Kamika Ekadasi - from BrahmA Vaivarta PurANa:
The saintly king Yudhisthira maharaj said, “Oh Supreme Lord, I have heard
from You the glories of fasting on Deva-sayani EkAdasii, which occurs
during the light fortnight of the month of AshADha. Now I would like to
hear from You the glories of the EkAdasii that occurs during the dark
fortnight (krishna paksha) of the month of ShrAvaNa (July –August). Oh
Govindadeva, please be merciful to me and explain its glories. Oh Supreme
VAsudeva, I offer my most humb
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The Gopis Glorify the Song of Krsna’s Flute
1. During the rainy season the Vrndavana forest had become resplendent, filled with ripe dates and jambu fruits,
Lord Krsna, surrounded by His cows and cowherd boyfriends and accompanied by Sri Balarama, entered that forest to enjoy.
2. The cows had to move slowly because of their weighty milk bags, but they quickly ran to the Supreme Personality of Godhead as soon as He called them, their
Demigod worship - A matter of lust
In the Bhagavad-gita, worship of different demigods or rendering service to them is not approved.
It is stated in the Seventh Chapter, twentieth verse:
kamais tais tair hrta-jnanah
prapadyante 'nya-devatah
tam tam niyamam asthaya
prakrtya niyatah svaya
"Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires surrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship according to their own natures." Here it is plainly said that those who ar
Please Bless me i am new devotee of iskcon , i love iskcon and all devotees of iskcon , my life is very peaceful with iskcon dantvat pranam to all prabhu ji mata ji
"hare krishn hare krishn krishn krishn hare
hare ram hare ram ram ram hare hare "
In service of all Devotees and Prabhu ji's
I AM LIKE A CHILD
STANDING WOBBLY ON THE FLOOR,
REACHING OUT TO FATHER
'PICK ME UP ONCE MORE'
I AM LIKE A LOVER
WAITING BY HIS SIDE,
KNOWING WHEN HE HOLDS ME
ALL MY FEARS SUBSIDE.
HE IS LIKE MY CLOSEST FRIEND,
WHO FREELY GIVES TRUE CARE
AND WHEN I CALL UPON MY LORD,
HE IS ALWAYS THERE.
HE IS LIKE MY SOULMATE
THAT KNOWS ME INSIDE OUT,
HE KNOWS MY EVERY BREATH
AND WHAT I SIGH ABOUT.
FOR EVERYTHING I DESIRE ON EARTH
HE CAN FILL MY NEED,
THERE IS NO ONE LIKE LORD KRISHNA
WITH HIM, I AM FREED
HIS
aham bhavan bhavas caiva
ta ime munayo 'grajah
surasura-nara nagah
khaga mrga-sarisrpah
gandharvapsaraso yaksa
rakso-bhuta-ganoragah
pasavah pitarah siddha
vidyadhras carana drumah
anye ca vividha jiva
jala-sthala-nabhaukasah
graharksa-ketavas taras
taditah stanayitnavah
sarvam purusa evedam
bhutam bhavyam bhavac ca yat
tenedam avrtam visvam
vitastim adhitisthati
aham -- myself; bhavan -- yourself; bhavah -- Lord Siva; ca -- also; eva -- certainly; te -- they; ime
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HG Damodara Pandita dasa
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Article written by
HG Damodara Pandita dasa
WE ARE ETERNAL, WE ARE NOT THIS BODY!
dehino 'smin yatha dehe
kaumram yauvanam jara
tatha dehantara-praptir
dhiras tatra na muhyati
"As the embodied soul continuously passes, in this body, from boyhood to youth, and then to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. A sober person is not bewildered by such a change." [Bhagavad-gita 2.13]
Generally, people cannot understand this simple verse. Therefore, Krishna
At this dana ghati, Sri Krsna and His gopa friends would become tax collectors and demand milk, yoghurt and butter
as toll-tax from the gopis. When the gopis refused to give any tax, Krsna would forcibly plunder and relish their milk products.
The gopis, being tired of these daily encounters, decided one day to retaliate strongly. They decided that on a chosen day they would all hide in the caves and dense kunjas on the hill on both sides
dharmasya mama tubhyam ca
kumaranam bhavasya ca
vijnanasya ca sattvasya
parasyatma parayanam
dharmasya -- of religious principles, or of Yamaraja; mama -- mine; tubhyam -- of yours; ca -- and; kumaranam -- of the four Kumaras; bhavasya -- Lord Siva; ca -- and also; vijnanasya -- of transcendental knowledge; ca -- also; sattvasya -- of truth; parasya -- of the great personality; atma -- consciousness; parayanam -- dependent.
A Christian Pastor Becomes a Devotee
About a month and a half back I posted a story about how when I was going shop to shop in Lilongwe, Malawi, a pastor who worked as a manager in a car showroom bought four books from me and expressed interest in buying a Bhagavad-gita later.
Well, I went back to see him periodically to find out how he was doing as he read through the books. He went through them very methodically -- highlighting, underlining, and marking many sections. He would ask me many questi
How Competition and Envy can be adjusted?
There are many cases in which a person becomes an offender to the lotus feet of a Vaiṣṇava and later becomes repentant. Here also we find that although the King of heaven, Indra, was so powerful that he accompanied Lord Viṣṇu, he felt himself a great offender for stealing Pṛthu Mahārāja's horse that was meant for sacrifice. An offender at the lotus feet of a Vaiṣṇava is never excused by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. There are many instances illustra
Prabhupada's reaction was as humorous as it was emphatic: "Beat him with shoes on his face! Because He has created and He has no need to enjoy. Why He has created? He's your father's servant, that He's created for you? He has created for His enjoyment. That is the tendency everywhere. How can you say that God has simply created for your enjoyment? What is his claim? Is there any pr
avyakta-rasa-sindhunam
bhutanam nidhanasya ca
udaram viditam pumso
hrdayam manasah padam
avyakta -- the impersonal feature; rasa-sindhunam -- of the seas and oceans of water; bhutanam -- of those who take birth in the material world; nidhanasya -- of the annihilation; ca -- also; udaram -- His belly; viditam -- is known by the intelligent class of men; pumsah -- of the great personality; hrdayam -- the heart; manasah -- of the subtle body; padam -- the pl
