Bhagavad-gita 15.14
Bg. 15.14 अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रित: । प्राणापानसमायुक्त: पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम् ॥ १४ ॥ ahaṁ vaiśvānaro bhūtvā prāṇināṁ deham āśritaḥ prāṇāpāna-samāyuktaḥ pacāmy annaṁ catur-vidham Synonyms aham — I; vaiśvānaraḥ — My plenary portion as the digesting … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 15.13
Bg. 15.13 गामाविश्य च भूतानि धारयाम्यहमोजसा । पुष्णामि चौषधी: सर्वा: सोमो भूत्वा रसात्मक: ॥ १३ ॥ gām āviśya ca bhūtāni dhārayāmy aham ojasā puṣṇāmi cauṣadhīḥ sarvāḥ somo bhūtvā rasātmakaḥ Synonyms gām — the planets; āviśya — … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 1.19. sa ghoṣo dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṁ
स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि व्यदारयत् । नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलोऽभ्यनुनादयन् ॥ १९ ॥ sa ghoṣo dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṁ hṛdayāni vyadārayat nabhaś ca pṛthivīṁ caiva tumulo ’bhyanunādayan saḥ — that; ghoṣaḥ — vibration; dhārtarāṣṭrāṇām — of the … Read More
Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.4. CHAPTER FOUR The Process of Creation
CHAPTER FOUR The Process of Creation Text 1: Sūta Gosvāmī said: Mahārāja Parīkṣit, the son of Uttarā, after hearing the speeches of Śukadeva Gosvāmī, which were all about the truth of the self, applied his concentration … Read More
Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.3.24
ŚB 2.3.24 तदश्मसारं हृदयं बतेदं यद् गृह्यमाणैर्हरिनामधेयै: । न विक्रियेताथ यदा विकारो नेत्रे जलं गात्ररुहेषु हर्ष: ॥ २४ ॥ tad aśma-sāraṁ hṛdayaṁ batedaṁ yad gṛhyamāṇair hari-nāma-dheyaiḥ na vikriyetātha yadā vikāro netre jalaṁ gātra-ruheṣu harṣaḥ Synonyms tat … Read More
Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.3.23
ŚB 2.3.23 जीवञ्छवो भागवताङ्घ्रिरेणुं न जातु मर्त्योऽभिलभेत यस्तु । श्रीविष्णुपद्या मनुजस्तुलस्या: श्वसञ्छवो यस्तु न वेद गन्धम् ॥ २३ ॥ jīvañ chavo bhāgavatāṅghri-reṇuṁ na jātu martyo ’bhilabheta yas tu śrī-viṣṇu-padyā manujas tulasyāḥ śvasañ chavo yas tu na veda … Read More
Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.3.19
ŚB 2.3.19 श्वविड्वराहोष्ट्रखरै: संस्तुत: पुरुष: पशु: । न यत्कर्णपथोपेतो जातु नाम गदाग्रज: ॥ १९ ॥ śva-viḍ-varāhoṣṭra-kharaiḥ saṁstutaḥ puruṣaḥ paśuḥ na yat-karṇa-pathopeto jātu nāma gadāgrajaḥ Synonyms śva — a dog; viṭ–varāha — the village hog who eats … Read More
Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.3.13
ŚB 2.3.13 शौनक उवाच इत्यभिव्याहृतं राजा निशम्य भरतर्षभ: । किमन्यत्पृष्टवान् भूयो वैयासकिमृषिं कविम् ॥ १३ ॥ śaunaka uvāca ity abhivyāhṛtaṁ rājā niśamya bharatarṣabhaḥ kim anyat pṛṣṭavān bhūyo vaiyāsakim ṛṣiṁ kavim Synonyms śaunakaḥ uvāca — Śaunaka said; … Read More
Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.3.1
ŚB 2.3.1 श्री शुक उवाच एवमेतन्निगदितं पृष्टवान् यद्भवान् मम । नृणां यन्म्रियमाणानां मनुष्येषु मनीषिणाम् ॥ १ ॥ śrī-śuka uvāca evam etan nigaditaṁ pṛṣṭavān yad bhavān mama nṛṇāṁ yan mriyamāṇānāṁ manuṣyeṣu manīṣiṇām Synonyms śrī–śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī … Read More
Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.3.2-7
ŚB 2.3.2-7 ब्रह्मवर्चसकामस्तु यजेत ब्रह्मण: पतिम् । इन्द्रमिन्द्रियकामस्तु प्रजाकाम: प्रजापतीन् ॥ २ ॥ देवीं मायां तु श्रीकामस्तेजस्कामो विभावसुम् । वसुकामो वसून रुद्रान् वीर्यकामोऽथ वीर्यवान् ॥ ३ ॥ अन्नाद्यकामस्त्वदितिं स्वर्गकामोऽदिते:सुतान् । विश्वान्देवान् राज्यकाम: साध्यान्संसाधको विशाम् ॥ ४ … Read More
Being a pujari
An answer to a question This is a good question that would need some more time to see it from all necessary perspectives. There is no just a “yes” or “no” answer. Of course the most … Read More
Caitanya Caritamrita 1.1.1. (Adi-lila)
CC Ādi 1.1 বন্দে গুরূনীশভক্তানীশমীশাবতারকান্ । তৎপ্রকাশাংশ্চ তচ্ছক্তীঃ কৃষ্ণচৈতন্যসংজ্ঞকম্ ॥ ১ ॥ vande gurūn īśa-bhaktān īśam īśāvatārakān tat-prakāśāṁś ca tac-chaktīḥ kṛṣṇa-caitanya-saṁjñakam Synonyms vande — I offer respectful obeisances; gurūn — unto the spiritual masters; īśa–bhaktān — … Read More
Why don’t we hold festivals for Lord Buddha?
We need your help. Please consider sending us a donation: click here Our Bookstore Answer to a question Krishna’s incarnations are as unlimited as there are waves in the sea. As there is no limit … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 14.22-25
Bg. 14.22-25 श्रीभगवानुवाच प्रकाशं च प्रवृत्तिं च मोहमेव च पाण्डव । न द्वेष्टि सम्प्रवृत्तानि न निवृत्तानि काङ्क्षति ॥ २२ ॥ उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते । गुणा वर्तन्त इत्येवं योऽवतिष्ठति नेङ्गते ॥ २३ ॥ समदु:खसुख: स्वस्थ: समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चन: … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 14.13
Bg. 14.13 अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च । तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन ॥ १३ ॥ aprakāśo ’pravṛttiś ca pramādo moha eva ca tamasy etāni jāyante vivṛddhe kuru-nandana Synonyms aprakāśaḥ — darkness; apravṛttiḥ — inactivity; ca — … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 14.5
Bg. 14.5 सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति गुणा: प्रकृतिसम्भवा: । निबध्नन्ति महाबाहो देहे देहिनमव्ययम् ॥ ५ ॥ sattvaṁ rajas tama iti guṇāḥ prakṛti-sambhavāḥ nibadhnanti mahā-bāho dehe dehinam avyayam Synonyms sattvam — the mode of goodness; rajaḥ — the … Read More
Teachings of Lord Caitanya: Introduction
Introduction Originally delivered as five morning lectures on Caitanya-caritāmṛta – the authoritative biography of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, by Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī – before the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, New York City, April 10–14, 1967. … Read More
Teachings of Lord Caitanya: CHAPTER EIGHT The Avatāras
CHAPTER EIGHT The Avatāras Lord Caitanya continued explaining to Sanātana Gosvāmī about Lord Kṛṣṇa’s avatāras, or incarnations, which are His expansions who come to the material creation. The word avatāra means “one who descends from … Read More