What is Pradhana?
What is Pradhana? In sanskrit the word Pradhana means “ the main or original entity”, which is the material nature. From Pradhana, a product of Maha Visnu’s energy, comes the material world, although not … Read More
What is Pradhana? In sanskrit the word Pradhana means “ the main or original entity”, which is the material nature. From Pradhana, a product of Maha Visnu’s energy, comes the material world, although not … Read More
Devotee: Can one sing without instructions? Prabhupāda: What? Sudāmā: She wants to know if she can really sing without reading her books, or without directions or without following the program. Prabhupāda: But singing must be … Read More
सूत उवाच एवमाभाषित: पृष्ट: स राज्ञा श्लक्ष्णया गिरा । प्रत्यभाषत धर्मज्ञो भगवान् बादरायणि: ॥ ४० ॥ अहमेवासमेवाग्रे नान्यद् यत् सदसत् परम् । पश्चादहं यदेतच्च योऽवशिष्येत सोऽस्म्यहम् ॥ sūta uvāca evam ābhāṣitaḥ pṛṣṭaḥ sa … Read More
नूनं भगवतो ब्रह्मन् गृहेषु गृहमेधिनाम् । न लक्ष्यते ह्यवस्थानमपि गोदोहनं क्वचित् ॥ ३९ ॥ nūnaṁ bhagavato brahman gṛheṣu gṛha-medhinām na lakṣyate hy avasthānam api go-dohanaṁ kvacit nūnam — because; bhagavataḥ — of you, … Read More
अन्यथा तेऽव्यक्तगतेर्दर्शनं न: कथं नृणाम् । नितरां म्रियमाणानां संसिद्धस्य वनीयस: ॥ ३६ ॥ anyathā te ’vyakta-gater darśanaṁ naḥ kathaṁ nṛṇām nitarāṁ mriyamāṇānāṁ saṁsiddhasya vanīyasaḥ anyathā — otherwise; te — your; avyakta–gateḥ — … Read More
प्रशान्तमासीनमकुण्ठमेधसं मुनिं नृपो भागवतोऽभ्युपेत्य । प्रणम्य मूर्ध्नावहित: कृताञ्जलि- र्नत्वा गिरा सूनृतयान्वपृच्छत् ॥ ३१ ॥ praśāntam āsīnam akuṇṭha-medhasaṁ muniṁ nṛpo bhāgavato ’bhyupetya praṇamya mūrdhnāvahitaḥ kṛtāñjalir natvā girā sūnṛtayānvapṛcchat praśāntam — perfectly pacified; āsīnam … Read More
स संवृतस्तत्र महान् महीयसां ब्रह्मर्षिराजर्षिदेवर्षिसङ्घै: । व्यरोचतालं भगवान् यथेन्दु- र्ग्रहर्क्षतारानिकरै: परीत: ॥ ३० ॥ sa saṁvṛtas tatra mahān mahīyasāṁ brahmarṣi-rājarṣi-devarṣi-saṅghaiḥ vyarocatālaṁ bhagavān yathendur graharkṣa-tārā-nikaraiḥ parītaḥ saḥ — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī; saṁvṛtaḥ — … Read More
स विष्णुरातोऽतिथय आगताय तस्मै सपर्यां शिरसाजहार । ततो निवृत्ता ह्यबुधा: स्त्रियोऽर्भका महासने सोपविवेश पूजित: ॥ २९ ॥ sa viṣṇu-rāto ’tithaya āgatāya tasmai saparyāṁ śirasājahāra tato nivṛttā hy abudhāḥ striyo ’rbhakā mahāsane sopaviveśa pūjitaḥ … Read More
तं द्व्यष्टवर्षं सुकुमारपाद- करोरुबाह्वंसकपोलगात्रम् । चार्वायताक्षोन्नसतुल्यकर्ण- सुभ्र्वाननं कम्बुसुजातकण्ठम् ॥ २६ ॥ taṁ dvyaṣṭa-varṣaṁ su-kumāra-pāda- karoru-bāhv-aṁsa-kapola-gātram cārv-āyatākṣonnasa-tulya-karṇa- subhrv-ānanaṁ kambu-sujāta-kaṇṭham tam — him; dvi–aṣṭa — sixteen; varṣam — years; su–kumāra — delicate; pāda — … Read More
समागता: सर्वत एव सर्वे वेदा यथा मूर्तिधरास्त्रिपृष्ठे । नेहाथ नामुत्र च कश्चनार्थ ऋते परानुग्रहमात्मशीलम् ॥ २३ ॥ samāgatāḥ sarvata eva sarve vedā yathā mūrti-dharās tri-pṛṣṭhe nehātha nāmutra ca kaścanārtha ṛte parānugraham ātma-śīlam samāgatāḥ … Read More
आश्रुत्य तदृषिगणवच: परीक्षित् समं मधुच्युद् गुरु चाव्यलीकम् । आभाषतैनानभिनन्द्य युक्तान् शुश्रूषमाणश्चरितानि विष्णो: ॥ २२ ॥ āśrutya tad ṛṣi-gaṇa-vacaḥ parīkṣit samaṁ madhu-cyud guru cāvyalīkam ābhāṣatainān abhinandya yuktān śuśrūṣamāṇaś caritāni viṣṇoḥ āśrutya — just … Read More
न वा इदं राजर्षिवर्य चित्रं भवत्सु कृष्णं समनुव्रतेषु । येऽध्यासनं राजकिरीटजुष्टं सद्यो जहुर्भगवत्पार्श्वकामा: ॥ २० ॥ na vā idaṁ rājarṣi-varya citraṁ bhavatsu kṛṣṇaṁ samanuvrateṣu ye ’dhyāsanaṁ rāja-kirīṭa-juṣṭaṁ sadyo jahur bhagavat-pārśva-kāmāḥ na — neither; … Read More
इति स्म राजाध्यवसाययुक्त: प्राचीनमूलेषु कुशेषु धीर: । उदङ्मुखो दक्षिणकूल आस्ते समुद्रपत्न्या: स्वसुतन्यस्तभार: ॥ १७ ॥ iti sma rājādhyavasāya-yuktaḥ prācīna-mūleṣu kuśeṣu dhīraḥ udaṅ-mukho dakṣiṇa-kūla āste samudra-patnyāḥ sva-suta-nyasta-bhāraḥ iti — thus; sma — as … Read More
Pregunta Haré krishna Guru Maharaja, todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada. Acepte mis humildes reverencias a sus delicados pies de lotos🙏🙇♀️🌹 Dos preguntas: 1 Se pueden ofrecer las flores de manjaris aunque estén secas? 2 … Read More
Room Conversation Varṇāśrama System Must Be Introduced — February 14, 1977, Māyāpura Satsvarūpa: …thought they were suppressed. Prabhupāda: Revolution means they are dissatisfied. Satsvarūpa: French Revolution, Russian Revolution. Prabhupāda: These things were … Read More
Sri Krsna told Bali Maharaja: “O lord of the Daityas, during the manvantara of Svayambhuva, six demigod-like sons were born in the womb of Urna-devi, the wife of Maharsi Marici. Their names were Smara, Udgitha, … Read More
Chaitanya Charan das: It is because Krishna enjoys rasa in different ways with different people. So just like Krishna is God, but Mother Yasoda sometimes chastises Krishna, she ties Krishna, threatens him. Why does she do … Read More
The wife of Upananda asked Krishna, “Who is Your father? Who is Your mother? Please tell us.” Again beaming that irresistible smile, Krishna-kumara pointed toward Yasoda and Nanda Baba with His leaf-like fingers. … Read More