The holy name is so potent that chanting does not depend on conditions of time, place, rules, cleanliness, and so on. Pious activities, such as the giving of charity, th
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The holy name is so potent that chanting does not depend on conditions of time, place, rules, cleanliness, and so on. Pious activities, such as the giving of charity, th
एक पुकार
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बारम्बार
एक पुकार ,
मे कौन ?
कहाँ से आया हू?
तू है कृष्णा का अंग ,
तू था उसी के संग ,
तूने किया कोई जब पाप ,
तुझे मिला तभी ये श्राप,
भोगने सजा यहाँ तू आया ,
फिर भी सत्य समझ न पाया,
हुआ मदमस्त मिली जो माया ,
साथ में सवस्थ सुकोमल काया,
कृष्णा को ही गया तू भूल ,
जो है दुनिया का मूल,
अरे ओ मूढ हुई ना देर,
कृष्ण नाम की माला फेर ,
वर्ना जन्मेगा बारम्बार ,
और करेगा यही पुकार ,
मे कौन ?
कहाँ से आया हू??????????????
One day, Sri Krsna and Subala sakha were engaged in sweet rasika talk, as they sat in a beautiful kunja by this delightful pond. A female parrot sitting on the branch of a nearby tree began to sing of Sri Radhika's glorious qualities. When Sri Krsna heard the name and qualities of Srimati Radhika, various sentiments arose in His heart. He saw manifestations of Her wherever He looked and anxiously began to run here and there in an attempt
From Srila Prabhupada:
Thank you so much for your kind appreciations. I am so much grateful that you have enjoyed studying my books. Many young intelligent persons such as yourself are studying these books in the colleges and universities all over the world. Actually anyone who tries to understand these books will become a great realized devotee of Lord Krishna gradually. The original potency of the sastra remains in these books because I have not added or opinionated anything of my own. I have s
November 12 2005
O Master O Lord,Please help me now, Now being forced to live the temple I'm lost in pain and anger causing me to become bewildered. Not having any engagement is terrifying. Being a wife and mother trying my best was my service now that my children are all grown up that service is no longer needed and I have nothing to keep me engaged. I am so thankful for the time You have allowed me to live here in Srila Prabhupada house and do full time service. Because it's the nature for all
yasma adad udadhir udha-bhayanga-vepo
margam sapady ari-puram haravad didhaksoh
dure suhrn-mathita-rosa-susona-drstya
tatapyamana-makaroraga-nakra-cakrah
yasmai -- unto whom; adat -- gave; udadhih -- the great Indian Ocean; udha-bhaya -- affected by fear; anga-vepah -- bodily trembling; margam -- way; sapadi -- quickly; ari-puram -- the city of the enemy; hara-vat -- like that of Hara (Mahadeva); didhaksoh -- desiring to burn to ashes; dure -- at a long d
Ashwina-Shukla Ekaadashi or PAASHAANKUSHAA (Paapa-ankushaa) EKAADASHI or PAKSHA-VARDHINI MAHAA-DVAADASHI
Yudhishthira maharaj said, Oh Madhusudana, what is the name of the Ekadasi that comes during the light fortnight of the month of Ashvina (September - October)? Please be merciful and disclose this truth to me.
The Supreme Lord Sri Krishna replied, Oh king, please listen as I explain the glories of this Ekadasi - Papankusha Ekadasi - which removes all sins. On this day one should worship the Dei
color:maroon"">Question: If Guru's Order Is Not Krishna Conscious"Times New Roman""">
We are taught that we should follow our guru and his instructions throughout our life. I also feel so. However, if our guru asks us to do something which seems to beKrishna conscious but is not, then what happens? Am I liable for that bad karmaor is the guru?
Your Servant
Ravi
color:maroon"">Answer: Don't Accept Such A Guru "Times New Roman"""> |
This is why Srila Prabhupada advises in the Nectar of Instruction that o
Question: How Do You Eat on the Airplane?
