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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

Īśo 8 sa paryagāc chukram akāyam avraṇam asnāviraḿ śuddham apāpa-viddham kavir manīṣī paribhūḥ svayambhūr yāthātathyato ’rthān vyadadhāc chāśvatībhyaḥ samābhyaḥ Synonyms saḥ — that person; paryagāt — must know in fact; śukram — the omnipotent; akāyam — … Read More

    Īśo 3 asuryā nāma te lokā andhena tamasāvṛtāḥ tāḿs te pretyābhigacchanti ye ke cātma-hano janāḥ Synonyms asuryāḥ — meant for the asuras; nāma — famous by the name; te — those; lokāḥ — planets; … Read More

    Īśo 2 kurvann eveha karmāṇi jijīviṣec chataḿ samāḥ evaṁ tvayi nānyatheto ’sti na karma lipyate nare Synonyms kurvan — doing continuously; eva — thus; iha — during this span of life; karmāṇi — work; … Read More

    Īśo Invocation oṁ pūrṇam adaḥ pūrṇam idaṁ pūrṇāt pūrṇam udacyate pūrṇasya pūrṇam ādāya pūrṇam evāvaśiṣyate Synonyms oṁ — the Complete Whole; pūrṇam — perfectly complete; adaḥ — that; pūrṇam — perfectly complete; idam — … Read More

    Civilization and Transcendence His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Replies to a Questionnaire From Bhavan’s Journal June 28, 1976 1. Religion With No Conception Of God? 2. Progressing Beyond “Progress” 3. Concocted Religion … Read More

    Beyond Birth and Death Chapter 1: We Are Not These Bodies Chapter 2: Elevation at Death Chapter 3: Liberation from Material Planets Chapter 4: The Sky Beyond the Universe Chapter 5: Associating with Kṛṣṇa … Read More

  The Science of Self-Realization Articles from Back to Godhead magazine Dedication About the Science of Self-Realization Foreword Introduction Chapter One: Learning the Science of the Soul Chapter Two: Choosing a Spiritual Master Chapter Three: Looking … Read More

    Canto 10: The Summum Bonum CHAPTER ONE: The Advent of Lord Kṛṣṇa: Introduction CHAPTER TWO: Prayers by the Demigods for Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Womb CHAPTER THREE: The Birth of Lord Kṛṣṇa CHAPTER FOUR: … Read More

  Canto 5: The Creative Impetus   CHAPTER ONE: The Activities of Mahārāja Priyavrata   CHAPTER TWO: The Activities of Mahārāja Āgnīdhra   CHAPTER THREE: Ṛṣabhadeva’s Appearance in the Womb of Merudevī, the Wife of King … Read More

  Canto 4: The Creation of the Fourth Order   CHAPTER ONE: Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu   CHAPTER TWO: Dakṣa Curses Lord Śiva   CHAPTER THREE: Talks Between Lord Śiva and Satī   … Read More

  Canto 3: The Status Quo   CHAPTER ONE: Questions by Vidura   CHAPTER TWO: Remembrance of Lord Kṛṣṇa   CHAPTER THREE: The Lord’s Pastimes Out of Vṛndāvana   CHAPTER FOUR: Vidura Approaches Maitreya   CHAPTER … Read More