Premature greying of hair is caused due to “Pitta prakrti”. This causes wash out of vitamins such as Vitamin C in the body. This lack of vital ingredient is the cause of premature greying of hair and dark circles below eyes. Use of Triphala churna to wash hair and also when consumed internally can cure…
Creating a “Centre for Traditional Education Krsna Conscious Homeschooling Network” CHARTER DESCRIPTION OF THE NETWORK: An active no-nonsense Whatsapp network comprising of those devotees currently providing or wanting to provide homeschooling/ alternative schooling/ Gurukula schooling for their children or for children in their community. SCOPE OF THE NETWORK (anything different is beyond…
There is no ‘r’ sound in pronouncing ḽ (ऌ). For example, in the word ‘kḽptam’ meaning ‘limited’ the kḽ rhymes with the kṛ of kṛṣṇa (Krishna) but there is no ‘r’ sound – an approximate representation of the word would be kliptam. Many wrongly pronounce ḽ like lṛ. It is probably the result of confusion because of the similarity…
The word payaḥ means milk. Hence, Payovrata is essentially performing a vow by subsisting on milk and worship of Lord Kṛṣṇa for twelve days. Payovrata starts from 7th March 2019 to 18th March 2019 Payovrata is known as the best of all vratas. This is explained as follows: ayaṁ vai sarva-yajña̅khyaḥ sarva-vratam iti…
Bharat Chandra Dasa, 07/06/2016 A) SAMBANDHA JNANA & cow protection: goṣvan ga yavasadina (Srimad Bhagavatam, 11.11.43) I can be worshiped within the cows by offerings of grass and other suitable grains and paraphernalia for the pleasure and health of the cows,(How can this be called as being related to Sambandha-jnana? Because, “Bhakti-yoga that is performed…
By Bharat Chandra Dasa 19th May 2011 I remember, in my first few days in ISKCON, I had asked someone about how mrdangas were made and where were they made. Clearly, I was not satisfied with the answer and always thought, one fine day, I will get into the details. Surely enough, I now…
Dedication on the eve of Srila Prabhupada Disappearance Day ‘Death literacy’ is a must for all who have taken birth. Certainly, we should all enquire and seek out – “What is death? Who actually dies? What happens to us after death? Why do we die? We really do not want to die but why are…
The present civilization is clearly a “Slaughterhouse Civilization”! There is an act of murder in every fiber of it’s construction. Ever increasing greed for economic gains is the goal. We all know, this experiment has been disastrous. The rebelliousness on the values and culture of a sustainable past propagated by scientists and leaders combined has…
Hare Krishna, Few months back I was in Rajasthan and I was inspired to write this small article dedicating to all those following simplicity diet. I am sure those who visit villages in Rajasthan get the same feeling. In comparison to villages in other parts of India, Rajasthani villages are special. Rajasthani men and women…
There are about 5 Indian villages where Sanskrit is spoken as everyday language! Residents of these villages reportedly speak the language during every kind of communication, ranging from holding serious discussions to buying goods from grocery stores to having casual chats with friends. These 5 villages are – a. Mattur or Muttoor (Karnataka). b. Hosahalli…