Hrdayananda: ...absorbed in thinking that, for example, in this material world a sunset is very nice or something is very nice. But if, for example, in Mayapura is a devotee free to, for example, enjoy the, all the scenery without...Prabhupada: Do yo
It is stated in Srila Rupa Goswami`s Krsna Namastakam, " O holy name, the tips of the toes of your lotus feet are eternally worshipped by the glowing effulgence of the Upanisads, the crest jewels of the Vedas. You are eternally adored and chanted by gre
'eka' kṛṣṇa-nāme kare sarva-pāpa nāśa premera kāraṇa bhakti karena prakāśa Simply chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra without offenses vanquishes all sinful activities. Thus pure devotional service, which is the cause of love of Godhead, becomes manife
jātasya hi dhruvo mṛtyurdhruvaḿ janma mṛtasya catasmād aparihārye 'rthena tvaḿ śocitum arhasiSYNONYMSjātasya — of one who has taken his birth; hi — certainly; dhruvaḥ — a fact;
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Q 218. HOW SHOULD A DISCIPLE SERVE THE SPIRITUAL MASTER ? part 1.
A. BY SRILA PRABHUPADA.
tatra bhāgavatān dharmānśikṣed gurv-ātma-daivataḥamāyayānuvṛttyā yaistuṣyed ātmātma-do hariḥSYNONYMStatra — there (in the association of the spiritual master);
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Prabhupada:sanjaya uvacatam tatha krpayavistamasru-purnakuleksanamvisidantam idam vakyamuvaca madhusudanah[Bg. 2.1]Madhusudana. Krsna is described here as Madhusudana, the killer of the demon Madhu. Madhu-kaitabha-ari. So Arjuna was attacked by a dem
Pradyumna (leads chanting, etc.):sri bhagavan uvacakutas tva kasmalam idamvisame samupasthitamanarya-justam asvargyamakirti-karam arjuna[Bg. 2.2]Translation: "The Supreme Person, Bhagavan, said: My dear Arjuna, how have these impurities come upon you
Pradyumna (leads chanting, etc.):adharmabhibhavat krsnapradusyanti kula-striyahstrisu dustasu varsneyajayate varna-sankarah[Bg. 1.40]"When irreligion is prominent in the family, O Krsna, the women of the family become corrupt, and from the degradatio
Pancadravida:...are also engaged in serving Krsna. They give flower, and they're offering: "Take this flower. Offer to Krsna." This is service, dedicating. This is explained by Krsna to Balarama while going through the Vrndavana forest, that "Just se
