“In order to deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I advent Myself millennium after millennium.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 4.8) Download this episode (right click and save) paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya… Read More ›
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Five Things That Won’t Dispel The Darkness Of Night
“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 ›
Five Things To Do When Visiting A Vishnu Temple
“The process of meditation recommended in the Shrimad-Bhagavatam is not to fix one’s attention on something impersonal or void. The meditation should concentrate on the person of the Supreme Godhead, either in His virat-rupa, the gigantic universal form, or in… Read More ›
Five Ways To Gauge How Your Bhakti Is Going
“Have you conquered all the obstacles in the way of your practice of austerities? Has your practice of austerity and penance steadily increased? O lady who possesses asceticism for wealth [tapodhane], have you been able to control your anger and… Read More ›
Five Times The Universal Form Was Shown
“Just then the child inhaled, drawing Markandeya within His body like a mosquito. There the sage found the entire universe arrayed as it had been before its dissolution. Seeing this, Markandeya was most astonished and perplexed.” (Shrimad Bhagavatam, 12.9.27) Download… Read More ›
Five Things To Know About Rukmini Devi
“As she was adjusting the ornaments on her left-hand finger, she happened to look upon the princes and suddenly saw that Krishna was present amongst them. Although Rukmini had never before seen Krishna, she was always thinking of Him; thus… Read More ›
Five Reasons Krishna Has More Than Sixteen Thousand Wives
“Lord Krishna saw 16,100 young princesses, who had been kidnapped and held captive there. When the princesses saw the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, enter the palace, they immediately became captivated by the beauty of the Lord and prayed for… Read More ›
Five Ways That Mahadeva Gives Support To The Devotees
“…Shambhu, or Lord Shiva, is the ideal Vaishnava. He constantly meditates upon Lord Rama and chants Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. Lord Shiva has a Vaishnava sampradaya, which is called the Vishnu Svami-sampradaya.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Shrimad Bhagavatam,… Read More ›
Five Things To Know About Advaita Philosophy
“Arjuna inquired: Which is considered to be more perfect: those who are properly engaged in Your devotional service, or those who worship the impersonal Brahman, the unmanifested?” (Bhagavad-gita, 12.1) Download this episode (right click and save) arjuna uvāca evaṁ satata-yuktā… Read More ›
Five Reasons That Surrender To Krishna Is The Best Kind Of Sectarianism
“Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 18.66) Download this episode (right click and save) sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja ahaṁ tvāṁ… Read More ›