ŚB 2.1.15 अन्तकाले तु पुरुष आगते गतसाध्वस: । छिन्द्यादसङ्गशस्त्रेण स्पृहां देहेऽनु ये च तम् ॥ १५ ॥ anta-kāle tu puruṣa āgate gata-sādhvasaḥ chindyād asaṅga-śastreṇa spṛhāṁ dehe ’nu ye ca tam Synonyms anta–kāle — at the last stage … Read More
ŚB 2.1.9 परिनिष्ठितोऽपि नैर्गुण्य उत्तमश्लोकलीलया । गृहीतचेता राजर्षे आख्यानं यदधीतवान् ॥ ९ ॥ pariniṣṭhito ’pi nairguṇya uttama-śloka-līlayā gṛhīta-cetā rājarṣe ākhyānaṁ yad adhītavān Synonyms pariniṣṭhitaḥ — fully realized; api — in spite of; nairguṇye — in transcendence; uttama … Read More
ŚB 2.1.2 श्रोतव्यादीनि राजेन्द्र नृणां सन्ति सहस्रश: । अपश्यतामात्मतत्त्वं गृहेषु गृहमेधिनाम् ॥ २ ॥ śrotavyādīni rājendra nṛṇāṁ santi sahasraśaḥ apaśyatām ātma-tattvaṁ gṛheṣu gṛha-medhinām Synonyms śrotavya–ādīni — subject matters for hearing; rājendra — O Emperor; nṛṇām — … Read More
CHAPTER 3 Liberation from Material Planets The jñānīs and yogīs are generally impersonalists, and although they attain the temporary form of liberation by merging into the impersonal effulgence, the spiritual sky, according to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam their knowledge … Read More
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN Lord Caitanya and Rāmānanda Rāya The author of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta has described Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the ocean of transcendental knowledge and Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya as the cloud which is produced from that ocean. … Read More
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Conversations with Prakāśānanda According to the principles of the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs, singing, dancing and playing musical instruments are strictly prohibited, for they are considered to be sinful activities. The Māyāvādī sannyāsī is simply supposed … Read More
CHAPTER FIFTEEN Explanation of the Ātmārāma Verse in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Lord Caitanya next explained to Sanātana Gosvāmī a very famous verse known as the ātmārāma verse (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.7.10): ātmārāmāś ca munayo nirgranthā apy urukrame kurvanty ahaitukīṁ bhaktim … Read More
CHAPTER TWELVE The Devotee As mentioned above, a person in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, being fully devoted to the transcendental loving service of the Lord, develops all the godly qualities of the demigods. There are many such qualities, … Read More
CHAPTER ELEVEN Service to the Lord Next Lord Caitanya explained to Sanātana Gosvāmī the process by which one can approach Kṛṣṇa. The only process, said Caitanya Mahāprabhu, is devotional service to Kṛṣṇa. This is the verdict … Read More
CHAPTER FIVE How to Approach God In truth, all Vedic literature directs the human being toward the perfect stage of devotion. The paths of fruitive activities, speculative knowledge, and meditation do not lead one to the … Read More
Īśo 17 vāyur anilam amṛtam athedaṁ bhasmāntaṁ śarīram oṁ krato smara kṛtaṁ smara krato smara kṛtaṁ smara Synonyms vāyuḥ — air of life; anilam — total reservoir of air; amṛtam — indestructible; atha — now; idam … Read More
Īśo 13 anyad evāhuḥ sambhavād anyad āhur asambhavāt iti śuśruma dhīrāṇāṁ ye nas tad vicacakṣire Synonyms anyat — different; eva — certainly; āhuḥ — it is said; sambhavāt — by worshiping the Supreme Lord, the … Read More
Īśo 11 vidyāṁ cāvidyāṁ ca yas tad vedobhayaḿ saha avidyayā mṛtyuṁ tīrtvā vidyayāmṛtam aśnute Synonyms vidyām — knowledge in fact; ca — and; avidyām — nescience; ca — and; yaḥ — a person who; tat — … Read More
Īśo 8 sa paryagāc chukram akāyam avraṇam asnāviraḿ śuddham apāpa-viddham kavir manīṣī paribhūḥ svayambhūr yāthātathyato ’rthān vyadadhāc chāśvatībhyaḥ samābhyaḥ Synonyms saḥ — that person; paryagāt — must know in fact; śukram — the omnipotent; akāyam — … Read More
Īśo 3 asuryā nāma te lokā andhena tamasāvṛtāḥ tāḿs te pretyābhigacchanti ye ke cātma-hano janāḥ Synonyms asuryāḥ — meant for the asuras; nāma — famous by the name; te — those; lokāḥ — planets; … Read More
Īśo 2 kurvann eveha karmāṇi jijīviṣec chataḿ samāḥ evaṁ tvayi nānyatheto ’sti na karma lipyate nare Synonyms kurvan — doing continuously; eva — thus; iha — during this span of life; karmāṇi — work; … Read More
