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We read from Srimad-Bhagavatam, Canto Ten, Chapter Two: “Prayers by the Demigods for Lord Krsna in the Womb.”
TEXT 18
tato jagan-mangalam acyutamsam
samahitam sura-sutena devi
dadhara sarvatmakam atma-bhutam
kastha yathananda-karam manastah
SYNONYMS
tatah—thereafter; jagat-mangalam—auspiciousness for all living entities in all the universes of the creation; acyuta-amsam—the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is never bereft of the six opulences, all of which are present in all His plenary expansi
TEXT 35
yaya svapnam bhayam sokam
visadam madam eva ca
na vimuncati durmedha
dhrtih sa partha tamasi
visadam madam eva ca
na vimuncati durmedha
dhrtih sa partha tamasi
SYNONYMS
yaya—by which; svapnam—dream; bhayam—fearfulness; sokam—lamentation; visadam—moroseness; madam—illusion; eva—certainly; ca—also; na—never; vimuncati—is liberated; durmedhah—unintelligent; dhrtih—determination; sa—that; partha—O son of Prtha; tamasi—in the mode of ignorance.
TRANSLATION
And that determination which cannot go beyond dreaming, fearfulness, lamentation, moroseness, and illusion-su
जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।
त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन।।
One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.
Let us hear about Krishna’s birth in Gokula, the description of beauty of this newly born transcendental baby and see if the sweetness of His divine pastimes can penetrate our steel framed heart and touch some d
Aśvatari garbha nyāyaḥ (pregnancy of she-mule)
Merchant was trying to sell a female mule on the market. He was eulogizing his merchandise with fine chosen words. Onlookers liked his speech very much. They felt entertained. However, nobody bought the mule, because everyone knew that female mule never gives birth to a horse baby, and thus brings no profit to the owner.
This describes something which never was, is, and will never happen. Modern labor and opportunist class herd in leadership castes,
Hare Krishna,
Respected Maharajas and Prabhus.
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Its a matter of great privilege for ISKCON that the Honorable Prime Minister of India, Shri. Narendra Modi has kindly sent in his special wishes in the form of a commendable message for ISKCON. This is generic in content and could be used by any ISKCON temple anywhere in the world so that the Indian community gets inspired to participate in Janmashtami in an unprecedented manner.
This
ILS 2020 promises to be the largest gathering of ISKCON leaders to date. Five hundred devotees attended ILS in 2012 and the numbers have been steadily increasing. This will be our 5 th ILS gathering, and we are anticipating 1500 leading devotees from all over the world.
TEXT 34
yaya tu dharma-kamarthan
dhrtya dharayate 'rjuna
prasangena phalakanksi
dhrtih sa partha rajasi
dhrtya dharayate 'rjuna
prasangena phalakanksi
dhrtih sa partha rajasi
SYNONYMS
yaya—by which; tu—but; dharma-kama-arthan—for religiosity and economic development; dhrtya—by determination; dharayate—in such terms; arjuna—O Arjuna; prasangena—for that; phala-akanksi—desiring fruitive result; dhrtih—determination; sa—that; partha—O son of Prtha; rajasi—in the mode of passion.
TRANSLATION
And that determination by which one holds fast to fruitive result in religion, econo
Aśma loṣṭa nyāyaḥ (stone and clod of earth)
A chunk of earth is hard when compared with a piece of paper or cloth, but is soft when compared with a stone.
This saying describes the common relativity of phenomenons and grades of people in the material world. There is always something or someone beautiful when compared to ugly or something or someone rich when compared to the poor, and so on. This everybody knows, and its useful while here. But only few knows that on the transcendental platform th
“Ryali” in local Telugu language means falling. According to the Srimad-Bhagavatam when the Demigods and Rakshas were quarreling over sharing of holy divine nectar, seeing this, Lord Krishna came in the guise of Mohini-Murti avatar to the rescue of demigods and convinced both the rivalry groups promising to distribute the divine nectar in equal share to Demigods and Rakshas. But in the interest of universal peace the divine nectar was distributed among Demigods alone and after which Mohini disa
TEXT 33
dhrtya yaya dharayate
manah-pranendriya-kriyah
yogenavyabhicarinya
dhrtih sa partha sattviki
manah-pranendriya-kriyah
yogenavyabhicarinya
dhrtih sa partha sattviki
SYNONYMS
dhrtya—determination; yaya—by which; dharayate—is sustained; manah—mind; prana—life; indriya—senses; kriyah—activities; yogena—by yogapractice; avyabhicarinya—without any break; dhrtih—such determination; sa—that; partha—O son of Prtha; sattviki—in the mode of goodness.
