Q. 245. WHAT IS THE VERDICT OF THOSE WHO WANT TO IMITATE THE RASA DANCE ?
Q. 245. WHAT IS THE VERDICT OF THOSE WHO WANT TO IMITATE THE RASA DANCE ?
A. BY SRILA PRABHUPADA.
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Q. 241. HOW MANY VARIETIES DOES THE DEITY FORM OF THE LORD APPEAR AND IN WHAT WAYS THE DEITY CAN BE ESTABLISHED ? WHAT ARE THE WAYS TO WORSHIP THE DEITY FORM OF THE LORD ?
Q. 241. HOW MANY VARIETIES DOES THE DEITY FORM OF THE LORD APPEAR
AND IN WHAT WAYS THE DEITY CAN BE ESTABLISHED ?
WHAT ARE THE WAYS TO WORSHIP THE DEITY FORM OF THE LORD ?
A. BY SRILA PRABHUPADA.Q.231. AT WHAT STAGE DOES ONE ATTAIN LOVE OF GODHEAD ?
Q.231. AT WHAT STAGE DOES ONE ATTAIN LOVE OF GODHEAD ?
A. BY SRILA PRABHUPADA.
Q. 226. WHAT IS THE POWER OF UNALLOYED DEVOTIONAL SERVICE ?
Q. 226. WHAT IS THE POWER OF UNALLOYED DEVOTIONAL SERVICE ?
A. BY SRILA PRABHUPADA.
bhaktyāham ekayā grāhyaḥ
śraddhayātmā priyaḥ satām
bhaktiḥ punāti man-niṣṭhā
śva-pākān api sambhavāt
SYNONYMS
bhaktyā — by devotional service; aham — I; ekayā — unalloye Read more…
Q. 225. DESCRIBE SOME GOOD AND BAD QUALITIES ?
Q. 225. DESCRIBE SOME GOOD AND BAD QUALITIES ?
A. BY SRILA PRABHUPADA.
śamo man-niṣṭhatā buddher
dama indriya-saḿyamaḥ
titikṣā duḥkha-sammarṣo
jihvopastha-jayo dhṛtiḥ
daṇḍa-nyāsaḥ paraḿ dānaḿ
kāma-tyāgas tapaḥ smṛtam
svabhāva-vijayaḥ śauryaḿ
satyaḿ ca sama Read more…
Q. 229. IS PURE LOVE OF GOD ETERNAL ?
Q. 229. IS PURE LOVE OF GOD ETERNAL ?
A. BY SRILA PRABHUPADA.
amṛta-svarūpā ca
SYNONYMS
amṛta — immortality; svarūpā — having as its essence; ca — and.
TRANSLATION
This pure love for God is eternal. (Narada Bhakti Sutra).
PURPORT
When a person attains t Read more…
Q.235. WHAT IS RENUNCIATION IN DEVOTIONAL SERVICE ?
Q.235. WHAT IS RENUNCIATION IN DEVOTIONAL SERVICE ?
A. BY SRILA PRABHUPADA.
nirodhas tu loka-veda-vyāpāra-nyāsaḥ
SYNONYMS
nirodhaḥ — renunciation; tu — moreover; loka — of social custom; veda — and of the revealed scripture; vyāpāra — of the engageme Read more…
Q. 223. WHAT RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES CULTIVATED BY A SURRENDERED DEVOTEE CAN HELP THE DEVOTEE TO DEVELOP LOVE FOR KRISHNA ?
Q. 223. WHAT RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES CULTIVATED BY A SURRENDERED DEVOTEE CAN HELP THE DEVOTEE TO DEVELOP LOVE FOR KRISHNA ?
A. BY SRILA PRABHUPADA.
śraddhāmṛta-kathāyāḿ me
śaśvan mad-anukīrtanam
pariniṣṭhā ca pūjāyāḿ
stutibhiḥ stavanaḿ mama
ādaraḥ paricar Read more…
Q. 234. CAN LUST BE FOUND IN THE PERFORMANCE OF PURE DEVOTIONAL SERVICE ?
Q. 234. CAN LUST BE FOUND IN THE PERFORMANCE OF PURE DEVOTIONAL SERVICE ?
A. BY SRILA PRABHUPADA.
sā na kāmayamānā nirodha-rūpatvāt
SYNONYMS
sā — that devotional service in pure love of God; na — not; kāmayamānā — like ordinary lust; nirodha — renunc Read more…
Q. 224. WHAT PRINCIPLES AND DUTIES, IF CULTIVATED WILL BESTOW ONE WITH ALL DESIRED BENEDICTIONS ?
Q. 224. WHAT PRINCIPLES AND DUTIES, IF CULTIVATED WILL BESTOW ONE WITH ALL DESIRED BENEDICTIONS ?
A. BY SRILA PRABHUPADA.
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
ahiḿsā satyam asteyam
asańgo hrīr asañcayaḥ
āstikyaḿ brahmacaryaḿ ca
maunaḿ sthairyaḿ kṣamābhayam
śaucaḿ japas ta Read more…
Q. 240. WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF WORSHIPPING THE LOTUS FEET OF LORD KRISHNA ?
Q. 24O. WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF WORSHIPPING THE LOTUS FEET OF LORD KRISHNA ?
A. BY SRILA PRABHUPADA.
Q. 239. WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF SURRENDER TO LORD KRISHNA AND WHAT ARE THE REGULATIVE PRINCIPLES ?
