Comments

• 

  Gowri Krishna October 27, 2024 at 6:21pm

  

  hare Krishna!
  I am a writer, i am writing a book about the soul. I have a question.
  What is a mother's pain of loosing a child? What will it make her soul do? How does Krishna help her?
  Thank you
  Your servant
  Gowri Krishna
• 

  Ankita Nidhi August 23, 2024 at 5:56pm

  Raslok god njoy karre n making us do cook,clean,out,earn,old age,religions karmabandhans here,we never asked for such world but goloka joys wth god couple.
• 

  Sumanta Sinha Choudhury March 10, 2024 at 8:42am

  vancha-kalpatarubhyash cha
  
  kripa-sindhubhya eva cha
  
  patitanam pavanebhyo
  
  vaishnavebhyo namo namaha
  
  
  
  I offer respectful humble obeisances. Please bless me Love of Godhead
  
  
  
  There are times when I feel that abusive offensive words to Devotees may appear out of the physical mouth, or inside the mind. But, maybe the abusive offensive words appears only inside the mind, and I am confusing it with it appearing out of the physical mouth. I think I suffer most of the time because I fear what if something offensive appeared out of the physical mouth. I can not trust the physical mouth. If out of the physical mouth, offensive words did appear, then Lord Krishna will not forgive me. I am not sure if offensive abusive words came out of the physical mouth, or if it only appeared in the mind. Is there any solution to be free from the thought of what if offensive abusive words appeared out of the physical mouth? I think in Kali-yuga, even if offensive words appeared in the mind, it would not have any effect. Is there a solution to prevent offensive words from entering the mind since the mind might encourage the mouth to say something offensive? I do not want to commit any offences. I do not want to commit any Vaishnava Aparadha or any Aparadha. Please help me .
  
  In the Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, in Adi 17.266, it mentions, "Offering obeisances will relieve them of all the reactions to their offenses. Then, by My grace, devotional service [bhakti] will awaken in their pure hearts". May you please guide me?
  
  
  
  Is the following the solution to the above problem:
  
  
  
  If I chant the following everyday, offering obeisance, will all offences committed by the physical mouth or in any other ways be destroyed:
  
  
  
  vancha-kalpatarubhyash cha
  
  kripa-sindhubhya eva cha
  
  patitanam pavanebhyo
  
  vaishnavebhyo namo namaha
  
  
  
  vande 'haṁ śrī-guroḥ śrī-yuta-pada-kamalaṁ śrī-gurūn vaiṣṇavāṁś ca
  
  śrī-rūpaṁ sāgrajātaṁ saha-gaṇa-raghunāthānvitaṁ taṁ sa-jīvam
  
  sādvaitaṁ sāvadhūtaṁ parijana-sahitaṁ kṛṣṇa-caitanya-devaṁ
  
  śrī-rādhā-kṛṣṇa-pādān saha-gaṇa-lal
  
  itā-śrī-viśākhānvitāṁś ca
• 

  seeker June 17, 2023 at 9:53pm

  Hare Krishna. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
  I have a question. I don't know how to interpret this. I pray to Shri Krishna every evening and lit a diya with clove on the top. After doing my prayers, I turn on the fan and sit to study. The diya is on my study table as I have set- up a small mandir in front of me. So, when I turn on the fan, obviously the flames wiggle, i.e, are not upright. Is this incorrect? Is it important to have the flame upright. Please enlighten me on it.
  Thank you so much.
  Haribol.
  Hare Krishna.
  • 

