should we fast on Dvadasi ?EKADASIM UPAVASED DVADASIM ATHAVA PUNAHVIMISRAM VAPI KURVITA NA DASAMYA YUTAM KVACIT(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 12/202 from SAURA DHARMOTTARA)Ekadasi and Dvadasi are both qualified for fasting. Furthermore, one should fast when Ekadasi is combined with Dvadasi, but one should never fast when Ekadasi is combined with Dasami.one nice devotee told me he sometimes fast on Dasami also ,,,it is very inauspicious ,,we should only fast on Ekadasi ,,,I never read that we should fast…See More

Lord Nityananda Prabhus Kaupina prasadamIn Caitanya Bhagavata there is a pastime about when Lord Nityananda Prabhu danced naked as an Avadhut in Navadvipa ,,,and Lord Caitanya ran there and covered His transcendental bodywith dresses, Lord Caitanya then took the used Kaupins of Lord Nityananda Prabhu and distributed it to the devotees tearing the Kaupins into many pieces.Kaupin is a underwear the Sadhus wear in India ,,Lord Caitanya told the devotees by honoring Lord Nityananda Prabhus…See More

The Origin of Chandan Yatra and Kubjas fortuneYou might have read my other article about Chandan Yatra ,but to follow the historic line, I am writting thisIn Treta Yuga Lord Narasimha told Urvasi and king Pururava to cover Varaha Narasimha with Sandalwood and only one day a year on Aksaya Trithi should this layer of Sandal would be taken of and replaced so in Simhacalam you can only a year see the form of Varaha Narasimha without Sandalwood,,,In Treta Yuga also the worship of Lord Jagannath…See More

gueroaand 15 more...Sat, Apr 19 at 7:24 AMIs there really a prophesy about Jesus in the Vedas?Is there really a prophecy about Jesus in the Vedas?A recent flurry of articles and website postings have been made to indicate that the fable of Jesus is mentioned in the Vedas [Bhavisya Purana]. Many Vaisnavas have been enthused [confused] by these Vedic findings, confirming Jesus as a messenger of God [Krsna] and a pure devotee. However, a closer look at the prediction of Jesus found in the Bhavisya…See More

The real glories of Durvasa MuniWe remember Durvasa Muni from the pages of Srimad Bhagavatam 9th Canto when he offended Ambarish Maharaja in Satya Yuga in Mathura , but after that things where all uphill for Durvasa Muni .Did you know he lived on the juice of wheat grass called Durva ,thus the name Durvasa Muni he also perfected his life by chanting Narasimha Kavacha daily as found in Brahma Samhita and later he took Darshan of Lord Narasimha in Satya Yuga, Lord Ramachandra in Treta Yuga , Lord…See More

 ŚB 8.24.8 कालेनागतनिद्रस्य धातु: शिशयिषोर्बली । मुखतो नि:सृतान् वेदान् हयग्रीवोऽन्तिकेऽहरत् ॥ ८ ॥ kālenāgata-nidrasya dhātuḥ śiśayiṣor balī mukhato niḥsṛtān vedān hayagrīvo ’ntike ’harat Synonyms kālena — because of time (the end of Brahmā’s day); āgata-nidrasya — when he felt sleepy; dhātuḥ — of Brahmā; śiśayiṣoḥ — desiring to lie down to sleep; balī — very powerful; mukhataḥ — from the mouth; niḥsṛtān — emanating; vedān — the Vedic knowledge; hayagrīvaḥ — the great demon named Hayagrīva;…See More

SB canto 6 chapter 13In this 13 chapter of Srimad Bhagavatam 6 canto we read how Indra was afflicted with the heavy Karma of having killed Vritasura..actually he had been ordered by Lord Visnu to kill Vritasura so one may ask what was his sin,,the fact is the though appearing in a demons body due to the curse of Parvati ,,Citraketa Maharaja became a demon,though he had become elevated to become an advanced Vaisnava ,,by the curse of Parvati he actually became free from enjoying spirit…See More