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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

  By the arrangement of the Supreme Lord, low-grade living beings like bugs and mosquitoes suck the blood of human beings and other animals. Such insignificant creatures are unaware that their bites are painful to the … Read More

    पुनश्च भूयाद्भगवत्यनन्ते रति: प्रसङ्गश्च तदाश्रयेषु । महत्सु यां यामुपयामि सृष्टिं मैत्र्यस्तु सर्वत्र नमो द्विजेभ्य: ॥ १६ ॥   punaś ca bhūyād bhagavaty anante ratiḥ prasaṅgaś ca tad-āśrayeṣu mahatsu yāṁ yām upayāmi sṛṣṭiṁ maitry astu … Read More

    राजोवाच   rājovāca aho vayaṁ dhanyatamā nṛpāṇāṁ mahattamānugrahaṇīya-śīlāḥ rājñāṁ kulaṁ brāhmaṇa-pāda-śaucād dūrād visṛṣṭaṁ bata garhya-karma   rājā uvāca — the fortunate King said; aho — ah; vayam — we; dhanya–tamāḥ — most thankful; nṛpāṇām … Read More

      अन्ये च देवर्षिब्रह्मर्षिवर्या राजर्षिवर्या अरुणादयश्च । नानार्षेयप्रवरान् समेता- नभ्यर्च्य राजा शिरसा ववन्दे ॥ ११ ॥   anye ca devarṣi-brahmarṣi-varyā rājarṣi-varyā aruṇādayaś ca nānārṣeya-pravarān sametān abhyarcya rājā śirasā vavande   anye — many others; … Read More

la vibrazione sonora che contiene le potenze divine.   “Pranava [om], or the omkara in the Vedas, is the primeval hymn. This transcendental sound is identical with the form of the Lord. All the Vedic hymns … Read More

  “Do not give up devotional service even if there are innumerable dangers, countless insults and endless harassment. Do not become disheartened that most people in this world do not accept the message of unalloyed devotional … Read More

“Gradually, when the offensive portions of the established religions are destroyed, there will be no more differences in the bhajana performed by the various Sampradayas nor any quarrel between them. Then as brothers, the people of … Read More

      मर्यादा       f.       maryAdA    range मर्यादा       f.       maryAdA    end   मर्यादा       f.       maryAdA    bound        मर्यादा       f.       maryAdA    restriction  मर्यादा       f.       maryAdA    limit  मर्यादा-चाप m.     maryAdA-cApa    bounding arc       [Math.]       मर्यादा-रेखा f.       maryAdA-rekhA   bounding line      [Math.]       मर्यादा       … Read More

      Introduction Mayavada is a doctrine which teaches that everything is illusion (maya=illusion, vada=teaching). Mayavada philosophy rejects all forms and manifestations – as well as personality itself – as illusion.   Advocates of this … Read More

  Madayanti was the wife of King Kalmasapada. He was known as Mitrasaha and Saudasa also. When Kalmasapada lay cursed Vasistha begot a child of Madayanti named Asmaka. Madayanti gave her ear-rings to the sage Uttanka. … Read More

  Krishna’s venu has six holes and is widely known by the name Madana-jhankriti.        

      Eight Prayers Glorifying Sri Madana-Gopaladeva   1 mrdu-talaranya-jita-rucira-darada-prabham kulisa-kanjari-dara-kalasa-jhasa-cihnitam hrdi mamadhaya nija-carana-sarasiruham madana-gopala nija-sadanam anuraksa mam   O Madana Gopala, please place Your lotus feet, which are marked with a thunderbolt, lotus, conchshell, … Read More

The pendant on Srimati Radharani’s chest is called Madana