Govind Ashraya

10/03/2026

04/03/2026

The Little Footprints of Nimai👣

02/03/2026

On the sacred day of Gaura Purnima, we celebrate the appearance of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu — the golden incarnation who came to spread divine love.

He didn’t come with weapons…
He came with devotion, compassion, and a revolution of the heart.

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07/11/2025

The Vedas state that there are three kinds of evidence for gathering knowledge. They are called pratyaksa, anumana, and shabda. Pratyaksa refers to direct evidence as obtained by our imperfect senses. As it is based upon one of the four human defects, it cannot be relied upon for anything beyond our immediate sphere of existence. Anumana, or inductive knowledge, is a little more advanced; but can be greatly misused

as well. Inductive knowledge takes whatever knowledge a person has, and speculates or hypothesizes what they don't know based on suggestion. Knowledge received from authoritative sources is called Shabda-pramana or Sruti. Sruti refers to knowledge, which has to be received through aural reception. The Vedic literatures state that in order to receive knowledge beyond the purview of the limited senses, we have to hear from authorities.

07/11/2025

Srila Prabhupāda: These are confirmed in Vedic literature just like Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad, Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad. The system is whatever is mentioned in the Vedas, that is authoritatively accepted. That is the Vedic understanding. If there is some evidence in the Vedas... Just like in law court, if there is some section in the lawbook, then the lawyers, the judge, accept it. "Yes, it is like this." Similarly knowledge. Vedas means knowledge. So perfect knowledge is there. Therefore if the evidence is there in the statement of Vedas, that is the proof. Śabda-pramāṇa. There are three kinds of evidences. Pratyakṣa, direct sense perception, and śabda-pramāṇa, evidence from the Vedic statement, and anumāna, aitihya, historical or hypothesis. So out of all evidences, the evidence which is called, derived from Vedic statement, that is accepted as most authoritative