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Radha Ashtami Festival According to Vaishnava tradition, Radha Rani was born in village Barsana (or Rawal) situated 8 km from Vrindavan. Raja Vrishabhano, the king of cowherds, and Rani Kirati (or Kalavati) are the parents of Radha. Legend has it that Raja Vrsabhanu and Kalavati were the partial incarnations of Lord Narayana and Goddess Lakshmi. Radha Rani’s worship is of much importance in Vrindavan (or Brindavan) situated about 15 km from Mathura where Lord Krishna took birth and lived for ove

TEXT 18

yada viniyatam cittam
atmany evavatisthate
nisprhah sarva-kamebhyo
yukta ity ucyate tada

SYNONYMS

yada--when; viniyatam--particularly disciplined; cittam--the mind and its activities; atmani--in the transcendence; eva--certainly; avatisthate--becomes situated; nisprhah--devoid of desire; sarva--all kinds of; kamebhyah--material desires; yuktah--well situated in yoga; iti--thus; ucyate--is said to be; tada--at that time.

TRANSLATION

When the yogi, by practice of yoga, disciplines his mental

English Parsva Ekadashi Mahatmya without Music

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English Narration: Madan Manjari Devi Dasi (RNS)

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Actually, the enjoyment is in my mind. That is not enjoyment. That is not enjoyment. Real enjoyment is when I am free from this embodiment of five elements, gross elements, and three subtle elements. I have entered into this, and the action and reaction of these five gross elements, three subtle elements, I am enjoying. Actually, not enjoying. This is called maya. There is no enjoyment. It is enjoyment in the mind. The mind is also material creation. Real enjoyment is beyond these senses. Sukham

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Letters of  His Divine Grace A. C. Bhativedanta Swami Prabhupada

My dear daughter Sally,

I thank you very much for your letter of the 9th instant and I am very glad to note that your little Bijo is growing to be more adventurous nowadays. Generally the son acquires the qualities of the mother and the daughter acquires the qualities of the father. And such children become h

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

There are four ways to serve the Srimad Bhagavatam. These should be understood as service in the modes of passion, goodness and ignorance, and transcendental service.

1. When a busy endeavor like a Vedic sacrifice is made with fanfare for seven days, with pomp and opulent worship, then the Bhagavatam is being served in the mode of passion.

2. Hearing for a month or a whole season with tasteful relishing and not too much en

Lecture on Glories of Srimati Radharani by HH Bhakti Vidya Purna Swami on 03rd Sept 2011 at ISKCON Mayapur

(His Holiness Bhakti Vidya Purna Swami comes from a Jewish American background. He had spent some time in Israel before taking shelter of Srila Prabhupada.)

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Lecture on Glories of Radharani by HH Radhanath Swami

(Radhanath Swami was born in Chicago, USA. In his teenage years, he embarked on a journey of discovery of the world and religion that ultimately led him to India where he met Srila Prabhupada in 1971 and embraced his teachings. Initially serving in India, Radhanath Swami returned to the USA where he served at a West Virginia farming community and was initiated by Srila Prabhupada (1973))

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Seminar on Pastimes of Srimati Radharani by HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami

(Bhakti Purusottama Swami first joined ISKCON in Mayapur, India, in 1978. He is an initiated disciple of Jayapataka Swami and is an integral part of the organization of the Headquarters of ISKCON in Mayapur, where he is based.)

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Lecture on The Appearance of Srimati Radharani 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.)

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Lecture on Glories of Radharani by HH Radhanath Swami on 12th Sept 1994 at ISKCON Chowpatty

(Radhanath Swami was born in Chicago, USA. In his teenage years, he embarked on a journey of discovery of the world and religion that ultimately led him to India where he met Srila Prabhupada in 1971 and embraced his teachings. Initially serving in India, Radhanath Swami returned to the USA where he served at a West Virginia farming community and was initiated by Srila Prabhupada (1973))

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TEXT 17

yuktahara-viharasya
yukta-cestasya karmasu
yukta-svapnavabodhasya
yogo bhavati duhkha-ha

SYNONYMS

yukta--regulated; ahara--eating; viharasya--recreation; yukta--regulated; cestasya--of one who works for maintenance; karmasu--in discharging duties; yukta--regulated; svapna-avabodhasya--regulated sleep and wakefulness; yogah--practice of yoga; bhavati--becomes; duhkha-ha--diminishing pains.

TRANSLATION

He who is temperate in his habits of eating, sleeping, working and recreation can mitigate

Gopiparanadhana Prabhu was Co-director in Govardhana and head teacher of the Sanskrit academy. Although from United States, he stayed most of the time in Govardhan. Students from various parts of the world would flock to govardhan to study high level of Sanskrit and bhakti from him. He was also teaching the Sandarbhas seminar. He received first initiation from Srila Prabhupada in 1973 and second in 1975. He also served as Sanskrit translator for the BBT and had been working for the BBT since 197

Hare Krishna.

The first time I prayed with all my heart was when HG Sarvabhauma Prabhuji came to Punjabi Bagh temple and gave a lecture on atonement almost two years back. I used to feel a lot of guilt over my past karma and did not know how to get rid of them or ask forgiveness from all the people whom I hurt. All the past incidents would come into my thoughts as I would chant, it was getting difficult to chant. In the lecture Prabhuji mentioned that apart from our own lack of courage to face pe

TEXT 16

naty-asnatas 'tu yogo 'sti
na caikantam anasnatah
na cati-svapna-silasya
jagrato naiva carjuna

SYNONYMS

na--never; ati--too much; asnatah--of one who eats so; tu--but; yogah--linking with the Supreme; asti--there is; na--nor; ca--also; ekantam--very low; anasnatah--abstaining from eating; na--nor; ca--also; ati--too much; svapna-silasya--of one who sleeps too much; jagratah--or one who keeps night watch too much; na--not; eva--ever; ca--and; arjuna--O Arjuna.

TRANSLATION

There is no possibi

The impersonalists take it, this chanting, as means to attain liberation. They do not know that the chanting is the, real chanting begins after liberation. Not that by chanting one reaches liberation. No. That's not a fact. Satatam kirtayanto mam yatantas ca drdha-vratah [Bg. 9.14]. Satatam. Satatam means after liberation also. This chanting will continue after liberation also. Not that after liberation chanting will finish. In the Bhagavad-gita it is said, satatam. Satatam means after liberatio