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Bg. 16.8 असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम् । अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम् ॥ ८ ॥ asatyam apratiṣṭhaṁ te jagad āhur anīśvaram aparaspara-sambhūtaṁ kim anyat kāma-haitukam Synonyms asatyam — unreal; apratiṣṭham — without foundation; te — they; jagat — the cosmic … Read More

Bg. 16.9 एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धय: । प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माण: क्षयाय जगतोऽहिता: ॥ ९ ॥ etāṁ dṛṣṭim avaṣṭabhya naṣṭātmāno ’lpa-buddhayaḥ prabhavanty ugra-karmāṇaḥ kṣayāya jagato ’hitāḥ Synonyms etām — this; dṛṣṭim — vision; avaṣṭabhya — accepting; naṣṭa — having lost; … Read More

Bg. 16.7 प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च जना न विदुरासुरा: । न शौचं नापि चाचारो न सत्यं तेषु विद्यते ॥ ७ ॥ pravṛttiṁ ca nivṛttiṁ ca janā na vidur āsurāḥ na śaucaṁ nāpi cācāro na satyaṁ teṣu … Read More

Bg. 16.4 दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोध: पारुष्यमेव च । अज्ञानं चाभिजातस्य पार्थ सम्पदमासुरीम् ॥ ४ ॥ dambho darpo ’bhimānaś ca krodhaḥ pāruṣyam eva ca ajñānaṁ cābhijātasya pārtha sampadam āsurīm Synonyms dambhaḥ — pride; darpaḥ — arrogance; abhimānaḥ … Read More

Introduction The conception of God and the conception of Absolute Truth are not on the same level. The Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam hits on the target of the Absolute Truth. The conception of God indicates the controller, whereas the … Read More

Dedication To Śrīla Prabhupāda Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Mahārāja MY SPIRITUAL MASTER On the 26th Annual Ceremony of His Disappearance Day He lives forever by his divine instructions and the follower lives with him.

Bg. 16.5 दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता । मा श‍ुच: सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव ॥ ५ ॥ daivī sampad vimokṣāya nibandhāyāsurī matā mā śucaḥ sampadaṁ daivīm abhijāto ’si pāṇḍava Synonyms daivī — transcendental; sampat — assets; vimokṣāya — … Read More

CHAPTER SIXTEEN The Divine and Demoniac Natures TEXTS 1-3: The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Fearlessness; purification of one’s existence; cultivation of spiritual knowledge; charity; self-control; performance of sacrifice; study of the Vedas; austerity; simplicity; nonviolence; … Read More

  Chapter 1: Questions by the Sages Chapter 2 – Divinity and Divine Service Chapter 3 – Kṛṣṇa Is the Source of All Incarnations CHAPTER FOUR: The Appearance of Śrī Nārada CHAPTER FIVE: Nārada’s Instructions on … Read More

  Under construction. Some of these books may be accessible only to subscribers.   Nectar of Devotion (Index temporarily without links) Files tagged so far Nectar of Instruction (Upadesamrita) in English Sri Isopanisad (in English) Srimad-Bhagavatam … Read More

  Blog by Shruti Srivastava   28818 VIEWS       Hinduism is known as the oldest religion to have introduced and practiced, Pranama, a ‘respectful salution’ before elders, other living beings and deities. It is … Read More