RICHES AND WEALTH

6. March 2025 By Leave a Comment

From the Fifth Chapter of Kṛṣṇa, “Meeting of Nanda and Vasudeva.”

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In the material world we possess riches and wealth in many ways, but sometimes not in very honest and pious ways, because that is the nature of accumulating wealth. According to Vedic injunction, therefore, such wealth should be purified by giving cows and gold in charity to the brāhmaṇas. A newborn child is also purified by giving grains in charity to the brāhmaṇas. In this material world it is to be understood that we are always living in a contaminated state. [Read More…]

Kamsa

4. March 2025 By Leave a Comment

After Vasudeva adjusted all the doors and gates, the gatekeepers awoke and heard the newborn child crying. Kaṁsa was waiting to hear the news of the child’s birth, and the gatekeepers immediately approached him and informed him that the child was born. At that time, Kaṁsa got up from his bed very quickly and exclaimed, “Now the cruel death of my life is born!” Kaṁsa became perplexed now that his death was approaching, and his hair stood on end. Immediately he proceeded toward the place where the child was born.

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From the Fourth Chapter of Kṛṣṇa, “Kaṁsa Begins His Persecutions.”

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Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Thākura on Pūtanā

In one issue of the Harmonist Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Thākura wrote extensively on the subject of Pūtanā, as follows: [Read More…]

Vasudeva silently entered the House and exchanged his Son for the Girl

2. March 2025 By 2 Comments

Being ordered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vasudeva attempted to take his son from the delivery room, and exactly at that time, a daughter was born of Nanda and Yaśodā. She was Yogamāyā, the internal potency of the Lord. By the influence of this internal potency, Yogamāyā, all the residents of Kaṁsa’s palace, especially the doorkeepers, were overwhelmed with deep sleep, and all the palace doors opened, although they were barred and shackled with iron chains. The night was very dark, but as soon as Vasudeva took Kṛṣṇa on his lap and went out, he could see everything just as in the sunlight. [Read More…]

The first time I was known as Pṛśnigarbha, born of Pṛśni and Sutapā

28. February 2025 By 2 Comments

On hearing the prayers of Devakī, the Lord replied,

“My dear mother, in the millennium of Svāyambhuva Manu, My father Vasudeva was living as one of the Prajāpatis, and his name at that time was Sutapā, and you were his wife named Pṛśni. At that time, when Lord Brahmā was desiring to increase the population, he requested you to generate offspring. You controlled your senses and performed severe austerities. By practicing the breathing exercise of the yoga system, both you and your husband could tolerate all the influences of the material laws: the rainy season, the onslaught of the wind, and the scorching heat of the sunshine. You also executed all religious principles. In this way you were able to cleanse your heart and control the influence of material law. In executing your austerity, you used to eat only the leaves of the trees which fell to the ground. Then with steady mind and controlled sex drive, you worshiped Me, desiring some wonderful benediction from Me. [Read More…]

The Pure Devotees do not take the Boat with them when they cross over the Ocean of material Existence

26. February 2025 By Leave a Comment

The demigods prayed:

“O self-illuminated one, the great saintly persons who have crossed over the ocean of nescience, by the help of the transcendental boat of Your lotus feet, have not taken away that boat. It is still lying on this side.” The demigods are using a nice simile. If one takes a boat to cross over a river, the boat also goes with one to the other side of the river. [Read More…]

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