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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 42

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 20, 2010 at 2:32pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 42
bhurlokah kalpitah padbhyam
bhuvarloko 'sya nabhitah
svarlokah kalpito murdhna
iti va loka-kalpana

bhurlokah -- the entire planetary system from Patala to the earthly planetary system; kalpitah -- imagined; padbhyam -- situated on the legs; bhuvarlokah -- the Bhuvarloka planetary system; asya -- of the universal form of the Lord; nabhitah -- out of the navel abdomen; svarlokah -- the higher planetary system, beginning with the heavenly planets; kalpitah -

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 40-41

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on July 20, 2010 at 2:31pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 40-41
tat-katyam catalam klptam
urubhyam vitalam vibhoh
janubhyam sutalam suddham
janghabhyam tu talatalam
mahatalam tu gulphabhyam
prapadabhyam rasatalam
patalam pada-talata
iti lokamayah puman

tat -- in His; katyam -- waist; ca -- also; atalam -- the first planetary system below the earth; klptam -- situated; urubhyam -- on the thighs; vitalam -- the second planetary system below; vibhoh -- of the Lord; janubhyam -- on the ankles; sutalam -- the third planetar

ISKCON Visakhapatnam Rathayatra

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on July 20, 2010 at 9:52am

By the blessings of Srila Prabhupad and all the Vaishnva's ISKCON Visakhapatnam Second Rathayatra festival turned out to be very successful with thousands of people attending the program.

The 33 ft high Ratham with a collapsible canopy was tastefully decorated with very beautiful flowers and balloons. There were five different kirtan mandalis apart from our local devotees singing kirtans. A.P. Chief Minister's Son-in -law,along with DIG Soumya Mishra and two other Business tycoon inaugurated the

Aindra Prabhu Tributes - by Hari Sauri Prabhu

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on July 20, 2010 at 8:22am

At this stage of life, the physical instability of our existence becomes more apparent and the exit from our field of activity of our near and dear ones becomes accelerated. Already this year we have seen

Sriman Grahila Prabhu

Sriman Padmalocan Prabhu

and Srimati Amekhala dasi

complete their transits, and three days ago we just saw Sriman Vicitravirya Prabhu do likewise. We have to expect it, disease is part and parcel of material existence.

Yet sometimes even devotees become bewildered when a great

"Horrible" death?

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on July 20, 2010 at 5:30am

Horrible death

It is a very profound topic. I'm writing just some thoughts based on theSrimad Bhagavatam and Srila Prabhupada's teachings. The most importantprinciple in regards to your question is that the Lord is supremely independent. Sometimes he chooses to give an obviously auspicious death to adevotee and sometimes he chooses to give a so-called tragic death. In bothcases he is protecting the devotee, according to what is best for the devotee and for those around his devotee (i.e. mainly ot

Aindra Prabhu - Tribute by His Holiness Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami & Kavicandra Swami

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on July 19, 2010 at 10:00pm

I wish to add my feelings of loss at the shocking news of the sudden disappearance of Aindra Prabhu in the Krishna Balarama Mandira in Vrndavana.He was truly the "emperor of kirtana," and had hundreds of devotees aroundthe world who looked up to him as their siksa-guru. By establishing the 24-hour kirtana in Krishna-Balarama Mandira, Aindra Prabhu fulfilled an expressed desire of Srila Prabhupada. It was not easy to assemble a team of devotees who filled a 24-hour schedule of continuous kirtana,

Accidents

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on July 19, 2010 at 9:45pm

Dear Devotees

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to SrilaPrabhupada. Of course we know that in the scheme of things there are noaccidents. But still we have the old addage "An ounze of prevention isworth a pound of cure."

In the last few years in Vrndavan, we have had three major gascylinder accidents, two within the last year, and two fatal. The non-fatalone had the potential to blow up the entire gurukula building because 5other cylinders were near enough to cause a big problem.

For

Offering from H.H. Lokanath Swami to H.G. Aindra Prabhu

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on July 19, 2010 at 3:14pm

My dear devotees,

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada! All glories to HG Aindra Prabhu!

