Monthly Archives: March 2009

In Sanskrit the word haṁsa is the name for both a bird and an advanced yogī. The bird has such estimable qualities that its very name became applied to the spiritual practitioner. In English, Prabhupāda followed a well-established convention and … Continue reading →

Here is an excerpt from a lecture by Śrīla Prabhupāda on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.1.1. It was delivered in New York, on April 10, 1969. (Some comments follow the excerpt.) As soon as I am desiring something, immediately my body is formed. … Continue reading →

Five hundred and twenty three years ago, on this full moon night in the month of Govinda, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu appeared in the world, the avatāra descended to deliver Kṛṣṇa prema to the extremely fallen people of this Kali-yuga. Caitanya … Continue reading →