Can we listen to music?

Hare Krishna to all the devotees 

All glories to srila Prabhupada 

Can we listen to music, some music is also in mode of passion and ignorance,Right? So should we avoid it too? If yes, can you please recommend me some bhakti song's names. Please 🙏 

Hare Krishna 

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    • No two questions was a mistake 😭

      how do you know which song is in which mode this clearly

      Also thank you very much for the songs recommendation 

        • Hare Krsna Gayatri Mataji

          I beg your pardon but it seems to me you are making a critical error by putting Jaya Sri Radha Madhava in 3rd stage and suggesting that there is a 4th stage beyond that. From what we understand from sastra is that mundane sattvic stage also has tinges of rajo guna and tamo guna. The transcendental stage is pure unalloyed goodness. Jaya Sri Radha Madhava belongs to this stage along with Radha Krishna Prana Mora Jugala Kishora. If this wasn't true then Srila Prabhupada has no business introducing the singing of Jaya Radha Madhava in all ISKCON temples.

          Perhaps there is nothing like tamasic bhakti, since tamasic by definition means always striving in the wrong direction. From the tamasic stage we need to come to the rajas mode. This is where the Saiyara bhakti remix song fits in because in Rajo guna we are trying to satisfy our own senses. The bhakti song by Shreya Goshal is one stage above this but not in the purely transcendental state as Jaya Radha Madhava and Radha Krsna Prana Mora Jugala Kishora. The song by Shreya Goshal seems to be in Sato guna because Sato guna pertaining to the three modes of nature is not entirely free from traces of Rajo guna and Tamo guna.

          Hari bol

          PS I know you don't like to be corrected by me. You would rather delete your reply than accept correction from me. I just want to say to that I am not chastising you. I may chastise someone but if he accepts his mistake and deletes his post. I may change the entire script he has wrongfully presented. 

           

                • Hare Kṛṣṇa Gayatri Mataji. Please forgive my straightforwardness, but this situation has crossed every line of decency. I’m honestly shocked that you’re even engaging in personal conversations with this self-proclaimed “Kalki” — a man who now threatens you and talks as if he has any right over your private life. Does he truly know anything about you, Mataji? Why would you ever share personal information with someone so delusional — someone who lacks humility, bhakti, and the slightest understanding of who Kṛṣṇa truly is?

                  Doesn’t it trouble your heart as a devotee when this imposter blasphemously declares himself to be God — the same Supreme Lord whom true devotees surrender their lives to? What kind of devotee can tolerate such mockery of the Lord’s holy name? Our scriptures clearly warn against associating with those who falsely claim divinity — such association pollutes one’s devotion and only fuels the pride of imposters.

                  Mataji, for your own spiritual dignity, please step back and set clear boundaries like mother Sītā. Do not give this person further attention, do not respond privately, and never share anything personal again to anyone. This isn’t compassion — it’s carelessness toward someone who thrives on manipulation and drama. jīva jāgo jīva jāgo, gauracandera bole.

                  And as for Madhava das — issuing threats and claiming divinity only reveals your fallen condition. No true devotee, no saint, no sincere sādhaka behaves this way. This isn’t Kalki-līlā — it’s delusion wrapped in arrogance. Hari Hari.

                  • Hmm

                    Ok I am most fallen devotee among all devotees present. I accept.

                    I am not so pure or pativrata naari. So, don't compare me to Sita mata.

                    I have done mental corruption. kaliyug mein not easy to stay mentally pure. if anyone is claiming to be purest pure maybe good luck to them. But I am most fallen.laughing

                    Thanks to Krishna I kept physical purity in marriage. ( for the decorum of IDT just don't drag this more. I am neech kamini aurat mentally)laughing ab samaj jao mai kitni buri hoon mentally.

                    and to clear your confusion Govinda sharan prabhu ji.. I don't accept Madhava dasa prabhu ji to be Supreme Personality of Godhead. 

                    I don't see him as that unless he lifts Govardhan parvat and shows me proof  I cannot accept.laughing

                    He is trying hard to put me down to show me as bad woman .. lo,  I declared myself how neech kamini aurat I am. 

                    hope his internal rage gets subsided. 

