Hare Krishna!
Wishing you all a joyful and blessed Deepawali! šš
Yesterday, we had the wonderful Jvala Nrismha Lamp Lighting to celebrate the completion of the new Narasimha Wing. The procession began at 3:30 pm, with Lord Lakshmi Narasimha and Garuda Vahana gracing the way from the Pancha Tattva courtyard to the TOVP temple. The air was filled with the sounds of ecstatic kirtan, drums, and conches, creating a truly uplifting atmosphere. At 4:00 pm, we gathered for bhajans, heard a short messa
sri govardhana puja (4)
We shall read fromĀ Srimad-Bhagavatam,Ā Canto Two, Chapter Seven: āScheduled Incarnations.ā
TEXT 32
gopair makhe pratihate vraja-viplavaya
Ā deve ābhivarsati pasun krpaya riraksuh
dhartocchilindhram iva sapta-dinani sapta-
Ā varso mahidhram anaghaika-kare salilam
TRANSLATION
When the cowherd men of Vrndavana, under instruction of Krsna, stopped offering sacrifice to the heavenly king, Indra, the whole tract of land known as Vraja was threatened with being washed away by constant heavy rains for s
Origin of Govardhan:
In the western coast of India, in the island of Salmali, lived Dronachala,Ā the king of the mountains. Once a sage by the name of Pulastya Muni, came toĀ him to take his son Giriraja with him to Kashi Ā Varanasi). After offeringĀ some initial resistance, Giriraja, somehow agreed to go with him only onĀ condition that he should not put him down on the earth in between. If heĀ does so, he would stay there forever.
When they were flying over the Vraja bhumi, Giriraja increased his
I think of Giri Govardhana as being similar to Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, because Giri Govardhana is Krishna Himself. But although he is Krishna Himself, according to the acharyas, he is in the mood of a devotee. And many devotees worship Giri Govardhana in that moodāthat he is a devotee of Krishna and of the devotees of Krishna. There is a famous verse inĀ Srimad-BhagavatamĀ in which theĀ gopis, specifically Srimati Radharani, praise Govardhana Hill as the best servant of Lord Hari.
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