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Tulasi - Shaligram Vivaha

Posted by pratibha on October 6, 2009 at 7:48pm

Tulasi - Shaligram Vivaha This is the celebration of the marriage ceremony of Srimati Tulsi Devi and Lord Sri Krishna.Shri Vasishthaji said that what I have heard in ancient times from Lord Brahma about the marriage of Tulasi I will now describe according to what is written in the Narada-pancaratra. First one should plant Tulasi either in the house or the forest, and after three years one may perform her marriage. The auspicious times when one may perform the marriage of Shalagrama and Tulasi ar

Satyabhama

Posted by pratibha on October 6, 2009 at 3:42pm

Satyabhama is the third wife of Lord Krishna, known for her strong will and tantrums. She is believed to an Avatar of Bhudevi.MarriageSatyabhama was the daughter of Satrajit who owned the Syamantaka jewel. Satrajit, who secured the jewel from Surya, and would not part with it even when Krishna the Lord of Dwarka, asked for it saying it would be safe with him. Shortly thereafter, Prasena, the brother of Satrajit went out hunting wearing the jewel but was killed by a lion. Jambavan, known for his

RUKMINI VIVAH

Posted by pratibha on October 6, 2009 at 3:31pm

The basic story Bheeshmak, the king of Vidarbha, had two children, Prince Rukmi and Princess Rukmini. Bheeshmak had heard many stories of Krishna's valor and secretly wished him to be his son-in-law. He knew that it might not be possible as Kans's father in law, Jarasandh, was their overlord and he was Krishna's sworn enemy.Now Rukmi was a friend of Kans and owed his allegiance to Jarasandh. He wanted his younger sister to marry Shishupal, Krishna's cousin and prince of Chedi, who also was favor

An Introduction to Bhagawad Gita

Posted by pratibha on October 6, 2009 at 2:00pm

An Introduction to Bhagawad GitaThe followers of Sanathana Dharma (otherwise called as Hindus) did notfall back on any single prophet or a single book as the basis of theirreligion. Right from the beginning, this religion (thought process) hada pluralistic view. On one hand the religion appeared to depend onrituals, prayers and rites and on the other hand it appeared to dependon a very democratic exchange of philosophic ideas between the teacherand the student as in the Upanishads, which were at

Bheeshma Sthuthi

Posted by pratibha on October 6, 2009 at 1:16pm

[This great prayer occurs in the great epic Mahabharatha. The Grand old man of Mahabharatha is Bheeshma, the son of King Santhanu and the grand father of Pandavas and Kouravas. Since he lived with Dritharashtra, he decided to join the war on the side of the Kouravas. Lord Krishna who refused to participate in the war took an oath that he would not take part in the war but be a charioteer to Arjuna. He also took an oath that he will never raise any weapon during the war. Bheeshma who is a great d

krishna bajan

Posted by pratibha on October 6, 2009 at 12:53pm

Achyutam Keshwam, Krishna DamodaramRam Narayanam, Janaki Valabham,Kaun kehate hai Bhagwan atte nahitum Meera ke jaisi bulate nahiAchyutam Keshwam, Krishna DamodaramRam Narayanam, Janaki Valabham,Kaun kehate hai Bhagwan khate nahiBer Sabri ke jaisi kilate nahiAchyutam Keshwam, Krishna DamodaramRam Narayanam, Janaki Valabham,Kaun kehate hai Bhagwan sote nahiAchyutam Keshwam, Krishna DamodaramRam Narayanam, Janaki Valabham,maa Yashoda ke jaisi sulate nahiKaun kehate hai Bhagwan nachte nahiAchyutam

श्री गजेन्द्र मोक्ष

Posted by pratibha on October 5, 2009 at 11:40pm

श्री गजेन्द्र मोक्ष श्री शुक उवाचएवं व्यवसितो बुद्धया समाधाय मनो ह्रदि।जजाप परमं जाप्यं प्राग्जन्मन्यनुशिक्षितम् ॥1॥श्री शुकदेवजी ने कहा-बुद्धि के द्वारा निश्चय करके तथा मन को ह्रदय में स्थिर करके वह गजराज अपने पूर्वजन्म में सीखकर कण्ठस्थ किये हुए सर्वश्रेष्ठ एवं बार-बार दोहराने योग्य निम्नलिखित स्तोत्र का मन-ही-मन पाठ करने लगा।।१।।गजेन्द्र उवाचॐ नमो भगवते तस्मै यत एतच्चिदात्मकम् ।पुरुषायादिबीजाय परेशायाभिधीमहि॥2॥जिनके प्रवेश करने पर (जिनकी चेतना को पाकर) ये जड शरीर और मन आदि भी चेतन बन जाते हैं

