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मङ्गल adj. maGgala auspicious   मङ्गल n. maGgala prosperity   मङ्गल n. maGgala anything fortunate   मङ्गल n. maGgala amulet   मङ्गलकाल m. maGgalakAla auspicious occasion   मङ्गलवार m. maGgalavAra Tuesday   मङ्गलवारे ind. maGgalavAre on … Read More

भार्या f. bhAryA lawful wife   भार्या f. bhAryA wife   अहो, सः तस्य भार्यायाः परःकिम्? sent. aho, saH tasya bhAryAyAH paraHkim? Oh, is he younger than his wife?   भार्य adj. bhArya to be borne … Read More

  What is the indirect or secondary process of devotional service? The vow to satisfy Lord Hari by following varnasrama-dharma is the indirect or secondary process of devotional service. (Harinama-cintamani)   #Bhaktivinoda Thakura   #varnasrama dharma, #varnasrama-dharma

सूर्य m. sUrya sun   सूर्यास्त m. sUryAsta sunset   सूर्यचित्र n. sUryacitra stereo-graph   सूर्यमूलीय m. sUryamUlIya Japanese   सुर्यचिकित्साशास्त्र n. suryacikitsAzAstra heliotherapy   भक्ष्यमूल सूर्यमूखी m. bhakSyamUla sUryamUkhI artichoke [Bot. Cynara scolymus]   अहं … Read More

  What religion in this world will become the goal of all religion?   In their mature stage, all world religions will end up as the one religion, nama-sankirtana. We feel this to be a certain … Read More

  How many kinds of devotional service are there?   The processes of devotional service are divided into two. These are direct or primary devotional service in the form of hearing and chanting, and the indirect … Read More

One of the sages of the heavenly kingdom. He was a close friend of Indra, the King of heaven, and was as great as Brhaspati. He used to visit the royal assembly of Maharaja Yudhisthira, and … Read More

  What are the symptoms of pure devotional service?   Offering the result of one’s karma to the Lord is superior to following the principles of vanidsrama. Accepting the renounced order of life after giving up … Read More

कृतक m. kRtaka adopted son   कृतज्ञ adj. kRtajJa grateful   कृतज्ञा f. kRtajJA gratitude   कृतघ्न adj. kRtaghna ungrateful   कृतघ्ना f. kRtaghnA ingratitude   कृतवास adj. kRtavAsa staying   कृतवास adj. kRtavAsa resident   … Read More

Besides chanting the holy names, how should one accept the other limbs of devotional service?   After accepting the chanting of the holy names of Hari as the best form of sadhana and taking shelter of … Read More

  Is renunciation a limb of devotional service?   Just as darkness follows light, so where there is devotional service, renunciation automatically follows. But renunciation with an adverse quality cannot be counted as a limb of … Read More

  Can the path of spiritual life be freshly created? A path cannot be manufactured. Whatever path is there should be accepted by sadhus. Those who are proud and want fame try vigorously to discover new … Read More

What is seva?   Cultivation of Krsna consciousness is the only function of the living entity. In the liberated stage the cultivation of Krsna consciousness is called seva or service.   (Tattva Sutra 33)     … Read More