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TEXT 22

rudraditya vasavo ye ca sadhya
visve 'svinau marutas cosmapas ca
gandharva-yaksasura-siddha-sangha
viksante tvam vismitas caiva sarve

SYNONYMS

rudra--manifestations of Lord Siva; adityah--the Adityas; vasavah--the Vasus; ye--all those; ca--and; sadhyah--the Sadhyas; visve--the Visvedevas; asvinau--the Asvini-kumaras; marutah--the Maruts; ca--and; usma-pah--the forefathers; ca--and; gandharva--of the Gandharvas; yaksa--the Yaksas; asura-siddha--the demons and the perfected demigods; sanghah

Prabhupada: The thing is that here material world means that whatever you want, you have to work for it. That is material world. Things are there, but you have to work for it. In the spiritual world there is no need of working. You get all necessities. That is the difference.

By H.D. G Srila Prabhupada

Lecture on How to Balance Spiritual Life and Material Obligations by Bhakti Raghava Swami

(His Holiness Bhakti Raghava Swami has been serving with great dedication for many decades. During the early days of Mayapur development, he lost one leg due to an attack with bomb in Mayapur.)

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Lecture on How to strengthen devotees so that they dont leave Krishna Consciousness by HH Bhakti Charu Swami on 18 oCT 2010 at ISKCON 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 Kis Prakaar Bhagavan ke Bhakt mahan hote hai by HG Athul Krishna 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 Dealing within Devotees by HH Bhakti Charu Swami on 1987

(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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Whatever progress we have made, it is simply due to distributing the books. So go on, and do not divert your mind for a moment from this.

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

TEXT 21

ami hi tvam sura-sangha visanti
kecid bhitah pranjalayo grnanti
svastity uktva maharsi-siddha-sanghah
stuvanti tvam stutibhih puskalabhih

SYNONYMS

ami--all those; hi--certainly; tvam--unto You; sura-sanghah--groups of demigods; visanti--entering; kecit--some of them; bhitah--out of fear; pranjalayah--with folded hands; grnanti--offering prayers unto; svasti--all peace; iti--thus; uktva--speaking like that; maha-rsi--great sages; siddha-sanghah--perfect sages; stuvanti--singing hymns; tvam-

The Caste system of India is perhaps one of the most misunderstood and deplored societal arrangements of the world today. Many Indians and most westerners perceive the caste system as  a societal evil that has been instrumental in the higher castes exploiting the lower ones through the ages. While it cannot be denied that the caste system in India has been grossly misutilised lately in serving the ego of

Lecture on How ISKCON can care more for its members by Sivarama Swami on 09 July 2014

(Sivarama Swami was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1949. In 1956, during the failed Hungarian revolution, he emigrated with his family to Canada.)

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Lecture on Now Work Harder and Sacrifice More by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 01 June 2014 at Houston

(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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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Class (06.09.10) by HH Rama Govinda Swami on 04 July 2014 at Juhu

(His Holiness Rama Govinda Swami is a disciple of His Holiness Lokanath Swami. His Holiness is from Tirupati, South India and is very astute in Vedic literature and speaks many languages. He is talented at reciting Ramayana in expert detail.)

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Lecture on Lord Krishna Goes to the Abode of Yamaraja by HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami

(Originally from New Zealand, Bhakti Caitanya Swami joined the Hare Krishna movement in London, early in 1973. Almost a year before, as a philosophy student at Auckland University, he had first seen his future spiritual master walking across the campus with his followers. Srila Prabhupada initiated Bhakti Caitanya Swami later in 1973, giving him the name Raghubir Dasa. )

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Lecture on Chaitanya Charitamrita (Adi Lila 08-67-72) by HG Mahatma Prabhu on 05 July 2014 at ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Manor 

(HG Mahatma Prabhu joined ISKCON in 1969 and was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1970. He travels widely facilitating workshops and retreats on such important practices as japa, forgiveness, humility, vows and sexual purity.)

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Lecture on Materialistic Miami by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami on 02 July 2014 at Florida

(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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Lecture on Disappearance of Nila Madhava to Ratha Yatra by Sivarama Swami

(Sivarama Swami was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1949. In 1956, during the failed Hungarian revolution, he emigrated with his family to Canada.)

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Lecture on Does ISKCON have a Phobia for the Tenth Canto 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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Dear devotees, Hare Krsna!
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

This is a pleasent reminder for the upcoming Kartik Navadvaip Mandal parikrama 2014.

It is our great pleasure to announce ISKCON MAYAPUR's 2nd annual six day Kartik Navadwip Mandal Parikrama during the most auspicious month of Kartik (organized by the Mayapur Chadnra's). The Parikram begins on October 22nd and will end on October 29th, 2014.

There will be two days break, one for Goverdhan puja (24th

Hare Krsna,

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

भागवत - धर्म

धर्म का शाब्दिक अर्थ क्या है? किसी वस्तु का स्वाभाविक गुण जो अपरिवर्तनशील होता है जैसे अग्नि का स्वाभाविक गुण है जलाना | चाहे कोई अनजाने में छुए या कोई बच्चा छुए, अग्नि तो जलायेगी ही | शास्त्रों के अनुसार आत्मा का स्वाभाविक धर्मं क्या है ?  जिस प्रकार भगवान श्री कृष्ण सत-चित-आनन्द (सच्चिदानन्द) हैं, उसी प्रकार आत्मा जो उनका ही अंश है वह भी सत-चित-आनन्द है | आत्मा का धर्म है अपन

"Krishna takes a special appreciation for His devotees who are engaged in risking for His preaching work and He will give you special care and guidance at all times because you are sincerely trying to serve Him in this way" - A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada 

This book "Taking care of Krishna's Devotees" is a wonderful offering by H.H Niranjana Maharaja where he writes about the implementation of the Counselor System as introduced by H.H Radhanath Maharaja at Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Mandir in Ch