Rajasuya
#Rajasuya: The Rajasuya is a Srauta ritual of the Vedic tradition. It is a consecration of a king. It is described in the Taittiriya corpus, including Apastamba Srauta Sutra 18.8–25.22. It involves soma pressing, a chariot … Read More
Maha-bharata, Adi Parva, Parva Sangraha Parva, Adhyaya 2, verses 1-394
Go to Maha-bharata, Adi Parva, Index Parva Sangraha Parva, Adhyaya 2 Click here for the complete Parva and Adhyaya Free access Index of Parva Sangraha Parva: The story of Samantapancaka Description of the … Read More
Adhyatma, meaning
Adhyatma, the Supreme Lord अध्यात्म adj. adhyAtma own अध्यात्म adj. adhyAtma transcendental अध्यात्म adj. adhyAtma belonging to self अध्यात्म n. adhyAtma Supreme Spirit अध्यात्मम् ind. adhyAtmam concerning self or individual personality … Read More
Brahma Samhita 37
Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.37 ānanda-cinmaya-rasa-pratibhāvitābhis tābhir ya eva nija-rūpatayā kalābhiḥ goloka eva nivasaty akhilātma-bhūto govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi Synonyms ānanda — bliss; cit — and knowledge; maya — consisting of; rasa — mellows; prati — every … Read More
He who does not know the Maha-bharata cannot be considered wise
He who is learned in the four Vedas with all the Angas and Upanisads, but does not know this history, cannot be considered to be wise. (Maha-bharata, Adi Parva, Parva Sangraha Parva, Adhyaya 2, verse 380) … Read More
Sri Madana-Gopaladevastaka
Sri Madana-Gopaladevastaka Eight Prayers Glorifying Sri Madana-Gopaladeva 1 mrdu-talaranya-jita-rucira-darada-prabham kulisa-kanjari-dara-kalasa-jhasa-cihnitam hrdi mamadhaya nija-carana-sarasiruham madana-gopala nija-sadanam anuraksa mam O Madana Gopala, please place Your lotus feet, which are marked with a thunderbolt, lotus, conchshell, waterpot, and … Read More
Vyasadeva – Private room
#Vyasadeva This is a warehouse of information on Vyasadeva. As we find them, the information is placed here without being sorted or edited. This will happen over time. [hr color=”#eded0b” style=”line” size=”2px”] … Read More
Śrī-Śrī Rādhā Rasa Sudhānidhi, verse 13
VṚNDĀVANEŚVARI TAVAIVA PADĀRAVINDA PREMĀMṚTAIKA MAKARANDA RASAUGHA PŪRṆAM HṚDYARPITAṀ MADHUPATEḤ SMARA-TĀPAM UGRAṀ NIRVĀPAYAT PARAMA ŚĪTALAM ĀŚRAYĀMI O Queen of Vṛndāvana! When Madhupati (Kṛṣṇa, the rasika bee) holds Your most cooling lotus-feet, which are filled with the … Read More
Is the present administration unfavorable to the worship of Hari?
May our present empress Srimati Queen Victoria continue to rule freely over India without anxiety. May we continue to relish and preach the pure Vaisnava religion without anxiety under her administration. (Sajjana Tosani 4/1) by … Read More
Samanta, meaning
Sāmanta (सामन्त) refers to “vassal kings”, the conquest (jaya) of whom is mentioned as obtainable through the worship of Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.1.14:—“[…] for the conquest (jaya) of vassal kings (sāmanta), worship for ten … Read More
