“Lord Brahma said: O son of Kashyapa Muni, please get up, please get up. All good fortune unto you. You are now perfect in the performance of your austerities, and therefore I may give you a benediction. You may now… Read More ›
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The Four Sanskrit Terms To Chaitanya’s Conclusion
“Lord Chaitanya instructed the mass of people in the sankhya philosophy of achintya-bhedabheda-tattva, which maintains that the Supreme Lord is simultaneously one with and different from His creation. Lord Chaitanya taught this philosophy through the chanting of the holy name… Read More ›
Four Ways Hanuman Shows Versatility
“Abandoning his beggar form and reassuming his monkey form, the elephant among monkeys [Hanuman] placed those two heroes on his back and departed.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Kishkindha Kand, 4.34) Download this episode (right click and save) भिक्षुरूपं परित्यज्य वानरं रूपमास्थितः। पृष्ठमारोप्य… Read More ›
Four Things That First Offended Me From Shastra
“There is no possibility of one’s becoming a yogi, O Arjuna, if one eats too much, or eats too little, sleeps too much or does not sleep enough.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 6.16) Download this episode (right click and save) नात्य्-अश्नतस्… Read More ›
Four Questions When Viewing The Deity For The First Time
“We may find some mailboxes on the street, and if we post our letters in those boxes, they will naturally go to their destination without difficulty. But any old box, or an imitation, which we may find somewhere, which is… Read More ›
Four Negations In Sanskrit To Explain God
“The theory of the asuras is that the living entities are born of material nature, or prakriti, in touch with the purusha. This theory also cannot be accepted because both the material nature and the Supreme Personality of Godhead are… Read More ›
Four Categories Of People Arjuna Would Be Fighting Against
“Arjuna said: O killer of Madhu [Krishna], how can I counterattack with arrows in battle men like Bhishma and Drona, who are worthy of my worship?” (Bhagavad-gita, 2.4) Download this episode (right click and save) अर्जुन उवाच कथṁ भीष्मम् अहṁ… Read More ›
Four Things That Changed Due To Old Age
“And as far as disease and old age are concerned, everyone gets practical experience. No one wants to be diseased, and no one wants to become old, but there is no avoiding these. Unless we have a pessimistic view of… Read More ›
Four Things I Could Do If I Had Perfect Senses
“The Gita should be taken as the most perfect presentation of Vedic knowledge. Vedic knowledge is received from transcendental sources, and the first words were spoken by the Lord Himself. The words spoken by the Lord are different from words… Read More ›
Four Times During Which I Am Suffering
“Suffering without knowledge, without remedy, is animal life. One who cannot understand that he is suffering and who thinks that he is very well off is in animal consciousness, not human consciousness. The human being should be cognizant of suffering… Read More ›