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
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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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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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
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.):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
Acyutananda: It's shallow. [break] ...that the Vaisnavas say that the gold ring is smaller in quantity than the gold mine, but the only way in this material world.... That is only a material example, because something can be separated from the genera
Hrdayananda: ...puffed up with knowledge.Prabhupada: What is their knowledge, nonsense? He has know...? Have they knowledge?Bhagavan: They're trying to prove that sense gratification is bona fide.Guru-krpa: ...and the explanation of...Prabhupada: And