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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Mahamsa Swami

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 7, 2010 at 8:00am

Mahamsa Swami
After Saurabha, Gargamuni and Gopala Krsna left, Mahamsa came in to inform Srila Prabhupada that the door for his balcony was finally completed and would be fitted while he took his bath.

Mahamsa Swami is a soft-spoken, mild-mannered fellow, and Prabhupada smiled after he went out. As I finished his massage he commented to me that Mahamsa was doing nicely. I offered that he was very sincere, and Prabhupada agreed. "Everyone likes him. He has no enemy. Nobody has complained against hi

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 17

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 7, 2010 at 7:30am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 17
jyayan gunair avarajo 'py aditeh sutanam
lokan vicakrama iman yad athadhiyajnah
ksmam vamanena jagrhe tripada-cchalena
yacnam rte pathi caran prabhubhir na calyah

jyayan -- the greatest; gunaih -- by qualities; avarajah -- transcendental; api -- although He is so; aditeh -- of Aditi; sutanam -- of all the sons (known as Adityas); lokan -- all the planets; vicakrame -- surpassed; iman -- in this universe; yat -- one who; atha -- therefore; adhiyajnah -- th

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara)

Posted by geeta kakkar on October 6, 2010 at 12:57pm

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara) - Pili- pokhara

Once, the unmarried daughter of Kirtida, Srimati Radhika, and Her sakhis went to Nandgaon to see Yasoda-maiya. Charmed by srimati Radhika's beauty and qualities, Yasoda-maiya desired in her heart to marry Radhika to her son Krsna and thus have Her as her daughter-in-law. So great was her desire that she painted Kisori Radha's hands yellow. Radhika's heart became very happy but, as She returned to Her father's house in Varsana, She became

Avoiding Yamaraja: Ajamila's story

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on October 6, 2010 at 10:17am

Ajamila's story is given in the Bhagavata Purana (6th book, chapter 1) as an example to illustrate that even the most wicked person can attain Visnupada (salvation).

Ajamila was a brahmana who was once sent by his father to the jungle to fetch samit (leaves and twigs to make the sacrificial fire). Ajamila met there a beautiful sudra woman. Forgetting everything, the brahmana made her his wife and children were born to them. When that brahmana, who was the very embodiment of all vices, reached the

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The supreme controller controlled by devotee

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 6, 2010 at 8:00am

Krsna is the supreme controller, but He is controlled by devotee. That is, Krsna is bhakti-vatsala. Just like a big father, a high-court judge and There is a story that the Prime Minister Gladstone, somebody came to see him. And the Mr. Gladstone informed that "Wait. I am busy." So he was waiting for hours, then he became inquisitive: "What this gentleman is doing?" So he wanted to see within that He had become a horse, and taking his child on the backside. That business he was doing. You see? T

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Hare Krsna Mahamantra

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 6, 2010 at 8:00am

Hare Krishna! Hare Krishna! Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Ram Hare Ram Rama Rama Hare Hare

Sixteen characters that spell, called Mahamantra
That saves us from the flaws of Kali

Besides the scriptures said, not a solution
Kali can be anything and not Saha

In the Golden Age of penance were the Hari
We used to call them in Treta yagnas

People used to Dvapara Archa - worship of war
No way in Kali Mahamantra except Ruja

This is the grace of God in the era of gross Kalmaha
They just find us go green

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Elevated and degraded.

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 6, 2010 at 7:52am

Bhagavad-gita 8.18

TRANSLATION

Everywhere are His hands and legs, His eyes and faces, and He hears everything. In this way the Supersoul exists.

PURPORT

As the sun exists diffusing its unlimited rays, so does the Supersoul, or Supreme Personality of Godhead. He exists in His all-pervading form, and in Him exist all the individual living entities, beginning from the first great teacher, Brahmā, down to the small ants. There are unlimited heads, legs, hands and eyes, and unlimited living entities. All

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Real Victoria Memorial

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 6, 2010 at 7:30am

Real Victoria Memorial

It was clear that Srila Prabhupada wants to do something wonderful in Calcutta. He even suggested that we try for the famous Victoria Memorial. He said it was not being utilized nor properly maintained but if we had it, Krsna would maintain everything.

