The Vedas describe the truth concerning the holy name with these words from the Rig-vedas: om ity etad brahmin nedistam nama yasmad uccaryamana eva samsara-bhayat tarayati tasmad-ucyate tara iti om asya jananto nama cid-viviktan mahaste … Read More
The Fall Of Karna Disappearing under a cascade of fiery arrows, Karna had miraculously managed to re-emerge by detonating each of those thousands of arrows with as many of his own. Unleashing blasts of fire, the … Read More
The chanting of the holy name spreads the moonlight that makes the transcendental lotus of good wishes blossom. In the Prabhasa Khanda it is written: madhura-madhuram etan mangalam mangalanam sakala-nigama-valli-sat-phalam cit-svarupam sakrdapi parigitam sraddhaya helaya va … Read More
Krishna’s two paternal uncles (Urjanya and Rajanya) Sri Krishna’s father, Sri Nanda Maharaja, has two paternal uncles named Urjanya and Rajanya. They are both cowherd men by occupation. Nanda Maharaja paternal aunt (Suverjana) Suverjana, who is … Read More
The Duel Between Arjuna And Karna For a few moments everyone was petrified by that scene of unprecedented violence, no one had moved. Then Vrishasena, seized by a fit of rage, shouting menacingly, rushed towards Bhima. … Read More
The Tragic End Of Duhssasana And in the midst of a terrible turmoil, in the distance Arjuna saw Karna. “There he is,” he said to Krishna, “the last of our nightmares. When he dies, victory will … Read More
98-101. The nine Jayanteyas, who were fixed in celibacy and equal vision, and who spoke the Sri Bhagavata-samhita to Janaka Rsi, appeared on this earth as nine sannyasis, and continually performed pastimes with Lord Caitanya. … Read More
On The Seventeenth Day “Today I will not return to my tents,” Vivasvan’s son solemnly said to Duryodhana at dawn on the seventeenth day, “without having killed Arjuna first. This is my solemn vow, and only … Read More
Karna’s Appointment – The Sixteenth Day When the Kauravas and their troops entered the plain of Kurukshetra at dawn on the sixteenth day, Karna was at their head. The previous one had been truly disastrous for … Read More
94/95. In the book Caitanya-carita, Murari Gupta explains that one morning Mahatapah gave an unwashed tulasi leaf to his father, who became so angry at him for this that he cursed him. Because of this Mahatapah … Read More
Thus, Duryodhana, his friends, and his brothers, all in excellent spirits, accompanied by a strong contingent of soldiers, headed for the woods of Dvaita. Upon arriving, Duryodhana inspected his herd of animals, and finding them in … Read More
Syamananda Sataka (verses 96-101) These 101 slokas in honor of Syamananda Prabhu were written by Sri Rasikananda. 96 kridantim yamuna-jale ghanarasam pranesvare sincatim alibhih saha radhikam su-vasanam mugdha-smitam mohinim tasya locana-khanjarita-natana- stabdhayitam yah smaran smeram … Read More
Karna Parva Sanjaya Tells The blind king Dhritarastra, in pain for the fate of his surviving children, did not know how to give himself peace and spent the days and nights looking out of the … Read More
The main issues are: Is the Gurvastakam (the samsara davanala song) intended for Srila Prabhupada? Is it only for him? Could disciples of other gurus meditate on their own spiritual masters while singing this song? … Read More
