovidāḥ samādiśan vipra … Read More

#Sarpa Satra: Snake Sacrifice

Sreyas te bhavisyati iti We often find the word “iti” at the end of a sentence. It is a commonly used in Sanskrit. iti is used like a quotation mark and is a slightly more powerful … Read More

ŚB 1.15.51 य: श्रद्धयैतद् भगवत्प्रियाणां पाण्डो: सुतानामिति सम्प्रयाणम् । श‍ृणोत्यलं स्वस्त्ययनं पवित्रं लब्ध्वा हरौ भक्तिमुपैति सिद्धिम् ॥ ५१ ॥ yaḥ śraddhayaitad bhagavat-priyāṇāṁ pāṇḍoḥ sutānām iti samprayāṇam śṛṇoty alaṁ svastyayanaṁ pavitraṁ labdhvā harau bhaktim upaiti siddhim Synonyms … Read More

ŚB 1.15.35 यथा मत्स्यादिरूपाणि धत्ते जह्याद् यथा नट: । भूभार: क्षपितो येन जहौ तच्च कलेवरम् ॥ ३५ ॥ yathā matsyādi-rūpāṇi dhatte jahyād yathā naṭaḥ bhū-bhāraḥ kṣapito yena jahau tac ca kalevaram Synonyms yathā — as much … Read More

The King of Madra: Salya, who was Yudhisthira’s uncle     #Salya   Shalya

#Tryambaka, the three-eyed Siva.