The Flag of Devotion
By Keshava Murari das Arjuna and Krishna preparing for battle “The emblem of Hanuman on the flag of Arjuna is another sign of victory because Hanuman cooperated with Lord Rama in the battle between Rama … Read More
By Keshava Murari das Arjuna and Krishna preparing for battle “The emblem of Hanuman on the flag of Arjuna is another sign of victory because Hanuman cooperated with Lord Rama in the battle between Rama … Read More
Feb 4–Disappearance SILA RAMANUJACHARYA– HDGSP comments from His Books on SRILA RAMANUJACHARYA — Sriman Ramanujacarya’s guru was not from a brahmana family, but still, he accepted guru. >>> Ref. VedaBase => Bhagavad-gita 2.26 – November 30, … Read More
इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते । एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम् ॥ ४० ॥ indriyāṇi mano buddhir asyādhiṣṭhānam ucyate etair vimohayaty eṣa jñānam āvṛtya dehinam indriyāṇi — the senses; manaḥ — the mind; buddhiḥ — the intelligence; … Read More
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात् । स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः ॥ ३५ ॥ śreyān sva-dharmo viguṇaḥ para-dharmāt sv-anuṣṭhitāt sva-dharme nidhanaṁ śreyaḥ para-dharmo bhayāvahaḥ śreyān — far better; sva–dharmaḥ — one’s prescribed duties; viguṇaḥ — … Read More
#BG 3.32 ये त्वेतदभ्यसूयन्तो नानुतिष्ठन्ति मे मतम् । सर्वज्ञानविमूढांस्तान्विद्धि नष्टानचेतसः ॥ ३२ ॥ ye tv etad abhyasūyanto nānutiṣṭhanti me matam sarva-jñāna-vimūḍhāṁs tān viddhi naṣṭān acetasaḥ ye — those; tu — however; etat … Read More
HDGSP has a special message for those who want to COMPROMISE His movement–” Prabhupāda: Ardha-kukkuṭī-nyāya [Cc. Ādi 5.176]. [If you have faith in one but disrespect the other, your logic is like the logic of accepting … Read More
Indian (2): Then what was the necessity for the Pāṇḍavas to suffer when they had themselves surrendered to the Lord Kṛṣṇa, and they have suffered? Prabhupāda: They have not suffered. They have served Kṛṣṇa’s purposes. Kṛṣṇa … Read More
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura : “We should pay close attention to the welfare of others and ourselves. We will not live in this world for too long. If we give up our bodies while chanting Hari’s … Read More
What India (Bharat-varsa) really looked like in 1945 without the “bogus territories” called Pakistan and Bangladesh. We should never forget that barbaric Islam never existed until the 6th Century AD, and that their book the … Read More
11-Conclusion: Bewilderment due to Vaisnava aparadha Whenever Srila Prabhupada made statements indicating that we fell from the spiritual world, he did not quote sastra nor make subsidiary statements to back himself up (as he usually did … Read More
The incarnations of the Lord, Krishna or Visnu, are as numerous as the waves of the ocean, a way to say that they are infinite. They keep coming and coming, performing so many different acts in … Read More
In the Bhakti-ratnakara it is said. “This is Gupta-kunda where Krishna and His friends headed by Subala secretly played various games during their wanderings through the forests.” The word ‘gupta’ means ‘secret’ or ‘hidden’ and this … Read More
Maharaj, you are a Swamiji now, and are due “all respect” as a member of the fourth order. So, Yatibhyonamaha: I bow down to the Yati. You see, the type of guruship that Jahnava, Gangamata, … Read More
Shrila Prabhupada wrote the following words about his guru, with exemplary humility, in order to show the world definitively the path of auspiciousness: “In order to complete the gaping needs that I felt, I was … Read More
Vrinda-kunda This famous kunda on the outskirts of Nandagrama is the residence of the gopi Vrinda Devi, who is very expert in arranging meetings between the ‘divine lovers’ Radha and Krishna. Every morning Purnamasi meets Vrinda … Read More