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सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्र्च सर्व एव महारथाः || ६ ||
भावार्थ
पराक्रमी युधामन्यु, अत्यन्त शक्तिशाली उत्तमौजा, सुभद्रा का पुत्र तथा द्रोपदी के पुत्र - ये सभी म
नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते || ७ ||
भावार्थ
किन्तु हे ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठ! आपकी सूचना के लिए
पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्र्च शैब्यश्र्च नरपुङ्गवः || ५ ||
धृष्टकेतु: - धृष्टकेतु; चेकितानः - चेकितान; काशिराजः - काशिराज; च - भी; वीर्यवान् - अत्यन्त शक्तिशाली; पुरुजित् - पुरुजित्; कुन्तिभोजः - कुन्तिभोज; च - तथा; शैब्यः - शैब्य; च - तथा; नरपुङ्गवः - मानव समाज के वीर ।
भावार्थ
इनके साथ ही धृष्टकेतु, चेकितान, काशिराज, पुरुजित्, कुन्तिभोज तथा शैब्य जैसे महान शक्तिशाली योद्धा भी हैं ।
Dear Prabhus and Maharajs,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
I am appealing to you for an unusual request. I request that our society deeply consider honoring this devotee who lived and died to spread Krishna consciousness, by observing his appearance day yearly, as we do Jayananda prabhu's.
Now there are many devotees who have lived and died to spread KC, but as young man, Ananta Shanti das attentively heard from Srila Prabhupada for only a couple days. Th
Hare Krishna! dear devotees,
Please accept my humble obeisancies.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Today Ananta Shanti - the first and only initiated disciple of Srila Prabhupada left his body either from stroke or heart-attack (reports aren't clear), in Moscow.
He was the first one in Russia to meet and recieve direct training from Srila Prabhupada personally. Srila Prabhupada was in Moscow only few days, he really focussed on Anatoliy, who shortly became Ananta Shanti, Srila Prabhupada impar
Lecture on How to overcome the Evil of Good by Govinda Prabhu on 09 July 2011 at New Jersey
(Govinda Prabhu is a senior disciple of H.H.Radhanath Swami, his interest in Krishna Consciousness dawned during his youth days.)
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Lecture on Does Real Love Exist by Sankarsana Das Adhikari Prabhu on 06 June 2011 at India
(Sankarshan Das fully dedicated his life for serving the order of his spiritual master to become a guru and deliver the world. For the last 40 years he has uninterruptedly served his spiritual master’s movement, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), in various capacities.)
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Lecture on Concept of Knowledge by Dravida Prabhu on 26 Dec 2010 at San Diego
(Dravida Prabhu is a vaishnava scholar, musician and poet. He has edited Back to Godhead magazine and other books published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust for over 25 years.)
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Lecture on Does too much Seriousness in Spiritual life make one Irresponsible and Unambitious by Caitanya Charan Prabhu
(Chaitanya Charan Prabhu's writings have been published in newspapers like Times of India, Indian Express, Economic Times, Hindustan Times, and Sakaal Times.)
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TEXT 24
brahmarpanam brahma havir
brahmagnau brahmana hutam
brahmaiva tena gantavyam
brahma-karma-samadhina
SYNONYMS
brahma--spiritual in nature; arpanam--contribution; brahma--the Supreme; havih--butter; brahma--spiritual; agnau--in the fire of consummation; brahmana--by the spirit soul; hutam--offered; brahma--spiritual kingdom; eva--certainly; tena--by him; gantavyam--to be reached; brahma--spiritual; karma--activities; samadhina--by complete absorption.
TRANSLATION
A person who is fully absorbe
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
Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Matajis,
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudeva.
Yesterday on the auspiscious day of Apara Ekadasi, at around 3:30 am, brahma muhurtha time, one of our dear God-brothers, HG Anaadi nidhanam Krishna Prabhu, left his body in Trivandrum Kerala.
The following is the extract of message from HG Devakinandan Prabhuji, glorifying the life of HG Anaadi nidhanam Prabhuji.
HG Anaadi nidhanam Prabhu was a law student, young, livel

Is distributing Srila Prabhupada's books just a leftover from the past? Is it relevant in ISKCON today?
For the answer look to Srila Prabhupada's words and look all around.
Srila Prabhupada was very clear that he wanted distribution of his books to continue.
"So please, I beg you, continue distributing my books in this way and Krsna will pour His blessings upon you all."
Srila Prabhupada BEGGED us to distribute his books, and why? Look all around to see. Everyone is full of intense suffering. S
An extract from the book Bhajana Rahasya by Bhaktivinoda Thakur :
In the sixteen word Hare Krishna mantra there are eight pairs of names. Corresponding to these eight pairs, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu has recited the eight shlokas of the Shikshashtaka.
The first pair of names—Hare Krishna—signifies the subduer of ignorance and the performance of nama-sankirtana with faith. The second pair—Hare Krishna—means Krishna's names are invested with all potencies. One should have attachment for bhajana by taking
Bhagavan means six opulences. Nobody is richer than Bhagavan, nobody is stronger than Bhagavan, nobody is more beautiful than Bhagavan, nobody is wiser than Bhagavan, and nobody is more renouncer than Bhagavan. That is Bhagavan.To understand Krsna is not so easy, but if you follow the mahajana, if you try to understand the philosophy through the parampara system, then you'll realize Krsna and your life will be successful.
By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
Gau Seva Part 1
In the evening from around 5:30 to 6pm is the Godhuli period when the cows return to the goshala from the forest. Before coming to His residence at Nandagrama, standing under a kadamba tree, Kṛṣṇa calls all his cows to that place. He also informs all His cowherd boyfriends, “Now we are going home to our residence. Mother Yasoda and all our mothers are waiting for us in Nandagaon, and there at Yasoda-kunda, Yasoda and Nanda B
The remaining ten days (5-10, 12, 14-16) are suitable provided they do not fall on those lunar tithis which are forbidden.)
Forbidden Lunar Tithis:
Sexual union must also be avoided on days of vrata and fasting, such as ekadasi, and on the parva days (full moon, dark moon, astami and caturdasi tithis, as well as sankranti, when the sun passes into a new zodiac sign) when the body is in weak condition, and the days when the moon passes throught the same naksatra as at ones birth.
Forbidden Week d