Srila Prabhupada once made a comment on Bhakti Caru Swami when a devotee asked about his position since he joined the movement relatively later. Srila Prabhupadasaid, 'He was born more qualified.' From this statement, we canunderstand thatthose who take a good birth are born with superior qualities. Thosewho areborn in Vaisnava families, and who accept the opportunity of such abirth (andare not destroyed by others with demoniac qualities) are certainly tobe respected.We consider seniority primar
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"Sri" is basically a noun and is also used as an adjective.
According to Sanskrit dictionary, "Sri" as a noun, means Srimati Radharani, Laksmidevi, wealth, opulence, beauty, fame, knowledge, strength, any virtue or excellence, etc.
Also "Sri" as an adjective means splendid, radiant, adorning (decorated) etc.
So when "Sri" is used for Visnu-tattva, it can be taken both as a noun and an adjective.
But whenever it is used for the jiva-tattva, it is used as an adjective.
"Srila" is an adjective of the no
Material prosperity has become only aim of human civilization because people vision have got limited due to improper education (lack of vedic education).
People are working so hard thinking as if they are doing very significant work for themselves and the society..
Due to poor fund of knowledge or ignorance about vedic scriptures, they cannot see beyond matter. But actually, we are not material. we are spirit souls. This is the 1st knowledge given by Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita to A
kathaḿ sutāyāḥ pitṛ-geha-kautukaḿ
niśamya dehaḥ sura-varya neńgate
anāhutā apy abhiyanti sauhṛdaḿ
bhartur guror deha-kṛtaś ca ketanam
SYNONYMS:
katham — how; sutāyāḥ — of a daughter; pitṛ-geha-kautukam — the festival in the house of her father; niśamya — hearing; dehaḥ — the body; sura-varya — O best of the demigods; na — not; ińgate — disturbed; anāhutāḥ — without being called; api — even; abhiyanti — goes; sauhṛdam — a friend; bhartuḥ — of the husband; guroḥ —
Song by Jayadeva Gosvami
When Radha saw Krsna enjoying affectionate exchanges with all the cowherd maidens in the groves of Vrndavana, she became indignant because he had not acknowledged her eminence. She immediately departed for another part of the forest and hid herself inside a shady bower that resounded with the drone of bumblebees. Bewildered by love for Radha, Krsna was sitting in a dense grove on the Yamuna riverside feeling deeply depressed. Rad
tvayy etad āścaryam ajātma-māyayā
vinirmitaḿ bhāti guṇa-trayātmakam
tathāpy ahaḿ yoṣid atattva-vic ca te
dīnā didṛkṣe bhava me bhava-kṣitim
SYNONYMS:
tvayi — in you; etat — this; āścaryam — wonderful; aja — O Lord Śiva; ātma-māyayā — by the external energy of the Supreme Lord; vinirmitam — created; bhāti — appears; guṇa-traya-ātmakam — being an interaction of the three modes of material nature; tathā api — even so; aham — I; yoṣit — woman; atattva-vit — not conversant
distributor in
Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Mandir, Chowpatty. He has undergone 15
operations
including hernia, prostate, ear and abdominal wall, and suffers from
diabetes, high BP, partial deafness and vertigo. Yet his spirits are
indomitable. He recalls his experience of 2009 December Marathon:
The whole of 2009 I was terribly sick. I had severe abdominal pain due
to
an umbilical hernia. The Doctors decided not to operate and strictly
advised me not
by Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu
(1)cheto-darpana-marjanam bhava-maha-davagni-nirvapanam
shreyah-kairava-chandrika-vitaranam vidya-vadhu-jivanam
anandambhdhi-vardhanam prati-padam purnamritasvadanam
sarvatma-snapanam param vijayate shri-krishna-sankirtanam
Glory to the Shri Krishna sankirtana (congregational chanting of the Lord's holy names), which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years and extinguishes the fire of conditional life, of repeated birth and death. T
Jagannath was called "Purusottama" since his origin at Puri or ‘Purusottam Kshetra’ (the abode of Purusottam) since pre-historic times. The Rig Veda refers to him as the ‘Daru’ (sacred log of wood) of Purusottama, afloat on the eastern sea. The name "Jagannath” (Lo
The Daitas plays an important role during Nabakalebar, the ritual in connection with changing of wooden bodies of the deities. It is said that
Sonic technology awakens our potential
By Chaitanya Charan das
Question: In the Vedic tradition, there seems to be a lot of emphasis on
sound, on hearing from a spiritual master. Why this emphasis?
