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Hare Krsna,

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada & Srila Gopal Krishna Maharaj.

शुद्ध भक्त की संगति की महानता- मृगारि शिकारी की कथा

श्री चैतन्य महाप्रभु ने श्रील सनातन गोस्वामी को (CC.मध्य लीला भाग 5 अध्याय 24) आत्माराम श्लोक की 61 व्याख्याएँ सुनाते समय एक शिकारी जिसका नाम मृगारि था, की कथा सुनाई कि किस तरह वह नारद मुनि जैसे महापुरुष की संगति से महान भक्त बना |   यही कथा हमारे गुरु महाराज परम पूज्य श्री गोपाल कृष्ण गोस्वामी ने 31 दिसम्बर,2013 की संध्या को नव वर्ष के स्

Lecture on Krishna Protects his Devotees by HG Madhavananda Prabhu on 24 May 2014 at Durban

(Madhavananda Das, joined ISKCON in Los Angeles in 1982. He moved to Bhubaneswar Orissa in 1993 where he has been living since. He was instructed by Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaj to edit his lectures into publications.)

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Lecture on How to use Srila Prabhupada books to remember Krishna by HH Bhakti Charu Swami on 05 Oct 2011 at Ujjain

(Bhakti Charu Swami is from a Bengali family and spent most of his early childhood in urban Kolkata. He met with Srila Prabhupada at the end of 1976 after a long and intense search for a spiritual teacher. This initial meeting resulted in Bhakti Charu Swami being assigned to translate the books of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust into the Bengali language.)

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Lecture on Meditation on Bhaktivinoda Thakura by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu

(His Grace Caitanya Charan Prabhu is a monk and spiritual teacher in the time honored tradition of bhakti yoga. He is a editor of Back to Godhead, which is the official international magazine of the Hare Krishna movement.)

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Lecture on The Challenge of Combating Applied Mayavada by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 24 May 2014 at San Diego

(His Holiness Bhakti Vikasa Swami appeared in this world in 1957 in England. He joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in London in 1975 and was initiated in that year with the name Ilapati dasa by ISKCON's founder-acarya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.)

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Sri Vakresvara Pandita

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Hare Krsna,

PAMHO.

Dandvat Pranam to all devotees.

I was in Hyderabad for this year's Rath Yatra celebrations. It is very beautifully organised by the Hyderabad temple. Its a one day function - they take their lordships on Rath to a venue, do a program there, distribute prasadam and then disperse.

I was in the Rath Yatra procession. At one point, we were walking very close to the rath. I went ahead trying to catch some maha prasad being thrown from the rath. I had my saree pallu out. In front of the

TEXT 10-11

aneka-vaktra-nayanam
anekadbhuta-darsanam
aneka-divyabharanam
divyanekodyatayudham

divya-malyambara-dharam
divya-gandhanulepanam
sarvascarya-mayam devam
anantam visvato-mukham

SYNONYMS

aneka--various; vaktra--mouths; nayanam--eyes; aneka--various; adbhuta--wonderful; darsanam--sights; aneka--many; divya--divine; abharanam--ornaments; divya--divine; aneka--various; udyata--uplifted; ayudham--weapons; divya--divine; malya--garlands; ambara dharam--covered with the dresses; divya--divine; g

Seminar on Sampurna Bhagawat Katha by HH Nava Yogendra Swami at Udhampur in May 2014

(Nava Yogendra Swami Naishtik Brahmachari left home at a very young age of 9 years to become Sadhu and lived in jungles. Returned home and again left at the age of 17 years and lived at Shri Vrindavana dham.)

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Ramaraya Prabhu has been valiantly singing the Holy Names of Krishna in Union Square Park for the last 2 and half years and has built up a team of steady team of devotees to help, so that we regularly have Hari Nam parties of 25 or more, every single day, without fail on the streets of New York City. When he began this yajna, things were not so easy; already in his mid-fifties, he started this with only a few devotees and had no financial support or even a place to stay. Today they stay in a br

The Jagannath Ratha Yatra (cart festival of Lord Jagannath) is a centuries-old festival which takes place in Jagannath Puri, India. It celebrates the return of Krishna (Jagannath) along with His brother and sister (Balarama and Subhadra) to Vrindavan, the place of the pastimes of His youth.

