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Repaying Our Debt To Srila PrabhupadaThis indeed is the duty of all true disciples: to repay the debt to their spiritual master by offering him, with pure hearts, their wealth and even their very lives. SB 10.80.41Devotee: How can we repay you?Prabhupada: You don't require to repay. (chuckles) I am not giving you anything. It is Krsna's property. You repay to Krsna. Chant Hare Krsna and He will be repaid. Nobody can repay. Therefore it is better to remain always obliged. That's all. That's all r
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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 17
tapasvino dana-para yasasvino
manasvino mantra-vidah sumangalah
ksemam na vindanti vina yad-arpanam
tasmai subhadra-sravase namo namah


tapasvinah -- the great learned sages; dana-parah -- the great performer of charity; yasasvinah -- the great worker of distinction; manasvinah -- the great philosophers or mystics; mantra-vidah -- the great chanter of the Vedic hymns; su-mangalah -- strict followers of Vedic principles; ksemam -- fruitful result; na -- nev
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The All-Attractive Supreme Lord!

"Actually Krishna is neutral. He is reciprocating with different people according to their particular way of approaching. So when is approaching inimically, the Lord is inimical. When one is approaching devotionally, and is friendly, the Lord is very friendly and very merciful. So actually He is Neutral!

Prahlada being a little boy, and naturally simple and straight forward, said to Hiranyakashipu, "Why are you calling the Supreme Lord enemy, He has made me attracted to Him, He has given me devot

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Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.3.22

pratyudgama-praśrayaṇābhivādanaḿ
vidhīyate sādhu mithaḥ sumadhyame
prājñaiḥ parasmai puruṣāya cetasā
guhā-śayāyaiva na deha-mānine

SYNONYMS:
pratyudgama — standing up from one's seat; praśrayaṇa — welcoming; abhivādanam — obeisances; vidhīyate — are intended; sādhu — proper; mithaḥ — mutually; su-madhyame — my dear young wife; prājñaiḥ — by the wise; parasmai — unto the Supreme; puruṣāya — unto the Supersoul; cetasā — with the intelligence; guhā-śayāya — sitting withi
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Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.3.20

vyaktaḿ tvam utkṛṣṭa-gateḥ prajāpateḥ
priyātmajānām asi subhru me matā
tathāpi mānaḿ na pituḥ prapatsyase
mad-āśrayāt kaḥ paritapyate yataḥ

SYNONYMS:
vyaktam — it is clear; tvam — you; utkṛṣṭa-gateḥ — having the best behavior; prajāpateḥ — of Prajāpati Dakṣa; priyā — the pet; ātmajānām — of the daughters; asi — you are; subhru — O you with the beautiful eyebrows; me — my; matā — considered; tathā api — yet; mānam — honor; na — not; pituḥ — from your father; pr
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Book Distribution in Malawi, Africa

By Murari and Rama Gaura

We arrived a week back and have started going out on book distribution in
the shops and outside colleges. Its quite different compared to other places
I have been and so we are happy even when 1 book goes out.

In one shop, (an ISUZU motorcar display showroom) I entered and
went into the 'spare parts' manager's office. He was African bodied and
looked quite the intellectual type. He showed a lot of interest and was
excited when I explained the
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Jahnava Mata

Jahnava Mata

Shri Suryadasa Sarakhela lived in Shaligrama. He had five brothers: Damodara, Jagannatha, Gauridasa, Krishna dasa, and Nrishinga Chaitanya. His fathers name was Shri Kamsari Mishra and his mother's name was Shri Kamala Devi. Surya dasa used to be the King's treasurer, and it was in this connection that he was given the title "Sarakhela."

Shri Suryadasa Sarakhela had two daughters. The older of the two was named Shri Vasudha and the younger was named Shri Jahnava. The Gaura-Ganodesha-d

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Jagannatha Dasa Babaji

Jagannatha Dasa Babaji

gauravirbhava-bhumes tvam, nirdestha saj-jana-priyah

vaishnava-sarvabhaumah shri-jagannathaya te namah

"I offer my respectful obeisances to Jagannatha dasa Babaji Maharaja, who is respected by the entire Vaishnava community and who discovered the place where Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu appeared."

Shri Jagannatha Das Babaji Maharaja was born in the Mayamansingh district of West Bengal. Gaudiya Vedanta-acharya Shri Baladev Vidyabhushan had a disciple named Uddhava das. His discipl

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Jagadish Pandit

Jagadish Pandit

"Shri Jagadish Pandit was the savior of the world. He was a thundercloud of Krishna prema who rained showers of mercy upon everyone. (CC Adi 11.30)

Shri Jagadish Pandit took birth in Gohati. His father's name was Shri Kamalaksha Bhatta, and he was the son of Bhatta Narayana. Jagadish Pandit's father and mother were both great devotees of Lord Vishnu. After they passed away, Jagadish Pandit, along with his wife, went to live near the Ganges. Jagadish Pandit's wife was named Dukhini

