A long and interesting conversation ensued with Ali asking
A long and interesting conversation ensued with Ali asking
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A long and interesting conversation ensued with Ali asking
so 'mrtasyabhayasyeso
martyam annam yad atyagat
mahimaisa tato brahman
purusasya duratyayah
sah -- He (the Lord); amrtasya -- of deathlessness; abhayasya -- of fearlessness; isah -- the controller; martyam -- dying; annam -- fruitive action; yat -- one who has; atyagat -- has transcended; mahima -- the glories; esah -- of Him; tatah -- therefore; brahman -- O brahmana Narada; purusasya -- of the Supreme Personality; duratyayah -- immeasurable.
Krsna Steals the Garments of the Unmarried Gopis
1. During the first month of the winter season, the young unmarried girls of Gokula observed the vow of worshiping goddess Katyayani. For the entire month they ate only unspiced khichri.
2. After they had bathed in the water of the Yamuna just as the sun was rising, the gopis made an earthen deity of goddess Durga on the riverbank. Then they worshiped her with such aromatic substances
A Wish Fulfilled
Resting on the banks of the River Ganges is “Kanhapur”-the city of Lord Krsna-presently known as Kanpur. Nearby is Bithoor where the Ashrama of Valmiki Muni is located and where Sitadevi, the Goddess of Fortune and wife of Lord Ramacandra, lived when Her husband expelled her from Ayodhya. Lava and Kusha were also born here.
Kanpur city is believed to have been founded by King Hindu Singh. While in the early days of its formation, the city was seen as an insignificant village, it b
"Although God has no parents as He is eternal and is the father of everyone, yet He can agree to become someone's child - have a little baby form and a devotee to serve Him as a parent. As a parent, the parents think that they are bigger than the child.
The parents always want to protect the child. Even though Krishna is the Supreme protector of everyone. His parents always think, "I have to protect Krishna. If I don't protect Krishna, some danger will befall Krishna."So the parents actu
Introduction - The Supreme Abode
The abode of Lord Sri Krsna is described in the Bhagavad-gita, Fifteenth Chapter, sixth verse:
na tad bhasayate suryo
na sasanko na pavakah
yad gatva na nivartante
tad dhama paramam mama
"That supreme abode of Mine is not illumined by the sun or moon, nor by fire or electricity. Those who reach it never return to this material world."
Bhagavad Gita 15.6
This verse gives a description of that eternal sky. Of course we have a material conception of the sky, and we think of
(Excerpts from Sri Gopala-Tapani Upanishad)
1. Obeisances to Lord Govinda, handsome with a peacock-feather crown, identical with Balarama, His
intelligence sharp, and He the swan in the Manasa lake of the goddess of fortune's thoughts.
2. Obeisances to Him, the death of Kamsa and his allies, the killer of Kesi and Canura, the object of worship
for Siva, and the chariot-driver of Arjuna.
3. Obeisances to Him, the cowherd boy fond of playing the flute, the crusher of Kaliya, t
sva-dhisnyam pratapan prano
bahis ca pratapaty asau
evam virajam pratapams
tapaty antar bahih puman
sva-dhisnyam -- radiation; pratapan -- by expansion; pranah -- living energy; bahih -- external; ca -- also; pratapati -- illuminated; asau -- the sun; evam -- in the same way; virajam -- the universal form; pratapan -- by expansion of; tapati -- enlivens; antah -- internally; bahih -- externally; puman -- the Supreme Personality.
TRANSLATION
The sun illumina
Topic : Vision How to see God ? Ointment is applied to the eyes for clear vision. When the ointment of love of Godhead will be applied to our eyes, then with these eyes we shall be able to see God. God is not invisible. Simply like a man with cataract or any other eye disease, he cannot see. That does not mean the things do not exist. He cannot see. God is there, but because my eyes are not competent to see God, therefore, I deny God. God is there, everywhere. Srila Prabhupada, Boston, May 1st, 1969 |
On the 3rd of July, almost two thousand devotees gathered for a festival celebrating the 17th anniversary of the installation of the Deities at Moscow`s Leningradskiy Prospect temple. They also became witnesses to the rare event of a sannyasa initiation – that of thesecond Russian devotee accepting the renounced order of life.
