who gave aakashwani to kamsa?
....."that he will be killed by 8th child of devki? Hare Krishna
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which sahasranamavalis (1000 names) are authentic?
Hare Krsna! we always knew about Vishnu sahasranamas 1000 names but these days i see Shiv sahasranamas, Laxmi, Durga, Ganesh, Lalita in the market. Which of these are authentic?
Read more…business is down
Hare Krsna! iskcon always mentions in its donation letter that the goddess of fortune resides with those who are charitable. we have been donating for over a decade now on every janmashtami, makar, cow, etc regularly. we were happy with whatever we h
Read more…Dhruva Maharaj lamentation
Hare Krsna. as you all know Dhruv maharaj lamented that he foolishly worshipped krsna for material prosperity but my question is couldnt he make an attempt 2nd time to please Krsna or is it that once Krsna appears before you THATS IT no second chance
Read more…Do shudras i.e. all of us allowed to drink liquor? lol
SB 5.26.29: Any brāhmaṇa or brāhmaṇa's wife who drinks liquor is taken by the agents of Yamarāja to the hell known as Ayaḥpāna. This hell also awaits any kṣatriya, vaiśya, or person under a vow who in illusion drinks soma-rasa. In Ayaḥpāna the a
Read more…National Book of INDIA! BHAGAVAD GITA AS IT IS!
susma swraj rays bhagbadgita announce to a national book of India whats all of your openion plz comment
Read more…Audio Books vs Books???
Hare Krishna Prabhuji !
I have a question Prabhu. Can I listen to Audio Books of Srila Prabhupada or spoken by devotees like Amal Bhakta on prabhupadavani.org.
The reason I'm asking this is I'm a working professional and chanting 16 rounds. I'm not ge
Read more…Is Tulsi das's mayavada writings mentioned anywhere?
Dear devotees, Hare Krishna. I have never read Ramcaitmanas so I cannot comment on it.
I have heard many of you say in the forums here it has some mayavada and impersonalism in it.
So I would like that these learned persons quote these slokas they c
Read more…How to verify the authenticity of a Vedic literature ?
Vedic literature constitutes of four Vedas, 108 Upanishads, Itihasas like Mahabharat & Ramayan, 18 Puranas, Smrities etc. We learn about the truth by reading these literatures.
In this age of kali, there is rampant interpolation in the Vedic scriptur
Read more…Are Agamas a part of Vedic literatures ? Please answer this on the basis of scriptures.
Somewhere on the net I have come across an article that says that Agamas are a part of Vedic literatures and there are three types of Agama :
1. Vaishnava 2. Shiva & 3. Shakta/Tantra.
The third Agama i.e Tantra Agama dwells upon esoteric science expou
Read more…Scriptures before Vyasa Deva
Hare Krishna to one and all.
This question was asked to me by my friend and I was quite taken aback.
He said "Puranas , mahabarata and all the prominent scriptures were written by Vyasa Maharshi. What is the proof that Vyasa Deva existed?". I somehow m
Read more…What does the chariot represent?
relating to my first discussion, I also would like to know the following:
what does the chariot represents?
Wheels,
Arjuna
Krishna
Horses
Thank you
Yours servant of the servant
RSDD
Read more…Senses as Horses?
Hare krsna prabhuji, Dandavat Pranam
All glories to srila prabhupada and all glories to sri sri guru and gauranga.
I would like to ask some questions regarding Bhagwat Gita As It Is.
In Bhagawat gita srils prabhupada is giving analogy of horse to the se
Read more…The shoot out in Santa Barbara shows the universal applicability of Bhagavad Gita
Recently I came across an article on internet regarding a mass shoot out case in a college of Santa Barbara . The case is about a guy who in his 20's was suffering from intense loneliness and sexual frustration which lead him to take revenge against
Read more…yuga-avatara in treta-yuga
There's very little information about Lord's yuga-avatara in Treta-yuga. Can anyone give more information about this avatara. Does anyone know in which scripture his activities are described? The only description i found is :"In the Treta yuga a red
Read more…yuga-avataras in other Kali-yugas.
Lord Caitanya is the yuga-avatara for the present Kali-yuga. Does anyone have information on the activities of Lord's yuga-avataras in other Kali-yugas? In which scripture His activity is described? The yuga-avatara of our Kali-yuga is of golden colo
Read more…Where does Manu live?
Hare Krishna and dandavat pranaams
Considering that Manu is the king of mankind, where is his residence? Surely not earth as he or his kingdom is not visible. And considering that he is a mortal being, one would have thought that he would be visible i
Read more…Is Polygamy permitted in Shastras for a common man?
Hare Krsna,
I have read that Polygamy is allowed as per Vedic Culture.....Why did then Lord Ram preach Monogamy? Which one is purely ethical and moral as per Shastras?
He should not look for another woman deserting his wife (Polygamy). Please explain t
Read more…Five kinds of Bhavas
Hare Krishna Dear Devotees
Please accept my humble obeciences .
All glories to Srila Prabupad,
I am looking for a reference verse which describes about 5 kind of Bhava or transcendental relationships with Sri Krsna- 1. Santa 2. Dasya 3. Sakhya 4.
Read more…Confusion
Hare Krsna,
Please accept my humble obeisance,
All Glories to Srila Prabhupad,
After reading so many scriptural texts, still have not understood, when woman have told to be chaste to their husband, the same have not been asked to men,to be the same to t
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