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ŚB 2.5.18 सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति निर्गुणस्य गुणास्त्रय: । स्थितिसर्गनिरोधेषु गृहीता मायया विभो: ॥ १८ ॥ sattvaṁ rajas tama iti nirguṇasya guṇās trayaḥ sthiti-sarga-nirodheṣu gṛhītā māyayā vibhoḥ Synonyms sattvam — the mode of goodness; rajaḥ — the mode of passion; tamaḥ — the mode of ignorance; iti — all these; nirguṇasya — of the Transcendence; guṇāḥ trayaḥ — are three qualities; sthiti — maintenance; sarga — creation; nirodheṣu — in destruction; gṛhītāḥ — accepted; māyayā — by the external energy; vibhoḥ — of the Supreme. Translation The Supreme Lord is pure, spiritual form, transcendental to all material qualities, yet for the sake of the creation of the material world and its maintenance and annihilation, He accepts through His external energy the material modes of nature called goodness, passion and ignorance. Purport The Supreme Lord is the master of the external energy manifested by the three material modes, namely goodness, passion and ignorance, and as master of this energy He is ever unaffected by the influence of such bewildering energy. The living entities, the jīvas, however, are affected by or susceptible to being influenced by such modes of material nature — that is the difference between the Lord and the living entities. The living entities are subjected by those qualities, although originally the living entities are qualitatively one with the Lord. In other words, the material modes of nature, being products of the energy of the Lord, are certainly connected with the Lord, but the connection is just like that between the master and the servants. The Supreme Lord is the controller of the material energy, whereas the living entities, who are entangled in the material world, are neither masters nor controllers. Rather, they become subordinate to or controlled by such energy. Factually the Lord is eternally manifested by His internal potency or spiritual energy just like the sun and its rays in the clear sky, but at times He creates the material energy, as the sun creates a cloud in the clear sky. As the sun is ever increasingly unaffected by a spot of cloud, so also the unlimited Lord is unaffected by the spot of material energy manifested at times in the unlimited span of the Lord’s rays of brahmajyoti.
SB_2.5.18 - The Lord’s internal & external energies : Like the Sun, rays & clouds !
Hare Krishna , Chant at least 108 time , “Jaya Sri Krishna Chaitanya, Prabhu Nityananda Sri Advaita Gadadhara Srivasadi Gaura Bhakta Vrinda” and Chant Hare Krishna Maha mantra at least 108 times daily, "Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama Rama Rama, Hare Hare" Chant and Be Happy. Hare Krishna !
Sandhya Arati | ISKCON Chennai | 11 AUG 2026
Hare Krishna , Chant at least 108 time , “Jaya Sri Krishna Chaitanya, Prabhu Nityananda Sri Advaita Gadadhara Srivasadi Gaura Bhakta Vrinda” and Chant Hare Krishna Maha mantra at least 108 times daily, "Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama Rama Rama, Hare Hare" Chant and Be Happy. Hare Krishna !
Darshan Arati | ISKCON Chennai | 12 AUG 2026
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Sandhya Arati | ISKCON Chennai | 18th Jan 2026
Hare Krishna , Chant at least 108 time , “Jaya Sri Krishna Chaitanya, Prabhu Nityananda Sri Advaita Gadadhara Srivasadi Gaura Bhakta Vrinda” and Chant Hare Krishna Maha mantra at least 108 times daily, "Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama Rama Rama, Hare Hare" Chant and Be Happy. Hare Krishna !
Mangal Arati | ISKCON Chennai | 12 AUG 2026
Hare Krishna , Chant at least 108 time , “Jaya Sri Krishna Chaitanya, Prabhu Nityananda Sri Advaita Gadadhara Srivasadi Gaura Bhakta Vrinda” and Chant Hare Krishna Maha mantra at least 108 times daily, "Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama Rama Rama, Hare Hare" Chant and Be Happy. Hare Krishna !
