1) Taking His affectionate and sinless brother, Satrughna, who ever slays His foes, Lord Bharata proceeded to the habitation of His maternal uncle.
2) Being affectionately entertained by Yudhajit, the horse master, the righteous prince remained there for some time and received the fond embrace due a beloved son.
3) Bharata and Satrughna abided there in great happiness, having all Their desires gratified, and They always remembered Their elderly father, King Dasaratha.
4) King Dasaratha too
Lord Ramachandra is an avatar of the supreme personality of godhead an ideal king. He appeared more than two million years ago. Under the order of His father, Lord Ramachandra lived in the forest for fourteen years, along with His wife, Sita Devi, and His younger brother, Lakshmana. After the powerful demon Ravana kidnapped His wife, Lord Ramachandra rescued her, with the help of His faithful servant Hanuman, and killed Ravana along with Ravana's armies. The history of Lord Ramachandra's pastim
TEXT 9
mac-citta mad-gata-prana
bodhayantah parasparam
kathayantas ca mam nityam
tusyanti ca ramanti ca
SYNONYMS
mat-cittah--minds fully engaged in Me; mat-gata-pranah--lives devoted to the service of Krsna; bodhayantah--preaching; parasparam--among themselves; kathayantah ca--talking also; mam--about Me; nityam--perpetually; tusyanti--are pleased; ca--also; ramanti--enjoy transcendental bliss; ca--also.
TRANSLATION
The thoughts of My pure devotees dwell in Me, their lives are surrendered to Me, an
Prabhupada: So the whole thing is that if you chant hare Krsna maha-mantra and give up these sinful activities, automatically you become reformed, come to the spiritual platform, and in this way your life will become successful.
By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
The Supreme Personality of Godhead incarnated Himself as Sri Rama in the month of Chaitra, on the ninth day of the growing moon (Chaitra Masa Shukla Paksha Navami Tithi). He appeared as the son of Dasaratha, the King of Ayodhya. Dasaratha was a king in the dynasty of Ikshvaku. He had three wives: Kausalya, Kaikeyi and Sumitra, but had no children. On the advice of Maharishi Vashishta, the king performed Putra Kameshti Yagna and as a result the three wives conceived. Kausalya gave birth to Rama a
Lord Rama’s associates weren’t happy to see Vibhishana when he came to seek shelter of Lord Rama. They thought that Vibhishana being the brother of Ravana, an enemy of Lord Rama, cannot be trusted. But to everyone’s utter surprise they found that Lord Rama happily welcomed Vibhishana and he did not even doubt the motive of Vibhishana. Lord Rama went on to declare that even if Ravana comes to his door then he would happily embrace him. This is why Lord Rama is called very merciful. Being the Supr
Hare Krishna.
6th April, 2014, Gurgaon.
Q: What does the name Radha means ?
Ans :
kṛṣṇa-vāñchā-pūrti-rūpa kare ārādhane
ataeva ‘rādhikā’ nāma purāṇe vākhāne (CC Ādi 3.61)
TRANSLATION
Her worship [ārādhana] consists of fulfilling the desires of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Therefore the Purāṇas call Her Rādhikā.
Srila Prabhupada writes in his purport of this verse
The name “Rādhā” is derived from the root word ārādhana, which means “worship.” The personality who excels all in worshiping Kṛṣṇa may therefore b
TEXT 8
aham sarvasya prabhavo
mattah sarvam pravartate
iti matva bhajante mam
budha bhava-samanvitah
SYNONYMS
aham--I; sarvasya--of all; prabhavah--source of generation; mattah--from Me; sarvam--everything; pravartate--emanates; iti--thus; matva--knowing; bhajante--becomes devoted; mam--unto Me; budhah--learned; bhava-samanvitah--with great attention.
TRANSLATION
I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me. The wise who know this perfectly engage in My devotion
Regulation is the key to success. If we aren’t regulated then our life isn’t better than the animals. Whimsical living isn’t appreciated in the scriptures. ‘Regulate’ means to control things with the help of rules. For e.g. traffic signal regulates traffic and when it breaks then there is chaos on the roads. On any product manual the rules are emphatically emphasised, the optimum temperature or pressure on which the product will give the best output is boldly illustrated. If there is no regulati
"In Kali-yuga, this age of quarrel and hypocrisy, there shall be a waning of these qualities: religiosity, truthfulness, cleanliness, tolerance, memory, bodily strength, duration of life, and mercy." These are the human assets -- qualities which make a human being distinct from the animals. But these things will decline. There will be almost no mercy, there will be almost no truthfulness, memory will be shortened, duration of life shortened. Similarly, religion will practically vanish. So that m
Hare Krishna.
