Ādi Purāṇa Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms ye - those who, me - My, bhakta-janāḥ - devotees, pārtha - O Pārtha, na - not, me - My, bhaktāḥ - devotees, ca - and, te - those, janāḥ - persons, mad-bhaktānām - of My devotees, ca - certainly, ye - those who, bhaktāḥ - devotees, te - such persons, me - My, bhakta-tamāḥ - most advanced devotees, matāḥ - that is My opinion Translation Lord Kṛṣṇa told Arjuna, “Those who are My direct devotees are actually not My devotees, but those who are the devotees of My servant are factually My devotees.” (quoted in Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 11.28) Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa (Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa 185.180) Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms aśva-medham - a sacrifice offering a horse, gava-ālambham - a sacrifice of cows, sannyāsam - the renounced order of life, pala-paitṛkam - an offering of oblations of flesh to the forefathers, devareṇa - by a husband's brother, suta-utpattim - begetting children, kalau - in the age of Kali, pañca - five, vivarjayet - one must give up Translation In this age of Kali, five acts are forbidden: the offering of a horse or a cow in sacrifice, the acceptance of the order of sannyāsa, the offerings of oblations of flesh to the forefathers, and a man's begetting children in his brother's wife. (quoted in Caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 17.164) Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms aśītim - eighty, caturaḥ - four, caiva - certainly, lakṣāṁs - 100,000 (i.e. 8,400,000), tāñ - they, jīva - the living entities, jātiṣu - in the various species, bhramadbhiḥ - by wandering, puruṣaiḥ - by the enjoyers, prāpyam - obtained, mānuṣyam - the human form of life, janma - birth, paryayāt - gradual sequence of evolution, tad - that (human form of life), api - however, abhalatām - without perceiving (and therefore spoiling the opportunity), jātaḥ - having received a human body, teṣām - their, ātma-abhimāninām - proud, varākāṇām - wretched fools, anāśritya - without having taken shelter, govinda-caraṇa-dvayam - the two lotus feet of Govinda Translation One attains the human form of life after transmigrating through 8,400,000 species by the process of gradual evolution. That human life is spoiled for those conceited fools who do not take shelter of the lotus feet of Govinda. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Bṛhan-nāradiya Purāṇa 3.8.126 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms hareḥ nāma - the holy name of the Lord, hareḥ nāma - the holy name of the Lord, hareḥ nāma - the holy name of the Lord, eva - certainly, kevalam - only, kalau - in this age of Kali, na asti - there is none, eva - certainly, na asti - there is none, eva - certainly, na asti - there is none, eva - certainly, gatiḥ - progress, anyathā - otherwise Translation In this age of Kali there is no other means, no other means, no other means for self-realization than chanting the holy name, chanting the holy name, chanting the holy name of Lord Hari. (quoted in Caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 7.76, 17.21, Madhya 6.242) Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Bṛhad Viṣṇu Purāṇa Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms nāmnaḥ - one name, hi - certainly, yāvatī - as soon as, śaktiḥ - the energy, pāpa - sin, nirharaṇe - removal, hareḥ - of Hari, tāvat - then, kartum - to commit, na - not, śaknoti - is able, pātakam - sin which causes one to fall down, pātakī - the sinner, naraḥ - a man Translation Simply by chanting one holy name of Hari, a sinful man can counteract the reactions to more sins than he is able to commit. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Garuḍa Purāṇa Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms oṁ - invocation, apavitraḥ - impure, pavitraḥ - pure, vā - or, sarva-avasthām - to all conditions of life, gataḥ - gone, api - although, vā - or, yaḥ - one who, smaret - can remember, puṇḍarīka-akṣam - Lord Kṛṣṇa, who has beautiful lotus eyes, saḥ - he, bāhya - externally, abhyantaraḥ - and internally, śuciḥ - clean Translation Either pure or impure, or having passed through all conditions of material life, if one can remember the lotus-eyed Kṛṣṇa, he becomes externally and internally clean. