The origin and antiquity of Lord Jagannath is shrouded in mystery. It is difficult for historians to say exactly how and when the Deity has come to be worshipped and has become the most prominent Deity of in the state of Orissa....
Read MoreText 1 svarupa bhavato bhavatv ayam iti smita-snigdhaya giraiva raghunatham utpulika-gatram ullasayan rahasy upadisan nija-pranaya-gudha-mudram svayam virajatu ciraya me hrdi sa gauracandrah prabhuh “Svarupa Damodara, he is...
Read MoreIt is said in the Uttara Khanda of the Padma, that the Puranas, as well as other works, are divided into three classes, according to the qualities which prevail in them. Thus the Vishnu, Naradiya, Bhagavata, Garuda, Padma, and...
Read MoreJanaka said: How is knowledge to be acquired? How is liberation to be attained? And how is dispassion to be reached? Tell me this, sir. 1.1 Ashtavakra said: If you are seeking liberation, my dearest one, shun the objects of the...
Read MoreSecond among the eighteen Puranas, Padma Purana is comprised of five parts: Srishtikhand, Bhumikhand, Swargkhand, Patalkhand and Uttarkhand. Srishtikhand contains an explanation of metaphysical knowledge in a dialogue style...
Read MoreAmong the eighteen major Puranas, the Narada Purana is perhaps the most significant, having been given by none other than the sage Narada. nardoktam puraanam tu naardiyam prachachhate Narada Purana is what emerged from the lips...
Read MoreWhile the narration of Nrsimha-lila events in the major Puranas stops with the death of Hiranyakasipu and the pacification of the Lord’s anger by Bhakta Prahlad, Lord Shiva and the demigods, a number of artifacts are found...
Read MoreSri Gopala-virudavali: Calling Out to Lord Gopala (By Srila Jiva Goswami) Translated by Sriman Kusakratha dasa Text 1 May this poem, Gopala-virudavali, become like a garden of desire-creepers to give pleasure to Lord Gopala....
Read MoreInvocation om bhadram karnebhih srinuyama deva bhadram pasyemakshibhir yajatrah. sthirair angais tushtuvams tanubhir vyasema deva-hitam yadayuh. om svasti na indro vriddha-sravah svasti nah pusha visvadevah. svasti nas tarkshyo...
Read MoreThis is one of the rare stotras written by Adi Shankara Bhagavat Pada identifying himself with Lord Shiva and clearly explaining his theory of non-dualism. It is mellifluous and has remarkable tempo. There is a story that one of...
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