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TEXT 22

sa taya sraddhaya yuktas
tasyaradhanam ihate
labhate ca tatah kaman
mayaiva vihitan hi tan

SYNONYMS

sah--he; taya--with that; sraddhaya--with faith; yuktah--endowed; tasya--his; aradhanam--worship; ihate--seeks; labhate--obtains; ca--and; tatah--from which; kaman--desires; maya--by Me; eva--alone; vihitan--regulated; hi--for; tan--those.

TRANSLATION

Endowed with such a faith, he seeks favors of a particular demigod and obtains his desires. But in actuality these benefits are bestowed by Me

Some scholars masquerading as spiritualists opine that in Hinduism there are 33 crore gods and one can chose anyone and worship as per their liking. It’s just like a quack telling a diseased person to choose any medicine as per his taste and it will cure his disease. In the present age many such spiritual quacks swarm the world misguiding the people.

The various gods which are mentioned in the Vedic literatures are in fact demigods who have been given certain responsibilities by the Supreme Lord.

Prabhupada: So we should know... Happiness is described in the Bhagavad-gita: sukham atyantikam yat tad atindriyam grahyam [Bg. 6.21]. What is happiness, that is beyond the senses. The sense happiness is there by the pig and the man. But his standard of sense happiness is different from the man's. Standard may be different, but the happiness derived from the subject matter is the same. There is no difference.

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada

Lecture on Glorification of Jagannath Puri Dham by Krishnananda Prabhu 06 July 2013 at Jagannath Puri

(His Grace Krishnananda Prabhu is a disciple of H.H. Radhanath Swami, from Radha-Gopinath Mandir in Mumbai. He travels around India mostly, preaching the glories of the Lord.)

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Lecture on Faith in the Holy Name by Sacinandana Swami 18 March 2013 at ISKCON Vrindavana

(HH Sacinandana Swami left home only 16 years old to meet devotees and to become a disciple of Srila Prabhupada in 1971. Maharaja’s first years in ISKCON were spent by translating Srila Prabhupada’s books from English to German and later he joined the book distribution party in Germany. Desiring to deepen his preaching, Maharaja soon started to visit people, who already got our books to encourage them to ac

Lecture on Association with Devotees by HG Urmila Mataji

(HG Urmila Mataji has mainly served ISKCON since 1973 till the present time as book distributor, assistant secretary for the BBT, pujari, temple cook, actress, writer, traveling preacher, editor of BTG since 1990, primary and secondary teacher for 27 years, school principle for 18 years, member of Sastric Advisory Council to the GBC. )

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Lecture on Best Service to Krishna Book Distribution 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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TEXT 21

yo yo yam yam tanum bhaktah
sraddhayarcitum icchati
tasya tasyacalam sraddham
tam eva vidadhamy aham

SYNONYMS

yah--that; yah--that; yam--which; yam--which; tanum--form of the demigods; bhaktah--devotee; sraddhaya--with faith; arcitum--to worship; icchati--desires; tasya--of that; tasya--of that; acalam--steady; sraddham--faith; tam--him; eva--surely; vidadhami--give; aham--I.

TRANSLATION

I am in everyone's heart as the Supersoul. As soon as one desires to worship the demigods, I make his fa

By His Holiness Devamrita Swami

As our ISKCON mission approaches the 21st century, fundamental questions about book distribution arise. The real issue is not, of course, whether or not books should be distributed, but who are the book distributors?

Is book distribution an elitist activity, or a natural part of the life of every spiritually aspiring man and woman? Is book distribution the exclusive nectar of a few fortunate souls, those specialized commandos whose gallant deeds we rely upon for sur

Kunti Maharani ki Prarthana - Bhag 01

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Kunti Maharani ki Prarthana - Bhag 03

By H.G. GANESAN.T.K

We have been celebrating the Damodara Program in our area (Jaganathan nagar, Coimbatore) during the auspicious Kartika month.

With the blessings and guidance of H.H. Bhakti Vinoda Swami, we (Ganesan, Bkn.Thirupura Sundari, Bkn.Subasri, Bkn.Selvam mataji, H.G. Anupama Madhavi devi dasi and Bkn.Gandhimathi mataji) have been arranging kirtan, lamps and prasadam in 73 different homes.

We request your blessings to improve further in our spiritual lives and so the entire area can be c

Prabhupada: These are all material necessities. So if you come to the spiritual platform, the test is that you have no material necessities. So long you are diseased, you require medicine, but when you are not diseased there is no need of medicine. It is the healthy state. So so long we are materially diseased, we require all these material necessities. So when you are on the spiritual platform there is no material (indistinct). Nidrahara-viharakadi-vijitau **, then you conquer over even our pri

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupa

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupa

There was once a frog who had lived all his life in a well. One day a friend visited him and informed him of the existence of the Atlantic Ocean.

"Oh, what is this Atlantic Ocean?" asked the frog in the well.

"It is a vast body of water," his friend replied.

"How vast? Is it double the size of this well?"

"Oh, no, much larger," his friend replied.

"How much larger? Ten times the size?"

In this way the frog went on calculating.

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupa

By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

By the mercy of Lord Balarama, One Can Kill the Demon of Lust

[Srimad Bhagavatam 9.19.17]

TRANSLATION

One should not allow oneself to sit on the same seat even with one’s own mother, sister or daughter, for the senses are so strong that even though one is very advanced in knowledge, he

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupa

ByHis Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

One should not remain in a secluded place with a woman, even one’s mother, sister, or daughter.

Nonetheless, although one is strictly prohibited from staying with a woman in a secluded place, Nārada Muni gave shelter to Prahlāda Mahārāja’s young mother, who rendered service to him w

Hare Krishna Dear Devotees,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Guru and Gauranga.

As many of you know our beloved god sister, Prema Devi, recently left her body. She was an extraordinary devotee, greatly dedicated to her Gurudev, Bhakti Tirtha Swami. This dedication was manifest through her many services to her Gurudev.

One of these services was purchasing the "Institute house" in Gita Nagari, Pennsylvania.

During Bhakti Tirtha Swami's last

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