Posted by pratibha on November 16, 2009 at 11:18am
Most of the Hindu prayers are in verse. A form of verse called Dandakam, does not limit the number of words in a line. Still, it is also termed as Sanskrit Verse. Here is a very, very rare prayer Addressed to Lord Subrahmanya in prose. Similar to Dandakam, this entire prayer consists of only one Sanskrit sentence.]Purahara nandhana, Ripukula bhanjana, Dinakara koti roopa,Parihrutha loka thapa, Sikheendra vahana, Mahendra palana,Oh son of the lord who destroyed three cities, Oh destroyer of all e
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Posted by pratibha on November 16, 2009 at 11:13am
[Here is a prayer addressed to Dhana Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth. Goddess Parvathi asks Shiva as to how the poor, the timid and family men can become wealthy. He then teaches her this great prayer, addressed to Goddess Parvathi herself. This indicates that the Goddess Parvathi also can be worshipped as the giver of wealth.]Dhanadha Uvacha:Devi deva mupa gamya neelakandam mama priyam,Krupaya Parvathi praha Sankaram, Karunakaram. 1Dhanadha said:The goddess went near Lord with the blue neck, who
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Posted by pratibha on November 16, 2009 at 11:11am
Thulasi StotramBy Sage Pundareeka[This prayer is addressed to Thulasi (ocimum sanctum) called in English as the sacred Basil. She is also called Vrinda. This plant is considered to be an incarnation of the consort of Lord Vishnu. Devotees believe that if the leaves of Thulasi are offered to Lord Vishnu, he would bless us with all that we want. There are many mythological tales associated with Thulasi. There is more than one mythological version relating to the origin of the Thulasi plant. One is
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Posted by pratibha on November 16, 2009 at 11:05am
Lord Krishna appeared over five thousand years ago in Mathura, India to Devaki and Vasudeva in the jail cell of the tyrant Kamsa. The place of His birth is known as Sri Krishna Janmasthana. He appeared with His brother Balarama in response to the demigods' prayers for protection from the widespread influence of demonic administration on earth.Previously, the demigods and demons had been at war in the heavens. When the demons were defeated by the demigods, they decided to instead attack this plan
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Sivarama Swami Receives Hungarian Gold CrossPost a Comment Send to friend Printer-friendly version Download a PDF version of this page.By Govardhana Dasa on 7 Nov 2009Image: Kep FenyekMinister for Higher Education and Science, awarded Sivarama Swami with the Gold Cross at the event, saying it was in appreciation of his “charitable, humanitarian and value-creating work.”ISKCON guru and leader Sivarama Swami received the Gold Cross of the Hungarian Republic, the second highest award in the state,
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Jayadvaita SwamiWe have two kinds of needs, material and spiritual. I can't deny that I have basic material needs, like eating for example. 'Well I'm spiritually realised I don't eat anymore', um...No, you need eating, sleeping. Can't really do without it. Mating. Another basic human need. And defending, we need to defend ourselves from time to time. We need to have some security. The animals do these things: they sleep, they mate, they defend. Humans beings do these things, and they're necessar
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I was reading Radha-Damodara Vilasa by Vaiyasaki Prabhu last night and came across this wonderful recollection of Vishnujana Maharaj that mother Manmohini shares:"If you don't chant your sixteen rounds, it's like you've left the door open to your place. So when it's your turn for Maya to attack, when it's your turn to get bombarded by the modes of material nature, if you haven't closed your door properly, Maya will just walk right in and you'll be finished. And if you do chant your sixteen round
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Sravanam (hearing) is the first of the nine items of bhakti. Kirtanam(chanting) is the second. These two processes go hand in hand. One chants, one hears, both are rendering devotional service and thus adding capital to their spiritual bank account. In regards to hearing my Guru Maharaj often quotes the saying that goes, “God gave you two ears and one mouth for a reason.” Meaning we should be at least twice as eager to hear than to speak. Of course this must be understood in the proper context.