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Padma Purāṇa Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms aprārabdha - that which has not commenced, phalam - result, pāpam - sin, kūṭam - stored up, bījam - seed, phala-unmukham - waiting to take effect, krmeṇa - in due order, eva - indeed, pralīyeta - it will be vanquished, viṣṇu-bhakti-ratātmanām - of one who takes pleasure in devotional service to Lord Viṣṇu Translation There are different stages of dormant reactions to sinful activities to be observed in a sinful life. Sinful reactions may be just waiting to take effect [phalonmukha], reactions may be still further dormant [kūṭa], or the reactions may be in a seedlike state [bīja]. In any case, all types of sinful reactions are vanquished one after another if a person engages in the devotional service of Lord Viṣṇu. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Padma Purāṇa Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms arcye - the worshipable, viṣṇau - Deity of Lord Viṣṇu, śilā-dhīḥ - thinking Him to be mere stone, guruṣu - the spiritual masters, nara-mati - thinking them to be mere men, vaiṣṇave - a Vaiṣṇava devotee of the Lord, jāti-buddhiḥ - thinking him to belong to a particular caste, viṣṇoḥ - of Lord Viṣṇu, vā - or, vaiṣṇavānām - of the Vaiṣṇava devotees, kali - of the Kali-yuga, mala - dirt, mathane - which destroys, pāda-tīrthe - in the water that washes the lotus feet, caraṇāmṛta or the Ganges, ambu-buddhiḥ - the thought that it is ordinary water, śrī-viṣṇoḥ - of Śrī Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, nāmni - the holy Name, mantre - the mantra, sakala-kaluṣa-he - which destroys all kinds of impurities, śabde - ordinary sound vibration, sāmānya-buddhiḥ - the thought that they are equal, viṣṇau - Lord Viṣṇu, sarva-īśvara-īśe - the controller of all other controllers, tat-itara-sama-dhīḥ - the thought that anything else can be equal to Him, yasya - of whom, vā - or, nārakī - a resident of hell, saḥ - he is Translation That person who considers the Deity of the Supreme Lord to be dead matter made out of stone, wood or metal; or the spiritual master, who is an eternal associate of the Supreme Lord, to be an ordinary man who is prone to die; or the Vaiṣṇava to be coming from some caste; or the water which washes the feet of the pure devotee or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, to be ordinary water, although such water has the potency to destroy all evils of the age of Kali; or to consider the holy name of the Supreme Lord or mantras dedicated to Him which are able to destroy all sin to be ordinary sounds; or to consider the Supreme Lord of all, Lord Viṣṇu, to be equal with other demigods, is considered to possess a hellish mentality. A person who thinks in this way is certainly a resident of hell. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Padma Purāṇa Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms ārādhanānām - of varieties of worship, sarveṣām - all, viṣṇoḥ - of Lord Viṣṇu, ārādhanam - worship, param - the most exalted, tasmāt - and above such worship of Lord Viṣṇu, parataram - of greater value, devi - O goddess of the material world, tadīyānām - of persons in relationship with Lord Viṣṇu, samarcanam - rigid and firm worship Translation Lord Śiva told the goddess Durgā, “My dear Devī, although the Vedas mention worship of demigods, the worship of Lord Viṣṇu is topmost and is ultimately recommended. However, above the worship of Lord Viṣṇu is the rendering of service to Vaiṣṇavas, who are related to Lord Viṣṇu.” (quoted in Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 11.31) Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Padma Purāṇa Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms avaiṣṇava - of a nondevotee, mukha-udgīrṇam - coming out of the mouth, pūtam - the pure, hari - of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, kathā-amṛtam - the nectarean topics, śravaṇam - hearing, na - not, eva - certainly, kartavyam - to be done, sarpa - of a snake, ucchiṣṭam - the remnants, yathā - as, payaḥ - milk Translation One should not hear anything about Kṛṣṇa from a non-Vaiṣṇava. Milk touched by the lips of a serpent has a poisonous effect; similarly, talks about Kṛṣṇa given by a non-Vaiṣṇava are also poisonous. