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Posted by jay narayan akolkar on January 10, 2011 at 2:25pm

All glories to Radha Kunjabihari ! All glories to Srila Prabhupada !! All glories to all Guru and Gauranga !!!

This is one of the story, which my father had narrated me in my childhood, but only after coming to ISKCON, I realized the meaning of the story.

Raghu at early dawn, as usual headed towards his boat at the bank of the river. It was the early morning of spring and the skies were clear also the weather was pleasant . He wanted to reach his boat before anyone could reach there, as his bo

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Why Krishna Puts Devotees in Trouble?

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on January 10, 2011 at 1:59pm

BG 7.21: I am in everyone's heart as the Supersoul. As soon as one desires to worship some demigod, I make his faith steady so that he can devote himself to that particular deity.

Question: Why Krishna Puts Devotees in Trouble?

It just came through the news that there was explosion On 3rd September at the ISKCON Hare Krishna temple on Thoresby Street, in Leicester, England. The cause of the explosion has now been confirmed to be a gas leak in the kitchen area.

Why did Krishna let such a thing happ

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Real Perfection is satisfaction of Krishna

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on January 10, 2011 at 1:58pm

sukha-duhkhe same krtva
labhalabhau jayajayau
tato yuddhaya yujyasva
naivam papam avapsyasi
[Bhagavad-gita 2.37]

Here, in this material world, when you work, there are two things,
either loss or gain. Either happiness or distress, sukha-duhkha. Loss
or gain, victory or Defeat. Because it is the world of duality. There
must be something dual, black-white, darkness-light, sukha,
happiness-distress, father-son. There must be. This is called relative
world. One thing, if you understand one thing, you must kno

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1st Mega Vaisnava Festival in South Delhi on 15-01 Saturday

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on January 10, 2011 at 1:57pm

Hare Krishna Vaishnavas and Vaishnavis

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

Please accept the blessings of Their Lordships Sri Sri Jagannatha, Sri Baldeva and Subhadra Maharani.

With the blessings of H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj, Senior Vaisnavas and under the able leadership of our JCC chairman H.G. Ved Vyasa prabhu and JCC Festival chairman H.G. M L Satija we are celebrating 1st ever Festival of Chariots - Sri Jagannatha Ratha-yatra in South Delhi in M

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 5

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on January 10, 2011 at 1:50pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 5
sa adi-devo jagatam paro guruh
svadhisnyam asthaya sisrksayaiksata
tam nadhyagacchad drsam atra sammatam
prapanca-nirmana-vidhir yaya bhavet

sah -- he; adi-devah -- the first demigod; jagatam -- of the universe; parah -- supreme; guruh -- spiritual master; svadhisnyam -- his lotus seat; asthaya -- to find the source of it; sisrksaya -- for the matter of creating the universal affairs; aiksata -- began to think; tam -- in that matter; na -- could not; adhya

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 4

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on January 10, 2011 at 1:50pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 4
atma-tattva-visuddhy-artham
yad aha bhagavan rtam
brahmane darsayan rupam
avyalika-vratadrtah

atma-tattva -- the science of God or that of the living entity; visuddhi -- purification; artham -- goal; yat -- that which; aha -- said; bhagavan -- the Personality of Godhead; rtam -- in reality; brahmane -- unto Lord Brahma; darsayan -- by showing; rupam -- eternal form; avyalika -- without any deceptive motive; vrata -- vow; adrtah -- worshiped.

TRANSLATION
O Ki

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 3

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on January 10, 2011 at 1:50pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 3
yarhi vava mahimni sve
parasmin kala-mayayoh
rameta gata-sammohas
tyaktvodaste tadobhayam

yarhi -- at any time; vava -- certainly; mahimni -- in the glory; sve -- of himself; parasmin -- in the Supreme; kala -- time; mayayoh -- of the material energy; rameta -- enjoys; gata-sammohah -- being freed from the misconception; tyaktva -- giving up; udaste -- in fullness; tada -- then; ubhayam -- both (the misconceptions of I and mine).

TRANSLATION
As soon as the l

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 2

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on January 10, 2011 at 1:49pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 2
bahu-rupa ivabhati
mayaya bahu-rupaya
ramamano gunesv asya
mamaham iti manyate

bahu-rupah -- multiforms; iva -- as it were; abhati -- manifested; mayaya -- by the influence of the exterior energy; bahu-rupaya -- in multifarious forms; ramamanah -- enjoying as it were; gunesu -- in the modes of different qualities; asyah -- of the external energy; mama -- mine; aham -- I; iti -- thus; manyate -- thinks.

TRANSLATION
The illusioned living entity appears in so m

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 1

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on January 10, 2011 at 1:49pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 9 Text 1
sri-suka uvaca
atma-mayam rte rajan
parasyanubhavatmanah
na ghatetartha-sambandhah
svapna-drastur ivanjasa

sri-sukah uvaca -- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; atma -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; mayam -- energy; rte -- without; rajan -- O King; parasya -- of the pure soul; anubhava-atmanah -- of the purely conscious; na -- never; ghateta -- it can so happen; artha -- meaning; sambandhah -- relation with the material body; svapna -- dream; drastuh -- of th

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 29

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on January 10, 2011 at 1:48pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 29
yad yat pariksid rsabhah
pandunam anuprcchati
anupurvyena tat sarvam
akhyatum upacakrame

yat yat -- whatsoever; pariksit -- the King; rsabhah -- the best; pandunam -- in the dynasty of Pandu; anuprcchati -- goes on inquiring; anupurvyena -- the beginning to the end; tat -- all those; sarvam -- fully; akhyatum -- to describe; upacakrame -- he just prepared himself.

