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Tulasi Dasa Ramayana
All other auspicious pious results including liberation can be quite easily achieved
ksatram ksayaya vidhinopabhrtam mahatma
brahma-dhrug ujjhita-patham narakarti-lipsu
uddhanty asav avanikantakam ugra-viryas
trih-sapta-krtva urudhara-parasvadhena
ksatram -- the royal order; ksayaya -- for the sake of diminishing; vidhina -- by destination; upabhrtam -- increased in proportion; mahatma -- the Lord in the form of the great sage Parasurama; brahma-dhruk -- the ultimate truth in Brahman; ujjhita-patham -- those who have given up the path of
Interview of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta by
Mr. Willion Henri Jan Vandor Stok of Batavia
Q: -- Your Holiness, kindly enlighten me about the different aspects of human pursuits.
A: -- In India as in Europe we find people holding different views, but here we have attempted to classify them into three divisions. One class of people are seekers of fruits of their action. Another class wish to annihilate their individuality. And the third class want, in their true selves as absolute infintesimals, to be in t
bhayam dvitiyabhinivesatah syad
isad apetasya viparyayo ’smrtih
tan-mayayato budha abhajet tam
bhaktyaikayesam guru-devatatma
(srimad-Bhagavatam 11.2.37)
Fear arises when a living entity misidentifies himself as the material body because of absorption in the external, illusory energy of the Lord, called maya. When the living entity thus turns away from the Supreme Lord, he also forgets his own constitutional position as a servant of the Lord. Therefore, an intelligent person sho
We had a nice experience distributing books on Janmastami -- in Varna, a city in Bulgaria. Just for two hours, before cooking for the festival, we went on sankirtana, door to door.
In one office a lady just looked at the Srimad-Bhagavatam and said, "Wow, it is the Srimad-Bhagavatam. I love to read the Bhagavad-gita."
I offered her three volumes and explained that we have six more.
"Please, please bring them also."
I ran to the caravan and brought them. She was so HAPPY. She gave a nice donation, and
ओ मेरे कान्हा जी बहुत धन्यवाद
ओ मेरे कान्हा जी बहुत धन्यवाद
जो आपने मेरी नौकरी तुड़वाई
उस नौकरी से आपकी सेवा भली
जिसने आप संग नेह लगाई
खूब मिलता है समय अब
आप के संग गपशप का
भजन कीर्तन दर्शन और
गीता अध्यन सत्संग का
ओ मेरे कान्हा जी बहुत धन्यवाद
जो मुझे अपनों ने दुत्कारा
किसी ने ना सुनी मेरी
जिसने चाहा उसने फटकारा
मेरे मोहभंग के लिए
यह जरूरी था ही ना
अन्यथा मोहभंग कैसे होता
यह आपकी ही कृपा थी ना
ओ मेरे कान्हा जी बहुत धन्यवाद
जो मेरा स्वस्थ्य बिगाडा
बाहर का आना जाना बंद
इसी कमरे में मुझे है गाडा
अब न कही जा पाऊँ
न रहा क
ओ मेरे कान्हा जी बहुत धन्यवाद
जो आपने मेरी नौकरी तुड़वाई
उस नौकरी से आपकी सेवा भली
जिसने आप संग नेह लगाई
खूब मिलता है समय अब
आप के संग गपशप का
भजन कीर्तन दर्शन और
गीता अध्यन सत्संग का
ओ मेरे कान्हा जी बहुत धन्यवाद
जो मुझे अपनों ने दुत्कारा
किसी ने ना सुनी मेरी
जिसने चाहा उसने फटकारा
मेरे मोहभंग के लिए
यह जरूरी था ही ना
अन्यथा मोहभंग कैसे होता
यह आपकी ही कृपा थी ना
ओ मेरे कान्हा जी बहुत धन्यवाद
जो मेरा स्वस्थ्य बिगाडा
बाहर का आना जाना बंद
इसी कमरे में मुझे है गाडा
अब न कही जा पाऊँ
न रहा क
I wish to share this poem.
