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Initiation ceremony

Now it was time for the ladies. Wally's wife, Kerry, stood and self-consciously approached Srila Prabhupada. She had been having difficulties in accepting all the tenets of Krsna consciousness and had not felt comfortable in devotional attire. That afternoon, however, the girls had helped her put on a new sari and had tied her hair back in the proper Vedic manner. Prabhupada was encouraging. "Now, with this dress you look so beautiful. This Vedic dress is also nice, very beaut
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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 24
tatas tv ativrajya surastram rddham
sauvira-matsyan kurujangalams ca
kalena tavad yamunam upetya
tatroddhavam bhagavatam dadarsa


tatah -- from there; tu -- but; ativrajya -- by passing over; surastram -- the kingdom of Surat; rddham -- very wealthy; sauvira -- the kingdom of Sauvira; matsyan -- the kingdom of Matsya; kurujangalan -- the kingdom of western India up to the Delhi province; ca -- also; kalena -- in course of time; tavat -- as soon as; yamunam
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PRESENTERS INVITED FOR VAISHNAVI RETREAT

PRESENTERS INVITED FOR VAISHNAVI RETREAT

 

 

Presenters  wanted for 10th  Annual Vaishnavi Retreat: 2011
Sept.  30th, Oct. 1st & 2nd
New  Vrindaban: Land of Lord Krishna

 


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As  the Retreat enters it’s tenth year, we cordially invite  interested Vaishnavi’s to consider  sharing their talent and expertise, their wisdom and spiritual knowledge during  this  special occasion.  Topics  can be diverse with the under laying criteria  being to connect with the teachings of  Srila Prabhupada in practice.  Br

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Rathayatra invitation

Rathayatra invitation

 

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Respected Maharaj and Prabhu.

PAMHO.AGTSP.

 

We are very happy to inform you that ISKCON Visakhapatnam will be celebrating Jagannath Rathayatra for the third consecutive year On Sunday July 3, 2011.



The Rathayatra procession will begin at 4:30 PM from VUDA Park on the beach Road and end at Gurujada Kala Kshetram.This time we have changed the route since it is falling on a sunday and thus the Ratha will move through the Beach Road, where thousands of people will have darsha

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Thought Of The Day

In the initial stages we may execute devotional service as a matter of duty, but if we sincerely do it as a matter of duty, that duty will culminate in love, then we will want to lovingly serve Krsna.Freedom by surrender

-By H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj

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मासाहारी पशुओ की तुलना करते हुवे मानव शरीर की संरचना के वैज्ञानिक अध्ययन किये गए ! इन अध्ययनों के परिणाम स्वरूप निम्नाकित तथ्य सामने आये हैं :-मासाहारी पशुओ के तेज नुकीले पंजे होते हैं ! उनके निचले जबड़े सिर्फ ऊपर -निचे ही चल सकते हैं !मासाहारी प्राणियों के पंजे छोटे मगर तेज नाखूनी होते हैं ,जिससे वे अपने शीकार को मार सके एवं चीर फाड़ कर सके ! वे पानी अपनी जीभ से चाट चाट कर पीते हैं ! उनकी लार अम्लीय होती हैं, उनके गुर्दे अपेछाकृत बड़े होते हैं ,तथा उनके यकृत बड़ी मात्रा में पित रस स्रावित करते
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Studies after studies are showing that learning music can make kids smart.  When your child learns to play a musical instrument, not only does he learn how to make tunes, but he also enhances other capabilities of his brain as well:

  • A 10 year study involving 25,000 students show that music-making improves test scores in standardized tests, as well as in reading proficiency exams (Source: James Catterall, UCLA, 1997). 
  • High school music students score higher on the math and verbal portion of SAT, c
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The Good and Bad Effects of TV on Your Kid

It is hard to avoid television if you are a kid.  People in the house are usually tuned in to TV - siblings as well as parents.  In some homes, the television is perpetually "on" even without anyone watching.  It is common for parents and caregivers to use TV as a substitute babysitter.   Also, many parents buy videos that they think can make their kids smart.  But how does watching TV really affect children? 

The bad news is, the majority of experts think that a TV/video-driven culture has bad e

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Benefits of reading to your kid

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benefits of reading to your kid are as follows:

  • Reading to your kid makes you bond with him, and this gives your child a sense of intimacy and well-being. 
  • The intimacy of reading to your kid is such a pleasurable experience to him that he will have a positive attitude towards reading as he grows up.
  • It calms your child, especially when he is fretful and restless.
  • It promotes increased communication between you and your child.
  • Pre-school children who are exposed to language by hearing words that are
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Krishna Karnamrita Verse 66

How can we survive if our heart is tugged in five directions?

 

Verse 66

 

vakshah–sthale cha vipulan nayanotpale cha

manda–smite cha mridulam mada–jalpite cha,

vimba–adhare cha madhuram murali rave cha

bâlam vilâsa–nidhim–âkalaye kadâ nu.66.

 

Translation

 

Whose chest is a vast expanse and Whose lotus–eyes are huge, Whose smile and intoxicating speech are soft, Whose rosy lips and flute–notes are sweet – when will I get to behold That kishor Who is the treasure house of love–sports? 66.

