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During morning class, Srila Prabhupada mentioned how the Fifth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam described a variety of different punishments for sinful acts. Nature's laws, he stressed, were very strict, and one could not claim ignorance as an excuse. In question-time, someone asked how long it took for the soul to enter its next body after death.
Prabhupada replied that it depended upon the individual. Usually it was quick -- a matter of minutes -- but if a ma
sa evam aradhita-pada-tirthad
adhita-tattvatma-vibodha-margah
pranamya padau parivrtya devam
ihagato 'ham virahaturatma
sah -- so myself; evam -- thus; aradhita -- worshiped; pada-tirthat -- from the Personality of Godhead; adhita -- studied; tattva-atma -- self-knowledge; vibodha -- understanding; margah -- path; pranamya -- after saluting; padau -- at His lotus feet; parivrtya -- after circumambulating; devam -- the Lord; iha -- at this place; agatah --
ity avedita-hardaya
mahyam sa bhagavan parah
adidesaravindaksa
atmanah paramam sthitim
iti avedita -- thus being prayed to by me; hardaya -- from the core of my heart; mahyam -- unto me; sah -- He; bhagavan -- the Personality of Godhead; parah -- Supreme; adidesa -- instructed; aravinda-aksah -- the lotus-eyed; atmanah -- of Himself; paramam -- transcendental; sthitim -- situation.
jnanam param svatma-rahah-prakasam
provaca kasmai bhagavan samagram
api ksamam no grahanaya bhartar
vadanjasa yad vrjinam tarema
jnanam -- knowledge; param -- supreme; sva-atma -- own self; rahah -- mystery; prakasam -- enlightening; provaca -- said; kasmai -- unto Ka (Brahmaji); bhagavan -- the Personality of Godhead; samagram -- in sum total; api -- if so; ksamam -- able; nah -- unto me; grahanaya -- acceptable; bhartah -- O my Lord; vada -- say; anjasa
mantresu mam va upahuya yat tvam
akunthitakhanda-sadatma-bodhah
prccheh prabho mugdha ivapramattas
tan no mano mohayativa deva
mantresu -- in consultations; mam -- unto me; vai -- as either; upahuya -- by calling; yat -- as much as; tvam -- Your Lordship; akunthita -- without hesitation; akhanda -- without being separated; sada -- eternally; atma -- self; bodhah -- intelligent; prccheh -- asked; prabho -- O my Lord; mugdhah -- bewildered; iva -- as if it
karmany anihasya bhavo 'bhavasya te
durgasrayo 'thari-bhayat palayanam
kalatmano yat pramada-yutasramah
svatman-rateh khidyati dhir vidam iha
karmani -- activities; anihasya -- of one who has no desire; bhavah -- birth; abhavasya -- of one who is never born; te -- your; durga-asrayah -- taking shelter of the fort; atha -- thereafter; ari-bhayat -- out of fear of the enemies; palayanam -- flee; kala-atmanah -- of He who is the controller of eternal time; y
daivadhinesu kamesu
daivadhinah svayam puman
ko visrambheta yogena
yogesvaram anuvratah
daiva -- supernatural; adhinesu -- being controlled; kamesu -- in sense enjoyment; daiva-adhinah -- controlled by supernatural force; svayam -- himself; puman -- living entity; kah -- whoever; visrambheta -- can have faith in; yogena -- by devotional service; yogesvaram -- the Supreme Lord; anuvratah -- serving.
tasyaivam ramamanasya
samvatsara-ganan bahun
grhamedhesu yogesu
viragah samajayata
tasya -- His; evam -- thus; ramamanasya -- enjoying; samvatsara -- years; ganan -- many; bahun -- great many; grhamedhesu -- in household life; yogesu -- in sex life; viragah -- detachment; samajayata -- awakened.
