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  • Karma And Its 5 PrinciplesLife & Happiness

    Virupaksha Dasa

    Karma And Its 5 Principles

    हिंदी में पढ़ने के लिए कृपया निचे स्क्रॉल करें What i Karma? Karma i a my teriou ubject matter. In general karma i under tood to be action. Lord Kri hna explain in Bhagavad-gita, “…

  • Why There Are 108 Beads in Yoga Japa MalaBhagavad Gita

    Pada Padma Dasa

    Why There Are 108 Beads in Yoga Japa Mala

    Generally a chanting mala ha 108 bead . Ever wondered what i the rea on for having particularly 108 bead in the mala. Apart from being acred, thi number ha a great ignificance. HD…

  • Glories of Pandava Nirjala EkadashiGlories of Ekadashi

    Hare Krishna Mandir

    Glories of Pandava Nirjala Ekadashi

    भीमसेन व्यासजी से कहने लगे कि हे पितामह! भ्राता युधिष्ठिर, माता कुंती, द्रोपदी, अर्जुन, नकुल और सहदेव आदि सब एकादशी का व्रत करने को कहते हैं, परंतु महाराज मैं उनसे कहता हूँ कि भाई…

  • Can God Create So Heavy Rock That He Cannot LiftKrishna & Pastimes

    Anupama Govinda Dasa

    Can God Create So Heavy Rock That He Cannot Lift

    Can God Create A Rock So Heavy that He Him elf Cannot Lift? Thi paradoxical ituation ha been a matter of great intro pection a well a debate for the theologi t . The argument goe…

  • The Mystery of SaptarishisSpiritual Wisdom

    Virupaksha Dasa

    The Mystery of Saptarishis

    Sapta Ri hi or the even great age born from the mind of Brahma are Ka hyapa, Atri, Va hi htha, Vi hvamitra, Gautama, Jamadagni and Bharadvaja. They are ituated on apta-ri hi loka,…

  • Shifting Burden from Head to ShoulderSpiritual Wisdom

    Virupaksha Dasa

    Shifting Burden from Head to Shoulder

    A man may carry heavy burden on hi head and upon feeling di tre ed he may hift the burden to hi houlder. It urely relieve hi head of the burden but it doe n’t relieve him from the…

  • Making of Jagannatha RathaFestivals

    Hare Krishna Mandir

    Making of Jagannatha Ratha

    Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra i the large t annual religiou fe tival in the world. Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra are taken on three huge chariot . The con truction of new chariot…

  • Glories of Parama EkadashiGlories of Ekadashi

    Hare Krishna Mandir

    Glories of Parama Ekadashi

    धर्मराज युधिष्‍ठिर बोले- हे जनार्दन! अधिक मास के कृष्‍ण पक्ष की एकादशी का क्या नाम है तथा उसकी विधि क्या है? कृपा करके आप मुझे बताइए। श्री भगवान बोले हे राजन्- अधिक मास में कृष्ण…

  • Three Diseases Caused By TimeScience and Spirituality

    Vrajesh Tanaya Dasa

    Three Diseases Caused By Time

    According to Medical and P ychological Science a per on can be afflicted with di ea e from variou cau e like: dy function, infection, hereditary di order, climate change, poor nut…

  • Chir GhatKrishna & Pastimes

    Hare Krishna Mandir

    Chir Ghat

    Chir Ghat i one of the holy ghat ( erie of tep leading down to a water body) on the bank of the river Yamuna. At thi place the famou pa time of Kri hna tealing the clothe of the y…

  • Why Radharani's name comes before Krishna'sKrishna & Pastimes

    Anupama Govinda Dasa

    Why Radharani's name comes before Krishna's

    Why Radharani’ name come before Kri hna’ ? Why do we ay "Radha Kri hna" and not "Kri hna Radha"? राधारानी का नाम कृष्ण से पहले क्यों आता है? भगवान् कृष्ण परम शक्तिमान हैं – समस्त…

  • Glories of Padmini EkadashiGlories of Ekadashi

    Hare Krishna Mandir

    Glories of Padmini Ekadashi

    धर्मराज युधिष्‍ठिर बोले- "हे जनार्दन! अधिकमास के शुक्ल पक्ष की एकादशी का क्या नाम है? तथा उसकी विधि क्या है? कृपा करके आप मुझे बताइए।" श्री भगवान बोले, "हे राजन्- अधिकमास में शुक्…

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