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tat paśyatāḿ khe bhuvi cādbhutaḿ mahad
hā heti vādaḥ sumahān ajāyata
hanta priyā daivatamasya devī
jahāv asūn kena satī prakopitā
SYNONYMS:
tat — that; paśyatām — of those who had seen; khe — in the sky; bhuvi — on the earth; ca — and; adbhutam — wonderful; mahat — great; hā hā — oh, oh; iti — thus; vādaḥ — roar; su-mahān — tumultuous; ajāyata — occurred; hanta — alas; priyā — the beloved; daiva-tamasya — of the most respectable demigod (Lord Śiva); devī — Satī; jahau — qu
I have been moved by this particular sentiment which Maharaj and other senior vaishnavas often express in many of the lectures. Tad Dhenu Kampam verse has been repeatedly extolled by great acharyas as the guaranteed way to attract Lord's mercy.
But it is in the practical aplication of this lofty principle, which I implicitly endorse wholeheartedly, that I find myself falling short. Very often a fear of the unknown takes a powerful grip on the mind and interferes with unconditional surrender and s
Sri Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi
(The Nectar Moon of Sri Radha's Sweetness)
1. When, seeing my sincere and unwavering devotion to Sri Radha's lotus feet, a devotion filled with boundless love greater than the love He feels for His own devotees, will charming Krsna embrace me, take the betel nuts from His mouth and place them in my mouth, and place His own forest garland upon me?
2. When will Sri Radha, whose beauty is supremely wonderful, whose expert skill in amorous pasti
1. The Dust of the Lotus Feet of the Devotees.
2. The Water which has washed the feet of the Devotees.
3. The remnants of their Prasadam.
In India since sannyasis' bodies should not be touched by everyone and not at all by women, the wooden shoes of the sannyasi are often kept for disciples to touch. Ladies could also get dust from the Gurus feet from his shoes without
During the hottest season (northern hemisphere), if one can perform
upavasa without water one is performing a great feat. One may take only
charanamrita and achman water. Bhima requested one vrata day by which he
could obtain the fruits of all the other days of vrata that he was incapable
of observing.
Vyasadeva advised him to follow this difficult vrata.
One should worship the Lord in the evening by bathing him in milk. On the
dvadasi one should give full pots of wa
His Holiness Gopala Krishna Goswami appeared on 14th August, 1944 in New Delhi, India. The day was the eleventh day of the waning moon, the auspicious day of Lord Hari - Annada Ekadashi.
After graduating from the University of Delhi, H.H. Gopala Krishna Goswami studied Business Management at the Sorbonne University of Paris (on a scholarship from the French Government). Later, he also obtained a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the McGill University at Montreal.
H.H. Gopala Krishna
dravyam karma ca kalas ca
svabhavo jiva eva ca
vasudevat paro brahman
na canyo 'rtho 'sti tattvatah
dravyam -- the ingredients (earth, water, fire, air and sky); karma -- the interaction; ca -- and; kalah -- eternal time; ca -- also; sva-bhavah -- intuition or nature; jivah -- the living being; eva -- certainly; ca -- and; vasudevat -- from Vasudeva; parah -- differentiated parts; brahman -- O brahmana; na -- never; ca -- also; anyah -- separate; arthah -
Why should one be a fanatic? If one has got brain, one has got logic, why should he be a fanatic? Fanatic means dullheaded rascal.
However, the term "fanaticism" should not be misunderstood. Srila Prabhupada defines fanaticism as a manifestation of religion without philosophy. "Religion without philosophy is sentiment, or sometimes fanaticism." (Bg. 3.3 purport.) If a devotee has realization and is preaching according to sastra, even if his pre
tataḥ sva-bhartuś caraṇāmbujāsavaḿ
jagad-guroś cintayatī na cāparam
dadarśa deho hata-kalmaṣaḥ satī
sadyaḥ prajajvāla samādhijāgninā
SYNONYMS:
tataḥ — there; sva-bhartuḥ — of her husband; caraṇa-ambuja-āsavam — on the nectar of the lotus feet; jagat-guroḥ — of the supreme spiritual teacher of the universe; cintayatī — meditating; na — not; ca — and; aparam — not other (than her husband); dadarśa — saw; dehaḥ — her body; hata-kalmaṣaḥ — taints of sin being destroye
The Pastimes of Krsna during age of pauganda
1. When Lord Rama and Lord Krsna attained the age of pauganda [six to ten] while living in Vrndavana, the cowherd men allowed Them to take up the task of tending the cows. Engaging thus in the company of Their friends, the two boys rendered the land of Vrndavana most auspicious by imprinting upon it the marks of Their lotus feet.
