Ajamila was a brahmana who was once sent by his father to the jungle to fetch samit (leaves and twigs to make the sacrificial fire). Ajamila met there a beautiful sudra woman. Forgetting everything, the brahmana made her his wife and children were born to them. When that brahmana, who was the very embodiment of all vices, reached the
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Ajamila was a brahmana who was once sent by his father to the jungle to fetch samit (leaves and twigs to make the sacrificial fire). Ajamila met there a beautiful sudra woman. Forgetting everything, the brahmana made her his wife and children were born to them. When that brahmana, who was the very embodiment of all vices, reached the
Hare Ram Hare Ram Rama Rama Hare Hare
Sixteen characters that spell, called Mahamantra
That saves us from the flaws of Kali
Besides the scriptures said, not a solution
Kali can be anything and not Saha
In the Golden Age of penance were the Hari
We used to call them in Treta yagnas
People used to Dvapara Archa - worship of war
No way in Kali Mahamantra except Ruja
This is the grace of God in the era of gross Kalmaha
They just find us go green
Bhagavad-gita 8.18
Everywhere are His hands and legs, His eyes and faces, and He hears everything. In this way the Supersoul exists.
TRANSLATION
PURPORT
As the sun exists diffusing its unlimited rays, so does the Supersoul, or Supreme Personality of Godhead. He exists in His all-pervading form, and in Him exist all the individual living entities, beginning from the first great teacher, Brahmā, down to the small ants. There are unlimited heads, legs, hands and eyes, and unlimited living entities. All
It was clear that Srila Prabhupada wants to do something wonderful in Calcutta. He even suggested that we try for the famous Victoria Memorial. He said it was not being utilized nor properly maintained but if we had it, Krsna would maintain everything.
Jayapataka grinned, seeing the irony of such a proposal. "And we could have British pujaris, for the glory of Queen Victoria."
Prabhupada smiled. "Tell them that we shall bring ... to worship Victoria with prasadam of Caitanya
srutva haris tam aranarthinam aprameyas
cakrayudhah patagaraja-bhujadhirudhah
cakrena nakra-vadanam vinipatya tasmad
dhaste pragrhya bhagavan krpayojjahara
srutva -- by hearing; harih -- the Personality of Godhead; tam -- him; arana-arthinam -- one who is in need of help; aprameyah -- the unlimitedly powerful Lord; cakra -- wheel; ayudhah -- equipped with His weapon; pataga-raja -- the king of the birds (Garuda); bhuja-adhirudhah -- being seated on the wi
“Regarding the auto accident, just hold a condolence meeting for Raghava das Brahmachari and pray for his soul to Krishna for giving him a good chance for advancement in Krishna Consciousness. Certainly Krishna will give him a good place to take birth where he can again begin in Krishna Consciousness activities. That is sure.”
(Shrila Prabhupada in a letter to Revatinandana das – 14 Nov. 1973)
From the personal diary of Ratnavali Dasi (London)
With thanks to Mithuna Twiins Astrological Services (dk
From Sri Garga Samhita, Canto Six, Chapter Fifteen
Translation by Kusakratha Das
Text 15
yasya sravana-matrena
karma-bandhat pramucyate
gopinam yatra vaso 'bhut
tena gopi-bhuvah smrtah
Simply by hearing about Gopi-bhumi, which is so named because the gopis resided there, one become free from the bondage of karma.
Text 16
gopy-angaraga-sambhutam
gopi-candanam uttamam
gopi-candana-liptango
ganga-snana-phalam labhet
In Gopi-bhumi gopi-candana was manifested from the gopis' cosmetics. A person who marks his limb
Translation by Kusakratha Das
Text 15
yasya sravana-matrena
karma-bandhat pramucyate
gopinam yatra vaso 'bhut
tena gopi-bhuvah smrtah
Simply by hearing about Gopi-bhumi, which is so named because the gopis resided there, one become free from the bondage of karma.