How do you manage your meals while travelling on the airplane? Even though they serve either vegetarian or non
vegetarian food, the utensils used to prepare the vegetarian food may also been
used to cut meat. So, do you carry your own meals, or how do you manage?
Deepak
Answer: Better than Anyone Else
Our spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, instructed us not to take any food, even vegetarian food, cooked by
non-devotees. So we carefully follow his instructi
A new sankirtan initative has started in the Benelux, in a devotee friendly way. With no pressure and based on fun, the monthly festival of Sankirtan Saturday was created. It started on the weekend of Oct. 8th and 9th. Some factors were: language barriers (the books are in Dutch, French, and English) and devotees feeling scared to go. Ninety percent of them never have done sankirtana.
Posters flooded the castle walls of Radhadesh: Sankirtana Saturday.
On Friday morning, Partha-sarathi gave the Bha
The Gopis search for Krsna
1. When Lord Krsna disappeared so suddenly, the gopis felt great sorrow at losing sight of Him, like a group of female elephants who have lost their mate.
2. As the cowherd women remembered Lord Krsna, their hearts were overwhelmed by His movements and loving smiles, His playful glances and enchanting talks, and by the many other pastimes He would enjoy with them. Thus absorbed in thoughts of Krsna, the Lo
Introduction
Bhagavad-gita is a transcendental literature which one should read very carefully. 'Gita-sastram idam punyam yah pathet prayatah puman'. If one properly follows the instructions of Bhagavad-gita, one can be freed from all miseries and anxieties in this life, and one's next life will be spiritual. Visnoh padam avapnoti bhaya-sokadi-varjitah. (Gita-mahatmya 1)
Proclamation of the Lord
Apart from the aforementioned benefit there is also a further advantage:
gitadhyayana-silasya
pranayama-pa
asmat-prasada-sumukhah kalaya kalesa
iksvaku-vamsa avatirya guror nidese
tisthan vanam sa-dayitanuja avivesa
yasmin virudhya dasa-kandhara artim arcchat
asmat -- unto us, beginning from Brahma down to the insignificant ant; prasada -- causeless mercy; sumukhah -- so inclined; kalaya -- with His plenary extensions; kalesah -- the Lord of all potencies; iksvaku -- Maharaja Iksvaku, in the dynasty of the sun; vamse -- family; avatirya -- by descending in; gu
OFFERING
TO RADHA RANI
Often we lament upon the loses suffered during our lifetime to such an extent that we star disregarding the life itself which is the most precious gift of the supreme. This occurs due our forgetful nature that we are the part and parcels of supreme personality of Godhead and are his eternal servant. We keep forgetting that happiness and misery appear and disappear as day comes after night and night comes after day.
sukham aindriyakaṁ daityā
deha-yogena dehinām
sarvatra labhyate
Krsna and the Gopis Meet for the Rasa Dance
1. Sri Krsna is the supreme Personality of Godhead, full in all opulences, yet upon seeing those autumn nights scented with blossoming jasmine flowers, He turned His mind toward loving affairs. To fulfill His purposes He employed His internal potency.
2. The moon then rose, anointing the face of the western horizon with the reddish hue of his comforting rays, and thus dispelling the pain o
Social Freedom brings Downfall
One should, however, take serious note of this incident. The human being is a social animal, and his unrestricted mixing with the fair sex leads to downfall. Such social freedom of man and woman, especially among the younger section, is certainly a great stumbling block on the path of spiritual progress. Material bondage is due only to sexual bondage, and therefore unrestricted association of man and woman is surely a great impediment. Maitreya cited this example on
Prescription for the whole world
Prabhupada then recalled with a smile how Gargamuni had obtained the mimeographs in New York to begin printing the first editions of Back to Godhead for his newly-formed ISKCON. "The first machine introduced by you, yes. Then other machines came. I did not know, but I was thinking that if some typist would hear my tapes and type -- I was thinking like that -- expert typist. Here, tape recorder, you hear something and then type. Like that. And this machine, automat