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Padma Purāṇa Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms dvau - two, bhūta - of the living beings, sargau - dispositions, loke - in the world, asmin - in this, daivaḥ - godly, āsuraḥ - demoniac, eva - certainly, ca - and, viṣṇu-bhaktaḥ - a devotee of Lord Viṣṇu, smṛtaḥ - remembered, daivaḥ - godly, āsuraḥ - demoniac, tat-viparyayaḥ - the opposite of that Translation There are two classes of men in the created world. One consists of the demoniac and the other of the godly. The devotees of Lord Viṣṇu are the godly, whereas those who are just the opposite are called demons. (quoted in Caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 3.91) Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Padma Purāṇa (Śata-nāma-stotra of Lord Rāmacandra 8) Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms ramante - take pleasure, yoginaḥ - transcendentalists, anante - in the unlimited, satya-ānande - real pleasure, cid-ātmani - in spiritual existence, iti - thus, rāma - Rāma, padena - by the word, asau - He, param - supreme, brahma - truth, abhidhīyate - is called Translation The Supreme Absolute Truth is called Rāma because the transcendentalists take pleasure in the unlimited true pleasure of spiritual existence. (quoted in Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 9.29) Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Padma Purāṇa Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms smartavyaḥ - to be remembered, satatam - always, viṣṇuḥ - Lord Viṣṇu, vismartavyaḥ - to be forgotten, na - not, jātu cit - at any time, sarve - all, vidhi-niṣedhāḥ - rules and prohibitions mentioned in the revealed scripture or given by the spiritual master, syuḥ - should be, etayoḥ - of these two principles (always to remember Kṛṣṇa or Viṣṇu and never forget Him), eva - certainly, kiṅkarāḥ - the servants Translation Kṛṣṇa is the origin of Lord Viṣṇu. He should always be remembered and never forgotten at any time. All the rules and prohibitions mentioned in the śāstras should be the servants of these two principles. (quoted in Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 22.113) Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Padma Purāṇa Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms nāmāparādha - offenses against the holy name, yuktānām - being attentive to, nāmāni - the Names, eva - certainly, haranti - remove, take away, agham - offenses, aviśrānti - they do not cease except by continuing to chant, prayuktāni - they employ, tāni - they, eva - certainly, artha - purpose, karāṇi - perform, ca - and Translation The chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa is recommended for persons who commit offenses, because if they continue chanting they will gradually chant offenselessly. Even if in the beginning one chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra with offenses, one will become free from such offenses by chanting again and again. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Padma Purāṇa (Uttara Khaṇḍa 25.7) Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms māyāvādam - the philosophy of Māyāvāda, asat-śāstram - false scriptures, pracchannam - covered, bauddham - Buddhism, ucyate - it is said, mayā - by me, eva - only, vihitam - executed, devi - O goddess of the material world, kalau - in the age of Kali, brāhmaṇa-mūrtinā - having the body of a brāhmaṇa Translation Lord Śiva informed the goddess Durgā, the superintendent of the material world, “In the age of Kali, I take the form of a brāhmaṇa and explain the Vedas through false scriptures in an atheistic way, similar to Buddhist philosophy.” (quoted in Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 6.182) Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Padma Purāṇa (Uttara Khaṇḍa 62.31) Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms sva-āgamaiḥ - with your own theses, kalpitaiḥ - imagined, tvam - you, ca - also, janān - the people in general, mad-vimukhān - averse to Me and addicted to fruitive actions, mām - Me, ca - also, gopaya - conceal, yena - by which, syāt - there may be, sṛṣṭiḥ - material creation, eṣā - this, uttara-uttarā - increase more and more Translation The Supreme Personality of Godhead ordered Lord Śiva, “Make the general public averse to Me by inventing your own speculative theses. Also, conceal Me so that this material creation may continue to progress more and more.” (quoted in Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 6.183) Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Padma Purāṇa Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms jalajāḥ - aquatics, nava-lakṣāṇi - 900,000, sthāvarāḥ - immovable plants and trees, lakṣa-viṁśati - 2,000,000, kṛmayaḥ - reptiles and insects, rudra-saṅkhyakāḥ - 1,100,000, pakṣiṇām - of birds, daśa-lakṣaṇam - 1,000,000, triṁśat-lakṣāṇi - 3,000,000, paśavaḥ - four-legged beasts, catuḥ-lakṣāṇi - 400,000, mānuṣāḥ - human species Translation There are 900,000 species of living entities aquatics in the water; 2,000,000 species of plants and trees; 1,100,000 species of insects and reptiles; 1,000,000 species of birds; 3,000,000 species of four-legged beasts; and 400,000 species of human beings. (Thus the total conglomeration is 8,400,000 species of life). Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)