Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya! tataś ca vaḥ pṛcchyam imaḿ vipṛcche viśrabhya viprā iti kṛtyatāyām sarvātmanā mriyamāṇaiś ca kṛtyaḿ śuddhaḿ ca tatrāmṛśatābhiyuktāḥ (Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.19.24) Translation O trustworthy brāhmaṇas, I now ask you about my immediate duty. Please, after proper deliberation, tell…
Harinaam Diksa : We have been discussing from Sri Chaitanya Caritamrita, the subject matter of the spiritual master. Within our Gaudiya Vaishnava Sampraday, there are two initiations given to the aspiring devotee. The first is the Hari Nama diksha. This…
ity uktaù sa khalaù päpo bhojänäà kula-päàsanaù bhaginéà hantum ärabdhaà khaòga-päëiù kace ‘grahét Translation Kamsa was a condemned personality in the Bhoja dynasty because he was envious and sinful. Therefore, upon hearing this omen from the sky, he caught…
Text 26 çré-çuka uväca ity ädiçyämara-gaëän prajäpati-patir vibhuù äçväsya ca mahéà gérbhiù sva-dhäma paramaà yayau Text 27 çüraseno yadupatir mathuräm ävasan purém mäthuräï chürasenäàç ca viñayän bubhuje purä Text 28 räjadhäné tataù säbhüt sarva-yädava-bhübhujäm mathurä bhagavän yatra nityaà…
The human form of life is very rare and must be utilized for self realization Oh Lord Hari! My life, I have simply spoiled. Although I have taken this rare human birth, like a miser I have not served my…
Sri Vrindavan Dham is full of eternal bliss This verse is from Chaitanya Charitamrita, where Srila Krishna das Kaviraj Goswami, has given us through his divine eyes, a vision of the spiritual world, Sri Vrindavan Dham. Vrindavan is that place…
Om Namaho Bhagavate Vasudevaya! (Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.1.20) tatra gatvā jagannāthaḿ deva-devaḿ vṛṣākapim puruṣaḿ puruṣa-sūktena upatasthe samāhitaḥ Translation After reaching the shore of the ocean of milk, the demigods worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Viṣṇu, the master of the…
satataḿ kīrtayanto māḿ yatantaś ca dṛḍha-vratāḥ namasyantaś ca māḿ bhaktyā nitya-yuktā upāsate (BG: 9.14) Translation Always chanting My glories, endeavoring with great determination, bowing down before Me, these great souls perpetually worship Me with devotion. Purport The mahātmā cannot be…
