aham eväsam evägre nänyad yat sad-asat param paçcäd ahaà yad etac ca yo ’vaçiñyeta so ’smy aham Translation Sat means “effect,” asat means “cause,” and param refers to the ultimate truth, which is transcendental to cause and effect. The…
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya. SB 10.1.42 (yato yato dhāvati daiva-coditaṁ) mano vikārātmakam āpa pañcasu guṇeṣu māyā-raciteṣu dehy asau prapadyamānaḥ saha tena jāyate Translation At the time of death, according to the thinking, feeling and willing of the mind, which is…
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 1.9.9) tān sametān mahā-bhāgān upalabhya vasūttamaḥ pūjayām āsa dharma-jño deśa-kāla-vibhāgavit Translation Bhīṣmadeva, who was the best amongst the eight Vasus, received and welcomed all the great and powerful ṛṣis who were assembled there, for he knew perfectly…
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…
