Srimad-Bhagavatam, also known as the Bhagavat-Purana, is an epic philosophical and literary classic and holds a prominent position in India’s voluminous written wisdom. The Bhagavatam is the postgraduate, post-Vedic text of spiritual understanding. It has served as the inspiration for countless works of literature, song, drama, painting, and sculpture. Srimad-Bhagavatam, spoken shortly after Lord Krishna’s time on earth, is a […]
And we are building this as we go to help you familiarize yourselves with some Bhakti words and Bhakti people! Pandavas In the Mahabharata, a Hindu epic text, the Pandava (also Pandawa) are the five acknowledged sons of Pandu, by his two wives Kunti andMadri. Their names are Yudhisthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva. All five brothers were married to the same woman, Draupadi. (Each brother also had multiple other […]
When we say “Krishna,” we’re talking about God. Many people—especially outside of India have never heard of Krishna before. They may think Krishna is a “different God” from the one they worship. But there is only one Supreme Person, and Krishna is one of His names. The name Krishna literally means “all-attractive.” So, not only is […]
The Bhagavad-gita (“Song of God”) is a conversation between the military commander Arjuna and his friend and charioteer Krishna, before the onset of the historic Battle of Kurukshetra. Topics they discuss include the immortality of the self, the ultimate goal of life, the perfection ofyoga, and the original relationship between the self and the Supreme Self. The Gita appears as […]
Gaudiya Vaishnavas are the followers of the mystic avatar Sri Chaitanya (1486-1534). Sri Chaitanya worshiped Radha and Krishna and popularized the practice of kirtan (congregational chanting of the names of God – Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare). His followers revere him as an incarnation […]
Love is the most fundamental drive of every living entity. We cannot be happy without satisfying this desire to love.While pursuing love in our life , we find that it never seems to last. Or even if it lasts for a while, it becomes motivated or interrupted by some material causes. Our pursuit for love […]
If someone asks you ” Who are you?” what would be your response? Well…you may say , I am a man, I am John, I am an Engineer or I am an American, i am father or a mother etc.. generally one tends to identify oneself with their bodily designations like sex, name, profession , […]
The greatest of all the opulences of Lord Krsna is the opulence of love. He has infinite , unsurpassable, incomprehensible love for every living entity. He has infinite love for that little soul in each and every one of us. When we are touched with the realization of how much Krishna loves us it doesn’t matter […]
Love is the most fundamental drive of every living entity. We cannot be happy without satisfying this desire to love.While pursuing love in our life,we find that it never seems to last forever. Or even if it lasts for a while, it becomes motivated or interrupted by some material causes. Our pursuit for love remains […]