Guru Purnima
Today is the birthday of Srila Vyasadeva, the son of Parasara Rsi. Srila Vyasadeva divided the Vedas into four sections and then he took the essence of all the Vedas and Upanisads, and wrote Brahma-sutra, so … Read More
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A Pure Devotee’s Fame – Jagannatha Puri And walking and walking he finally reached Jagannath Puri. And when he approached Jaggannath Puri he was overwhelmed with great ecstasy of love of God. He sometimes stood up … Read More
Responding to our desire, Krsna gives us a chance to forget Him. A lecture given in Tokyo, on April 20, 1972 sri-suka uvaca atma-mayam rte rajan parasyanubhavatmanah na ghatetartha-sambandhah svapna-drastur ivanjasa Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: O … Read More
Gorgeous Worship of Gopala It is explained that one village after another came each and every day to beg Madhavendra Puri to allot them one day to also perform the Annakuta ceremony. And thus, day after … Read More
A good action is called sukriti and can be consciouss (jnata sukriti) or uncosciouss (ajnata sukriti). In the first case one knows and wants to be doing something good and in the second case he doesn’t … Read More
arcye viṣṇau śilā-dhīr guruṣu nara-matir vaiṣṇave jāti-buddhir viṣṇor vā vaiṣṇavānāṃ kali-mala-mathane pāda-tīrthe’mbu-buddhiḥ śrī-viṣṇor nāmni mantre sakala-kaluṣa-he śabda-sāmānya-buddhir viṣṇau sarveśvareśe tad-itara-sama-dhīr yasya vā nārakī saḥ “One who thinks the Deity in the temple to be made of … Read More
A holy place where there was a sacred bath. Garuda, when he went to devaloka (the realm of the gods) to bring Amrtam (ambrosia) took rest in this holy place. See under the word Garuda. Also … Read More
River Ganga of devaloka. The river this Alambusa was defeated and driven aw fr h gaftgd ofthe earth when it flows through devaloka is called Alakanandi and is called Vaitarani when it flows through PitrJoka (nether … Read More
A holy place where there was a sacred bath. Garuda, when he went to devaloka (the realm of the gods) to bring Amrtam (ambrosia) took rest in this holy place. See under the word Garuda. Also … Read More
Annakuta Ceremony for Gopala They made big big mountains of rice and around the mountain of rice there were all the chapattis, the rotis and all other varieties of vegetables, sweetmeats and everything. Pots of yogurt, … Read More
By Khonika Gope-Kumar Stanford University We all know that Mahaprabhu was born on February 18, 1486. It is also a well-known fact that for twenty-four years Lord Caitanya lived in the gṛhastha-āśrama in Nabadwip … Read More
Beyond your specific question, I want to say something about the concept of danam, giving charity. The desire of offering charity, or to donate something to others is a very good sentiment. In his Upadesamrita … Read More