Isvara, since 1996

26 2015 This is literally the “birthday or descent of mother Ganges – Ganga Ma”. Throughout india this festival lasts ten days beginning on the Amavasya (dark moon night) and going through to the dasami tithi … Read More

ŚB 2.6.38 यस्यावतारकर्माणि गायन्ति ह्यस्मदादय: । न यं विदन्ति तत्त्वेन तस्मै भगवते नम: ॥ ३८ ॥ yasyāvatāra-karmāṇi gāyanti hy asmad-ādayaḥ na yaṁ vidanti tattvena tasmai bhagavate namaḥ Synonyms yasya — whose; avatāra — incarnation; karmāṇi — … Read More

21 2016 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 … Read More

मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिद्यतति सिद्धये । यततामपि सिद्धानां कश्चिन्मां वेत्ति तत्त्वत: ॥ ३ ॥ manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu kaścid yatati siddhaye yatatām api siddhānāṁ kaścin māṁ vetti tattvataḥ Synonyms manuṣyāṇām — of men; sahasreṣu — out of many thousands; … Read More

Srila Prabhupada….fearlessness. Because a sannyāsī has to be alone without any support or guarantee of support, he has simply to depend on the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If he thinks, “After leaving my … Read More

ŚB 1.10.31 एवंविधा गदन्तीनां स गिर: पुरयोषिताम् । निरीक्षणेनाभिनन्दन् सस्मितेन ययौ हरि: ॥ ३१ ॥ evaṁvidhā gadantīnāṁ sa giraḥ pura-yoṣitām nirīkṣaṇenābhinandan sasmitena yayau hariḥ Synonyms evaṁvidhāḥ — in this way; gadantīnām — thus praying and talking … Read More