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Why did Lord Rama kill Vali from behind a tree?

Hare Krishna.December 2012, GurgaonAfter the Sunday Bhagavatam class was over one Prabhuji asked two teaser questions from the devotees; one of the question was why did Lord Rama killed Vali from behind a tree in His pastime in Ramayana.I knew this particular pastime but this question had never crossed my mind before. I searched for an answer and got it from HG Chaitanaya Charan Prabhuji's website (www.thespiritualscientist.com/audio/Vali.mp3) . I am sharing the answer in brief below based on th
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Sansar Yatra ki Sikhsya

2514950546?profile=originalLecture on Sansar Yatra ki Sikhsya by Sarvabhauma Prabhu on 29 Jan 2012 at Surat

(Sarvabhauma Prabhu was born on 6th Feb 1952, in a Puskarana Vaishnava Brahmin family, having a Radha Krishna temple for eight generations in Mithi, which is part of Rajasthan in Sindh province of Pakistan.)

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Krishna Katha Ruci by Serving Great Souls

2514950431?profile=originalLecture on Krishna Katha Ruci by Serving Great Souls at Home by HH Romapada Swami on 24 Dec 2013 at Chicago

(Romapada Swami‘s first encounter with Krishna consciousness came in Buffalo, in the shape of a lecture at the State University of New York in 1969. The lecturer was His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.)

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Śrīla Prabhupāda vāṇī

Srila Prabhupada on the Bowery

Śrīla Prabhupāda vāṇī
Submitted by Vidura dasa

“When I was alone in your New York, I was thinking, who will listen to me in this horrible, sinful place? All right, I shall sta

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Vani Seva

Srila Prabhupada with cartals

Vani Seva
by Ananda devi dasi
May 12 2009, UK

In Srimad Bhagavatam 4.28.47 we read: “The disciple and spiritual master are never separated because

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I Gradually Deprive Him of His Wealth”

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Srila Prabhupada Vani..

2514950702?profile=originalI AM YOUR MASTER !!!

Srila Prabhupada Vani...

"All Indians should seriously take up the cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and should perfect their lives, by adopting the process of devotional service. After perfecting their lives, they should broadcast this message all over the world for the welfare of all human beings. A vaishnava is especially interested in para upakara, doing good to others. pralhada maharaja was also interested in this. He did not want to be delivered alone; rather, he wante

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Universal Form Explained

2514950385?profile=originalLecture on Universal Form Explained by Nirantara Prabhu on 14 Dec 2013 at Dadlani

(In 2005 he was awarded the prestigious "Global Excellence Award" for congregational preaching services from ISKCON.)

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Chaitanya Charitamrita (Madhya Lila)

2514950344?profile=originalChaitanya Charitamrita (Madhya Lila) by HG Sesa Prabhu at ISKCON Alachua on 25 Jan 2014
Chaitanya Charitamrita (Madhya Lila 08-138)

(Sesa Dasa was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1974 while he was traveling as a member of the initial Bhaktivedanta Book Trust library party. Sesa Dasa has a portfolio of two ministries: Minister of Educational Development and Minister of Justice, under which ISKCON Resolve works.)

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The Glories of Lord Nityananda Balarama

This chapter five is chiefly devoted to describing the essential nature and glories of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Lord Sri Krsna is the absolute Personality of Godhead, and his first expansion in a form for pastimes is Sri Balarama.

Beyond the limitation of this material world is the spiritual sky, paravyoma, which has many spiritual planets, the supreme of which is called Krsnaloka. Krsnaloka, the abode of Krsna, has three divisions, which are known as Dwarka, Mathura and Gokula. In that abode the P

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Glories of Srimati Radharani

Srimati-Radharani

The special lecture series by His Holiness Bhakti Purushottam Swami Maharaj on “Glories of Srimati Radharani”, Who enlightened the thousands of devotees on various pastimes of Srimati Radharani …

Who is Srimati Radharani?

Sri Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is stated in the Svetasvatara Upanishad (6.8) “The Supreme Lord has multipotencies, which act so perfectly that all consciousness, strength and activity are being directed solely by His will”. The material world, where we are

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The Glories of Srimati Radharani

2514950575?profile=originalFrom the Rik-parisistha:

"Srimati Radharani is always to be found with Sri Krishna, and Madhava is always to be seen with Radhika. One is never without the other's company."