Even th
imam lokam amum caiva
ramayan sutaram yadun
reme ksanadaya datta-
ksana-stri-ksana-sauhrdah
imam -- this; lokam -- earth; amum -- and the other worlds; ca -- also; eva -- certainly; ramayan -- pleasing; sutaram -- specifically; yadun -- the Yadus; reme -- enjoyed; ksanadaya -- by night; datta -- given by; ksana -- leisure; stri -- with women; ksana -- conjugal love; sauhrdah -- friendship.
snigdha-smitavalokena
vaca piyusa-kalpaya
caritrenanavadyena
sri-niketena catmana
snigdha -- gentle; smita-avalokena -- by a glance with a sweet smile; vaca -- by words; piyusa-kalpaya -- compared to nectar; caritrena -- by character; anavadyena -- without flaw; sri -- fortune; niketena -- residence; ca -- and; atmana -- by His transcendental body.
bhagavan api visvatma
loka-veda-pathanugah
kaman siseve dvarvatyam
asaktah sankhyam asthitah
bhagavan -- the Personality of Godhead; api -- also; visva-atma -- the Supersoul of the universe; loka -- customary; veda -- Vedic principles; patha-anugah -- follower of the path; kaman -- the necessities of life; siseve -- enjoyed; dvarvatyam -- in the city of Dvaraka; asaktah -- without being attached; sankhyam -- knowledge in Sankhya philosophy; asthitah -- be
ayajayad dharma-sutam
asvamedhais tribhir vibhuh
so 'pi ksmam anujai raksan
reme krsnam anuvratah
ayajayat -- made to perform; dharma-sutam -- by the son of Dharma (Maharaja Yudhisthira); asvamedhaih -- by horse sacrifices; tribhih -- three; vibhuh -- the Supreme Lord; sah -- Maharaja Yudhisthira; api -- also; ksmam -- the earth; anujaih -- assisted by his younger brothers; raksan -- protecting; reme -- enjoyed; krsnam -- Krsna, the Personality of Godhead
The municipality of Bombay had denied permission to allow construction of a temple on the grounds that kirtana in the temple would be a "nuisance". Giriraja brought this news to Prabhupada's attention at the official end of the festival.
The devotees, now enthusiastic and rejuvenated, prepared to return to their respective temples around the world. It was decided, however, that some of them be encouraged to stay on and hold massive kirtana programs in Bombay to convince res
There are eight types of marriage described in Manusmriti (Laws of Manu) or “Manava Dharma Shastra”:
• Rite of Brahmana (Brahma) – where the father of the bride invites a man learned in the Vedas and a good conduct, and gives his daughter in marriage to him after decking her with jewels and costly garments.
• Rite of the Gods (Daiva) – where the daughter is groomed with ornaments and given to a priest who duly officiates at a sacrifice during the course of its performance of this rite.
• Rite o
1. Alignment with Srila Prabhupada
• Krishna Conscious family life is consistent with the teachings and example of Srila Prabhupada.
• Srila Prabhupada’s teachings must be applied with consideration of time, place and circumstance.
• In the field of grihastha life, one should take into account the local culture without compromising Srila Prabhupada’s teachings. One should not attempt to simply transpose practices from one culture to another without understanding the principles and values underpi
- Nirukti, or the Vedic dictionary
- Viśvakośa dictionary
- Viśva-prakāśa dictionary
- Amarakośa Sanskrit dictionary (the most authorized)
- Kaumudī dictionary
- Viśva-prakāśa Sanskrit dictionary
- Śabda-kośa dictionary
- Medinī dictionary
- Professor Apte’s Dictionary
- Greek dictionary
- vaiṣṇava-smṛti a dictionary of Vaiṣṇava activities
- Dictionary known as Vaiṣṇava-mañjuṣā.
- Dictionary compiler Hemacandra, also known as Koṣakāra
- Mahattamānām abhidhāna also means dictionary of great devotees, or a book full of the words of g
Rasanath Das, an ex-investment banker turned Hindu Monk, was spending recent Sunday afternoons leading Occupy Wall Street protesters in meditation until police cleared their camp at New York's Zuccotti Park this week.
The 32-year-old monk isn't sure now where his next session will be. He'll keep following the protesters to lead meditation, though, convinced they will only roll back the inequality around them if they find equanimity deep inside.
"Anger won't solve anything," he told Reuters. "We h
