8 qualities of Lord Ramachandra as mentioned by Sri Hanumanji.
1. Vishuddaanubhava-maatram - The Lord, whose pure form is uncontaminated by the modes of material nature, can be perceived by pure consciousness.
2. Ekam - one without a second.
3. Sva-tejasaa dhvasta-guna-vyavastham - by His own spiritual potency, vanquished the influence of the modes of material nature.
4. Pratyak - transcendental, not to be seen with material eyes.
5. Prashaantam - undisturbed by material agitation.
6. sudhiyopalambhan
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apam viryasya sargasya
parjanyasya prajapateh
pumsah sisna upasthas tu
prajaty-ananda-nirvrteh
apam -- of water; viryasya -- of the semen; sargasya -- of the generative; parjanyasya -- of rains; prajapateh -- of the creator; pumsah -- of the Lord; sisnah -- the genitals; upasthah tu -- the place where the genitals are situated; prajati -- due to begetting; ananda -- pleasure; nirvrteh -- cause.
Krishna - The complete whole
The complete whole, Personality of Godhead, Krishna has immense potencies (parasya saktir vividhaiva sruyate [Cc. Madhya 13.65, purport]. This phenomenal world or material world in which we are placed is also complete in itself because the twenty-four elements of which this material universe is a temporary manifestation, according to Sankhya philosophy, are completely adjusted to produce complete resources which are necessary for the maintenance and subsistence of thi
Question: What is the relationship between yoga and bhakti?
Yoga, with its extraordinary health benefits, has achieved global acclaim today. The word 'yoga' comes from the root 'yug', which is similar to the English word 'yoke' and means to 'connect' or 'link. The Patanjali Yoga-Sutra, which is the foundational guidebook for yoga, explains that yoga in its completeness comprises eight stages and so is called ashtanga-yoga (ashta - eight, anga - limbs). What is popular as yoga today is actually ju
Guru (Vyasa) Purnima
This event really is directed towards Srila Vyasadeva, thus in some sampradayas they refer to Guru Purnima as Vyasa Purnima. Traditionally it is the day when the guru is worshipped.
In the book Festivals, Fairs and Fasts of India (Shakti M Gupta. 1991. Clarion books. page 88-89.) It says: Guru Purnima "......is observed on the full moon day in the month of Ashadha in honour of the sage Vyasa, by keeping a fast, worshippig him for His blessings and to gain wisdom. Formerly on t
At the beginning of the material worlds creation the Supreme Lord Hari created the moving and non-moving living entities within this world made of five gross material elements, simultaneously for punishing the sinful persons Lord created a personality whose form was the embodiment of sins the Sanskrit word is Papapurusha. The different limbs of this personality were constructed of various sinful activities, his complexion is black and the colour of his eyes is yellow. He inflicts extreme misery
SB 4.7.12: At this time, King Dakṣa, afflicted by love and affection, was very much awakened to his real senses. With great endeavor, he pacified his mind, checked his feelings, and with pure consciousness began to offer prayers to Lord Śiva.
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.7.13
dakṣa uvāc
Get Cared for...Feel Cared for!
"One time Prabhupada was sitting with his hand on his head and he was saying, "You don't know what it is like to run a world-wide spiritual movement. You don't know." The inference, with the way that he was holding his head, was that it was a big headache.
Prabhupada was so concerned that we all stay together, that we all work together, that we all cooperate to spread the Krsna conscious movement. We have many, many devotees now and it's important that the devotees
I was just nodding
vikramo bhur bhuvah svas ca
ksemasya saranasya ca
sarva-kama-varasyapi
hares carana aspadam
vikramah -- forward steps; bhuh bhuvah -- of the lower and upper planets; svah -- as well as of heaven; ca -- also; ksemasya -- of protection of all that we have; saranasya -- of fearlessness; ca -- also; sarva-kama -- all that we need; varasya -- of all benedictions; api -- exactly; hareh -- of the Lord; caranah -- the lotus feet; aspadam -- shelter.
TRANSLATION
Thus
What is this consciousness?
This consciousness is "I am." Then what am I? In contaminated consciousness "I am" means "I am the lord of all I survey. I am the enjoyer." The world revolves because every living being thinks that he is the lord and creator of the material world.
2 psychic divisions of material consciousness
Material consciousness has two psychic divisions. One is that I am the creator, and the other is that I am the enjoyer. But actually the Supreme Lord is both the creator and the enj
HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA
KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA
RAMA RAMA HARE HARE
Let's spread Lord Krishna name to everyone in the world and help our soul by chanting this mantra for ever.
Isn't that unscientific?
Question: When I talk about God, soul, rebirth, people often question: why discuss such unscientific things in this modern age of science?
Answer: Their question originates not from their scientific thinking, but from their belief in scientism, the peculiar school of thought that places around science a halo of "omniscience."
The reputed physicist Fritjof Capra in his well-known book The Tao of Physics explains how scientific knowledge is like a map. Just as a map helps in
He ended the discussion by stressing the difference between mere belief and actual knowledge. "The more you become eager to know God, God will reveal Himself. From our side, we should not be stereotyped. People in different sects of religion, they say, 'We believe.' But they do not want to go further than they believe. That is very difficult. You must be dynamic and progressive, then you will have. I have talked with many sects, especially Christian priests. They will
bahavo loka-palanam
prayasah ksema-karmanam
bahavah -- arms; loka-palanam -- of the governing deities of the planets, the demigods; prayasah -- almost always; ksema-karmanam -- of those who are leaders and protectors of the general mass.
This important verse of Srimad-Bhagavatam is corroborated and nicely
SB 4.7.8: After everything was executed exactly as directed by Lord Śiva, Dakṣa's body was joined to the head of the animal meant to be killed in the sacrifice.
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.7.9
sandhīyamāne śirasi
dakṣo rudrābhivīkṣitah
sadyaḥ supta ivotta
Lord Caitanya's darsana of Nrsimhadeva...
...or was it Lord Nrsimhadeva's darsana of lord Caitanya? Upon seeing the Deity of Lord Nrsimha in the temple, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu offered His respectful obeisances by falling flat. Then, in ecstatic love, He performed various dances, chanted, and offered prayers.
sri nrsimha jaya nrsimha jaya jaya nrsimha
prahladesa jaya padma mukha padma bhrnga
“‘All glories to Nrsimhadeva! All glories to Nrsimhadeva, who is the Lord of Prahlada Maharaja and, like a
sadhu-sanga, nama-kirtana, bhagavata-sravana, mathura-vasa, sri-murtira sraddhaya sevana
One should associate with devotees, chant the holy name of the Lord, hear Srimad-Bhagavatam, reside at Mathura and worship the
