Close the eyes (I's) of Kaliyuga
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(Compiled from notes on lectures of H. H. Mahavishnu Goswami)
na vastavyam tvayaiveha
mayaa tyakte mahi-tale
jano 'bhadra-rucir bhadra
bhavisyati kalau yuge
"My dear Uddhava, you should not remain here on the earth once I have
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 following is an instructive moral story told by His Divine Grace Bhaktisiddantha Saraswati Goswami Thakur 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
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