Sri Govinda Damodar Stotra

Posted by pratibha on October 5, 2009 at 11:11pm

Sri Govinda Damodar Stotraby Sri Bilvamangala Thakura(1)agre kurunam atha pandavanamduhsasanenahrta-vastra-kesakrsna tadakrosad ananya-nathagovinda damodara madhavetiBefore the assembled Kurus and Pandavas, when Duhsasana caught her hair and clothing, Krsna (Draupadi), having no other Lord, cried out, ” Govinda, Damodara, Madhava!”(2)sri krsna visno madhu-kaitabharebhaktanukampin bhagavan muraretrayasva mam kesava lokanathagovinda damodara madhavetiO Lord Krsna, Visnu, enemy of the Madhu and Kai

SRI SRI RADHIKA ASTOTTARA SATA-NAMA STOTRAM

Posted by pratibha on October 5, 2009 at 9:30pm

SRI SRI RADHIKA ASTOTTARA SATA-NAMA STOTRAMby Srila Raghunatha Dasa Goswamiaviksatmesvari kascid vrndavana-mahesvarimtat padamboja-matraika gati dasyati katarapatita tat-saras tire ruda tyartha-ravakulamtac chri-vaktreksanavaptyai namanyetani sanjagauradha gandharvika gosthayuva-rajaika-kamitagandharva radhika candrakantir madhava-sanginidamodaradvaita-sakhi kartikotkirtidesvarimukunda dayita-vrnda dhammilla mani-manjaribhaskaropasika varsabhanavi vrsabhanujaananga manjari jyestha sridama varajo

Who is Srimati Radharani?

Posted by pratibha on October 5, 2009 at 5:00pm

Srimati Radharani is the Supreme Goddess. She is most always seen with Lord Krishna. It is described that She is the chief associate and devotee of Lord Krishna, and topmost of all goddesses. Her name means that She is the most excellent worshiper of Lord Krishna. However, She is also an expansion of the Lord's energy. Since She is also an extension of Krishna, She is the feminine aspect of God. Thus, in the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, God is both male and female. They are one, but Krishna expa

Krishna has been given many names and titles by his devotees.

Posted by pratibha on October 5, 2009 at 4:30pm

Krishna has been given many names and titles by his devotees.Achala - The still oneAchyuta - InfallibleBaanke Bihari -corrupt form of Van Ke Vihari which means one who loves to sport in the forests particularly vrindavanBihari - One who playsBrajesh - Lord of BrajaChakradhari - the bearer of a discus (chakra)Damodara (Daamodarah) - the Lord when He was tied with a cord (daama) round His waist (udara)Dinabandu - Friend of the afflictedDînânâth - Refuge of destitutesDwarakadish - Lord of DwarakaDw

Importance of Books Distribution

Posted by RAHUL RAI on October 4, 2009 at 1:20pm

Damodar Lila...Mother Yasoda Binding Krishna (Damodar) With Ropes...

Posted by SAMIKSHA RAUT on October 4, 2009 at 10:15am

Damodar Lila...Mother Yasoda Binding Krishna (Damodar) With Ropes...

Once upon a time, seeing that her maidservant was engaged in different household duties, mother Yasoda personally took charge of churning butter. And while she churned butter, she sang the childhood pastimes of Krsna and enjoyed thinking of her son.The end of her sari was tightly wrapped while she churned, and on account of her intense love for her son, milk automatically dripped from her breasts which moved as she labored very

Govardhan Farm.....................

Posted by Sita devi dasi on October 4, 2009 at 8:41am

Just returned from our Goverdhan Farm which is 3 hours drive from Mumbai.... a lovely farm filled with trees and lovely cows and a ecofriendly village.......The air there is so pure it uplifts the spirits......I was inspired to pen few lines desribing this beautiful place....Govardhan Farm......Coming to this farm Govardhan,Seems like a lot of funliving close to nature,Full of pure adventure.Birds, bees, and trees aroundFruits, grass and vegetables abound,Fresh oxygen rich air free frompollution

A Fruitful Sunday...

