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August 2023

• 589) When we feel left alone – Vritrasura pastime analysis – Hindi

June 2023

• 588) Why did Vritrasura fight as a demon and not become pious?
• 587) Even after his spiritual awakening, why did Vritrasura keep fighting against Indra?

April 2023

• 586) When Bhagavatam cosmology contradicts scientific cosmology, how can it be rationally accepted?
• 585) When we feel that our problems arose because we were misguided – Yamaduta-Yamaraja discussion 1

March 2023

• 584) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 88 – 10.15.7-12 Krishna-Balarama make all living beings in Vrindavana fortunate

February 2023

• 583) Is Srimad Bhagavatam anti-householder? Why does it criticize householders so much?
• 582) Prayers of Jiva in mothers womb – Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 3

November 2022

• 581) Just as there is a separate Brahma in every universe, is there a separate Narada as his son?
• 580) How can Brahma be Narada’s guru when Narada’s body is spiritual and Brahma’s body is material?
• 579) What is God’s role in our sufferings, in the light of the Bhagavatam 10.14.08 verse tat te ‘nukampam?

October 2022

• 578) Parallels between Damodara-lila and Bhagavad-gita – part 2
• 577) Parallels between Damodara-lila and Bhagavad-gita – part 1

August 2022

• 576) Prostitutes in Krishna’s Dwarka: How to understand Bhagavatam 1.11.19? – Chaitanya Charan

July 2022

• 575) When seeking material things from God is spiritually unhealthy — & when it isn’t
• 574) Atmarama verse’s importance in understanding the Absolute Truth Bhagavatam discussion with Caru Prabhu

June 2022

• 573) 3 Difficulties in approaching Bhagavatam cosmology
• 572) Is the universal form Krishna literally material or is it a divine form manifested in matter like his deity form?
• 571) How to disagree without disrespecting

May 2022

• 570) How can one who points to the wrongdoer get the same destination as the wrongdoer, as Bhagavatam 1.17.22 states?

April 2022

• 569) How was Kamsa liberated when he was ill-motivated in his Krishna consciousness?

February 2022

• 568) If the prostitutes in Dwarka were pure devotees, why did they use their bodies for such an activity?
• 567) Appreciating Vishvanatha Chakravarti Thakur’s Bhagavatam commentary – The churning metaphor

January 2022

• 566) What did Kaliya eat when his poison destroyed everything around him How did he have human-like wives?
• 565) 177 Ethics in epics: Decoding Bhishmas choices – The Monks Podcast with Shyamananda Prabhu

November 2021

• 564) Gopi Gita Appreciation part 7 The Monks Podcast 174 with Madhavananda Prabhu & Amarendra Prabhu
• 563) Gopi Gita Appreciation part 6 The Monks Podcast 172 with Madhavananda Prabhu and Amarendra Prabhu
• 562) Gopi Gita Appreciation part 5, The Monk’s Podcast 170 – Madhavananda Prabhu & Amarendra Prabhu
• 561) Gopi Gita Appreciation part 4, The Monk’s Podcast 166 with Madhavananda Prabhu and Amarendra Prabhu
• 560) Evolution Bhagavatam What are the issues for devotees The Monk s Podcast 165 with Akhandadhi Prabhu
• 559) Gopi Gita Appreciation part 3, The Monk’s Podcast 164 with Madhavananda Prabhu and Amarendra Prabhu

October 2021

• 558) Gopi Gita Appreciation part 2, The Monk’s Podcast 160 – Madhavananda Prabhu and Amarendra Prabhu
• 557) Gopi Gita Appreciation part 1, The Monk’s Podcast 159 – Amarendra Prabhu and Madhavananda Prabhu

September 2021

• 556) Appreciating Prabhupada’s presentation of the Bhagavatam part 2

August 2021

• 555) The Bhagavatam’s relevance for a postmodern audience, The Monk’s Podcast 146 with Kaustubha Prabhu
• 554) Appreciating Krishna’s opulences, using his opulence of knowledge as an example – Hindi
• 553) Appreciating Prabhupada’s presentation of the Bhagavatam

July 2021

• 552) Glimpses into the beauty of the Rasa-lila, The Monk’s Podcast 134 with Garuda Prabhu

June 2021

• 551) Why did Prahlada Maharaja provide wine for demons instead of making them devotees as he did in childhood?
• 550) Churning the Bhagavatam – Dashavatara 10 – Kalki – The Monk’s Podcast 123 with Krishna Kshetra Maharaj
• 549) How Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva s words revealed his love for Prahlāda part 2 – Hindi

May 2021

• 548) How to see our past in a Krishna conscious way 2 – Dhruva pastime analysis
• 547) How Lord Nṛsiṁhadevas words revealed his love for Prahlāda part 1 – Hindi
• 546) How to see our past in a Krishna conscious way 1 – Dhruva pastime analysis
• 545) Churning the Bhagavatam – Dashavatara 9 – Buddha – The Monk’s Podcast 117 with Krishna Kshetra M
• 544) Is the Bhagavatam anti-grihastha ashram?
• 543) Ambarisha M Pastime analysis 2 – How Krishna Consciousness helps with the three causes of suffering
• 542) Ambarisha M Pastime analysis 1 – Three causes of Suffering – Providence, Incompetence or Malevolence

April 2021

• 541) Churning the Bhagavatam – Dashavatara 8 – Balarama – The Monk’s Podcast 110 with Krishna Kshetra M

March 2021

• 540) Understanding homosexuality, gender dysphoria & nonstandard sexuality – Sudyumna pastime analysi 2
• 539) Churning the BhagavatamThe Monk’s Podcast 104 – Dashavatara 7 – Rama with Krishna Kshetra M
• 538) How scriptural stories reflect a more expansive form of rationality – Sudyumna pastime analysis 1

February 2021

• 537) The Monk’s Podcast 95 Krishna Kshetra Maharaj – Churning the Bhagavatam – Dashavatara 6 – Parashurama
• 536) In the Daksha pastime, why do we blame Daksha alone and not consider that others also acted hastily or insensitively?

January 2021

• 535) When Vasudeva Was In Prison With Devaki, How Did Rohini Conceive A Child?
• 534) The Monk’s Podcast 89 with Krishna Kshetra Maharaja – Churning the Bhagavatam- Dashavatara 5 Vamana

December 2020

• 533) The Monk’s Podcast 85 with Krishna Kshetra Maharaj – Dashavatara 4 – Narasimha

November 2020

• 532) The Monk’s Podcast 80 with Krishna Kshetra Maharaja – Churning the Bhagavatam – Dashavatara 3 – Varaha
• 531) Gopi-gita verse – 3 esoteric meanings
• 530) In the Vamanadeva pastime, how is adharma called dharma and dharma called dharma
• 529) Bhagavatam cosmology 3 – Eclipses, earth-sun distance, Vedic planetarium and other difficult issues
• 528) Bhagavatam cosmology 2 – Moon mission analysis

October 2020

• 527) Understanding Bhagavatam cosmology

September 2020

• 526) How to understand the Bhagavatam’s cosmology?

June 2020

• 525) How can hearing Krishna’s rasa-lila with the gopis free us from lust?
• 524) When Dhruva Maharaj started with a selfish motive, how did he attain Vaikuntha, the abode of selflessness?
• 523) Learning prayerfulness based on Bhagavatam prayers

May 2020

• 522) Understanding Prahlada’s provocative response to Hiranyakashipu’s angry question
• 521) In the Daksha pastime, Lord Shiva remains calm when he is insulted, but become enraged when Sati dies – why the difference?