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Ishvara Puri

Ishvara Puri

Srimad Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami writes: "All glories to Madhavendra Puri, the storehouse of all Krishna-prema! He is a desire tree of bhakti, and it is to him that the seed of bhakti first fructified. The seed of Krishna-prema next fructified in the for of Sri Ishvara Puri, and then the gardener himself, Caitanya Mahaprabhu, became the main trunk of the tree of bhakti." Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati comments on this section of the Caitanya Caritamrita (CC Adi 9.10): "

Sri Isvara P

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Haridasa Thakura

Haridasa Thakura

As Prahlada Maharaja appeared in a family of demons and Hanuman appeared as a monkey, Sri Haridasa Thakura appeared amongst the lower caste. Haridasa had a handsome form with all aristocratic features. Highly intellectual, he won all debates in Sanskrit and philosophy. Yet, he never lost his temper. In his youth, he became famous for his extreme devotion and ascetism. Though born in a Muslim family, when he became a Vaisnava, even brahmanas would eagerly smear their bodies with t

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Gopala Guru Goswami

Gopala Guru GoswamiShri Gopala Guru Goswami was a disciple of Shri Vakreshwara Pandit. He was a brahmana from Utkala. From early childhood, he stayed with Vakreshwara Pandit and remained under his care and guidance. Shriman Mahaprabhu was always very affectionate towards him and played many jokes on him. Out of affection, the lord would jokingly call him "guru," and so he became known as Gopal Guru Goswami.Under the authority of Shri Svarupa Damodara and Raghunatha Dasa Goswami, he was instructe
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Gauri Dasa Pandita

Gauri Dasa Pandita

In Shri Chaitanya Charitamrita, Krishna dasa Kaviraja Goswami has written:

tasya shri krishna chaitanya

sat premamara shakhinah

urdvhva-skandhavadhutendoh

shakharupan ganan numah

"Shri Nityananda Prabhu is the topmost branch of the indestructible tree of eternal love of Godhead, Shri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. I offer my respectful obeisances to all the sub-branches of that topmost branch." Gauridasa Pandit is one of the most important sub-branches of the Nityananda branch of the

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Gaurakishore Das Babaji

Gaurakishore Das Babaji

niskincanasya bhagavan-bhajanon-mukhasya

param param jigamisor-bhava-sagarasya

sandarsanam visayinam-atha yostams ca

ha hanta hanta vis-bhaksanato'py asadhu

“For one who really wants to cross the material ocean and who wants to engage in the transcendental loving service of the Lord without any connection with anything material, seeing a materialist engaged in sense gratification and seeing a woman who is similarly interested is more abominable than drinking poison willingly.”

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Gangamata Goswamini

Gangamata Goswamini

Within the present state of Bengal, lies what was once the kingdom of Sri Naresh Narayana. King Naresh Narayana had a daughter named Sachi. From early childhood, Sachi was a topmost devotee of the Lord. Within a short time, Sachi began her education. At first she absorbed herself in grammar and poetry, but having become expert in these, she gradually became completely immersed in endlessly studying the scriptures. Even as a young girl, she was always fascinated with Krishna co

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Gopal Krishna Goswami is received with honor.

The 29th National Sanatan Dharma Mahasamelan was held on 17th of April at the FICCI Auditorium, New Delhi. The meeting was organized by Sri Ramakant Goswami, Vice Chairman, Delhi Jal Board and General Secretary for the All India Sanatan Dharma Pratinidhi Samelan.

Gopal Krishna Swami was invited to represent ISKCON and bless the meetings. Meera Kumar, Lok Sabha Speaker of India, and Shela Dixit, Chief Minister, New Delhi, honored him by offering flower

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Ganga Narayana Cakravarti

Ganga Narayana Cakravarti

When Sri Ganga Narayana Cakravarti, a renowned brahmana, took initiation from Sri Narottama Dasa Thakura the smarta brah­manas became outraged. They complained to King Narasimha that the "audacious sudra," Narottama Dasa, had brazenly in­itiated a brahmana into the fold of Gaudiya Vaisnavism. The king, the smartas, and the dig vijaya pandit (world class scholar) went to challenge and conquer the "upstart" Narottama Dasa.

Krishna's devotees peacefully tolerate all insults

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Gadadhara Das Thakura

Gadadhara Das Thakura

Sri Gadadhara dasa Thakura used to live in Nabadwipa dhama, but after the disappearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he moved to Katwa. Finally he moved to a village called Endiyadaha-grama, where he made his ultimate residence. Gadadhara dasa Thakura had a disciple in Katwa named Yadunandana Cakravarti. Gadadhara dasa was one of the eternal associates of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda Prabhu. The Gaura-ganodesa-dipika mentions Gadadhara dasa as the extension of Srima

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Dhananjaya Pandit

Dhananjaya PanditCaitanya-Bhagavata says that Dhananjaya Pandita had all the symptoms of a great personality. At every moment he was dear to Nityananda Prabhu's heart. In this way, Vrndavana dasa Thakura describes the glories of Dhananjaya Pandita. Dhananjaya Pa.dita's birthplace was in Sitalagrama. This village is in the Bardhaman district in Katwa and is situated near the Mangalakota police station and the post office of Kaicara. Sri Bhaktivedanta Swami remarks, "On the narrow railway from Bur
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