TRANSLATION
O son of Prtha, that determination which is unbreakable, which is sustained with steadfastness by yoga practice,
Araṇya rodana nyāyaḥ (crying in the forest)
A lost man cried out of anguish in the forest, but nobody could hear him to give consolation. Instead, wild animals heard him, and came to devour him. Nobody was there to help him.
Those persons whose hearts and entire existences are overflowing with transcendental compassion and deep knowledge in the matter of devotion to the Supreme Lord, are truly capable to help us get out of the dense forest of material existence. To them we ought to place faithful
Hare Krishna Dear Devotees,
Please accept our humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
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Soon more editions of previous BTGs will be added.
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Dagdha dahana nyāyaḥ (burning the burnt)
The fire can not burn anymore that what is already
incinerated.
The common sense of this is clear. There is no meaning to perform fruitless work or execute that what already was executed. Yet men attempt this vainly, in a sense getting a quality and permanent happiness from dead matter, which is fruitless work with much labor, or stealing, and imitating the works and ideas of that what has been already done. The best example of this is the existence of this
TEXT 32
adharmam dharmam iti ya
manyate tamasavrta
sarvarthan viparitams ca
buddhih sa partha tamasi
manyate tamasavrta
sarvarthan viparitams ca
buddhih sa partha tamasi
SYNONYMS
adharmam—irreligion; dharmam—religion; iti—thus; ya—which; manyate—thinks; tamasa—by illusion; avrta—covered; sarva-arthan—all things; viparitan—the wrong direction; ca—also; buddhih—intelligence; sa—that; partha—O son of Prtha; tamasi—the mode of ignorance.
TRANSLATIaON
That understanding which considers irreligion to be religion and religion to be irreligion, under the spell of illusion and
Once a bunch of Muslim youngsters sat next to me some place in West Bengal. They asked me: "Why did you choose Krishna." I answered: "I did not choose Krishna. He chose me." This prompt response left them speechless.
The meaning of it is that even we like God, spiritual world, and everything, still it is up to Him how near and who will He allow into His company.
I was working in the Soviet army. I spend quite some years also in the Afghanistan war. It was such a nasty experience that I wanted to orient myself to a more peaceful atmosphere. So I joined the Moscow Institute that trained KGB staff. Of course it is not publicly known to be in that function. I chose the justice line, for to become some spy in the foreign countries did not fit with my mind either.
Once I had a discussion with one of my friends. He was a son of a highly placed KGB man. His fa
By Kalakantha Das
Q & A From Each Chapter of Bhagavad-gītā
How do you deal with an impossible situation?
Before just bailing out without thinking about our future or other’s needs, Krishna advises us to first consider the consequences of quitting and carefully look at all options.
Do we live on after death?
Our bodies change all the time—baby to kid to teenager to adult to senior—yet we remain the same “I” inside. We remain the same person internally despite our bodies changing externally.
"No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness." - Aristotle
Consider this. Every successful person was once considered crazy by the world because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do. In fact one symptom that you are going to be successful is when people start calling you crazy. Let's look at a few examples to prove the point.
Consider this. Every successful person was once considered crazy by the world because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do. In fact one symptom that you are going to be successful is when people start calling you crazy. Let's look at a few examples to prove the point.
SUCCESS MADNESS
- When the Wright brothers announced to the world that they were going to make a flying
Srila Prabhupada spoke in an interview in 1968:
“We have got so many branches, they want to hear me, my singing, my speech, therefore they record it and send it to different branches.”
Interview – February 1, 1968, Los Angeles
In June of 2019, the Bhaktivedanta Archives completed the release of all of Srila Prabhupada’s audio files. It is now confirmed, there are over 2,400 hours of audio in 3,804 files to be listened to attentively. This is a great victory for his devotees!
Indeed, the devo
