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Old texts, read for this age.
Teachings from the Chronicles, the Sanatan thought behind them, and what they ask of a life lived now.
Dharma today · The Srimad Bhagavata Chronicles
Why devotion tires: Bhakti’s sleeping sons and an age of distraction
In the Mahatmya, Bhakti is young and her sons — knowledge and detachment — are old and will not wake. A reading for anyone whose attention has worn thin.
The Editors, Naimisha Press · 2 min
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Verse of the week Satyaṃ paraṃ dhīmahi — the phrase that opens and closes the Bhagavata
Verse of the week. Three words at the end of the Bhagavata’s first verse, and again near its close — on the highest truth, we meditate.
Teachings Why does the Bhagavata need a preface? The Mahatmya, explained
Six chapters from the Padma Purana are read before every saptaha. What they are, why the tradition keeps them, and why our Chronicle begins with them.
Teachings Who is Narada? The wanderer between the worlds
The sage with the veena appears at every turning point of the Bhagavata — and he begins it. A short guide to the character who opens Book Zero. From the workshopThe holding page
What was on naimishapress.com before there was a book on it, and why we kept it short. From the workshopWhy Naimisha
The imprint is named for a forest — the one where the Bhagavata was recited.The devotional calendar
What each day means, and where it meets the Bhagavata
- Sharad Purnima The full moon of autumn, and the night the telling begins.
- Diwali Lamps, return, and the light that does not go out.
- Kartik Purnima The close of the Damodar month.
- Gita Jayanti Mokshada Ekadashi, the day the Gita was spoken. Some calendars give 20 December.
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