The First Q&A Saturday Bonus Episode is HERE!  I'm soo excited, to say the least.  Today's question is from this mysterious individual who is a known friend of our family, and even though he didn't mind his identity to be revealed, our team decided to keep him incognito. I also feel it's best this way.  So, the incognito questioned :  "Hare Krishna. I see that your podcast has logos of Spotify and other channels. Can you let us know how can I open those channels for my content?"  What do you think I'll suggest him?  Well, find out in this episode!

Sri Krishna said, "Those who are not faithful in this devotional service cannot attain Me, O conqueror of enemies. Therefore they return to the path of birth and death in this material world"....📚 Yes, we respond to any questions during our Q&As on Saturdays, email us at [email protected] | find the book links & all episodes at sravanamdiaries.com/bhagavad-gita-as-it-is/  |  The Bhagavad-gita is universally renowned as the jewel of India's spiritual wisdom. Spoken by Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead to His intimate disciple Arjuna, the Gita's seven hundred concise verses provide a definitive guide to the science of self realization. No other philosophical or religious work reveals, in such a lucid and profound way, the nature of consciousness, the self, the universe and the Supreme. His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is uniquely qualified to present this English translation and commentary on Bhagavad-gita. He is the world's foremost Vedic scholar and teacher, and he is also the current representative of an unbroken chain of fully self-realized spiritual masters begining with Lord Krishna Himself. Thus, unlike other editions of the Gita, this one is presented as it is--without the slightest taint of adulteration or personal motivation. This edition is certain to stimulate and enlighten with its ancient yet thoroughly timely message | follow us on Facebook, Instagram & YouTube @sravanamdiaries | subscribe to the podcast through these links: podlink.to/sravanam

The process of devotional service is a very happy one (su-sukham). Why? Devotional service consists of śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ, so one can simply hear the chanting of the glories of the Lord or can attend philosophical lectures on transcendental knowledge given by authorized ācāryas. Simply by sitting, one can learn; then one can eat the remnants of the food offered to God, nice palatable dishes. In every state devotional service is joyful. One can execute devotional service even in the most poverty-stricken condition. The Lord says, patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyam: He is ready to accept from the devotee any kind of offering, never mind what. Even a leaf, a flower, a bit of fruit, or a little water, which are all available in every part of the world, can be offered by any person, regardless of social position, and will be accepted if offered with love. There are many instances in history. Simply by tasting the tulasī leaves offered to the lotus feet of the Lord, great sages like Sanat-kumāra became great devotees. Therefore the devotional process is very nice, and it can be executed in a happy mood. God accepts only the love with which things are offered to Him........ 📚 Yes, we respond to any questions during our Q&As on Saturdays, email us at [email protected] | find the book links & all episodes at sravanamdiaries.com/bhagavad-gita-as-it-is/  |  The Bhagavad-gita is universally renowned as the jewel of India's spiritual wisdom. Spoken by Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead to His intimate disciple Arjuna, the Gita's seven hundred concise verses provide a definitive guide to the science of self realization. No other philosophical or religious work reveals, in such a lucid and profound way, the nature of consciousness, the self, the universe and the Supreme. His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is uniquely qualified to present this English translation and commentary on Bhagavad-gita. He is the world's foremost Vedic scholar and teacher, and he is also the current representative of an unbroken chain of fully self-realized spiritual masters begining with Lord Krishna Himself. Thus, unlike other editions of the Gita, this one is presented as it is--without the slightest taint of adulteration or personal motivation. This edition is certain to stimulate and enlighten with its ancient yet thoroughly timely message | follow us on Facebook, Instagram & YouTube @sravanamdiaries | subscribe to the podcast through these links: podlink.to/sravanam

