ŚB 2.3.2-7 ब्रह्मवर्चसकामस्तु यजेत ब्रह्मण: पतिम् । इन्द्रमिन्द्रियकामस्तु प्रजाकाम: प्रजापतीन् ॥ २ ॥ देवीं मायां तु श्रीकामस्तेजस्कामो विभावसुम् । वसुकामो वसून रुद्रान् वीर्यकामोऽथ वीर्यवान् ॥ ३ ॥ अन्नाद्यकामस्त्वदितिं स्वर्गकामोऽदिते:सुतान् । विश्वान्देवान् राज्यकाम: साध्यान्संसाधको विशाम् ॥ ४ … Read More
An answer to a question This is a good question that would need some more time to see it from all necessary perspectives. There is no just a “yes” or “no” answer. Of course the most … Read More
CC Ādi 1.1 বন্দে গুরূনীশভক্তানীশমীশাবতারকান্ । তৎপ্রকাশাংশ্চ তচ্ছক্তীঃ কৃষ্ণচৈতন্যসংজ্ঞকম্ ॥ ১ ॥ vande gurūn īśa-bhaktān īśam īśāvatārakān tat-prakāśāṁś ca tac-chaktīḥ kṛṣṇa-caitanya-saṁjñakam Synonyms vande — I offer respectful obeisances; gurūn — unto the spiritual masters; īśa–bhaktān — … Read More
We need your help. Please consider sending us a donation: click here Our Bookstore Answer to a question Krishna’s incarnations are as unlimited as there are waves in the sea. As there is no limit … Read More
Bg. 14.22-25 श्रीभगवानुवाच प्रकाशं च प्रवृत्तिं च मोहमेव च पाण्डव । न द्वेष्टि सम्प्रवृत्तानि न निवृत्तानि काङ्क्षति ॥ २२ ॥ उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते । गुणा वर्तन्त इत्येवं योऽवतिष्ठति नेङ्गते ॥ २३ ॥ समदु:खसुख: स्वस्थ: समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चन: … Read More
Bg. 14.13 अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च । तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन ॥ १३ ॥ aprakāśo ’pravṛttiś ca pramādo moha eva ca tamasy etāni jāyante vivṛddhe kuru-nandana Synonyms aprakāśaḥ — darkness; apravṛttiḥ — inactivity; ca — … Read More
Bg. 14.5 सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति गुणा: प्रकृतिसम्भवा: । निबध्नन्ति महाबाहो देहे देहिनमव्ययम् ॥ ५ ॥ sattvaṁ rajas tama iti guṇāḥ prakṛti-sambhavāḥ nibadhnanti mahā-bāho dehe dehinam avyayam Synonyms sattvam — the mode of goodness; rajaḥ — the … Read More
Introduction Originally delivered as five morning lectures on Caitanya-caritāmṛta – the authoritative biography of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, by Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī – before the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, New York City, April 10–14, 1967. … Read More
CHAPTER EIGHT The Avatāras Lord Caitanya continued explaining to Sanātana Gosvāmī about Lord Kṛṣṇa’s avatāras, or incarnations, which are His expansions who come to the material creation. The word avatāra means “one who descends from … Read More
यद्यद्विभूतिमत्सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा । तत्तदेवावगच्छ त्वं मम तेजोऽशसम्भवम् ॥ ४१ ॥ yad yad vibhūtimat sattvaṁ śrīmad ūrjitam eva vā tat tad evāvagaccha tvaṁ mama tejo-’ṁśa-sambhavam Synonyms yat yat — whatever; vibhūti — opulences; mat — having; … Read More
CHAPTER FOURTEEN The Ecstasy of the Lord and His Devotees The symptoms of highly developed devotional service for Kṛṣṇa, which are exhibited by the pure devotees, are sometimes imitated by those who are not actually … Read More
CHAPTER THIRTEEN Devotional Service in Attachment Next Lord Caitanya said to Sanātana Gosvāmī, “Thus far I have explained devotional service according to regulative principles. Now I shall explain devotional service to you in terms of … 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 … 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 … Read More
