Adi Parva OM NAMO BHAGAVATE VASUDEVAYA Suta’s Arrival About five thousand years ago, in the course of his pilgrimage, the saint and scholar Suta Gosvami, wishing to pay his respects to some sages who … Read More
Krishna’s inner self is Consciousness itself and, in certain Sruti texts, is defined as Brahman. The Sruti texts alluded to by Sri Jiva are some verses of the Upanisads, in which Krishna is defined as satyam … Read More
Chaya and Pratibimba are two types of Abhasa – Chaya Namabhasa Chaya o pratibimba bhede abhasa dui prakara – chaya namabhasa There are two types of abhasa[1]: pratibimba[2] and chaya[3]. These two types create sraddhabhasa[4]. These … Read More
Sita on the Battlefield Carried on the Puspaka chariot, Sita saw the battlefield, where thousands of people were risking their lives for her. There was a thick dust, and the spectacle of death was frightening. She … Read More
In the ninth section, Sri Jiva says: “Since people are prone to four types of defects, and something even more serious, that they are unable to grasp transcendental and inconceivable reality, their sensory perception and other … Read More
Brahmana The Brahmana are books that describe the meanings of Vedic mantras and their use. Aranyakas The Aranyaka texts contain quotations extracted from the Brahmana. Sutra These are texts that go into depth of … Read More
The Mighty Indrajit Ravana’s son was in possession of a particular weapon called naga-pasa, which produced snakes from the arrows that bound or killed those affected by them. With great dexterity Indrajit threw the deadly weapon … Read More
Then Arjuna asked Him again: “Who is to be considered higher: the one who is properly engaged in Your devotional service or the one who worships impersonal Brahman?” Sri Bhagavan said: “He who fixes his mind … Read More
On the way to Vrindavana, he passed through Varanasi (Benarés), which at that time was the cultural center of Indian Mayavadism. He went there on purpose, with the intention of convincing the masters of spiritualist monism … Read More
The Four Vedas The four Vedas are: Rig Veda, which was revealed to Agni Yajur Veda, which was revealed to Vayu Sama Veda, which was revealed to Aditya Atharva Veda, which was revealed to Angira. They … Read More
The Start Of the War The hostilities began. The start of the battle was daunting for the Raksasa. Thousands of soldiers were hit by various weapons; and heads and arms and legs and bodies mutilated in … Read More
The Vedas At this point, it is fair to ask which books can be accepted as Vedas. A first division is that there are these two types of texts, called: – Sruti – Smriti The Srutis … Read More
The Concerns Of the Devas In the celestial planets, those worlds where life is devoid of the troubles that ours is full of, there was much concern at that time. Serious problems haunted their long and … Read More
Eighth Theme: The best tools to achieve knowledge In the ninth section we will determine which is the most reliable instrument of knowledge to establish, without fear of being mistaken, what Sambandha, Abhideya and Prayojana … Read More
What is the Aranyaka portion of the Vedas? They are sections of Sruti (the Vedas), some of which are the Samhitas, the Upavedas, the Vedangas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, the Sutras, the Upangas, etc. The … Read More