December 2019

• 520) From Entangled to Enlightened – Lessons from Yayati story

November 2019

• 519) Uddhava’s significance in the tenth canto, in the Bhagavatam and in our life
• 518) How the Bhagavatam is the means of conquest in material existence – Meditation on narayanam namaskrtya verse

October 2019

• 517) The complex relationship between appearance and substance in spiritual life
• 516) Understanding the unborn’s understandings 5 – Why is the embryo’s prayer not answered
• 515) Understanding the unborn’s understandings 4 – What the embryo’s desire to stay in the womb implies
• 514) Understanding the unborn’s understandings 3 – What is a human soul
• 513) Understanding the unborn’s understandings 2 – How can the embryo know God
• 512) Understanding the unborn’s understandings 1 – How can the embryo with an undeveloped brain speak prayers?

September 2019

• 511) Six limbs of surrender 3 – Understanding how God protects
• 510) Six limbs of surrender 2 – Accept the favorable, avoid the unfavorable
• 509) Six limbs of surrender 1 – The Medical Metaphor
• 508) Vamana pastime analysis 2 – When the branch under us break, seek Krishna’s help to spread your wings
• 507) The Bhagavatam’s glory revealed in its concluding verse – PURE acronym
• 506) Prithu M’s humility – Be conscious of others’ position and disposition
• 505) Vamana pastime analysis 1 – When good people do good things at a heavy cost
• 504) 3 ways to engage our desires with Krishna 2 – Desiring Krishna and desiring for Krishna
• 503) 3 ways to engage our desires with Krishna 1 – Desiring from Krishna
• 502) What was the purpose of the celestial prophecy before Krishna’s birth?

August 2019

• 501) Understanding the mind – Unpacking the Puranjana allegory
• 500) Analyzing Govardhan Lila 2 – How Indra is thwarted and reformed
• 499) Analyzing Govardhan Lila 1 – How Krishna is the best provoker
• 498) When imagination points away from reality and when it points to reality – Hindi

July 2019

• 497) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 94 – 10.16.7-15 – Kaliya bites and binds Krishna
• 496) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 93 – 10.16.1-7 Krishna’s mode of entry into Kaliya’s lake reflects his playful confidence
• 495) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 90 – 10.15.26-36 – Dhenuka’s tools to kill – his hind legs – are used to kill him by whirling and hurling
• 494) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 89 – 10.15.13-25- The gopas ask Balarama-Krishna to get fruits by eliminating Dhenuka
• 493) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 88 – 10.15.7-12 Krishna-Balarama make all living beings in Vrindavana fortunate
• 492) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 87 – 10.15.1-6 Krishna dedicates the beauty of Vrindavana is meant for Balarama
• 491) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 86 – 10.14.53-61 – Vrajavasis love their children as parts of Krishna and therefore love the Whole more
• 490) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 85 – 10.14.43-52 – Unravelling the mystery of the Vrajavasis disproportionate love for Krishna
• 489) Nara-Narayana Rishi – Twins who teach tapasya – Hindi
• 488) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 84 – 10.14.37-42 – Brahma acknowledges his insignificance before Krishna’s magnificence and munificence
• 487) Why does Indra commit so many mistakes?
• 486) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 83 – 10.14.31-36 – Brahma glorifies Vrajavasis and aspires for their dust
• 485) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 82 – 10.14.25-30 Devotion is the doorway and pathway to a life beyond illusion and liberation
• 484) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 81 – 10.14.19-24 Krishna’s pastimes are unknowable yet relishable
• 483) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 80 – 10.14.13-18 – Brahma contextualizes his bewilderment in terms of his and others’ past bewilderment
• 482) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 79 – 10.14.7-12 – Practicing devotion gratefully while accepting responsibility for our difficulties opens the door to liberation
• 481) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 78 – 10.14.1-6 Krishna is known by devotional hearing, not by intellectual probing
• 480) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 77 – 10.13.57-64 – Brahma realizes his folly in testing Krishna’s glory
• 479) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 76 – 10.13.50-56 – Brahma sees all universal opulences sheltered in the Vishnus expanded from Krishna
• 478) What lesson does the Mohini Murti pastime teach?
• 477) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 75 – 10.13.39-49 – The content of metaphors may be opposing, but their intent is concurring
• 476) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 74 – 10.13.28-38 Krishna’s illusion is so powerful that even Balarama requires special situation to see through that illusion

June 2019

• 475) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 73 – 10.13.21-27 How Krishna as the expanded gopas and calves reciprocated love with the motherly gopis and cows
• 474) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 72 – 10.13.11-20 – Krishna makes even a big disturbance into a no disturbance
• 473) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 71 – 10.13.01-10 – Taste for absorption is the test of devotion
• 472) How the Bhagavatam reveals the conception of God
• 471) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 70 – 10.12.37-44 – If ecstasy pulls us out of our service, we need to pull ourselves out of that ecstasy
• 470) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 69 – 10.12.29-36 – Krishna fulfilled the desire of the gopas to have Agha’s body as a plaything
• 469) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 68 – 10.12.18-28 – Our perceptions are shaped by our conceptions
• 468) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 67 – 10.12.12-17 The inability to tolerate others’ happiness defines the demonic
• 467) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 66 – 10.12.1.12 That the extraordinary appears ordinary is extraordinary
• 466) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 65 – 10.11.50-59 Huge demons become like moths on coming before the Krishna-fire
• 465) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 64 – 10.11.41-49 For Krishna, killing demons is all in a day’s play, that too before breakfast
• 464) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 63 – 10.11.30-40 The extraordinary Lord gave and got joy in ordinary play
• 463) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 62 – 10.11.19-29 The Vrajavasis move to protect Krishna and Gokula both
• 462) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 61 – 10.11.1-9 Vrajavasis doubt Krishna’s supernatural power, but don’t disbelieve it
• 461) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 60 – 10.11.10-18 By giving to Krishna, even if we appear to be losers, we are still gainers
• 460) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 59 – 10.10.36-43 The Lord grants not just physical mobility but also spiritual mobility
• 459) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 58 – 10.10.28-35 Though God has a body, he is not limited by or to his body
• 458) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 57 – 10.10.23-27 Krishna honors the promise of his devotees
• 457) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 56 – 10.10.15-22 Narada curses to cure the cause of the misbehavior, not just to punish the misbehavior
• 456) 4 principles for improving relationships – Daksha-Sati pastime analysis

May 2019

• 455) Narasimha Chaturdashi – How Hiranyakashipu and Prahlada reside in our hearts
• 454) Think Choose Relish: 3-point essence of the first three verses of Srimad Bhagavatam

April 2019

• 453) Bhagavatam study – Pruthu Maharaja pastime analysis with HG Braja Bihari P

January 2019

• 452) Mohini Murti pastime analysis 3 – When shame helps devotion and when it hurts devotion – Hindi
• 451) Mohini Murti pastime analysis 2 – Even sensual failure can be a spiritual success – Hindi
• 450) Mohini Murti pastime analysis 1 – Even the Lord’s cheating is all-good – Hindi

December 2018

• 449) Why did Vidura not instruct Dhritarashtra to apologize to the Pandavas and to thereby become offense-free for practicing bhakti?
• 448) What is the significance of Shukadeva Goswami’s prayers in Bhagavatam 2.4?
• 447) Can you explain the concepts of anvaya and vyatireka practically and as explained in Bhagavatam 3.9.36?
• 446) Why did the Dwarka Yadus kill each other?
• 445) Demons in Krishna-lila 6 – Bakasura – From Appearance to Substance to Transcendence
• 444) Was Vritrasura’s bhakti covered over because of his past offenses?

