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Higher Realizations

Summer of 1975, Detroit... We were on a morning walk and the devotees were consistently asking Srila Prabhupada questions about the gopis, their love for Krsna, and intimate dealings. It seemed it was a subject matter that Srila Prabhupada did not want to get into very much. It even appeared as if he was getting a little annoyed that the devotees continued to ask these questions about the gopis and their relationship with Krsna.

The morning walk continued in this way for some t

Higher Realizations

Some devotees become very excited about sadhus with "higher realizations," who regularly speak about confidential Vrndavana lilas in an intimate, attractive manner. Such devotees seem to think that Srila Prabhupada had a "lower realization" because he almost always spoke the simple, basic philosophy of Krsna consciousness and was most cautious about speaking of esoteric subjects. However, simply speaking about "high topics" does not constitute the highest realization. The high

On Fulfilling Srila Prabhupada's Desires

We know what Prabhupada said. We know what he did. We know what he wanted. Exactly why he said and did everything, we may not know in intimate detail. What we do know is that Srila Prabhupada intensely loved Krsna. He wanted us to do so also, and therefore everything he gave us, everything he told us to do, is meant to bring us to that point. Prabhupada loved Krsna so much, and us also, that he gave his last drop of blood just so that we might at least get

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 15
yat-kirtanam yat-smaranam yad-iksanam
yad-vandanam yac-chravanam yad-arhanam
lokasya sadyo vidhunoti kalmasam
tasmai subhadra-sravase namo namah

yat -- whose; kirtanam -- glorification; yat -- whose; smaranam -- remembrances; yat -- whose; iksanam -- audience; yat -- whose; vandanam -- prayers; yat -- whose; sravanam -- hearing about; yat -- whose; arhanam -- worshiping; lokasya -- of all people; sadyah -- forthwith; vidhunoti -- specifically cleanses; ka

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 14
namo namas te 'stv rsabhaya satvatam
vidura-kasthaya muhuh kuyoginam
nirasta-samyatisayena radhasa
sva-dhamani brahmani ramsyate namah

namah namah te -- let me offer my obeisances unto You; astu -- are; rsabhaya -- unto the great associate; satvatam -- of the members of the Yadu dynasty; vidura-kasthaya -- one who is far from mundane wranglers; muhuh -- always; ku-yoginam -- of the nondevotees; nirasta -- vanquished; samya -- equal status; atisayena -- by

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 13
bhuyo namah sad-vrjina-cchide 'satam
asambhavayakhila-sattva-murtaye
pumsam punah paramahamsya asrame
vyavasthitanam anumrgya-dasuse

bhuyah -- again; namah -- my obeisances; sat -- of the devotees or the pious; vrjina -- distresses; chide -- the liberator; asatam -- of the atheists, the nondevotee-demons; asambhavaya -- cessation of further unhappiness; akhila -- complete; sattva -- goodness; murtaye -- unto the Personality; pumsam -- of the transcendenta

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 12
sri-suka uvaca
namah parasmai purusaya bhuyase
sad-udbhava-sthana-nirodha-lilaya
grhita-sakti-tritayaya dehinam
antarbhavayanupalaksya-vartmane

sri-sukah uvaca -- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; namah -- offering obeisances; parasmai -- the Supreme; purusaya -- Personality of Godhead; bhuyase -- unto the complete whole; sad-udbhava -- the creation of the material world; sthana -- its maintenance; nirodha -- and its winding up; lilaya -- by the pastime of; grhit

According to the Madhwa Vaishnava sect; The Bhagavad Gita scores a points, as mentioned in Varahapurana, the great glories of Gita
recitation and its merits are listed as follows:

If half of the Gita is recited (9 chapters) one gets the benefit of
Godana.

If one third of the Gita is recited (6 chapters) the benefit of
Somayaga pala is obtained.

Recitation of one sixth of the Gita (3 Chapters) results in
Gangasnana pala.

If two chapters are read daily, one enjoys the benefit of spending one
kalpa ye

Shree Jagannath Temple

Height of Jagannath Temple - 214 ft 8 inch (From Road Level)

- 181 ft From Inner Base (ANTARVEDI)

Outer wall (Meghanada Prachira) - 665 ft x 644 ft

Inner wall (Kurma beda) - 420 ft x 315 ft (Made between 1467-1494)

Area of Temple withinin Outer wall - 9.83 Acres

Area of Temple within Inner wall - 3.03 Acres

Distance between two wall - 11 ft

Height of wall - 20 ft TO 24 ft

JAGAMOHANA or MUKHASAALA - 80 ft x 80 ft

Height of JAGAMOHANA or MUKHASAALA - 120 ft

NATA MANDAP - 80 ft x 80 ft

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ISKCON Vishakhapatnam had organized a 3 day (30th April, 1st and 2nd May)

festival called the 'ISKCON Ustav' Grand Pandal festival to commemorate the

500th Sannyas Anniversary of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu at its picturesque campus

with hills on one side and the Bay Of Bengal on the other.

Every day the Utsav began at 4:00 pm with Homam, Gita Chanting, and Harinam

Sankirtan which went on simultaneously throughout the program in the temple

room. On the Stage the program started with Krishna Bhajans by renown

A general definition of Bhagavata-saptaha: a seven-day series of lectures on Srimad-Bhagavatam given by professional reciters to a paying audience.

"Srila Prabhupada instructed us never to speak the Srimad Bhagavatam for the purpose of making a living and vehemently criticized professional reciters.This is certainly in line with the statements made by the Kumaras inchaptersix: "He (the reciter of the Srimad Bhagavatam) should be a renouncedbrahmana,a devotee of the Lord, and free from material de

Srila Prabhupada once made a comment on Bhakti Caru Swami when a devotee asked about his position since he joined the movement relatively later. Srila Prabhupadasaid, 'He was born more qualified.' From this statement, we canunderstand thatthose who take a good birth are born with superior qualities. Thosewho areborn in Vaisnava families, and who accept the opportunity of such abirth (andare not destroyed by others with demoniac qualities) are certainly tobe respected.We consider seniority primar

"Sri" is basically a noun and is also used as an adjective.

According to Sanskrit dictionary, "Sri" as a noun, means Srimati Radharani, Laksmidevi, wealth, opulence, beauty, fame, knowledge, strength, any virtue or excellence, etc.

Also "Sri" as an adjective means splendid, radiant, adorning (decorated) etc.

So when "Sri" is used for Visnu-tattva, it can be taken both as a noun and an adjective.

But whenever it is used for the jiva-tattva, it is used as an adjective.

"Srila" is an adjective of the no