    Gowri Krishna > seeker October 27, 2024 at 5:42pm

    Anything you do as a offering to Lord is seen correct to Him. There is a story that helps describe Lord's extreme care for devotees, even the ones that don't know the "right" ways to worship Him. There was once an old woman, she Loved Krishna dearly and prayed to Him with all her heart, but she was in a little village and didn't know many of His prayers to worship him with. So she would always just call out His divine name and ask with all her heart for Him to be with Her. One day an expirenced Saint came to the village, he saw the woman's worship and pride took over Him. He knew so many mantras, and this old woman, who everyone says is a devotee doesn't even know any. The woman came out of her house to see who had come and saw the Saint, instantly she asked him to teach her mantras of the lord. The saint laughed within and decided to play a prank of the woman. He told her to say the first thing that came to his head, "chutta chatti sattuvam karichuvai ariyumo?" (the pot used to cook delicious food, the spoon (sattuvam) will never know the taste of food though they are in constant touch with the food.) The woman truly believed this was a mantra and said it again and again, thinking of the Lord and his lotus feet. Suddenly He himself appeared in front of her. He didn't care about what she said to worship Him, He cared How she said it. The saint watched in awe as the simple old woman had achieved something he had only tried to for years. Ever since the Lord has never left her side. There is way more to this story, but this is the part I wanted to mention to you. * To the Lord all that matters is that your devotion is true, pure and constant. Whether the flame is swaying or upright, as long as your mind is filled with the Lord, he wont care even if there is a flame or not at all, all he cares is about whether the flame of devotion is in your soul and I promise you, with true devotion that flame within you WILL ALWAYS BE UPRIGHT.
• 

  Tanisha sajwan March 5, 2023 at 12:21pm

  Hare Krishna..
  I am new to this platform so kindly forgive me for any mistake.
  I am here especially to get the answers of the questions frequently arising in my mind.
  So, I follow Iskcon since 2-3 yrs but am not able to completely follow it since I am just a 15yrs old girl that too from a non-devotee family.I chant 2 rounds of Harekrishna and worship the Radhakrishna diety even though it's not an official vigrah but I worship it since my childhood. I can't take prasadam since my family eat Onion and garlic so I just offer fruits, Tulsi Leaves and water to lord
  An incident happened with me last night and it is disturbing me a lot so kindly dictate me how to look at this.
  Last night , I chanted my two rounds since I couldn't chant in morning and I felt like someone or some people were sitting around me with scary vibes.I just ignored it and prayed krishna.Then, while sleeping..I was listening to Amrendra prabhu's Kirtan and with that I drifted to sleep but then I felt like someone was pulling out my subtle body from my gross body. I was terrified..I started chanting Harekrishna to save me..I felt like I was coming out of this body from every pore..my mind went to my family, school etc material attachments but I tried hard to stick to Krishna's name and then soon it stopped. Then I don't remember anything..I woke up normally and didn't remember this thing until I was worshipping Radhakrishna in my temple.
  I can't understand if it was death or just a mere dream. Please help me with this paranormal incident. Is it normal ? Or I really got a second life??
  • 

    Gowri Krishna > Tanisha sajwan October 27, 2024 at 5:57pm

    Darling, everything is Him. Death, rebirth, life, Everything is HIM and only HIM. Your body is a machine. For right now lets call our body a robot. Some humans say it is a mind that controls them, well that is true, but for a true devotee, it is the Lord that controls them. Your thoughts are hard to control at such an early age. 15 is an age where you know too little and too much at the same time. The time where family doesn't control you, You don't control yourself either. You decide wether you want to be a robot that is out of control, or in control of Lord. The reason we are not robots, dear, is because we have a soul, we have a little bit of Him within us. We are here to purify that soul and once we have, we join Him. There is NO DEATH OR LIFE, this cycle is a maya, we are trapped in it like droplets. You, dear, have been given a view, by the Lord, of what that maya looks like. He shows that only to the purest devotees so that they can let other devotees know the instability of the maya we are all in. Write about what you saw dear. Krishna showed you the maya, Radharani helped you remember. Most don't. Spread that little moment with the world, tell people that death is painful it hurts the body. Tell them that Krishna is the one that saved your soul from that pain. Some people say that we humans are here to enjoy, enjoy life while we are on earth. No, we are here to go back permanantly to the Lord, 100 years is the maximum time we get, use it properly. INSPIRE AND BE INSPIRED, SHARE AND LEARN, GIVE AND RECIEVE. Please, dont be afraid of death dear, if you are a true devotee that dream or whatever it was, was only trying to show you what you need to tell the world. Most can't take that kind of fear, you remembered His name in time of pain, now make the world remember His name. Be like Radharani that helped you remember you're talk with Lord, help the world remember the Lord.
  • 

