[ Transcribed from lectures given by Sri Atmatattva Das ] Two or three days passed, and all the brahmacaris in the ashrama were talking. “Prabhu, do you know what has happened? Why has this queen visited our...
Read MoreText 1 duryodhana uvaca bhagavan gargacaryena gopi-yuthaya katham dattam balabhadra-pancangam tat-krpaya vadatat. tvam sarvajno ‘si Duryodhana said: O master, you know everything. Please kindly repeat to me what Garga Muni...
Read More“I have studied it, you have not!”, is the famous retort of Sir Isaac Newton when confronted by Edmond Halley, his student on the master’s belief in astrology. There are those who protest that astrology is not...
Read MoreThe Supreme Goddess (Devi) is worshipped in many forms. She is variously named according to her imagined age; sometimes, she is named in recognition of her heroic achievements of having destroyed the Mahisasura. According to...
Read MoreThree Main Principles of Ayurveda: Do not over eat. Always eat a standard quantity. Always eat at fixed times. 1. Proper Digestion (Cure for Chronic Indigestion) a) Eat only once or twice a day, never after sunset, and avoiding...
Read MoreHistorians who are interested in democracy often insist it must be understood in context of a unique western tradition of political development beginning with the Greeks. The spread of democratic ideals and practice to other...
Read MoreThe tribal Bheels have a Mahabharata version of their own, episodes of which are narrated or sung during their festivals, usually accompanied by music and sometimes with dance – a captivating version that never fails to...
Read MoreThe costumes or Vesas of Lord Jagannath symbolize various cultural and religious practices and events that are synthesized in the 12th century Jagannatha shrine. Every day from early morning to night, the Deities on the...
Read MoreHis Divine Grace Om Vishnupada Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja made his appearance on September 2nd 1929, in the village of Jagannatha-pura, not far from Jagannatha-puri Dhama, Orissa, India. Sri Braja-bandhu, as His...
Read MoreThe Sanskrit word Vihana means ‘vehicle’ or ‘carrier’, denoting an animal or creature that serves as a vehicle or mount for a deity. The vahana accompanies, pulls the chariot of, or serves as the seat or...
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