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अध्याय सोलह – पयोव्रत पूजा विधि का पालन करना (8.16)

1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: हे राजन! जब अदिति के पुत्र देवतागण स्वर्गलोक से अदृश्य हो गये और असुरों ने उनका स्थान ग्रहण कर लिया तो अदिति इस प्रकार विलाप करने लगी मानो उसका कोई रक्षक न हो।

2 महान शक्तिशाली कश्यपमुनि कई दिनों बाद जब ध्यान की समाधि से उठे और घर लौटे तो देखा कि अदिति के आश्रम में न तो हर्ष है, न उल्लास।

3 हे कुरुश्रेष्ठ! भलीभाँति सम्मान तथा स्वागत किये जाने के बाद कश्यपमुनि ने आसन ग्रहण किया और अत्यन्त उदास दिख रही अपनी पत्नी अद

Since the most holy Appearance Day of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is on March 28, 2021, Rukmini discusses the mercy of Lord Caitanya. How has His mercy impacted and changed our lives, and the whole trajectory of our future?

Source: http://www.dandavats.com/?p=94069
 

From Back to Godhead

What is love? Where is it? And how can we get it?

Love, we are told, is all we need. It is the subject of numberless books, songs, films, plays, sonnets, articles, conversations, and advertisements; it is meditated on, longed for, and bemoaned; it is a source of anguish, ecstasy, and everything in between. Yet despite our ability today to acquire many things, love—or loving relationships with our friends, spouses, children, parents—often eludes us.

Why? Let us explore the n

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Srimad Bhagavatam Cantos 7-12

The translation of Srimad Bhagavatam is perhaps Srila Prabhupada’s greatest gift to the world. As we browse through the pages, we’ll find a relevant story, an inspiring personality, a striking situation, a philosophical exchange or a powerful life lesson that illuminates our heart. Every word brings life back into perspective, reminding us of the greater journey we are on, and filling

            Krsna is conquered by all, but most by the devotee who gives the most, who does the most.

Love is the foundation of everything. It is not like a sentimental wet blanket. Sometimes, we hear of impersonalists speak about the cosmic love and how one has to connect to that cosmic love, that all this cosmic loving energy is all-pervading and if one simply connects to it then they will also become like an instrument of that love. That is the impersonal loving energy, like a wet loving bla

अध्याय पन्द्रह – बलि महाराज द्वारा स्वर्गलोक पर विजय (8.15)

1-2 महाराज परीक्षित ने पूछा: भगवान प्रत्येक वस्तु के स्वामी हैं। तो फिर उन्होंने निर्धन व्यक्ति की भाँति बलि महाराज से तीन पग भूमि क्यों माँगी और जब उन्हें मुँह माँगा दान मिल गया तो फिर उन्होंने बलि महाराज को बन्दी क्यों बनाया? मैं इन विरोधाभासों के रहस्य को जानने के लिए अत्यन्त उत्सुक हूँ।

3 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: हे राजन! जब बलि का सारा ऐश्वर्य छिन गया और वे युद्ध में मारे गए तो भृगुमुनि के एक वंशज शुक्राचार्य ने उन्हें फिर से

अध्याय चौदह – विश्व-व्यवस्था की पद्धति (8.14)

1 महाराज परीक्षित ने जिज्ञासा की: हे परम ऐश्वर्यशाली श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी! कृपा करके मुझे बतायें कि प्रत्येक मन्वन्तर में मनु तथा अन्य लोग किस तरह अपने-अपने कर्तव्यों में लगे रहते हैं और वे किसके आदेश से ऐसा करते हैं।

2 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: हे राजन! सारे मनु, मनु के पुत्र, ऋषि, इन्द्र तथा देवता भगवान के यज्ञ जैसे विविध अवतारों में नियुक्त किए जाते हैं।

3 हे राजन! मैं आपसे पहले ही भगवान के विभिन्न अवतारों का वर्णन कर चुका हूँ – यथा यज्ञ अवता

By Chanda Chatterjee

Any discussion on religion remains incomplete without a reference to moral and ethical values. The case of Gaudiya Vaishnavism is no exception to that. It is true that ethics has not been systematically treated by the Gaudiya philosophers and that the issue in question has not been discussed independently, yet the fact remains that morality or ethics remains the sheet-anchor in their thought system. The philosophers of this school maintain that spiritual progress is hardly

One lady raised her hand after Prabhupada had finished a Bhagavad-gita class, as she had a question. She asked, “In the Bhagavad-gita it is said that if one thinks of Krishna at the time of death, one will go to Krishna. Now my question is, What if I think of you at the time of death? Will it have the same effect?”

