Author Archives: Isvari

        by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   Vivaha Karma (marriage)   The groom should sit on an asana facing East saying:   om prajapatih vishnu rishih gayatri chandah virad vishnuh devata upavishad arhaniya … Read More

      by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   Vivaha Karma (marriage)   Herein the procedures for weddings are explained.   Jnati Karma (rites performed by relatives):   On the morning of the wedding the bride … Read More

          by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   It is also stated in the Skanda Purana –   brahmajno brahmanah proktah shuddha-sattvashayah sada devadidevam govindam- mrite nanyat prapujayet   nityo naimitike kamyo sarva-mangala-karmani … Read More

        by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   Also in the Padma Purana, the sage Bhrigu says to the Lord-   aho rupam aho shilam- aho shastir-aho daya aho sunirmala kshantir- aho sattvam guna … Read More

          by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   Vasudevarcanam   On the day of the wedding, that devotee of Govinda who has accepted panca-samskara initiation from a bona-fide guru, no matter which varna … Read More

          by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   Svastikam   om svasti no govindah svasti no ‘cyutanantau svasti no vasudevo vishnur dadhatu svasti no narayano naro vai svasti nah padmanabhah purushottamo dadhatu svasti … Read More

          by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   Earth from the Ganga   om bhur-asi bhumirasy aditir asi vishvadhaya vishvasya bhuvanasya dhatri prithivim yaccha prithivim drgmha prithivim ma himsih om anaya ganga-mrittikya shubhadhivasah … Read More

    “View of Mutura on the River Jumna” by Thomas and William Daniell, c. 1803 Jan 06, 2021 — CANADA (SUN) —   In the Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 12, Srila Prabhupada describes the glories … Read More

          by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   @Narayana Upanishad (put new version)   om atha purusho ha vai narayano ‘kamayata prajah shrijeyeti narayanat prano jayate manah sarvendriyani ca kham vayur jyotir apah … Read More

        by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   Mangalacarana   At the beginning of the vivaha (wedding) ceremony (or any other samskara) one should perform mangalacarana. First one should make a platform (vedi) which … Read More

          Introduction by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   The meaning of sannyasa is mentioned in Uttara Gita:   nityam naimittikam kamyam karma trividham ucyate sannyasah karmanam nyaso nyasi tad dharmam acaran   … Read More

        Introduction by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   Worship of Govinda is worship of all   It is said in Skanda Purana:   arcite deva-devesha abja-shankha-gadadhare arcitah pitaro deva yatah sarvamayo harih   … Read More

          Introduction by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   Anyone who is initiated with name and mantra of the Lord by a bona-fide spiritual master should take full shelter (of the Lord). The … Read More

          Introduction by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   (Following are five evidences to prove that the worship of demigods is no substitute for Vishnu worship.)   a. Bhagavad-Gita 9.23:   ye ‘py … Read More

          Introduction by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   (The following section is a footnote added by Gopala Bhatta Gosvami)   In Narada Pancaratra, Bharadvaja Samhita 3.22.25, the process of atonement for a … Read More

        Introduction by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami   Here are some scriptural statements forbidding worship of the devata and pitris   1. Narayana Upanishad   Worship of Shiva, Shakti (Durga), Surya, Ganapati and … Read More

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        Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur appeared in 1838 in an aristocratic family of Calcutta. Named Kedarnath, his youth was spent absorbed in studies. A prolific reader and writer, he authored many articles and poems … Read More

    Sri Jiva Gosvami     Srila Jiva Gosvami made his appearance in 1455, Sakabdha (1533 A.D.), on the 12th day of the bright fortnight in the month of Bhadra. He disappeared from view at … Read More