Chapter Twenty-Three The Song of the Avanti Brahmana. 1. Sukadeva Gosvami said: Lord Mukunda, the chief of the Dasarhas, having thus been respectfully requested by the best of His devotees,... Read more
31. Sight, visible form and the reflected image of the sun within the aperture of the eye all work together to reveal one another. But the original sun standing in the sky is self-manifested... Read more
Chapter Twenty-Two Enumeration of the Elements of Material Creation 1-3. Uddhava inquired: My dear Lord, O master of the universe, how many different elements of creation have been enumerate... Read more
Chapter Twenty-One Lord Krishna’s Explanation of the Vedic Path 1. The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Those who give up these methods for achieving Me, which consist of devotional serv... Read more
Chapter Twenty Pure Devotional Service Surpasses Knowledge and Detachment 1. Sri Uddhava said: My dear lotus-eyed Krishna, You are the Supreme Lord, and thus the Vedic literatures, consistin... Read more
Chapter Nineteen The Perfection of Spiritual Knowledge 1. The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: A self-realized person who has cultivated scriptural knowledge up to the point of enlighten... Read more
Chapter Eighteen Description of Varnasrama-dharma 1. The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: One who desires to adopt the third order of life, vanaprastha, should enter the forest with a pe... Read more
Chapter Twelve Beyond Renunciation and Knowledge 1-2. The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Uddhava, by associating with My pure devotees one can destroy one’s attachment for all... Read more
Chapter Seventeen Lord Krishna’s Description of the Varnasrama System 1-2. Sri Uddhava said: My dear Lord, previously You described the principles of devotional service that are to be practi... Read more
Chapter Sixteen The Lord’s Opulence 1. Sri Uddhava said: My dear Lord, You are beginningless and endless, the Absolute Truth Himself, unlimited by anything else. You are the protector and li... Read more