Question: I have a question regarding the following verse: sanketyam parihasyam va stobham helanam eva va vaikuntha-nama-grahanam aseshagha-haram viduh: "One who chants the holy name of the Lord is immediately freed from the reactions of unlimited sins ...
Question: I wrote down my thoughts on SB 8.9.9-11, about women not being trustworthy. Please check if you agree and if not please correct me. : “8.9.9-11 do not say that all women are untrustworthy. They first of all speak of wanton women (puMzcalyAM, verse 9, and svairiNInAM, verse 10), not women in general, and
Question: I wanted to ask you how your sect understands Brs. 2.5.128, as different Gaudiya sects hold rather different understandings of it. I will cite three different understandings, and, if you have the time and interest, I would appreciate knowing your parivara’s take on it. 1. The verse refers to a general notion of suhrt-rati
Question: I heard that the term “ajnata sukriti” is an invention and doesn’t exist. Bhakti comes by the mercy of the Lord and His devotee and is based on knowledge and proper understanding. However, the stories in Bhakti Sandarbha of the mouse dying while offering ghee-lamp to the deities with its burning tail, and of
Question: I am trying to understand if a liberated jiva in the spiritual world is bereft of any aspect or Rasa of the Supreme lord. As per Sri Vaishnavism, a mukta jiva is all FIT to experience all rasas with the lord. To understand the Gaudiya concept better, I came across the Govinda bhasya...
Question: There are many different opinions about the date of the Bhagavatam, some even suggesting that if was compiled after Shankaracharya. I disagree with that after studying Tattva Sandarva, Siddhanta Darpana and a fine note by another Bengali stalwart scholar, Prabhupad Sri Shyamlala...
Question: I’d like to ask you about Tulasi in order to avoid using Her leaves for material purposes. I have often heard that Tulasi is called Ocimum sanctum by botanists. Other sources say that Ocimum tenuiflorum, too. Some expand this list even further, to other Ocimum species, for instance, Vana Tulasi (Ocimum gratissimum), etc. In
