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The Eight Names Of Tulasi Devi
vrndavani, vrnda, visvapujita, puspasara, nandini, krsna-jivani, visva-pavani, tulasi.
Vrndavani – One who first manifested in vrindavan.
Vrnda – The goddess of all plants.
Visvapujita – One who the whole universe worships.
Puspasara – The topmost of all flowers, without whom Krsna does not like to look upon other flowers.
Nandini – She gives happiness to everyone.
Krsna-Jivani – The life and soul of Lord Krsna.
Visva-Pavani – One who purifies the three worl
We were invited to teach mantra meditation at a small hatha yoga group's gathering in Taiwan. About 15 students came. In the course of our presentation we mentioned the uncontrolled senses being like untamed horses, pulling the chariot each to its side, the reins being the mind, the driver the intelligence, the passenger the soul... and passed around a Bhagavad - gita open on the painting of that description. I saw one girl taking note of the ISBN number of the book and other info (so that she c
maitreya uvāca
bhavo bhavānyā nidhanaḿ prajāpater
asat-kṛtāyā avagamya nāradāt
sva-pārṣada-sainyaḿ ca tad-adhvararbhubhir
vidrāvitaḿ krodham apāram ādadhe
SYNONYMS:
maitreyaḥ uvāca — Maitreya said; bhavaḥ — Lord Śiva; bhavānyāḥ — of Satī; nidhanam — the death; prajāpateḥ — because of Prajāpati Dakṣa; asat-kṛtāyāḥ — having been insulted; avagamya — hearing about; nāradāt — from Nārada; sva-pārṣada-sainyam — the soldiers of his own associates; ca — and; tat-adhvara —
sattvam rajas tama iti
nirgunasya gunas trayah
sthiti-sarga-nirodhesu
grhita mayaya vibhoh
sattvam -- the mode of goodness; rajah -- the mode of passion; tamah -- the mode of ignorance; iti -- all these; nirgunasya -- of the Transcendence; gunah trayah -- are three qualities; sthiti -- maintenance; sarga -- creation; nirodhesu -- in destruction; grhitah -- accepted; mayaya -- by the external energy; vibhoh -- of the Supreme.
letter from god
As you got up this morning, I watched you, and hoped you would talk to Me, even if it was just a few words, asking My opinion or thanking Me for something good that happened in your life yesterday. But I noticed you were too busy, trying to find the right outfit to wear.
When you ran around the house getting ready, I knew there would be a few minutes for you to stop and say hello, but you were too busy.
At one point you had to wait fifteen minutes with nothing to do except sit in a
Most of the weeds of devotional service are also dealing with behavior, Kutinaati - diplomatic behavi
Over the years, some sankirtan devotees do big events, and sometimes the security guards check our bags and do not allow books in. So we take Jagannatha stickers, hidden in our pockets, and some small books in a shoulder bag. When guards ask what the small books are for, I say I am giving them to friends and they usually allow them in.
One big event is the famous Melbourne Cup for horse racing. A few times, after having big days with stickers and small books, I have walked out to my van, to head
It was mid year marathon in Sydney city. I was distributing books outside a busy shopping mall with HG Yasodeva Prabhu. I was amazed that books were actually going out for a change. It was a strange crowd and I was throwing out every sankirtana line I knew. I saw a group of young islander girls. "Are you girls students, workers or dancers?" I said. They seemed too preoccupied to hear what I was saying but they somehow managed to catch the last line. "Oh my god, how did you know we were dancers?"
I would like to share with you the auspicious passing of HG Biharini devi dasi. In the early hours of Saturday 8th May 2010. During the auspiscious month of Purushottam, Biharini devi dasi peacefully left her body at her home close by to Jagannath Mandir, Rajpur, Sridham Mayapur. Biharini Mataji was a disciple of His Holiness Jayapataka Maharaj, wife of HG Krishna Dayal das, and mother of five sons. Many of you may know the family very well? All five sons have grown up in Krsna Consciousness, al
tair alātāyudhaiḥ sarve
pramathāḥ saha-guhyakāḥ
hanyamānā diśo bhejur
uśadbhir brahma-tejasā
SYNONYMS:
taiḥ— by them; alāta-āyudhaiḥ — with weapons of firebrands; sarve — all;
pramathāḥ — the ghosts; saha-guhyakāḥ — along with the Guhyakas;
hanyamānāḥ — being attacked; diśaḥ — in different directions; bhejuḥ
— fled; uśadbhiḥ — glowing; brahma-tejasā — by brahminical power.
TRANSLATION:
Whenthe Ṛbhu demigods attacked the ghosts and Guhyakas with half-burned
fuel from the
The Killing of Dhenuka, the Ass Demon
1. Once, some of the cowherd boys—Sridama, the very close friend of Rama and Krsna, along with Subala, Stokakrsna and others—lovingly spoke the following words.
2. [The cowherd boys said:] O Rama, Rama, mighty-armed one! O Krsna, destroyer of the miscreants! Not far from here is a very great forest filled with rows of palm trees.
3. In that Talavana forest many fruits are falling from the trees,
HH Jayapataka Swami: When I was building Mayapur project, Prabhupada had us work from 6 in the morning to 12 midnight. Double shift. But I had to be overseeing both the shifts. So
Have we thrown out the baby with the bath water? The danger of our over-reacting to ou
tasyapi drastur isasya
kuta-sthasyakhilatmanah
srjyam srjami srsto 'ham
iksayaivabhicoditah
tasya -- His; api -- certainly; drastuh -- of the seer; isasya -- of the controller; kuta-sthasya -- of the one who is over everyone's intelligence; akhila-atmanah -- of the Supersoul; srjyam -- that which is already created; srjami -- do I discover; srstah -- created; aham -- myself; iksaya -- by glance over; eva -- exactly; abhicoditah -- being inspired by Him.
This is literally the “birthday or descent of mother Ganges - Ganga Ma”. Throughout india this festival lasts ten days beginning on the Amavasya (dark moon night) and going through to the dasami tithi (tenth phase of the Moon, the day before Pandava Nirjal Ekadasi) “Festivals connected with rivers are essentially bathing festivals.
Ganga Dussehra is celebrated on the tenth day of Jyeshtha. River Ganga is worshipped as a mother as well as a Goddess, particularly by people of Uttara Pradesh, Bihar,
Srimad Baladeva Vidyabhusana Prabhu was a pure devotee of the highest order, who cared for nothing but the service of the Lord. He didn't have a spot of desire for name and fame. He was the composer of many scriptures which are as priceless as precious gems, for the ultimate benefit of all those who have taken human birth.
The exact location of his birth, the names of his mother and father, and their family tree is not known. The exact circumstances of his birth and childhood are, therefore, unk