 

 

 

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rila Krishnadâ

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Krishna Karnamrita Verse 65 Purport

Erotic sweetness or sweet erotism ?

 

Verse 65

 

madhuryâdapi  madhuram

manmatha–tatasya kim–api kaishoram,

châpalyad–api chapalân

cheto vat harati hanta king kurmah. 65.

 

Translation

 

Sri Krishna’s kaishor is indescribably sweet – his erotic sweetness is sweeter than sweet – and it is stealing my extremely restless heart. Alas! What do I do now? .65.

 

 

 

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rila Kavirâj Goswâmipâd says: Sri Radha was crazy with ecstasy. She ran helter-skelter. Her sakhis tried to control her. They tugged at her ânchal[1] an

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Krishna Karnamrita Verse 80

His face radiates three different colors

 

Verse 80

durâd-vilokayati vârana-keli-gâmi

dhârâ-katâksha-bharitena vilokitena,

ârâdupaiti hridayangam-venu-nâda-

veni-mukhena darshanângshubharena devah.80.

 

Translation

 

Sri Krishna is approaching me with His elephant-like gait, gazing at me all the while. He is unfurling very sweet wavelets of the flute-song while He is coming near me. He is laughing and He is so close I can see His sparkling white teeth.80.

 

Âswâd-bindu purport

 

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rila Krishnadâs Kavirâj Goswâ

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Krishna Karnamrita Verse 51

Verse 51

 

 

ahimakara-kara-nikara-mridun-udita-laxmi-

saras-tara-sarisiruha-sadrisha-drishi deve,

vraja-yuvati-rati-kalaha-vijayi-nija-lila-

mada-mudita-vadana-shashi-madhurimani liye.51.

 

 

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My innermost mind is immersed in That God Whose eyes are like the lotus that have bloomed slightly in the new rays of sunshine, and Whose face looks very sweet since it is shining with pride, having won the battle of love-making against the damsels of Vraja. 51.

 

 

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Plz Need Help

I want to have krishnakarnamrita book as well as raganuga bhakti book i asked my brother to get it from iskcon vrindavan but it is not available there can anyone plz be kind telling where to get it from.thankyou
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After some time Radha and Krishna woke up and sat up on the bed. The sakhis that had already risen before Them saw Them and came up to Them with Subala and Madhumangala. (1)

 

 

Vrnda took her two pupils, the young learned sarika Kalokti and the suka Manjuvak and engaged them in praising the Divine Couple. (2)

 

 

tatas tau pathato namrau jaya vrndavanesvara jaya vrndavancsani jayatalyah prasidata

 

These parrots humbly recited: "Glory to the Lord of Yrndavana! Glory to the Queen of Yrndavana! Glory to

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Invitation For Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra

 

Invitation For Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra

 

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Hare Krishna Prabhuji,

 

Please accept my humble obeacenses!!!
All Glories to Srila Prabhupad!!!


Dear Prabhuji,
We like to invite you for Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra on 3rd July 2011 (Sunday). Please come and get the blessings of Lord Jagannath & make success of this auspicious Rath Yatra Festival.


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Thanking You
Your Servant

Kamal Lochan Das
ISKCON, Mira Road
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Distress in mothers womb

In the Srimad-Bhagavatam the world of the unborn, the child's stay in the womb of the mother, its suffering, etc., are all very graphically described. It should be thoroughly understood that birth is distressful.Because we forget how much distress we have suffered within the womb of the mother, we do not make any solution to the repetition of birth and death. Similarly at the time of death there are all kinds of sufferings, and they are also mentioned in the authoritative scriptures. These shoul
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See the Lord in Everyone

In Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1, Chapter 11, verse 7 the residents of Dvaraka glorify the Lord in a wonderful manner when the Lord returns to Dvaraka from Hastinapura. The residents of Dvaraka are immensely separated from Krishna and they run towards Him as soon as Krishna enters Dvaraka blowing the fat-boweled conchshell, the sound of which removes the fear of all living entities. 

bhavaaya nas tvam bhava vishva bhaavanaa 
tvam eva maataatha suhrt patih pitaa 
tvam sad gurur nah paramam ca daivatam 
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Seek and you shall find

Finding faults with the devotees

  
Seek and you shall find. If you are looking for faults, you will find faults in everyone and anywhere, if you are looking for the good, you will find the good everywhere and anywhere. It is a question of what you want. Krishna will reveal Himself according to how you approach Him. Shishupal only saw faults in Krishna, whereas Arjuna, Yudhishtar, they only saw the glory of Krishna. According to how they approached Krishna they were saved. Krishna is in the heart
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Who Created Krishna?

Question: Who Created Krishna?


Dear Gurudeva,

Please accept my humble obeisances,
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I am Dipesh, 10 years old. I wake up every day at 4am and chant the mahamantra mantra 16 rounds before going to school at 7am. I read the Bhagavad-gita. I go to the ISKCON temple every Sunday. I take prasadam and follow the rules ISKCON for making spiritual advancement.

I heard that Krishna is the creator of the creator. For example, if someone creates something, then Krishna is the one

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