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The Laws of Manu

Hare KrishnaPlease could you advise if the Laws of Manu (Manusmriti) are applicable to us today? I have heard that Srila Prabhupad has often referred to them.Thank youHK

chaitanya mahaprabhu in vedas

can anyone please give me exact verse no/chapter etc. of the following verses ? 

In the Atharva Veda, the Supreme Person says:

How to believe in Vedic Scriptures

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Nimbarka vs ISKCON

Hare Krishna,

What is the difference and things similar in Madhava Sampradaya ( ISKCON) and Nimbarka sampradaya ?

Thank you

How to prove existence of the Vedas?

How to prove the existence of the Vedas to people?

about puranas

i 100% trust on bhagwat puran,vishnu puran and brahma vaivart puran. but my friend on fb told me that he doesn't 100% trust on all puranas because he said in some puranas there is written that shiva is supreme and from him lord vishnu appeared and so

WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF SRI JAGANNATHASTAKAM

The Desire Tree site recognizes the author of Sri Jagannatastakam as Sri Sankaracarya. I would like to have evidence that he was the author. Please, advise.

Ronaldo Franco

What is the Translation of this verse from Chandogya Upanishad 8.13.1 ?

श्यामाच्छबलं प्रपद्ये शबलाच्छ्यामं प्रपद्येऽश्व इव रोमाणि विधूय पापं चन्द्र इव राहोर्मुखात्प्रमुच्य धूत्वा शरीरमकृतं कृतात्मा ब्रह्मलोकमभिसंभवामीत्यभिसंभवामीति ॥ १ ॥

syamacchabatham prapadye sabalacchayamam prapadye.
asve iva romani vidhuya papa candra

Upadesamrta and Isoupanisad - MP3

Hare Krishna!

Please share MP3 format of Upadesamrta & IsoUpanisand Songs (with translation if possible).

Thank you.

VYASDEV

!!HARE KRISHNA!!My question is, as Vyasdev is the incarnation of lord Vishnu, still why he did make a mistake of praising all gods and demigods in 17 puranas, where he got the satisfaction after writing 18th "SHRIMAD BHAGVATAM"Puran, As per Nardaas s

How does Lord Shiva accept human flesh?

It is said that Lord Shiva is the greatest Vaisnava and spiritual master of the universe but In the chapter Lord Shiva saved from Vrkasura

TRANSLATION

[Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued:] Thus advised, the demon proceeded to worship Lord Śiva at Kedāranātha b

cousin marriage in hindu religion?

usually cousins dont get married in hindu religion and there have been so many honor killing of couples married in same gotra but check this sloka out by devki to kamsa. can any one explain

http://vedabase.net/sb/10/4/4/

TRANSLATION

Devakī helplessly, p

KRISHNA STORY

There is this story of a Brahmin in the Skanda Purana, who undertook a pilgrimage tour of temples and Holy Rivers, after leasing his house to some Pravakthas who had come to his village for a Bhagavatha Sapthaham.

He managed to reach Kasi and went to

Bhagavatam story

Devotee attracted Lord Shiva by reading Srimad Bhagavatam!

Once there lived an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna by name Poonthaanam.

He worshipped Guruvayoorappan (Lord Krishna) with all his heart and soul.

People loved him for his beautiful Bhagavatam di

4 lakh types human species out of 84 lakh

the human body is considered best. actually it should be said that after transmigrating 80 lakh species we get human body. why is it said 84 lakh?? are these 4 lakh useless? what type of bodies are these?

Raavans golden Lanka set on fire by Lord Hanuman

I am unable to understand this because

1.gold can never catch fire

2. Raavan had all the demigods under his control which inluded even fire.

plz help, thx

what is the difference between the following puranas?

Bhagawat puran, Vishnu, Narad, Varaha, Vaman, Garuda, Kurma, Matsya. All of them are incarnations of Krishna then why is it kept differently. iskcon should keep them for sale. can any one give some short explanation on each of these? thanks

who gave aakashwani to kamsa?

....."that he will be killed by 8th child of devki? Hare Krishna

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?

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