Krishna trying to walk Krishna tried to stand up and take a few steps on His own. Falling on His bottom, He would look unhappily at mother Yasoda and cry for a moment. To encourage Him, … Read More
The Deadly Embrace Fourteen years had passed since the day they had come out of Hastinapura furious, kicking the stones they met in the street, and uttering the most terrible curses against Duryodhana and his friends; … Read More
The news of the event shook the Kurava court. Everyone was impressed by the narration of Arjuna’s exploits during the fight against the Gandharvas, especially Bhishma who took the opportunity to scold and warn his grandson … Read More
The fault of interruption or separation Vyavahita va vyavadhane dose janme However, vyavahita[1] is an offense. This prevents the awarding of prema. To consider the Name and the Named to be different is a vyavahita. If … Read More
Asvatthama’s Punishment Just then Sanjaya, who was telling Dhritarastra about the latest events, could no longer see anything. So he could not continue the narration. “O king, with the death of your son the power … Read More
The difference between primary and secondary types of Holy Name Mukhya gauna bhede nama dui prakara Krishna has two different types of Names: primary (mukhya) and secondary (gauna). By taking shelter of the primary Names, … Read More
The Night Massacre The Pandavas had recently moved away from the scene of the duel between Bhima and Duryodhana and were in full celebration when Sanjaya, returning to the lake, found the king on the ground, … Read More
The Bhagavad-gita And at that moment the son of Pandu, sitting on the chariot with the emblem of Hanuman, having seen the mighty enemy army deployed with great tactical wisdom, said to Krishna[1]: “O infallible, lead … Read More
The Holy Name is the basis of everything Namera sarva-mulatva Among these four ways of understanding You (Your Name, Your form, Your qualities and Your pastimes), the Name is the most important. This is accepted by … Read More
The Celebrations For The Victory There were moments of great joy when the Pandavas with Dhristadyumna, Satyaki, Shikandi, the five sons of Draupadi and the other survivors of the great massacre, returned to the camp. And … Read More
The eternal form of Krishna Krishna-rupa nitya Krishna and Krishna’s form are identical. His Name and His form are a unique substance. They are never different. Whoever remembers the Holy Name associates with the form. … Read More
Sadly gathering his troops, Duryodhana, evidently immersed in gloomy thoughts, left for Hastinapura. However, along the way he decided to stop in a lonely place and, getting off his horse, he sat down in a yoga … Read More
Duryodhana Defeated Before an anxious audience, the final duel of Kurukshetra’s long and bloody war began. The warrior styles that characterized them were immediately evident: the two were very different from each other: Bhima obviously more … Read More
The intrinsic nature of the Holy Name Namera svarupa Hari Dasa said: Krishna-nama is like cintamani[1], it is beginningless and fully spiritual. Krishna Himself and His Name are one in tattva. Srinama[2] is the form of … Read More
Preparations For The Final Duel Upon reaching the place, the warriors dismounted and Yudhisthira approached the shore, calling for Duryodhana aloud. “Cousin, what are you doing there? Where is your arrogance? Are you not so sure … Read More
Sanjaya Begins To Tell The Story Not far from the lake Samanta-panchaka, created in ancient times by the avatara Parashurama, was stationed the great army of the Pandavas. When they left their tents that morning, everyone … Read More
Symptoms of a Vaishnava Vaisnava-laksana If the Holy Name comes out of someone’s mouth even once, he is a Vaishnava. In fact, a grihi[1] should strive to respect him. The symptoms of a superior Vaishnava Vaisnavatara-laksana … Read More
Some Devotees Worship the Devas Question Reading the Srimad Bhagavatam, First Canto, chapter 17, verse 34, on the purports of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada, he ensures that only Krishna should be the object of … Read More
Deliberation on the chanting of the Holy Name Nama-grahana-vicara Glories to Gaura-Gadadhara and the life of Jahnava. Glory to Sita’s husband, Srivasa and all devotees. With great anguish, Hari Dasa cried and then Gauracandra embraced him … Read More
Duryodhana Dives Into The Lake In those last moments, Duryodhana was far from the scene of the clashes when the plain of Kurukshetra faced him from a height, entirely covered with an impressive layer of corpses … Read More
