TEXT 58 “äbädhito ‘pi hy äbhäso yathä vastutayä småtaù durghaöatväd aindriyakaà tadvad artha-vikalpitam” Srimad Bhagavatam 7.15.58 SYNONYMS äbädhitaù—rejected; api—although; hi—certainly; äbhäsaù—a reflection; yathä—as; vastutayä—a form of reality; småtaù—accepted; durghaöatvät—because of being very difficult to prove the reality; aindriyakam—knowledge derived…
TEXT 52 “niñekädi-çmaçänäntaiù saàskäraiù saàskåto dvijaù indriyeñu kriyä-yajïän jïäna-dépeñu juhvati” SYNONYMS niñeka-ädi—the beginning of life (the purification process of garbhädhäna, performed when the father begets a child by discharging semen into the womb of the mother); çmaçäna-antaiù—and at death,…
TEXT 47 “pravåttaà ca nivåttaà ca dvi-vidhaà karma vaidikam ävartate pravåttena nivåttenäçnute ‘måtam” SYNONYMS pravåttam—inclination for material enjoyment; ca—and; nivåttam—cessation of material enjoyment; ca—and; dvi-vidham—these two varieties; karma—of activities; vaidikam—recommended in the Vedas; ävartate—one travels up and down through…
TEXT 46 “nocet pramattam asad-indriya-väji-sütä nétvotpathaà viñaya-dasyuñu nikñipanti te dasyavaù sahaya-sütam amuà tamo ‘ndhe saàsära-küpa uru-måtyu-bhaye kñipanti” SYNONYMS nocet—if we do not follow the instructions of Acyuta, Krsna, and do not take shelter of Balaräma; pramattam—careless, inattentive; asat—which are…
Trancendental Holi in Vrindavan I see that some of you have many colors on your faces and cloths. Today is also the celebration of holi. Holi is one of the very beautiful meditations on the pastime of the Supreme Personality…
We will be celebrating the most and glorious occasion of the appearance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Sri Krishna Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The program will begin at 6 O’clock and of course this afternoon very few people have come…
“atmaupamyena sarvatra samam pasyati yo ‘rjuna sukham vä yadi vä duhkham sa yogi paramo matah” Bhagavad-Gita 6.32 SYNONYMS ätma—with his self; aupamyena—by comparison; sarvatra—everywhere; samam—equally; pasyati—sees; yah—he who; arjuna—O Arjuna; sukham—happiness; vä—or; yadi—if; vä—or; duhkham—distress; sah—such; yogi—a transcendentalist; paramah—perfect;…
TEXT 2.3 “kåñëotkértana-gäna-nartana-kalä-päthojani-bhräjitä sad-bhaktävali-haàsa-cakra-madhupa-çreëé-vihäräspadam karëänandi-kala-dhvanir vahatu me jihvä-maru-präìgaëe çré-caitanya dayä-nidhe tava lasal-lélä-sudhä-svardhuné” Caitanya-caritamrita Adi 2.3 SYNONYMS kåñëa—of the holy name of Lord Kåñëa; utkértana—loud chanting; gäna—singing; nartana—dancing; kalä—of the other fine arts; päthaù-jani—with lotuses; bhräjitä—beautified; sat-bhakta—of pure devotees; ävali—rows;…
