The importance of the 'Association of the Devotees / Saadhu Sanga' is narrated in the following illustration from the Shaastra. For your satisfaction further, various Shaastric references (references from the celebrated texts) are also given :
Once the great sage Narada was intrigued by a doubt. He was sure that Lord Vishnu would clear it for him. He proceeded to the Ocean of Milk and found his Lord reclining on the giant hooded serpent-bed Shankarshana, His beautiful consort, Lakshmi devi besid
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Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.1.57
so 'yaḿ sthiti-vyatikaropaśamāya sṛṣṭān
sattvena naḥ sura-gaṇān anumeya-tattvaḥ
dṛśyād adabhra-karuṇena vilokanena
yac chrī-niketam amalaḿ kṣipatāravindam
SYNONYMS
saḥ — that; ayam — He; sthiti — of the created world; vyatikara — calamities; upaśamāya — for destroying; sṛṣṭān — created; sattvena — by the mode of goodness; naḥ — us; sura-gaṇān — the demigods; anumeya-tattvaḥ — understood by the Vedas; dṛśyāt — glance over; adabhra-karuṇ
guru maharaj (H.H BHAKTICHARU SWAMI MAHARAJ) has been operated now he is well & coming to ujjain on 10th of april.thank u for all ur prayers.
Rūpa Gosvāmī states that there are six characteristics of pure devotional service, which are as follows:
(1) Pure devotional service brings immediate relief from all kinds of material distress.
(2) Pure devotional service is the beginning of all auspiciousness.
(3) Pure devotional service automatically puts one in transcendental pleasure.
(4) Pure devotional service is rarely achieved.
(5) Those in pure devotional service deride even the conception of liberation.
(6) Pure devotional service is the onl
sa vai bhagavato raja
pandaveyo maha-rathah
bala-kridanakaih kridan
krsna-kridam ya adade
sah -- he; vai -- certainly; bhagavatah -- a great devotee of the Lord; raja -- Maharaja Pariksit; pandaveyah -- grandson of the Pandavas; maha-rathah -- a great fighter; bala -- while a child; kridanakaih -- with play dolls; kridan -- playing; krsna -- Lord Krsna; kridam -- activities; yah -- who; adade -- accepted.
Maharaja Pariksit, the grandson of the P
Sri Krsna and the cowherd boys would smear aromatic (gandha) substances on their bodies while grazing the cows. It is said that Sri Krsna became intoxicated by the fragrance emanating from the body of Srimati Radhika, who was hiding nearby with Her girlfriends. Seeing Srimatiji, the flute slipped from His hands, His peacock feather crown fell at Her lotus feet, and He fainted. From then Srimati Radhika is also called as Gandhesvari.
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
On behalf of the entire New Raman Reti Community, I would like to cordially invite you to join us for the auspicious Pran Prathishta Installation Ceremony of Sri Sri Krishna-Balarama at New Raman Reti in Alachua, Florida.
The ecstatic festivities and ceremonies begin Saturday, May 29, 2010, and
lead up to the grand installation on Sunday, May 30, 2010.
The ecstatic festivities and ceremonies begin Saturday, May 29, 2010, and
lead up to the grand installation on Sunday, May 30, 2010.
The Deity installation is the culmination of extensi
We require the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in order to get out of the material entanglement.
daivi hy esha guna-mayi · mama maya duratyaya
Duratyaya…very difficult to overcome this material nature.
mam eva ye prapadyante mayam etam taranti te
Those who surrender to the Supreme Personality of
Please accept our humble obeisances.All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.
We are very glad to inform you that on the eve of Chaitanya mahaprabhu's
500th Sannyas Anniversary we will be celebrating 3 day Grand Cultural Fest
"ISKCON UTSAV" Program on April 30th,May 1st and May 2nd 2010 at Hare
Krishna Land,Sagarnagar,Visakhapatnam.
There will be 3 days Akhanda (continuous)Harinam sankirtan,homam,Gita
Parayanam and discourse with mass Prasadam distribution. Renowned Telugu
Bhajan singers will
Dialopatey Ngalete is African in origin, Indian in spirit. So, when he sings
the Krishna kirtan, it is with the added flavour of American bluegrass and
jazz
When Congolese musician Dialopatey Ngalete is not studying Hindu scriptures in
Vrindavan, he is travelling around the world singing Krishna kirtan in Braj
bhasha and Sanskrit. His band of African-American musicians, called
Vrajabadhu, accompanies him with a line-up of classic bluegrass (a form of
American country music) instruments — b
(From the "Japa" book by HG Bhurjana Prabhu)
Q: When I visit certain holy places or temples I feel strong emotions and
often cry. Where do these emotions come from? I then find myself trying to
feel the same emotions later. Is this all right or am I trying to enjoy my
senses in the name of spiritual life?
