ŚB 2.5.24 सोऽहङ्कार इति प्रोक्तो विकुर्वन् समभूत्त्रिधा । वैकारिकस्तैजसश्च तामसश्चेति यद्भिदा । द्रव्यशक्ति: क्रियाशक्तिर्ज्ञानशक्तिरिति प्रभो ॥ २४ ॥ so ’haṅkāra iti prokto vikurvan samabhūt tridhā vaikārikas taijasaś ca tāmasaś ceti yad-bhidā dravya-śaktiḥ kriyā-śaktir jñāna-śaktir iti prabho Synonyms … Read More
ŚB 2.5.31 तैजसात् तु विकुर्वाणादिन्द्रियाणि दशाभवन् । ज्ञानशक्ति: क्रियाशक्तिर्बुद्धि: प्राणश्च तैजसौ । श्रोत्रं त्वग्घ्राणदृग्जिह्वा वागदोर्मेढ्राङ्घ्रिपायव: ॥ ३१ ॥ taijasāt tu vikurvāṇād indriyāṇi daśābhavan jñāna-śaktiḥ kriyā-śaktir buddhiḥ prāṇaś ca taijasau śrotraṁ tvag-ghrāṇa-dṛg-jihvā vāg-dor-meḍhrāṅghri-pāyavaḥ Synonyms taijasāt — by … Read More
ŚB 2.5.42 भूर्लोक: कल्पित: पद्भ्यां भुवर्लोकोऽस्य नाभित: । स्वर्लोक: कल्पितो मूर्ध्ना इति वा लोककल्पना ॥ ४२ ॥ bhūrlokaḥ kalpitaḥ padbhyāṁ bhuvarloko ’sya nābhitaḥ svarlokaḥ kalpito mūrdhnā iti vā loka-kalpanā Synonyms bhūrlokaḥ — the entire planetary system from … Read More
ŚB 2.5.33 तदा संहृत्य चान्योन्यं भगवच्छक्तिचोदिता: । सदसत्त्वमुपादाय चोभयं ससृजुर्ह्यद: ॥ ३३ ॥ tadā saṁhatya cānyonyaṁ bhagavac-chakti-coditāḥ sad-asattvam upādāya cobhayaṁ sasṛjur hy adaḥ Synonyms tadā — all those; saṁhatya — being assembled; ca — also; anyonyam … Read More
“‘So what is all this lamentation, bewailing, complaint (paridevanā) for these?’ i.e., ‘What is this wailing, lamenting, bewailing (vilāpa) based in sorrow for the appearance and disappearance of the bodies?’ The meaning is that it is … Read More
Problems between Jiva Gosvami and Krishnadas Kaviraja Gosvami??? 5. The Parakiya Rebuttal September 28, 2015 Some of the following is repetition and there is still work needed on the footnotes, some of which appear … Read More
Yudhisthira Curses Women The story of Yudhisthira cursing women to be unable to keep secrets goes as follow: Kunti Devi had a relationship with Vivasvan before her marriage wit Pandu, and as a result, Karna was … Read More
Why We Should Not Sing the Maha Mantra After Singing to Lord Nrsimha Question Why should we refrain from singing the Maha Mantra after singing to Lord Nrsimha? Answer In some temples you hear that devotees … Read More
Why Sometimes We Fast in Dvadasi and Not in Ekadasi Mahadvadasi Sometimes, due to the manner in which the Ekadasi tithi and the Dvadasi tithis are positioned in relation to the sunrise (there are eight different … Read More
Who Was Madhavendra Puri’s Master, and How Did They Meet? Question Who was Madhavendra Puri’s master and how did they meet? Answer Madhavendra Puri’s Guru was Laksmipati Tirtha, who was a disciple of Vyasa Tirtha. So, … Read More
What We Should and What We Should Not Question For example: “The set of instructions found in the Vedas is a very technical explanation on how to fast on these five days, but even though … Read More
Vegetarian Burgers Question Good afternoon Guru Maharaja, receive and accept my humblest obeisances and bless my path. Appreciated Guru, in a publication in local media of Dominican Republic there is a reference to the fast food … Read More
Using Lust and Wrath in Krishna Consciousness Question Guru Maharaja, Reading the meaning of Bhagavad-Gita, chapter 3, verse 37, in the last paragraph, it says “so that lust and anger, when used in Krishna consciousness, … Read More
