“Krishna’s age, His beauty, His bugle, His flute, His conchshell and His pleasing attitude all provoke love in friendship for Him. His exceptional joking abilities, exhibited sometimes by His pretending to be a royal prince, or even the Supreme Personality… Read More ›
“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) The Vedas say that the present age of… Read More ›
“Sita put the garland on Rama and then her friends took her away, like the kairava flower happily blooming from the bud at the sight of the moon.” (Janaki Mangala, 111) prabhuhi bhāla pahirāi jānakihi lai calīn | sakhīṃ manahum̐… Read More ›
“Both the picture of Sita and Rama and the day were incomparable. In happiness, the society and the queen look at them and receive bliss moment after moment.” (Janaki Mangala, 110) rāma sīya chabi nirūpama nirūpama so dinu | sukha… Read More ›
“With her beautiful, lotus-like hands she is putting on the garland, like Kamadeva placing the moon in a noose of lotuses.” (Janaki Mangala, 109) lasata lalita kara kamala māla pahirāvata | kāma phanda janu candahiṃ banaja phansāvata || Download this… Read More ›
“With loving hesitation, Sita steals glances at the body of her beloved, like the vines around a desire tree going through its leaves by the blowing of the wind.” (Janaki Mangala, 108) sīya saneha sakuca basa piya tana herai |… Read More ›
“Taking the victory garland in her lotus hands, Janaki is looking so beautiful. What poet is there who can describe such a grand picture?” (Janaki Mangala, 107) kara kamalani jayamāla jānakī sohai | barani sakai chabi atulita asa kabi kohai… Read More ›
“Then the priest asked all the sakhis to sing wedding songs. They then went to bring to Janaki whatever her mind desired.” (Janaki Mangala, 106) taba upurohita kaheu sakhīṃ saba gāvana | calīṃ levāi jānakahiṃ bhā mana bhāvana || Download… Read More ›
“Auspicious singing, drums and sounds filled the air and the city. It looked like a desire tree blooming with whatever the mind desired.” (Janaki Mangala, 105) nabha pura mangala gāna nisāna gahāgahe | dekhi manoratha suratarū lalita lahālahe || Download… Read More ›
“The well-wishers were happy and the enemies had crying faces. The poets describe the scene of the raising of the bow as being like a pond in the morning filled with so many chakava and chakora birds and kairava and… Read More ›