The Bhagavad-gita And at that moment the son of Pandu, sitting on the chariot with the emblem of Hanuman, having seen the mighty enemy army deployed with great tactical wisdom, said to Krishna[1]: “O infallible, lead … Read More
The Celebrations For The Victory There were moments of great joy when the Pandavas with Dhristadyumna, Satyaki, Shikandi, the five sons of Draupadi and the other survivors of the great massacre, returned to the camp. And … Read More
Tema Decimosexto: Bhakti-yoga, el servicio devocional a la Suprema Personalidad de Dios Continúa la descripción de la visión de Sri Vyasadeva. En el verso del Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.7.6), se da cuenta de cuáles … Read More
Sadly gathering his troops, Duryodhana, evidently immersed in gloomy thoughts, left for Hastinapura. However, along the way he decided to stop in a lonely place and, getting off his horse, he sat down in a yoga … Read More
Duryodhana Defeated Before an anxious audience, the final duel of Kurukshetra’s long and bloody war began. The warrior styles that characterized them were immediately evident: the two were very different from each other: Bhima obviously more … Read More
Preparations For The Final Duel Upon reaching the place, the warriors dismounted and Yudhisthira approached the shore, calling for Duryodhana aloud. “Cousin, what are you doing there? Where is your arrogance? Are you not so sure … Read More
Sanjaya Begins To Tell The Story Not far from the lake Samanta-panchaka, created in ancient times by the avatara Parashurama, was stationed the great army of the Pandavas. When they left their tents that morning, everyone … Read More
Some Devotees Worship the Devas Question Reading the Srimad Bhagavatam, First Canto, chapter 17, verse 34, on the purports of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada, he ensures that only Krishna should be the object of … Read More
Question: Narasimha[1] is the divine personality who embodies the fury par excellence. It seems natural to ask him for protection. Instead, I see that the devotees of Krishna, when they have problems or are in peril, … Read More
Duryodhana Dives Into The Lake In those last moments, Duryodhana was far from the scene of the clashes when the plain of Kurukshetra faced him from a height, entirely covered with an impressive layer of corpses … Read More
Pandu is Cursed A few years later Kunti married the virtuous and brave Pandu. The young man’s life, in the company of his two wives, passed in full delight, but the shadow of Vyasa’s prediction was … Read More
The Eighteenth Day Shalya carefully analyzed his forces and the overwhelming ones of his opponents, then decided not to separate his troops and to go all out by attacking head-on. Personally stationed at the head of … Read More
Question: Hare Krishna! I have a question for Gurudeva. When we talk about reincarnation it is as if we always take for granted that we are always and only reincarnated here on planet earth … … Read More
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 disobey his orders knowing … Read More
Shalya Parva Shalya Appointed Commander Only a day had passed when the righteous Sanjaya, the disciple of Vyasa, returned again from Kurukshetra. Dhritarastra realized that it was all over, that Duryodhana and his … Read More
Sanjaya Begins To Tell The Story Not far from the lake Samanta-panchaka, created in ancient times by the avatara Parashurama, was stationed the great army of the Pandavas. When they left their tents that morning, everyone … Read More
Should We Suffer While Krishna Enjoys? Question: We are advised in Krishna Consciousness that we should not please the senses and / or have desires but rather please the senses of Krishna and / … Read More
Now it’s the time for the day to begin. Naturally you are on purpose and are feeling Sambandha with Radha Govardhanadhari. So no matter what your engagement may be, you continue the bhajana by keeping … Read More
The Burning of the Khandava Forest The birth of the boys brought a wave of great happiness to the kingdom of the Pandavas. Everyone was thrilled, and in every town and village of Indra-prastha the … Read More
Our Acaryas divide Sri Krishna’s transcendental pastimes into four phases, called Kaumara, Pauganda, Kaisora and Yauvana. The first, Kaumara, goes from His appearance day to the end of His fifth year. During this period … Read More
