Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Back To Godhead Volume-20 Number-11, 1985

Pada-yatra's chief organizer tells how this roundabout tour of India is a direct route to Lord Caitanya's mercy.

In 1976, Srila Prabhupada asked me to start a party that would travel in India by bullock cart to the towns and villages in India and perform kirtana[congregational chanting of Hare Krsna]. That program was successful, and

TEXT 31

ksipram bhavati dharmatma
sasvac-chantim nigacchati
kaunteya pratijanihi
na me bhaktah pranasyati

SYNONYMS

ksipram--very soon; bhavati--becomes; dharma-atma--righteous; sasvat-santim--lasting peace; nigacchati--attains; kaunteya--O son of Kunti; pratijanihi--justly declare; na--never; me--Mine; bhaktah--devotees; pranasyati--perishes.

TRANSLATION

He quickly becomes righteous and attains lasting peace. O son of Kunti, declare it boldly that My devotee never perishes.

PURPORT

This should not b

                                                                         |आनंद कि खोज कहाँ करे|
दुनिया मैं सभी लोगो को आनद की तलाश है। संसारी लोग हो या फिर अध्यतमिक लोग तालाश सिर्फ एक ही चीज़ कि है , दुःख कि निर्वृति एवं आनद कि तलाश| हम सब को जब लगता है कि आनद गाडी मैं मिलेगा तो हम गाडी कि तरफ भागते है, नया स्मार्ट फ़ोन से आनद मिलेगा तो, स्मार्ट फ़ोन खरीदते है यह आनद निश्चित नहीं होता । संसार कि कोई भी चीज़ ले लो उसका आनद परमानेंट नहीं है, मोबाइल बना तो रेडिशन से बीमारिया भी बढ़ी । गाडी बनी तो उससे पर

The freedom is declared by persons who are completely under the clutches of maya. He declares freedom. And he is so much haunted by the ghost maya that he thinks his bondage as freedom. Just like a drug-addicted person or drunkard. He is thinking, "I am free." He lies down on the street sometimes in madness: "Who can forbid me?" You have seen madmen lying on the street... I have seen it, all traffic stopped. So this kind of freedom has no meaning. It is involving oneself with the strict laws of

Arjuna: O Krishna, I realize that I am more attached to Your two-armed form. I now want to confirm that the path of bhakti is the best path. Therefore who are considered better, those who worship the impersonal Brahman or devotees who worship You?

Krishna: Those who fix their minds on My personal form and are always worshipping Me with great faith are the most perfect, Arjuna. These devotees are the best because bhakti is the quickest process for attaining Me. But those who worship the all-pervad

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api cet su-duracaro
bhajate mam ananya-bhak
sadhur eva sa mantavyah
samyag vyavasito hi sah

SYNONYMS

api--in spite of; cet--although; su-duracarah--one committing the most abominable actions; bhajate--engaged in devotional service; mam--unto Me; ananya-bhak--without deviation; sadhuh--saint; eva--certainly; sah--he; mantavyah--to be considered; samyak--completely; vyavasitah--situated; hi--certainly; sah--he.

TRANSLATION

Even if one commits the most abominable actions, if he is engaged in d

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

There is a story of about a sea captain who in his retirement skippered a boat taking day-trippers to Shetland Islands. On one trip, the boat was full of young people. 

They laughed at the old captain when they saw him say a prayer before sailing out, because the day was fine and the sea was calm. 

However they weren't long at sea when a storm suddenly blew up and the boat began to pitch violently. The terrified passenger

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

यहाँ रूठी हुई राधा रानी को श्याम सुन्दर ने मनाया था. श्यामसुन्दर ने राधा रानी जी को मनाने के बहुत से उपाए किये. कभी उनके चरणों में मस्तक रखते हैं, कभी उनको पंखा करते हैं , कभी दर्पण दिखाते हैं और कभी विनती करते हैं .पर जब राधा रानी नहीं मानती हैं तब श्याम सुन्दर सखियों का सहारा लेते हैं. इन्हीं लीलायों के कारण इस स्थली का नाम "मानगढ़" पड़ा. मान माने रूठना.ये मान किसी लड़ाई या क्रोध से नहीं होता है जैसे की संसार में होता