2. Thus desiring to enjoy pastimes, Lord Madhava, sounding
We must remember that such incidents (as Chand Kazi's objections to sankirtana) took place in the past,
vilajjamanaya yasya
sthatum iksa-pathe 'muya
vimohita vikatthante
mamaham iti durdhiyah
vilajjamanaya -- by one who is ashamed; yasya -- whose; sthatum -- to stay; iksa-pathe -- in front; amuya -- by the bewildering energy; vimohitah -- those who are bewildered; vikatthante -- talk nonsense; mama -- it is mine; aham -- I am everything; iti -- thus vituperating; durdhiyah -- thus ill conceived.
tasmai namo bhagavate
vasudevaya dhimahi
yan-mayaya durjayaya
mam vadanti jagad-gurum
tasmai -- unto Him; namah -- offer my obeisances; bhagavate -- unto the Personality of Godhead; vasudevaya -- unto Lord Krsna; dhimahi -- do meditate upon Him; yat -- by whose; mayaya -- potencies; durjayaya -- invincible; mam -- unto me; vadanti -- they say; jagat -- the world; gurum -- the master.
brahmovaca
samyak karunikasyedam
vatsa te vicikitsitam
yad aham coditah saumya
bhagavad-virya-darsane
brahma uvaca -- Lord Brahma said; samyak -- perfectly; karunikasya -- of you, who are very kind; idam -- this; vatsa -- my dear boy; te -- your; vicikitsitam -- inquisitiveness; yat -- by which; aham -- myself; coditah -- inspired; saumya -- O gentle one; bhagavat -- of the Personality of Godhead; virya -- prowess; darsane -- in the matter of.
Krsna says, sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja: "Let aside everything. Just become My devotee, a surrendered soul." So we are preaching that. We don't make compromise. Therefore all people are against me. Because "This man simply says, Krsna.' " But I cannot say anything more.
In spiritual matters, everything is spoken frankly, without compromise. We say, "If you are not Krsna conscious, then you are a rascal. You may be the presi
ये जगत नही है घर मेरा
मुझे अपने घर बुला ले श्याम
मेरी जिंदगी तेरी सेवा फिर
इस जग में मेरा क्या काम
खोखले रिश्तें,झूठे नाते
पग-पग पर माया का बाजार लगा.
बाँध कर इन रिश्ते-नातों में
खुद को मैंने कहाँ-कहाँ नही ठगा
बहुत हुई ये ठगी-ठगाई
अब तो पास बुला ले कन्हाई
तोड़कर अपने सब बंधन
अब तेरे साथ बंधने मै आई
हार चुकी मै अलग हो तुमसे
तेरे बिना मुश्किल अब जीना
हँसना तो मै भूल चुकी पर अब
तो रोना चाहूँ पर आये न रोना.
गलती मेरी कि मैंने घर छोड़ा
पर छूटे का अब थाम ले हाथ
जान चुकी मै कि कोई नही मेरा
एक अकेले तुम ही हो मेरे नाथ
तेरे
देख-देख दुनिया के तमाशे
आँखें मेरी थक गयी
बह-बह के आँसू अब तो
वो भी रुक गयी
क्या करूँ इन अखियों का
जिनमे तू नजर न आये
ऐसी अंखियों से तो अच्छा
कोई इन्हें ले जाए
अंखियों के बिना कहते
सब दिखता है काला
काला ही तो हैं न
तू भी मुरलीवाला
तो ले ले मेरी ये अँखियाँ
गर बिन अंखियों के तू नजर आये
तेरे लिए एक क्या
हर जन्म की हर अँखियाँ जाए.
हर कुछ लुटा कर भी तू नजर आये
सब कुछ गवां के भी तू मिल जाए
तो भी वो बेहतर रास्ता है
तो भी ये सौदा सस्ता है.