Text 16
gopy-angaraga-sambhutam
gopi-candanam uttamam
gopi-candana-liptango
ganga-snana-phalam labhet
In Gopi-bhumi gopi-candana was manifested from the gopis' cosmetics. A person who marks his limb
Krsna was smiling because He was thinking to Himself, "These two young demigods fell from the higher planetary system to this planet, and I have delivered them from the bondage of standing for a long time as trees, but as for Me, I am bound by the ropes of the gopis and am subject to their chastisements." In other words, Krsna submits to being chastised and bound by the gopis because of pure love and affection worthy of being praised by a devotee in so many ways.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 10.10.39
Letter to: Brothers
Allahabad
1 January, 195
55-01-01
1st form No-1. The circular letter addressing as "Dear Brother'' to be sent along with the Prospectus by book Post 2nd letter on
receipt of the reply of the 1st circular letter. (For inner members who are
willing to live with us for spiritual upliftment)
Dear Brothers,
I am very much glad that you are willing to live with us. As already informed we have no restriction for admitting inner members, so far nationality, caste and
creed are concern
antah-sarasy uru-balena pade grhito
grahena yutha-patir ambuja-hasta artah
ahedam adi-purusakhila-loka-natha
tirtha-sravah sravana-mangala-namadheya
antah-sarasi -- within the river; uru-balena -- by superior strength; pade -- leg; grhitah -- being taken up; grahena -- by the crocodile; yutha-patih -- of the leader of the elephants; ambuja-hastah -- with a lotus flower in the hand; artah -- greatly aggrieved; aha -- addressed; idam -- like this; adi-purus
Krishna conscious education. Srila Prabhupada's books form the foundation
for ISKCON's activities and therefore ISKCON devotees hold the study of
these books as essential to their spiritual growth. Bhakti Sastri study has
become an essential anga of Krishna conscious life.
In order for ISKCON to offer excellent opportunities for devotees to study
sastra qualified teachers are necessary. VTE, recognizing the need for these
qualifie
A: There's no one exact way for all. How and when a person will leave his body and where he will go depends mainly on his guna and karma (joined with interventions by others through blessings, prayers, rites, etc.)
From accounts of dying persons and hospital staff coupled with the sastric descriptions (mainly Vedanta sutra, BG, Puranas) these things happen:
Several days/hours before death the person enters the terminal phase. O
Ganga Jal, Panchgavya (a mixture of 5 auspicious articles that include: Cowdung, Cow's urine, Milk, Ghee and Curd), fresh Tulsi leaves, Kusha grass, Pipal leaves, Incense sticks, Camphor, Sandal paste, Lamp burner, and a conch shell. You may substitute any item that is not available with uncooked rice.
Offerings to the Shaligram can be of Milk, Fruits
Lord Indra and Mother surabhi Offer Prayers
1. After Krsna had lifted Govardhana Hill and thus protected the inhabitants of Vraja from the terrible rainfall, surabhi, the mother of the cows, came from her planet to see Krsna. She was accompanied by Indra.
2. Indra was very ashamed of having offended the Lord. Approaching Him in a solitary place, Indra fell down and lay his helmet, whose effulgence was as brilliant as the sun, upon t
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But Prabhupada quoted an old saying, "If somebody offers you very nicely washed cloth, you should use it. And some property, you must use it." He said that people are rotting outside of Krsn
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, in His feature of eternal time, is present in the material world and is neutral towards everyone. No one is His ally, and no one is His enemy. Within the jurisdiction of the time element, everyone enjoys or suffers the result of his own karma, or fruitive activities. As, when the wind blows, small particles of dust fly in the air, so, according to one's particular karma, one suffers or enjoys material life. –Srimad-Bhagavatam 4.11.20
Karma is the cosmic law of
So, how do we know what God wants us to do? We are not pure enough at this point to hear His direct instructions to us within our hearts. We have to hear from His authorized representative, the bona fi