4th April, 2014, Gurgaon.
HG Murari Prabhuji, from Jaipur, was in Gurgaon and though I could not get his association I could revisit an important parameter on my chanting.
Shyam Sundar Prabhuji shared with me the discussion he had with Prabhuji on improving his chanting. Murari prabhu told him that our chanting is only as good as the priority we give it. When Shyam Sunday Prabhu ji pushed him to elaborate on it, he asked him what does he do when he gets a call on the mobile while he i
TEXT 7
etam vibhutim yogam ca
mama yo vetti tattvatah
so 'vikalpena yogena
yujyate natra samsayah
SYNONYMS
etam--all this; vibhutim--opulence; yogam ca--also mystic power; mama--of Mine; yah--anyone; vetti--knows; tattvatah--factual; sah--he; avikalpena--without division; yogena--in devotional service; yujyate--engaged; na--never; atra--here; samsayah--doubt.
TRANSLATION
He who knows in truth this glory and power of Mine engages in unalloyed devotional service; of this there is no doubt.
PURPORT
The
Dear Mrigapati Prabhu
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glory to Srila Prabhupada. I remember you as one of the mega sankirtan devotees and heros of the recent past, When I joined the movement in April 1977 you were not only the book distribution hero of Holland and Belgium but of the whole ISKCON world wide. You were for months on a row the top of the pops, the number one in the world for book distribution. You distributed for several months more than 1000 big books a week.
In Amsterdam
Hare Krishna.
4th April, 2014, Gurgaon.
I got up a little late today and for some strange reason instead of chanting I first reread the below lecture by HH Bhakti Charu Maharaj which came few days back.
In this lecture Guru Maharaj explained, among many other things, why we have not developed any attraction for the Holy name ( durdaivam īdṛśam ihājani nānurāgaḥ Śikṣāṣṭakam second verse). Guru
अचिंत्य भेदाभेद लीलाधर हे
बड़ो खेल रचाया न्यारा तू
तू एक अनेक दिखे पर
आँख पड़ी जब माया धूल |
धरती तू, और गगन भी
सागर है तू, और बूँद भी तू
धारा बन खुद बह जावे
और बादल बन बरसे भी तू |
भूख भी तू, भोजन भी तू
जग का पालनहार भी तू
खुद भूखा बन भोग लगावे
और तृप्ती की तृप्ती भी तू |
जल भी तू, मदिरा भी तू
पदार्थ भी तू, और स्वाद भी तू
सुख में तू, दुःख में भी तू
आनंद भी तू, संघर्ष भी तू
दुनिया फिर क्यूँ भेद बतावे
जब तू ही तू, सब तू ही तू |
चोर भी तू,ठाकुर भी तू
स्वामी तू, चाकर भी तू
खुद ग्वाला बन गऊ चरावे
गाय
Lecture on Give me the Old Time Religion by Bir Krishna Goswami at 25 Jan 2014 at ISKCON New Goloka
(Bir Krishna Goswami became a member of the Krishna conscious community in Gainesville, Florida in 1971. Shortly thereafter, he was initiated as Srila Prabhupada’s disciple.)
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Lecture on Mahaprabhu' s Teachings by Gauranga Prabhu on 16 Mar 2014 at ISKCON chowpatty
(Gauranga Prabhu, disciple of H.H.Radhanath Swami Maharaja Graduated from IIT Bombay in 1993, his interest in Krishna Consciousness dawned during his college days.)
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Lecture on Billions Spent On Olympics But What Result by HH Prahladananda Swami on 30 Mar 2012
(HH Prahladananda Swami was born in 1949, in Buffallo, New York. He studied at the University of Buffalo, where he received a full scholarship. In January 1969 he joined ISKCON and received both initiations that year from Srila Prabhupada.)
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This Govindas canteen is located at the Chanakya building in MBA block of the campus of KJ Somaiya group of educational institutes located at Vidyavihar (East) in Mumbai, India.
In the year 2010, the chairman of KJ Somaiya group of institutes attended the annual Ghatkopar rathyatra festival, enchanted by the festival, he was inspired to petition the authorities to allow the establishment of a 'vaishnava restaurant' on their college campus. The chairman requested the authorities to open a ‘vaishn
