अपाने जुह्वति प्राणं प्राणेऽपानं तथापरे । प्राणापानगती रुद्ध्वा प्राणायामपरायणाः । अपरे नियताहाराः प्राणान्प्राणेषु जुह्वति ॥ २९ ॥ apāne juhvati prāṇaṁ prāṇe ’pānaṁ tathāpare prāṇāpāna-gatī ruddhvā prāṇāyāma-parāyaṇāḥ apare niyatāhārāḥ prāṇān prāṇeṣu juhvati Synonyms apāne — … Read More
श्रोत्रादीनीन्द्रियाण्यन्ये संयमाग्निषु जुह्वति । शब्दादीन्विषयानन्य इन्द्रियाग्निषु जुह्वति ॥ २६ ॥ śrotrādīnīndriyāṇy anye saṁyamāgniṣu juhvati śabdādīn viṣayān anya indriyāgniṣu juhvati Synonyms śrotra-ādīni — such as the hearing process; indriyāṇi — senses; anye — others; saṁyama … Read More
ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्म हविर्ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतम् । ब्रह्मैव तेन गन्तव्यं ब्रह्मकर्मसमाधिना ॥ २४ ॥ brahmārpaṇaṁ brahma havir brahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutam brahmaiva tena gantavyaṁ brahma-karma-samādhinā Synonyms brahma — spiritual in nature; arpaṇam — contribution; brahma — … Read More
यदृच्छालाभसंतुष्टो द्वन्द्वातीतो विमत्सरः । समः सिद्धावसिद्धौ च कृत्वापि न निबध्यते ॥ २२ ॥ yadṛcchā-lābha-santuṣṭo dvandvātīto vimatsaraḥ samaḥ siddhāv asiddhau ca kṛtvāpi na nibadhyate Synonyms yadṛcchā — out of its own accord; lābha — with … Read More
यस्य सर्वे समारम्भाः कामसंकल्पवर्जिताः । ज्ञानाग्निदग्धकर्माणं तमाहुः पण्डितं बुधाः ॥ १९ ॥ yasya sarve samārambhāḥ kāma-saṅkalpa-varjitāḥ jñānāgni-dagdha-karmāṇaṁ tam āhuḥ paṇḍitaṁ budhāḥ Synonyms yasya — one whose; sarve — all sorts of; samārambhāḥ — … Read More
कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः । स बुद्धिमान्मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत् ॥ १८ ॥ karmaṇy akarma yaḥ paśyed akarmaṇi ca karma yaḥ sa buddhimān manuṣyeṣu sa yuktaḥ kṛtsna-karma-kṛt Synonyms karmaṇi — in action; … Read More
CHAPTER SEVEN The Son of Droṇa Punished Text 1: Ṛṣi Śaunaka asked: O Sūta, the great and transcendentally powerful Vyāsadeva heard everything from Śrī Nārada Muni. So after Nārada’s departure, what did Vyāsadeva do? Text 2: … Read More
Sri Vrindadevyastaka Eight Prayers Glorifying Srimati Vrinda Devi Translation by Baba Madhava Dasa (1) gāńgeya-cāmpeya-taḍid-vinindi- rociḥ-pravāha-snapitātma-vṛnde! bandhūka-bandhu-dyuti-divya-vāso vṛnde! namas te caraṇāravindam (2) bimbādharoditvara-manda-hāsya- nāsāgra-muktā-dyuti-dīpitāsye vicitra-ratnābharaṇa-śriyāḍhye! vṛnde! namas te caraṇāravindam (3) samasta-vaikuṇṭha-śiromaṇau śrī- kṛṣṇasya vṛndāvana-dhanya-dhāmni dattādhikāre vṛṣabhānu-putryā … Read More
ŚB 1.6.38 अहो देवर्षिर्धन्योऽयं यत्कीर्तिं शार्ङ्गधन्वन: । गायन्माद्यन्निदं तन्त्र्या रमयत्यातुरं जगत् ॥ ३८ ॥ aho devarṣir dhanyo ’yaṁ yat-kīrtiṁ śārṅgadhanvanaḥ gāyan mādyann idaṁ tantryā ramayaty āturaṁ jagat Synonyms aho — all glory to; devarṣiḥ — the … Read More
Vrinda Devi Another name of Tulasi is Vrinda-devi . Srila Narottama dasa Thakura says: krpa kori koro tare vrindavana vasi, ”Dear Tulasi, please bestow your mercy upon me, so that I may forever reside in Vrindavana.” … Read More
ŚB 1.6.35 यमादिभिर्योगपथै: कामलोभहतो मुहु: । मुकुन्दसेवया यद्वत्तथात्माद्धा न शाम्यति ॥ ३५ ॥ yamādibhir yoga-pathaiḥ kāma-lobha-hato muhuḥ mukunda-sevayā yadvat tathātmāddhā na śāmyati Synonyms yama–ādibhiḥ — by the process of practicing self-restraint; yoga–pathaiḥ — by the system … Read More
Vira Devi Vira Devi is a little known Gopi but plays an important role in Radha Krishna’s pastimes. She lives in Yavata, the same town of Radharani’s during her years as a married woman and became … Read More
ŚB 1.6.31 अन्तर्बहिश्च लोकांस्त्रीन् पर्येम्यस्कन्दितव्रत: । अनुग्रहान्महाविष्णोरविघातगति: क्वचित् ॥ ३१ ॥ antar bahiś ca lokāṁs trīn paryemy askandita-vrataḥ anugrahān mahā-viṣṇor avighāta-gatiḥ kvacit Synonyms antaḥ — in the transcendental world; bahiḥ — in the material world; ca … Read More
Is it appropriate to interrupt someone giving class or making comments at the end of the class? The rules of good behavior of a devotee’s life are called Vaisnava Sadacara. Everyone should learn these rules because, … Read More
Faith is born of knowledge First answer Dear Prabhu, please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I am sorry not to have much time to do a full research, but these few sastric … Read More