Jayapataka grinned, seeing the irony of such a proposal. "And we could have British pujaris, for the glory of Queen Victoria."

Prabhupada smiled. "Tell them that we shall bring ... to worship Victoria with prasadam of Caitanya

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 16

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 6, 2010 at 7:30am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 16
srutva haris tam aranarthinam aprameyas
cakrayudhah patagaraja-bhujadhirudhah
cakrena nakra-vadanam vinipatya tasmad
dhaste pragrhya bhagavan krpayojjahara

srutva -- by hearing; harih -- the Personality of Godhead; tam -- him; arana-arthinam -- one who is in need of help; aprameyah -- the unlimitedly powerful Lord; cakra -- wheel; ayudhah -- equipped with His weapon; pataga-raja -- the king of the birds (Garuda); bhuja-adhirudhah -- being seated on the wi

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The Reincarnation of Shri Raghava Das Brahmachari (1954-1973)

Posted by Sandeep Kumar on October 5, 2010 at 6:41pm

“Regarding the auto accident, just hold a condolence meeting for Raghava das Brahmachari and pray for his soul to Krishna for giving him a good chance for advancement in Krishna Consciousness. Certainly Krishna will give him a good place to take birth where he can again begin in Krishna Consciousness activities. That is sure.”

(Shrila Prabhupada in a letter to Revatinandana das – 14 Nov. 1973)

From the personal diary of Ratnavali Dasi (London)

With thanks to Mithuna Twiins Astrological Services (dk

The Glories of Gopi-chandana Tilaka

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on October 5, 2010 at 4:55pm

From Sri Garga Samhita, Canto Six, Chapter Fifteen
Translation by Kusakratha Das

Text 15

yasya sravana-matrena
karma-bandhat pramucyate
gopinam yatra vaso 'bhut
tena gopi-bhuvah smrtah

Simply by hearing about Gopi-bhumi, which is so named because the gopis resided there, one become free from the bondage of karma.

Text 16

gopy-angaraga-sambhutam
gopi-candanam uttamam
gopi-candana-liptango
ganga-snana-phalam labhet

In Gopi-bhumi gopi-candana was manifested from the gopis' cosmetics. A person who marks his limb

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Supreme Lord is not independent but Bound

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 5, 2010 at 7:30am

Krsna was smiling because He was thinking to Himself, "These two young demigods fell from the higher planetary system to this planet, and I have delivered them from the bondage of standing for a long time as trees, but as for Me, I am bound by the ropes of the gopis and am subject to their chastisements." In other words, Krsna submits to being chastised and bound by the gopis because of pure love and affection worthy of being praised by a devotee in so many ways.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 10.10.39

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Letter to: Brothers.

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 5, 2010 at 7:30am

Letter to: Brothers
Allahabad
1 January, 195
55-01-01

1st form No-1. The circular letter addressing as "Dear Brother'' to be sent along with the Prospectus by book Post 2nd letter on
receipt of the reply of the 1st circular letter. (For inner members who are
willing to live with us for spiritual upliftment)

Dear Brothers,

I am very much glad that you are willing to live with us. As already informed we have no restriction for admitting inner members, so far nationality, caste and
creed are concern

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 15

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 5, 2010 at 7:30am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 15
antah-sarasy uru-balena pade grhito
grahena yutha-patir ambuja-hasta artah
ahedam adi-purusakhila-loka-natha
tirtha-sravah sravana-mangala-namadheya

antah-sarasi -- within the river; uru-balena -- by superior strength; pade -- leg; grhitah -- being taken up; grahena -- by the crocodile; yutha-patih -- of the leader of the elephants; ambuja-hastah -- with a lotus flower in the hand; artah -- greatly aggrieved; aha -- addressed; idam -- like this; adi-purus

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Use Krishna's money carefully

