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
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 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
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
Pejavara Math Over the course of time, Aksobhya was appointed head of the Math of Pejavara and received from Madhvacarya the Deity of Aja-Vitthala. This form is Krishna standing with his hands on his hips, accompanied … Read More
In 1516 Sri Rupa and Sri Sanatana Goswamis arrived in the sacred land of Vraja. Lord Chaitanya had ordered the two brothers to uncover the places of Sri Krishna’s pastimes in the holy Vrindavana that had … Read More
Brilliant As The Sun 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 … Read More
The following is a quote from Thakura Bhaktivinoda: “When a devotee following the path of vaidhi-bhakti abandons his various material desires and executes bhajana according to the instructions of the scriptures, the spiritual master and the … 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
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
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
Brahmana The Brahmana are books that describe the meanings of Vedic mantras and their use. Aranyakas The Aranyaka texts contain quotations extracted from the Brahmana. Sutra These are texts that go into depth of … Read More
The Four Vedas The four Vedas are: Rig Veda, which was revealed to Agni Yajur Veda, which was revealed to Vayu Sama Veda, which was revealed to Aditya Atharva Veda, which was revealed to Angira. They … Read More
The Vedas At this point, it is fair to ask which books can be accepted as Vedas. A first division is that there are these two types of texts, called: – Sruti – Smriti The Srutis … Read More
