na te vidu svrtha-gati hi viu duray ye bahir-artha-mnina andh yathndhair upanyamns te 'pa-tantrym uru-dmni baddh (SB 7.5.

31) SYNONYMS nanot; tethey; viduknow; sva-artha-gatimthe ultimate goal of life, or their own real interest; hiindeed; viumLord Viu and His abode; duraybeing ambitious to enjoy this material world; who; bahiexternal sense objects; valuable; ye

artha-mninaconsidering as

andhpersons who are blind; yathjust as; andhaiby other blind men; upanyamnbeing led; tethey; api although; a-tantrymto the ropes (laws) of material nature; uruhaving very strong; dmnicords; baddhbound. TRANSLATION Persons who are strongly entrapped by the consciousness of enjoying material life, and who have therefore accepted as their leader or guru a similar blind man attached to external sense objects, cannot understand that the goal of life is to return home, back to Godhead, and engage in the service of Lord Visu. As blind men guided by another blind man miss the right path and fall into a ditch, materially attached men led by another materially attached man are bound by the ropes of fruitive labor, which are made of very strong cords, and they continue again and again in materialistic life, suffering the three folds miseries.

tat te 'nukamp su-samkamo bhujna evtma-kta vipkam hd-vg-vapurbhir vidadhan namas te jveta yo mukti-pade sa dya-bhk SYNONYMS tattherefore; teYour; anukampmcompassion; susamkamaearnestly hoping for; bhujnaenduring; eva certainly; tma-ktamdone by himself; vipkamthe fruitive results; htwith his heart; vkwords; vapurbhiand body; vidadhanoffering; namaobeisances; teunto You; jvetalives; yaanyone who; mukti-padeto the position of liberation; sahe; dya-bhkthe rightful heir. TRANSLATION My dear Lord, one who earnestly waits for You to bestow Your causeless mercy upon him, all the while patiently suffering the reactions of his past misdeeds and offering You respectful obeisances with his heart, words and body, is surely eligible for liberation, for it has become his rightful claim.

kaler dosa-nidhe rajann asti hy eko mahan guna kirtanad eva krsnasya mukta-sanga param vrajet SYNONYMS kalerof the age of Kali; dosa-nidhein the ocean of faults; rajan O King; astithere is; hicertainly; ekaone; mahanvery great; gunagood quality; kirtanatby chanting; evacertainly; krsnasyaof the holy name of Krsna; mukta-sangaliberated from material bondage; paramto the transcendental spiritual kingdom; vrajetone can go. TRANSLATION My dear King, although Kali-yuga is an ocean of faults, there is still one good quality about this age: Simply by chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom.

krte yad dhyayato visnum tretayam yajato makhaih dvapare paricaryayam kalau tad hari-kirtanat

SYNONYMS krtein the Satya-yuga; yatwhich; dhyayatahfrom meditation; visnumon Lord Visnu; tretayamin the Treta-yuga; yajatafrom worshiping; makhaihby performing sacrifices; dvaparein the age of Dvapara; paricaryayamby worshiping the lotus feet of Krsna; kalauin the age of Kali; tatthat same result (can be achieved); hari-kirtanatsimply by chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. TRANSLATION Whatever result was obtained in Satya-yuga by meditating on Visnu, in Treta-yuga by performing sacrifices, and in Dvaparayuga by serving the Lord's lotus feet can be obtained in Kali-yuga simply by chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.

matir na ke parata svato v mitho 'bhipadyeta gha-vratnm adnta-gobhir viat tamisra puna puna carvita-carvanm (SB 7.5.30) SYNONYMS r-prahrda uvcaPrahlda Mahrja said; mati inclination; naever; keunto Lord Ka; paratafrom the instructions of others; svatafrom their own understanding; veither; mithafrom combined effort; abhipadyetais developed; gha-vratnmof persons too addicted to the materialistic, bodily conception of life; adntauncontrolled; gobhiby the senses; viatmentering; tamisramhellish life; punaagain; punaagain; carvitathings already chewed; carvanmwho are chewing. TRANSLATION Prahlda Mahrja replied: Because of their uncontrolled senses, persons too addicted to materialistic life make progress toward hellish conditions and repeatedly chew that which has already been chewed. Their inclinations toward Ka are never aroused, either by the instructions of others, by their own efforts, or by a combination of both.

vedeu yajeu tapasu caiva dneu yat puya-phala pradiam atyeti tat sarvam ida viditv yog para sthnam upaiti cdyam SYNONYMS vedeuin the study of the Vedas; yajeuin the performances of yaja, sacrifice; tapasuin undergoing different types of austerities; caalso; eva certainly; dneuin giving charities; yatthat which; puya-phalam result of pious work; pradiamindicated; atyetisurpasses; tat sarvamall those; idamthis; viditvknowing; yogthe devotee; paramsupreme; sthnamabode; upaitiachieves; caalso; dyamoriginal. TRANSLATION A person who accepts the path of devotional service is not bereft of the results derived from studying the Vedas, performing austere sacrifices, giving charity or pursuing philosophical and fruitive activities. Simply by performing devotional service, he attains all these, and at the end he reaches the supreme eternal abode.

