18 April 2018 - 8 May 2018
Aksaya Tritya – Chandana Yatra Starts
Chandana yatra starts on the third lunar day of the waxing moon of Vaisakha month, and continues for twenty days. Lord Jagannatha gave direct instructions to King Indradyumna to perform this festival at this time. Smearing the body of the Lord with ointments is an act of devotion, and the best of ointments is sandalwood paste. Since the month of Vaisakha is very hot in India, the cooling effect of the sandalwood is very pleasing t
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TEXT 23
rudranam sankaras casmi
vitteso yaksa-raksasam
vasunam pavakas casmi
meruh sikharinam aham
SYNONYMS
rudranam--of all the Rudras; sankarah--Lord Siva; ca--also; asmi--I am; vitta-isah--the lord of the treasury of the demigods; yaksa-raksasam--of the Yaksas and Raksasas; vasunam--of the Vasus; pavakah--fire; ca--also; asmi--I am; meruh--Meru; sikharinam--of all mountains; aham--I am.
TRANSLATION
Of all the Rudras I am Lord Siva; of the Yaksas and Raksasas I am the Lord of wealth [Kuvera]; of
Hare Krishna.
29th April, 2014, Gurgaon.
I felt a lot better just by writing my last blog, crying to the Lord. I saw two clear answers for my agitated heart.
1. Beg for a service which is inconvenient for me at the local temple.
2. Beg to the Srila Prabhupada at his samadhi at Vrindavana to show me the way.
Next day, 29th, as I was getting ready to go to the office my morning meeting got cancelled and then the afternoon meeting too got postponed and suddenly I smelled a golden opportunity to go to D
Lecture on Japa Talk - When Does Real Faith Develops in the Holy Name by HG Radhe Shyam Prabhu on 27 Sep 2012
(President of the Pune branch of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) that has over 600 centres worldwide Director of Vedic Oasis for Inspiration, Culture & Education (VOICE) Holds an M.Tech from IIT-Bombay)
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Love and Detachment by HH Romapada Swami on April 2014 At Potomac
(His devotional career began with management, first as president of the Manhattan temple (1977-78), then as regional secretary for New England (1979-82), and then again as president of the Brooklyn temple (1982-83). From 1996 up to 2008, he served continuously as a member of the North American Executive Committee (NA EC), and he was the chairman of the GBC EC in 2009-2010.)
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Lecture on Sunday Feast, Independence by HH Devamrita Swami on 27 April 2014 At Los Angeles
(The mother, a connoisseur of all Protestant faiths, began to attend Presbyterian churches, and there the future swami, at the age of thirteen, delivered his first Sunday sermon. Noting her son’s boredom and lack of challenge at school, his mother pushed for his acquiring a full scholarship plus living expenses to private boarding schools in New Hampshire, where he attended Exeter Academy during the summe
Param Bhokta Param Isvara Param Mitra aur Param Santi by HH Bhakti Vikas Swami on 12 March 2011 At ISKCON Baroda
(From 1977 to 1979 His Holiness was based in India, mostly traveling in West Bengal preaching Krishna consciousness and distributing Srila Prabhupada's books. He then spent the following ten years helping to pioneer ISKCON's preaching in Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, and Malaysia.)
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TEXT 22
vedanam sama-vedo 'smi
devanam asmi vasavah
indriyanam manas casmi
bhutanam asmi cetana
SYNONYMS
vedanam--of all the Vedas; sama-vedah--the Sama Veda; asmi--I am; devanam--of all the demigods; asmi--I am; vasavah--heavenly king; indriyanam--of all the senses; manah--the mind; ca--also; asmi--I am; bhutanam--of all living entities; asmi--I am; cetana--the living force.
TRANSLATION
Of the Vedas I am the Sama-veda; of the demigods I am Indra; of the senses I am the mind, and in living beings I
TEXT 21
adityanam aham visnur
jyotisam ravir amsuman
maricir marutam asmi
naksatranam aham sasi
SYNONYMS
adityanam--of the Adityas; aham--I am; visnuh--the Supreme Lord; jyotisam--of all luminaries; ravih--the sun; amsu-man--radiant; maricih--Marici; marutam--of the Maruts; asmi--I am; naksatranam--of stars; aham--I am; sasi--the moon.
TRANSLATION
Of the Adityas I am Visnu, of lights I am the radiant sun, I am Marici of the Maruts, and among the stars I am the moon.
PURPORT
There are twelve Adityas,
Prabhupada: Yes. That is... Bodily concept of life means animal life. The animal does not know. Sa eva go-kharah [SB 10.84.13]. Go-kharah. Go means cows, and kharah means ass. One who is in the, under bodily concept of life, he is no better than animals. So when the animal talks of knowledge, an intelligent man laughs. That is our position. The animals, they are talking of knowledge.
By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
TEXT 20
aham atma gudakesa
sarva-bhutasaya-sthitah
aham adis ca madhyam ca
bhutanam anta eva ca
SYNONYMS
aham--I; atma--soul; gudakesa--O Arjuna; sarva-bhuta--all living entities; asaya-sthitah--situated within; aham--I am; adih--origin; ca--also; madhyam--middle; ca--also; bhutanam--all living entities; antah--end; eva--certainly; ca--and.
TRANSLATION
I am the Self, O Gudakesa, seated in the hearts of all creatures. I am the beginning, the middle and the end of all beings.
PURPORT
In this verse Arj
Prabhupada: Yes. Thoughts actually made by spirit, but it is covered by matter. Therefore in the material condition you can think only of matter. Just like this body is covered by so many material things, but actually, the spirit is covered. So the soul being spirit, so long it is covered by matter, it cannot act spiritually. It is obstructed. Not obstructed. Covered. It cannot be obstructed. If you like, you can get out of the covering of the matter. So matter cannot obstruct. But it is the wil
Lecture on Sunday Feast, Formula for Peace by HG Jivananda Prabhu on 27 May 2012 At Dallas
(The mother, a connoisseur of all Protestant faiths, began to attend Presbyterian churches, and there the future swami, at the age of thirteen, delivered his first Sunday sermon. Noting her son’s boredom and lack of challenge at school, his mother pushed for his acquiring a full scholarship plus living expenses to private boarding schools in New Hampshire, where he attended Exeter Academy during the summer
Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class (03.16.19) Obtaining the Lord%27s Favor by Niranjana Swami on 26 April 2014 At Minsk
(The management and spiritual leadership experience Niranjana Swami gained during his tenure as president of ISKCON Boston from 1979 to 1983, and his service as regional secretary of New England in 1984, readied him for his GBC appointment in 1987. As a GBC member)
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Lecture on Appearance Day of Sri Srivasa Pandit by Bhakti Vijnana Goswami on 24 March 2014 at ISKCON Vrindavan
(Since 1997 Bhakti Vijnana Goswami has acted as a member of ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission and since 2005 has served as one of the initiating gurus of ISKCON.)
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