From the Gopalottara-tapani:

"She is the embodiment of maha-bhava, or the highest transcendental ecstasy, and none of the other gopis, or cowherd damsels of Vrindavan, possesses Her excellent qualities. Radharani is therefore known as the most famous Gandharva."

In the Padma Purana Narada Muni describes Srimati Radharani

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Brahma-Samhita

“I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who resides in His own realm, Goloka, with Radha, who resembles His own spiritual figure and who embodies the ecstatic potency [hladini]. Their companions are Her who embody extensions of Her bodily form and who are imbued and permeated with ever-blissful spiritual rasa.” B.S. 5.37

Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita of Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami

C.C. Adi 1.6

Desiring to understand the glory of Radharani’s love, the wonderful qualities in Him that She a

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Aja - Annada Ekadasi

Aja - Annada Ekadasi Sri Yudhisthira Maharaja said, "Oh Janardana, protector of all living entities, please tell me the name of the Ekadasi that occurs during the dark fortnight of the month of Bhadrapada (August-September)." The Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna, then replied, "Oh King, hear Me attentively. The name of this sin-removing, sacred Ekadasi is Aja. Any person who fasts completely on this day and worships Hrishikesha, the master of the senses, becomes free of all reactions to his sins. Even

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 8.23

TEXT 23

yatra kale tv anavrttim
avrttim caiva yoginah
prayata yanti tam kalam
vaksyami bharatarsabha

 

SYNONYMS

yatra--in that; kale--time; tu--but; anavrttim--no return; avrttim--return; ca--also; eva--certainly; yoginah--of different kinds of mystics; prayatah--one who goes; yanti--departs; tam--that; kalam--time; vaksyami--describing; bharatarsabha--O best of the Bharatas.

 

TRANSLATION

O best of the Bharatas, I shall now explain to you the different times at which, passing away from this world, one

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Grand Opening of ISKCON Noida

ISKCON Noida


Dear Devotees,
Hare Krishna.


It is with great joy that I would like to invite devotees from all over the world to attend the grand inauguration of the Sri Sri Radha Govind Dev temple and Bhaktivedanta Academy, as well as the installations of Sri Sri Radha Govind Dev, Sri Sri Jagannath, Baladeva and Subhadra and Sri Sri Gaur Nitai, on the most auspicious occasion of Nityananda Trayodasi, 12 February 2014.


A temple opening is a once off event and the organising team would like to welcome you t

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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

  

 
….although sincerely lamenting occasional lapses into sense enjoyment, he (a true devotee) never gives up his enthusiasm to serve Lord Krishna. If a devotee becomes too morose or discouraged in devotional service, he may drift into an impersonal consciousness or give up his devotional service to the Lord. Therefore, the Lord here advises that although one should sincerely repent, he should not become chronically depre
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Amsa means Part & Parcel

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada


Svāṁśa means God, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu-tattva.

Kṛṣṇa has got many, unlimited forms. Advaita-acyuta-anādi-ananta-rūpam. Svāṁśa-vibhinnāṁśa. Some of the forms are called svāṁsa. Savamsa means God, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu-tattva. Viṣṇu-tattva, They have expanded in so many ways. So all the Viṣṇu-tattvas, They are called svāṁś
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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

 

This is in conclusion of the previous offering titled, 'Meeting of Bharata and the Sage Bharadvaja'. In the previous offering we saw how 
1. Bharata approached the sage with great humility. 
2. Bharadvaja muni enthusiastically served Bharata and his entourage who had come to the forest in search of their beloved Lord Ram.
Now let us continue to learn few more lessons from this transcendental meeting.
3. Seeing the Lord in e
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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

 

 

This is in continuation of the previous offering titled, 'Meeting of Bharata and the Sage Bharadvaja'. In the previous offering we saw how Bharata approached the sage with great humility. Now let us continue to learn few more lessons from this transcendental meeting.
 
2. Serving the Devotees: When the sage heard Bharata's resolve to bring back Rama to Ayodhya, the sage smiled at him and said, "I surely knew of Your inte
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