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Hare Krsna, The importance of receiving knowledge through the parampara (disciplic succession) system is cited repeatedly in our Gaudiya Vaisanava sampradaya. Srimad Bhagavatam is a collection of conversations spoken by pure-hearted devotees like Sukadeva Goswami and Pariksit Maharaja, Suta Goswami and Saunakadi Rsis, Maitreya and Vidura, etc. Along with the contents of these conversations, it’sContinue reading “SB 3.8.1-12: Meditations on Maitreya’s Branch of the Paramparā”

Hare Krsna, I was going through the set of questions asked my both Vidura (to Rsi Maitreya) and Pariksit Maharaja (to Sukadeva Goswami). What is common in these sets of questions is that both the inquirers did not ask about the confidential pastimes of the Lord. They first enquired about the Lord’s material and spiritualContinue reading “SB 2.7.15-42: Connecting the Dots (Vidura & Parīkṣit’s Questions)”

Hare Krsna, Upon taking a “small step” onto the surface of the moon in 1969, Neil Armstrong uttered what would become one of history’s most famous one-liners. “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.“ Similarly, a jiva makes one “small (mis)step” i.e., it misuses its free-will and chooses to lord itContinue reading “SB 3.7.8-14: The Illusioned Living Entity & The Remedy to Remove Illusion”

Hare Krsna, Vidura asked the following questions to Maitreya in a pleasing manner. His first three questions are about the “Isvara.” Vidura asked (I am paraphrasing): How is the Lord who is spiritual, and transcendental be connected with material gunas? How can the Lord who is unchangeable perform actions that indicate change? Children play beingContinue reading “SB 3.7.1-7: Meditations on the First Questions by Vidura”

Hare Krsna, While meditating on this topic, a correlation with a specific verse from Srimad Bhagavatam stood out. SB 1.2.11: vadanti tat tattva-vidas tattvaṁ yaj jñānam advayam brahmeti paramātmeti bhagavān iti śabdyate “Learned transcendentalists who know the Absolute Truth call this nondual substance Brahman, Paramātmā or Bhagavān.” This means that there are three levels ofContinue reading “BG 11.51-55: Final Thoughts Concerning the Universal Form of the Lord”

Hare Krsna, The following features of the Lord’s Universal Form caught my attention and inspired me greatly. From SB Canto 2, Chapter 1, the different limbs of astanga-yoga caught my attention. “At the last stage of one’s life, one should be bold enough not to be afraid of death. But one must cut off allContinue reading “BG 11.45-50: Meditations on Different Descriptions of the Universal Form”

Hare Krsna, My understand is that even though both Arjuna and Maitreya saw the universal forms of the Lord, what they saw is slightly different. Maitreya saw the development of the gigantic universal form whereas Arjuna saw the full display of already-developed universal form. In SB 3.6, Maitreya saw how Lord Karanadoksayi Visny saw theContinue reading “BG 11.15-34: Comparisons Between Universal Forms Arjuna Saw and Maitreya Described”

Hare Krsna, Srila Prabhupada remarks that once the Supreme Lord revealed divine vision of His universal form to Arjuna, the relationship between Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna changes immediately. Before, Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna had a relationship based on friendship, but here, after the revelation, Arjuna is offering obeisances with great respect, and with folded hands he isContinue reading “BG 11.1-14: How Seeing the Universal Form Influenced Arjuna’s Relationship with the Lord”

Hare Krsna, “The supreme occupation [dharma] for all humanity is that by which men can attain to loving devotional service unto the transcendent Lord. Such devotional service must be unmotivated and uninterrupted to completely satisfy the self.” (SB 1.2.6) Keeping the subject matter of the above verse (loving devotional service unto the Supreme Lord) inContinue reading “SB 3.6.35-40: The Highest Perfectional Gain of Humanity”

Hare Krsna, Srila Prabhupada mentioned in his various writings that Krsna consciousness is a science – the most scientific philosophy. “Vijñānam means it is scientific. It is not a sentiment or fanaticism. It is scientific. So try to understand this philosophy of Kṛṣṇa consciousness from Bhagavad-gītā and help yourself, help your countrymen, help the world.Continue reading “SB 3.6.11-34: The Social Body of the Universal Form”