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 5, 2010 at 7:30am

Use Krishna's money carefully

He explained the spiritual considerations in the giving and utilization of money. "The karmis, the village cultivators or big men, industrialists, they are going to Tirupati. Whatever they can spare, they are offering. That is yajnarthe. If this money is taken and again if it is brought into karmi, then it is misleading. Just like people are giving us money. They are karmis. But because they are giving us and we are engaging the money in Krsna consciousness so the mo

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Bhakti Sastri Teachers' Training Course: 14 - 17 October, 2010

Posted by Sandeep Kumar on October 4, 2010 at 5:47pm

Learning and teaching sastra is one of the most important aspects of any
Krishna conscious education. Srila Prabhupada's books form the foundation
for ISKCON's activities and therefore ISKCON devotees hold the study of
these books as essential to their spiritual growth. Bhakti Sastri study has
become an essential anga of Krishna conscious life.

In order for ISKCON to offer excellent opportunities for devotees to study
sastra qualified teachers are necessary. VTE, recognizing the need for these
qualifie

Process of Dying

Posted by Mayapur Vasi Das on October 4, 2010 at 2:30pm

Q: What happens, in what sequence, when the soul leaves the human body?

A: There's no one exact way for all. How and when a person will leave his body and where he will go depends mainly on his guna and karma (joined with interventions by others through blessings, prayers, rites, etc.)

From accounts of dying persons and hospital staff coupled with the sastric descriptions (mainly Vedanta sutra, BG, Puranas) these things happen:

Several days/hours before death the person enters the terminal phase. O

Shaligram Worship

Posted by shailendra badriprasad sharma on October 4, 2010 at 2:00pm

To perform puja of the Shaligram which you have selected to install in your altar of worship, you will need the following 'samagri' or ingredients:

Ganga Jal, Panchgavya (a mixture of 5 auspicious articles that include: Cowdung, Cow's urine, Milk, Ghee and Curd), fresh Tulsi leaves, Kusha grass, Pipal leaves, Incense sticks, Camphor, Sandal paste, Lamp burner, and a conch shell. You may substitute any item that is not available with uncooked rice.

Offerings to the Shaligram can be of Milk, Fruits

Story of Lord Krishna

Posted by geeta kakkar on October 4, 2010 at 1:21pm

Story of Lord Krishna - SRIMAD BHAGAVATA by Krsna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

Lord Indra and Mother surabhi Offer Prayers

1. After Krsna had lifted Govardhana Hill and thus protected the inhabitants of Vraja from the terrible rainfall, surabhi, the mother of the cows, came from her planet to see Krsna. She was accompanied by Indra.

2. Indra was very ashamed of having offended the Lord. Approaching Him in a solitary place, Indra fell down and lay his helmet, whose effulgence was as brilliant as the sun, upon t

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The Supremely Independent Lord Dependent on his Devotees

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on October 4, 2010 at 8:30am

The Supremely Independent Lord Dependent on his Devotees

"O best of brahmanas, I am not independent. Because I am purchased by pure devotion and by that alone, I am now the order carrier of Bali. I am completely controlled by that king of the Daityas. So, my dear excellent brahmana, please go ask the demon Bali, son of Virocana, and if he orders I shall at once do whatever you want." (Skanda Purana, Prabhasa-khanda 4.19.2–3) But when Durvasa submitted his request to Bali Maharaja, Bali refused to

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Mahamsa Swami

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 17

Sri Radhe-Krsna's playful pastimes (vihara)

Avoiding Yamaraja: Ajamila's story

The supreme controller controlled by devotee

Hare Krsna Mahamantra

Elevated and degraded.

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Real Victoria Memorial

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 16

The Reincarnation of Shri Raghava Das Brahmachari (1954-1973)

The Glories of Gopi-chandana Tilaka

Supreme Lord is not independent but Bound

Letter to: Brothers.

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 7 Text 15

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Use Krishna's money carefully

Bhakti Sastri Teachers' Training Course: 14 - 17 October, 2010

Process of Dying

Shaligram Worship

Story of Lord Krishna

The Supremely Independent Lord Dependent on his Devotees

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