Born around 1846 in the village of Maragore near Shihar, to the west of Kamarpukur, educated in the village school and raised in the Vaishnava tradition. His father, a farmer, having died, had to take …
Srimad Bhagavatam: Canto/Skandha 3
3.33.7 O how wonderful! However low-born a man might be, if he has Thy name on his lips, he is indeed elevated by that! For those who take Thy name with faith must have already practised austerities, …
Upendra Nath Mukhopadhyay
Upendranath Mukherji (1868-1919)—Lay disciple of the Master, founder of Basumati Sahitya Mandir, one of the most genuine well-wishers of the Master’s monastic disciples. Son of Purnachandra, was born …
Swami Vivekananda Quotes for Students
Sadhana Chatushtaya
Sadhana Chatushtaya is a Sanskrit term that refers to the fourfold qualifications necessary for spiritual practice in Hindu philosophy. These four qualifications are: …
Gita Class – Swami Vivekananda
(New Discoveries, Vol. 6, pp. 275-76.) [Sister Nivedita's notes of a New York Bhagavad-Gitâ class, recorded in a June 16, 1900 letter to Miss Josephine MacLeod] This morning the lesson on the …