कान्हा जी हमे अपनी पायल नही तो
पायल का एक घुँघरू ही बना लो
और उसे अपने चरणकमलों से लगा लो
कान्हा जी हमे अपने कंगन नही तो
कंगन में जड़ा हुआ एक पत्थर ही बना दो
और उसे अपनी प्यारी कलाईयों में सजा लो
कान्हा जी हमे अपनी मुरली नही तो
अपनी मुरली की कोई धुन ही बना लो
और उसे अपने अधरों से इक बार तो बजा लो
कान्हा जी हमे अपना मित्र
नही तो दासो का दास ही बना लो
यूं कुछ कृपा दृष्टि हम पर बर्षा दो
कान्हा जी और कुछ नही तो अपने
चरणों की धूल ही बना लो
वो चरणधूल फिर ब्रज में उ
पायल का एक घुँघरू ही बना लो
और उसे अपने चरणकमलों से लगा लो
कान्हा जी हमे अपने कंगन नही तो
कंगन में जड़ा हुआ एक पत्थर ही बना दो
और उसे अपनी प्यारी कलाईयों में सजा लो
कान्हा जी हमे अपनी मुरली नही तो
अपनी मुरली की कोई धुन ही बना लो
और उसे अपने अधरों से इक बार तो बजा लो
कान्हा जी हमे अपना मित्र
नही तो दासो का दास ही बना लो
यूं कुछ कृपा दृष्टि हम पर बर्षा दो
कान्हा जी और कुछ नही तो अपने
चरणों की धूल ही बना लो
वो चरणधूल फिर ब्रज में उ
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tubhyam ca narada bhrsam bhagavan vivrddha-
bhavena sadhu paritusta uvaca yogam
jnanam ca bhagavatam atma-satattva-dipam
yad vasudeva-sarana vidur anjasaiva
tubhyam -- unto you; ca -- also; narada -- O Narada; bhrsam -- very nicely; bhagavan -- the Personality of Godhead; vivrddha -- developed; bhavena -- by transcendental love; sadhu -- your goodness; paritustah -- being satisfied; uvaca -- described; yogam -- service; jnanam -- knowledge; ca -- also; bh
cakram ca diksv avihatam dasasu sva-tejo
manvantaresu manu-vamsa-dharo bibharti
dustesu rajasu damam vyadadhat sva-kirtim
satye tri-prstha usatim prathayams caritraih
cakram -- the Sudarsana wheel of the Lord; ca -- as well as; diksu -- in all directions; avihatam -- without being deterred; dasasu -- ten sides; sva-tejah -- personal strength; manvantaresu -- in different incarnations of Manu; manu-vamsa-dharah -- as the descendant of the Manu dynasty; bib
Jayapataka said that the only difficulty was that we lacked Prabhupada's books in local langu
nartho baler ayam urukrama-pada-saucam
apah sikha-dhrtavato vibudhadhipatyam
yo vai pratisrutam rte na cikirsad anyad
atmanam anga manasa haraye 'bhimene
na -- never; arthah -- of any value in comparison with; baleh -- of strength; ayam -- this; urukrama-pada-saucam -- the water washed from the feet of the Personality of Godhead; apah -- water; sikha-dhrtavatah -- of one who has kept it on his head; vibudha-adhipatyam -- supremacy over the kingdom of the
| Hare Krishna Friends, There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose between them. One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peacefully towering mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue skywith fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace. The other pictur |
Seek atonement for sinful activities
This birth, death, old age, and disease. This is our material miserable condition. And again, if we act sinfully, then it will increase. Therefore Sukadeva Gosvami is advising that "Before your death, you should atone for the sinful activities, what you have done." Just like in the Manu-samhita, if a man has committed some murder, it is advised that King should order him to be hanged. Otherwise next life he will have to suffer so much. So this order of hanging
yasyavatara-karmani
gayanti hy asmad-adayah
na yam vidanti tattvena
tasmai bhagavate namah
yasya -- whose; avatara -- incarnation; karmani -- activities; gayanti -- chant in glorification; hi -- indeed; asmat-adayah -- persons like us; na -- do not; yam -- whom; vidanti -- know; tattvena -- cent percent as He is; tasmai -- unto Him; bhagavate -- unto the Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna; namah -- respectful obeisances.
Taken from the book "The butter thief"
While Krishna and Baladeva were still very young babies, They sometimes crawled to the outer gate of the house. If They saw anyone, Oh! They became afraid. They remembered Their mothers, and at once turned back, and rushed to sit in their laps. And what did Yasoda, and Rohini do then? They put Them in their laps, covered Them with their veils, and caressed Their hair; and then with tears in their eyes, and with melting hearts, they pu
Some time back I was sitting behind a book table in Sydney. Not so many people were checking out the table, but by Krsna's grace I was stopping a few and some books were going out. Then a derelict stopped and started looking at the books. He asked how much the hardback Bhagavad-gita was. When I told him, he walked away, and I didn't think I'd see him again. But he soon returned, and after perusing the books he miraculously pulled out a fifty-dollar bill for the Gita and told me to keep the chang
