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August 2023
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When we feel left alone – Vritrasura pastime analysis – Hindi
June 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?