November 2018

• 443) Demons in Krishna lila 5 – Aghasura – Cruelty and violence
• 442) Govardhana lila lessons – Krishna disempowers and empowers – and opens channels for reciprocating love
• 441) Appreciating Krishna’s longing for love through Damodara-lila

October 2018

• 440) Stop fighting battles that are already lost and start fighting the battle that is never lost – Vritrasura pastime analysis 3
• 439) When the source of liberation becomes the source of illusion 2 – Mohini-murti pastime analysis
• 438) How to transform our heart 2 – Vritrasura’s dramatic transformation
• 437) When the source of liberation becomes the source of illusion 1 – Mohini-murti pastime analysis
• 436) How to transform our heart 1 – Vritrasura’s dramatic transformation
• 435) When life hurts 3 – When our good deeds causes problems – Prahlad pastime analysis
• 434) When life hurts 2 – When people attack us – Gajendra pastime analysis
• 433) When life hurts 1 – when a small mistake causes huge problems – Parikshit M pastime analysis
• 432) Demons in krishna-lila 4 – Vatsasura – Weakness is forgivable, wickedness isn’t
• 431) Demons in krishna-lila 3 – Trinavarta – Giving up useless argumentation
• 430) Cultivating the mood for studying Bhagavatam
• 429) Demons in krishna-lila 2 – Shaktasura – Overcoming Lethargy
• 428) Was Sati’s reaction to her father’s actions justified or was she also implicated?
• 427) Demons in krishna-lila 1 – How the metaphorical points to the transcendental and how Putana represents false guru

September 2018

• 426) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 55 -10.10.10-14 Narada curses not impulsively, but after deep reflection
• 425) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 54 – 10.10.1-9 The curse that takes us away from the things that take us away from Krishna is mercy
• 424) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 53 – 10.9.18-23 The kingdom of God is the kingdom of love
• 423) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 52 – 10.9.13-17 Krishna’s form appears finite but is infinite
• 422) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 51 – 10.9.7.12 Yashoda catches the Lord whom the yogis can’t catch
• 421) Bhagavatam transforms intensity of distress into velocity in devotion
• 420) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 50 -10.9.1-6 Yashoda demonstrates the same bhakti perfection as does Arjuna
• 419) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 49 – 10.8.46-52 Transcendental and contextual explanations for the fortune of Nanda and Yashoda
• 418) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 48 – 10.8.42-45 Yashoda makes sense of the incomprehensible by taking shelter of the transcendental Lord
• 417) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 47 – 10.8.32-41 Krishna shows the universe in his mouth once again
• 416) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 46 – 10.8.26-31 Vraja ladies complain about Krishna’s pranks cheerfully
• 415) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 45 – 10.8.20-25 Krishna’s childhood activities fill Vraja ladies with anxiety and ecstasy
• 414) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 44 – 10.8.13.19 Garga conceals and reveals Krishna’s identity
• 413) Understanding Rasa-lila 4 – Radharani’s apparent pride expresses her selfless love
• 412) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 43 – 10.8.7-12 Religious celebration is meant for spiritual purification, not social congregation
• 411) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 42 – 10.8.1-6 The saintly come to the worldly to expand the consciousness of the wordly
• 410) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 41 – 10.7.31-37 Krishna’s first revelation of the universe in his mouth
• 409) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 40 – 10.7.27-30 Krishna silences Trinavarta to minimize anxiety for Vrajavasis
• 408) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 39 – 10.7.19-26 Krishna protects Yashoda before tackling Trinavarta
• 407) In the Daksha-Shiva conflict, why did Shiva not clarify to Daksha about why he hadn’t offered respects?
• 406) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 38 – 10.7.13-18 The potency of blessings increases with the purity of the blesser
• 405) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 37 – 10.7.7-12 Vrajavasis try to protect the one who protects everyone
• 404) Why didn’t Indra become sober even after Govardhana lila?
• 403) How could Samba abduct Lakshmana against her will?

August 2018

• 402) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 20 -10.3.47-53 Just as the ocean gave way to Rama, Yamuna gave way to Krishna
• 401) Don’t take others’ actions personally – they are dealing more with their mind than with you
• 400) Dhruva pastime analysis 3 – DHRUV acronym – Realization and reconciliation result from devotion
• 399) Dhruva pastime analysis 2 – DHRUV acronym – Humility and honesty leads to authentic bhakti
• 398) Dhruva pastime analysis 1 – Everyone faces distress, the fortunate find the right direction – DHRUV acronym
• 397) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 19 – 10.3.39-46 Omnipotent Krishna can act through transcendental or normal means
• 396) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 18 – 10.3.32-38 How past life connections make sense of present-life situations

July 2018

• 395) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 17 – 10.3.26-31 Devaki acknowledges Krishna as the provider of the supreme safety and strives for his safety
• 394) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 16 – 10.3.20-25 The divine’s complexion is sometimes a description and sometimes a signification
• 393) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 15 – 10.3.11-19 Krishna’s appearance dissipates the darkness without and within
• 392) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 14 – 10.3.1-10 The celestial, terrestrial and psychological characteristics that celebrate the Lord’s appearance
• 391) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 13 – 10.2.37-42 Why the unborn Lord is born is both inferable and inconceivable
• 390) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 12 – 10.2-31-36 Krishna’s lotus feet make the insurmountable material ocean insignificant
• 389) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 11 – 10.2.25-30 The devatas glorify the true nature of the Absolute Truth
• 388) Bhagavatam study 109 1.19.34-40 When God remains anonymous through coincidences devoteees identify and glorify him
• 387) Bhagavatam study 108 1.19.25-33 Devotee’s attractiveness attracts people to Krishna’s supreme attractiveness
• 386) Bhagavatam study 107 1.19.19-24 Knowledge comes alive thorugh those live that knowledge
• 385) Bhagavatam study 106 1.19.13-18 Our personal deliberation and our mentor consultation can be complementary, not contradictory
• 384) Bhagavatam study 105 1.19.7-12 The universal sages come to see of the royal sage
• 383) Bhagavatam study 104 1.19.1-6 If sinful reaction rectifies sinful mentality, then the reaction is auspicious, not inauspicious
• 382) How devotion makes the insurmountable ocean of material desires insignificant
• 381) Bhagavatam study 103 1.18.44-50 Abuse of power by those representing God makes people godless
• 380) Bhagavatam study 102 1.18.36-43 Avoid offenses carefully and avoid getting offended easily
• 379) Bhagavatam study 101 1.18.31-36 Presuming that we know God’s will and are doing his work is presumptuous and dangerous
• 378) Bhagavatam study 100 1.18.24-30 An annoyed response to annoying non-responsiveness is not malevolent
• 377) Bhagavatam study 99 1.18.18-23 The unlimited has unlimited potency to purify us of our unlimited sins
• 376) Bhagavatam study 98 1.18.11-17 Relish the sweetness of Bhagavan through the Bhagavata
• 375) How exactly is the bull dharma deluded as Prabhupada mentions in SB 1.17.23 purport?
• 374) Bhagavatam study 97 1.18.4-10 Understanding Parikshit M’s treatment of Kali
• 373) Bhagavatam study 96 1.17.43-18.3 The recent past is just like the present
• 372) Bhagavatam study 95 1.17.37-42 Undestanding how restricting area of residence is a form of punishment
• 371) Bhagavatam study 94 1.17.31-36 Adharama-bandhu Kali can’t be allowed to live in the kingdom of Dharma-raja pautra
• 370) Bhagavatam study 93 1.17.24-30 Avoid both extremes of taking everything in scripture only literally or only metaphorically
• 369) Bhagavatam study 92 1.17.18-23 The cause of suffering is sometimes incomprehensible
• 368) Bhagavatam study 91 1.17.13-17 Act honorably to protect the honor of those whom we represent
• 367) Daksha-Shiva conflict 3 – How our mind makes us sectarian – Hindi
• 366) Bhagavatam study 90 1.17.7-12 – When in a position of material responsibility, act responsibly
• 365) Bhagavatam study 89 1.17.1-6 Outrage on seeing atrocity is healthy
• 364) Bhagavatam study 88 1.16.31-36 The earth and dharma’s devotion for Krishna
• 363) Daksha-Shiva conflict 2 – The proud consider others proud – Hindi
• 362) Parikshit M – Dharma discussion – Don’t blame 3 – How to deal with troubling people – Hindi
• 361) Parikshit M – Dharma discussion – Don’t blame 2 – If why has no answer focus on how – Hindi
• 360) Parikshit M – Dharma discussion – Don’t blame 1 – See beyond the immediate cause – Hindi
• 359) Bhagavatam study 87 1.16.25-30 Krishna is the shelter of dharma and dharmic qualities
• 358) Bhagavatam study 86 1.16.19-24 Understanding what all things cause distress to the earth
• 357) Daksha-Shiva conflict 1 – How misconceptions give rise to conflicts – Hindi

