Dear Bhakta Andy, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. How to know if you are making spiritual progress? The best method is very simple: take the qualities of the advanced devotees … Read More
बन्धुरात्मात्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जित: । अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत् ॥ ६ ॥ bandhur ātmātmanas tasya yenātmaivātmanā jitaḥ anātmanas tu śatrutve vartetātmaiva śatru-vat bandhuḥ — friend; ātmā — the mind; ātmanaḥ — of the living entity; tasya — of him; yena — by whom; ātmā — … Read More
यं सन्न्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव । न ह्यसन्न्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन ॥ २ ॥ yaṁ sannyāsam iti prāhur yogaṁ taṁ viddhi pāṇḍava na hy asannyasta-saṅkalpo yogī bhavati kaścana yam — what; sannyāsam — renunciation; iti — … Read More
At first I tried to in vision Krishna’s feet by mentally looking at the Dieties lotus feet, but the thoughts couldn’t endure. The mind would easily drift off and I’d find myself drifting away after … Read More
लभन्ते ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृषय: क्षीणकल्मषा: । छिन्नद्वैधा यतात्मान: सर्वभूतहिते रता: ॥ २५ ॥ labhante brahma-nirvāṇam ṛṣayaḥ kṣīṇa-kalmaṣāḥ chinna-dvaidhā yatātmānaḥ sarva-bhūta-hite ratāḥ labhante — achieve; brahma–nirvāṇam — liberation in the Supreme; ṛṣayaḥ — those who … Read More
बाह्यस्पर्शेष्वसक्तात्मा विन्दत्यात्मनि यत्सुखम् । स ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा सुखमक्षयमश्नुते ॥ २१ ॥ bāhya-sparśeṣv asaktātmā vindaty ātmani yat sukham sa brahma-yoga-yuktātmā sukham akṣayam aśnute bāhya–sparśeṣu — in external sense pleasure; asakta–ātmā — one who is … Read More
विद्याविनयसम्पन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि । शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिता: समदर्शिन: ॥ १८ ॥ vidyā-vinaya-sampanne brāhmaṇe gavi hastini śuni caiva śva-pāke ca paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśinaḥ vidyā — with education; vinaya — and … Read More
तत्रोपजग्मुर्भुवनं पुनाना महानुभावा मुनय: सशिष्या: । प्रायेण तीर्थाभिगमापदेशै: स्वयं हि तीर्थानि पुनन्ति सन्त: ॥ ८ ॥ tatropajagmur bhuvanaṁ punānā mahānubhāvā munayaḥ sa-śiṣyāḥ prāyeṇa tīrthābhigamāpadeśaiḥ svayaṁ hi tīrthāni punanti santaḥ tatra — there; upajagmuḥ — … Read More
अथो विहायेमममुं च लोकं विमर्शितौ हेयतया पुरस्तात् । कृष्णाङ्घ्रिसेवामधिमन्यमान उपाविशत् प्रायममर्त्यनद्याम् ॥ ५ ॥ atho vihāyemam amuṁ ca lokaṁ vimarśitau heyatayā purastāt kṛṣṇāṅghri-sevām adhimanyamāna upāviśat prāyam amartya-nadyām atho — thus; vihāya — … Read More
To the south, adjacent to Nandisvara Hill, are a few ruins of the staircase of Nanda-bhavan. Nanda’s residence here was extensive, with separate bedrooms for everyone including Nanda Baba, Mother Yasoda, Mother Rohini, Krishna and … Read More
नादत्ते कस्यचित्पापं न चैव सुकृतं विभु: । अज्ञानेनावृतं ज्ञानं तेन मुह्यन्ति जन्तव: ॥ १५ ॥ nādatte kasyacit pāpaṁ na caiva sukṛtaṁ vibhuḥ ajñānenāvṛtaṁ jñānaṁ tena muhyanti jantavaḥ na — never; ādatte — … Read More
#email #whatsapp 2021-12-30 message in Whatsapp and answer Hare Krishna p.Manonath Pranams! In a light of recent updates from SATX: ‘Just wanted to thank you for all the hard work you been putting in … Read More
सर्वकर्माणि मनसा सन्न्यस्यास्ते सुखं वशी । नवद्वारे पुरे देही नैव कुर्वन्न कारयन् ॥ १३ ॥ sarva-karmāṇi manasā sannyasyāste sukhaṁ vaśī nava-dvāre pure dehī naiva kurvan na kārayan sarva — all; karmāṇi — activities; … Read More
