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TEXT 20

karmanaiva hi samsiddhim
asthita janakadayah
loka-sangraham evapi
sampasyan kartum arhasi

SYNONYMS

karmana--by work; eva--even; hi--certainly; samsiddhim--perfection; asthitah--situated; janaka-adayah--Janaka and other kings; loka-sangraham--educating the people in general; eva--also; api--for the sake of; sampasyan--by considering; kartum--to act; arhasi--deserve.

TRANSLATION

Even kings like Janaka and others attained the perfectional stage by performance of prescribed duties. Therefore, j

So this Krsna consciousness movement means nothing..., everything is there; it has to be purified by diverting the same thing for Krsna. Just like we have got feelings for raising children, attachment. That is attachment. So what Mother Yasoda is doing? She is attached to Krsna, and that is Vrndavana. The same thing in otherwise... Vrndavana life means all attachment to Krsna. Mother Yasoda is attached to Krsna, Nanda Maharaja is attached to Krsna, the cowherd boys are attached to Krsna, the cal

“G u r u    m u k h a     p a d m a    v a k y a"

Never take anything for granted.......................Nectarean Mellows

Mukunda dutt he was crying to see the Lord, he wasn’t demanding, he was crying because he was not able to see the Lord, his crying was not out of demand, this is innocence. “I want to see you...why are you being so cruel to me”. Mukunda Dutt was crying, saying, “when will I see the Lord?” The Lord said, “I never want to show Myself to him.” He was crying, “when will I see, when

Introduction

When I first began to study the bible, the people I studied with told me that it was wrong for me to be a vegetarian. I have found a common attack by Christians, and even Muslims on vegetarianism goes along the lines of "God said we could eat meat. Are you trying to say you are more merciful than God?" The answer to that question is "surely not", God should be the most merciful being. To help faith-based vegetarians, this article will discuss how vegetarianism relates to the bible, a

By Premanjana Dasa (Pranjal Joshi)

A memoir of our trip to Jaggnath Puri Dham and Mayapur Nawadeep Dham.

The announcement was made well in advance,One Prabhu who was leading us all the way and was in charge of the whole program told us that a trip would be going soon two these two places in Eastern India– Puri and Nawadeep and a bell rang in my ears as soon as I heard this.I just wanted to grab this opportunity as I was going to get a memorable 8 day long devotee association and a chance to visit

by Premanjana Dasa (Pranjal Joshi)

The meaning of the Bhagavad Gita as given in dictionaries is as follows–

(Hinduism) the sacred `song of God’ composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life.
The Bhagavad Gita (Song of God), also more simply known as Gita, is a Sanatana Dharma or Hindu scripture produced from the colloquy given by Shri Krishna to Arjuna during the

A full year of preparations paid off in our best Ratha Yatra festival in 25 years. The first of four days of celebrations kicked off with a super chariot parade with amazing kirtans, brass bands, majorettes, Scottish bagpipes, clowns, stiltwalkers and Zulu warrior dancers. The holy names resounded throughout the beach area and people of all ethnic groups enjoyed the fun. The hearts of the Vaisnavas were completely satisfied. Srila Prabhupada, we are your servants doing your will. We offer our mo

The Bhaktivedanta Library – Fulfilling the Desire of Srila Prabhupada

BY: PREMANJANA DAS (Pranjal Joshi)

Jun 07, 2012 — INDIA (SUN) —

The Bhaktivedanta Library is a unique subject that inspired me to write.

I have been to many ISKCON temples along with many holy places all over India; but ISKCON Mumbai (Shri Radha Rasa Bihari Ji) stands to be the only place where I discovered this unique and special library that has a magnanimous collection of books by various authors from all over the world.

The Bh

By Premanjana Das

(Pranjal Joshi)

Let me first introduce you to a vaishnava— His Grace Radha Madhava Prabhu (formerly Richard Mende) who is now 77 years old and has just completed writing two books which will be published soon. He graduated from the Stanford University and has worked in New York in the film producing industry while he was absorbed in worldly ways of life.