June 2018

• 356) Bhagavatam study 85 1.17.13-18 Parikshit M delighted in his spiritual opulence, not his material opulence
• 355) Why does the Bhagavatam say that literature glorifying Krishna is imperfectly composed when such literature is meant to attract people to Krishna?
• 354) Bhagavatam study 84 1.16.7-12 Choose carefully what we hear
• 353) Why did Devaki suffer but Yashoda enjoyed Krishna’s association?
• 352) Bhagavatam study 83 1.16.1-6 How Parikshit Maharaj manifested his predicated qualities
• 351) Bhagavatam study 82 1.15.45-51 Our spirituality is our responsibility, not anyone else’s responsibility
• 350) Bhagavatam study 81 1.15.38-44 Responsibly hand over material responsibility to take up spiritual responsibility
• 349) Bhagavatam study 80 1.15.31-37 Life is a relay race – know when to hand over the torch
• 348) Bhagavatam study 79 1.15.25-30 Remember Krishna in his absence by remembering his message
• 347) Bhagavatam study 78 1.15.19-24 Krishna takes away everything that covers us before him
• 346) Bhagavatam study 77 1.15.13-18 Arjuna treasures his memories of Krishna
• 345) Bhagavatam study 76 1.15.7-12 Devotees see their achievements as Krishna’s mercy
• 344) Bhagavatam study 75 1.15.1-6 When we lose everything, we gain the Lord of everything
• 343) Bhagavatam study 74 1.14.34-44 Questions about causes of distress reveal conceptions of distress
• 342) Redirection of consciousness is Krishna’s miracle – Bali Maharaj pastime reflection
• 341) Seeing Krishna’s mercy amidst loss – Krishna’s instructions after Govardhana lila
• 340) Renunciation of false ego – Indra’s Prayers after Govardhana lila

April 2018

• 339) God as the Supreme therapist 7 – Understanding how Narasimhadeva gave strength to Prahlada
• 338) God as the supreme therapist 6 – Seek not the facility to do whatever we desire – seek the clarity to discern our deepest desire
• 337) God as the supreme therapist 5 – Cultivating qualities is integral to cultivating devotion
• 336) God as the supreme therapist 4 – How association works and how to make it work
• 335) God as the supreme therapist 3 – Devotional detachment is not freedom from emotions but freedom of emotions
• 334) God as the supreme therapist 2 – To be others’ well wisher means to channel their emotions towards proper use of their free will
• 333) God as the supreme therapist 1 – Discerning the Prahlada and Hiranyakashipu mentalities within us
• 332) Bhagavatam study 73 1.14.18.33 – When we apprehend the worst-case scenario, we look for alternatives
• 331) Bhagavatam study 72 1.14.12.17 – Inversion of natural order prophesies inauspiciousness

March 2018

• 330) Bhagavatam study 71 1.14.1.11 – Departure of the order-sustaining Lord leads to disruption of that order
• 329) Avoid distractions using intelligence directed towards transcendence
• 328) What the Bhagavatam conveys by narrating Krishna’s agonizing departure

December 2017

• 327) Bhagavatam study 70 1.13.51-60 Determination directed towards renunciation brings spiritual elevation
• 326) Bhagavatam study 69 1.13.46-50 When we can’t protect ourselves from kala, karma and guna, how can we protect others?
• 325) Bhagavatam study 68 1.13.39-45 Know when to exercise control in the service of the supreme controller and when to release control
• 324) For meditation, we need the right object and the right conception

November 2017

• 323) Analyzing yoga and bhakti to keep practice in harmony with purpose
• 322) How small conflicts become big – Daksha pastime analysis 4 – How impulses are shaped by technology, mentality and spirituality

September 2017

• 321) Remembrance of Krishna cuts karmic bondage by providing intelligence, taste and love
• 320) Bhagavatam study 67 01.13.30-38 When it is time to renounce, embrace renunciation as a challenge and avoid discouragers
• 319) Do gopis know Krishna’s future pastimes?
• 318) Gopi Gita 2 – “You alone can free us from contamination and tribulation – please return”
• 317) Did Krishna appear in Mathura or in both Mathura and Vrindavan?
• 316) Gopi Gita 1 – “Whoever you are – Lord or lover – please come back”
• 315) Bhagavatam study 66 01.13.24-29 Detachment emerges from education that changes our definition of success

August 2017

• 314) Gajendra Moksha Katha 5 – Which comes first – giving up lower taste or getting higher taste – Hindi
• 313) Gajendra Moksha Katha 4 – How age helps us become renounced – and how it doesn’t – Hindi
• 312) Gajendra Moksha Katha 3 – Understanding when to wield control and when to yield control – Hindi
• 311) Gajendra Moksha Katha 2 – Deviated spiritualists may lose the human body, but not their spiritual attraction – Hindi
• 310) Is Chitraketu’s accepting Parvati’s curse even when he was not at fault meant to instruct us to accept whatever happens to us – Hindi?
• 309) Gajendra Moksha Katha 1 – Understanding how our mental impressions shape us – Hindi
• 308) Akrura Katha 3 – Understanding cultural bhakti, philosophical bhakti, spiritual bhakti and Vraja bhakti
• 307) Meditation on Kaliya lila – Devotion grants access to a rich panorama of divine emotions
• 306) Akrura Katha 2 – Devotional disposition in association deepens our devotion
• 305) Akrura Katha 1 – When no one understands us, Krishna understands

July 2017

• 304) When the Bhagavatam contains so many stories involving sex, is it appropriate for children?
• 303) Why does Bhagavatam say that Bhishma merged with the Supersoul?

June 2017

• 302) When Airavata existed earlier, how did he appear during the churning of the milk ocean?
• 301) When Tvashta gave Narayana-kavacha that made Indra invincible, how could Tvashta himself be killed?

