“The spectacle and the noise in that city of bliss were so great that it is difficult to explain. The barat party was taken to their living quarters, where they received everything you could want, new and arriving constantly.” (Janaki… Read More ›
Month: July 2013
The In-Laws
“As the barat procession approached the city, the people happily came to welcome them. Looking at each other and meeting, it was like love became complete.” (Janaki Mangala, Chand 15.1) niyarāni nagara barāta haraṣī lena agavānī gae | dekhata paraspara… Read More ›
That Sound Around the Corner
“Playing the drums and sounding the auspiciousness and goodness of the occasion, they were getting close to Sita’s native city of Janakpur.” (Janaki Mangala, 120) bājahiṃ ḍhola nisāna saguna subha pāinhi | si naihara janakaura nagara niyarāinhi || Download this… Read More ›
The Best For Your Son
“King Dasharatha left aside all work and began making all the wedding preparations. Making the barata procession, he first worshiped Lord Ganesha.” (Janaki Mangala, 119) rāu chānḍi saba kāja sāja saba sājahiṃ | caleu barāta banāi pūji ganarājahiṃ || Download… Read More ›
A Temple In Every Home
“When the city heard, they became blissful and started singing congratulatory songs. They decorated auspicious kalashas and constructed pavilions.” (Janaki Mangala, 118) suni pura bhayau ananda badhāva bajāvahiṃ | sajahiṃ sumangala kalama bitāna banāvahiṃ || Download this episode (right click… Read More ›
Good Tidings
“When the king heard, he came forward and worshiped his guest and welcomed him. Given the letter, the auspicious news was heard and the king became very happy.” (Janaki Mangala, 117) nṛpa suni āge āi pūji sanamāneu | dīnhi lagana… Read More ›
One Billion Holy Names
“After the muni reached Ayodhya, he took bath in the auspicious rivers. Shatananda achieved the fruit of reciting a billion holy names.” (Janaki Mangala, 116) ge muni avadha biloki susarita nahāyau | satānanda sata koṭi nāma phala pāyau || Download… Read More ›
Ways to Remember Krishna
“O son of Kunti [Arjuna], I am the taste of water, the light of the sun and the moon, the syllable om in the Vedic mantras; I am the sound in ether and ability in man.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 7.8)… Read More ›
Giving to Krishna
“The Lord says, patram pushpam phalam: He is ready to accept from the devotee any kind of offering, never mind what. Even a leaf, a flower, a bit of fruit, or a little water, which are all available in every… Read More ›
Charming All The Way To Hell
“Such jugglers and magicians of the mundane world are actually puzzled by the jugglery of the Lord in His transcendental activities, but they try to adjust their bewilderment by saying that it is all mythology. There is, however, nothing impossible… Read More ›