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Kunti and Karna after he found out she was his real mother

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Kunti places baby Karna in the Ganga ,Surya gave her a blessing she would still remain a virgin despite having given birth but she could not keep the child as no one in society will understand her union with Surya















While studying Mahabharata , I read that Sri Parasurama appeared to Karna the night before Arjuna kiled him…

yaḿ sannyāsam iti prāhur

yogaḿ taḿ viddhi pāṇḍava

na hy asannyasta-sańkalpo

yogī bhavati kaścana



Translation of Bhagavad Gita 6.2



What is called renunciation you should know to be the same as yoga, or linking oneself with the Supreme, O son of Pandu, for one can never become a yogi unless he renounces the desire for sense gratification.





Commentary by Sri A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada of Gaudiya Sampradaya:



Real…

BG Verses 1.17-18

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Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verses 1.17-18:

काश्यश् च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महा-रथः ।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश् च सात्यकिश् चापराजितः ॥ १७ ॥

द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश् च सर्वशः पृथिवी-पते ।

सौभद्रश् च महा-बाहुः शङ्खान् दध्मुः पृथक् पृथक् ॥ १८ ॥

kāśyaś ca parameṣvāsaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca…

It was not established by Srila Prabhupada for sure ,Srila Prabhupada never made women Tp's GBCs and sannyasis some ask why ?

Because womens role in Vedic society is to be a mother first of all so that does not come into question.We see in the case of Gopal Krsna Maharaja ,he was a terrible grhastha which is very obvious from the records of his ex wife .You can google the testimony of Mother Ekayani .See seemed to have been a very enthusiastic devotee, and…

Apara Ekadasi

Sri Yudhishthira Maharaj said, "Oh Janardana, what is the name of the Ekadasi that occurs during the dark fortnight (krishna paksha) of the month of Jyeshtha (May-June)?

I wish to hear from You the glories of this sacred day of Hari.

Please narrate everything to me"

Lord Sri Krishna said, "Oh king, your inquiry is wonderful because the answer will benefit the whole human society.

This Ekadasi is so sublime and meritorious that even the…

worship of Ugra Narasimha Salagrama Sila for those who chant 64 rounds of the Mahamantra daily !

When I entered grhastha life one devotee n asked me if can still worship Ugra Narasimha Salagrama ,since he thought it is only for Sannyasis and Brahmacaries ..

Not so ,what asrama was Prahlada Maharaja ? He was a grhastha and worshipped Lord Narasimha in all his forms there is no mention in Sastra Ugra Narasimha Salagrama is only for Brahmacaries and Sannyasis . But you…

Dandavat pranams

Jaya Srila Prabhupada Jaya Srila Gurudeva, Nitai Gaura Radha Shyama Jaya Krsna Balarama

  



 





 







sarvasva tomara, charane sapiya,

padechhi tomara ghare

tumi ta' thakura, tomara kukkura,

baliya janaha more [1]

I have offered everything at Your feet and taken shelter in Your home. You are my Master;

please consider me Your dog.

badhiya nikate, amare palibe,

rahiba tomara dvare…

Do your know what is wrong with this painting and many paintings of Lord Caitanya?

It does not show the Topknot of Lord Caitanya in Navadvipa called a Chaudri , I was once shown some bhajans in Navadvipa that describes the Chaudri of Lord Caitanya, I am not even sure about the spelling but it is Top knot that both Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda Prabhu had in Navadvipa. Here is a Bhajan by Srila Narahari Sakara how mother Saci made a Topknot on Nimais head when He was a child ,so even…