May 2017

• 300) Bhagavatam study 1.13.1-7 – The detachment that fosters attachment to Krishna
• 299) SIMHA acronym – Glories of Prahlada and Narasimha

April 2017

• 298) Focus on the Bhagavatam’s universal purpose beyond its specific details – invest one’s emotions in Krishna, not the world

March 2017

• 297) Chatur Shloki Bhagavatam
• 296) The ninth canto contains many stories of shocking debauchery by sages such as Brihaspati – what is their point?

November 2016

• 295) Why is the Bhagavatam called the Amala Purana?
• 294) If Vyasadeva wrote the Bhagavatam, how is he present in the Bhagavatam?
• 293) Why does Bhagavatam contains sections that don’t glorify the Lord?
• 292) Why did Nalakuvera-Manigriva not untie Krishna before going to heaven?

October 2016

• 291) Why was Bharat Maharaja punished with a deer body for his compassion?
• 290) Understanding the Bhagavatam’s chronological and conceptual flow

September 2016

• 289) Chatur Shloki Bhagavatam 2 – Understanding inconceivability as an explanation for the world’s nature
• 288) In the Chatur Shloki Bhagavatam, Krishna refers to himself inclusively, not exclusively – what does this mean?
• 287) Chatur Shloki Bhagavatam 1 – Understanding God is all that exists
• 286) ​What happens to Krishna’s queens after he departs from the world?

August 2016

• 285) When Bhishma comes after Ajamila pastime, how does that pastime list him as a mahajan?
• 284) Bhagavatam canto 6 study 6 6.4.1-34 The pure heart is the secret to know the pure Lord
• 283) Bhagavatam canto 6 study 5 6.3.12-35 Yamaraja explains the position of Vishnu and his servants, and the nature and application of dharma

July 2016

• 282) ​Bhagavatam canto 6 study 4 – 2.32-3.11 Boost inner resolution with external facilitation
• 281) ​Bhagavatam canto 6 study 3 – 6.2.1-28 Bhakti’s potency is not a license for immorality
• 280) ​Do the Yamadutas know about bhakti?
• 279) Did Ajamila by caring for his son develop bhakti?
• 278) ​Bhagavatam canto 6 study 2 – 6.1.28-68 Lust is not gender-specific – it troubles everyone
• 277) Bhagavatam canto 6 study 1 – 6.1.1-27 Nothing purifies as thoroughly as bhakti
• 276) ​Bhagavatam study 65 1.13.19-23 Vidura’s words hit Dhritarashtra where it hurts the most
• 275) ​Bhagavatam study 64 1.13.9-18 Fulfilling purpose is more important than just sharing information
• 274) ​Bhagavatam study 63 1.13.1-8 Periods of distress can forge the deepest bonds
• 273) Bhagavatam study 62 1.12.30-36 The Bhagavatam’s lens focuses on separation from Krishna
• 272) ​Bhagavatam study 61 1.12.21-29 The prophecy of a glorious death is not inauspicious
• 271) Bhagavatam study 60 1.12.12-20 The carrier of the dynasty was to the glory of the dynasty
• 270) Bhagavatam study 59 1.12.1-11 Parikshit had magnificent darshan even before birth
• 269) Bhagavatam study 58 1.11.32-39 Krishna seemed attached but remained detached
• 268) Bhagavatam study 57 1.11.25-32 Krishna’s beauty is exquisite and exquisitely described
• 267) ​Bhagavatam study 56 1.11.14-24 The spiritual qualification of bhakti unites the materially​ ​qualified and unqualified
• 266) ​Bhagavatam study 55 1.11.8-13 Prosperity without Krishna is like beautiful things for the blind
• 265) ​Bhagavatam study 54 1.11.1-7 Krishna’s arrival brings ecstasy
• 264) ​Bhagavatam study 53 1.10.28-36 Krishna’s departure and travel are celebrations of love
• 263) ​Bhagavatam study 52 1.10.21-27 The Supreme appears human – and still remains Supreme
• 262) Bhagavatam study 51 1.10.9-20 Imminent separation from Krishna triggers intense emotion
• 261) Bhagavatam study 50 1.10.1-8 Yudhishtira’s dharmic reign harmonizes the natural order with the human order
• 260) ​Bhagavatam study 49 1.9.43-48 Departure of great souls is a victory worthy of celebration
• 259) ​Did Uttama die because of his mother’s offense to Dhruva?
• 258) ​Bhagavatam study 48 1.9.36-42 Bhishma’s memories go beyond the personal to the Krishna-centered

June 2016

• 257) Bhagavatam study 47 1.9.31-35 Bhishma identifies and adores the ultimate cause of his death
• 256) ​Prahlad sees his glory as bhakti’s glory

May 2016

• 255) Bhagavatam study 46 1.9.25-30 Bhishma’s departure is glorious in every way
• 254) ​Bhagavatam study 45 1.9.17-24 By doing the Lord’s will, we understand his benevolence
• 253) ​Bhagavatam study 44 1.9.11-16 Concern for others’ suffering decreases our own suffering
• 252) ​Bhagavatam study 43 1.9.1-10 The experts adjust contextual practices to fulfill essential purpose
• 251) Bhagavatam study 42 1.8.45-52 Yudhisthira argues against his blamelessness
• 250) ​Bhagavatam study 41 1.8.38-44 Devotional prayers take us towards pure devotion
• 249) Bhagavatam study 40 1.8.32-37 The unborn takes birth to end our rebirth
• 248) ​Bhagavatam study 39 1.8.26-31 Krishna-lila can be understood through love
• 247) ​Bhagavatam study 38 1.8.23-25 Material adversity makes spiritual opportunity a necessity
• 246) Bhagavatam study 37 1.8.17-22 The prayer progresses from philosophical to personal
• 245) Bhagavatam study 36 1.8.1-16 – What is materially impossible is possible for Krishna

April 2016

• 244) When Brahma is a brahmana, why does he make and provide weapons to others?
• 243) Bhagavatam highlights devotion through recollection in separation

March 2016

• 242) Vritrasura lila analysis 2 – The heroic leader and the hidden devotee
• 241) Vritrasura lila analysis 1 – The setting for the stunning twist in the storyline
• 240) Uddhava Gita nectar 4 – Understanding the different gopis’ varying understandings of Krishna
• 239) Chatur Shloki Bhagavatam 4 – Understanding human intelligence
• 238) Why is the Bhagavatam’s tenth canto divided into chapters according to the location of pastimes?
• 237) Uddhava Gita nectar 3 – The gopis’ ecstatic samadhi
• 236) Uddhava Gita nectar 2 – Love explained – Comparing materialist, Abrahamic, impersonalist and bhakti worldviews
• 235) Uddhava Gita nectar 1 – Krishna acknowledges the gopis’ heartbreak
• 234) Yayati pastime analysis – From indulgence to transcendence
• 233) Chatur Shloki Bhagavatam 3 – Understanding material nature
• 232) Chatur Shloki Bhagavatam 2 – Understanding Maya
• 231) Chatur Shloki Bhagavatam 1 – Understanding the Absolute Truth
• 230) Bhagavatam study 35 01.7.52-58 Law codes alone aren’t enough for justice – an expert judge is needed
• 229) Bhagavatam study 34 01.7.44-51 Differences in opinion arise from differences in focus of perception

February 2016

• 228) Bhagavatam study 33 01.7.38-43 Ashwatthama’s actions were inexcusable and punishable
• 227) Bhagavatam study 32 01.7.30-37 The protector from provocation tests by provoking
• 226) Bhagavatam study 31 01.7.22-29 Krishna relieves from the dangerous fire – literal and metaphorical
• 225) PRAHLAD acronym – 7 glories qualities of Prahlad Maharaj

