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pamho. agtsp.
Here is a 15 minute video that I compiled and edited myself of the blissful feast in Mayapur in honor of my Aunt Nancy departing from this world. I personally helped serve out the feast. There is a nice singing of prasadam prayers in the beginning also.
104 MB, 15 minutes.
http://www.24.fi/gopinath/EKD/Mausi%20Nancy%27s%20Feast%20in%20Mayapur.m4v
Ys, ekd
karma pravṛttaḿ ca nivṛttam apy ṛtaḿ
vede vivicyobhaya-lińgam āśritam
virodhi tad yaugapadaika-kartari
dvayaḿ tathā brahmaṇi karma narcchati
SYNONYMS:
karma — activities; pravṛttam — attached to material enjoyment; ca — and; nivṛttam — materially detached; api — certainly; ṛtam — true; vede — in the Vedas; vivicya — distinguished; ubhaya-lińgam — symptoms of both; āśritam — directed; virodhi — contradictory; tat — that; yaugapada-eka-kartari — both activities in one
This is one of the widely celebrated Vaishnava festivals in Bangladesh that falls on the ‘Madhu Krishna trayodashi’ (the next trayodashi after Gaura Purnima). Everyone, regardless of age, participates with great enthusiasm to take a holy dip in the “Pana Tirtha’ on this very auspicious day.
“Pana” means promise. Advaita Acarya Prabhu’s Mother Nabhadevi desired to take bath in the Ganges but at the same time she was lamenting because of her old age and the Ganga being very far from her village. To
etan me prcchatah sarvam
sarva-jna sakalesvara
vijanihi yathaivedam
aham budhye 'nusasitah
etat -- all those; me -- unto me; prcchatah -- inquisitive; sarvam -- all that is inquired; sarva-jna -- one who knows everything; sakala -- over all; isvara -- the controller; vijanihi -- kindly explain; yatha -- as; eva -- they are; idam -- this; aham -- myself; budhye -- can understand; anusasitah -- just learning from you.
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. When the sakhi saw Radha powerless to go to Krsna despite her being fervently desirous of his company, sh
*Where: Hyde Park Corner to Trafalgar Square*
*Time: Procession starts 12 noon from Hyde Park, South Carriage Drive *
Arrival Trafalgar Sq. 2.30pm
* Festival ends 5.30pm*
Highlight
London's 'Ratha-yatra' Festival of Chariots returns to the streets of the
capital on Sunday 20th June 2010. London will be illuminated by the
wonderful colours and sounds of the annual Hare Krishna festival, a vibrant
celebration of Indian culture and spirituality in our city.
Thousands of festi
Fasting for Apara Ekadasi
People may say that there is no God but the fact is that they are not able to move p
by Srila Rupa Gosvami
indranila-mani-manjula-varnah
phulla-nipa-kusumancita-karnah
krishnalabhir akrisorasi hari
sundaro jayati kunja-vihari
All glories to Sri Krishna, who enjoys transcendental pastimes in Vrindavana forest. His complexion is as splendid as sapphires, He wears kadamba-blossom earrings, and His broad chest is decorated with a garland of gunja.
radhika-vadana-candra-cakorah
sarva-ballava-vadhu-dhriti-caurah
carcari-caturatancita-cari
caruto jayati kunja-vi
When will any of us become as exalted as Prabhupada? And in the meantime, who is
sa bhavan acarad ghoram
yat tapah susamahitah
tena khedayase nas tvam
para-sankam ca yacchasi
sah -- he; bhavan -- your good self; acarat -- undertook; ghoram -- severe; yat tapah -- meditation; su-samahitah -- in perfect discipline; tena -- for that reason; khedayase -- gives pain; nah -- ourselves; tvam -- your good self; para -- the ultimate truth; sankam -- doubts; ca -- and; yacchasi -- giving us a chance.
Lord Krishna Almighty
By:-Avinash Malhotra
LORD SRI KRISHNA, THE MAJESTY OF THE ALMIGHTY
Narayana and Nara, the great sages who are supposed to be performing eternal penance in the holy shrine of Badrikashrama (modern Badrinath), and who are the representations of Vishnu’s presence on earth, are regarded to have taken birth as Krishna and Arjuna, respectively, for the redemption of the world from sin and evil. Krishna, who is considered to be the Purna-Avatara (full incarnation) of Vishnu or, accor