The Maha-bharata 100,000 Project consists of the presentation of the complete Maha-bharata, verse by verse, enriched with the Bhaktivedanta Darsana, or explanations. Here is the Adi Parva. All verses. Explanations are being compiled. Click here … Read More
साधिभूताधिदैवं मां साधियज्ञं च ये विदु: । प्रयाणकालेऽपि च मां ते विदुर्युक्तचेतस: ॥ ३० ॥ sādhibhūtādhidaivaṁ māṁ sādhiyajñaṁ ca ye viduḥ prayāṇa-kāle ’pi ca māṁ te vidur yukta-cetasaḥ Synonyms sa-adhibhūta — and the governing principle of … Read More
अर्जुन उवाच किं तद्ब्रह्म किमध्यात्मं किं कर्म पुरुषोत्तम । अधिभूतं च किं प्रोक्तमधिदैवं किमुच्यते ॥ १ ॥ arjuna uvāca kiṁ tad brahma kim adhyātmaṁ kiṁ karma puruṣottama adhibhūtaṁ ca kiṁ proktam adhidaivaṁ kim ucyate Synonyms arjunaḥ … Read More
इच्छाद्वेषसमुत्थेन द्वन्द्वमोहेन भारत । सर्वभूतानि सम्मोहं सर्गे यान्ति परन्तप ॥ २७ ॥ icchā-dveṣa-samutthena dvandva-mohena bhārata sarva-bhūtāni sammohaṁ sarge yānti paran-tapa Synonyms icchā — desire; dveṣa — and hate; samutthena — arisen from; dvandva — of duality; … Read More
वेदाहं समतीतानि वर्तमानानि चार्जुन । भविष्याणि च भूतानि मां तु वेद न कश्चन ॥ २६ ॥ vedāhaṁ samatītāni vartamānāni cārjuna bhaviṣyāṇi ca bhūtāni māṁ tu veda na kaścana Synonyms veda — know; aham — I; samatītāni … Read More
नाहं प्रकाश: सर्वस्य योगमायासमावृत: । मूढोऽयं नाभिजानाति लोको मामजमव्ययम् ॥ २५ ॥ nāhaṁ prakāśaḥ sarvasya yoga-māyā-samāvṛtaḥ mūḍho ’yaṁ nābhijānāti loko mām ajam avyayam Synonyms na — nor; aham — I; prakāśaḥ — manifest; sarvasya — to … Read More
अव्यक्तं व्यक्तिमापन्नं मन्यन्ते मामबुद्धय: । परं भावमजानन्तो ममाव्ययमनुत्तमम् ॥ २४ ॥ avyaktaṁ vyaktim āpannaṁ manyante mām abuddhayaḥ paraṁ bhāvam ajānanto mamāvyayam anuttamam Synonyms avyaktam — nonmanifested; vyaktim — personality; āpannam — achieved; manyante — think; mām … Read More
Pregunta The question is, could this action by Narada Muni not be seen as something selfish on the part of a Holy person just because he had the feeling and desire to accelerate the arrival of … Read More
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः । स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते ॥ २१ ॥ yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute lokas tad anuvartate Synonyms yat yat — whatever; ācarati — he … Read More
कर्मणैव हि संसिद्धिमास्थिता जनकादयः । लोकसङ्ग्रहमेवापि सम्पश्यन्कर्तुमर्हसि ॥ २० ॥ karmaṇaiva hi saṁsiddhim āsthitā janakādayaḥ loka-saṅgraham evāpi sampaśyan kartum arhasi Synonyms karmaṇā — by work; eva — even; hi — certainly; saṁsiddhim — in perfection; … Read More
Question Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada No one should criticize or glorify others’ natures or activities. Śrīmad Bhāgavatam confirms this instruction. The Caitanya-bhāgavata states, para carcakera gati nāhi kona kale: a critic never attains benefit. Critics … Read More
A few day ago I explained how things work in this spirritual sky. The article was titled “Why Krishna had thousand of wives?”. I report heren the same article: To understand this and other similar … Read More
Question Good afternoon Guru Maharaja, receive and accept my humblest obeisances and bless my ways. Appreciated Guru, in a publication in Dominican Republic local media there is some reference the fast food chain will have a … Read More
Question Dear Guru Maharaja, give me your blessing and let us bow to you today and forever. Guru Maharaja: reading the meaning of Bhagavad-gita, chapter 3 verse 37, in the last paragraph it says that … Read More
Question Why we should not sing the Maha Mantra after singing to Lord Nrsimha Answer In some temples you hear that devotees mix songs that have nothing to do one with the others in terms … Read More
