The human society is presently 5,000 years into the Kali Yuga, the Age of Quarrel and Hypocrisy. At the present time it is completely engulfed by cheating and lying. The worst cheaters are those who pose themselves to be honest well-wishing friends and then take advantage of the trust placed in them for exploiting those they pretend to befriend.
Because of this wide-scale cheating epidemic it has become very common for people to adopt the philosophy of skepticism and not trust anyone. Being tir
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Srutakirti set about quickly unpacking Srila Prabhupada's bags. He placed Prabhupada's pen and his tilaka set on his low desk along with his compact mirror used when Prabhupada
Srutakirti set about quickly unpacking Srila Prabhupada's bags. He placed Prabhupada's pen and his tilaka set on his low desk along with his compact mirror used when Prabhupada
manye 'suran bhagavatams tryadhise
samrambha-margabhinivista-cittan
ye samyuge 'caksata tarksya-putram
amse sunabhayudham apatantam
manye -- I think; asuran -- the demons; bhagavatan -- great devotees; tri-adhise -- unto the Lord of the threes; samrambha -- enmity; marga -- by the way of; abhinivista-cittan -- absorbed in thought; ye -- those; samyuge -- in the fight; acaksata -- could see; tarksya-putram -- Garuda, the carrier of the Lord; amse -- on the
aho baki yam stana-kala-kutam
jighamsayapayayad apy asadhvi
lebhe gatim dhatry-ucitam tato 'nyam
kam va dayalum saranam vrajema
aho -- alas; baki -- the she-demon (Putana); yam -- whom; stana -- of her breast; kala -- deadly; kutam -- poison; jighamsaya -- out of envy; apayayat -- nourished; api -- although; asadhvi -- unfaithful; lebhe -- achieved; gatim -- destination; dhatri-ucitam -- just suitable for the nurse; tatah -- beyond whom; anyam -- other; k
tat tasya kainkaryam alam bhrtan no
viglapayaty anga yad ugrasenam
tisthan nisannam paramesthi-dhisnye
nyabodhayad deva nidharayeti
tat -- therefore; tasya -- His; kainkaryam -- service; alam -- of course; bhrtan -- the servitors; nah -- us; viglapayati -- gives pain; anga -- O Vidura; yat -- as much as; ugrasenam -- unto King Ugrasena; tisthan -- being seated; nisannam -- waiting upon Him; paramesthi-dhisnye -- on the royal throne; nyabodhayat -- submitt
Can I Worship Krishna Without Worshipping India? |
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Please accept my humble obeisances in the dust of Your Lotus Feet. |
Remember Krishna
Krishna the Butter Thief
narrated by Mother Yasoda
There he is, my beautiful baby Krishna. Doesn't he look sweet? Sometimes I wonder how such an innocent-looking child could get into so much mischief.
Of course, to some he is not simply a child, but a poweful god, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, in fact. To me though he will always be my little boy.
However, I am not actually Krishna's birth mother. That honor belongs to Queen Devaki, wife of Vasudeva. Krishna was born while the couple
atmendriya-priti-vancha—tare bali ‘kama’
krsnendriya-priti-iccha dhare ‘prema’ nama
The desire to gratify one’s own senses is kama [lust], but the desire to please the senses of Lord Krishna is prema [love].
Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Adi Lila 4.165
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Here is a rough transcript of a talk about love given by a first class devotee, which I recently listened to.
Love is something not found in the material world. A rumor, a lie or a joke. What they call love in the material world is not love. It's des
Hare Krishna, Breifly a Gosvami is a person who has his senses under full control: the title of a person in the renounced order of life, sannyasa. (go-senses + svami-master) master of the senses. In the Nectar of Instruction, Srila Prabhupada writes. "The conclusion is that one who can control these six items—speech, mind, anger, tongue, belly and genitals—is to be called a svami or gosvami Svami means master, and gosvami means master of the go, or senses. When one accepts the renounced order of
Dear Maharaj and Prabhus,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Sri Radha Krishna Mandir in Chippiwada (New Delhi), where Srila Prabhupada
stayed for a long time and began writing and publishing his books,
especially Srimad Bhagavatam before leaving for the west.
The Radha Krishna deities there are perhaps one of the few which Srila
Prabhupad himself worshiped for a long time. This temple has been donated
to ISKCON.
Srila Prabhupada during his presence tried to buy the tem
Hare
hrtavan gokule tisthann-aristam pusta-pungavam
sri haris tam rasad uccai rayatiti hara mata
While in Gokula, Sri Hari (Krsna) killed the demon known as Aristasura. During that time, Radha cried out to Him with great feeling and by doing so, She stole His mind. She is thus known as Hara.
Jiva Goswami
Question: How to Be Joyful at Work? |
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Your daily thoughts are always joyful. You have written how you spend your day in dedication to Krishna. How do we dedicate our mundane jobs to Krishna and be joyful doing this work every day? |
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Answer: Work Only for Krishna |
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The way to transcendentalize your job is to spend every penny you earn for Krishna and not even one penny for sense gratification. This means that you must transform your home into a Krishna conscious ashram. In this way yo |
 Krsna
krsyate radhaya premna yamuna-tata-kananam
lilaya lalitas-capi dhiraih krsna udahrtah
By Her unsurpassed love, Radha charms He who performs wonderful lilas on the banks of the Yamuna. Therefore, those who are sober know Him as Krsna. Jiva Goswami
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Krsna
krtvaranye sarah-srestham kantayanumatas-taya
akrsya sarva-tirthani taj-jnanat krsna iryate
In order to please Sri Radha, Krsna manifested the most wonderful lake (Syama-kunda) in Vrndavana. He then called all the holy rivers to fill it. He is thus known as Krsna.
Jiva Goswami
When ones mind is attached to Krsna, one can fulfill the mission of life in one human birth. If one misses this opportunity, one does not know where he is going, how long he will remain in the cycle of birth and death, and when he will achieve the human form of life and the chance to return home, back to Godhead. The most intelligent person, therefore, uses every moment of his life to render loving service to the Lord.(Srimad-Bhagavatam 9.9.42, Purport).
-By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
