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Song Name: Sri Guru Carana Padma Official Name: Song 1; Guru Vandana (Verses 1 to 4) Author: Narottama Dasa Thakura Book Name: Prema Bhakti Candrika Language: Bengali   (1) śrī-guru-caraṇa-padma, kevala-bhakati-sadma, bando muñi sāvadhāna mate jāhāra … Read More

    By Kaviraja Shanti Prakash Das There were three poor men who always desired great riches. One day a special delivery man handed to each poor man an envelope and informed each man, that within … Read More

  Vasundhara is another name for Bhumi, the Deity of the planet Earth. It means the holder of wealth.    

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  One of the holy mountains. This mountain has great Puranic importance.   (1) After slaughtering the Ksatriyas to extinction sage Parasurama made #Mahendra his place of abode. (Sloka 53, Chapter 129, Atli Parva). (2) Once … Read More

  #Vidhata He is a son born to Bhrgu. By his wife Khyati two sons Dhata and Vidhata and a daughter named Laksmi were born to Bhrgu. Laksmi was given in marriage to Visnu. The daughter … Read More

  Vidura is very famous in the story of Mahabharata, as a brother of Dhrtarastra, and as a man of colossal intelligence who had been closely watching the goings and comings of the Kauravas and the … Read More

A minister of Dhrtarastra.   Birth. Sanjaya, who was equal to a hermit, was born as the son of Suta from a portion of Gavalgana. (Adi Parva, Chapter 68, Verse 93).   The boon of Sanjaya. … Read More

Animandavya   1) General. How he got the name #Animandavya. Once there was a famous Brahmana named Mandavya. He did Tapas for many years standing silent in front of his Asrama, under a tree, raising his … Read More

Explanation of the name Vyasa. The name Vyasa can be divided into two words: “vi” and “asa”. By the rules of Sanskrit grammar when these two words are put together the name vyasa is born. Vi … Read More

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia     A lakh (/læk, lɑːk/; abbreviated L; sometimes written Lac[1] or Lacs) is a unit in the Indian numbering system equal to one hundred thousand (100,000; scientific notation: 105).[2][1] In the … Read More

Appendix:Hindu units of measurement       Contents 1Time 1.1Sidereal metrics 1.1.1Small units of time used in the Vedas 1.2Lunar metrics 1.3Tropical metrics 1.4Reckoning of time among other entities 1.5Vedic Time Units greater than a Kalpa … Read More

  #Karma, #akarma and #vikarma are very clearly described in the Bhagavad-gītā. Actions that are performed in terms of one’s prescribed duties, as mentioned in the revealed scriptures, are called karma. Actions that free one from … Read More

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Yama, Yāma, Yāmā: 44 definitions Introduction Introduction Image gallery In Hinduism Yoga Rasashastra Natyashastra Purana Kavya Vedanta Shaktism Vyakarana Dharmashastra Shilpashastra Shaivism Vaishnavism General definition In Buddhism Theravada Tibetan Buddhism Mahayana General definition In Jainism General … Read More