January 2016

• 224) When Vasudeva and Devakis son was going to kill him, why did Kamsa keep them in the same prison cell?
• 223) Bhagavatam study 30 – 1.7.15 -21 – Arjuna pacifies griefstruck Draupadi with fierce sweet words
• 222) Bhagavatam study 29 – 1.7.8-14 – Krishna attracts those who are not attracted to anything
• 221) Bhagavatam study 28 – 1.7.1-7 – Vyasa offers bhakti as the remedy for the worlds malady
• 220) Bhagavatam study 27 – 1.6.32-38 – Krishnas glories fulfill our search for pleasure
• 219) Bhagavatam study 26 – 1.6.23-31 – Devotion offers the supreme liberation
• 218) Bhagavatam study 25 – 1.6.16-22 – Spiritual desire cleanses material desire
• 217) Bhagavatam study 24 – 1.6.8-15 – Spiritual vision makes the heart-breaking heart-freeing
• 216) Bhagavatam study 23 – 1.6.1-7 – Even when our disposition changes, our position may not change

December 2015

• 215) Bhagavatam study 22 – 1.5.33-40 – Action with devotional recollection leads to liberation
• 214) Bhagavatam study 21 – 1.5.23-32 – Narada boy progresses towards enlightenment
• 213) Bhagavatam study 20 – 1.5.17-22 – Failure on the spiritual path is better than success on the material path
• 212) Bhagavatam study 19 – 1.5.11-16 – Devotion alone brings lasting value to anything
• 211) Bhagavatam study 18 – 1.5.1-10 – Offer spiritual instruction with empathy and respect
• 210) Bhagavatam study 17 – 1.4.26-33 – Contemplation by the seeker makes consultation with the seer more effective
• 209) Bhagavatam study 16 – 1.4.14-25 – The tradition makes itself accessible
• 208) Bhagavatam study 15 – 1.4.1-13 – The questions reveal the questioners level
• 207) Bhagavatam study 14 – 1.3.35-44 – Bhagavatam is our light in this dark age
• 206) Bhagavatam study 13 – 1.3.25-34 – By realizing the Lords glory, we relish our glory
• 205) Bhagavatam study 12 – 1.3.17-25 – The avataras deliver in diverse ways
• 204) Bhagavatam study 11 – 1.3.9-16 – The many incarnations protect materially and spiritually
• 203) Bhagavatam study 10 – 1.3.1-8 – The Lord manifests as the Purusha and other avataras
• 202) Bhagavatam study 9 – 1.2.28-34 – Vasudeva is the be-all and end-all in everything
• 201) Bhagavatam study 8 – 1.2.23-27 – Our worship reflects our mentality
• 200) Bhagavatam study 7 – 1.2.16-22 – Practice the process of joy with joy
• 199) Does the presence of the Gayatri in the Bhagavatam mean that it should be studied only by the brahmanas?
• 198) How is the Bhagavatam’s first verse correlated with the Gayatri mantra?
• 197) Why does the Bhagavatam repeatedly refer to Vasudeva instead of Krishna?

November 2015

• 196) When Bhagavatam talks about karma as a cause, shouldnt we see karma causally?
• 195) What does the Pandavas didn’t deserve to live mean in Bhagavatam in 1.9.12?

October 2015

• 194) Avoiding the three misdirectons in the blame game (Bhagavatam 1.16.24)
• 193) Why did Krishna manifest four arms while teasing Rukmini?
• 192) Was the solar eclipse a predicted event or created by the Lord to help Arjuna?
• 191) “Chant and be happy” is not just causal but also parallel (Bhagavatam 1.2.22)
• 190) When Bhagavatam focuses on devotion through renunciation, how do we understand Lord Chaitanya’s having grihastha followers and stressing Bhagavatam both?
• 189) Why does the Bhagavatam end with impersonal knowledge?
• 188) Three special results of loving Krishna – PSI: Purification Satisfaction Illumination (Bhagavatam 1.2.14)

September 2015

• 187) Deconstructing Shishupala’s character assassination of Krishna

August 2015

• 186) Appreciating Bhagavatam as rasa shastra
• 185) How are the Bhagavatam’s cantos named?

July 2015

• 184) In Bhagavatam canto 2, what is the relation between Parikshitas question and Brahmas listing various avataras?
• 183) How do the sages’ austerities produce fire?
• 182) Why is Dattatreya described so briefly in the Bhagavatam – what is the significance?

June 2015

• 181) Krishna went to Kubja to satisfy her desires – how to understand?

May 2015

• 180) Conceptual, conversational and chronological background of the Bhagavatam’s creation narrative
• 179) Bhagavatam first canto study 6 – 1.2.9-1.2.15 – Bhakti leads to realization of the Absolute Truth
• 178) Bhagavatam first canto study 5 – 1.2.1-1.2.8 – The Bhagavatam’s speaker and subject are radically exalted

April 2015

• 177) Meaningless material existence becomes meaningful through the human form (Churning the Bhagavatam 1)
• 176) Material existence without the human form is pointless
• 175) What do the terms karya karana kartrtva adhyatma adhibhuta and adhiyajna in SB 2.5.19 mean?
• 174) Bhagavatam first canto study 4 – 1.1.4-1.1.23 – The sages’ questions
• 173) Bhagavatam Overview – Canto 1 – Setting the Scene of Devotion in Separation
• 172) What exactly was Bharata Maharaj’s mistake?
• 171) How could Bharata Maharaj have become attached to a deer after renouncing the world?
• 170) When neither yajnik-brahmanis nor their husbands get Krishna’s shelter, what is the point of that pastime?
• 169) Why is Vritrasura portrayed as a demon in the Rig-Veda and as a devotee in the Bhagavatam?
• 168) Why does Jiva Goswami deem Bhagavatam 2.2.37 the book’s phala-shruti?
• 167) How can we avoid getting lost in the many conversations in the Bhagavatam?
• 166) Which are the important commentaries on the Bhagavatam?

March 2015

• 165) Can only those who don’t break brahmchari-vrata attain the kingdom of God?
• 164) Why is Bhagavatam 2.6 called the Purusha-Sukta confirmed?

February 2015

• 163) What a saint learned from a prostitute   

January 2015

• 162) What a saint learned from a prostitute
• 161) Why does Arjuna brag that he is greater than Dwarkavasis in the brahmana son’s stealing pastime?

December 2014

• 160) In SB 1.2.7 if the knowledge is acquired through devotion how is it causeless?
• 159) In SB 1.2.2 what does the trees’ echoing Vyasadeva’s call to Shukadeva mean?
• 158) What exactly is the point of the nivrtta tarshair (SB 10.01.04) verse?

November 2014

• 157) Was Bhishma an impersonalist – he refers to Krishna in the third person not the second person?

October 2014

• 156) When Arjuna’s chariot was destroyed after the MB war, why does he say in SB “The chariot is the same”?
• 155) Which other Purana mentions that Bhagavatam is the commentary on the Vedanta Sutra?
• 154) Bhagavatam-daily 5 – 11.06.44 – Hearing about Krishna is auspicious and delicious
• 153) Bhagavatam-daily 4 – 11.06.43 – We can’t tolerate separation from Krishna, but the mind misleads us
• 152) Bhagavatam-daily 3 – 11.06.42 – Trust not just Krishna’s power, but also his intelligence
• 151) Bhagavatam-daily 2 – 11.06.41 – Submission is the way out of confusion
• 150) Bhagavatam-daily 1 – 11.06.40 – Philosophy offers shelter when the world’s shelters fail
• 149) Bali M rejects Shukracharya, yet Vamana respects him – Why?
• 148) Did Bali M surrender out of devotion or fear of dishonor?

