Socrates, or what Prabhupada said about Socrates Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures You have heard the name of Socrates, a great philosopher, Greek philosopher. He believed in the immortality of soul. So he was punished … Read More
Do the other limbs of sadhana support the chanting of Hari’s names? Chanting the holy names of Hari is the only sadhana. Other limbs of sadhana simply support the chanting of Hari’s holy names. (Sajjana Tosani 11/5) … Read More
Is the performance of karma superior to chanting the holy names of Hari? Performance of karma is like a dark well compared to the ocean of mellows of the Lord’s holy names. One should … Read More
What is the previous mahajanas’ path of bhajana? The path of bhajana displayed by the previous mahajanas’ is to constantly chant the holy names of Hari with firm determination and to show compassion to all living entities. … Read More
What is the path of the mahajanas? Our mahajanas’ path is that which was shown by Srlla Vyasadeva, Sukadeva Gosvami, Prahlada Maharaja, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His associates. We are not to leave aside … Read More
Bhagavad-gita. 8.17 सहस्रयुगपर्यन्तमहर्यद्ब्रह्मणो विदु: । रात्रिं युगसहस्रान्तां तेऽहोरात्रविदो जना: ॥ १७ ॥ sahasra-yuga-paryantam ahar yad brahmaṇo viduḥ rātriṁ yuga-sahasrāntāṁ te ’ho-rātra-vido janāḥ Synonyms sahasra — one thousand; yuga — millenniums; paryantam — including; ahaḥ — day; … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 8.16 आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोका: पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन । मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते ॥ १६ ॥ ā-brahma-bhuvanāl lokāḥ punar āvartino ’rjuna mām upetya tu kaunteya punar janma na vidyate Synonyms ā-brahma-bhuvanāt — up to the Brahmaloka planet; lokāḥ … Read More
CHAPTER 2 Prayers by the Demigods for Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Womb King Kaṁsa not only occupied the kingdoms of the Yadu, Bhoja and Andhaka dynasties and the kingdom of Śūrasena, but he also made alliances … Read More
Sri Krishna Janmastami – Appearance of Lord Krishna A Brief Narration of the Appearance of Lord Krishna Lord Krishna appeared five thousand years ago in the Yadu kingdom of Mathura, which had been captured by … Read More
दशिमान m. dazimAna decimeter [dm.] दशिमान n. dazimAna decimeter [length] दशि- मान dazi- mAna decimeter दासी करोति verb dAsI karoti { dAsIkR } make any one a slave दासी भवति verb … Read More
The great Sankirtan Movement of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is a great gift to the world and a very rare event. Many take it for granted without realizing how rare Lord Caitanya’s appearance actually is as … Read More
King Idhmajihva divided his kingdom Plaksadvipa into seven parts and gave them to his seven sons. Abhayam is one of the parts. The other parts are:- Sivam, Yamasam, Subhadram, Santam Ksemam Amrtarir. See “Idhmajihva”. (Srimad-Bhagavatam 5th … Read More
CHAPTER 1 The Advent of Lord Kṛṣṇa Once the world was overburdened by the unnecessary defense force of different kings, who were actually demons but were posing themselves as the royal order. At that time, the … Read More
