By Mayesvara Dasa (ACBSP) The Beatles taught us the mantra: “All You Need Is Love” and sang “Love me Do!” However, for the most part they didn’t tell us where to find lasting love. George Harrison … Read More
By H.H. Radhanath Swami ceto-darpana-marjanam bhava-maha-davagni-nirvapanam sreyah-kairava-candrika-vitaranam vidya-vadhu-jivanam anandambudhi-vardhanam prati-padam purnamrtasvadanam sarvatma-snapanam param vijayate sri-krsna-sankirtanam “Let there be all victory for the chanting of the holy name of Lord Hari, Lord Krishna, which can cleanse the … Read More
By Bir Krishna Swami From Back to Godhead The names of Krishna are the repository of all happiness and the greatest wealth. If we chant properly, we will not experience material miseries, but we may experience … Read More
सर्वाणीन्द्रियकर्माणि प्राणकर्माणि चापरे । आत्मसंयमयोगाग्नौ जुह्वति ज्ञानदीपिते ॥ २७ ॥ sarvāṇīndriya-karmāṇi prāṇa-karmāṇi cāpare ātma-saṁyama-yogāgnau juhvati jñāna-dīpite Synonyms sarvāṇi — of all; indriya — the senses; karmāṇi — functions; prāṇa-karmāṇi — functions of the life … Read More
गतसङ्गस्य मुक्तस्य ज्ञानावस्थितचेतसः । यज्ञायाचरतः कर्म समग्रं प्रविलीयते ॥ २३ ॥ gata-saṅgasya muktasya jñānāvasthita-cetasaḥ yajñāyācarataḥ karma samagraṁ pravilīyate Synonyms gata-saṅgasya — of one unattached to the modes of material nature; muktasya — of the … Read More
#Narottama Dasa Thakura By Sri Nandanandana Narottama Dasa Thakura was a lifelong brahmacari. He visited all the holy places and the was the best of pure devotees. On the banks of the Padmavati river, in the … Read More
त्यक्त्वा कर्मफलासङ्गं नित्यतृप्तो निराश्रयः । कर्मण्यभिप्रवृत्तोऽपि नैव किञ्चित्करोति सः ॥ २० ॥ tyaktvā karma-phalāsaṅgaṁ nitya-tṛpto nirāśrayaḥ karmaṇy abhipravṛtto ’pi naiva kiñcit karoti saḥ Synonyms tyaktvā — having given up; karma-phala-āsaṅgam — attachment for … Read More
ŚB 1.6.36 सर्वं तदिदमाख्यातं यत्पृष्टोऽहं त्वयानघ । जन्मकर्मरहस्यं मे भवतश्चात्मतोषणम् ॥ ३६ ॥ sarvaṁ tad idam ākhyātaṁ yat pṛṣṭo ’haṁ tvayānagha janma-karma-rahasyaṁ me bhavataś cātma-toṣaṇam Synonyms sarvam — all; tat — that; idam — this; ākhyātam … Read More
ŚB 1.6.34 एतद्ध्यातुरचित्तानां मात्रास्पर्शेच्छया मुहु: । भवसिन्धुप्लवो दृष्टो हरिचर्यानुवर्णनम् ॥ ३४ ॥ etad dhy ātura-cittānāṁ mātrā-sparśecchayā muhuḥ bhava-sindhu-plavo dṛṣṭo hari-caryānuvarṇanam Synonyms etat — this; hi — certainly; ātura–cittānām — of those whose minds are always full … Read More
ŚB 1.6.32 देवदत्तामिमां वीणां स्वरब्रह्मविभूषिताम् । मूर्च्छयित्वा हरिकथां गायमानश्चराम्यहम् ॥ ३२ ॥ deva-dattām imāṁ vīṇāṁ svara-brahma-vibhūṣitām mūrcchayitvā hari-kathāṁ gāyamānaś carāmy aham Synonyms deva — the Supreme Personality of Godhead (Śrī Kṛṣṇa); dattām — gifted by; imām … Read More
ŚB 1.6.27 एवं कृष्णमतेर्ब्रह्मन्नासक्तस्यामलात्मन: । काल: प्रादुरभूत्काले तडित्सौदामनी यथा ॥ २७ ॥ evaṁ kṛṣṇa-mater brahman nāsaktasyāmalātmanaḥ kālaḥ prādurabhūt kāle taḍit saudāmanī yathā Synonyms evam — thus; kṛṣṇa–mateḥ — one who is fully absorbed in thinking of … Read More
ŚB 1.6.23 सत्सेवयादीर्घयापि जाता मयि दृढा मति: । हित्वावद्यमिमं लोकं गन्ता मज्जनतामसि ॥ २३ ॥ sat-sevayādīrghayāpi jātā mayi dṛḍhā matiḥ hitvāvadyam imaṁ lokaṁ gantā maj-janatām asi Synonyms sat–sevayā — by service of the Absolute Truth; adīrghayā … Read More
ŚB 1.6.22 सकृद् यद्दर्शितं रूपमेतत्कामाय तेऽनघ । मत्काम: शनकै: साधु सर्वान्मुञ्चति हृच्छयान् ॥ २२ ॥ sakṛd yad darśitaṁ rūpam etat kāmāya te ’nagha mat-kāmaḥ śanakaiḥ sādhu sarvān muñcati hṛc-chayān Synonyms sakṛt — once only; yat — … Read More
ŚB 1.6.21 हन्तास्मिञ्जन्मनि भवान्मा मां द्रष्टुमिहार्हति । अविपक्वकषायाणां दुर्दर्शोऽहं कुयोगिनाम् ॥ २१ ॥ hantāsmiñ janmani bhavān mā māṁ draṣṭum ihārhati avipakva-kaṣāyāṇāṁ durdarśo ’haṁ kuyoginām Synonyms hanta — O Nārada; asmin — this; janmani — duration of … Read More
ŚB 1.6.19 दिदृक्षुस्तदहं भूय: प्रणिधाय मनो हृदि । वीक्षमाणोऽपि नापश्यमवितृप्त इवातुर: ॥ १९ ॥ didṛkṣus tad ahaṁ bhūyaḥ praṇidhāya mano hṛdi vīkṣamāṇo ’pi nāpaśyam avitṛpta ivāturaḥ Synonyms didṛkṣuḥ — desiring to see; tat — that; aham … Read More
