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Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

In the pastime of Ambarish Maharaj and Durvasa muni, when Durvasa muni finally approaches Supreme Lord and asks for forgiveness for offending Maharaj Ambarish, an unalloyed devotee of the Lord, and protection from the life threatening Sudarshan chakra, Lord Krishna very nicely glorifies the greatness of His devotees through the following verses in Srimad Bhagavatam. (SB 9.4.63 through 67)

aham bhakta-paradhino hy asvatan

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

In his purport to Srimad Bhagavatam verse 1.15.8, Srila Prabhupada refers to the pastime with Maya Danava. Prabhupada writes "The demon Maya Danava was an inhabitant of the forest Khandava, and when the Khandava forest was set on fire, he asked protection from Arjuna. Arjuna saved his life, and as a result of this the demon felt obliged. He reciprocated by building a wonderful assembly house for the Pandavas, which attr

Unfortunately the present civilization, they are not meant for decreasing. They are simply increasing. The Western civlization means increasing the means of sense gratification, "machine, machine, machine, machine." So, and the brahminical culture means samo damo titiksa. Titiksa means without something I may suffer. Suffer. So one should be practiced to suffer. Suffer, that is tapasya. Tapasa brahmacaryena [SB 6.1.13]. Tapasya begins from celibacy. We are practiced to sex life or sense gratific

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na tv evāhaṁ jātu nāsaṁ

Many news about prehistoric founds and their possible meaning reached the world in the last decades. One of them, found in South Germany, puts scientist around the world in amazement. The centerpiece is the “lion man”, an idol that is made from the tusk of a mammoth in the form of a human body with a lion head. Amazingly it  is dated back 32,000 years from now.
This discovery brought a lot of attention in the archaeological circles in Europe. In Excavations around 1930-35 at the Lonetal area near

एक समय कि बात है कि श्रीभागुरी ऋषि गोविन्द कुण्ड के तट पर भगवत् प्रीति के लिए यज्ञ कर रहे थे. दूर–दूर से गोप-गोपियाँ यज्ञ के लिए द्रव्य ला रही थीं. राधिका एवं उनकी सखियाँ भी दानघाटी के उस पार से दधि, दुग्ध, मक्खन तथा दूध से बने हुए विविध प्रकार के रबडी आदि द्रव्य ला रही थीं. इसी स्थान पर सुबल, मधुमंगल आदि सखाओं के साथ श्रीकृष्ण अपने लाठियों को अड़ाकर बलपूर्वक दान (टोलटैक्स) माँग रहे थे. गोपियों ...के साथ उन लोगों की बहुत नोक–झोंक हुई. कृष्ण ने त्रिभंग ललित रूप में खड़े होकर कहा- क्या ले जा रही ह

So it requires eyes to see God. That eyes you have to prepare. What is that eyes? Premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena [Bs. 5.38]. You have to apply eyes' ointment. Just like there is some medicine, eye ointment, which you apply -- you can see very distinctly -- similarly, that ointment is premanjana. If you develop love for God Just like Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He is in ecstasy, always in love. He can see. Similarly, if you develop your love for God, then you can see. Premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-v

Today, my son has asked me to brief him the difference between Tortoise and Turtle.  While explaining to my son, I had a wonderful realization, which I would like to share with you all.

As the shell of a Tortoise / Turtle acts as a shield to protect from any kind of perils, attacks and also protects from extreme climatic conditions, similarly, the Lord takes the role of a shell just to protect HIS devotees from all problems and perils.

As the tortoise / turtle comes out of its shell to enjoy its

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Every one of us is searching after happiness, but we do not know what real happiness is. We see so much advertised about happiness, but practically speaking we see so few happy people. This is because so few people know that the platform of real happiness is beyond temporary things. It is this real happiness that is described in Bhagavad-gita by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.

Happiness is generally perceived through our senses

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

 

 

samāśritā ye pada-pallava-plavam

mahat-padam punya-yaśo murāreh

bhavāmbudhir vatsa-padam param padam padam

padam padam yad vipadam na tesām. [SB 10.14.58]

Bhavāmbudhi means this great ocean of nescience, in which we are now fallen and very much struggling for existence. Exactly just like if you are thrown in the ocean, although you may be a very good swimmer, but sti

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Bhakti, devotional service, is transcendental even to mukti, liberation. Generally people are concerned with dharma, artha, kāma and moksha. In the beginning, there is dharma (religion), then artha (economic development),kāma (sense gratification), then moksha (merging into the Supreme One). However, bhakti is above all these. Mukti is not very important for a bha

www.iskcondesiretree.net is a simple and wonderful website but what I will suggest www.krishna.com in a short while as well is that as per the deep research,this age in kali yuga is also called as a "christian era"...so even if intend to get away from all the "maya" tending to a sinful life...still we have a learning from typical christian life which is - "every believer can pray and bless".

My purpose of throwing light on this philosophy is, that this website and www.krishna.com should give a sp

I downloaded Bhagvad Geeta from your site and read it. I am extremely impressed and moved by the teachings of Krishana Ji. But being a Muslim, some questions arose in my mind. If you could help me to finding their answers, I will be grateful to you.

Dear sir, I downloaded Bhagvad Geeta from your site and read it.

I am extremely impressed and moved by the teachings of Krishana Ji. But being a Muslim, some questions arose in my mind.

If you could help me to finding their answers, I will be grateful t

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So we should be very, very careful that this human form of life should not be wasted even for a moment. That is real life. There is, by, one sloka by Rupa Gosvami. Avyartha-kalatvam [Cc. Madhya 23.18-19]. A devotee should always be alert to see, "Whether this time, one moment passed, whether I have wasted it or I have utilized it?" That is, should be, the point. Ayusah ksana eko 'pi na labhya svarna-kotibhih. This is also material estimation, that one moment of our life cannot be returned in exc

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Today, my son has asked me to brief him the difference between Tortoise and Turtle.  While explaining to my son, I had a wonderful realization, which I would like to share with you all.

As the shell of a Tortoise / Turtle acts as a shield to protect from any kind of perils, attacks and also protects from extreme climatic conditions, similarly, the Lord takes the role of a shell just to protect HIS devotees from all problems and perils.

As the tortoise / turtle comes out of its shell to enjoy its