24. FORBEARING A person who tolerates all kinds of troubles, even though such troubles appear to be unbearable, is called forbearing. When Kṛṣṇa was residing at the place of His spiritual master, He did not mind taking … Read More
23. STEADFAST A person who continues to work until his desired goal is achieved is called steadfast. There was a fight between Kṛṣṇa and King Jāmbavān, and Kṛṣṇa was to take the valuable Syamantaka jewel from the … Read More
22. SELF-CONTROLLED A person who can control his senses fully is called vaśī, or self-controlled. In this connection it is stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, “All the sixteen thousand wives of Kṛṣṇa were so exquisitely beautiful that their smiling … Read More
21. PURE There are two kinds of supreme purity. When one type is possessed, one is able to deliver a sinful person. When the other type is possessed, one does not do anything that is impure. A … Read More
18. DETERMINED Any person who observes regulative principles and fulfills his promises by practical activity is called determined. As far as the Lord’s determination is concerned, there is an example in His dealings in the Hari-vaṁśa. This … Read More
Any person who can quickly execute a very difficult task is called expert. About the expertise of Kṛṣṇa there is a statement in the Tenth Canto, fifty-ninth chapter, verse 17 of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, wherein Śukadeva Gosvāmī … Read More
ŚB 1.3.44 तत्र कीर्तयतो विप्रा विप्रर्षेर्भूरितेजस: । अहं चाध्यगमं तत्र निविष्टस्तदनुग्रहात् । सोऽहं व: श्रावयिष्यामि यथाधीतं यथामति ॥ ४४ ॥ tatra kīrtayato viprā viprarṣer bhūri-tejasaḥ ahaṁ cādhyagamaṁ tatra niviṣṭas tad-anugrahāt so ’haṁ vaḥ śrāvayiṣyāmi yathādhītaṁ yathā-mati … Read More
ŚB 1.3.43 कृष्णे स्वधामोपगते धर्मज्ञानादिभि: सह । कलौ नष्टदृशामेष पुराणार्कोऽधुनोदित: ॥ ४३ ॥ kṛṣṇe sva-dhāmopagate dharma-jñānādibhiḥ saha kalau naṣṭa-dṛśām eṣa purāṇārko ’dhunoditaḥ Synonyms kṛṣṇe — in Kṛṣṇa’s; sva–dhāma — own abode; upagate — having returned; dharma … Read More
ŚB 1.3.41 तदिदं ग्राहयामास सुतमात्मवतां वरम् । सर्ववेदेतिहासानां सारं सारं समुद्धृतम् ॥ ४१ ॥ tad idaṁ grāhayām āsa sutam ātmavatāṁ varam sarva-vedetihāsānāṁ sāraṁ sāraṁ samuddhṛtam Synonyms tat — that; idam — this; grāhayām āsa — made … Read More
ŚB 1.3.40 इदं भागवतं नाम पुराणं ब्रह्मसम्मितम् । उत्तमश्लोकचरितं चकार भगवानृषि: । नि:श्रेयसाय लोकस्य धन्यं स्वस्त्ययनं महत् ॥ ४० ॥ idaṁ bhāgavataṁ nāma purāṇaṁ brahma-sammitam uttama-śloka-caritaṁ cakāra bhagavān ṛṣiḥ niḥśreyasāya lokasya dhanyaṁ svasty-ayanaṁ mahat Synonyms idam … Read More
