SB 8.7.1 sri-suka uvaca te naga-rajam amantrya phala-bhagena vasukim pariviya girau tasmin netram abdhim mudanvitah arebhire sura yatta amritarthe kurudvaha TRANSLATION Sukadeva Gosvami said: O best of the Kurus, Maharaja Parikshit, the demigods and demons summoned Vasuki, king of…
Om Namoh Bhagvate Vasudevaya Navamah karma-kalpo ‘pi Viphalayesvanarpitah Kalpate purusasyaiva Sa hy atma dayito hitah Spiritual activities never go in vain Activities dedicated to the Supreme Personality of Godhead , even if performed in small measure, never go in vain. The…
Madchita madhyata Prana Bodheyata parasparam Kapiyam tashchayam Nityam Dushanti charamam ticha. The devotees of lord, Krishna explains, derive great satisfaction and bliss, discussing topics of Me, worshiping Me, finding pleasure in Me alone. Durlabha manava janama lobhiya samsare, durlabha…
“yat karoñi yad açnäsi yaj juhoñi dadäsi yat yat tapasyasi kaunteya tat kuruñva mad-arpaëam” (Bhagavad-Gita 9.27) SYNONYMS yat—whatever; karoñi—you do; yat—whatever; açnäsi—you eat; yat—whatever; juhoñi—you offer; dadäsi—you give away; yat—whatever; yat—whatever; tapasyasi—austerities you perform; kaunteya—O son of Kunté; tat—that;…
TEXT 19 “nänyaà guëebhyaù kartäraà yadä drañöänupaçyati guëebhyaç ca paraà vetti mad-bhävaà so ‘dhigacchati” Bhagavad-Gita 14.19 SYNONYMS na—no; anyam—other; guëebhyaù—than the qualities; kartäram—performer; yadä—when; drañöä—a seer; anupaçyati—sees properly; guëebhyaù—to the modes of nature; ca—and; param—transcendental; vetti—knows; mat-bhävam—to My spiritual…
janma karma ca me divyam evam yo vetti tattvatah tyaktva deham punar janma naiti mam eti so ‘rjuna (BG 4.9) One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his…
bhogaisvarya-prasaktanam tayapahrta-cetasam vyavasayatmika buddhih samadhau na vidhiyate (BG 2.44) In the minds of those who are too attached to sense enjoyment and material opulence, and who are bewildered by such things, the resolute determination for devotional service to the…
“anta-käle ca mäm eva smaran muktvä kalevaram yaù prayäti sa mad-bhävaà yäti nästy atra saàçayaù” Bhagavad-Gita 8.5 SYNONYMS anta-käle—at the end of life; ca—also; mäm—Me; eva—certainly; smaran—remembering; muktvä—quitting; kalevaram—the body; yaù—he who; prayäti—goes; saù—he; mat-bhävam—My nature; yäti—achieves; na—not; asti—there…
