Text 55 pratyäkhyäto virincena visnu-cakropatäpitah durväsäh shranam yätah sarvam kailäsa-väsinam Translation When Durväsä, who was greatly afflicted by the blazing fire of the Sudarsana cakra, was thus refused by Lord Brahmä, he tried to take shelter of Lord Shiva, who…
näbhägäd ambaréño ‘bhün mahä-bhägavataù kåté näspåçad brahma-çäpo ‘pi yaà na pratihataù kvacit From Näbhäga, Mahäräja Ambaréña took birth. Mahäräja Ambaréña was an exalted devotee, celebrated for his great merits. Although he was cursed by an infallible brähmaëa, the curse…
The Power of the Vedas Today we are reading on this wonderful occasion in which the Supreme personality of Godhead in his incarnation as Matsya avatar explains the knowledge of the Vedas to his disciple Maharaja Satyavrata. The Vedas are…
Om Namo Bagavathe Vasudevaya Text-54 Sri-Suka uvaca ity uktavantam nrpatim bhagavän ädi-pürusah matsya-rüpi mahämbhodhau viharams tattvam abravit Translation Sukadeva Gosvämi continued: When Satyavrata had thus prayed to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who had assumed the form of a…
A Brahman describes his past lives activities to Prahlad Maharaj The great Brahman speaking with Prahlad Maharaj is sharing with us his realizations. The realizations by which hearing can enlighten one to detach oneself from the fruitive endeavors of this…
Sri suka uvaca Iti danava daiteya Navindann amrtam nrpa yuktah karmani yattas ca Vasudeva paranmukhah Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, the demons and Daityas all engaged with full attention and effort in churning the ocean, but because they were…
SB 8.9.23 tasyām krtātipranayāh pranayāpāya-kātarāh bahu-mānena cābaddhā nocuh kiñcana vipriyam Translation The demons had developed affection for Mohini murti and a kind of faith in Her, and they were afraid of disturbing their relationship. Therefore they showed respect and honor…
na vayam tvamarair daityaih siddha-gandharva-caranaih nasprsta-purvam janimo lokesais ca kuto nrbhih Translation What to speak of human beings, even the demigods, demons, Siddhas, Gandharvas, Caranas and the various directors of the universe, the Prajapatis, have never touched You before….