asury nma te lok andhena tamasvt ts te pretybhigacchanti ye ke ctma-hano jan (Isopnishad mantra 4) SYNONYMS asurymeant for the asuras; nmafamous by the name; tethose; lokplanets; andhenaby ignorance; tamasby darkness; vt covered; tnthose planets; tethey; pretyaafter death; abhigacchanti enter into; yeanyone; keeveryone; caand; tma hanathe killers of the soul; janpersons. TRANSLATION The killer of the soul, whoever he may be, must enter into the planets known as the worlds of the faithless, full of darkness and ignorance.

yasysti bhaktir bhagavaty akican sarvair gu ais tatra sam sate sur harv abhaktasya kuto mahad-gu mano-rathensati dhvato bahi SB: 05.18.12 SYNONYMS yasyaof whom; astithere is; bhaktidevotional service; bhagavatito the Supreme Personality of Godhead; akicanwithout any motive; sarvaiwith all; guaigood qualities; tatrathere (in that person); samsatereside; surall the demigods; harauunto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; abhaktasyaof a person who is not devoted; kutawhere; mahat-gugood qualities; manorathenaby mental speculation; asatiin the temporary material world; dhvatawho is running; bahioutside. TRANSLATION All the demigods and their exalted qualities, such as religion, knowledge and renunciation, become manifest in the body of one who has developed unalloyed devotion for the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vsudeva. On the other hand, a person devoid of devotional service and engaged in material activities has no good qualities. Even if he is adept at the practice of mystic yoga or the honest endeavor of maintaining his family and relatives, he must be driven by his own mental speculations and must engage in the service of the Lord's external energy. How can there be any good qualities in such a man?

tasmd bhrata sarvtm bhagavn varo hari rotavya krtitavya ca smartavya cecchatbhayam SB:02.01.05 SYNONYMS tasmtfor this reason; bhrataO descendant of Bharata; sarvtmthe Supersoul; bhagavnthe Supreme Personality of Godhead; varathe controller; harithe Lord, who vanquishes all miseries; rotavyais to be heard; krtitavyato be glorified; caalso; smartavyato be remembered; caand; icchatof one who desires; abhayamfreedom.
TRANSLATION O descendant of King Bharata, one who desires to be free from all miseries must hear about, glorify and also remember the Personality of Godhead, who is the Supersoul, the controller and the savior from all miseries.

yat karoi yad ansi yaj juhoi dadsi yat yat tapasyasi kaunteya tat kuruva mad-arpaam Bg. 9.27 SYNONYMS yatwhatever; karoiyou do; yatwhatever; ansiyou eat; yatwhatever; juhoiyou offer; dadsiyou give away; yatwhatever; yatwhatever; tapasyasiausterities you perform; kaunteyaO son of Kunt; tatthat; kuruvado; matunto Me; arpaamas an offering. TRANSLATION Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer or give away, and whatever austerities you performdo that, O son of Kunt, as an offering to Me.

smartavyah satatam vishnur vismartavyo na jatucit

sarve vidhi-nishedhah syur etayor eva kinkarah (CC madhya 22.113) SYNONYMS smartavyah -- to be remembered; satatam -- always; vishnuh -Lord Vishnu; vismartavyah -- to be forgotten; na -- not; jatucit -- at any time; sarve -all; vidhi-nishedhah-- rules and prohibitions mentioned in the revealed scripture or given by the spiritual master; syuh -- should be; etayoh -- of these two principles (always to rememberKrishna or Vishnu and never to forget Him); eva -certainly; kinkarah -- the servants. TRANSLATION "'Krishna is the origin of Lord Vishnu. He should always be remembered and never forgotten at any time. All the rules and prohibitions mentioned in the sastras should be the servants of these two principles.'

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SYNONYMS asataof such a foolish rascal; r-mada-andhasyawho is blinded by temporarily possessing riches and opulence; dridryampoverty; param ajanamthe best ointment for the eyes, by which to see things as they are; tma-upamyenawith comparison to himself; bhtniliving beings;daridraa poverty-stricken man; paramperfectly; katecan see things as they are. TRANSLATION Atheistic fools and rascals who are very much proud of wealth fail to see things as they are. Therefore, returning them to poverty is the proper ointment for their eyes so they may see things as they are. At least a povertystricken man can realize how painful poverty is, and therefore he will not want others to be in a painful condition like his own.

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SYNONYMS yathjust as; kaaka-viddha-agaa person whose body has been pinpricked; jantoof such an animal; nanot; icchatidesires; tm a particular; vyathm pain; jva-smyam gatawhen he understands that the position is the same for everyone; ligaiby possessing a particular type of body; nanot; tathso; aviddha-kaakaa person who has not been pinpricked. TRANSLATION By seeing their faces, one whose body has been pricked by pins can understand the pain of others who are pinpricked. Realizing that this pain is the same for everyone, he does not want others to suffer in this way. But one who has never been pricked by pins cannot understand this pain.

