Month: February 2016

Lakshmana Agraja

“Thereafter the elder brother of Lakshmana consoled Sugriva, who had been driven away for the sake of his wife through his brother Vali, he of excellent splendor.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 35.34) tam tataḥ sāntvayāmāsa sugrīvam lakṣmaṇa āgrajaḥ |… Read More ›

For The Sake Of A Woman

“Thereafter the elder brother of Lakshmana consoled Sugriva, who had been driven away for the sake of his wife through his brother Vali, he of excellent splendor.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 35.34) tam tataḥ sāntvayāmāsa sugrīvam lakṣmaṇa āgrajaḥ |… Read More ›

Relating To All Living Entities

“With a friendship established, those two, the lord of monkeys and the Lord of men, developed mutual hope by discussing earlier events.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 35.33) tatastau prītisaṃpannau hari īśvara nara īśvarau | paraspara kṛta āśvāsau kathayā pūrva… Read More ›

Sakhya Rasa

“With a friendship established, those two, the lord of monkeys and the Lord of men, developed mutual hope by discussing earlier events.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 35.33) tatastau prītisaṃpannau hari īśvara nara īśvarau | paraspara kṛta āśvāsau kathayā pūrva… Read More ›

Protecting Valuable Objects

“Having understood the truth of the matter from me, those two were very affectionate. Placing them on my back, we arrived at where Sugriva was.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 35.31) tau parijñāta tattva arthau mayā prīti samanvitau | pṛṣṭham… Read More ›

Arguing Who Is The Best

“Having understood the truth of the matter from me, those two were very affectionate. Placing them on my back, we arrived at where Sugriva was.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 35.31) tau parijñāta tattva arthau mayā prīti samanvitau | pṛṣṭham… Read More ›

When The Honor Stops

“This material world is just like smoke, and the spiritual world is just like a blazing fire. The innumerable living entities are prone to fall down to the material world from the spiritual world when influenced by illusory energy, and… Read More ›

Kshanti

“Peacefulness, self-control, austerity, purity, tolerance, honesty, wisdom, knowledge, and religiousness – these are the qualities by which the brahmanas work.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 18.42) Download this episode (right click and save) śamo damas tapaḥ śaucaṁ kṣāntir ārjavam eva ca jñānaṁ… Read More ›