Isvara, since 1996

  Foreword Brahma-saṁhitā TEXT 1: Kṛṣṇa who is known as Govinda is the Supreme Godhead. He has an eternal blissful spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin and He is … Read More

Īśo 9 andhaṁ tamaḥ praviśanti ye ’vidyām upāsate tato bhūya iva te tamo ya u vidyāyāḿ ratāḥ Synonyms andham — gross ignorance; tamaḥ — darkness; praviśanti — enter into; ye — those who; avidyām — nescience; … Read More

Īśo 7 yasmin sarvāṇi bhūtāny ātmaivābhūd vijānataḥ tatra ko mohaḥ kaḥ śoka ekatvam anupaśyataḥ Synonyms yasmin — in the situation; sarvāṇi — all; bhūtāni — living entities; ātmā — the cit–kaṇa, or spiritual spark; eva — … Read More

  Bhakti: The Art of Eternal Love Bhakti, the Art of Eternal Love was prepared from the introduction and first chapter of Śrīla Prabhupāda’s translation of the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu, called The Nectar of Devotion, along with transcripts … Read More

  Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead A Summary Study of Śrīla Vyāsadeva’s Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Tenth Canto by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness   Dedication   From Apple   … Read More

    Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations CHAPTER ONE: The Manus, Administrators of the Universe CHAPTER TWO: The Elephant Gajendra’s Crisis CHAPTER THREE: Gajendra’s Prayers of Surrender CHAPTER FOUR: Gajendra Returns to the Spiritual … Read More

  Chapter One Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra Chapter Two  Contents of the Gita Summarized Chapter Three  Karma-yoga Chapter Four Transcendental Knowledge Chapter Five  Karma-yoga – Action in Krsna Consciousness Chapter Six  Dhyana-yoga … Read More

ŚB 1.19.29 स विष्णुरातोऽतिथय आगताय तस्मै सपर्यां शिरसाजहार । ततो निवृत्ता ह्यबुधा: स्त्रियोऽर्भका महासने सोपविवेश पूजित: ॥ २९ ॥ sa viṣṇu-rāto ’tithaya āgatāya tasmai saparyāṁ śirasājahāra tato nivṛttā hy abudhāḥ striyo ’rbhakā mahāsane sopaviveśa pūjitaḥ Synonyms … Read More

ŚB 1.19.25 तत्राभवद्भगवान् व्यासपुत्रो यद‍ृच्छया गामटमानोऽनपेक्ष: । अलक्ष्यलिङ्गो निजलाभतुष्टो वृतश्च बालैरवधूतवेष: ॥ २५ ॥ tatrābhavad bhagavān vyāsa-putro yadṛcchayā gām aṭamāno ’napekṣaḥ alakṣya-liṅgo nija-lābha-tuṣṭo vṛtaś ca bālair avadhūta-veṣaḥ Synonyms tatra — there; abhavat — appeared; bhagavān — … Read More

ŚB 1.19.20 न वा इदं राजर्षिवर्य चित्रं भवत्सु कृष्णं समनुव्रतेषु । येऽध्यासनं राजकिरीटजुष्टं सद्यो जहुर्भगवत्पार्श्वकामा: ॥ २० ॥ na vā idaṁ rājarṣi-varya citraṁ bhavatsu kṛṣṇaṁ samanuvrateṣu ye ’dhyāsanaṁ rāja-kirīṭa-juṣṭaṁ sadyo jahur bhagavat-pārśva-kāmāḥ Synonyms na — neither; … Read More

ŚB 1.19.16 पुनश्च भूयाद्भगवत्यनन्ते रति: प्रसङ्गश्च तदाश्रयेषु । महत्सु यां यामुपयामि सृष्टिं मैत्र्यस्तु सर्वत्र नमो द्विजेभ्य: ॥ १६ ॥ punaś ca bhūyād bhagavaty anante ratiḥ prasaṅgaś ca tad-āśrayeṣu mahatsu yāṁ yām upayāmi sṛṣṭiṁ maitry astu sarvatra … Read More

ŚB 1.19.12 सुखोपविष्टेष्वथ तेषु भूय: कृतप्रणाम: स्वचिकीर्षितं यत् । विज्ञापयामास विविक्तचेता उपस्थितोऽग्रेऽभिगृहीतपाणि: ॥ १२ ॥ sukhopaviṣṭeṣv atha teṣu bhūyaḥ kṛta-praṇāmaḥ sva-cikīrṣitaṁ yat vijñāpayām āsa vivikta-cetā upasthito ’gre ’bhigṛhīta-pāṇiḥ Synonyms sukha — happily; upaviṣṭeṣu — all sitting … Read More