He is the son of Maharṣi Aṅgira and is known as Bṛhaspati, the priest of the demigods. It is said that Droṇacarya was his partial incarnation. Śukracarya was the spiritual master of the demons, and Bṛhaspati challenged him. His son is Kaca, and he delivered the fire weapon first to Bharadvaja Muni.
He begot six sons (like the fire-god) by his wife Candramāsī, one of the reputed stars. He could travel in space, and therefore he could present himself even in the planets of Brahmaloka and Indralok
New Delhi: For the last few years a satellite image purportedly showing an illuminated India on Diwali night unfailingly does the rounds on social media websites. But the fact is the image put up by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Geophysical Data Centre has nothing to do with Diwali, the festival of lights. While not exactly a hoax, it is something shown out of context.
The image in question is actually an overlay of different photos taken by NASA satellites ove
Thursday, October 6th marked the Hindu festival of Dashera which celebrates the victory of the noble Rama over the evil Ravana as told in India’s great epic, the Ramayan. Dashera leads up to Diwali which celebrates Rama’s victorious return to his home in Ayodhya.
To observe these events the Vedic Society at the Global Headquarters of HSBC invited Radhanath Swami to speak to a group of over 1000 bankers including senior executives from the UK Home Office and other investment banks, at it’s landm
I am beside myself with grief and am speechless while trying to digest the reality that His Grace Gopiparanadhana Prabhu has been taken away by Krishna. Krishna’s plan is always perfect but when it manifests in the passing away of such an intimate, loving Godbrother as Gopiparanadhana Prabhu it is painful. But our solace is in our deep confidence that he has attained the ultimate perfection of life, entrance into Radha Giridhari’s eternal lila.
Gopiparanadhana Prabhu was an all-attractive perso
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How To Resist Temptations?
One of the disciples approached his Guru with a heavy heart. When enquired of his troubled face he said, “Guruji, I am fed up with temptations. At each moment and every place I am tempted. I fear that I will have to leave this life of solitude and prayer due to the irresistible temptations that suppress the joy of my life.”
The Guru consoled him saying, “Don’t worry my child. There is a solution for your problem. Let’s talk about this after two weeks. T
vande vinaya-bhāvāḍhyaṁ
sākṣād bhāgavatāmṛtam
śāstra-marma-vidāṁ varyaṁ
gopī-prāṇa-dhanaṁ prabhum
virahānale no dagdhān
bhaviṣya-bhaya-pīḍitān
pīyūṣa-bindubhir vāṇyāḥ
poṣayānātha-jīvitān
vande—I bow down; vinaya-bhāva—with humility; āḍhyam—to one who is endowed with; sākṣāt—to him who is personified; bhāgavata-amṛtam—nectar of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and of the Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta; śāstra—of the sacred scriptures; marma—mysteries; vidām—of those who know; varyam—to the most eminent; gopī—of the g
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I attended the recent samadhi ceremony and memorial service for Gopiparanadhana Prabhu at Govardhan. It was an emotional ceremony, full of memories of a most dedicated servant of Srila Prabhupada. I also had the fortune to visit the apartment next to the Govardhan Palace where he left this world. Unmentioned in any reports I read of his passing, Gopi Prabhu was actually living somewhat separately from his family as a vanaprastha and was thus alone when he left.
Years ago I had the
