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English Yogini Ekadashi Mahatmya without Music

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Hindi Yogini Ekadashi Mahatmya without Music

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English Narration: Bhakta Neeraj Kapoor
Hindi Narration: Madhava Das (BVKS)
Recording, Editing, Music mixing : Madhava Das (BVKS) at Gopal's Studio (ISKCON Desire Tree)

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Dear Readers,


Namonamaha. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Jaya Jagannath!


Jagannath Baladeva Subhadra - ISKCON Baroda


This is to cordially invite you to participate in the 32nd annual Jagannath Rathayatra festival organized by ISKCON Baroda.


This year, as is the practice, Jagananth Rathayatra will be observed on the traditional day, "aashaadh shukla dvitiya", falling on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Please intimate us in advance if you need accommodation here at ISKCON Baroda, to enable you to attend the festival. Highlights of the festival: att

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Sri Sri Vitthal Rukn\mini - Pandharpur Dham


Respected Maharajas and Devotees,
Please accept our humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada.


Sridham Pandharpur is abode of Lord Krishna , here lord is residing in self-manifested deity form for his Devotees to give Darshan and allows everyone to touch his lotus feet on request of Bhakta Pundalika . Lord appeared here with his consort Rukmini Devi and famously known as Lord Vitthala.


Ashadhi Ekadashi is the most auspicious day and on this day, millions of people come from all ove

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 4.37

TEXT 37

yathaidhamsi samiddho 'gnir
bhasmasat kurute 'rjuna
jnanagnih sarva-karmani
bhasmasat kurute tatha

 

SYNONYMS

yatha--just as; edhamsi--firewood; samiddhah--blazing; agnih--fire; bhasmasat--turns into ashes; kurute--so does; arjuna--O Arjuna; jnana-agnih--the fire of knowledge; sarva-karmani--all reactions to material activities; bhasmasat--to ashes; kurute--it so does; tatha--similarly.

 

TRANSLATION

As the blazing fire turns firewood to ashes, O Arjuna, so does the fire of knowledge burn to as

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Thought Of The Day

So anyway, one who takes shelter of Krsna, he'll not be put into danger. Rest assured. So 'krsna'-sambandha, 'bhakti'-praptyera sadhana. So I have to revive my relationship. Relationship is there; simply I have forgotten. So I have to revive it, or remember it, that "Oh, I am such and such." Vasudevah sarvam iti sa mahatma su-durlabhah [Bg. 7.19]. I have to become a great soul by surrendering unto God. So that surrendering process is bhakti, or devotional service. My relationship is eternal with

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Taken from 'The Life of Ramanujacharya'

At that time a very learned scholar was living at Kahci. His name was Yadavaprakasa, and the fame of scholarship had attracted a large group of disciples to him. Being desirous of understanding the Vedic literatures, Ramanuja  also became his student, and his pleasant nature and quick intelligence soon endeared him to the great pandita. However, this relationship did not last for very long, for despite his learning and knowledge of the scriptures,  Yadavapr

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Get a Prasadam flower for Bug

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INDISCRIMINATE MERCY
[1973, New Dwarka, ISKCON Los Angeles, USA]

Srila Prabhupada was in New Dwaraka (Los Angeles) in the spring of 1973. Hearing His Divine Grace ring his bell, I immediately went to his room and offered my obeisances. Pointing to the floor near my legs, he looked at me with wide eyes and great concern.

"Do you see that bug?" he asked. Looking around for a few moments, I finally spotted a small insect. I nodded.

In a serious voice Srila Prabhupada said, "I have been watchin
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Jagannath Rath Yatra

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The chariot festival in which Lord Krsna in the form of Lord Jagannatha rides with Lord Balarama and Subhadra Devi in Jagannatha Puri, India.


At the height of Indian summer, right at the beginning of the Monsoon, the Lord of Puri goes to his garden palace for the annual summer vacation. Originally the festival has its foundation in the residents of Vrindavan bringing back their Lords, Krishna, Balaram and Lady Subhadra from Kurukshetra.


Today in Puri He, the Lord of the Universe travels in so

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My little realisations


some of my realisations as I sold a property to buy a home.


1. As the deal went up and down, I realised my prayers have improved !! I would chant but was not praying too much but now the prayers started !  I prayed constantly to let me go thru all the anxiety but please take over the home I was buying to establish as Krishna's new abode.