    Sravani Krishna > Tanisha sajwan November 20, 2023 at 4:20pm

    Hare Krishna
    Dandwat pranam
    I will convey my opinion so if I write any think wrong please correct me.
    Don't be afraid dear. There is a beautiful story about the glories of srila Prabhupada.
    Once there was a devotee. I didn't remember exactly so I will explain the summary. So there was a devotee who was preaching but it was not liked by other people. So police came and kept that devotee in jail. But in jail too she didn't stop her preaching. She was changing all the criminals in the hail. So the police brought a witch to do black magic as they can't kill her directly. And when the witch came in front of her and started her work. The devotee started feeling bad and can say Balck magic was showing its power on her. She chanted hare Krishna mahamantra but no use. She recited narasimha kavacha no use. And at last she remembered merciful srila Prabhupada and shockingly after that the witch went from them with so much of fear. And when police inquired her. She said she saw a old man with a stick giving warning to her. So our guru is the on who saves us. I suggest you to remember srila Prabhupada. And about these scenes. The creepy persons appeared in front of you when you were chanting may be it was the bad energy in side you. I mean the bad which we take from many briths with us. Or to erase your dear you can think that even unembodied things ( ghosts etc ) came to listen your chanting. These scenes may be your imagination or may be it happened for real this secondary. Have faith on guru and mahamantra these are the powerful weapons we have. So I suggest to ignore these scenes. And pray to srila Prabhupada he will protect youm don't worry.
    
    Sorry for my answer as this is my first answer in this website
    Have a nice day ahead.
    Hare Krishna
  • 

    Gowri Krishna > Sravani Krishna October 27, 2024 at 6:12pm

    This is a great answer, brought tears to my eyes. But only little thing I want to add is that, Srila Prabhupada, Lord Krishna, Lord Ram, whatever name you call Him. If you trust in Him completely He will come and shield you, He will stand beside you. You said "She chanted hare Krishna mahamantra but no use. She recited narasimha kavacha no use." This line is really important, Lord made you say this. If Radharani says, Hare Krishna once Lord will appear, If Prahladan says narasimha kavacha, at once Lord will appear. Then why Lord didn't appear until this devotee said His specific name of srila Prabhupada, because in every scenario, Radharani's life is around Krishna, it is the name KRISHNA that brings the purest joy to her soul. To Prahladan, he loved the Lord's narasimha Avatar dearly, so that is the name that brought Lord to him. In this case, the devotee's soul felt purest joy at the name of srila Prabhupada, prehaps it was a name she had heard more often, or mabye the soul had some connection to the name. Whatever it is, it is that name that brought the purest joy to her soul, the more valiant belief, THAT belief, that purity is what the devils fear. It is so pure that it purifies the others around you. The purity of soul, the trust within is the key to opening the prison our soul is trapped in. You can call the Lord by any name, but he will only appear when your soul is saying the name, not just your body.
• 

  Radha Sakhi December 13, 2022 at 2:33am

  पद्म पुराण में भगवान श्रीकृष्ण द्वारा राम नाम की महिमा का वर्णन अर्जुन के प्रति निम्न प्रकार है:~
  
  अथ श्रीपद्मपुराण वर्णित रामनामामृत स्त्रोत श्रीकृष्ण अर्जुन संवाद~
  
  अर्जुन उवाच~
  
  १)
  भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदातृणां सर्वकामफलप्रदं ।
  सर्वसिद्धिकरानन्त नमस्तुभ्यं जनार्दन ॥
  
  अर्थ:~ सभी भोग और मुक्ति के फल दाता, सभी कर्मों का फल देने वाले, सभी कार्य को सिद्ध करने वाले जनार्दन मैं आपको नमन करता हूं।
  
  २)
  यं कृत्वा श्री जगन्नाथ मानवा यान्ति सद्गतिम् ।
  ममोपरि कृपां कृत्वा तत्त्वं ब्रहिमुखालयम्।।
  
  अर्थ:~हे श्रीजगन्नाथ! मनुष्य ऐसा क्या करें कि उसे अंत में सद्गति हो? वह तत्व क्या है? मेरे पर कृपा करके अपने ब्रह्ममुख से बताइए।
  
  श्रीकृष्ण उवाच~
  
  १)
  यदि पृच्छसि कौन्तेय सत्यं सत्यं वदाम्यहम् ।
  लोकानान्तु हितातार्थाय इह लोके परत्र च ॥
  
