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Since there were so many discrepancies during the reign of King Vena, the Lord sent His most confidential devotee Mahārāja …

tatrāpy adābhya-niyamo vaikhānasa-susammate ārabdha ugra-tapasi yathā sva-vijaye purā

After retiring from family life, Mahārāja Pṛthu strictly followed the regulations of retired life and underwent severe austerities in the …

As it is necessary for one to become very active in family life, similarly, after retirement from family life, it …

kanda-mūla-phalāhāraḥ śuṣka-parṇāśanaḥ kvacit ab-bhakṣaḥ katicit pakṣān vāyu-bhakṣas tataḥ param

In the tapo-vana, Mahārāja Pṛthu sometimes ate the trunks and roots of trees, sometimes he ate fruit and dried leaves, …

In Bhagavad-gītā, yogīs are advised to go to a secluded place in the forest and live alone in a sanctified …

It is also notable that, according to Vedic injunction, to live in the forest is to live in the mode …

Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, after retiring from his minister’s seat in the government, went to Vṛndāvana and lived beneath a tree, …

grīṣme pañca-tapā vīro varṣāsv āsāraṣāṇ muniḥ ākaṇṭha-magnaḥ śiśire udake sthaṇḍile-śayaḥ

Following the principles of forest living and the footsteps of the great sages and munis, Pṛthu Mahārāja accepted five kinds …

These are some of the austerities executed by the jñānīs and yogīs, who cannot accept the process of bhakti-yoga. They …

titikṣur yata-vāg dānta ūrdhva-retā jitānilaḥ ārirādhayiṣuḥ kṛṣṇam acarat tapa uttamam

Mahārāja Pṛthu underwent all these severe austerities in order to control his words and his senses, to refrain from discharging …

In Kali-yuga the following is recommended:

harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva nāsty eva gatir anyathā

(Bṛhan-nāradīya Purāṇa)

In order to be recognized by Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one should chant the holy name of the …

There are many fools who claim that worship of Kṛṣṇa began only about five thousand years ago, after the appearance …

Also of significance in this verse are the words ārirādhayiṣuḥ kṛṣṇam acarat tapa uttamam: Mahārāja Pṛthu underwent severe types of …