My assistant called me from India, when I was on the way to the airport in Burma, and asked whether I heard about Aindra Prabhu. With the kind of tone in which he enquired, I thought of the worst, and it was true. Aindra had left us behind. I was shaken, shattered and shocked. I thought of flying to Vrndavan, but the arrangements could not be made in time. Unfortu

Distress - A Great Favor of the Lord

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on July 19, 2010 at 3:10pm

The fact is that everything is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, manifested in varieties of energy. Ekam evadvitiyam brahma. There is no second existence. Those who are truly vipascit, learned, are those who have reached the platform of understanding and observing the Supreme Personality of Godhead in any condition of life. premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena santah sadaiva hrdayesu vilokayanti (Bs. 5.38). Learned devotees accept even conditions of distress as representing the presence of th

Fourth Annual BBT Art Seminar now open for registration

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on July 19, 2010 at 2:00pm

Fourth Annual BBT Art Seminar now open for registration

The BBT will be holding its fourth annual art seminar in Vrindavana, India, from November 5 25, 2010. Once again, the seminar will led by veteran ISKCON artists Dhriti Dasi and Ramdas Abhirama Dasa, teaching both new and repeat students practical techniques as well as the mood essential in producing devotional art.

A new website dedicated to the seminar is now online at:

http://artseminar.bbt.info.

The course is free for the fifteen most-qualif

The Divine Encounter

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on July 19, 2010 at 1:52pm

From HH Sacinandana Swami's Newsletter Amrta-vani

The Divine Encounter

For your personal advancement I would like to suggest a powerful meditation with which you can establish a conscious connection with Sri Sri Radha and Krishna.

In this world there are many things that divert us from our relationship with God - things that focus us on other relationships with other people, our job, society, our dreams, etc. All these relationships are like smoke; one day they will simply float away into the air.

Excerpts from Aindra Dasa’s soon to be published composition, The Heart of Transcendental Book Distribution

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on July 19, 2010 at 1:29am

WHO NEEDS TO PERFORM HARI-NAMA-SANKIRTAN?

In Kali-yuga no other devotional activity supersedes the currentlyprescribed yuga-dharma, hari-nama-sankirtana. Indeed, all other dharmasand all the various adjunct angas of bhakti must subordinate themselvesto the service of the yuga-dharma to be deemed at all conducive, so faras the proper progress of the Krishna consciousness movement isconcerned. All doings connected with Lord Caitanya’s sankirtana movementmay be accepted as sankirtana, or facets of

Details about the gas leak

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on July 19, 2010 at 12:00am

His Grace Aindra Prabhu used to stay awake whole night doing bhajan and for that he had made his room sound proof and also air proof, with A/C. Even the window had a glass which cannot be opened. This he had done even for his kirtan recordings. As per devotees, he had more than 1000 shilas, Radha-Krishna, Gaura-Nitai deities, with small kitchen from them in his room.

The day he left his body: He had gone to market to some buy things and he came around 10 pm. On the way to his room, he greeted so

Tribute to HG Aindra Prabhu (HH Jayapataka Swami)

Posted by Shabda Hari Das on July 18, 2010 at 11:55pm

Tribute to HG Aindra Prabhu (HH Jayapataka Swami)

TRIBUTE TO AYENDRA PRABHU, BY BHAKTI MADHURYA GOVINDA GOSWAMI (ACBSP) [MAKHANLAL DAS GOSWAMI]

Posted by Makhanlal das on July 18, 2010 at 9:41pm

“NOT A BLADE OF GRASS MOVES WITHOUT THE SANCTION OF THE SUPREME LORD”—A TRIBUTE TO AYENDRA PRABHU

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED BY BHAKTI MADHURYA GOVINDA GOSWAMI (ACBSP) (MAKHANLAL DAS GOSWAMI)

The news of the sudden departure of Ayendra prabhu certainly comes as a great shock, as I am stunned along with all the devotees of the movement. There was certainly a great feeling of disbelief as I was given this report. He was my personal friend, as well as mybeloved God brother. There are undoubtedly devotees

