After some time Radha and Krishna woke up and sat up on the bed. The sakhis that had already risen before Them saw Them and came up to Them with Subala and Madhumangala. (1)
Vrnda took her two pupils, the young learned sarika Kalokti and the suka Manjuvak and engaged them in praising the Divine Couple. (2)
tatas tau pathato namrau jaya vrndavanesvara jaya vrndavancsani jayatalyah prasidata
These parrots humbly recited: "Glory to the Lord of Yrndavana! Glory to the Queen of Yrndavana! Glory to
Invitation For Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra
Hare Krishna Prabhuji,
In Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1, Chapter 11, verse 7 the residents of Dvaraka glorify the Lord in a wonderful manner when the Lord returns to Dvaraka from Hastinapura. The residents of Dvaraka are immensely separated from Krishna and they run towards Him as soon as Krishna enters Dvaraka blowing the fat-boweled conchshell, the sound of which removes the fear of all living entities.
bhavaaya nas tvam bhava vishva bhaavanaa
tvam eva maataatha suhrt patih pitaa
tvam sad gurur nah paramam ca daivatam
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Question: Who Created Krishna? |
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Dear Gurudeva, |
The spiritual master should not be expected to just say what the disciple wants to hear. The spiritual master is not like a professional politician who will only
come and tell the disciple what the disciple wants to hear. A spiritual
master’s instruction may be very shocking, but the disciple should accept the
instruction with faith.
-By H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj
Question: How to Get the Normal People to Chant? |
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Dear Srila Gurudeva, |
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Answer: They Already Are |
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The normal people are already chanting Hare Krishna. It's the abnormal people who somehow or other need to be induced to chant Hare Krishna. If you become completely pure in your chanting, you will able to convince the entire world to chant Hare Krishna. |
Two weeks after the first initiation I heard that Prabhupada was holding another initiation. I decided that this time I would not miss out. Prabhupada was going to hold the second initiation on September 23, 1966, on the appearance day of Radharani, Krsna's eternal consort. A week before that date, I went to Prabhupada's apartment and asked him if I could be initiated. "You know you'll have to be a strict vegetarian," Srila Prabhupada said.
"Oh," I replied, "I already am." Then Srila Prabhupada
Verse 60
agre samagrayati kâm-api keli-laxmi-
manyasu dikshmu-api vilochanam-eva sâkshi,
hâ hanta hasta-patha-duram-aho kimetad,
âshâ-kishoram-aya-amba jagat-trayam me.60.
Translation
Sri Krishna is performing such amazing love-sports in front of me! I can see such beautiful scenes all around me! My eyes are the very witnesses. Alas! Alas! I am trying to catch Him, but He is moving away. Oooh mummy! What is this! The whole universe has taken the form of the divine Kishor! 60.
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rila Kavirâj Goswâ
agre samagrayati kâm-api keli-laxmi-
manyasu dikshmu-api vilochanam-eva sâkshi,
hâ hanta hasta-patha-duram-aho kimetad,
âshâ-kishoram-aya-amba jagat-trayam me.60.
Translation
Sri Krishna is performing such amazing love-sports in front of me! I can see such beautiful scenes all around me! My eyes are the very witnesses. Alas! Alas! I am trying to catch Him, but He is moving away. Oooh mummy! What is this! The whole universe has taken the form of the divine Kishor! 60.
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rila Kavirâj Goswâmipâd sa