Prabhupada didn’t answer right away. He closed his eyes for two or three seconds as if he were searching for the answer, and then he smiled and said, “That is very nice. Yes, it will

Some folks know how to spend time during the lockdown. One real nice Punjabi family forwarded me their little kirtan, rendered with keyboard, mrdunga drum and voices to the maha mantra. It’s very nice and I’m sharing it. Nanda Maharaj Das, Ananda Mayi and family put some time into showing their uptime during downtime. Thank you!

It was today at 12:30 p.m. that our group of three, Dwarkanath, Karuna Sindhu and I, got into the groove for an hour-long chanting session; for a Kirtan Mela. Since the

अध्याय तेरह – भावी मनुओं का वर्णन (8.13)

1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: वर्तमान मनु का नाम श्राद्धदेव है और वे सूर्यलोक के प्रधान देवता विवस्वान के पुत्र हैं। श्राद्धदेव सातवें मनु हैं। अब मैं उनके पुत्रों का वर्णन करता हूँ कृपा करके सुने।

2-3 हे राजा परीक्षित! मनु के दस पुत्रों में (प्रथम छह) इक्ष्वाकु, नभग, धृष्ट, शर्याति, नरिष्यंत, तथा नाभाग हैं। सातवाँ पुत्र दिष्ट नाम से जाना जाता है। फिर तरुष, तहत, पृषध्र के नाम आते हैं और दसवाँ पुत्र वसुमान कहलाता है।

4 हे राजन! इस मन्वन्तर में आदित्य, वस

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Just from a logical deduction perspective, Sri Krsna has to be the Original Supreme Personality of Godhead, the cause of all causes, one without a second. There is no one in the history of the universe that can compare to Him, in transcendental beauty, paraphernalia, qualities, pastimes etc.

(The following are names of some of His exquisite paraphernalia; His milk bucket, His signet ring, His earrings and locket, even His scissors.)

(from Srila Rupa Goswami’s Radha-Krishna-ganoddesha-dipika)

By Kesava Krsna Dasa

There is a lot of emphasis nowadays on the need for love and trust among devotees. We can cite the six loving exchanges between us. We can also use the strength of the often quoted, “your love for me will be shown by how you cooperate.” In spite of our efforts to promote this ideal, can we ever expect a situation where love and trust dominates in all of our devotee interactions?

Are we too big as an organisation to assume that this will happen? Can each of us get by simply

By Bhakti Bhringa Govinda Swami

Many times in life we have heard the saying, “A single twig will break, but the bundle of twigs is strong.” For practicing devotees the connotation was that we always live, practice, and teach in the society of like-minded Vaisnavas. Then we will maintain spiritual strength. Yet, this past year has given us a new perspective on the simple understanding that in unity we remain strong and withstand weakness.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a once-in-a-century event

What we are discussing today is from that time of Mahaprabhu where He was traveling for six years and he set off from Jagannath Puri towards south India. When Mahaprabhu set out for this journey, Srila Prabhupada has helped us understand there were many reasons that are why He set off for this journey. One of the reasons was that he wanted to visit all the holy places. Yes that’s a reason, that’s expressed but through the travel of his holy places within this section that we’ll be reading today

By Acarya dasa, All-India Padayatra leader

The All-India Padayatra has been on the road for thirty-six years – big time. Wherever padayatra goes, it implants the seeds of bhakti in people’s hearts. Some people become devotees by darshan of Sri Sri Nitai-Gaurasundar, some by reading Srila Prabhupada’s books, some by seeing the purity and love of padayatris, and some by honouring prasadam. Some also get attracted to our four-legged souls in padayatra, our oxen. Whoever took darshan of Their Lords

The temperature reached an all-time high for Ontario at 16° C for March 11th. The mercy of Shiva. However, it turned a bit nippier, which deterred my trip to the park. I am on crutches still, and David was going to be a walking companion, a necessity, although the green space is only across the street. The chill would aggravate my condition for the time being.

For now, those of us who are within the Vaishnava culture are gearing up for the coming birthday of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, a most notewor