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Q: [Why SP emphasised on cosmology] Shrila Praupad wanted to demonstrate cosmology, about the 14 planet ...

A: We often do not put sufficient effort into deeply understanding what the Bhagavatam is teaching. Sim ...

Topic: Material world/Maya | Speaker: MPP | Shloka: SB 4.17.27 | Dated: 13 May 2025

Q: [Dharmic Justice and Necessary Force] According to Shrimat Bhagavatam, when does punishment like kil ...

A: The example of Srimad Bhagavatam clearly shows, through the actions of King Prithu Maharaj, that dea ...

Topic: Karma | Speaker: MPP | Shloka: SB 4.17.26 | Dated: 07 May 2025

Q: [Is service rendered by neophyte devotee in mode of pure goodness] Suppose a devotee is a beginner i ...

A: If you are rendering services under the direction of an authority, and executing them to the best of ...

Topic: Devotional Service | Speaker: Satya Gaura Chandra Dasa | Shloka: SB 3.25.38 | Dated: 28 Nov 2025

Q: [Mother earth withholding food] According to these verses, how does the earth explain her actions in ...

A: You’ll see in the subsequent verses, as you continue reading, that she does give an explanation. She ...

Topic: Lord's Potencies | Speaker: MPP | Shloka: SB 4.17.23-25 | Dated: 29 Apr 2025

Q: [Balancing worldly duties and spirituality] How can one balance worldly responsibilities with spirit ...

A: “Sarva-dharmān parityajya” does not mean that one artificially gives up everything — home, work, fam ...

Topic: Devotional Service | Speaker: MPP | Shloka: SB 6.2.11 | Dated: 20 Apr 2025

Q: [How not to be rash] In the neophyte stage, one may theoretically understand that a devotee should b ...

A: Yes, that is why these codes of conduct are given within Vaishnava etiquette. We are all conditioned ...

Topic: Sadhu sanga | Speaker: MPP | Shloka: SB 4.17.19 | Dated: 06 Apr 2025

Q: [Handling repeating mistakes] Someone makes a mistake and we forgive and forget. What to do is mista ...

A: If he is capable of again and again making the same mistake, you also be capable of again and again ...

Topic: Sadhu sanga | Speaker: MPP | Shloka: SB 4.17.19 | Dated: 06 Apr 2025

Q: [Difference between short and long sankirtan] ISKCON has organised nagar sankirtana at 108 places, t ...

A: Any time one performs sankirtana, one receives spiritual benefit. Whether it is for 15 minutes or 1 ...

Topic: Chanting | Speaker: MPP | Shloka: SB 4.17.15-18 | Dated: 15 Apr 2025

Q: [Finding true joy and purpose of life] I have been struggling with depression and happiness for the ...

A: You are already in the right place. In one sense, 50% of the problem is already solved because Krish ...

Topic: Devotional Service | Speaker: MPP | Shloka: SB 4.17.10-11 | Dated: 01 Apr 2025

Q: How do we balance professional ambition with spiritual progress?

A: Our material professional life should be understood properly. It is not an end in itself; it is only ...

Topic: Devotional Service | Speaker: MPP | Shloka: SB 4.17.10-11 | Dated: 01 Apr 2025
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