2.  I realised, and could appreciate, a litlle bit, why Kunti Maharani was asking for more and more trouble.

3.  I need to have complete faith in Krishna.

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Hare Krishna dear devotees
PAMHO AGTSP

We were blessed with Maharaj Association in Columbus for 2 days recently, where he gave initiations to local columbus and also near by non-local devotees. It was a wonderful program. We would like to share the new names for 1st initiated devotees and also few pics to our God family.


Sr No  

Old Name

New Name

Initiation Type
1 Suri Raman Sukadevananda das 1st Initiation
2 Sanjiv Sharma Savyasaci das 1st Initiation
3 Sivagini Siva Sita Vallabhi
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The latest edition of the Bhaktivedanta Manor newsletter is now online here:

 


Main stories include:

• George Harrison Garden officially opened

• A lake filled with Magic (Ramanavami festival)

• Flowers to Inspire

• ISKCON Festivals UK

• New Govindas in Nottingham

Your Servent
Radha Mohan Das
Bhaktivedanta Manor Communications
Secretary
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Perfect Speech Only in 12yrs 

[October 1972, ISKCON, Rādhā-Dāmodara Temple, Vrindaban, India]

 

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It was about 5:30 in the morning and Srila Prabhupada called me into his sitting room wanting to know why Syamasundara and Pradyumna were still sleeping.

"I don't know," I replied.

Srīla Prabhupada told me to bring them to his room. When we returned, he told us we must conquer over sleep.

"Rising early and taking a cold shower is not austerity, but just common sense and good hygiene," Srila P
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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 4.36

TEXT 36

api ced asi papebhyah
sarvebhyah papa-krttamah
sarvam jnana-plavenaiva
vrjinam santarisyasi

 

SYNONYMS

api--even; cet--if; asi--you are; papebhyah--of sinners; sarvebhyah--of all; papa-krttamah--the greatest sinner; sarvam--all such sinful actions; jnana-plavena--by the boat of transcendental knowledge; eva--certainly; vrjinam--the ocean of miseries; santarisyasi--you will cross completely.

 

TRANSLATION

Even if you are considered to be the most sinful of all sinners, when you are situated in t

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Thought Of The Day

So this is the process. Krsna is also finding always opportunity, "How to serve My pure devotee?" And pure devotee's so clever that he won't accept any service from Krsna. Just like the Arjuna, he never said, "Krsna, You are God. Why You are putting me to war indirectly? You can give me everything." Krsna said, "No." He never said that, Arjuna. Krsna said, niyatam kuru karma tvam karma jyayo hy akarmanah: "You are ksatriya. You have to fight." He never said. So we should not take God as order-su

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2514914268?profile=originalLecture on Balarama reminds us of the importance of cow protection by Devamrita Swami on 16 Aug 2008 at New Zealand

(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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Cultivation of Human Spirit

2514914239?profile=originalLecture on Cultivation of Human Spirit by Hanumat Presaka Swami on 29 Sep 2003

(Hanumat Presaka Swami grew up in California and graduated in psychology from the University of California in 1970, with a minor in biology and electrical engineering.)

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Scientists Don't Have the Proof

2514914308?profile=originalLecture on Scientists Don't Have the Proof by Danavir Goswami on 24 Feb 2004

(Danavir Goswami proceeded to inaugurate Bhakta Programs elsewhere in America, Europe, Africa, India, etc. Presently this comprehensive educational system for new devotees is standard throughout ISKCON. He is the author of many books.)

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2514914364?profile=originalLecture on Aspects of Vedic Culture in Practical Life by Bhakti Vikas Swami on 01 May 2008 at Bahrain

(He has since travelled widely throughout the subcontinent, lecturing in English, Hindi, and Bengali. His Holiness also travels to and preaches Krishna consciousness in other parts of the world. He continues to write books and magazine articles.)

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One should not touch the lotus feet of a saintly person or sannyasi with his enjoyment-prone body or sinful body. If the saintly person becomes displeased as a result of our touching his lotus feet, then it will certainly create inauspiciousness for us. Sannyasi devotees do not like people touching their feet. It is currently become a fashion – a disease – to touch the lotus feet of Guru and Sadhu. We should pay close attention to whether the spiritual master and Krishna are being pleased by e
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Srila Prabhupada Vani

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

When Srila Prabhupada was addressed by a devotee inquiring: Is the pure devotee more merciful than Krsna? Srila Prabhupada responded as follows:

SRILA PRABHUPADA: "Oh yes, yes. Because Visnu could not excuse him, (talking about Durvasa Muni) but as soon as he came to Maharaja Ambarisa, fell down, and `You take all my assets of pious activities. You be saved immediately.' That is Vaisnava. When he begged humble, `Maharaja

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