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The wonderful thing about any devotional service that we offer to the Lord is to our eternal benefit.  We never lose out as Krsna says in Bhagavad Gita: “In this endeavor there is no loss or … Read More

The elephant Gajendra   The following article is based on notes I made while preparing for Srimad Bhagavatam class here in Sridhama Mayapur India.    “Now, fully desiring release from material life, I offer my respectful … Read More

Mayapur is the holy land of Lord Caitanya’s birth place. It is the World headquarters of ISKCON and home of over 5000 devotees from all over the world. It is situated along the banks of the … Read More

Now this Arjunacarya…that’s a very nice story. When he was writing commentaries, oh, he thought, “How is that Lord will come Himself and deliver the goods? Oh, it is not possible. He might be sending through … Read More

Now, the materialist says, “All right, you do not know whether you are going or not. You are giving up this material enjoyment. You are simply living on capatis. Oh, we have got so many palatable … Read More

So materialists, they do not know where their advancement of material civilization will be perfect. They do not know that.  Na te viduh svartha-gatim hi visnum.  That perfection will never come, but they are after that … Read More

Now, these planets, these material planets, as it is mentioned here, surendra-loka… Surendra means highly qualified demigods, their planets. Surendra-lokam asnanti. Asnanti means they enjoy. And what do they enjoy? Divyan divi deva-bhogan. They enjoy godly … Read More

Tapoloka means those who have performed here severe penances, and they are transferred there in Tapoloka. In Tapoloka, when there is destruction, annihilation of this material world, in the Tapoloka there is no destruction. They get … Read More

As I have several times mentioned that your standard of living in America is very nice. So others, people from other parts, they also try to come here and settle here. But you have got restriction, … Read More

Trai-vidya means Vedas. There are three kinds of knowledge in the Vedas, trai-vidya:  karma-kanda,  upasana-kanda, and  jnana-kanda.    Karma-kanda means this, how we can adjust to material happiness or material living very nicely. That is called … Read More

So they are soma-pah. Soma is a kind of beverage. Just like in this material world we have got different kinds of liquors. It is not intoxicating, but there is mention. Here in the Bhagavad-gita it … Read More

So anyway, all of them, the first-class mahatma and all these people, they are transcendentalists. They are trying to realize the Absolute Truth. Maybe in different grades, but they are trying.    And besides that, besides … Read More

He gives personally Bhagavad-gita 9.20-22 class, given by His Divine Grace Sri A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, on December 6, 1966, New York.   Prabhupada: trai-vidya mam soma-pah puta-papa yajnair istva svargatim prarthayante te punyam asadya surendra-lokam … Read More

The Messenger from Vaikuntha by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada Question: Everything I know is based on my experience of this world. So how will I know about anything that is transcendental? Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati: 
 It … Read More

The Perfection of all Bhajana By Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura   Bhaktivinode Thakur discusses the glories of Sri Radha Kunda in his piyusha-varshini commentary on the last verse of Srila Rupa Gosvami’s Upadesamrita.   sri-radha-krishnera svabhavika mahatmya … Read More

Question: Hare Krishna – I am happy to know how glorious is the holy name from your article i.e., “Namabhasa offers eternal residence in the spiritual abode of Vaikuntha, especially in Kali-yuga.” This is the declaration … Read More

Extract from a private email You come from the spiritual world but at a certain point in time you decided to leave and try an adventure in another world, where you may have the illusion of … Read More

Questions: Today I visited the Krishna temple in Caracas and I liked the atmosphere, the singing and the vegetarian food. But I do not understand what they say. Can you please summarize in a few words … Read More

The subject of this book is the wisdom contained in the Vedas.  The word Veda means knowledge and that has been handed down through the ages by sages of spotless character. One has to learn this … Read More