  अर्थ:~ हे कुंती पुत्र! यदि तुम मुझसे पूछते हो तो मैं सत्य सत्य बताता हूं, इस लोक और परलोक में हित करने वाला क्या है।
  
  २)
  रामनाम सदा पुण्यं नित्यं पठति यो नरः ।
  अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रं सर्वकामफलप्रदम् ॥
  
  अर्थ:~श्रीराम का नाम सदा पुण्य करने वाला नाम है, जो मनुष्य इसका नित्य पाठ करता है उसे पुत्र लाभ मिलता है और सभी कामनाएं पूर्ण होती है।
  
  ३)
  मङ्गलानि गृहे तस्य सर्वसौख्यानि भारत।
  अहोरात्रं च येनोक्तं राम इत्यक्षरद्वयम्।।
  
  अर्थ:~हे भारत! उसके घर में सभी प्रकार के सुख और मंगल विराजित हो जाते हैं, जिसने दिन-रात श्रीराम नाम के दो अक्षरों का उच्चारण कर लिया।
  
  ४)
  गङ्गा सरस्वती रेवा यमुना सिन्धु पुष्करे।
  केदारेतूदकं पीतं राम इत्यक्षरद्वयम् ॥
  
  अर्थ~जिसने श्रीरामनाम के इन दो अक्षरों का उच्चारण कर लिया उसने श्रीगंगा, सरस्वती, रेवा, यमुना, सिंधु, पुष्कर, केदारनाथ आदि सभी तीर्थों का स्नान, जलपान कर लिया।
  
  ५)
  अतिथेः पोषणं चैव सर्व तीर्थावगाहनम् ।
  सर्वपुण्यं समाप्नोति रामनाम प्रसादतः ।।
  
  अर्थ:~उसने अतिथियों का पोषण कर लिया, सभी तीर्थों में स्नान आदि कर लिया, उसने सभी पुण्य कर्म कर लिए जिसने श्रीराम नाम का उच्चारण कर लिया।
  
  ६)
  सूर्यपर्व कुरुक्षेत्रे कार्तिक्यां स्वामि दर्शने।
  कृपापात्रेण वै लब्धं येनोक्तमक्षरद्वयम्।।
  
  अर्थ:~उसने सूर्य ग्रहण के समय कुरुक्षेत्र में स्नान कर लिया और कार्तिक पूर्णिमा में कार्तिक जी का दर्शन करके कृपा प्राप्त कर ली जिसने श्रीराम नाम का उच्चारण कर लिया।
  
  ७)
  न गंङ्गा न गया काशी नर्मदा चैव पुष्करम् ।
  
  सदृशं रामनाम्नस्तु न भवन्ति कदाचन।।
  
  अर्थ:~ ना तो गंगा, गया, काशी, प्रयाग, पुष्कर, नर्मदादिक इन सब में कोई भी श्रीराम नाम की महिमा के समक्ष नहीं हो सकते।
  
  ८)
  येन दत्तं हुतं तप्तं सदा विष्णुः समर्चितः।
  जिह्वाग्रे वर्तते यस्य राम इत्यक्षरद्वयम्।।
  
  अर्थ:~उसने भांति-भांति के हवन, दान, तप और विष्णु भगवान की आराधना कर ली, जिसकी जिह्वा के अग्रभाग पर श्रीराम नाम के दो अक्षर विराजित हो गए।
  
  ९)
  माघस्नानं कृतं येन गयायां पिण्डपातनम् ।
  सर्वकृत्यं कृतं तेन येनोक्तं रामनामकम्।।
  
  अर्थ:~ उसने प्रयागजी में माघ का स्नान कर लिया, गयाजी में पिंडदान कर लिया उसने अपने सभी कार्यों को पूर्ण कर लिया जिसने श्रीराम नाम का उच्चारण कर लिया।
  
  १०)
  प्रायश्चित्तं कृतं तेन महापातकनाशनम् ।
  तपस्तप्तं च येनोक्तं राम इत्यक्षरद्वयम् ।।
  