TRANSLATION
He also prepared himself to reply to all that King Pariksit had inquired from him.

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 28

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on January 10, 2011 at 1:48pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 8 Text 28
praha bhagavatam nama
puranam brahma-sammitam
brahmane bhagavat-proktam
brahma-kalpa upagate

praha -- he said; bhagavatam -- the science of the Personality of Godhead; nama -- of the name; puranam -- the supplement of the Vedas; brahma-sammitam -- just in pursuance of the Vedas; brahmane -- unto Lord Brahma; bhagavat-proktam -- was spoken by the Personality of Godhead; brahma-kalpe -- the millennium in which Brahma was first generated; upagate -- just in

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Duryodhana, a devotee playing a demon

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on January 10, 2011 at 1:48pm

Duryodhana, a devotee playing a demon

Srila Prabhupada's Srimad-Bhagavatam class was shorter than usual. He is still suffering from high blood pressure and speaking gives him a headache.

Today's verses narrated how Drauni, Asvattama, the son of a brahmana, became degraded by accepting the occupation of a ksatriya. Asvattama decapitated the five sleeping sons of Draupadi and presented their heads to Duryodhana. Even Duryodhana, who lay dying after having had his spine broken by Bhima's club, was di

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - With P.C.Sarkar

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on January 10, 2011 at 1:47pm

With P.C.Sarkar

During massage time the famous magician, P. C. Sarkar came to see Prabhupada. He showed Prabhupada some photos and suggested that he could put on a show for the pleasure of Prabhupada and the devotees. Prabhupada agreed, and so at 4:00 p.m. many devotees, including the Gurukula boys, assembled in his darsana room.

Srila Prabhupada sat behind his desk and Mr. Sarkar stood to his left, facing his audience. Both were in a jolly mood, and for about twenty minutes Mr. Sarkar demonstrate

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Speculation in deity worship

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on January 10, 2011 at 1:47pm

Speculation in deity worship

After Srila Prabhupada's breakfast nap he met with Saurabha, Dhananjaya, Harikesa Swami and Bhagatji. Saurabha prabhu inquired whether he should design the simhasanas in Bombay so that they could be used for bathing the Deities whenever there was a festival, or whether he should make a special arrangement for bathing the Deities at the opening of the temple.

Srila Prabhupada told him that bathing the large Deities should be a one-time affair. Generally only the small D

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - All pastimes are transcendental

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on January 10, 2011 at 1:46pm

All pastimes are transcendental

Srimad-Bhagavatam class was on Canto One, chapter seven, verse twelve, wherein Suta Gosvami tells the assembled sages that he will begin the transcendental narration of Lord Krsna, topics about King Pariksit's birth, activities and deliverance, and relate the renunciation of the worldly order by the Pandavas.

Srila Prabhupada began by refuting the mistaken idea of the prakrta-sahajiyas who think that Krsna's seemingly worldly activities, such as on the battlefield o

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Hang a dummy monkey

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on January 10, 2011 at 1:46pm

Hang a dummy monkey

Aksaya prabhu and I are engaged in a running battle with the monkeys. They raid Srila Prabhupada's garden, wrecking the plants -- especially chewing down the banana trees -- and pass stool and urine everywhere. We have a system where I chase them from the garden and he waits to ambush them on the other side of the wall.

So it was that just after lunch today I ran through Srila Prabhupada's sitting room carrying a big stick. He looked up with surprise and curiosity. "What is tha

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Follow the goswamis

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on January 10, 2011 at 1:46pm

Follow the goswamis

Later, during his massage Prabhupada told me that any sex life in Vrndavana is an offence, even for married couples. He said, "We should follow the line of the Six Gosvamis. Did they come here for having sex and beginning family? No. It is meant for retirement from material activity. They gave up family life and then came to Vrndavana."

I was puzzled because I couldn't see how the local people could avoid it. "Well, Srila Prabhupada, what about the Brijbasis, the people who are

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Avoid offenses in dhama

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on January 10, 2011 at 1:45pm

Avoid offenses in dhama

September 10th, 1976

Prabhupada gave a powerful lecture this morning, issuing a strong warning to the devotees to be careful to avoid indulging in sex in the holy dhama, thereby committing offences. The increasing conglomeration of householders and single women in the community is an ongoing concern for him. Although he is not against them staying here, his many recent comments have made it clear that there is a need for caution. Today he voiced his concern to the assembly

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Looking for a Cheap & Best Accommodation in mayapur at the time of Gaur Purnima!!

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on January 10, 2011 at 10:55am

Hare Krsna,

Please accept my humble obeisance’s,

All glories to srila prabhupad.

Dandvat Pranam,

I am looking for the cheap & best (Devotee home)accommodation in mayapur at the time of Gaur Purnima for 10 days where i can get prasadam & all. can any one help me to arrange the same.

i am very much greatfull if some one helps me on this regard

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Posted by GOKUL on January 10, 2011 at 10:28am

By rendering devotional service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krishna, one immediately acquires causeless knowledge and detachment from the world. If one engages in the service of Vasudeva ,Krishna, this knowledge comes, and one becomes a mahatma. A mahatma is one who realizes that Krishna is everything. He does not defy Krishna or try to become Krishna. One who does so is not a mahatma, but a duratma, a rascal.

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Duryodhana, a devotee playing a demon

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