“Although this piece of cloth has been worn out due to extended use, still, it is glorious and certainly of the same color as the other.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.47) idam cira gṛhītatvād vasanam kliṣṭavattaram | tathā hi… Read More ›
“That shining yellow garment, which looked like a band of gold, was seen by the monkeys in a tree when dropped. They also saw principal ornaments on the earth which were certainly dropped by her and which made a tinkling… Read More ›
“I do not see there any of the ornaments that previously fell, but there is no doubt that these are the ornaments that did not fall.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.44) tatra yāni avahīnāni tāni aham na upalakṣaye |… Read More ›
“Though they have gone black due to a long period of use, the well-made earrings and well-fitting Svadamstras, as well as the ornaments on her hands, set with gems and coral, are all in the proper places, and thus must… Read More ›
“The Lord delivered the fallen souls in some places by meeting them directly, in other places by empowering a pure devotee, and in still other places by appearing before someone Himself.” (Chaitanya Charitamrita, Antya 2.4) If there’s a fire in… Read More ›
“Although one has affection for many persons, different types of ecstatic love awaken according to the nature of one’s personal relationships.” (Lord Chaitanya, Chaitanya Charitamrita, Antya 4.171) According to the Vedas, the core properties of the individual are eternality, knowledge… Read More ›
“Even where there are hundreds of good qualities, a critic does not consider them. Rather, he attempts by some trick to point out a fault in those attributes.” (Chaitanya Charitamrita, Antya 8.81) Are you a “glass half full” or “glass… Read More ›
“Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu considered, ‘Where has such a taste in this prasada come from? Certainly it is due to its having been touched by the nectar of Krishna’s lips.’” (Chaitanya Charitamrita, Antya 16.94) One of the benefits of visiting a… Read More ›
“Because people vary in their desires, You have distributed various holy names by Your mercy.” (Chaitanya Charitamrita, Antya 20.17) The Supreme Lord has different names assigned to Him by people who wish to connect with Him. The desires in each… Read More ›
“Let others worship the Vedas and the Upanishads, and let others worship the Mahabharata if they are afraid of material existence and want to become liberated from that condition. But as far as I am concerned, I wish only to… Read More ›