The greatest Offense to the Lotus Feet of the Hari-nama
The third offense at the lotus feet of the holy name is to regard the spiritual master as material and thus envy his noble position. The fourth offense is to denigrate the Vedic literature: the four … Read More
Jatayu’s Death
Jatayu’s Death In their desperate search, they arrived at the site of the fight between Jatayu and Ravana. There they saw the remains of the wagon and the bodies of the mules and the charioteer, mutilated … Read More
Baleful Prediction
Shortly after the arrival of Pandu’s sons, Vyasa arrived and was received with full honors in the city of the Kurus. The following day the sage wanted to speak to his mother. “Gloomy days are approaching,” … Read More
Rama and Laksmana Understand the Deception
Rama and Laksmana Understand the Deception What did Rama do? By then, he had fully understood the vile deception and was concerned that his brother might be fooled by Maricha’s false cries, leaving Sita imprudently alone. … Read More
The Second Namaparadha
The second namaparadha is described as follows: sivasya sri-visnor ya iha guna-namadi-sakalam dhiya bhinnam pasyet sa khalu hari-namahita-karah guror avajna sruti-sastra-nindanam tathartha-vadah hari-namni kalpanam In this material world, the holy name of Visnu bestows all blessings. … Read More
Sita Leaves Clues
Sita Leaves Clues Soon after, as she traveled through the sky, Sita realized that there were some figures at he ground watching the curious scene of the gigantic Raksasa carrying away a weeping young woman. Knowing … Read More
The Birth of Dhritarastra’s Children
Meanwhile, an important event had happened in Hastinapura. Gandhari, who also became pregnant, had hoped to give birth before Kunti, so that her son would have the prerogative of the right to the throne. So, one … Read More
Jatayu Defeated by Ravana
Jatayu Defeated by Ravana The old vulture Jatayu, their dear friend, saw the whole scene and, as soon as the chariot was in the sky, he attacked. But he knew he was attempting a desperate undertaking. … Read More
The Birth of the Pandavas
In the days that followed, Kunti prepared herself to call the Devas. “I want my first child to have, first of all, the qualities of justice and righteousness,” she thought, “so I will call Yamaraja.” From … Read More
Laksmana Leaves Sita Alone
Laksmana Leaves Sita Alone But Sita insisted and accused him again harshly. Filled with pain and anger, Laksmana decided he had to leave. “So be it. I’ll go find my brother in the forest. I will … Read More
Insulting the great Saints is the worst Offense
The ten offenses during the chanting of the holy name should be canceled. These are described in the Padma Purana, Svarga-khanda: satam ninda namnah paramam aparadham vitanute yatah khyatim yatam katham u sahate tad-vigarham Insulting the … Read More
The Golden Deer
The Golden Deer They soon came to the hut of those whom Ravana considered to be his unsuspecting and helpless victims. It was a beautiful day. The sun was high in the sky and the forest … Read More
Pandu Received the News of Durvasa’s Blessing with Joy
Years passed. Meanwhile, for Pandu’s wives the desire to have children became more and more overbearing. Then, even knowing the curse inflicted on her husband, they decided to talk to him to find a solution. “The … Read More
Maricha Is Forced
Maricha Is Forced The violent and vindictive character prevailed over reason, and Ravana yelled at his assistants to prepare the battle chariot. So, with all that paraphernalia, he went back to Maricha’s. Seeing him arrive, Maricha … Read More
Surpanakha Wants Revenge
Surpanakha Wants Revenge Back at the palace, Ravana found Surpanakha waiting for him. When he saw her wounded and crying, he felt his chest swell with anger and hatred towards the one who had hurt his … Read More
All’arrivo in un villaggio chiamato Satyabhamapur in Orissa
All’arrivo in un villaggio chiamato Satyabhamapur in Orissa, fece un sogno in cui una bella donna apparve davanti a lui e gli chiese di scrivere un dramma separato su di lei. Quando Rupa si svegliò … Read More
Eliminate Duality and the Desire for Fame
The Manah-siksa (7) enjoins one to abandon one’s harmful mentality in the form of desire for fame and dishonest criticism: pratisthasa dhrsta svapacaramani me hrdi natet katham sadhu-prema sprsati sucir-etan-nanu manah sada tvam sevasva prabhu-dayita-samanta-matulam yatha … Read More
Ravana Goes to Maricha
Ravana Goes to Maricha Ravana thought for a long time about what had happened and decided to go see Maricha for advice. He trusted Maricha a lot, and when there were emergency situations, he always went … Read More
Akampana Tells What Happened to Ravana
Akampana Tells What Happened to Ravana Only one Raksasa named Akampana managed to escape. He possessed mystical powers thanks to which he could travel through the air at great speed. He fled to Lanka, Ravana’s kingdom. … Read More