Holidays must be observed on the day of their occurrances. If, for instance, Janmastami comes in a Wednesday, observing the fast and everything else in another day will not give benefit. It must be observed the … Read More
#Swaminarayan denying the authority of the Vedas Prabhupāda: [Hindi] Swaminarayan. That is my objection. Why they are putting… Indian man (2): “Swaminarayan, Swaminarayan, Swaminarayan.” [laughs][break]. Prabhupāda: …thing. “Swaminarayan.” Nārāyaṇa is there. Indian man (4): Nārāyaṇa … Read More
CHAPTER 3 Liberation from Material Planets The jñānīs and yogīs are generally impersonalists, and although they attain the temporary form of liberation by merging into the impersonal effulgence, the spiritual sky, according to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam their knowledge … Read More
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN Lord Caitanya and Rāmānanda Rāya The author of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta has described Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the ocean of transcendental knowledge and Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya as the cloud which is produced from that ocean. … Read More
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR Talks with Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya When Lord Caitanya met Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya at Jagannātha Purī, the Bhaṭṭācārya, being the greatest logician of the day, wanted to teach the Lord Vedānta philosophy. Since the Bhaṭṭācārya was an … Read More
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Conversations with Prakāśānanda According to the principles of the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs, singing, dancing and playing musical instruments are strictly prohibited, for they are considered to be sinful activities. The Māyāvādī sannyāsī is simply supposed … Read More
CHAPTER FIFTEEN Explanation of the Ātmārāma Verse in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Lord Caitanya next explained to Sanātana Gosvāmī a very famous verse known as the ātmārāma verse (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.7.10): ātmārāmāś ca munayo nirgranthā apy urukrame kurvanty ahaitukīṁ bhaktim … Read More
CHAPTER TWELVE The Devotee As mentioned above, a person in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, being fully devoted to the transcendental loving service of the Lord, develops all the godly qualities of the demigods. There are many such qualities, … Read More
CHAPTER ELEVEN Service to the Lord Next Lord Caitanya explained to Sanātana Gosvāmī the process by which one can approach Kṛṣṇa. The only process, said Caitanya Mahāprabhu, is devotional service to Kṛṣṇa. This is the verdict … Read More
CHAPTER FIVE How to Approach God In truth, all Vedic literature directs the human being toward the perfect stage of devotion. The paths of fruitive activities, speculative knowledge, and meditation do not lead one to the … Read More
Prologue by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura This account originally appeared in a short work by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura entitled “Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu: His Life and Precepts.” (August 20, 1896) Caitanya Mahāprabhu was born in Māyāpur, in the … Read More
Īśo 17 vāyur anilam amṛtam athedaṁ bhasmāntaṁ śarīram oṁ krato smara kṛtaṁ smara krato smara kṛtaṁ smara Synonyms vāyuḥ — air of life; anilam — total reservoir of air; amṛtam — indestructible; atha — now; idam … Read More
Īśo 15 hiraṇmayena pātreṇa satyasyāpihitaṁ mukham tat tvaṁ pūṣann apāvṛṇu satya-dharmāya dṛṣṭaye Synonyms hiraṇmayena — by a golden effulgence; pātreṇa — by a dazzling covering; satyasya — of the Supreme Truth; apihitam — covered; mukham — … Read More
Īśo 13 anyad evāhuḥ sambhavād anyad āhur asambhavāt iti śuśruma dhīrāṇāṁ ye nas tad vicacakṣire Synonyms anyat — different; eva — certainly; āhuḥ — it is said; sambhavāt — by worshiping the Supreme Lord, the … Read More
Īśo 11 vidyāṁ cāvidyāṁ ca yas tad vedobhayaḿ saha avidyayā mṛtyuṁ tīrtvā vidyayāmṛtam aśnute Synonyms vidyām — knowledge in fact; ca — and; avidyām — nescience; ca — and; yaḥ — a person who; tat — … Read More
