The scriptures like SB 12.2 teach that during the 43
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Text 49:
bhaagiirathy uvaaca
he naatha ramaNaSreStha
yaasi golokamuttamam
asmaakaM kaa gatiScaatra
bhaviSyati
yoginam api sarvesam mad-gatenantaratmana
sraddhavan bhajate yo mam
sa me yuktatamo matah
"Of all yogis, he who always abides in Me with great faith, worshiping Me in transcendental loving service, is most intimately united with Me in yoga, and is the highest of all." (Bg. 6.47) So one who thinks of the Supreme Lord always is the greatest yogi, the supermost jnani, and the greatest devotee at the same time. The Lord further tells Arjuna that as a ksatriya he cannot give up hisfighting,
Destiny is Very Strong
So far we are concerned, that any living being is destined to a certain position of happiness and distress. By dint of his past activities he gets a particular type of body destined to suffer or enjoy. That cannot be changed. Either you call this fatalism or destiny -- every man is destined -- that cannot be changed. His intelligence can change only his position with reference to God. His present position is he is forgetful of God and his relationship with God. So this posi
Love is our life; everyone wants to love. Everyone is hankering to love
someone. But we do not know where to place our love. Krsna, however, is the
ultimate object of love. We are trying to maintain this body, but the body
is not actually the proper object of our love. Rather, it is the life within
the body that is the real object of love. Similarly, the central point is
Krsna. As soon as we somehow or other place our love with Krsna, our path of
happiness, eternity and bliss opens.
Srila Prabhupada, f
Destiny is extremely strong
This is an example of destiny. King Saudasa was condemned by the curse of Vasistha, and therefore even though he was well qualified he could not restrain himself from becoming a tigerlike Raksasa, for this was his destiny. Tal labhyate duhkhavad anyatah sukham (SB 1.5.18). As one is put into distress by destiny, destiny can also put one in a happy situation. Destiny is extremely strong, but one can change destiny if one comes to the platform of Krsna consciousness. Kar
"Well, if it
gatayo matayas caiva
prayascittam samarpanam
purusavayavair ete
sambharah sambhrta maya
gatayah -- progress to the ultimate goal (Visnu); matayah -- worshiping the demigods; ca -- as also; eva -- certainly; prayascittam -- compensation; samarpanam -- ultimate offering; purusa -- the Personality of Godhead; avayavaih -- from the parts of the body of the Personality of Godhead; ete -- these; sambharah -- the ingredients; sambhrtah -- were arranged; maya --
Dear Prabhus and Maharajas,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
With great pleasure, ISKCON Mayapur invites devotees worldwide to celebrate the Gaura Purnima festival 2011 at Sri dham Mayapur. On 5th of March 2011, the festival inauguration will take place, followed by various festivities, Navadwipa Mandala Parikrama and the grand celebration of Gaura Purnima on 19th March. Please find below the detailed festival schedule. Gaura Purnima festival announce
Spiritual knowledge descends through the disciplic succession from Krishna. The representatives of the disciplic succession can not change anything, add anything or subtract anything. Otherwise the disciplic succession will be broken and their preaching will have no potency. Many times in the history this disciplic succession has been broken because the representatives of the disciplic succession did not correctly pass on the knowledge to their students.
We can understand how perfect knowledge ca
Trustees of the birth site of Sripad Shankaracharya in Kelady, South India invited ISKCON Deputy Governing Body Comissioner Bhakti Vinoda Swami to speak as the Chief Guest at one of their widely known educational institutions this July 28th.
The Swami addressed over 1,000 parents, faculty, trustees and students who had assembled at the Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology to start their careers in the sacred land.
After receiving a warm reception, he expressed his happiness i
VANCOUVER –The scenic English Bay was the stunning backdrop forISKCON Hare Krishna Temple’s 37th Annual Chariot Festival of India held on Sunday, August 15th. Sunny weather, a fabulous, colourful parade and the cheers and support of many well-wishers joining in chanting and singing made for an energetic and positive atmosphere. A great time was had by everyone.
The parade started under the Granville Street Bridge and proceeded along the waterfront Beach Avenue to Stanley Park. Thousands of p
Worshiping Govardhana Hill
1. Once Lord Krsna saw the cowherd men busily arranging for a sacrifice to Indra. Being the omniscient Supersoul, the Supreme Lord Krsna already understood the situation, yet He still humbly inquired from the elders, headed by His father, Nanda Maharaja.
2. [Lord Krsna said:] My dear father, kindly explain to Me what this great endeavor of yours is all about. What is it meant to accomplish? If this is a ri
The Sanskrit word sanatana means "eternal" and the word dharma means "occupation." Therefore the term "Sanatana Dharma" can be taken to mean our eternal occupation.
T
If one is not purified by the process of the seed giving ceremony, or garbhadhana samskara he is immediately classified amongst the sudras because only the sudras do not undergo this purificatory process.
Krsna book, IIp.236
The pious seminal succession in the twice born families of the brahmanas and ksatriyas especially, as well as in the families of vaisyas also, must be kept very pure by the observation of the purificatory process (samksaras) beginning with ga
(Glories of the Spiritual Master)
by Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura
sri-guru-carana-padma, kebala-bhakati-sadma
bando mui sabadhana mate
jahara prasade bhai, e bhava tariya jai
krsna-prapti haya jaha hate
The lotus feet of the spiritual master are the abode of pure devotional service. I bow down to those lotus feet with great care and attention. My dear brother (my dear mind)! It is through the grace of the spiritual master that we cross over this material existence and obtain Krsna.(1)
g
On the final day of World Holy Name Festival, coinciding with HG Aindra Prabhu's 108 Hour Memorial
Kirtan, New Gokula Farm in the Hunter Valley, Australia, will be hosting a Maha 24 Hour Kirtan Festival. The event is held over a long weekend during school and university spring holidays. The program kicks off at 6 pm on Saturday, October 2nd and runs through til 7 pm on Sunday, October 3rd (extra hour due to daylight saving change). This festival requires months of ongoing organization and prepar
Learning to love
Contamination from sinful activity requires proportionate atonement. That is the prescription of the scriptures. Śukadeva Gosvāmī says that if one accepts atonement before death, in his next life he will not fall down. If he does not atone, he willcarry with him the resultant reactions of his sinful activities and will haveto suffer. According to law, if a man kills someone he must himself bekilled. The idea of a life for a life is not a very new concept but can befound in the Ma |
athāto bhaktiṁ vyākhyāsyāmaḥ |
SYNONYMS |
atha—now; ataḥ—therefore; bhaktim—devotional service; vyākhyāsyāmaḥ—we shall try to explain. |
TRANSLATION |
Now, therefore, I will try to explain the process of devotional service. |
PURPORT |
Devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead is explained in the Bhagavad-gītā,where the Lord says that a self-realized person is always in the transcendental state known asbrahma-bhūta, which is characterized by joyfulness. When one is self-realized he becomes joyful. |