  अर्थ~उसने अपने सभी महापापों का नाश करके प्रायश्चित कर लिया और तपस्या पूर्ण कर ली जिसने श्रीराम नाम के दो अक्षर का उच्चारण कर लिया।
  
  ११)
  चत्वारः पठिता वेदास्सर्वे यज्ञाश्च याजिताः ।
  त्रिलोकी मोचिता तेन राम इत्यक्षरद्वयम् ।।
  
  अर्थ~उसने चारों वेदों का सांगोपांग पाठ कर लिया सभी यज्ञ आदि कर्म कर लिए उसने तीनों लोगों को तार दिया जिसने श्रीराम नाम के दो अक्षर का पाठ कर लिया।
  
  १२)
  भूतले सर्व तीर्थानि आसमुद्रसरांसि च।
  सेवितानि च येनोक्तं राम इत्यक्षरद्वयम् ।।
  
  अर्थ~उसने भूतल पर सभी तीर्थ, समुद्र, सरोवर आदि का सेवन कर लिया जिसने श्रीराम नाम के दो अक्षरों का जाप कर लिया।
  
  अर्जुन उवाच~
  
  १)
  यदा म्लेच्छमयी पृथ्वी भविष्यति कलौयुगे ।
  किं करिष्यति लोकोऽयं पतितो रौरवालये ।।
  
  अर्थ~भविष्य में कलयुग आने पर पूरी पृथ्वी मलेच्छ मयी हो जाएगी इसका स्वरूप रौ-रौ नर्क की भांति हो जाएगा तब जीव कौन सा साधन करके परम पद पाएगा?
  
  श्रीकृष्ण उवाच~
  
  १)
  न सन्देहस्त्वया काय्र्यो न वक्तव्यं पुनः पुनः ।
  पापी भवति धर्मात्मा रामनाम प्रभावतः ।।
  
  अर्थ~यह संदेह करने योग्य नहीं है, जैसे संदेह व्यर्थ है वैसे बार-बार वक्तव्य देना भी व्यर्थ है। कैसा भी पापी हो श्रीराम नाम के प्रभाव से वह धर्मात्मा हो जाता है
  
  २)
  न म्लेच्छस्पर्शनात्तस्य पापं भवति देहिनः ।
  तस्मात्प्रमुच्यते जन्तुर्यस्मरेद्रामद्वचत्तरम् ।।
  
  अर्थ~उसे मलेच्छ के स्पर्श का भी पाप नहीं होता, मलेच्छ संबंधित पाप भी छूट जाते हैं जो श्रीराम नाम के दो अक्षरों का जाप करते हैं।
  
  ३)
  रामस्तत्वमधीयानः श्रद्धाभक्तिसमन्वितः।
  कुलायुतं समुद्धृत्य रामलोके महीयते ।।
  
  अर्थ~जो श्रीराम से संबंध रखने वाले स्त्रोत का पाठ करते हैं तथा जिनकी भक्ति, विश्वास और श्रद्धा श्रीराम में सुदृढ़ है। वह लोग अपने दस हज़ार पीढ़ियों का उद्धार करके श्रीराम के लोक में पूजित होते है।
  
  ४)
  रामनामामृतं स्तोत्रं सायं प्रातः पठेन्नरः ।
  गोघ्नः स्त्रीबालघाती च सर्व पापैः प्रमुच्यते ।।
  
  अर्थ~जो सुबह शाम इस रामनामामृत स्त्रोत का पाठ करते हैं वे गौ हत्या, स्त्री और बच्चों को हानि पहुंचाने वाले पाप से भी बच कर मुक्त हो जाते हैं।
  
  (इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे रामनामामृत स्त्रोते श्रीकृष्ण अर्जुन संवादे संपूर्णम्)
  
  
  श्रीमद् वाल्मीकियानंद रामायण से कुछ श्लोक उद्धत कर रहा हूं जहां भगवान श्रीकृष्ण ने युधिष्ठिर से श्री राम नाम की महिमा कही है:~
  
  1) जो मंत्र भगवान श्री राम ने हनुमान जी को दिया था उसी मंत्र का वर्णन करते हुए श्री कृष्ण युधिष्ठिर से कहते हैं:~
  श्री कृष्ण उवाच युधिष्ठिर के प्रति~
  
