The chanting of Krsna`s holy name is likethe sun rising in our darkened heart.This world is full of darkness,and only by Krsna`s arrangement for sunshinedo we see light. As soon as the sun sets,the world comes under the the influence of darkness.Lik
kṛṣṇa-bhakti-janma-mūla haya 'sādhu-sańga' kṛṣṇa-prema janme, teńho punaḥ mukhya ańga
The root cause of devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa is association with advanced devotees. Even when one's dormant love for Kṛṣṇa awakens, association with devotees is
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kṛṣṇa-kṛpāya sādhu-sańge rati-buddhi pāyasaba chāḍi' śuddha-bhakti kare kṛṣṇa-pāyaBy the mercy of Kṛṣṇa and by the association of devotees, one increases his attraction to and intelligence for pure devotional service; therefore one gives up everythin
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His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada appeared in this world in 1896 in Calcutta, India. He first met his spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami, in Calcutta in 1922. Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, a prominent religious
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oḿ namas tubhyaḿ bhagavatevāsudevāya dhīmahipradyumnāyāniruddhāyanamaḥ sańkarṣaṇāya canamo vijñāna-mātrāyaparamānanda-mūrtayeātmārāmāya śāntāyanivṛtta-dvaita-dṛṣṭayeO Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, who are addressed by the oḿkāra [praṇava],
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oḿ namo bhagavate akūpārāyasarva-sattva-guṇa-viśeṣaṇāyānu-palakṣita-sthānāyanamo varṣmaṇe namo bhūmnenamo namo 'vasthānāya namas teO my Lord, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, who have assumed the form of a tortoise. You are the reservoir of
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oḿ namo bhagavate upaśama-śīlāyoparatānātmyāyanamo 'kiñcana-vittāyaṛṣi-ṛṣabhāya nara-nārāyaṇāyaparamahaḿsa-parama-guraveātmārāmādhipataye namo nama itiLet me offer my respectful obeisances unto Nara-Nārāyaṇa, the best of all saintly persons, the Supr
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oḿ namo bhagavate mahā-puruṣāyamahānubhāvāya mahā-vibhūti-patayesakala-sātvata-parivṛḍha-nikara-kara-kamala-kuḍmalopalālita-caraṇāravinda-yugalaparama-parameṣṭhin namas teO transcendental Lord, who are situated in the topmost planet of the spiritual
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oḿ namo bhagavate mantra-tattva-lińgāyayajña-kratave mahā-dhvarāvayavāyamahā-puruṣāya namaḥ karma-śuklāya tri-yugāya namas teO Lord, we offer our respectful obeisances unto You as the gigantic person. Simply by chanting mantras, we shall be able to u
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oḿ namo bhagavate uttamaślokāyanama ārya-lakṣaṇa-śīla-vratāyanama upaśikṣitātmana upāsita-lokāyanamaḥ sādhu-vāda-nikaṣaṇāyanamo brahmaṇya-devāyamahā-puruṣāya mahā-rājāya nama itiLet me please Your Lordship by chanting the bīja-mantra oḿkāra. I wish t
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'sādhu-sańga', 'sādhu-sańga' — sarva-śāstre kayalava-mātra sādhu-sańge sarva-siddhi hayaThe verdict of all revealed scriptures isthat by even a moment's associationwith a pure devotee,one can attain all success.(C.C.2:22:54).
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oḿ namo bhagavate tubhyaḿpuruṣāya mahātmaneharaye 'dbhuta-siḿhāyabrahmaṇe paramātmaneO my Lord, full of six opulences, O Supreme Person! O Supreme Soul, killer of all miseries! O Supreme Person in the form of a wonderful lion and man, let me offer m
sādhu-sańga, kṛṣṇa-kṛpā, bhaktira svabhāvae tine saba chāḍāya, kare kṛṣṇe 'bhāva'Association with a devotee,the mercy of Kṛṣṇa,and the nature ofdevotional service help oneto give up all undesirable associationand gradually attain elevation tothe plat
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sādhu-sańga haite haya 'śravaṇa-kīrtana'sādhana-bhaktye haya 'sarvānartha-nivartana'When one is encouraged indevotional service bythe association of devotees,one becomes freefrom all unwanted contaminationby following the regulative principlesand cha
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sādhu-sańga-kṛpā kimvā kṛṣṇera kṛpāyakāmādi 'duḥsańga' chāḍi' śuddha-bhakti pāyaOne is elevated to the platformof devotional lifeby the mercy of a Vaiṣṇava,the bona fide spiritual master,and by the special mercy of Kṛṣṇa.On that platform,one gives up
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In answer to a question about Saphala Ekadasi,by Maharaja Yudhishthira,the Supreme Lord Sri Krsna replied," O best of the Bharata Dynasty,just as Sesa is best among the snakes;Garuda is best among the birds;the horse sacrifice is best among the sacri
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