A: Imagine a curtain hanging over a window. The thicker the curtain, the
less light will come through into the room. In the dhama the curtain or
veil between the material and spiritual worlds is thin.
Problems of deforestation
Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam 3.31.40 given in Sridham Mayapur on 7.01.2010
yopayäti çanair mäyä
yoñid deva-vinirmitä
täm ékñetätmano måtyuà
tåëaiù küpam ivävåtam
SYNONYMS
yä—she who; upayäti—approaches; çanaiù—slowly; mäyä—representation of mäyä;
yoñit—woman; deva—by the Lord; vinirmitä—created; täm—her; ékñeta—one must
regard; ätmanaù—of the soul; måtyum—death; tåëaiù—with grass; küpam—a well;
iva—like; ävåtam—covered.
TRANSLATION
The woman, created by the Lord, is the representation of mäyä, and one who
a
yopayäti çanair mäyä
yoñid deva-vinirmitä
täm ékñetätmano måtyuà
tåëaiù küpam ivävåtam
SYNONYMS
yä—she who; upayäti—approaches; çanaiù—slowly; mäyä—representation of mäyä;
yoñit—woman; deva—by the Lord; vinirmitä—created; täm—her; ékñeta—one must
regard; ätmanaù—of the soul; måtyum—death; tåëaiù—with grass; küpam—a well;
iva—like; ävåtam—covered.
TRANSLATION
The woman, created by the Lord, is the representation of mäyä, and one who
a
Live from Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!
Date: February 28th, 2010
Verse: Caitanya-caritamrta Adi 1.4
Speaker: HH Bhakti Charu Swami
____________________________________
Hare Krishna. Today is Gaura-purnima day. The purnima, the full moon of the
month of phalgun. These two months, phalgun and caitra is the vasanta
season, springtime in India. In India there are six seasons and each season
consists of two months. Vasanta, spring is considered to be the king of all
seasons - rthuraj. This is the best of th
Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam 3.31.40 given in Sridham Mayapur on 7.01.2010
yopayäti çanair mäyä
yoñid deva-vinirmitä
täm ékñetätmano måtyuà
tåëaiù küpam ivävåtam
SYNONYMS
yä—she who; upayäti—approaches; çanaiù—slowly; mäyä—representation of mäyä;
yoñit—woman; deva—by the Lord; vinirmitä—created; täm—her; ékñeta—one must
regard; ätmanaù—of the soul; måtyum—death; tåëaiù—with grass; küpam—a well;
iva—like; ävåtam—covered.
TRANSLATION
The woman, created by the Lord, is the representation of mäyä, and one who
a
yopayäti çanair mäyä
yoñid deva-vinirmitä
täm ékñetätmano måtyuà
tåëaiù küpam ivävåtam
SYNONYMS
yä—she who; upayäti—approaches; çanaiù—slowly; mäyä—representation of mäyä;
yoñit—woman; deva—by the Lord; vinirmitä—created; täm—her; ékñeta—one must
regard; ätmanaù—of the soul; måtyum—death; tåëaiù—with grass; küpam—a well;
iva—like; ävåtam—covered.
TRANSLATION
The woman, created by the Lord, is the representation of mäyä, and one who
a
Sports of the Child
(Bala Lila)
1. After a short time passed, both brothers, Rama and Krsna, began to crawl on the ground of Vraja with the strength of Their hands and knees and thus enjoy Their childhood play.
2. When Krsna and Balarama, with the strength of Their legs, crawled in the muddy places created in Vraja by cow dung and cow urine, Their crawling resembled the crawling of serpents, and the sound of Their ankle bells was ver
Date: February 28th, 2010
Verse: Caitanya-caritamrta Adi 1.4
Speaker: HH Bhakti Charu Swami
____________________________________
Hare Krishna. Today is Gaura-purnima day. The purnima, the full moon of the
month of phalgun. These two months, phalgun and caitra is the vasanta
season, springtime in India. In India there are six seasons and each season
consists of two months. Vasanta, spring is considered to be the king of all
seasons - rthuraj. This is the best of the times. Of all the six seasons
Vasanta o
