esa brahmi sthitih partha
nainam prapya vimuhyati
sthitvasyam anta-kale 'pi
brahma-nirvanam rcchati
SYNONYMS
esa--this; brahmi--spiritual; sthitih--situation; partha--O son of Prtha; na--never; enam--this; prapya--achieving; vimuhyati--bewilders; sthitva--being so situated; asyam--being so; anta-kale--at the end of life; api--also; brahma-nirvanam--spiritual (kingdom of God); rcchati--attains.
TRANSLATION
That is the way of the spiritual and godly life, after attaining which a man is not
Lord Nityananda is non - different from Lord Balarama, He is an eternal associate of Lord Chaitanya. In Treta – yuga He had appeared as Lakshman, the younger brother of Lord Rama.
Lord Nityananda, also known as Nitai, incarnated 500 years ago in Ekachakra, West Bengal, India. His father was Hadai Pandit and mother Padmavati. His childhood pastimes attracted the hearts of all the residents of Ekachakra. As a child He would take great pleasure in enacting the pastimes of Ramayan. He always preferre
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
A talk given in June 1968
at the Hare Krsna center in Montreal.
janma karma ca me divyam
evam yo vetti tattvatah
tyaktva deham punar janma
naiti mam eti so 'rjuna
Bhagavad-gita (4.9)
Lord Krsna is explaining here how one can very easily enter into the spiritual world, the kingdom of God. The simple formula is that anyone who perfectly understands the transcendental appearan
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Fifty centuries ago, a far-seeing sage wrote a book of Vedic
wisdom that speaks directly to our troubled times.
anarthopasamam saksad
bhakti-yogam adhoksaje
lokasyajanato vidvams
cakre satvata-samhitam
"The material miseries of the living entity, which are superfluous to him, can be directly mitigated by the linking process of devotional service to Lord Krsna. But the mass
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Hare Krishna and PAMHO to all devotees.
As you do know, leading a life of Brahmacharya is Lord Krishna's wish for us as it is stated in the Bhagavad Gita chapter 16 verse 21 : there are three gates leading to this hell – lust, anger and greed. Every sane man should give these up, for they lead to the degradation of the soul. as well as in bhagavad gita chapter 4 verse 26 purport:
Sex life, intoxication and meat eating are general tendencies of human society, but a regulated householder does not i
So this is the beginning of samsara. So there is attraction between man and woman, and as soon as the attraction becomes little intimate, they unite. Then they have children. Then they require money, apartment, so many things. This man became sinful.So in order to come back to our original position -- completely good, no bad thing -- we must come to Krsna consciousness. Otherwise we are gone; we are condemned. This is the purpose of Krsna consciousness movement, to bring him again to the platfor
Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Matajis,
Please accept my humble obeisances! All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudev!
The following is a humble effort to transcribe the class by HG Devakinandan prabhuji in Rajkot on Srimad Bhagavatam verse 1.17.18
na vayam klesha-beejaani / yatah syuh purusharshabha
purusham tam vijaanimo / vaakya-bheda-vimohitaah
"O greatest among human beings, it is very difficult to ascertain the particular miscreant who has caused our sufferings, because we are bewilder
the muster seed is the smallest seed if compared to others, yet springs up from seed to seedling and to a tree, finally, a super tree. If the muster seed is so faithful that faith will prove itself worthy, through believing , how much more if we set a standard , follow it through same faith and believe, accomplished by good practices, then you are a success and super success forevermore,It should be noted that we must give thanks to the lord for he does all things through his spirit as he wills
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Today I shall speak to you about the glorification of the holy name of God. This was discussed between Maharaja Pariksit and Sukadeva Gosvami in connection with a brahmana who was very fallen and addicted to all kinds of sinful activities but was saved simply by chanting the holy name. This is found in the Sixth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam.
The universal planetar
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
NITYANANDA PRABHU
Lord Nityananda is the eternal associate of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Rarely is the name Nimai (Chaitanya Mahaprabhu) taken without that of Nitai (Lord Nityananda). Mahaprabhu cannot be approached or understood without the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu, who is the cardinal guru of all the universes and serves as an intermediary between Mahaprabhu and His Devotees. (In the ima
Learn the verifiable symptoms of spiritual advancement as taught in the bonafide scriptures.
“Spiritual masters do not become perfect souls by the dint of their serving as initiating gurus. Neither do they become perfect simply because they are supported by zealous neophyte disciples. The only indication of a devotee’s degree of advancement is the presence of the discernible qualities that have systematically been described in scripture. Therefore one
there is a pain in my heart it hurt so deep
that am yet to taste the nectar of which i am anxious
that i ask myself of what use is my existence
if i cant use it to serve you my LORD in this life time of mine
and still yet not have a taste of this nectar of your holy name
sometimes i wonder why we devotees find it had to chant and call upon your holy name
even when on harinam
maybe it is because of the overfamiliarity with your name
or what? i ask myself
but madmen and and women
just by only hearing th
By Divesh Maharaj
In a Srimad Bhagavatam purport (1.11.12), Srila Prabhupada wrote, “..human energy should be properly utilized in developing the finer senses for spiritual understanding, in which lies the solution of life. Fruits, flowers, beautiful gardens, parks and reservoirs of water with ducks and swans playing in the midst of lotus flowers, and cows giving sufficient milk and butter are essential for developing the finer tissues of the human body”.
With t
So in this way the material world is very, very entangled. And if we become Krsna conscious, then we become free from this entanglement. All these criticisms or the divisions are there for gramyaih. Therefore Caitanya Mahaprabhu has advised, grama-katha na sunibe, bhala na khaibe na bhala na paribe. This is vairagya -- "Don't indulge in gramya-katha." Therefore we always advise, "Don't read newspaper. Don't read any other book," because it is full of gramya-katha, gramyaih. So to avoid it as far
During a game, a player does not focus much on the strength of his opponents but he focuses mostly on his opponent’s weaknesses. The player who effectively capitalizes his opponent’s weak points finally emerges victorious. In our match with maya (Krishna’s illusory energy) we also face similar challenges. Maya does not focus much on our strengths but mostly on our weaknesses. We often find ourselves placed in a situation where we are most vulnerable.
For e.g. if we had the habit of getting angry
Hare Krishna devotees. the Veda simply stands for Knowledge. it was passed on from the Supreme Personality Of Godhead to Brahma and then to Manu.now let us take some time and get to know the compiler of the Veda, Srila Vyasadeva. It is described in the lists of the main avataras of the Lord as found in the Bhagavata Purana, that the seventeenth incarnation was Srila Vyasadeva who appeared as the son of Parashara Muni and his wife Satyavati. His mission was to divide the one Veda into v
