———- Forwarded message ——— From: ISVARA Archive <webmaster@isvara.org> Date: Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 3:01 PM Subject: ONLY MAHA-BHAGAVATA IS DIKSA GURU: Srila Prabhupada is OUR Diksa Guru For As Long as His Books Are On The … Read More
Baladeva Vidyabhusana Project Tuesday, September 21, 2021 Baladeva Vidyabhusana Project Aiśvarya-kādambinī Commentary Discovered Colophon of a rare and unpublished commentary on the Aiśvarya-kādambinī Unexpectedly, yet another substantial discovery has been made during the lockdown in India. … Read More
Second month: No yoghurt (if one requires it for health, it can be mixed with water) Caturmasya stands for ‘four months’. It is the period between sayana and uttana ekadasis. The scriptures refer to this period … Read More
Folder Padmini Ekadasi – from the Skanda PurANa. Sri Suta Gosvami said, “Yudhishthira Maharaja said, Oh Janardana, what is the name of the Ekadasi that occurs during the light fortnight (shukla paksha) of the … Read More
Offences against the chanting of the Holy Name, Bhaktivinoda Thakura, folder 1. How grave is namaparadha? As the holy name of the Lord is the highest object, so namaparadha is more serious than all other … Read More
Folder 1. What are one’s constitutional and temporary propensities, and how is our nature determined? The eternal nature of an object is its constitutional propensity. The nature of an object arises from its constitution. When … Read More
El ombligo de Dios Pregunta Disculpe la pregunta tonta. Todo viene de Dios ¿verdad? Pero no puede tener un cuerpo como nosotros. Por ejemplo Dios no puede tener ombligo, porque no nació de un padre ¿Él … Read More
Dear Govinda, Hare Krishna. Excuse the delay with which I answer you. Generally I answer in a couple of days, but it’s a pretty intense period. Over the years there have been several devotees who have … Read More
The Rg Veda mantra says: om tad visno paramam padam sada pasyanti suraya diviva caksuratatam: The divine feet of our holy Lord are like the sun above our heads. His holy feet are like the vigilant … Read More
Question Buenos Dias Hare krisnha. Mis reverencias todas las glorias a srila prabhupada. Guru maharaj, espero con todo cariño y respeto se encuentre bien, usted y toda su familia. Le escribo estas lineas para hacerle una … Read More
The desire of offering charity, or to donate something to others is a very good sentiment. In his Upadesamrita (Nectar of Instruction) Srila Rupa Gosvami says: dadāti pratigṛhṇāti guhyam ākhyāti pṛcchati bhuṅkte bhojayate caiva ṣaḍ-vidhaṁ prīti-lakṣaṇam” … Read More
“Finding Faults is Sense Gratification.” What is Gossip ??? It means we like to see problems in other people and like to talk about them whether they are there are not. Srila Prabhupad writes in Srimad … Read More
¨Srila Prabhupada quería que las mujeres en su movimiento cubrieran sus cuerpos de una manera casta. Aunque al principio, mientras vivían en el templo, la mayoría de las damas usaban faldas largas y blusas, su instrucción … Read More
In my last post, Sundar Nitai Prabhu asked me to write some more in depth explanation about the ritvik system and why it’s not correct. I will try to write something for my own purification. … Read More
What is the difference between First Initiation and Second Initiation???–Srila Prabhupada answers– Prabhupada: Chanting Hare Krsna maha-mantra. And then, as he practices, becomes more purified, then second initiation, Gayatri. Gayatri-mantra. But the first initiation, according to … Read More
by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami Upanayanam (Taking the Child Back to Godhead): This ceremony should be conducted counting eight years from conception or eight years from the birth of … Read More
#vi To cut vi (वि).—S A particle and prefix implying, I. Separation, disjunction; II. Aversion, repugnance; III. Variety, difference; IV. Opposition, contrariety. It generaly corresponds with one or other of the English prefixes a, ex, dis, … Read More
