Episodes
Friday Nov 29, 2013
Famous Marriages
Friday Nov 29, 2013
Friday Nov 29, 2013
“Taking the oath, Janaka gave away Sita to Rama in all politeness and happiness in a beautiful scene that was reminiscent of when the king of mountains gave away Parvati to Shiva and when the ocean gave away Lakshmi to Vishnu.” (Janaki Mangala, Chand 18.1)
Thursday Nov 28, 2013
As Fire As My Witness
Thursday Nov 28, 2013
Thursday Nov 28, 2013
“Going in front of the fire, King Janaka took kusha grass and water. According to ritual, he made the oath and gave away his daughter.” (Janaki Mangala, 144)
Wednesday Nov 27, 2013
Balance In Reserve
Wednesday Nov 27, 2013
Wednesday Nov 27, 2013
“The temporary comforts of the body are not the goal of life, and it is due only to darkest ignorance that people become enamored of the glimmering advancement of material comforts.” (Shrila Prabhupada, The Nectar of Devotion, Ch 1)
Tuesday Nov 26, 2013
Always Something New
Tuesday Nov 26, 2013
Tuesday Nov 26, 2013
“Krishna is always remembered, and His name is always chanted by millions of devotees, but the devotees never become saturated. Instead of becoming disinterested in thinking of Krishna and in chanting His holy name, the devotees get newer and newer impetus to continue the process. Therefore Krishna is ever-fresh. Not only Krishna Himself, but also Krishna’s knowledge is ever-fresh.” (The Nectar of Devotion, 53)
Monday Nov 25, 2013
Keeping Family Traditions
Monday Nov 25, 2013
Monday Nov 25, 2013
“Due to the evil deeds of the destroyers of family tradition, all kinds of community projects and family welfare activities are devastated.” (Arjuna, Bhagavad-gita, 1.42)
Sunday Nov 24, 2013
Differences in Eating
Sunday Nov 24, 2013
Sunday Nov 24, 2013
“The four principal bodily demands - eating, sleeping, mating and defending - can be satisfied under any circumstances, whether one is born in an impious condition or in a pious condition. The problem, however, is how to become free from the four principles of birth, death, old age and disease.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Easy Journey to Other Planets, Ch 2)
Saturday Nov 23, 2013
Anartha Nivritti
Saturday Nov 23, 2013
Saturday Nov 23, 2013
“The work of a man who is unattached to the modes of material nature and who is fully situated in transcendental knowledge merges entirely into transcendence.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 4.23)
Friday Nov 22, 2013
Searching for Heaven
Friday Nov 22, 2013
Friday Nov 22, 2013
“The modern scientists who are trying to travel in space are having difficulty going even to the nearest planet, the moon, to say nothing of the highest planets within the universe. There is no possibility that they can go beyond the material sky, enter the spiritual sky and see for themselves the spiritual planets, Vaikuntha. Therefore, the kingdom of God in the spiritual sky can be understood only through the authentic descriptions of the Vedas and Puranas.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Shrimad Bhagavatam, 3.15.15 Purport)
Thursday Nov 21, 2013
Right From the Start
Thursday Nov 21, 2013
Thursday Nov 21, 2013
“No human being or demigod can enact laws like those of the Vedic literature because the Vedic regulations are prescribed by the Supreme Lord.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Shrimad Bhagavatam, 3.15.8 Purport)
Wednesday Nov 20, 2013
Not Afraid Anywhere
Wednesday Nov 20, 2013
Wednesday Nov 20, 2013
“The devotees of the Lord are not defeated anywhere in the universe. It is stated, narayana-parah sarve: one who is narayana-para, or a devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is not afraid anywhere, whether he is sent to hell or promoted to heaven (SB 6.17.28).” (Shrila Prabhupada, Shrimad Bhagavatam, 3.15.7 Purport)