Posted by Eternal Muser on October 2, 2009 at 7:37pm

The day was last Sunday, the time, around 1.30 pm and the venue, Sri RadhaGopinath Temple, Chowpatty, Mumbai.About 500 plus Devotees sat gazing at His Holinesss Radhanath Maharaj as he described the virtues of an unassuming man sitting next to him. The Gentleman humbly acknowledged the same.We learnt that Mr Burwash Prabhu was a successful professional Tennis Player in his younger days before he became one of the most sought-after Business Management Experts in the field.But he is considered eve

JAI Narsingha Dev

Posted by RAHUL RAI on October 2, 2009 at 5:58pm

Material Attachment....Gate Way To Hell

Posted by kanaiyyadesh on October 1, 2009 at 12:37am

A man was being chased by a tiger in a forest. He kept on running as fast as he could and looked behind to see how far the tiger was. He stumbled and fell down in to a well. He was lucky to get hold of a creeper half way through. While holding tight to the creeper he looked down and saw a big python. In the meanwhile, the tiger came near the well and was waiting on top to finish him. Just above him was a bee hive. The shaking of the creeper disturbed the bee hive and as he looked up, a drop of h

HUMILITY

Posted by chathurdevi on September 30, 2009 at 6:00pm

"HUMILITY MEANS THAT ONE SHOULD NOT BE ANXIOUS TO HAVE SATISFACTION OF BEING HONOURED BY OTHERS".

नेऊन मला पाड विठ्ठला...तुझ्या पुण्य-पायांशी! O take me away and cast me, Vitthala…at Thy holy, auspicious Feet!

Posted by Eternal Muser on September 29, 2009 at 7:47pm

क्वचितच इच्छा का होते, तुझ्या दर्शनाची,प्रपंचात अडकलो आहे...आहे बंधलो वासनांशी!ह्या पापी माणसाची मागणी विठ्ठला, एकच तुझ्या पाशी,नेऊन मला पाड विठ्ठला...तुझ्या पुण्य-पायांशी!तुकाची अमृत-वाणीला, नेहमी दुर्लक्ष केले मी,नामः-स्मरण तुझे अरे विठ्ठला, का विसरतो मी?!माया-विषकन्याच्या गोड सहवासात धुंद राहतो मी,नेऊन मला पाड विठ्ठला...तुझ्या पुण्य-पायांशी!आषाढ महिन्यात निघती, पंढरी सर्व वारकरी,त्यांच्या टाळ-मृदंगाने कान माझे भरी.तरी ही जाण्याची इच्छा होत नाही मला कशी?नेऊन मला पाड विठ्ठला...तुझ्या पुण्य-पाया

The Complete Social Service

Posted by Chaitanya Charan Das on September 28, 2009 at 12:19pm

Suppose you are the friend of a billionaire. One day you see your friend's estranged son wandering like a vagabond on the streets, drunk, disheveled, diseased, distressed and starving. Somebody comes and offers him food. He hungrily gulps down the food and continues his aimless wandering. Then someone else comes and offers him new clothes. He happily wears the clothes, but remains lost and forsaken. Then someone else gives him free medicines, which give temporary physical relief, but no perman

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Tulasi - Shaligram Vivaha

Satyabhama

RUKMINI VIVAH

An Introduction to Bhagawad Gita

Bheeshma Sthuthi

krishna bajan

श्री गजेन्द्र मोक्ष

Sri Govinda Damodar Stotra

SRI SRI RADHIKA ASTOTTARA SATA-NAMA STOTRAM

Who is Srimati Radharani?

Krishna has been given many names and titles by his devotees.

Importance of Books Distribution

Damodar Lila...Mother Yasoda Binding Krishna (Damodar) With Ropes...

Govardhan Farm.....................

A Fruitful Sunday...

JAI Narsingha Dev

Material Attachment....Gate Way To Hell

HUMILITY

नेऊन मला पाड विठ्ठला...तुझ्या पुण्य-पायांशी! O take me away and cast me, Vitthala…at Thy holy, auspicious Feet!

The Complete Social Service

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