HG Aindra Prabhu back to Godhead – 10.20 PM ( 17th )Update

Posted by Lakshman Poddar on July 18, 2010 at 4:26pm

At 4.00 PM, the dead body of H. G. Aindra Prabhu was brought to the Krishna-Balaram Temple, Vrindavan from Mathura Hospital. The body was bathed, dressed up and garlanded at 5.00 PM. With the accompaniment of the devotees of Vrindavan the body was taken on procession and made three parikramas to the temple. The body was then taken to the Samadhi of Srila Prabhupada for darshan.
About a thousand bhaktas of Vrindavan took a procession and carried the holy body from the Vrindavan Mandir through the

Offering to His Grace Aindra Prabhu by His Holiness B B Govinda Swami

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on July 18, 2010 at 4:00pm

May Krishna’s holy name, which is a reservoir of all transcendentalhappiness, the destroyer of Kali-yuga’s sins, the most purifying ofall purifying things, the saintly person’s food as he traverses thepath to the spiritual world, the pleasure-garden where the voices ofthe greatest saints, philosophers, and poets play, the life of therighteous, and the seed of the tree of religion, bring transcendentalauspiciousness to you all.

Sri Rupa Goswami, Padyavali, 19

This was a favorite verse of Srila Akin

Rath Yatra

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on July 18, 2010 at 4:00pm

History of Jagannatha Puri

The Puri Temple Complex

Emergence of Jagannatha

The Rathayatra

Srila Prabhupada spreads Rathayatra world-wide

Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Rathayatra

Significance of Rathayatra

The glories of Rathayatra

History of Jagannatha Puri
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Jagannatha Puri, located on the eastern coast of Bharatam (India) in the
state of Orissa (originally called Utkala or Udradesh), is a prime pilgrim
centre in South Asia. The four famous param-tirthas (primary pilgrim centres
known as

ISKCON Namacharya Aindra Prabhu

Posted by Amogha das on July 18, 2010 at 12:30pm

"When devotees announced we should pray for him, I thought "rather we
should pray TO him, that we might also get dedication to chanting
Krishna's holy name and go back to Godhead."

ISKCON Namacharya Aindra Prabhu
by Amogha das

In one of my favourite classes by Srila Prabhuapada, he indicates that
the Bhagavad-gita is not a book of knowledge that can be understood
simply by study. Krishna says, "tesam satata yuktanam bhajatam prithi
purvakam...dadami buddhi yogam tam" "I reveal Meself to My devotees
who a

Govind Adi Purusham... with meaning

Posted by IK on July 18, 2010 at 10:45am

The Govindam Prayers

from Sri Brahma-samhita

ishvarah paramah krishnah
sac-cid-ananda-vigrahaha
anadir adir govindaha
sarva-karana-karanam

Krishna, Who is known as Govinda, is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He has an eternal blissful spiritual body. He is the Origin of all. He has no other origin and He is the Prime Cause of all causes.

chintamani prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vriksha-
laksavriteshu surabhir abhipalayantam
lakshmi-sahasra-shata-sambhrama-sevyamanam
govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 42

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 5 Text 40-41

ISKCON Visakhapatnam Rathayatra

Aindra Prabhu Tributes - by Hari Sauri Prabhu

"Horrible" death?

Aindra Prabhu - Tribute by His Holiness Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami & Kavicandra Swami

Accidents

Offering from H.H. Lokanath Swami to H.G. Aindra Prabhu

Distress - A Great Favor of the Lord

Fourth Annual BBT Art Seminar now open for registration

The Divine Encounter

Excerpts from Aindra Dasa’s soon to be published composition, The Heart of Transcendental Book Distribution

Details about the gas leak

Tribute to HG Aindra Prabhu (HH Jayapataka Swami)

TRIBUTE TO AYENDRA PRABHU, BY BHAKTI MADHURYA GOVINDA GOSWAMI (ACBSP) [MAKHANLAL DAS GOSWAMI]

HG Aindra Prabhu back to Godhead – 10.20 PM ( 17th )Update

Offering to His Grace Aindra Prabhu by His Holiness B B Govinda Swami

Rath Yatra

ISKCON Namacharya Aindra Prabhu

Govind Adi Purusham... with meaning

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