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Hare Krsna, In Bhagavad Gita 4.9, Lord Krsna states that “One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.” Since we are asked to meditate on the appearance of Lord Kapiladeva, itContinue reading “SB 3.23.51-57 & 3.24.1-9: Meditations on the Appearance of Lord Kapiladeva”

Hare Krsna, After hearing about the multiple incarnations of the Supreme Lord, I could see a simple pattern. It is my own realization; I could be wrong. The appearance of the Supreme Lord almost always has two aspects – internal reason and external reason. In the appearance of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the internal reasonsContinue reading “SB 3.23.36-50: Prelude to the Appearance of Lord Kapiladeva”

Hare Krsna, Narada Muni once narrated an allegorical story to King Pracinabarhi. King Prachinabarhi wanted to gain the pure wisdom through which he can be freed from the bonds of karma. The story is mentioned in Canto 4 of Srimad Bhagavatam. I am paraphrasing the story below: Once upon a time, there was a kingContinue reading “SB 3.23.9-35: Vedic Instructions for Humanity in all Times, Places, and Circumstances”

Hare Krsna, The qualities and characters of Mother Devahuti should be inspiration for all practitioners of bhakti yoga who are sincerely trying to attain the platform of pure love of Godhead. In Bhagavad Gita 13.8-12, Lord Krsna lists twenty qualities that He declares is knowledge. Everything besides them is ignorance. “Humility; pridelessness; nonviolence; tolerance; simplicity;Continue reading “SB 3.23.1-8: Meditations on the Qualities and Character of Devahūti”

Hare Krsna, The qualities of demoniac people (and kings) are perfectly enunciated by Lord Krsna in BG Chapter 16. The whole chapter deals with the divine and demoniac natures. In BG 16.13-15, Lord Krsna tells Arjuna, “The demoniac person thinks: “So much wealth do I have today, and I will gain more according to myContinue reading “SB 3.22.21-39: The Necessity of a Qualified King in Human Society”

Hare Krsna, The conversation between Svayambhuva Manu and Kardama Muni is deep, profound, and full of instructive lessons for us. There are quite a few things that stood out for me. “”My daughter is the sister of Priyavrata and Uttānapāda. She is seeking a suitable husband in terms of age, character, and good qualities.” (SBContinue reading “SB 3.22.8-20: Conversation Between Svāyambhuva Manu & Kardama Muni about Marriage”

Hare Krsna, For me it is hard to say at what moment in my life association with a saintly person changed direction of my life. I grew up in a family of demigod worshippers. We would visit many temples and interact with many holy people. Who knew whether there was a pure saintly person inContinue reading “SB 3.22.1-7: Association with a Saintly Person Can Change One’s Direction in Life”

Hare Krsna, This forum topic is so timely. As I write this, I am in New Vrindavana (West Virginia) this week to spend the last few days of Kartika (Damodara) month in this beautiful country-side holy place. Yesterday as I was taking a japa walk and meditating on the varnasrama system, I saw an oldContinue reading “SB 3.21-48-56: Meditations on the Varṇāśrama System”

Hare Krsna, Lord Kapiladeva is non-different from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is one of the plenary expansions of the Lord. The plenary expansions are also non-different from the Lord. Like a candle lit from the original candle as the same potency and brightness, there is no difference between the immediate expansion of theContinue reading “SB 3.21.32-47: The Lord’s Personal Incarnation as Kapiladeva”

Hare Krsna, It is important to understand the concept of acintya-bhedabheda-tattva to understand the difference between personalist and impersonalist points of view. This theory of simultaneous oneness and difference between the individual soul and the Supersoul is propounded by Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the philosophy of acintya-bhedābheda-tattva. According to the acintya-bhedabheda principle, the livingContinue reading “SB 3.21.22-31: Differences Between Personalist and Impersonalist Points of View”