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TEXT 27

iccha-dvesa-samutthena
dvandva-mohena bharata
sarva-bhutani sammoham
sarge yanti parantapa

SYNONYMS

iccha--desire; dvesa--hate; samutthena--born; dvandva--duality; mohena--overcome; bharata--O scion of Bharata; sarva--all; bhutani--living entities; sammoham--into delusion; sarge--in creation; yanti--go; parantapa--O conqueror of enemies.

TRANSLATION

O scion of Bharata [Arjuna], O conqueror of the foe, all living entities are born into delusion, overcome by the dualities of desire and hate.

A very great news for your grace: ISKCON Durban at South Africa (Sri Sri Radha Radhanath, The Temple of Understanding) wins the "TOURISM LANDMARK AWARD" by the Government of Tourism, South Africa, allbased on the Travelers reviews/ ratings on the World famous website www.tripadvisor.com. 

Please find attached the news coverage article for it. Also the link of the Temple's profile on tripadvisor.com is below:

'Narayana is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and from Him Brahma was born, from whom Siva was born.' Lord Krsna is the source of all generations, and He is called the most efficient cause of everything. He says that 'Because everything is born of Me, I am the original source of it all. Everything is under Me. No one is above Me.' There is no supreme controller other than Krsna. One who understands Krsna in such a way from a bona fide spiritual master and from Vedic literature, who engages al

When we talk of Love of this world it mostly signifies the attraction between male and female. We see people’s overwhelming appreciation for poems, novels, movies which based on sensational relationship between a man and a woman. Even the majority of masses idea of a happy life is having an ever happy relationship with opposite sex.

They equate this love with sensual enjoyment. When people generally get attracted by the features of opposite sex their intention is to enjoy the attribute of that pe

On every first Friday of the months, about two thousand people gather in downtoiwn Phoenix, Arizona, USA to shop for arts items and fun. This is a great opportunity for Hari Naam Sankirtan - singing, chanting and dancing of Holy Names

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare!

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare!

Former Governor Janet Napolitano  attended Hari Naam briefly in 2007 :-http://www.dandavats.com/?p=4127

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Lecture on The Need of Compassion by HG Sri Prahlad Prabhu o 21 Jan 2013 at Auckland

(By melodious kirtan of His Grace Sri Prahlad Prabhu many souls are attracted to Krishna Conscious)

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Lecture on How The Lord tests his devotees by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu

(His Grace Caitanya Charan Prabhu is a monk and spiritual teacher in the time honored tradition of bhakti yoga. He is a editor of Back to Godhead, which is the official international magazine of the Hare Krishna movement.)

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Lecture on Chanting the holy name of krishna is real happiness by HH Bhakti Rasamrita Swami on 26 April 2011 at Sydney

(His Holiness Bhakti Rasamrita Swami completed his B.E. from M.S University Baroda, MBA from Bombay University & worked for some time in a multinational Bank.)

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Lecture on Demigod Worshippers by HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami

(Originally from New Zealand, Bhakti Caitanya Swami joined the Hare Krishna movement in London, early in 1973. Almost a year before, as a philosophy student at Auckland University, he had first seen his future spiritual master walking across the campus with his followers. Srila Prabhupada initiated Bhakti Caitanya Swami later in 1973, giving him the name Raghubir Dasa. )

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A couple of years ago, Sister Jesmi, a nun who retired as professor in a women’s college in Kerala left the Catholic Church and wrote the book “Amen: Autobiography of a Nun” which exposed the life of Christian Priests and Nuns.

Recently father K P Shibu after serving as priest in Vincentian Congregation of the Catholic Church for 24 years quit the Church and wrote the revealing book ‘The Heart of a Priest’ (Oru Vaidikante Hrudayamitha) exposing the inner secrets of life in a monastery. In his

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) joins the world in mourning and paying tribute to the foremost human rights icon of current times. We offer our condolences to the Mandela family and to the entire South African nation.

In 1990 at the age of 72, after 27 years of being imprisoned by the apartheid government, he reached out to his oppressors and chartered a peaceful transformation to democracy in a country where the minority was gripped with fear for what the future m

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Lecture on Humans Four Defects by Vedavyasapriya Swami on Sept 2008 at ISKCON Melbourne

(Vedavyasapriya Swami worked as a research biochemist first in East Africa and then later when he migrated to USA. Within a week of arrival in the USA, he met the devotees, disciples of His Divine Grace, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Srila Prabhupada)

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Lecture on Power of Association by Shikshashtakam Prabhu

(His Grace Shikshashtakam Prabhu has served Indian Air Force for 7 years. During his tenure he was selected as a fighter pilot and also represented Indian Air Force in National Tennis Championship.

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Lecture on We are Happy only in Krishna Consciousness by Trivikrama Swamion 13 April 2003

(His Holiness Trivikrama Swami, was born in 1941, he was initiated by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1969 and given sannyas initiation in 1971.)

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Lecture on Watering the Root Satisfies Whole Tree by Danavir Goswami

(Danavir Goswami proceeded to inaugurate Bhakta Programs elsewhere in America, Europe, Africa, India, etc. Presently this comprehensive educational system for new devotees is standard throughout ISKCON. He is the author of many books.)

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TEXT 26

vedaham samatitani
vartamanani carjuna
bhavisyani ca bhutani
mam tu veda na kascana

SYNONYMS

veda--know; aham--I; sama--equally; a titani--past; vartamanani--present; ca--and; arjuna--O Arjuna; bhavisyani--future; ca--also; bhutani--living entities; mam--Me; tu--but; veda--knows; na--not; kascana--anyone.

TRANSLATION

O Arjuna, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, I know everything that has happened in the past, all that is happening in the present, and all things that are yet to come. I a