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Promoting harmony: President of ISKCON local chapter Swami Satya Gopinathdas Prabhu releasing the poster of the Bhagavadgita contest in Rajahmundry on Thursday. —Rajahmundry: President of ISKCON’s local chapter and member of the regional governing body Swami Satya Gopinathdas Prabhu has announced that a State-level Bhagavadgita contest will be held for students in December.Addressing a press conference on Thursday, he said that the contest would be held in three phases for students from classes
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Posted by paras nagpal on November 14, 2009 at 2:29pm
"Chanting Japa should be done early in the morning with full concentration preferably during the Brahma Muhurta time. Concentrate fully on the sound vibration of the mantra, pronouncing each name distinctlyand gradually your speed in chanting will increase naturally. Do not worry so much about chanting fast,most important is the hearing."Srila Prabhupada 6/1/72
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Posted by paras nagpal on November 14, 2009 at 2:27pm
I was thinking about how our Japa directly affects our service....we chant to cleanse our minds of dirty things - material consciousness...and therefore prepare ourselves for service to Krsna.If our chanting is good quality and produces good consciousness...then we are able to better serve Krsna and remember Him always.
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Posted by paras nagpal on November 14, 2009 at 2:24pm
A devotee used this expression the other day to describe someone who is addicted to chanting the Hare Krsna mantra.It's a sign of advancement in Japa, when you are unable to stop chanting and feel as though you can continue all day....what a nice addiction to have! Unlike other unhealthy addictions in the material world, this addiction will solve all the problems of the plane
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Hari BolPlease accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Guru and Gauranga.Our beautiful, saintly godbrother, Kuvera Das, drew his last breath this morning at 7:14. As most of you know, Kuvera endured a disease known as ALS for about the last 10 years. This past Sunday he required hospitalization for shortness of breath and dehydration as he was no longer able to drink water. He was discharged from the hospital the next day but was readmitted last evening. He was found to have pneumonia, which
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I have been to Vrindavan many times but this time was stranger than I imagined.usually I always reach Delhi and go to stay in Vrindavan for a few days and then return, but this time, unconventionally,Krishna was in no mood to call me so soon. I had nearly given up hope of reaching Vrindavan this year, when I had a dream.Srila Prabhupada came and asked me to follow him.Next day my son who drove the car, and my wife and a friend of hers, got into the car at 6 AM and sped to Vrindavan. We entered V
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The term Azhwar literally means "one who has dived deep into the depths of the transcendental bliss or God experience" It is a Tamizh ("Tamil" as often known) term. Tamil is the ancient language of South India also called the Southern language in contrast to Sanskrit, which often is referred to as the Northern language. Azhwars were born in South India in regions now referred to as the Tamilnadu along the banks of some of the well-known rivers of this region such as the Tamirabarani, Palaaru and
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Vrindavana Lila : Sankarsan Prabhu talks during Srila Prabhupada Disapearance day, remembering that Srila Prabhupada asked devotees to do something in Kolkata to establish it as His birth place
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Yeh saubhaagya mahapurush avam Bhagwaan ki kripa se prapt hota hei, ki jeev bhagwat-vishay ko samajhkar uski or unmukh ho.Chant Hare Krishna
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Posted by KASHYAPI DASS on November 13, 2009 at 3:59pm
Excerpted from the Lecture of HH Giriraj Swami, “ DEATH AND DYING IN KRSNA CONSCIOUSNESS’.On May 19, 2005, Giriraj Swami was invited to address the physicians and nurses of San Diego Hospice and Palliative Care. This extraordinary institution has a staff of six hundred and serves, at any one time, 850 to 900 patients. It is the only hospice in the US that boasts its own free-standing hospital, treating terminally ill patients' incidental maladies as well as offering relief for their pain. Dr. Pa
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Pujari from Sri Adwaita Acarya's house in Santipura, West Bengal by Mulaprakrti devi dasiThis story was heard in Mayapura in 1980. A man came to the ISKCON's Caitanya Candrodoya Mandira carrying with him a copy of the Back of Godhead article about Srila Prabhupada, entitled A Lifetime in Preparation. "Just recently an amazing realization occurred to me that I wanted to share with devotees everywhere. I have been the pujari and sevaite at the house of Adwaita Acarya for many years. I was also the
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Posted by KASHYAPI DASS on November 13, 2009 at 11:10am
O Krsna! Please attract my mind by pulling it to You.O Hari! Please capture my mind by Your unsurpassed sweetness.O Krsna! Please purify my mind with knowledge about devotional service given to me by Your own devotee.O Krsna! Please make me able to relish Your transcendental name, form, qualities, pastimes, etc.O Krsna! Please make me able to relish Your transcendental name, form, qualities, pastimes, etc.O Hari! Please make me fit to serve You.O Hari! Please make me able to relish Your transcen
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