Darshan Arati | ISKCON Chennai | 11 AUG 2026
ŚB 2.5.17 तस्यापि द्रष्टुरीशस्य कूटस्थस्याखिलात्मन: । सृज्यं सृजामि सृष्टोऽहमीक्षयैवाभिचोदित: ॥ १७ ॥ tasyāpi draṣṭur īśasya kūṭa-sthasyākhilātmanaḥ sṛjyaṁ sṛjāmi sṛṣṭo ’ham īkṣayaivābhicoditaḥ Synonyms tasya — His; api — certainly; draṣṭuḥ — of the seer; īśasya — of the controller; kūṭa-sthasya — of the one who is over everyone’s intelligence; akhila-ātmanaḥ — of the Supersoul; sṛjyam — that which is already created; sṛjāmi — do I discover; sṛṣṭaḥ — created; aham — myself; īkṣayā — by glance over; eva — exactly; abhicoditaḥ — being inspired by Him. Translation Inspired by Him only, I discover what is already created by Him [Nārāyaṇa] under His vision as the all-pervading Supersoul, and I also am created by Him only. Purport Even Brahmā, the creator of the universe, admits that he is not the actual creator but is simply inspired by the Lord Nārāyaṇa and therefore creates under His superintendence those things already created by Him, the Supersoul of all living entities. Two identities of soul, the Supersoul and the individual soul, are admitted to be in the living entity, even by the greatest authority of the universe. The Supersoul is the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, whereas the individual soul is the eternal servitor of the Lord. The Lord inspires the individual soul to create what is already created by the Lord, and by the good will of the Lord a discoverer of something in the world is accredited as the discoverer. It is said that Columbus discovered the Western Hemisphere, but actually the tract of land was not created by Columbus. The vast tract of land was already there by the omnipotency of the Supreme Lord, and Columbus, by dint of his past service unto the Lord, was blessed with the credit of discovering America. Similarly, no one can create anything without the sanction of the Lord, since everyone sees according to his ability. This ability is also awarded by the Lord according to one’s willingness to render service unto the Lord. One must therefore be voluntarily willing to render service unto the Lord, and thus the Lord will empower the doer in proportion to his surrender unto the lotus feet of the Lord. Lord Brahmā is a great devotee of the Lord; therefore he has been empowered or inspired by the Lord to create such a universe as the one manifested before us. The Lord also inspired Arjuna to fight in the field of Kurukṣetra as follows: tasmāt tvam uttiṣṭha yaśo labhasva jitvā śatrūn bhuṅkṣva rājyaṁ samṛddham mayaivaite nihatāḥ pūrvam eva nimitta-mātraṁ bhava savyasācin (Bg. 11.33) The Battle of Kurukṣetra, or any other battle at any place or at any time, is made by the will of the Lord, for no one can arrange such mass annihilation without the sanction of the Lord. The party of Duryodhana insulted Draupadī, a great devotee of Kṛṣṇa, and she appealed to the Lord as well as to all the silent observers of this unwarranted insult. Arjuna was then advised by the Lord to fight and take credit; otherwise the party of Duryodhana would be killed anyway by the will of the Lord. So Arjuna was advised just to become the agent and take the credit for killing great generals like Bhīṣma and Karṇa. In the Vedic writings such as the Kaṭha Upaniṣad, the Lord is described as the sarva-bhūta-antarātmā, or the Personality of Godhead who resides in everyone’s body and who directs everything for one who is a soul surrendered unto Him. Those who are not surrendered souls are put under the care of the material nature (bhrāmayan sarva-bhūtāni yantrārūḍhāni māyayā); therefore, they are allowed to do things on their own account and suffer the consequences themselves. Devotees like Brahmā and Arjuna do not do anything on their own account, but as fully surrendered souls they always await indications from the Lord; therefore they attempt to do something which appears very wonderful to ordinary vision. One of the Lord’s names is Urukrama, or one whose actions are very wonderful and are beyond the imagination of the living being, so the actions of His devotees sometimes appear very wonderful due to the direction of the Lord. Beginning from Brahmā, the topmost intelligent living entity within the universe, down to the smallest ant, every living entity’s intelligence is overseen by the Lord in His transcendental position as the witness of all actions. The subtle presence of the Lord is felt by the intelligent man who can study the psychic effects of thinking, feeling and willing.
SB_2.5.17 - The Lord grants the inspiration, ability & opportunity to serve Him !
Hare Krishna , Chant at least 108 time , “Jaya Sri Krishna Chaitanya, Prabhu Nityananda Sri Advaita Gadadhara Srivasadi Gaura Bhakta Vrinda” and Chant Hare Krishna Maha mantra at least 108 times daily, "Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama Rama Rama, Hare Hare" Chant and Be Happy. Hare Krishna !
Tulasi Arati | ISKCON Chennai | 11 AUG 2026
Hare Krishna , Chant at least 108 time , “Jaya Sri Krishna Chaitanya, Prabhu Nityananda Sri Advaita Gadadhara Srivasadi Gaura Bhakta Vrinda” and Chant Hare Krishna Maha mantra at least 108 times daily, "Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama Rama Rama, Hare Hare" Chant and Be Happy. Hare Krishna !
Mangal Arati | ISKCON Chennai | 11 AUG 2026
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