                    Isse zyada burai karna mera IDT decorum ke liye accha nahi hoga.

                    hare krishna

                    • Hare Kṛṣṇa Gayatri Mataji,

                      Thank you for your candidness, Mataji. I truly appreciate your honesty and the humility with which you’ve expressed yourself. My intention was never to shame or compare you, but to remind you with respect that your dignity as a devotee is sacred and worth protecting. If my earlier words sounded harsh or judgmental, please forgive me; they came from genuine concern, not criticism.

                      You’re right, none of us are perfectly pure in this age of Kali. We all struggle internally in different ways. Even the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam reminds us that sincere repentance and remembrance of Kṛṣṇa are more powerful than any temporary fall. The fact that you’re self-aware and still taking shelter of the Lord already sets you far above most.

                      When I invoked the example of Mother Sītā, it was not to compare purity. It was only to highlight the principle of self-respect and boundaries. In today’s world, protecting one’s spiritual and emotional integrity is itself an act of devotion. Nowadays, even Ravana uses a devotional platform.

                      As for the rest, I’m glad you’ve made your stand clear that you do not accept any mortal as the Supreme Lord. That clarity itself is your strength. Don’t let anyone’s manipulative words define your worth. Kṛṣṇa knows your sincerity, and that is all that truly matters.

                      Let’s all put an end to this unpleasantness now and focus on what brought us here — Hari-kathā, nāma-saṅkīrtana, and sincere discussion that uplifts, not divides. Hari Hari.

                    • https://www.youtube.com/shorts/n1G4xEJbc0g

                      ye dekho ye bhi sri krishn bhagwan hai.

                      his teeth all stained with ghutka and he thinks he is krishna

                      toh ho jaayega kya ye bhagwan?

                      jo bhi krishna kalki samajta hai na woh log saare govardhan utha ke dikhaye. 

                      laughing

                      sab ko bhagwan banna hai kisi ko bhakt nahi banna hai aajkal

                      aham brahmasmi

                      mai akeli hoon jo most fallen devotee hoon baaki sab bhagwan hai laughing

            • Hare Krsna Mataji

              " I don't feel for this thing you need to chastise someone."

              Yes you are right and perhaps my approach isn't appropriate but there is only one person in the universe I feel like chastising and that is Govind Sharan Prabhu for what he has done on purpose. He posted a reply I had made in a fit of rage and deleted later because I didn't like it later on. I was referring to that and not you. That is why I said I may chastise someone but if he accepts his mistake and deletes his post. I may change the script he has wrongfully presented. 

              Hari bol

              • Are you sure that was my fault? Why are you being blind to your own mistakes like Dhritarashtra?  Is it possible there was a misunderstanding on your end? Hari Hari.

                • No it was my fault. Now delete that post or else be prepared get chastised like Duryodhana. Duryodhana went to Svargaloka after getting killed but according to that post you will go to Narakaloka. I have already fulfilled the first criteria of that post, " Gali bhi dunga ". All that remains is " Jaan se bhi marunga " or " Naraka mein bhi bhejunga ". There is no misunderstanding on my part that unless you do as I say and delete the post, there is nothing anyone can do about it.

                  Hari bol

                  • Oh wow, Madhava das Prabhu, so now you’ve upgraded yourself from “fit of rage” to full-time Mahabharata villain? First you rage-post, then delete it, and now you’re threatening Naraka like it’s your private vacation resort. What next — you’ll start issuing Yamarāja’s entry passes?

                    Let’s get this straight: you admitted the fault was yours, yet somehow I’m the one to be “chastised”? Classic Duryodhana logic — make the blunder, cry victim, and then roar about punishment. Maybe check the mirror before quoting scriptures, Prabhu.

                    And this line — “Jaan se bhi marunga” — seriously? This is a devotional forum, not Kurukshetra 2.0. You can’t scream “Hari Bol” after every threat and expect it to sound spiritual. That’s not bhakti, that’s bipolar behaviour with beads in hand.

                    Your accusations are just like kid's tears after losing the dice game — loud but useless. Don’t throw scripture names around to cover your temper; it doesn’t make your anger divine.

                    You say “I’ve already fulfilled the first criteria — Gali bhi dunga.” Congratulations, prabhu, you’ve mastered the first stage of Kali-yuga tapasya — verbal abuse. The next level is apology yoga. Try it; it might actually purify the nonsense you’re spewing. Hari Hari.

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