ŚB 1.3.38 स वेद धातु: पदवीं परस्य दुरन्तवीर्यस्य रथाङ्गपाणे: । योऽमायया सन्ततयानुवृत्त्या भजेत तत्पादसरोजगन्धम् ॥ ३८ ॥ sa veda dhātuḥ padavīṁ parasya duranta-vīryasya rathāṅga-pāṇeḥ yo ’māyayā santatayānuvṛttyā bhajeta tat-pāda-saroja-gandham Synonyms saḥ — He alone; veda — … Read More
ŚB 1.3.37 न चास्य कश्चिन्निपुणेन धातु- रवैति जन्तु: कुमनीष ऊती: । नामानि रूपाणि मनोवचोभि: सन्तन्वतो नटचर्यामिवाज्ञ: ॥ ३७ ॥ na cāsya kaścin nipuṇena dhātur avaiti jantuḥ kumanīṣa ūtīḥ nāmāni rūpāṇi mano-vacobhiḥ santanvato naṭa-caryām ivājñaḥ Synonyms na … Read More
ŚB 1.3.34 यद्येषोपरता देवी माया वैशारदी मति: । सम्पन्न एवेति विदुर्महिम्नि स्वे महीयते ॥ ३४ ॥ yady eṣoparatā devī māyā vaiśāradī matiḥ sampanna eveti vidur mahimni sve mahīyate Synonyms yadi — if, however; eṣā — they; … Read More
ŚB 1.3.33 यत्रेमे सदसद्रूपे प्रतिषिद्धे स्वसंविदा । अविद्ययात्मनि कृते इति तद्ब्रह्मदर्शनम् ॥ ३३ ॥ yatreme sad-asad-rūpe pratiṣiddhe sva-saṁvidā avidyayātmani kṛte iti tad brahma-darśanam Synonyms yatra — whenever; ime — in all these; sat–asat — gross and … Read More
ŚB 1.3.31 यथा नभसि मेघौघो रेणुर्वा पार्थिवोऽनिले । एवं द्रष्टरि दृश्यत्वमारोपितमबुद्धिभि: ॥ ३१ ॥ yathā nabhasi meghaugho reṇur vā pārthivo ’nile evaṁ draṣṭari dṛśyatvam āropitam abuddhibhiḥ Synonyms yathā — as it is; nabhasi — in the … Read More
ŚB 1.3.28 एते चांशकला: पुंस: कृष्णस्तु भगवान् स्वयम् । इन्द्रारिव्याकुलं लोकं मृडयन्ति युगे युगे ॥ २८ ॥ ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥ kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam indrāri-vyākulaṁ lokaṁ mṛḍayanti yuge yuge Synonyms ete — all these; ca — … Read More
ŚB 1.3.25 अथासौ युगसन्ध्यायां दस्युप्रायेषु राजसु । जनिता विष्णुयशसो नाम्ना कल्किर्जगत्पति: ॥ २५ ॥ athāsau yuga-sandhyāyāṁ dasyu-prāyeṣu rājasu janitā viṣṇu-yaśaso nāmnā kalkir jagat-patiḥ Synonyms atha — thereafter; asau — the same Lord; yuga–sandhyāyām — at the … Read More
ŚB 1.3.22 नरदेवत्वमापन्न: सुरकार्यचिकीर्षया । समुद्रनिग्रहादीनि चक्रे वीर्याण्यत: परम् ॥ २२ ॥ nara-devatvam āpannaḥ sura-kārya-cikīrṣayā samudra-nigrahādīni cakre vīryāṇy ataḥ param Synonyms nara — human being; devatvam — divinity; āpannaḥ — having assumed the form of; sura … Read More
ŚB 1.3.19 पञ्चदशं वामनकं कृत्वागादध्वरं बले: । पदत्रयं याचमान: प्रत्यादित्सुस्त्रिपिष्टपम् ॥ १९ ॥ pañcadaśaṁ vāmanakaṁ kṛtvāgād adhvaraṁ baleḥ pada-trayaṁ yācamānaḥ pratyāditsus tri-piṣṭapam Synonyms pañcadaśam — the fifteenth in the line; vāmanakam — the dwarf brāhmaṇa; kṛtvā … Read More
ŚB 1.3.17 धान्वन्तरं द्वादशमं त्रयोदशममेव च । अपाययत्सुरानन्यान्मोहिन्या मोहयन् स्त्रिया ॥ १७ ॥ dhānvantaraṁ dvādaśamaṁ trayodaśamam eva ca apāyayat surān anyān mohinyā mohayan striyā Synonyms dhānvantaram — the incarnation of Godhead named Dhanvantari; dvādaśamam — the … Read More
