Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.7.4-6) adds: bhakti-yogena manasi samyak pranihite ‘male apasyat purusam purnam mayam ca tad-apasrayam yaya sammohito jiva atmanam tri-gunatmakam paro ‘pi manute’ nartham tat-krtam cabhipadyate anarthopasamam saksad bhakti-yogam adhoksaje With his mind perfectly fixed … Read More
Amba thanked him heartily and, escorted by the Kurava soldiers, went to Shalva. “For a long time,” she told him as soon as she arrived, “we wanted to live together and love each other, and when … Read More
Krishna, the energy of Krishna and the living entity together constitute the Absolute Truth. Deluded by maya, the living entity binds itself to it. This is known as anartha. When the microscopic conscious living entity practices … Read More
Valmiki’s Mission One day, after finishing his religious rites and ablutions, the sage returned to the hermitage. And there, radiant with the light of a thousand suns, Brahma, the first being born, the one who designed … Read More
One time Durvasa Muni got enraged because Samudra (Varuna) did not invite him to a sacrifice. As a result, he and his wife were cursed to take birth in the low tribal class named Chenchu. The … Read More
What is certain is that the arrival of the warrior of divine origins had caused a certain amazement. Kashiraja offered him respectful greetings, providing him with the opportunity to explain to everyone the reason for … Read More
The cause of the Lord’s incarnation Sri Krishna Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the main body of the devotional movement, and Advaita and Nityananda are the limbs. All three of them became incarnate, along with Srivasa and other … Read More
Here we have two dishonest sources of information: one is the scientist and another is the journalist. Where is the dishonesty? Passing off something for something else. Or, as in other cases, passing off theories … Read More
Symptoms of misfortune are described in Srimad-Bhagavatam as follows: daivena te hata-dhiyo bhavatah prasangat sarvasubhopasamanad vimukhendriya ye kurvanti kama-sukha-lesa-lavaya dina lobhabhibhuta-manaso ‘kusalani sasvat O Lord, people who lack the infinite joy that comes from chanting and … Read More
Bala Kanda Narada Muni Narrates the Ramayana to Valmiki Long time ago, when the sacred Veda books were studied, those who desired spiritual realization used to retreat to the sacred places of which India is still … Read More
Advaita Prabhu’s travels When Kubera Pandita and Nabha Devi disappeared, Advaita went to Gaya on the pretext of performing the appropriate rituals of mourning, and thence continued on a pilgrimage tour of all of India’s holy … Read More
When Vicitravirya was coming of age, Bhishma and Satyavati began to think about his eventual marriage. They learned that the three beautiful and virtuous princesses of Kashi, Amba, Ambika, and Ambalika had reached the right age … Read More
The Vaisvanara Samhita confirms that there are no strict rules regarding the time or purity for chanting the holy names: na desa-kala-niyamo na saucasuaca-nirnayah param sankirtanad eva rama rameti mucyate There are no restrictions … Read More
Acknowledgments We could not conclude this introduction without thanking those who made possible the publication of this book in English: Bhaktin Rosario, Isvara Dasa, Madhavendra Puri Dasa, Isvari Devi Dasi. Without them we would not have … Read More
Shantanu was not at all happy with his son’s oath, but Devavrata made him understand that this decision would prove to be good for both of them. Thankfully, the monarch blessed his son to die only … Read More
According to the Skanda Purana, Krishna has invested the holy names with all His powers: dana-vrata-tapas-tirtha-yatradinam ca yah sthitah saktayo devamahatam sarva-papa-harah subhah rajasuyasvamedhanam jnanasyadhyatma-vastunah akrsya harina sarvah sthapitah svesu namasu Whatever power they have, the … Read More
Advaita’s appearance Advaita Acarya appeared as the son of the Varendra Brahmin Kubera Pandita and his wife Nabha Devi in the village of Navagrama near the town of Sylhet on the seventh day of the waxing … Read More
A few weeks passed and Devavrata realized that his father was neither happy nor calm as he was before, and he asked him why. Shantanu replied evasively and refused to reveal his secret. But as the … Read More
The Structure Of This Edition The literal translation and full prose version of ancient epic poems is always hard work. We did not want to do one thing or the other. This is not to say … Read More
People are possessed by the most varied desires; therefore, You have distributed, thanks to Your mercy, many holy names. Whoever chants the holy name regardless of time or place, even while eating or sleeping, attains all … Read More