  रामनाम्नः परं नास्ति मोक्ष लक्ष्मी प्रदायकम्।
  तेजोरुपं यद् अवयक्तं रामनाम अभिधियते।।
  
  (श्रीमद् वाल्मीकियानंद रामायण~८/७/१६)
  
  श्रीकृष्ण युधिष्ठिर से कहते हैं किस शास्त्र में ऐसा कोई भी मंत्र वर्णित नहीं है जो श्रीराम के नाम के बराबर हो जो ऐश्वर्य (धन) और मुक्ति दोनों देने में सक्षम हो। श्रीराम का नाम स्वयं ज्योतिर्मय नाम कहा गया है, जिसको मैं भी व्यक्त नहीं कर सकता।
  
  2)
  
  मंत्रा नानाविधाः सन्ति शतशो राघवस्य च।
  
  तेभ्यस्त्वेकं वदाम्यद्य तव मंत्रं युधिष्ठिर।।
  
  श्रीशब्धमाद्य जयशब्दमध्यंजयद्वेयेनापि पुनःप्रयुक्तम्।
  अनेनैव च मन्त्रेण जपः कार्यः सुमेधसा।
  
  ( श्रीमद् वाल्मीकियानंद रामायण, 9~7.44,45a,46a)
  
  वैसे तो श्रीराघाव के अनेक मन्त्र हैं, किन्तु युधिष्ठिर उनमें से एक उत्तम मन्त्र मैं तुमको बतलाता हूँ । पूर्वमें श्रीराम शब्द, मध्यमें जय शब्द और अन्तमें दो जय शब्दोंसे मिला हुआ (श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम) राममन्त्र। बुद्धिमान जनों को सिर्फ इसी मंत्र का जाप करना चाहिए।
  
  ~आदि पुराण में तो बहुत सारा वर्णन दे रखा है लेकिन वहां से केवल एक श्लोक ही उदित कर रहा हूं।
  
  राम नाम सदा प्रेम्णा संस्मरामि जगद्गुरूम्।
  क्षणं न विस्मृतिं याति सत्यं सत्यं वचो मम ॥
  
  (श्री आदि-पुराण ~ श्री कृष्ण वाक्य अर्जुन के प्रति)
  
  मैं ! जगद्गुरु श्रीराम के नाम का निरंतर प्रेम पूर्वक स्मरण करता रहता हूँ, क्षणमात्र भी नहीं भूलता हूँ । अर्जुन मैं सत्य सत्य कहता हूँ ।
  
  ~एक श्लोक शुक संहिता से भी उदित कर रहा हूं।
  
  रामस्याति प्रिय नाम रामेत्येव सनातनम्।
  दिवारात्रौ गृणन्नेषो भाति वृन्दावने स्थितः ।।
  
  (श्री शुक संहिता)
  
  श्री राम नाम भगवान राम को सबसे प्रिय नाम है और यह नाम भगवान राघव का शाश्वत नाम है। श्रीराम के इस शाश्वत नाम का जप करने से भगवान कृष्ण वृंदावन में सुशोभित होते हैं।
  
  ऐसे अनेकों अनेक श्लोक और लिख सकता हूं लेकिन विस्तार भय के कारण आगे नहीं लिख रहा हूं।
  
  और अंत में एक मनुस्मृति के श्लोक से अपनी वाणी को विराम देता हूं:~
  
  सप्तकोट्यो महामन्त्राश्चित्तविभ्रमकारकाः ।
  एक एव परो मन्त्रो 'राम' इत्यक्षरद्वयम् ॥
  
  (मनुस्मृति)
  
  सात करोड़ महामंत्र हैं, वे सब के सब आपके चित्तको भ्रमित करनेवाले हैं। यह दो अक्षरोंवाला 'राम' नाम परम मन्त्र है। यह सब मन्त्रोंमें श्रेष्ठ मंत्र है । सब मंत्र इसके अन्तर्गत आ जाते हैं। कोई भी मन्त्र बाहर नहीं रहता। सब शक्तियाँ इसके अन्तर्गत हैं।
  
  (यह श्लोक सारस्त्व तंत्र में भी पाया जाता है)
  
  अवध के राजदुलारे श्रीरघुनंदन की जय❤️❤️