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One day a man went to buy something from a grocer. Seeing him very dejected, the customer asked: “Why are you so sad and crying? You shaved your head and dressed in black. Something very serious … Read More
While staying in Gopiballabhpur, one day Syamananda Prabhu asked Rasika-nanda Prabhu to sit in front of him and said to him with affection, “Dear Rasika, please give me one thing in charity.” Rasikananda shyly replied … Read More
(1) rādhārāṇī kī jaya, mahārāṇī kī jaya bolo barsāne vālī kī jaya jaya jaya (2) ṭhakurāṇī kī jaya, hari priyā kī jaya vṛsabhānu-dulārī kī jaya jaya jaya (3) gaurāńgī kī jaya, hemāńgī kī jaya … Read More
Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.1.16 को वा भगवतस्तस्य पुण्यश्लोकेड्यकर्मण: । शुद्धिकामो न शृणुयाद्यश: कलिमलापहम् ॥ १६ ॥ ko vā bhagavatas tasya puṇya-ślokeḍya-karmaṇaḥ śuddhi-kāmo na śṛṇuyād yaśaḥ kali-malāpaham Translation Who is there, desiring deliverance from the vices of the age … Read More
The cowherd man named Parjanya who was Krishna’s paternal grandfather in Vrindavana, took birth in the town of Sri Hatta during Lord Caitanya’s pastimes. Parjanya took the name Upendra Misra and became the father of seven … Read More
Here once one brahmana asked Krishna, “I have a daughter of marriageable age, can you please give me some wealth?” Krishna thought, “Radha is My only and entire wealth. But for Her, I possess nothing … Read More
The following is a description of flowers in the spiritual world. “There were various trees and creepers on all sides of the lake, and there were mad bumblebees humming all about them. The trees appeared … Read More
The Arrival Of The Armies The king of Madra, the famous Shalya, brother of Madri and therefore uncle of the Pandavas, had learned that the latter had finished their period of exile, and of course he … Read More
The answer is in the Siksastakam, the eight prayers written by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Briefly: The first two verses explain the importance of the Holy names of Krishna and the remaining six teach how we … Read More
tavad bhayam dravina-deha suhrin-nimittam sokah sprha paribhavo vipulas ca lobhah tavan mamety asad-avagraha arti-mulam yavan na te ‘nghrim abhayam pravrnita lokah Oh my Lord, the inhabitants of this world are beset with all sorts of … Read More
Quote from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati: “The world is in no need of any reformer. The world has a very competent person for guiding its minutest happenings. The person who finds that there is scope for reform … Read More
Srila Prabhupada’s missionary efforts have resulted in large numbers of “non-Hindus” adopting the path of Vaishnavism. Predictably, many of these foreign devotees have tried to negotiate entry into the Jagannath temple. Most importantly, the celebrated spiritual … Read More
Question: I read an article in which the author cited the creation of the intelligent human being as evidence for the existence of God. He wrote that something so complex and intelligent must have a … Read More
Sudama has a supremely attractive bodily luster, which is slightly fair. He wears blue garments and is decorated with jeweled ornaments. Sudama’s father is Matuka and his mother is Rocana. He is beautified by his … Read More
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Prabhupada once explained that after careful consideration of the five limbs of bhakti, the best practice is sri-nama bhajana. (1) Sadhu-sanga-assotiating with devotees is recommended to create a taste or inclination for sri-nama … Read More
“Krishna is not sectarian. Krishna is not Hindu; Krishna is not Indian; Krishna is not African. Krishna is nothing of this material world. He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, transcendental. Simply by knowing Krishna, one … Read More
The guru who gives first initiation is called harinama-diksa guru. He who gives second initiation is called mantra-diksa-guru. He who gives instructions is the siksa-guru. This is a section of the book “Brilliant as … Read More
38/39. Some devotees say that the two demigods Aditi and Kasyapa, who incarnated as Kausalya and Dasaratha, Prsni and Sutapa, and also as Devaki and Vasudeva, the parents of Balarama and Krishna, also entered the … Read More
Certain that those brave warriors could not be any other than the Pandavas, Krishna and Balarama had followed them and arrived at the potter’s house just as the brothers were still discussing the problem of their … Read More
Giriraj Swami: One night in the middle of the night when I was sleeping on the roof of the gurukula building, one of Prabhupada’s assistants came and woke me up. And immediately so many thoughts rushed … Read More
