Baladeva Vidhyabhushana
Baladeva Vidyabhusana was born in Orissa, near Puri, in a place called Chilka Lake. He was very brilliant, and in his boyhood he learned all vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar) as well as the Vedas, Upanisads and all … Read More
Demon Father
Lakshmi, goddess of wealth, has three fathers. There is Varuna, god of the sea, that gives the world salt, fish and all the water it needs. This is why Lakshmi is called Sagara-putri. Then there is … Read More
Radharani Refused to Join Krishna On the Swing
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Radha and Krishna on the swing In the courtyard of the Braja Mohan Temple is the Imli Tala tree, near the place where Rupa Gosvami sat. The original tree is no longer present here. There … Read More
Bhadra Astami
Sri Krishna appeared in the night of the eight day (astami) of the waning moon in the month of Bhadra. This night manifests its glory in this world being decorated by Sri Krishna’s birth. During this … Read More
Kriya, meaning
क्रिया f. kriyA verb[active or intransitive verbs – Ling.] क्रिय m. kriya signAries क्रिया f. kriyA worship क्रिया f. kriyA undertaking क्रिया f. kriyA study क्रिया f. kriyA sacrificialact क्रिया f. kriyA sacrifice क्रिया f. kriyA … Read More
Prema-Sarovara, Which Means the ‘Lake of Love’
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Prema Sarovara pastimes This is one of the most beautiful and famous lakes in Vraja and was created from the tears of Radha and Krishna. In the Bhakti-ratnakara it says. “At this place ‘prema-vaichittya-bhava’ was manifested … Read More
The Personality of Lord Rama
By Giriraj Swami Today, in observance of Sri Rama-navami, we shall read a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam, Canto Two, Chapter Seven: “Scheduled Incarnations.” TEXT 24 yasma adad udadhir udha-bhayanga-vepo margam sapady ari-puram haravad didhaksoh dure suhrn-mathita-rosa-susona-drstya tatapyamana-makaroraga-nakra-cakrah … Read More
Standard Vaisnava Prayers, with word by word translation
1) Pranams Sri Guru Pranama om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah WORD FOR WORD om–address; ajnana–(of) ignorance; timira–(by) the darkness; andhasya–of one who was blinded; jnana-anjana–(by) the ointment of spiritual knowledge; salakaya–by a … Read More
We Need Never Become Hopeless
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In this month [Kartika], Krishna killed the demon Sankasura and cut the jewel from his forehead. He then entered the company of all the gopis, who were all wondering to whom He would give that jewel. … Read More
Muhurta – what time the day begins
QUESTION: Hare Krsna, esteemed guru Manonatha Maharaja! Acording to the Vaisnava calendar, when does one day end and the next day begin? When should we actually begin our fasting on Ekadasi and other festive occasions? ANSWER … Read More