Q. 239. WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF SURRENDER TO LORD KRISHNA AND WHAT ARE THE REGULATIVE PRINCIPLES ?
A. BY SRILA PRABHUPADA.
SYNONYMS
bhavatu — let there be; niścaya — of certainty; dārḍhyāt — the firm Read more…
Q. 238. HOW SHOULD WE TREAT ACTS OF SOCIAL CUSTOM THAT ARE NOT AGAINST DEVOTIONAL SERVICE ?
Q. 238. HOW SHOULD WE TREAT ACTS OF SOCIAL CUSTOM THAT ARE NOT AGAINST DEVOTIONAL SERVICE ?
A. BY SRILA PRABHUPADA.
loka-vedeṣu tad-anukūlācaraṇaḿ tad-virodhiṣūdāsīnatā
SYNONYMS
loka — in society and politics; vedeṣu — and in the Vedic rituals; tat — Read more…
Q. 236. HOW SHOULD ONE BEHAVE IF ONE IS INSULTED OR RIDICULED ?
Q. 236. HOW SHOULD ONE BEHAVE IF ONE IS INSULTED OR RIDICULED ?
A. BY SRILA PRABHUPADA.
ativādāḿs titikṣeta
nāvamanyeta kañcana
na cemaḿ deham āśritya
vairaḿ kurvīta kenacit
SYNONYMS
ati-vādān — insulting words; titikṣeta — one should tolerate; na — Read more…
Q. 232. WHAT ARE SOME ATTRIBUTES OF ONE ENGAGED IN PURE DEVOTIONAL SERVICE ?
Q. 232. WHAT ARE SOME ATTRIBUTES OF ONE ENGAGED IN PURE DEVOTIONAL SERVICE ?
A. BY SRILA PRABHUPADA.
yat prāpya na kiñcid vāñchati na śocati na dveṣṭi na ramate notsāhī bhavati
SYNONYMS
yat — which; prāpya — having attained; na kiñcit — nothing; vāñc Read more…
Q. 237 WHAT DOES EXCLUSIVE DEDICATION TO LORD KRISHNA MEANS ?
Q. 237 WHAT DOES EXCLUSIVE DEDICATION TO LORD KRISHNA MEANS ?
A. BY SRILA PRABHUPADA.
anyāśrayāṇāḿ tyāgo 'nanyatā
SYNONYMS
anya — other; āśrayāṇām — of shelters; tyāgaḥ — the giving up; an-anyatā — exclusiveness.
TRANSLATION
Exclusive dedication to th Read more…
Q. 233. CAN ONE MANIFEST ECSTATIC LOVE IN DISCHARGING DEVOTIONAL SERVICE ?
Q. 233. CAN ONE MANIFEST ECSTATIC LOVE IN DISCHARGING DEVOTIONAL SERVICE ?
A. BY SRILA PRABHUPADA.
yaj jñātvā matto bhavati stabdho bhavaty ātmārāmo bhavati
SYNONYMS
yat — which; jñātvā — having known; mattaḥ — intoxicated; bhavati — becomes; stabd Read more…
Q. 230. AT WHAT STAGE IN DEVOTIONAL SERVICE DOES ONE BECOME PERFECT ?
Q. 230. AT WHAT STAGE IN DEVOTIONAL SERVICE DOES ONE BECOME PERFECT ?
A. BY SRILA PRABHUPADA.
yal labdhvā pumān siddho bhavaty amṛto bhavati tṛpto bhavati
SYNONYMS
yat — which; labdhvā — having gained; pumān — a person; siddhaḥ — perfect; bhavati — b Read more…
Q. 227. WHAT IS THE PERFECTION OF DEVOTIONAL SERVICE ?
Q. 227. WHAT IS THE PERFECTION OF DEVOTIONAL SERVICE ?
A. BY SRILA PRABHUPADA.
sā tv asmin parama-prema-rūpā
SYNONYMS
sā — it; tu — and; asmin — for Him (the Supreme Lord); parama — highest; prema — pure love; rūpā — having as its form.
TRANSLATION
Dev Read more…
Q. 228. IS IT GOOD TO HAVE PRIDE WITHIN ONESELF ?
Q. 228. IS IT GOOD TO HAVE PRIDE WITHIN ONESELF ?
A. BY SRILA PRABHUPADA.
na yasya janma-karmabhyāḿ
na varṇāśrama-jātibhiḥ
sajjate 'sminn ahaḿ-bhāvo
dehe vai sa hareḥ priyaḥ
SYNONYMS
na — there is not; yasya — of whom; janma — by good birth; karmabhyām Read more…