It is mentioned in the scriptures by Lord Krishna to Shri Narada that “you will find me wherever my devotees come together to remember me and chant my names and glories”. Today thousands of us have come toget

TEXT 9

sanjaya uvaca
evam uktva tato rajan
maha-yogesvaro harih
darsayam asa parthaya
paramam rupam aisvaram

SYNONYMS

sanjayah uvaca--Sanjaya said; evam--thus; uktva--saying; tatah--thereafter; rajan--O King; maha-yoga-isvarah--the most powerful mystic; harih--the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna; darsayam asa--showed; parthaya--unto Arjuna; paramam--divine; rupam--universal form; aisvaram--opulences.

TRANSLATION

Sanjaya said: O King, speaking thus, the Supreme, the Lord of all mystic power, t

It was a long exhausted flight from Trinidad and Tobago to Louisiana La Fayette but enjoyable with a great friend  Maddy and my mom Maduree, the flight was perfect. Coming to the country side was a beautiful experience I must say thanks to Maddy if wasn't for her I might never visit and learn about the country side.Staying at Evagaline Downs with my mom we had a great time, however, I missed my temple (ISKCON TRINIDAD) there weren't any temples at this location but somehow Krsna made a way for m

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June 27, 2014                                                                                                                                           NYC Hari Nam Report

Ramaraya Prabhu has been valiantly singing the Holy Names of Krishna in Union Square Park for the last 2 and half years and has built up a team of steady team of devotees to help, so that we regularly have Hari Nam parties of 25 or more, every single day, without fail on the streets of New York City. Whe

Hare Krsna,

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada & Srila Gopal Krishna Maharaj.

श्री चैतन्य महाप्रभु ने श्रील सनातन गोस्वामी को (CC.मध्य लीला भाग 5 अध्याय 24) आत्माराम श्लोक की 61 व्याख्याएँ सुनाते समय अर्चाविग्रह की पूजा करते समय इन 32 अपराधों से बचने को कहा | अर्चाविग्रह की पूजा के विरुद्ध विशिष्ट अपराधों का उल्लेख श्रील व्यासदेव ने स्कन्द पुराण (अवन्ती खंड)  में किया हैं |

1. सवारी पर चढ़कर मंदिर में प्रवेश न करें, मंदिर में प्रवेश से पूर्व जूते-चप्पल उतार दें   
2. अर्चावि

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The cultural capital of Gujarat is all geared up to celebrate Lord Jagannath Yatra that will pass through city roads on Sunday. The Yatra organized by ISKCON temple is celebrated with fervour in Vadodara as thousands of Barodians turn up on city roads to offer prayers to the lord. Thousands of kilograms of ‘prasad’ are distributed to devotees en route apart from saplings and fruits.

Considering the huge crowd that the Yatra attracts, the city police take additional security measures. “We have al

Hare Krsna,

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada & Srila Gopal Krishna Maharaj.

माधुर्य रस या माधुर्य प्रेम :

कृष्ण की कृपा प्राप्त करने के अनेक साधन तथा विधियाँ हैं | जब हम विभिन्न विधियों का अध्ययन तटस्थ हो कर करते हैं तो हम समझ सकते हैं कि प्रेम की उच्च तथा निम्न कोटियाँ होती हैं | एक के बाद एक रसों में अधिकाधिक प्रेम का अनुभव होता है किन्तु सर्वोच्च स्वाद वाला प्रेम तो माधुर्य रस में ही प्रकट होता है | गुणों में वृद्धि के साथ-साथ रस के स्वाद में भी वृद्धि होती जाती

Lecture on Our Varnasrama Responsibility by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 22 May 2014 at Diego

(His Holiness Bhakti Vikasa Swami appeared in this world in 1957 in England. He joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in London in 1975 and was initiated in that year with the name Ilapati dasa by ISKCON's founder-acarya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.)

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