Flying Monk

Translation Text 2 - 7 All glories to Lord Caitanya Mahäprabhu and Lord Nityänanda! All glories to Advaita Prabhu, and all glories to the devotees of Lord Caitanya, headed by Sriväsa! The description of Lord Caitanya as the gardener and the tree is inconceivable. Now hear with attention about the branches of this tree. The associates of Sri Caitanya Mahäprabhu were many, but none of them should be...

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Translation [Please tell me] whether the original Personalities of Godhead, who incarnated Themselves at the request of Brahmä [who is born out of the lotus flower from the Lord] and who have increased the prosperity of the world by elevating everyone, are doing well in the house of Sürasena. Purport Lord Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma are not two different Personalities of Godhead. God is one without a secon...

Cows benefit to society's health, wealth and wisdom - we must protect them! TRANSLATION O son of Surabhi, you need lament no longer now. There is no need to fear this low-class śūdra. And, O mother cow, as long as I am living as the ruler and subduer of all envious men, there is no cause for you to cry. Everything will be good for you. PURPORT Protection of bulls and cows and all other animals can...

Establish peace by flooding the world with the Holy Name and transcendental knowledge. Translation O personality of religion, I was greatly overburdened by the undue military phalanxes arranged by atheistic kings, and I was relieved by the grace of the Personality of Godhead. Similarly you were also in a distressed condition, weakened in your standing strength, and thus He also incarnated by His i...

Translation Just try to understand the mighty strength of My māyā in the shape of woman, who by the mere movement of her eyebrows can keep even the greatest conquerors of the world under her grip. Purport There are many instances in the history of the world of a great conqueror's being captivated by the charms of a Cleopatra. One has to study the captivating potency of woman, and man's attraction...

TRANSLATION O learned brähmana, the transcendental spirit soul is different from the material body. Does he acquire the body accidentally or by some cause? Will you kindly explain this, for it is known to you. PURPORT Mahäräja Pariksit, being a typical devotee, is not only satisfied by confirming the importance of hearing the Srimad-Bhägavatam from the representative of Brahmäji by disciplic succe...

TRANSLATION The layers or elements covering the universes are each ten times thicker than the one before, and all the universes clustered together appear like atoms in a huge combination. PURPORT The coverings of the universes are also constituted of the elements of earth, water, fire, air and ether, and each is ten times thicker than the one before. The first covering of the universe is earth, an...

TRANSLATION The King will respect all women as if they were his own mother, and he will treat his own wife as the other half of his body. He will be just like an affectionate father to his citizens, and he will treat himself as the most obedient servant of the devotees, who always preach the glories of the Lord. PURPORT A learned man treats all women except his wife as his mother, looks on others&...

TRANSLATION This King, being uniquely powerful and heroic, will have no competitor. He will travel around the globe on his victorious chariot, holding his invincible bow in his hand and appearing exactly like the sun, which rotates in its own orbit from the south. PURPORT In this verse the word yathärkah indicates that the sun is not fixed but is rotating in its orbit, which is set by the Supreme...

TRANSLATION The child would become famous in the world as Pariksit [examiner] because he would come to examine all human beings in his search after that personality whom he saw before his birth. Thus he would come to constantly contemplate Him. PURPORT Mahäräja Pariksit, fortunate as he was, got the impression of the Lord even in the womb of his mother, and thus his contemplation on the Lord was c...

Translation For those who are wandering in the material universe, there is no more auspicious means of deliverance than what is aimed at in the direct devotional service of Lord Krishna. PURPORT As will be clarified in the next verse, devotional service, or direct bhakti-yoga, is the only absolute and auspicious means of deliverance from the grip of material existence. There are many indirect meth...

I can finally be myself - free from these artificial labels that restrict me to give and receive unconditional pure love.

Who is that person you can sacrifice it all for that your heart's desire will be fulfilled? Translation I am the only enjoyer and master of all sacrifices. Therefore, those who do not recognize My true transcendental nature fall down. Purport Here it is clearly stated that there are many types of yajña performances recommended in the Vedic literatures, but actually all of them are meant for satisf...

Therefore, without being agitated any more, I shall deliver myself from the darkness of nescience with the help of my friend, clear consciousness. Simply by keeping the lotus feet of Lord Viṣṇu in my mind, I shall be saved from entering into the wombs of many mothers for repeated birth and death. PURPORT The miseries of material existence begin from the very day when the spirit soul takes shelter...

Karma mimamsa philosophy think everything is based on Karma and there's nothing beyond this material world. But all of it temporary and such practitioners end up with nothing. Bhakti and everything about it is eternally blissful! TRANSLATION It may be proposed that this world is permanently real because it is generated from the permanent reality, but such an argument is subject to logical refutati...

We're living in darkness! We need Krishna and all forms of light that come with Him TRANSLATION Thus when everything existed in darkness, the Lord desired to see Himself and all that was created. Then the eyes, the illuminating god Sun, the power of vision and the object of sight all became manifested. PURPORT The universe is by nature dense darkness, and therefore the total creation is called tam...

Become like gold! The holy name can fulfil the hearts desire, give unconditional love, complete you, become pure, secured, liberated and contact Krishna directly! nāma cintāmaṇiḥ kṛṣṇaś caitanya-rasa-vigrahaḥ pūrṇaḥ śuddho nitya-mukto 'bhinnatvān nāma-nāminoḥ "'The holy name of Kṛṣṇa is transcendentally blissful. It bestows all spiritual benedictions, for it is Kṛṣṇa Himself, the reservoir of all...

TRANSLATION The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Vishñu, continued: My dear King Prthu, when one situated in his occupational duty engages in My loving service without motive for material gain, he gradually becomes very satisfied within. PURPORT This verse is also confirmed by the Vishñu Puräna. Occupational duties are known as varnäsrama-dharma and apply to the four divisions of material and...

TRANSLATION A person with average intelligence does not think the head and other parts of the body to be separate. Similarly, My devotee does not differentiate Vishnu, the all-pervading Personality of Godhead, from any thing or any living entity. PURPORT Whenever there is disease in any part of the body, the whole body takes care of the ailing part. Similarly, a devotee's oneness is manifested...

TRANSLATION The Lord continued: My dear Daksha Dvija, I am the original Personality of Godhead, but in order to create, maintain and annihilate this cosmic manifestation, I act through My material energy, and according to the different grades of activity, My representations are differently named. PURPORT As explained in Bhagavad-gitä (7.5), jiva-bhütä mahä-bäho: the whole world is energy released...

Lord's mercy is everywhere - especially for the kids of Schoolies when Harinama Sankirtan takes place. TRANSLATION Fire is appreciated by its light and by its ability to cook, to digest, to destroy cold, to evaporate, and to give rise to hunger, thirst, eating and drinking. PURPORT The first symptoms of fire are distribution of light and heat, and the existence of fire is also perceived in the...