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H.H. Bhakti Caru Swami Speaks on S.B. 3.21.29-30 - from Ujjain

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 12, 2010 at 7:14pm

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.21.29

yā ta ātma-bhṛtaḿ vīryaḿ
navadhā prasaviṣyati
vīrye tvadīye ṛṣaya
ādhāsyanty añjasātmanaḥ

SYNONYMS:
yā — she; te — by you; ātma-bhṛtam — sown in her; vīryam — the seed; nava-dhā — nine daughters; prasaviṣyati — will bring forth; vīrye tvadīye — in the daughters begotten by you; ṛṣayaḥ — the sages; ādhāsyanti — will beget; añjasā — in total; ātmanaḥ — children.

TRANSLATION:
She will bring forth nine daughters from the seed sown in her by you, and through the daughte

Prem Ras Madira

Posted by geeta kakkar on April 12, 2010 at 3:46pm

Prem Ras Madira

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Dharu Nandanandana ko dhyan re.
Oh, my mind! Lovingly meditate on Nandanandana Shri Krishna.

Jako dhyan dharat nishi vasar, vidhi hari har bhagavan re.
Even Brahma, Vishnu and Shankar, who are supreme God, continuously meditate upon Shri Krishna.

Mor mukut lakuti lapati pat, lajavati bhrikuti kaman re.
A crown embellished with peacock feathers is adorning His head. The yellow silken shawl that graces His shoulders is wrapped around His staff. The arch of His eyebrows puts to shame the

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Pls pray for H.H. Bhakti charu swami maharaj

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 12, 2010 at 10:46am

Please pray for H.H.Bhakti charu swami Maharaj as he goes through angiography at Escort Hospital at 9 am in Delhi.pass 2 all pls....

Warning: Your Cell Phone May Be Hazardous to Your Health

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 12, 2010 at 6:52am

Warning: Your Cell Phone May Be Hazardous to Your Health

By Christopher Ketcham for GQ on1 Feb 2010

Image: Tom Shierlitz

Another health hazard to be discovered too late?

Earlier this winter, I met an investment banker who was diagnosed with a brain tumor five years ago. He's a managing director at a top Wall Street firm, and I was put in touch with him through a colleague who knew I was writing a story about the potential dangers of cell-phone radiation. He agreed to talk with me only if his name wa

Story of Lord Krishna

Posted by geeta kakkar on April 11, 2010 at 6:16pm

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

Lord Krsna Shows the Universal Form Within His Mouth

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1. One day while Krsna was playing with His small playmates, including Balarama and other sons of the gopas, all His friends came together and lodged a complaint to mother Yasoda. "Mother," they submitted, "Krsna has eaten earth."

2. Upon hearing this from Krsna's playmates, mother Yasoda, who was always full of anxiety over Krsna's welfare, picked Krsna up with her hands to look

Lord Caitanya’s Cleanup Operation!

Posted by Shabda Hari Das on April 11, 2010 at 1:55pm

"In the Chaitanya Mangal it mentions that Lord Chaitanya said, "I'm going to flood India, but later someone will come, one of My commanding general devotees and he will spread it to the distant places where sinful people are living. People who have escaped from the mercy in India and who are far away…Don't worry, we'll get them too! I'm going to send the CLEANUP OPERATION. My devotee will go and spread the sankirtan everywhere else."

Srila Prabhupada Ki Jaya! Srila Prabhupada Ki Jaya!

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prabhupad mercy

Posted by Mahek Maheshwari on April 11, 2010 at 12:08pm

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H.G. Pankajanghri prabhu speaks on S.B. 4.1.58-59 - from Mayapur

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 10, 2010 at 5:42pm

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.1.58

evaḿ sura-gaṇais tāta
bhagavantāv abhiṣṭutau
labdhāvalokair yayatur
arcitau gandhamādanam

SYNONYMS:
evam — thus; sura-gaṇaiḥ — by the demigods; tāta — O Vidura; bhagavantau — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; abhiṣṭutau — having been praised; labdha — having obtained; avalokaiḥ — the glance (of mercy); yayatuḥ — departed; arcitau — having been worshiped; gandha-mādanam — to the Gandhamādana Hill.

TRANSLATION:
[Maitreya said:] O Vidura, thus the demigods worshiped wit

The importance of the Association of the Devotees

Posted by Ashem Satyajit on April 10, 2010 at 5:30pm

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

Transcendental Trick to Protect devotees

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 10, 2010 at 10:05am

H.G. Rajendranandana Prabhu speaks on S.B. 4.1.57 - Mayapur

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 9, 2010 at 5:30pm

Appearance day of
Srila Vrndaban Das Thakur

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

thank u

Posted by Mahek Maheshwari on April 9, 2010 at 4:00pm

hare krsna

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.

Pure Devotional Service

Posted by Ashem Satyajit on April 9, 2010 at 3:00pm

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

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Srila Prabhupada's Fighting Spirit

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 9, 2010 at 2:55pm

Srila Prabhupada's Fighting SpiritSrila Prabhupada was a fighter. Throughout his life he struggled against the indifference of his family. Just to get on the Jaladuta he had to overcome more indifference, plus disbelief and government red tape. He landed in America, a lone fighter, armed with the sword of knowledge. After taking stock of the battle ahead, he proceeded to hack away at just about everything America stood for.He was against modern "slaughterhouse" education and the grossly material

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 3 Text 15

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 9, 2010 at 2:47pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 3 Text 15
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.

TRANSLATION

Maharaja Pariksit, the grandson of the P

Srimati Radhika as Gandhesvari

Posted by geeta kakkar on April 9, 2010 at 12:53pm

Srimati Radhika as Gandhesvari

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.

Krishna Balarama Installation in Alachua, Florida

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 9, 2010 at 12:30pm

Dear Maharajas and Prabhus,

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 Deity installation is the culmination of extensi

No Mercy? Get Stuck!

Posted by Shabda Hari Das on April 9, 2010 at 12:05pm

"The conditioned souls are hopelessly entangled in this material world. There is no way of getting out of this material world by their own effort. Simply by their own effort, they'll remain stuck.

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

Invitation to ISKCON UTSAV

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 9, 2010 at 9:00am

Dear Maharaj/Prabhu

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

Out of Africa- sax & Hare Krishna

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 9, 2010 at 8:13am

Out of Africa
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

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H.H. Bhakti Caru Swami Speaks on S.B. 3.21.29-30 - from Ujjain

Prem Ras Madira

Pls pray for H.H. Bhakti charu swami maharaj

Warning: Your Cell Phone May Be Hazardous to Your Health

Warning: Your Cell Phone May Be Hazardous to Your Health

Story of Lord Krishna

Lord Caitanya’s Cleanup Operation!

prabhupad mercy

H.G. Pankajanghri prabhu speaks on S.B. 4.1.58-59 - from Mayapur

The importance of the Association of the Devotees

Transcendental Trick to Protect devotees

H.G. Rajendranandana Prabhu speaks on S.B. 4.1.57 - Mayapur

thank u

Pure Devotional Service

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Srila Prabhupada's Fighting Spirit

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 3 Text 15

Srimati Radhika as Gandhesvari

Krishna Balarama Installation in Alachua, Florida

No Mercy? Get Stuck!

Invitation to ISKCON UTSAV

Out of Africa- sax & Hare Krishna

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