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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.33

It is also said that Vasudeva and Devakī, in their previous birth as Sutapā and Pṛśni, underwent a severe type …

The Lord says:

“Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion …

In human society there must be a proper balance between spirit and matter. We are actually spirit soul, but somehow …

So why are we unhappy? In the Western countries there is no scarcity of wealth, no scarcity of food, no …

The word dharma means “duty.” Although the word dharma is often translated as “religion” and religion is generally defined as …

Bodily comfort, however, is not enough. Suppose a man is very comfortably situated. Does it mean he will not die? …

One must know the necessities of the body and also the necessities of the soul. The real necessity in life …

(Bhāgavatam 10.1.4)

Parīkṣit Mahārāja said to the great sage Śukadeva Gosvāmī, “The discourses on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam that you are giving me are not …

At the present moment, we are in a diseased condition. Materialists do not know what is disease and what is …

“After attaining Me, the great souls, who are yogīs in devotion, never return to this temporary world, which is full …

Thus the Lord says that one should approach Him and go back to Him, back home, back to Godhead. But …

The only truly worthwhile books are those like Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and Bhagavad-gītā. In the Bhāgavatam (1.5.10–11) it is said:

“Those words which do not describe the glories of the Lord, who alone can sanctify the atmosphere of the whole …

“On the other hand, that literature which is full of descriptions of the transcendental glories of the name, fame, forms, …

Any literature that has no connection with God is just like a place where crows take enjoyment. Where do crows …

So the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is meant for swanlike men, not for men who are like crows. But we can …

The material world is the world where swans have become crows. In the material world the living entity is encaged …