SB: 10.10.15 SYNONYMS daridraa poverty-stricken person; nir-aham-stambhais automatically freed from all false prestige; muktaliberated; sarvaall; madaifrom false ego; iha in this world; kcchramwith great difficulty; yadcchay pnotiwhat he gains by chance from providence; tatthat; hiindeed; tasyahis; paramperfect; tapa austerity. TRANSLATION A poverty-stricken man must automatically undergo austerities and penances because he does not have the wealth to possess anything. Thus his false prestige is vanquished. Always in need of food, shelter and clothing, he must be satisfied with what is obtained by the mercy of providence. Undergoing such compulsory austerities is good for him because this purifies him and completely frees him from false ego.

SB: 10.10.16 SYNONYMS nityamalways; kutwith hunger; kmaweak, without necessary strength; dehasyaof the body of a poor man; daridrasyapoverty- tricken; anna-kkiaalways desiring to get sufficient food; indriy ithe senses, which are compared to snakes; anuuyantigradually become weaker and weaker, with less potency; his apithe tendency to be envious of others; vinivartatereduces. TRANSLATION Always hungry, longing for sufficient food, a povertystricken man gradually becomes weaker and weaker. Having no extra potency, his senses are automatically pacified. A poverty-stricken man, therefore, is unable to perform harmful, envious activities. In other words, such a man automatically gains the results of the austerities and penances adopted voluntarily by saintly persons.

Prayers by Queen Kunti

Krishnaya Vasudevaya Devaki-nandanaya ca Nanda-gopa-kumraraya Govindaya namo namah Namah pankaja-nabhaya Namah pankaja-maline Namah pankaja-netraya Namas te pankajanghraye Vipadah santu tah sasvat Tatra tatra jagad-guro Bhavato darshanam yat syad Apuna bhava-dharsanam Janmaisvarya-sruta-sribhir Edhamana-madah puman Naivarhaty abhidhatum vai Tvan akincana-gocaram Bhave 'smin klisyamananam Avidya-kama-karmabhih Sravana-smaranahari Karisyann iti kecana Tvayi me 'nanya-visaya Matir madhu-pate 'sakrt Ratim udvahatad addha Gangevaugham udanvati

SB: 10.10.36 SYNONYMS namawe therefore offer our respectful obeisances; parama-kalyaYou are the supreme auspiciousness; namaour respectful obeisances unto You; paramamagalawhatever You do is good; vsudevyaunto the original Personality of Godhead, Vsudeva; ntyaunto the most peaceful; yadnmof the Yadu dynasty; patayeunto the controller; namaour respectful obeisances unto You. TRANSLATION O supremely auspicious, we offer our respectful obeisances unto You, who are the supreme good. O most famous descendant and controller of the Yadu dynasty, O son of Vasudeva, O most peaceful, let us offer our obeisances unto Your lotus feet.

SB: 10.14.58 Synonyms samrithaving taken shelter; yethose who; padaof the feet; pallavalike flower buds; plavamwhich are a boat; mahatof the total material creation, or of the great souls; padamthe shelter; puya supremely pious; yaawhose fame; mura-areof the enemy of the demon Mura; bhavaof the material existence; ambudhithe ocean; vatsa-padamthe hoof-print of a calf; param padamthe supreme abode, Vaikuha; padam padamat every step; yatwhere; vipadmof material miseries; nanone; temfor them. TRANSLATION For those who have accepted the boat of the lotus feet of the Lord, who is the shelter of the cosmic manifestation and is famous as Murri, the enemy of the Mura demon, the ocean of the material world is like the water contained in a calf's hoof-print. Their goal is para padam, Vaikuha, the place where there are no material miseries, not the place where there is danger at every step.

SB: 10.01.04 SYNONYMS nivttareleased from; tarailust or material activities;upagyamntwhich is described or sung; bhava-auadhtwhich is the right medicine for the material disease; rotrathe process of aural reception; manathe subject matter of thought for the mind; abhirmtfrom the pleasing vibrations from such glorification; kawho; uttamalokaof the Supreme Personality of Godhead; guaanuvdtfrom describing such activities; pumna person; virajyetacan keep himself aloof; vinexcept; pau-ghnteither a butcher or one who is killing his own personal existence. TRANSLATION Glorification of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is performed in the parampar system; that is, it is conveyed from spiritual master to disciple. Such glorification is relished by those no longer interested in the false, temporary glorification of this cosmic manifestation. Descriptions of the Lord are the right medicine for the conditioned soul undergoing repeated birth and death. Therefore, who will cease hearing such glorification of the Lord except a butcher or one who is killing his own self?

Paatra apaatra na dekhe na dekhe sthan asthan