His Grace Guru das Prabhu writes about His Grace Radha Madhav Prabhu:

“Richard Mende’s The Book of Constant Chanting is an import

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Premanjana Dasa
(Pranjal Joshi)

The Affection of Srila Prabhupada

[This story has been written by Premanjana Dasa (Pranjal Joshi) on the basis of a conversation that took place between him and His Grace Hari Das Prabhu at the ‘Hare Krishna Land’ (ISKCON Temple) at Juhu, Mumbai in the months of August and September 2011 in the room of Haridas Prabhu ]

Haridas’ life in Mumbai as a young boy- Haridas Prabhu was a boy aged 11 years, used to beg for money, work in a tea stall to wash glasses

By Premanjana Das (Pranjal Joshi)

Since my childhood, I was told the glories of Nasik and Triyamakeshwar(one of the 12 jyotirlingas) by my mother several times. I had a desire to visit Nasik because of this. Nasik is a very old city and finds its mention in the Ramayana, it is located in Maharashtra that is a province/state in India. Nasik is at about 180 Kms from Mumbai and Pune. I started from Mumbai by a bus straight away from my office and reached Nasik by 2:30 AM, I took a lodge for Rs. 600

TEXT 19

tasmad asaktah satatam
karyam karma samacara
asakto hy acaran karma
param apnoti purusah

SYNONYMS

tasmat--therefore; asaktah--without attachment; satatam--constantly; karyam--as duty; karma--work; samacara--perform; asaktah--nonattached; hi--certainly; acaran--performing; karma--work; param--the Supreme; apnoti--achieves; purusah--a man.

TRANSLATION

Therefore, without being attached to the fruits of activities, one should act as a matter of duty; for by working without attachment, one attai

So desireless means when we don't desire anything material. Simply desire to serve Krsna. That is desirelessness. Sarvopadhi-vinirmuktam [Cc. Madhya 19.170]. Then it is nirmala, purified. And the, what is the function of the purified senses? Hrsikena hrsikesa sevanam bhaktir ucyate. When your..., there is no more material desires, none of your senses are engaged in anything except Krsna's service, this is purification. And in that purified state, when your senses are purified by this way, then y

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“G u r u    m u k h a     p a d m a    v a k y a"

Devotees will not demand.......................Nectarean Mellows

We could come and see the Deity any time, because it’s so easily accessible, they are so easily accessible. But the tendency is to not to really approach the Deity with heartfelt prayers. The tendency is not to be really grateful at every moment, “I am standing before the Lord; I am being blessed causelessly”. And then the Vaishnavas, to see Vaishnavas as ordinary...…I know devotees

The North European BBT recently published Devamrita Swami's 

Searching for Vedic India

It is an ebook. If you haven't read this book and have an interest in Vedic archeology, history, cosmology, and consciousness studies, you'll love this book. It's thorough, convincing, and well-written.

Available here:

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Kobo
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The Durban Festival of Chariots Culturally Many Spiritually One Celebrating Social Harmony Easter Weekend
North Beach, Durban
SOUTH AFRICA

It’s an unforgettable line-up of free entertainment over the Easter long weekend featuring Freshlyground, Hinds Brothers Band, Kirtanuity Tour with Madhava, KZN Philharmonic Orchestra with BB Govinda Swami, Drum Cafe and The Kwa-Mashu Gospel Choir, Drum Cafe and many more.

This years Durban Festival of Chariots, to be held at North Beach over the upcoming Ea

One devotee's account of how he was inspired to donate to the TOVP 

I came in touch with Krishna Consciousness in 2004 when I joined the Government Polytechnic College in Coimbatore. An ISKCON temple was near my college. I very much got inspiration from the lectures of HH Bhakti Vinode Swami Maharaj, who was at that time HG Sarveswara Prabhu, temple president of ISKCON, Coimbatore. I am always in debt to Maharaj and the Coimbatore devotees.

Around May 2010, I joined some college friends on a tou