Karna’s Appointment – The Sixteenth Day When the Kauravas and their troops entered the plain of Kurukshetra at dawn on the sixteenth day, Karna was at their head. The previous one had been truly disastrous for … Read More
That’s why the great Acaryas and the sweet Lord Himself says to live in the Dhama, especially Sri Vrindavana Dhama and Sri Navadwip Dhama. Every where in Vraja you will hear “Radhe Radhe!, Radhe Syama! … Read More
Notes and thanks from the Editors Sri Harinama Cintamani is a literary masterpiece by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, the father of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Gosvami Maharaja, our parama-guru[1]. Written in 1900, it describes the process of … Read More
94/95. In the book Caitanya-carita, Murari Gupta explains that one morning Mahatapah gave an unwashed tulasi leaf to his father, who became so angry at him for this that he cursed him. Because of this Mahatapah … Read More
Thus, Duryodhana, his friends, and his brothers, all in excellent spirits, accompanied by a strong contingent of soldiers, headed for the woods of Dvaita. Upon arriving, Duryodhana inspected his herd of animals, and finding them in … Read More
1 Sri Harinama Cintamani a book in English by Bhaktivinode Thakura Kadacha Edition PDF incuded Or on Amazon Paperback Hard cover Kindle PDF in Kadacha Edition bookstore It’s book no. … Read More
Madhavendra Puri’s disciple was Sriman Isvara Puri Svami. Isvara Puri carefully understood the mellows of conjugal love for Lord Krishna, and was able to distribute that fruit to others. Sri Advaita Acarya displayed the … Read More
Karna Parva Sanjaya Tells The blind king Dhritarastra, in pain for the fate of his surviving children, did not know how to give himself peace and spent the days and nights looking out of the … Read More
The main issues are: Is the Gurvastakam (the samsara davanala song) intended for Srila Prabhupada? Is it only for him? Could disciples of other gurus meditate on their own spiritual masters while singing this song? … Read More
Syamananda Sataka (verses 91-95) These 101 slokas in honor of Syamananda Prabhu were written by Sri Rasikananda. 91 kasturi-makari-tad-anka-madhure vakshoja-vakshah-sthale bibhranau karajankite hridi parishvangojjvale sri-yute romali-tatini bali-traya- maha-vici-sunabhi-hrada- bhramyan-mugdha-visala-drishti- saphari-yugmoddhritav akshamau … Radha Krishna who … Read More
The devotee named Murari Gupta in Lord Caitanya’s pastimes had previously been Hanuman. In the same way Sri Purandara had previously been Angada and Govindananda had been Sugriva. The devotee named Ramacandra Puri in … Read More
Asvatthama’s Anger News that Drona was dead quickly spread to every remote part of Kurukshetra. It took some time for everyone to believe it. And the Kauravas withdrew disorderly from the battlefield, leaving the enemy … Read More
Bhishma Parva Dhritarastra Prepares For The Great Tragedy Vyasa observed the two boundless armies belonging to his descendants, deployed one to the west and the other to the east. Thanks to his powers of clairvoyance, he … Read More
Syamananda Sataka (verses 86-90) These 101 slokas in honor of Syamananda Prabhu were written by Sri Rasikananda. 86 madyan-manmatha-navya-karmuka- sara-sreni-triloki-jaya- praudha-sri-mada-harino rati-ranotsahonnatim tanvatoh mugdhais cilli-drig-antayos cala- dasam kancin nayantau mithah samyak-kausala-nartaki-vzra- kala-samsparddhibhir vibhramaih … Sri … Read More
When I think that I’m veering from the strict no-nonsense, single pointed endeavor to be exclusively fixed upon the highest spiritual goal, namely becoming a manjari of Smt. Vrinda devi, I become very concerned and I … Read More
First story Devala was a disciple of Vyasadeva. In the Maha-bharata, Adi Parva, we see that he is mentioned along with Asita, Vaisampayana, Sumantu, and Jaimini. The Brahma Vaivarta Purana contains the following story about Devala. … Read More
The Neutral Kings When the spies reported to the Pandavas that Bhishma had been appointed commander of the enemy army, they made their first strategic decisions as a result of the news they received. Had it … Read More
Drona Falls His brahmashtra had been neutralized, but Drona did not give up and trying to avoid clashing with Arjuna, continued the attack on another front. The soldiers, tired, could no longer contain him and, believing … Read More
In conclusion, a brief re-cap and additional suggestions to embellish this wonderful adventure Home. First. To make a firm decision with prayer and humble surrender asking, nay, begging with all your heart to thoroughly … Read More
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