But Sita insisted and accused him again harshly. Filled with pain and anger, Laksmana decided he had to leave. “So be it. I’ll go find my brother in the forest. I will disobey his orders knowing … Read More
Shalya Parva Shalya Appointed Commander Only a day had passed when the righteous Sanjaya, the disciple of Vyasa, returned again from Kurukshetra. Dhritarastra realized that it was all over, that Duryodhana and his … Read More
Sanjaya Begins To Tell The Story Not far from the lake Samanta-panchaka, created in ancient times by the avatara Parashurama, was stationed the great army of the Pandavas. When they left their tents that morning, everyone … Read More
Should We Suffer While Krishna Enjoys? Question: We are advised in Krishna Consciousness that we should not please the senses and / or have desires but rather please the senses of Krishna and / … Read More
Now it’s the time for the day to begin. Naturally you are on purpose and are feeling Sambandha with Radha Govardhanadhari. So no matter what your engagement may be, you continue the bhajana by keeping … Read More
The Burning of the Khandava Forest The birth of the boys brought a wave of great happiness to the kingdom of the Pandavas. Everyone was thrilled, and in every town and village of Indra-prastha the … Read More
Our Acaryas divide Sri Krishna’s transcendental pastimes into four phases, called Kaumara, Pauganda, Kaisora and Yauvana. The first, Kaumara, goes from His appearance day to the end of His fifth year. During this period … Read More
Duryodhana And The Secret Of Karna The Kaurava soldiers, who had suffered the trauma of seeing three commanders downed in seventeen days, had withdrawn in a disorderly fashion. Shalya was among the last to return to … Read More
The Vedas describe the truth concerning the holy name with these words from the Rig-vedas: om ity etad brahmin nedistam nama yasmad uccaryamana eva samsara-bhayat tarayati tasmad-ucyate tara iti om asya jananto nama cid-viviktan mahaste … Read More
When you have become sold out to reaching the Prayojana, all these suggestions will have great value. You will be experiencing all that you have read about; free of the bodily concept, tolerant, forgiving, etc. … Read More
The Fall Of Karna Disappearing under a cascade of fiery arrows, Karna had miraculously managed to re-emerge by detonating each of those thousands of arrows with as many of his own. Unleashing blasts of fire, the … Read More
The chanting of the holy name spreads the moonlight that makes the transcendental lotus of good wishes blossom. In the Prabhasa Khanda it is written: madhura-madhuram etan mangalam mangalanam sakala-nigama-valli-sat-phalam cit-svarupam sakrdapi parigitam sraddhaya helaya va … Read More
Krishna’s two paternal uncles (Urjanya and Rajanya) Sri Krishna’s father, Sri Nanda Maharaja, has two paternal uncles named Urjanya and Rajanya. They are both cowherd men by occupation. Nanda Maharaja paternal aunt (Suverjana) Suverjana, who is … Read More
The Duel Between Arjuna And Karna For a few moments everyone was petrified by that scene of unprecedented violence, no one had moved. Then Vrishasena, seized by a fit of rage, shouting menacingly, rushed towards Bhima. … Read More
The Tragic End Of Duhssasana And in the midst of a terrible turmoil, in the distance Arjuna saw Karna. “There he is,” he said to Krishna, “the last of our nightmares. When he dies, victory will … Read More
98-101. The nine Jayanteyas, who were fixed in celibacy and equal vision, and who spoke the Sri Bhagavata-samhita to Janaka Rsi, appeared on this earth as nine sannyasis, and continually performed pastimes with Lord Caitanya. … Read More
On The Seventeenth Day “Today I will not return to my tents,” Vivasvan’s son solemnly said to Duryodhana at dawn on the seventeenth day, “without having killed Arjuna first. This is my solemn vow, and only … Read More
Karna’s Appointment – The Sixteenth Day When the Kauravas and their troops entered the plain of Kurukshetra at dawn on the sixteenth day, Karna was at their head. The previous one had been truly disastrous for … Read More
That’s why the great Acaryas and the sweet Lord Himself says to live in the Dhama, especially Sri Vrindavana Dhama and Sri Navadwip Dhama. Every where in Vraja you will hear “Radhe Radhe!, Radhe Syama! … Read More
94/95. In the book Caitanya-carita, Murari Gupta explains that one morning Mahatapah gave an unwashed tulasi leaf to his father, who became so angry at him for this that he cursed him. Because of this Mahatapah … Read More
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