Bhagavad-gita 5.5 – yat sāṅkhyaiḥ prāpyate sthānaṁ
यत्सांख्यै: प्राप्यते स्थानं तद्योगैरपि गम्यते । एकं सांख्यं च योगं च य: पश्यति स पश्यति ॥ ५ ॥ yat sāṅkhyaiḥ prāpyate sthānaṁ tad yogair api gamyate ekaṁ sāṅkhyaṁ ca yogaṁ ca yaḥ paśyati … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 5.2 – śrī-bhagavān uvāca sannyāsaḥ karma-yogaś ca
श्रीभगवानुवाच सन्न्यास: कर्मयोगश्च नि:श्रेयसकरावुभौ । तयोस्तु कर्मसन्न्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते ॥ २ ॥ śrī-bhagavān uvāca sannyāsaḥ karma-yogaś ca niḥśreyasa-karāv ubhau tayos tu karma-sannyāsāt karma-yogo viśiṣyate śrī–bhagavān uvāca — the Personality of Godhead said; sannyāsaḥ … Read More
Carana pahadi in Nanda Grama
Lalita Kunda (Nandagrama)
Akrura-sthana, in Nanda Grama
Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.19.2. dhruvaṁ tato me kṛta-deva-helanād
ध्रुवं ततो मे कृतदेवहेलनाद् दुरत्ययं व्यसनं नातिदीर्घात् । तदस्तु कामं ह्यघनिष्कृताय मे यथा न कुर्यां पुनरेवमद्धा ॥ २ ॥ dhruvaṁ tato me kṛta-deva-helanād duratyayaṁ vyasanaṁ nāti-dīrghāt tad astu kāmaṁ hy agha-niṣkṛtāya me yathā na … Read More
Bhakti Increases in Its Own Way
Questions “How does Bhakti increase in its own way?” and “What is the meaning of ‘its own independent sweet will’? Answers An analogy can help us to understand better the concept that “Bhakti increases in … Read More
Kokilavana
“This isolated and untouched verdant forest is still much the same as it was even in ancient times and is full of many bird varieties and other wildlife like deer and antelope. The Puranas say that … Read More
Srimad-Bhagavatam – Preface
Preface We must know the present need of human society. And what is that need? Human society is no longer bounded by geographical limits to particular countries or communities. Human society is broader than … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 4.42 – tasmād ajñāna-sambhūtaṁ
तस्मादज्ञानसम्भूतं हृत्स्थं ज्ञानासिनात्मनः । छित्त्वैनं संशयं योगमातिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भारत ॥ ४२ ॥ tasmād ajñāna-sambhūtaṁ hṛt-sthaṁ jñānāsinātmanaḥ chittvainaṁ saṁśayaṁ yogam ātiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhārata tasmāt — therefore; ajñāna–sambhūtam — born of ignorance; hṛt–stham — situated in the … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 4.39 – śraddhāvāḻ labhate jñānaṁ
श्रद्धावाँल्लभते ज्ञानं तत्परः संयतेन्द्रियः । ज्ञानं लब्ध्वा परां शान्तिमचिरेणाधिगच्छति ॥ ३९ ॥ śraddhāvāḻ labhate jñānaṁ tat-paraḥ saṁyatendriyaḥ jñānaṁ labdhvā parāṁ śāntim acireṇādhigacchati śraddhā–vān — a faithful man; labhate — achieves; jñānam — … Read More