Life in the forest was not always idyllic. Often the cold, the animals, and other natural phenomena made it hard, especially in winter, when the delicate Draupadi suffered the most. In addition to all this, the … Read More
The Fall Of Bhishma While hundreds of men, many of whom he knew personally, continued to fall by his hand, suddenly the eldest of the warriors was assailed by a deep disgust towards war, towards his … Read More
Meeting Srila Jiva Gosvami Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami told him: “Go meet Jiva Gosvami[1]. You’ll get much benefit from his association. This devotee, named Dasa, will accompany you.” In Vrindavan, which is surrounded by the River Yamuna, … Read More
Question For example: “The set of instructions found in the Vedas is a very technical explanation on how to fast on these five days, but even though is very interesting, it is also very complicated for … Read More
The Tenth Day At dawn on the tenth day, Bhishma got up in a happy mood: not many days would pass and he, after such a long time, would return to his celestial planet, to his … Read More
Lord Siva’s friend Kuvera, the king of the Guhyakas[1], appeared in Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s pastimes as Kuvera Pandita, the father of Lord Advaita. Formerly, on Mount Kailasa, where the Siddhas and Sadhyas reside, Kuvera, who … Read More
Tirobhava[1] of Syamananda Prabhu On the fifth day of the bright fortnight of the month of Jyestha of 1623 AD, the twelve day Danda Mahotsava was started by the devotees in Sri Govindapur according to the … Read More
The following is a quote from Thakura Bhaktivinoda: “When a devotee following the path of vaidhi-bhakti abandons his various material desires and executes bhajana according to the instructions of the scriptures, the spiritual master and the … Read More
If you want to achieve perfection, carefully follow the sequence indicated by the Siksastaka. By observing the activities of the sadhus one can acquire a pure intellect. The attainment of siddha-deha, attained with constant bhajana, easily … Read More
The Pandavas Go To Bhishma That evening Yudhisthira was speechless. He had seen Bhishma’s terrible destructive abilities up close, and now he felt more dismayed than ever. If their grandfather had continued to fight like that, … Read More
Hare Krishna! Srila Manonatha Maharaja will be giving a videoconference class on the conversation between Vasudeva and Kamsa from the Srimad Bhagavatam, 10th Canto. Begins at 8:30 PM US Eastern time, 8:30 PM Santo Domingo / … Read More
Initiating the wild elephant In those days a huge wild elephant was devastating Vanapur. The inhabitants, including Ahmadi Beg, were terrified that they would be killed. Irritated by Syamananda Prabhu’s bright face, attractive personality, manners befitting … Read More
The Ninth Day Duryodhana seemed particularly excited that morning. “This is the day of our victory,” he told his brother Duhssasana. “Our Bhishma assured me last night that he would do wonders today. We must protect … Read More
The four tantric Sannyasi From Rajghat, Syamananda Prabhu left for Bhograi via Bedapal. In Bhograi lived four tantric sannyasis who performed tamasik worship offering animal sacrifices to Vasuli Devi[1]. One day the four sannyasis teased the … Read More
When Brahmā was relieved from his perplexity, he appeared to awaken from an almost dead state, and he began to open his eyes with great difficulty. Thus he could see the external cosmic manifestation with … Read More
Hare Krishna Maharaja. Regarding the following text of Prakrita Rasa Sata Dusini. So… Is it not enough just to serve without having complete knowledge? Could you be so kind to dig a little deeper? Also … … Read More
Assuming the form of a cowherd boy, Sadasiva danced with Krishna in Vrajabhumi. This is confirmed by the following statement of the Siva Tantra, where Bhairava[1] says: “One day, during the great festival of … Read More
Arjuna already knew that route from having traveled it during the military campaign that preceded the Rajasuya. Upon arriving at the Gandhamadana Mountain, he remembered how he had climbed it and how much he had wanted … Read More
Brahma, the master of the universe, who is considered one of the members of the Navavyuha and who is the original teacher of the Vedas and Tantras, appeared in Sri Caitanya’s pastimes as Gopinatha Acarya. … Read More
Dvadasi means twelfth, and Ekadasi means eleventh. When there is an important Dvadasi, the Ekadasi fasting is transferred on the Dvadasi, and this is called Mahadvadasi. October 26th 1970, is actually Dvadasi, so the fasting is … Read More