Answer: Sonic technology is central to the Vedic program of spiritual
redemption.
The Vedic texts explain that all of us are afflicted by spiritual amnesia.
As spiritual beings, we are eternal and indestructible. But due to
forgetting our spiritual identity, we live in anxiety and fear caused by the
fragility
Came across these beautiful thoughts to counter the Mayavada philosophy (taken from Bhakta's handbook):
1. Since we possess individuality, it is not logical that our ultimate source doesn't possess individuality. Since we can normally observe that personality is superior to an impersonal energy, we can conclude that personality is superior to impersonal energy. Since the Vedanta sutra explains that the Absolute Truth is the source of all existence, it must also be the source of personality and po
According to Adi-varah Purana, during the advent of Sri Ramacandra, monkeys and bears all brought large rocks and stones from many places to construct a bridge across the ocean. Hanuman also received the order from Sri Ramacandra to help build the bridge. Hanuman uprooted Govardhana from Uttarancala, but while carrying him to the ocean he heard a divine sound that announced, "The ocean bridge is now complete. No more rocks are required."
Hearing this, Hanu
Here is the story of a great devotee named Chokha mela. He was a staunch devotee of Krishna. He sang and danced before the temple of Panduranga in Pandari puram. Ironically enough the devotees who thronged before the temple were lured to his music like a snake which danced to the juggler’s music. But the minute his music and dance came to a stand still, their interest in him vanished. He became an untouchable and was prohibited the darshan of Lord Krishna. He would dance to his heart’s content a
Madhava Prema prabhu has passed away on 5 April.
Him and his wife used to be engaged in Mayapur Project in late 90-s into
2000s, they did a lot of research work on Bengali culture, collected lots of
archeological samples and accumulated research material in order to publish
a book on history of Bengaly temples... Their research work started in
connection with preparations for building ToVP.
They were initiated by Harikesa Sw/Prabhu/ as Vrajabhumi and Madhukantha,
got re-initiated as Audarya Dhama devi
Sri Yudhishthira MahArAja said, “Oh Supreme Lord, what is the name and character of that EkAdasii that occurs during the dark fortnight (krishna paksha) of the extra, leap year month of Purushottama. Also, Oh master of all the universes, what is the process for observing it properly? Kindly narrate all of this to me?”
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna, replied, “Oh Yudhishthira, this meritorious day is called ParamA EkAdasii. It bestows the great benediction of an enjoyable lif
Sri Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi
(The Nectar Moon of Sri Radha's Sweetness)
1. O Sri Radha, when will I, a maidservant standing at the door, suddenly fall into a lake of nectar as I overhear Your words mixed with the tinkling of Your ornaments as You enjoy a nectar festival in a secluded forest grove?
2. May Sri Radha, who, taking the sweet sounding Madhumati vina in Her hand, and then singing many songs describing Her pastimes with the crest jewel of lovers, suddenly burst
This is a true story of a young devotee named Yash Prabhu who happens to be from SRI SRI JAGNNATH
TEMPLE, LUDHIANA run by International Society for Krishna Consciousness
(ISKCON) and left his body in perfect Krishna Consciousness way.
When Yash prabhu born his mother saw as if Yash prabhu chant the Holy Name on his finger
tips as if he is chanting on beads.
When his horoscope was made, pandit predicted that the child will become a great man and his name
must be sound as “yea” and thus he was called Ya