Sannyasa is considered to be the highest spiritual rank in Hinduism in general and in the Bengali Vaishnava tradition. It means total renunciation of the world`s pleasures
Here, the gopis performed Lalita's(a friend of Srimati Radhika) wedding ceremony with seven-year-old Sri Krsna here. One day, Lalita and the sakhis were sitting with rasik Krsna and talking sweetly with Him. Upon the indication of Srimati Radhika, Visakha and some other sakhis tied Sri Syamsundara's yellow cloth to the corner of Sri Lalita's veil. Rangadevi and other sakhis started to sing wedding songs while Tungavidya and other
SANTA MONICA, CA - The Temple of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) at Watseka Avenue here held its 33rd Annual Festival of the Chariots Parade on August 1 which started at the Santa Monica Civic auditorium and ended on Venice Beach.
In the morning the idols were taken from the temple and installed in three beautifully decorated chariots, the towering canopies of which were splendidly draped in yellow, green, red and blue. Along the sides, balloons swayed in the gentle b
*Artificial life?*
Question: What is the Vedic comment on recent news report about artificial life?
Answer: Let me quote Caltech biologist and Nobel laureate David Baltimore, who has said that Venter has "overplayed the importance" of his results; he
"has not created life, only mimicked it."
Let’s see what he actually did:
1. Determined the sequence of the DNA in one of the world’s simplest bacteria,
2. Synthesized a copy of that DNA from components sold by a biological supply company,
3. Replaced the
Kamika Ekadasi - from BrahmA Vaivarta PurANa:
The saintly king Yudhisthira maharaj said, “Oh Supreme Lord, I have heard
from You the glories of fasting on Deva-sayani EkAdasii, which occurs
during the light fortnight of the month of AshADha. Now I would like to
hear from You the glories of the EkAdasii that occurs during the dark
fortnight (krishna paksha) of the month of ShrAvaNa (July –August). Oh
Govindadeva, please be merciful to me and explain its glories. Oh Supreme
VAsudeva, I offer my most humb
The Gopis Glorify the Song of Krsna’s Flute
1. During the rainy season the Vrndavana forest had become resplendent, filled with ripe dates and jambu fruits,
Lord Krsna, surrounded by His cows and cowherd boyfriends and accompanied by Sri Balarama, entered that forest to enjoy.
2. The cows had to move slowly because of their weighty milk bags, but they quickly ran to the Supreme Personality of Godhead as soon as He called them, their
Demigod worship - A matter of lust
In the Bhagavad-gita, worship of different demigods or rendering service to them is not approved.
It is stated in the Seventh Chapter, twentieth verse:
kamais tais tair hrta-jnanah
prapadyante 'nya-devatah
tam tam niyamam asthaya
prakrtya niyatah svaya
"Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires surrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship according to their own natures." Here it is plainly said that those who ar
Please Bless me i am new devotee of iskcon , i love iskcon and all devotees of iskcon , my life is very peaceful with iskcon dantvat pranam to all prabhu ji mata ji
"hare krishn hare krishn krishn krishn hare
hare ram hare ram ram ram hare hare "
In service of all Devotees and Prabhu ji's
I AM LIKE A CHILD
STANDING WOBBLY ON THE FLOOR,
REACHING OUT TO FATHER
'PICK ME UP ONCE MORE'
I AM LIKE A LOVER
WAITING BY HIS SIDE,
KNOWING WHEN HE HOLDS ME
ALL MY FEARS SUBSIDE.
HE IS LIKE MY CLOSEST FRIEND,
WHO FREELY GIVES TRUE CARE
AND WHEN I CALL UPON MY LORD,
HE IS ALWAYS THERE.
HE IS LIKE MY SOULMATE
THAT KNOWS ME INSIDE OUT,
HE KNOWS MY EVERY BREATH
AND WHAT I SIGH ABOUT.
FOR EVERYTHING I DESIRE ON EARTH
HE CAN FILL MY NEED,
THERE IS NO ONE LIKE LORD KRISHNA
WITH HIM, I AM FREED
HIS
