By Pankajanghri Dasa on Sat, 2008-05-17 15:47.
The fact that people just love to hear stories is one reason why some of the Vedic codes were gradually transmitted in story form, like the epic histories Mahabharata and Ramayana and the Puranas. When such stories concern the pastimes of the Lord and His devotees, they [...]
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Lord Nrsimhadeva reciprocates instantly!
Posted in Pastimes on June 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ksira-Chora Gopinath
Posted in General, Pastimes on November 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
One time, Madhavendra Puri came to a town. He felt too unqualified to enter the temple there, so he passed the day outside it, and when night came, found a tree under which to sleep.
As the pujari was doing the evening bhoga offering, the Lord stole some khir and hid it behind the altar [...]
Worshipping Govardhana Hill
Posted in Pastimes on November 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
KB wanted to share this amazing pastime with all of you. I personally wanted to study Krsna’s arguments against Indra Puja and in favour of Govardhana Puja given in this pastime, but never got round to it. So I’m glad she chose this one. More wonderful pastimes like this are found in [...]
The Pastimes While Building the Bridge
Posted in Pastimes on November 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Lord Ramachandra’s monkey army was building the bridge of floating boulders across the Indian Ocean to Lanka. All the powerful monkeys were fetching huge mountain peaks, massive hills, and all sorts of boulders. Everyone was involved according to his capacity. Even a little spider was carrying a few grains of sand with [...]
Anarthas and Demons
Posted in General, Pastimes on November 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The different demons in Krsna lila represent different impurities or anarthas in the heart.
The snake demon, Aghasura, represents the anartha of cruelty.
Here’s one for you: do you know what the spiritual opposite of cruelty is?
No, it’s not kindness. It’s simplicity.
That’s why after killing Aghasura, Krsna and the cowherd boys went on to behave [...]
Monkey Business
Posted in Pastimes on November 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Once upon a time, in a wonderful land called Vraja, Mother Yashoda found Krsna in a room full of monkeys.
She was concerned and anxious for Krsna’s well-being, because the monkeys were bigger and taller than little Krsna. The room was full of them, chattering and swinging and stretching over Krsna.
Amidst this festive scene, Krsna [...]
