Śrīla Prabhupāda told us we were all nonsense. He angrily rebuked us, “Now you have to fast for three days!” [Hare Krishna Land Juhu Beach, Bombay, January 13th, 1976] Hari Śauri: Today was Ekādaśī, and Śrīla … Read More
Candravali’s mood is very deep. Sometimes if Krsna meets with another gopi and then meets with Candravali and there are signs on his body that He has met with somebody else, it is hard for Krsna … Read More
Question Please accept my obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada. Would you be so kind as to give me a guide as to what is appropriate or in which sastra can I find information on what … Read More
Estimada Mataji ***, Por favor accepte mis reverencias. Todas las glorias sean para Srila Prabhupada. Que yo sepa no existe un compendio, o un libro vedico, es decir de la tradicion clasica, dedicato solo a … Read More
Question One more question in relation to this. Here it says “from the lips of his pure devotee” In this sense I have another question .. If we preach and obviously we are not pure … Read More
Sri Yudhisthira Maharaj said, “Oh Vasudeva, I offer my most humble obeisances unto You. Please now describe to me the Ekadasi of the dark fortnight (krsna paksha) of the month of Vaisakha (April-May), including its specific … Read More
Question quote from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati: “The world is in no need of any reformer. The world has a very competent person for guiding its minutest happenings. The person who finds that there is scope … Read More
Hare Krsna ! Guru Maharaj , Please accept my most humble and respectful obeisances at your holy lotus feet , all the glories to Srila Prabhupad , the Vaishnavas and Sri Sri Gaura Nitay . … Read More
The story of Puranjana is told in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, 4 Canto, beginning from Chapter 25. You can find it here: https://www.isvara.org/archive/king-prachinabarhi-the-story-of-puranjana-the-prachetas-2/ At the end of that allegorical tale, Narada Muni explains the philosophy behind it … Read More
Vijitashva became the emperor of the world, and he appointed his four younger brothers as governors of the different directions. At the time when Indra had invisibly stolen King Prithu’s sacrificial horse, Vijitashva had seen … Read More
A mouse was very much harassed by a cat, and therefore he approached a saintly person to request to become a cat. When the mouse became a cat, he was harassed by a dog, and then, … Read More
The transcendental vibration established by the chanting of Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare/ Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare is the sublime method for reviving our Krishna consciousness. As … Read More
Yesterday during Bhagavatam class we were talking about our version of the Maha-bharata under work and how non-devotees scholars translate Vedic books making many serious philosophical and historical mistakes. This is one I just corrected. … Read More
Answer to a question The Sanatsujatiya is a deep philosophical treatise included in the Maha-bharata. It was spoken by sage Sanat Sujata to Dhritarastra. Part of the Udyoga Parva (the fifth of 18 books), it … Read More
Paigaon (Paigrama, Pai) One day Radha and Krishna were playing hide and seek along with the gopis, and after Krishna went and hid Himself and the gopis couldn’t find Him anywhere. After searching here and … Read More
