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ISVARA Newsletter EN
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arcye viṣṇau śilā-dhīr guruṣu nara-matir vaiṣṇave jāti-buddhir viṣṇor vā vaiṣṇavānāṃ kali-mala-mathane pāda-tīrthe'mbu-buddhiḥ śrī-viṣṇor nāmni mantre sakala-kaluṣa-he śabda-sāmānya-buddhir viṣṇau sarveśvareśe tad-itara-sama-dhīr yasya vā nārakī saḥ "One who thinks the Deity in the temple to be made of wood or stone, who thinks of the spiritual master in the disciplic succession as an ordinary man or woman, who thinks the Vaiṣṇava to …
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A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey, they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, he wrote in the sand: Today my best friend slapped me in the face. They kept on …
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Standard Vaisnava Prayers, with word by word translation
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1) Pranams Sri Guru Pranama om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah WORD FOR WORD om--address; ajnana--(of) ignorance; timira--(by) the darkness; andhasya--of one who was blinded; jnana-anjana--(by) the ointment of spiritual knowledge; salakaya--by a medical instrument called a salaka, which is used to applymedical ointment to eyes afflicted with cataracts: caksuh--eyes; unmilitam--were opened; yena--by whom; tasmai--unto him; sri-gurave--unto …
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Chenchu Laksmi, the Eternal Companion of Lord Narasimhadeva
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One time Durvasa Muni got enraged because Samudra (Varuna) did not invite him to a sacrifice. As a result, he and his wife were cursed to take birth in the low tribal class named Chenchu. The demon Hiranyakasipu had become so powerful that he could control the whole universe and was looking to kidnap Laksmi. To protect His companion, He …
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Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.12.9
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ŚB 1.12.9 श्रीमद्दीर्घचतुर्बाहुं तप्तकाञ्चनकुण्डलम् । क्षतजाक्षं गदापाणिमात्मन: सर्वतोदिशम् । परिभ्रमन्तमुल्काभां भ्रामयन्तं गदां मुहु: ॥ ९ ॥ śrīmad-dīrgha-catur-bāhuṁ tapta-kāñcana-kuṇḍalam kṣatajākṣaṁ gadā-pāṇim ātmanaḥ sarvato diśam paribhramantam ulkābhāṁ bhrāmayantaṁ gadāṁ muhuḥ Synonyms śrīmat — enriched; dīrgha — prolonged; catuḥ-bāhum — four-handed; tapta-kāñcana — molten gold; kuṇḍalam — earrings; kṣataja-akṣam — eyes with the redness of blood; gadā-pāṇim — hand with a club; ātmanaḥ …
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Second Month of Caturmasya Begins
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“The Caturmasya period begins in the month of Ashadha (June-July) from the day of Ekadasi called Sayana-ekadasi, in the fortnight of the waxing moon. The period ends in the month of Kartika (October-November) on the Ekadasi day known as Utthana-ekadasi, in the fortnight of the waxing moon. This four-month period is known as Caturmasya. Some Vaishnavas also observe it from …
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Five rasa
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#5 rasa #five rasa Sri Krsna with Radharani, Balarama, the Gopis, Cowherd Boys, Animals, and Paraphernalia A devotee can be in a relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead in one of five different ways: in a passive state (neutrality) in an active state (servitorship) as a friend (friendship) as a parent (parental affection) as a conjugal lover …
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