August 2014

• 147) Meditation on the only prayers to Balaram in the Bhagavatam
• 146) When opulences are disqualifications for devotion, why does ISKCON preach to the opulent?
• 145) Bhagavatam first canto study 3 – 1.1.3 – Relish the rasa in association
• 144) Bhagavatam first canto study 2 – 1.1.2 – The pure intention bestows the perfect destination

July 2014

• 143) If the suffering of great devotees is for their glorification why does Bhishma say Pandavas’ suffering is due to time?
• 142) Bhagavatam first canto study 1 – 1.1.1 – The Attributes of the Absolute Truth

June 2014

• 141) The nine tensions in the Bhagavatam

May 2014

• 140) Why was Hiranyakashipu not liberated even after being killed by Narasimhadeva?
• 139) Why did Hiranyakashipu let Prahlad return to school after trying to assassinate him?
• 138) Kunti’s Prayers 6 (SB 01.08.39-43) – The selflessness of pure devotion
• 137) Why does Ambarish M consider his wealth to be material when he knows that it can be used in Krishna’s service?
• 136) Why does the Bhagavatam, a Vaishnava book, state that Kashi is the greatest of all holy places?
• 135) When Dhruva Maharaj was going BTG and had got a spiritual body, how could he remember a material relationship such as that with his mother?
• 134) If Prahlada learnt bhakti by hearing from Narada in his mother’s womb, why did Narada say to the devatas before this that the child in the womb is a great devotee?
• 133) Did Hiranyakashipu not know that Vishnu lived in the Kshira-sagara? Why did he ask Prahlad where Vishnu was and whether he was in the pillar?
• 132) Narasimhadeva told Prahlad that 21 generations of his family had been delivered, then how did Bali become such a demon that Vamanadeva himself had to come to deliver him?
• 131) Narasimha Katha Hindi 3 – SB 07.08.14-30 – Love underlies the various dangerous forms of the Lord
• 130) When envy is the cause of our material bondage, how did Shishupala’s envy lead to his liberation?
• 129) Narasimha Katha Hindi 2 – SB 07.08.09-13 – Repressive and reprehensible Hiranyakashipu
• 128) Narasimhadeva’s instructions (SB 07.10.01-23) – Balancing the aspiration for pure devotion with practical action
• 127) Narasimha Katha Hindi 1 – SB 07.08.01-08 – Arrogant Hiranyakashipu confronts gentle but firm Prahlada
• 126) Arjuna’s memories of Krishna 1 (SB 01.15.04-09) – Make your memory your treasury
• 125) Kunti’s Prayers 5 – (1.8.35-37) – Don’t deny human emotions in the name of transcendence
• 124) When Ashwatthama’s Brahmastra is charging towards Arjuna how does he get time to do achmana and offer prayers to Krishna before countering it?

April 2014

• 123) Kunti’s prayers 4 – (1.8.32-1.8.35) – Four reasons for the Lord’s appearance
• 122) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 10 – 10.02.15-24 – The mysterious appearances of Balarama and Krishna
• 121) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 9 – 10.02.01-14 – The previous lives of Kamsa
• 120) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 8 – 10.01.56-69 – Kamsa brutally persecutes his own family members
• 119) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 7 – 10.01.46-55 – Vasudeva’s plan B to put off catastrophe
• 118) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 6 10.01.36-44 – Vasudeva expertly uses sama, dama and bheda to pacify Kamsa
• 117) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 5 10.01.26-35 – Events leading to Kamsa’s barbarism
• 116) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 4 – 10.01.21-25 – The Lord’s majestic universal rescue operation
• 115) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 3 – 10.01.14-20 – The glory of the speakers and hearers of the Bhagavatam
• 114) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 2 – 10.05.01-13 – Krishna is everyone’s benefactor – I long to hear about him
• 113) Bhagavatam tenth canto study 1 – 10.01.01-04 – Please speak Krishna-katha for benefitting everyone
• 112) How did Nanda and Yashoda allow Krishna to go to Mathura so readily?
• 111) Where was Radharani when the rasa-lila was performed? Why is there no mention of her in the Bhagavatam’s rasa-lila narration?

March 2014

• 110) When Kamsa’s capital Mathura and Kaurava’s capital Hastinapura were so close to each other why is there no record of any conflict between them?

February 2014

• 109) Why does the Bhagavatam say that we shouldn’t endeavor even for our necessities?

January 2014

• 108) When the Lord’s glance is purifying why did Mohini-Murti’s glance not purify the demons?
• 107) When Krishna knows everything, how did he not know that Rahu & Ketu were impersonatings as demigods?
• 106) Churing the ocean, the Bhagavatam and the heart – 2
• 105) Churing the ocean, the Bhagavatam and the heart – 1
• 104) Vedic Conception of God is beyond polytheism, monotheism and henotheism ( SB 06 03 05 at ISKCON Juhu)

December 2013

• 103) SB 7.9.29 – Lust is the fire that seems like a nectar
• 102) How to be your own spiritual master
• 101) 3 measures to prevent falling down and falling away (SB-10-27-22-23)

November 2013

• 100) Bhagavata Dharma Series 3 – SB 01.02.17-22 – Practice bhakti-yoga cheerfully
• 99) Bhagavata Dharma Series 2 – SB 01.02.11-16 – How bhakti brings realization of the Absolute Truth
• 98) Bhagavata Dharma Series 1 – SB 01.02.06-10 – How bhakti is the supreme dharma
• 97) Kunti’s prayers (1.8.23-1.8.27) – Krishna’s inconceivable protection contradicts our material preconceptions
• 96) Kunti’s prayers (1.8.18-1.8.22) – Krishna’s inconceivable position can be understood by simple devotion
• 95) Why do scriptures contain provocative descriptions of female beauty as in the Mohini Murti pastime?
• 94) Kunti’s prayers (1.8.28-1.8.31) – Krishna gives up his supremacy so that love can reign supreme (Hindi)
• 93) When Uddhava already had so much knowledge about Krishna, why did Krishna send him to learn from the Vrajavasis?
• 92) Bhishma Stuti SB 1.09.32-38 (Hindi)
• 91) Why does the Avanti brahmana say that the mind is the cause of our suffering and not we ourselves?

September 2013

• 90) How Krishna-katha extinguishes the blazing fire of material existence (tava kathamritam explanation) – Hindi
• 89) Tranform adversity into an opportunity for realization and spiritual growth – Avanti brahmana pastime analysis
• 88) In the Krishna seeing Mahavishnu pastime, why does Mahavishnu say that Krishna is his incarnation?
• 87) Bhramara Gita – Radharani’s song to the messenger bee (Radhashtami 2013 Bhagavatam class)
• 86) How can we say that the Garuda Purana verse glorifying the Bhagavatam refers certainly to Bhagavatam as we have it (and not pre-edited version written by Vyasadeva)?

August 2013

• 85) When the Bhagavatam declares Krishna to the source of all incarnations then why does it refer to the Supreme by the name Vishnu repeatedly, even in the rasa-lila section?
• 84) Isn’t Balaramji’s killing Romharshana just because of failure to offer respects objectionable?
• 83) Why does Bhishma say in SB 1.9.22 that he is a pure devotee? Shouldn’t a devotee be humble?
• 82) Why does the Krishna book publically present confidential tenth canto pastimes?
• 81) When all did Krishna reveal the universe in his mouth to Mother Yashoda?

