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Pastimes in the Pastures
Edited and extracted from Krishna Bhavanamrita written by Shrila Vishvanatha Chakravarti Thakura
Purvahna Lila (8:24 a.m. - 10:48 a.m.)
The cowherd boys that were eager to go out to the pastures with Krishna told their mothers, "Oh mother, why do you keep me here for putting on my tilaka and ornaments? What should I do? Why can't I get out of the house? All my friends are meeting with Krishna at this time of the morning. My friend Krishna, who is an ocean of love, waits f
Prema Vivarta>Chapter 12>The Glories of the Vaishnavas
Devotional and places of pilgrimage
A person who goes to a place of pilgrimage only for taking a bath in holy rivers and worships the deity, whom he considers to be made of stone, will take a very long time to develop true religious sentiments.
On the other hand, as soon as one sees a pure devotee of the Lord, his heart is cleansed of all unwanted material desires. He is put into touch with the highest objective of life, and transc
Hare Krishna.
To take over the temple properties in Bangladesh, the govt. has taken into account to form a black law, which is almost into the shape of draft, "Debattar Sampatti Babosthapana Ain'2013 (Debattar Sampatti (Deity Property) Managing Act'2013)". The act is the completely anti-Vedic Scriptures. By passing this black law, govt. will rein in our deities and other temple properties day by day. This is the blue design to drive away the Hindus/Sanatana religiou
TEXT 33
sreyan dravya-mayad yajnaj
jnana-yajnah parantapa
sarvam karmakhilam partha
jnane parisamapyate
SYNONYMS
sreyan--greater; dravya-mayat--than the sacrifice of material possessions; yajnat--knowledge; jnana-yajnah--sacrifice in knowledge; parantapa--O chastiser of the enemy; sarvam--all; karma--activities; akhilam--in totality; partha--O son of Prtha; jnane--in knowledge; parisamapyate--ends in.
TRANSLATION
O chastiser of the enemy, the sacrifice of knowledge is greater than the sacrifice of
So our Krsna consciousness movement is trying to bring back the human society, because it is not possible to bring back the monkeys and cats and dogs to Krsna consciousness. That is not possible. So those who are of the dog's mentality, cat's mentality, monkey mentality, it is difficult for them. They have to change their mentality by sat-sanga. This is called sat-sanga. Just like you are hearing from the sastra, and we are speaking from the sastra. This is called sat-sanga. By sat-sanga, by rea
aror iva sahishnuna
amanina mana-dena
kirtaniyah sada harih
Synonyms
trinat api-than downtrodden grass; su-nicena-being lower; taroh-than a tree; iva-like; sahishnuna-with tolerance; amanina-without being puffed up by false pride; mana-dena-giving respect to all; kirtaniyah-to be chanted; sada-always; harih-the holy name of the Lord.
Explanatory Translation by Swami Gaurangapada
One can continously chant the Holy Names of Lord Shri Hari and achieve pure love for the Lord only if one possesses the fol
Lecture on Who are Real Friends by Giriraj Swami on 06 Jan 2013
(n 1972 Giriraj was appointed by Prabhupada to be president of ISKCON Bombay and trustee of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. Since then, he has made many significant contributions to Srila Prabhupada’s mission, most notably overseeing all aspects of the development of Hare Krishna Land in Juhu, Bombay.)
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Lecture on Growing Younger by Indradyumna Swami on 14 May 2011
(He served as an editor or assistant editor for nearly all the books of Srila Prabhupada published during Srila Prabhupada’s lifetime. He received initiation from Srila Prabhupada in 1968, at the age of nineteen.)
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Lecture on Power of Time by Jayadvaita Swami on 18 Mar 2012 at Phoenix
(Jayadvaita Swami is editor, publisher, and teacher. He is a disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.)
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Lecture on Real Purpose Of marriage by Devamrita Swami
(His Holiness Devamrita Swami entered this life on October 16, 1950 in New York City, as the firstborn in a family dominated by a very devout and education-motivated Christian mother.)
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Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
The Chipped Rice Festival of Panihati
The Chida-dahi Mahotsav, also known as the Chipped Rice Festival of Panihati, is a yearly celebration commemorating the pastime of Srila Raghunatha dasa Goswami meeting Nityananda Prabhu.
Panihati, located in the Indian State of West Bengal, is a place of religious importance for the ISKCON community. Panihati was one of the leading trade centres in earlier days when river route was t
Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
TEXT 32
evam bahu-vidha yajna
vitata brahmano mukhe
karma-jan viddhi tan sarvan
evam jnatva vimoksyase
SYNONYMS
evam--thus; bahu-vidhah--various kinds of; yajnah--sacrifices; vitatah--widespread; brahmanah--of the Vedas; mukhe--in the face of; karma-jan--born of work; viddhi--you should know; tan--then; sarvan--all; evam--thus; jnatva--knowing; vimoksyase--be liberated.
TRANSLATION
All these different types of sacrifice are approved by the Vedas, and all of them are born of different types of work.
So if we want to become out of this ignorance, then we have to take to Krsna consciousness. Otherwise there is no possibility. And if we remain in ignorance, then we shall go on committing sinful activities and entangle ourselves in the karma-cakra. If you don't give up this ignorance of bodily concept of life, and if you go on continuing this bodily concept of life, then we are becoming entangled in the laws of nature. And then we'll create another situation for another body. And another body
Sri Vakresvara Pandita
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antah krishnam bahir gauram
darshitangadi-vaibhavam
kalau sankirtanadyaih smah
krishna-chaitanyam ashritah
In this Age of Kali we have taken shelter of Krishna Chaitanya by congregationally chanting the Lord’s holy names and performing other devotional practices. Blackish within but golden without, He exhibits all His opulences, beginning with His bodily features.-Bhagavat Sandharbha Text 2
Purport by Gopiparanadhana prabhu
This original verse by Shri Jiva Gosvami restates the previous text. In t
(1)
bhajahū re mana śrī-nanda-nandana
abhaya-caraṇāravinda re
durlabha mānava-janama sat-sańge
taroho e bhava-sindhu re
(2)
śīta ātapa bāta bariṣaṇa
e dina jāminī jāgi re
biphale sevinu kṛpaṇa durajana
capala sukha-laba lāgi' re
(3)
e dhana, yaubana, putra, parijana
ithe ki āche paratīti re
kamala-dala-jala, jīvana ṭalamala
bhajahū hari-pada nīti re
(4)
śravaṇa, kīrtana, smaraṇa, vandana,
pāda-sevana, dāsya re
pūjana, sakhī-jana, ātma-nivedana
govinda-dāsa-abhilāṣa re
TRANSLATION
1) O mind just worship the lotus