An Appeal to Śīmatī Rādhāraṇi from the Ūrdhvāmnāya-tantra

munīndra-vṛnda-vandite triloka-śoka-hāriṇi

prasanna-vaktra-paṇkaje nikuñja-bhū-vilāsini

vrajendra-bhānu-nandini vrajendra-sūnu-saṅgate

kadā kariṣyasīha māṁ kṛpā-kaṭākṣa-bhājanam ||1||

aśoka-vṛkṣa-vallarī-vitāna-maṇḍapa-sthite

pravāla-vāla-pallava prabhā ’ruṇāṅghri-komale

varābhaya-sphurat-kare prabhūta-sampadālaye

kadā kariṣyasīha māṁ kṛpā-kaṭākṣa-bhājanam ||2||

anaṅga-raṅga-maṅgala-prasaṅga-bhaṅgura-bhruvāṁ

sa-vibhramaṁ sa-sambhramaṁ dṛganta-bāṇa-pātanaiḥ

nirantaraṁ vaśī-kṛta-pratīti-nanda-nandane

kadā kariṣyasīha māṁ kṛpā-kaṭākṣa-bhājanam ||3||

taḍit-suvarṇa-campaka-pradīpta-gaura-vigrahe

mukha-prabhā-parāsta-koṭi-śāradendu-maṇḍale

vicitra-citra-sañcarac-cakora-śāva-locane

kadā kariṣyasīha māṁ kṛpā-kaṭākṣa-bhājanam ||4||

madonmadāti-yauvane pramoda-māna-maṇḍite

priyānurāga-rañjite kalā-vilāsa-paṇḍite

ananya-dhanya-kuñja-rājya-kāma keli-kovide

kadā kariṣyasīha māṁ kṛpā-kaṭākṣa-bhājanam ||5||

aśeṣa-hāva-bhāva-dhīra-hīra-hāra-bhūṣite

prabhūta-śāta-kumbha-kumbha-kumbhi kumbha-sustani

praśasta-manda-hāsya-cūrṇa-pūrṇa-saukhya-sāgare

kadā kariṣyasīha māṁ kṛpā-kaṭākṣa-bhājanam ||6|

mṛṇāla-vāla-vallarī taraṅga-raṅga-dor-late

latāgra-lāsya-lola-nīla-locanāvalokane

lalal-lulan-milan-manojña mugdha-mohanāśrite

kadā kariṣyasīha māṁ kṛpā-kaṭākṣa-bhājanam ||7||

suvarṇa-mālikāñcita-trirekha-kambu-kaṇṭhage

tri-sūtra-maṅgalī-guṇa-tri-ratna-dīpti-dīdhiti

salola-nīla-kuntala prasūna-guccha-gumphite

kadā kariṣyasīha māṁ kṛpā-kaṭākṣa-bhājanam ||8||

nitamba-bimba-lambamāna-puṣpa-mekhalā-guṇe

praśasta-ratna-kiṅkiṇī-kalāpa-madhya mañjule

karīndra-śuṇḍa-daṇḍikā-varoha-saubhagoruke

kadā kariṣyasīha māṁ kṛpā-kaṭākṣa-bhājanam ||9||

aneka-mantra-nāda-mañju-nūpurā-rava-skhalat

samāja-rāja-haṁsa-vaṁśa-nikvaṇāti-gaurave

vilola-hema-vallarī-viḍambi-cāru-caṅkrame

kadā kariṣyasīha māṁ kṛpā-kaṭākṣa-bhājanam ||10||

ananta-koṭi-viṣṇu-loka-namra-padmajārcite

himādrijā-pulomajā-viriñcajā-vara-prade

apāra-siddhi-ṛddhi-digdha-sat-padāṅgulī-nakhe

kadā kariṣyasīha māṁ kṛpā-kaṭākṣa-bhājanam ||11||

makheśvari kriyeśvari svadheśvari sureśvari

triveda-bhāratīśvari pramāṇa-śāsaneśvari

rameśvari kṣameśvari pramoda kānaneśvari

vrajeśvari vrajādhipe śrī rādhike namo ’stu te ||12||

itī mam adbhutaṁ-stavaṁ niśamya bhānu-nandinī

karotu santataṁ janaṁ kṛpā-kaṭākṣa-bhājanam

bhavet tadaiva-sañcita-tri-rūpa-karma-nāśanaṁ

bhavet tadā-vrajendra-sūnu-maṇḍala-praveśanam

rākāyāṁ ca sitāṣṭamyāṁ daśamyāṁ ca viśuddha-dhīḥ |

ekādaśyāṁ trayodaśyāṁ yaḥ paṭhet sādhakaḥ sudhīḥ ||14||

yaṁ yaṁ kāmayate kāmaṁ taṁ tamāpnoti sādhakaḥ |

rādhā-kṛpā-kaṭākṣeṇa bhaktiḥ syāt prema-lakṣaṇā ||15||

ūru-daghne nābhi-daghne hṛd-daghne kaṇṭa-daghnake |

rādhā-kuṇḍa-jale sthitā yaḥ paṭhet sādhakaḥ śatam ||16||

tasya sarvārtha-siddhiḥ syād vāk-sāmarthyaṁ tathā labhet |

aiśvaryaṁ ca labhet sākṣād dṛśā paśyati rādhikām ||17||

tena sa tat-kṣaṇād eva tuṣṭā datte mahāvaram |

yena paśyati netrābhyāṁ tat-priyaṁ śyāmasundaram ||18||

nitya-līlā-praveśaṁ ca dadāti śrī-vrajādhipaḥ |

ataḥ parataraṁ prārthyaṁ vaiṣṇavasya na vidyate ||19||

|| iti śrīmad-ūrdhvāmnāye śrī-rādhikāyāḥ kṛpā-kaṭākṣa-stotraṁ sampūrṇam ||

How can the soul, which is so active within this body, be inactive after being liberated from the body? It is always active. If it is eternal, then it is eternally active, and its activities in the spiritual kingdom are the most confidential part of spiritual knowledge. These activities of the spirit soul are therefore indicated here as constituting the king of all knowledge, the most confidential part of all knowledge....... 📚 Any questions? We respond Q&As on Saturdays, email us at [email protected] | find the book links & all episodes at sravanamdiaries.com/bhagavad-gita-as-it-is/  |  The Bhagavad-gita is universally renowned as the jewel of India's spiritual wisdom. Spoken by Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead to His intimate disciple Arjuna, the Gita's seven hundred concise verses provide a definitive guide to the science of self realization. No other philosophical or religious work reveals, in such a lucid and profound way, the nature of consciousness, the self, the universe and the Supreme. His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is