July 2013

• 80) As Gajendra had been a Vaishnava king, why did he offer impersonal prayer?
• 79) Does the Rantideva pastime exemplify social service?
• 78) Is the Buddha mentioned in the Bhagavatam different from the historical Buddha?
• 77) As Buddha is mentioned in the Bhagavatam does it prove that it was written after the time of Buddha?
• 76) When the verses in the Bhagavatam are counted, why do they turn out to be less than 18,000?
• 75) How Krishna’s stealing the garments of the gopis is not immoral but trans-moral
• 74) What is the difference between monarchy and autocracy as indicated in SB 4.13.11 purport?
• 73) Why did Prahlad Maharaj not stop Bali Maharaj from his demoniac activities?
• 72) Why are Ambarish Maharaja and Dhruva Maharaja not counted amongst the 12 mahajans?
• 71) Why does Brihaspati face no consequence when he did a grievous misdeed as described in the Bhagavatam ninth canto?

June 2013

• 70) Why does Prabhupada say that all the verses of the Bhagavatam are spoken by Shukadeva G to Parikshit M when the first canto isnt spoken by him?
• 69) When should an upcoming devotee start reading Bhagavatam?
• 68) How a devotee transcends worldly miseries through absorption SB 3.22.37
• 67) The antiquity accessibility and glory of the Vedic spiritual path SB 3.22.33

May 2013

• 66) Does the mention of Buddha in the Bhagavatam indicate that it was written after Buddha?
• 65) Prayers that differentiate pure devotion from mixed devotion – Prahlad’s prayers SB 7.10.2-7
• 64) Happiness is a byproduct ofabsorption in Krishna SB 10.20.20
• 63) SB 1.7.4-7 – Vyasa’s mystic vision as the seed of the Bhagavatam
• 62) The process of bhakti yoga in a nutshell SB 1.2.12
• 61) Chronological and Conceptual flow of the Bhagavatam (SB 3.22.8)

April 2013

• 60) Being the author of Srimad-Bhagavtam why didn’t Srila Vyasadeva speak Srimad-Bhagavatam himself ?
• 59) Why does Prabhupada say that “Consideration of the Paramātmā and impersonal Brahman arose after the creation; before the creation, only the Supreme Personality of Godhead existed.” in Bhag 6.4.47 purport?

February 2013

• 58) Why did the gopis worship Katyayani? Can we worship demigods to attain Krishna?

January 2013

• 57) Srila Prabhupada expert presentation of the Bhagavatam – Hindi
• 56) Why is the Pururava pastime told partially in the ninth canto and then later completeted in the eleventh canto?
• 55) How exactly was Balaramji born? How much is the age difference between him and Krishna?
• 54) Why did Krishna run away when Jarasandha attacked for the 18th time?
• 53) Why is sleep considered to be a characteristic of intelligence in the Bhag 3.26.30?
• 52) Mahajanas 4 – Kumaras
• 51) Mahajanas 3 – Lord Shiva
• 50) Why is Brahma requesting the Lord Varaha to kill Hiranyaksha before twilight hours when the Lord is omnipotent?

December 2012

• 49) Why is Lord Shiva glorified as if he is supreme in the Bhag 8.7?
• 48) Mahajanas 2 – Narada Muni (Hindi)
• 47) How de we understand the verse that nondevotees have no good qualities?
• 46) What is the basis for taking the number of wives of Chitraketu non-literally?
• 45) Mahajanas 1 – Brahma (Hindi)
• 44) Does one have to live in poverty to be able to call out to Krishna sincerely as Bhag 1.8.26 suggests?

November 2012

• 43) Why is the Bhagavatam considered to be the nirnayak scripture?
• 42) Will knowing more and more about Krishna from the Bhagavatam give us love for him?
• 41) If Prthu M is an avatara why did he take birth from a material body?

October 2012

• 40) How do we make sense of the Bhagavatam statement that Chitraketu had ten million wives? Is it a sign of lack of faith if we are troubled by such questions?
• 39) When Yamadutas know that Narayana is supreme (SB 6.1.41) why do they later (6.3) ask Yamaraja if there is anyone above him?
• 38) Realization comes by moving up and down the ladder of abstraction – Pururava song analysis
• 37) Prithu Maharaj pastime – III
• 36) Prithu Maharaj pastime – II
• 35) Prithu Maharaj pastime – I
• 34) How Krishna’s glory is revealed in the tenth canto of the Bhagavatam…
• 33) How are the knower and known one in the absolute realm as Srila Prabhupada mentions in the purport of Bhag 1.2.11?
• 32) The Wisdom and Devotion of Queen Kunti (Hindi)
• 31) The Prayers of the Prachetas

September 2012

• 30) A Hero’s Prayers at the moment of Death – Vritrasura – Bhagavatam 6.11.18-27
• 29) How the Lord tests his devotees – Hindi

August 2012

• 28) The Realizations of Pingala – How Frustration leads to Renunciation
• 27) Understanding the Universal Form
• 26) What is the meaning of the fifth canto – faith in structure of the universe – protecting the sixth canto – faith in the holy name?

July 2012

• 25) How is it that Ajamila was 88 years old when he begot 10th son? Because in Satyayuga peoples life span was 1 lac years?
• 24) Priyavrata pastimes analysis 2- Where material life and spiritual intersect
• 23) Priyavrata pastimes analysis 1 – Don’t confuse means and ends
• 22) BALI acronym of Bali Maharaj glories- 3
• 21) BALI acronym of Bali Maharaj Glories -2
• 20) BALI acronym of Bali maharaj glories
• 19) What is the difference between freedom from material modes and freedom from reactions of fruitive activities?

June 2012

• 18) Prahlad M prayers 4 – Krishna is more than a desire tree
• 17) Prahlad M prayers 1 – Comprehending the Mystery of Humility
• 16) Prahlad M prayers 3 – Making Misery an incentive for bhakti
• 15) Prahlad M prayers 2 – Steadying and purifying our bhakti
• 14) Why is the Vedanta-sutra not as clear as the Bhagavatam when both deal with the same subject?
• 13) How could Airavata, the elephant-carrier of Indra, have emerged from the churning of the ocean when the Bhagavatam states that Airavata was already Indra’s carrier in the battle before the churning?
• 12) In the Spiritual World, why is Ayodhya at a higher level than the other Vaikuntha Planets?

May 2012

• 11) As the killing of Hiranyakashipu happened before the garlanding of Narasimhadeva by Prahlad Maharaj, why are both depicted in the same picture?
• 10) If Hiranyakashipu performed austerity for 10,000 years, how was Prahlad just 5 years old when he returned?
• 9) Narasimha Lila – Festival Class (Hindi)
• 8) Prayers of Prahlada Maharaj (Narasimha Chaturdashi Bhagavatam)

March 2012

• 7) Queen Kunti’s Prayers – 1 (1.8.18-24)

February 2012

• 6) Why was Pururava not purified by worship of Lord Vishnu, as was Dhruva Maharaj?
• 5) Why did Bhishma wait till Uttarayana to leave his body?

January 2012

• 4) When did Vyasadeva write Bhagavatam?
• 3) Why does devotee association not purify people like Kamsa?
• 2) How Krishna is revealed in the Bhagavatam
• 1) Why does the Bhagavatam say that Lord Ram went to the brahmajyoti?