Krishna and Bhakti
Srimad Bhagavatam Lecture by HG Basu Ghosh Das
Lecture Recorded on 10.Feb.2020 at Mayapur, India. Language - English.
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Srimad-Bhagavatam
Female Diksa Gurus
Varnasrama — Exceptions for Engagement Against One’s Nature
Varnasrama — Exceptions for Engagement Against One’s Nature emergency work and desired activities are the two exceptions to routine work Three Subdivisions of Prescribed Duties As far as prescribed duties are concerned,…
Festivals and Holy Days
Varaha Dvadashi:The appearance of Lord Varahadeva
After describing the appearance of the white Boar Incarnation that had appeared during the Svayambhuva devastation, Maitreya next described the red Boar Incarnation that had appeared during the Chakshusha devastation. Maitreya related…
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In the Age of Kali, the Class of a Man Considered by his Wealth
In the Age of Kali, a man is considered high class, middle class or low class merely according to his financial status, regardless of his knowledge, culture and behavior. In this age…
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The Powerful Influence of the Age of Kali
During the present age, Kali-yuga, practically all desirable qualities will gradually diminish, as described in this verse. For example, dharma, which indicates a respect for higher authority that leads one to obey religious principles,…
Krishna and Bhakti
Five Branches of Irreligion
There are five branches of irreligion, appropriately known as irreligion [vidharma], religious principles for which one is unfit [para-dharma], pretentious religion [ābhāsa], analogical religion [upadharma] and cheating religion [chala-dharma]. One who is…
Purports and Excerpts
Two Processes by Which to Get Free From Material Bondage
jñāna-niṣṭhāya deyāni kavyāny ānantyam icchatā daive ca tad-abhāve syād itarebhyo yathārhataḥ One involves jñāna-kāṇḍa and karma-kāṇḍa, and the other involves upāsanā-kāṇḍa. Vaiṣṇavas never want to merge into the existence of the Supreme; rather, they want to be everlastingly…
Krishna and Bhakti
The Material World as the Great Forest of Enjoyment
The direct meaning of the forest of material existence is given in this chapter. Merchants sometimes enter the forest to collect many rare things and sell them at a good profit in…
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Be a Tattva-Vādī, not a Veda-Vādī
tathaiva rājann uru-gārhamedha- vitāna-vidyoru-vijṛmbhiteṣu na veda-vādeṣu hi tattva-vādaḥ prāyeṇa śuddho nu cakāsti sādhuḥ Here two words are significant — veda-vāda and tattva-vāda. According to
Scriptural Narratives
Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is Referred in Srimad Bhagavatam
Today when I read this verse I recalled an old memory of mine. I was in an evening class of Bhagavad Gita, during the question-answer session one person asked the speaker "Is…
