February 2015 Blog Posts (108)

Hare Krishna.

28th Feb, 2015. Gurgaon.

“There are three things that are inconceivable: the position of Lord Siva, hladini sakti, and, yes, guru-tattva.” (BR Sridhara Swami)

Among all the spiritual personalities the position of Lord Siva is unique. In one of my…

This year, the 3rd of March, the ISKCON Congregational Development Ministry will award those devotees around the world who have done an outstanding service in the area of congregational preaching. This is an annual occurrence during the Gaura Purnima festival in Mayapur, where several of ISKCON leaders and preachers are gathered at the moment. 

During the 2015 Annual Award Ceremony, the congregational ministry will recognize devotees in a variety of areas. From pioneers and…

 In a gesture expressing unity of purpose for the service of ISKCON Founder-Acharya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, His Grace Praghosa Das, the newly appointed Chairman of the GBC, has announced in Mayapur that 2015, the 50th anniversary…

Reading from Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 6, Chapter 4 (The Hamsa-guhya prayers),

Text 26

yadoparamo manaso nama-rupa-  

rupasya drsta-smrti-sampramosat ya iyate kevalaya…

TEXT 11

aphalakanksibhir yajno 

vidhi-disto ya ijyate 

yastavyam eveti manah 

samadhaya sa sattvikah…

TEXT 25

deho ’savo ’ksa manavo bhuta-matram atmanam anyam ca viduh param yat sarvam puman veda gunams ca taj-jno na veda sarva-jnam anantam ide

TRANSLATION

Because they are only…

TEXT 18

yatha sasarja bhutani

dakso duhitr-vatsalah

retasa manasa caiva

tan mamavahitah srnu…

Dear devotees,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Devotees are being tossed in the waves of ecstasy and Gaura- prema as they traverse the places of pastime of Lord…

TEXT 8-10

ayuh-sattva-balarogya- 

sukha-priti-vivardhanah 

rasyah snigdhah sthira hrdya 

aharah sattvika-priyah

katv-amla-lavanaty-usna- …

Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama Day 4

HOLY PLACES VISITED on Day 4 Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama 

1. Samudragada: King Samudra Sena used to live here.

2. Campahati: Gaura Gadadhara Mandir, Residence of Dvija Vaninatha.…

We are on the 24th verse of this chapter that is entitled the “Hamsa-guhya Prayers”

SB 6.4.24

na yasya sakhyam puruso ’vaiti sakhyuh  

sakha vasan samvasatah pure ’smin

guno yatha…

TEXT 15

alam dagdhair drumair dinaih khilanam sivam astu vah varksi hy esa vara kanya patnitve pratigrhyatam

TRANSLATION:

There is no need to burn these poor trees any longer.…

TEXT 7

aharas tv api sarvasya 

tri-vidho bhavati priyah 

yajnas tapas tatha danam 

tesam bhedam imam srnu…

Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama Day 3

HOLY PLACES VISITED 

1. Hansa-vahana: Lord Siva rode on Lord Brahma’s swan in order to reach the place where Suta Gosvami was describing the glories of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

2. …

Hare Krishna.

24th Feb, 2015. Gurgaon

This is in continuation of my last blog on Krishna’s flutes. I am sharing the below nectar from a lecture by HH Radha Govinda Maharaj on Venu Gita. We are all aware that the Venu Gita (Song of Lord Krishna’s Flute Play) is a compilation of  twenty…

TEXT 5-6

asastra-vihitam ghoram 

tapyante ye tapo janah 

dambhahankara-samyuktah 

kama-raga-balanvitah

karsayantah sarira-stham …

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Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama Day 2

Godrumadvipa (Process: kirtanam)

Route : Harihar-kshetra to Swarup Ganj

HOLY PLACES VISITED on Day 2 Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama 

1.Am-ghata: Here Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu planted a mango seed whichimmediately developed into a tree bearing ripe fruits.…

VERSE 13

antar dehesu bhutanam atmaste harir isvarah

sarvam tad-dhisnyam iksadhvam evam vas tosito hy asau

TRANSLATION:

The Supreme Personality of Godhead is situated as the…

The third day of the ISKCON GBC’s Annual General Meetings opened with a presentation by Madhavananda Dasa, a member of the ISKCON Chowpatty in Mumbai. He informed the GBC body of a mega kirtan festival, Chant for a Change, being planned in Jagannath Puri to coincide with the Navakalevara festival wherein the deities of Lord Jagannath, Baladeva and Subhadra are…