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Benefits of reading to your kid

Posted by Umesh modak on June 21, 2011 at 3:00pm

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

Posted by Gourab Saha on June 21, 2011 at 1:29pm

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

Posted by Gourab Saha on June 21, 2011 at 1:27pm

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

Posted by Gourab Saha on June 21, 2011 at 1:25pm

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

Posted by Gourab Saha on June 21, 2011 at 1:19pm

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.

Translation

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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rila Kavirâj Goswâmipâd has written in

Plz Need Help

Posted by priya kamboj on June 21, 2011 at 1:14pm

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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The parrots eulogize Krishna's tip-to-toe beauty

Posted by Gourab Saha on June 21, 2011 at 1:08pm

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

Invitation For Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra

Posted by shanti yadav on June 21, 2011 at 9:30am

Invitation For Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra

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.

Thanking You

Your Servant

Kamal Lochan Das

ISKCON, Mira Road

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Distress in mothers womb

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 21, 2011 at 9:26am

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

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 21, 2011 at 9:25am

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
y

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Seek and you shall find

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 21, 2011 at 9:23am

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?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 21, 2011 at 9:23am

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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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Initiation ceremony

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 21, 2011 at 9:20am

Initiation ceremony

Next, Prabhupada called Simon to the dais, and gave him the name Syamananda dasa. "So, Syamananda. Syama means Krsna. Syamasundaram. So one who takes pleasure in serving Krsna, his name is Syamananda. Ananda means pleasure. We take pleasure in serving so many nonsense things. Sometimes we take pleasure in serving a dog, but the same service attitude, when transferred to Krsna, makes our life successful. Everyone is giving service: Somebody is giving service to a country, to hi

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 23

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 21, 2011 at 9:20am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 23
anyani ceha dvija-deva-devaih
krtani nanayatanani visnoh
pratyanga-mukhyankita-mandirani
yad-darsanat krsnam anusmaranti

anyani -- others; ca -- also; iha -- here; dvija-deva -- by the great sages; devaih -- and the demigods; krtani -- established by; nana -- various; ayatanani -- various forms; visnoh -- of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; prati -- each and every; anga -- part; mukhya -- the chief; ankita -- marked; mandirani -- temple s; yat -- which

Thirtieth annual Jagannath Rathayatra Mahotsav by ISKCON Baroda

Posted by shanti yadav on June 21, 2011 at 9:18am

Jagannath Rathayatra Mahotsav by ISKCON Baroda

On Sunday, July 3, 2011,

ISKCON Baroda will be observing the thirtieth annual Jagannath Rathayatra festival here.

The Rathayatra procession will begin at 2:30 PM at the Baroda railway station, as per local tradition. The Mayor of Baroda, Honorable Doctor Jyotiben Pandya will inaugurate the Rathayatra by sweeping the road in front of the Rath of Their Lordships, just as the Gajapati Maharaj of Puri does annually at Jagannath Puri.

The Collector

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Thought Of The Day

Posted by Shalabh Gupta on June 20, 2011 at 7:07pm

The spiritual master should not be expected to just say what the disciple wants to hear. The spiritual master is not like a professional politician who will only
come and tell the disciple what the disciple wants to hear. A spiritual
master’s instruction may be very shocking, but the disciple should accept the
instruction with faith.

-By H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj

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How to Get the Normal People to Chant?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 20, 2011 at 8:50am

Question: How to Get the Normal People to Chant?

Dear Srila Gurudeva, How can we get the normal people to chant Hare Krishna? L.I.

Answer: They Already Are

The normal people are already chanting Hare Krishna. It's the abnormal people who somehow or other need to be induced to chant Hare Krishna. If you become completely pure in your chanting, you will able to convince the entire world to chant Hare Krishna. Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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Courtesy Is Kindness in Action!

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 20, 2011 at 8:50am

Somebody once remarked, "Kindness and courtesy can make an average person
superior. Indifference and lack of concern can make a superior person
average."

As a society, we have become almost obsessed with asserting our rights – to
think, say, and do what we want. We have a right to be unkind, thoughtless,
and disrespectful but, it is NOT Right! And, that's not surprising, given
the ever-increasing population of this country and the need to fight even
for the basic needs.

The other day, one of our colleag

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Express your gratitude toward others

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 20, 2011 at 8:49am

The people we remember to thank, in person, with a thoughtful note or gesture, or a phone call, are infinitely more likely to help us again than those we take for granted or neglect to thank. It’s so obvious, yet so few people really understand how this works.

People love to be acknowledged, admired, and thanked. People love to be thanked, not out of any selfish need but simply because it feels good to be acknowledged. And when we are sincerely acknowledged, the acknowledgment acts as reinforceme

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A Vaisnava can appear anywhere

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on June 20, 2011 at 8:49am

So, what is the symptom of a devotee? How do you recognize a devotee?
Do we recognize a devotee by his birth? By his material condition? By
his material situation?

No, the sign of a devotee is through his surrender to the Supreme
Personality of Godhead. It doesn’t matter from whatever category,
whatever background one comes. Like candalo’pi dvija-shrestho hari-
bhakti-parayanah. One maybe a candala but hari bhakti parayanah, when
he becomes a devotee of Hari, Krishna, then he is dvija shrestha, he
is su

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Benefits of reading to your kid

Krishna Karnamrita Verse 66

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

Krishna Karnamrita Verse 65 Purport

Erotic sweetness or sweet erotism ?

Krishna Karnamrita Verse 80

His face radiates three different colors

Krishna Karnamrita Verse 51

Verse 51

Translation

Plz Need Help

The parrots eulogize Krishna's tip-to-toe beauty

Invitation For Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra

Distress in mothers womb

See the Lord in Everyone

Seek and you shall find

Who Created Krishna?

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Initiation ceremony

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 1 Text 23

Thirtieth annual Jagannath Rathayatra Mahotsav by ISKCON Baroda

Thought Of The Day

How to Get the Normal People to Chant?

Courtesy Is Kindness in Action!

Express your gratitude toward others

A Vaisnava can appear anywhere

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