uniquely qualified to present this English translation and commentary on Bhagavad-gita. He is the world's foremost Vedic scholar and teacher, and he is also the current representative of an unbroken chain of fully self-realized spiritual masters begining with Lord Krishna Himself. Thus, unlike other editions of the Gita, this one is presented as it is--without the slightest taint of adulteration or personal motivation. This edition is certain to stimulate and enlighten with its ancient yet thoroughly timely message | follow us on Facebook, Instagram & YouTube @sravanamdiaries | subscribe to the podcast through these links: podlink.to/sravanam

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Arjuna, because you are never envious of Me, I shall impart to you this most confidential knowledge and realization, knowing which you shall be relieved of the miseries of material existence. TEXT 2: This knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all secrets. It is the purest knowledge, and because it gives direct perception of the self by realization, it is the perfection of religion. It is everlasting, and it is joyfully performed....... 📚 The Bhagavad-gita is universally renowned as the jewel of India's spiritual wisdom. Spoken by Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead to His intimate disciple Arjuna, the Gita's seven hundred concise verses provide a definitive guide to the science of self realization. No other philosophical or religious work reveals, in such a lucid and profound way, the nature of consciousness, the self, the universe and the Supreme. His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is uniquely qualified to present this English translation and commentary on Bhagavad-gita. He is the world's foremost Vedic scholar and teacher, and he is also the current representative of an unbroken chain of fully self-realized spiritual masters begining with Lord Krishna Himself. Thus, unlike other editions of the Gita, this one is presented as it is--without the slightest taint of adulteration or personal motivation. This edition is certain to stimulate and enlighten with its ancient yet thoroughly timely message | find the book links & all episodes at sravanamdiaries.com/bhagavad-gita-as-it-is/ | follow us on Facebook, Instagram & YouTube @sravanamdiaries | subscribe to the podcast through these links: podlink.to/sravanam

By advancement in the association of the devotee one is placed in devotional service, and this service dispels all one’s misgivings about Kṛṣṇa, or God, and Kṛṣṇa’s activities, form, pastimes, name and other features. After these misgivings have been perfectly cleared away, one becomes fixed in one’s study. Then one relishes the study of Bhagavad-gītā and attains the state of feeling always Kṛṣṇa conscious. In the advanced stage, one falls completely in love with Kṛṣṇa. This highest perfectional stage of life enables the devotee to be transferred to Kṛṣṇa’s abode in the spiritual sky, Goloka Vṛndāvana, where the devotee becomes eternally happy...... 📚 The Bhagavad-gita is universally renowned as the jewel of India's spiritual wisdom. Spoken by Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead to His intimate disciple Arjuna, the Gita's seven hundred concise verses provide a definitive guide to the science of self realization. No other philosophical or religious work reveals, in such a lucid and profound way, the nature of consciousness, the self, the universe and the Supreme. His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is uniquely qualified to present this English translation and commentary on Bhagavad-gita. He is the world's foremost Vedic scholar and teacher, and he is also the current representative of an unbroken chain of fully self-realized spiritual masters begining with Lord Krishna Himself. Thus, unlike other editions of the Gita, this one is presented as it is--without the slightest taint of adulteration or personal motivation. This edition is certain to stimulate and enlighten with its ancient yet thoroughly timely message | find the book links & all episodes at sravanamdiaries.com/bhagavad-gita-as-it-is/ | follow us on Facebook, Instagram & YouTube @sravanamdiaries | subscribe to the podcast through these links: podlink.to/sravanam