Author Archives: Chaitanya Charan das

By giving power of attorney to the mind, we let ourselves be robbed
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If one gets a good manager, his estate is very nicely managed, but if the manager is a thief, his estate is spoiled. Similarly, in his material, conditional existence, the living entity gives power of attorney to his mind. As such, he is liable to be misdirected by his mind into enjoying sense objects. Srila […]

While glorifying Damodara why do we say Radha-Damodara and not Yashoda-Damodara?
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Answer Podcast Relevant Reference In the Bhavisya Purana, Uttara Khanda, it is said: sanketavasare cyute pranayatah samsaj jaya radhaya prarabhya bhrukuti hiranya rasana damna nibaddhodaram kartikyam janani krtotsava vare prastavana purvakam catani prathayantam atma pulakam dhyayema damodaram “One day on the full moon night of Kartik, Krsna arrives too late at the place where He […]

When adharma continues to exist in the world, what does it mean to say that the Lord’s mission is complete?
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Towards the end of the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and the Chaitanya Charitamrita, the devatas or the Lord’s associates inform the Lord that his mission is now complete. But when adharma continues to exist in the world, what does it mean to say that the Lord’s mission is complete? Answer Podcast