Vaishampayana went on to narrate: “A completely different life began for the five young men. The pleasant but austere times of the forest were gone, and for the first time they experienced the joys of the … Read More
One day, to test Sri Syamananda Prabhu and Sri Rasikananda Prabhu, King Navina Kisora Dhal sent some stones of the shape and color of potatoes together with other foodstuffs. As soon as he saw those stones, … Read More
Kiskindha Kanda Spring Without Sita Spring had arrived. There was a delicious perfume in the air; it was a mixture of the smells of numerous flowers that bloomed in that season. Nature seemed to come back … Read More
Kabandha Leads Rama To the Vanaras Walking swiftly through the gloomy forest, Rama and his younger brother stumbled upon another terrible Raksasa. He was as tall as a mountain and his voice seemed to come from … Read More
The Pandavas spent their childhood in the forest, receiving the first teachings from the sages who lived in the hermitages. Fifteen happy years passed for Pandu in the company of his children and wives, but … Read More
Ayomukhi They entered the Krauncha forest, full of dangers of all kinds. That same day they bumped into Ayomukhi, a horrible Rakshasi who, seeing Laksmana so beautiful, fell in love with him and tried to force … Read More
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 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
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 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 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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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
