Long ago there lived a powerful sage named Astavakra Risi. The sage was curved in eight parts of his body, and when he walked his movements were quite peculiar and awkward. He was also very ugly, and ordinary people often laughed at the sight of him. Although externally he was awkward and crooked, internally his heart was pure because he had realized his eternal transcendental identity. He knew and realized the difference between the body and the soul. Once, Astavakra Risi was invited by the gre
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My spiritual master was no ordinary spiritual master. He saved me. (Li
vicaksana yac-caranopasadanat
sangam vyudasyobhayato 'ntar-atmanah
vindanti hi brahma-gatim gata-klamas
tasmai subhadra-sravase namo namah
vicaksanah -- highly intellectual; yat -- whose; carana-upasadanat -- simply dedicating oneself unto the lotus feet; sangam -- attachment; vyudasya -- giving up completely; ubhayatah -- for present and future existence; antah-atmanah -- of the heart and soul; vindanti -- moves progressively; hi -- certainly; brahma-gat
Hare Krishna,
Here do you have 100 names of Sri Krishna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the golden avatara of kali- yuga.
This definitely will improve you daily chanting if you chant this prayer just one time on a day... and what to say about more than one time chanting this prayer ;)
It really helps one, but read-try-injoy it yourself.
Jay Radha Madhava.
Your servant,
Bhakta Vyasa
Sri Krsna-Caitanya-Sata-Nama-Stotram
One Hundred Names of Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu
(1) jagannatha-suta (2) mahaprabhu (3) vis
naitādṛśānāḿ sva-jana-vyapekṣayā
gṛhān pratīyād anavasthitātmanām
ye 'bhyāgatān vakra-dhiyābhicakṣate
āropita-bhrūbhir amarṣaṇākṣibhiḥ
SYNONYMS:
na — not; etādṛśānām — like this; sva-jana — kinsmen; vyapekṣayā — depending on that; gṛhān — in the house of; pratīyāt — one should go; anavasthita — disturbed; ātmanām — mind; ye — those; abhyāgatān — guests; vakra-dhiyā — with a cold reception; abhicakṣate — looking at; āropita-bhrūbhiḥ — with raised eyebrows; amarṣa
By Nartaka Gauranga Das
Director, IYF, Baroda
Inspired by His Holiness Bhakti Vikas Swami, more than four hundred devotees
from twenty places around India, mostly from Gujarat, gathered to hear and
chant about Lord Krishna at a three day “shravanam kirtanam camp” organized
by Maharaj's disciples, near Bharuch, the largest town on the banks of the
holy river Narmada, from May 7-9.
Starting at mangala arati at 5:00 AM on May 7, devotees were engaged in
hearing Krishna katha throughout
here as 'Anna Brahma'. The temple kitchen has got the capacity to cook for a lakh of devotees on a day. Mahaprasad is cooked only in earthern pots and on hearths. The steam-cooked food is offered to Lord Jagannath first and then to Goddess Bimala after which it becomes Mahaprasad. This Mahaprasad i
The Killing of the Demon Vatsasura
1. One day while Rama and Krsna, along with Their playmates, were tending the calves on the bank of the River Yamuna, another demon named Vatsasura arrived there, desiring to kill Them.
2. When the Supreme Personality of Godhead saw that the demon had assumed the form of a calf and entered among the groups of other calves, He pointed out to Baladeva, "Here is another demon." Then He very slowly app
Dham Madhuri
(Sweetness of the Divine Abode)
Chalo man! Shri Vrindaban dham.
A devotee says to himself, "Oh my mind! Let's go and live in Vrindaban abode, the Divine abode of Radha Krishna."
Jahan viharat Nagari aru Nagar, kunjani athon yam.
"It is such a place where Radha and Krishna playfully reside, spending day and night in the kunjas or flowering bowers."
Bhukh lage to rasikan juthani, khai lahiya vishram.
"If you feel hungry, eat the food of the Rasik Saints (those Saints who eter
1.Dwarpitha and Mangal Aarati at 5 a.m
The door opens early in the morning in the presence of five specific sevayats after verification of the “seal” given by a particular sevayat in the last night. Soon after the opening of the door, Mangal Aarati is performed.
2.“Mailam” at 6 a.m.
“Mailam” is a word used in Sri Jagannath Temple, which means change or removal of dresses and flowers etc. At this time some specific sevaks change the clothes, flowers, Tulasi leaves of the deities worn o
Time and day for breaking the vrata
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After discussions with Jananivas prabhu, Aindra prabhu and Devarishi prabhu
it has been concluded the time for breaking the Purushottam mas vrata would
be as follows:
The vrata should be broken on amavasya (new moon) day which is 13th May
before the amavasya finishes. After observing the regular vows that one has
been specially following for Purushottma month for that particular day one
has to break the vra
Higher Realizations
Summer of 1975, Detroit... We were on a morning walk and the devotees were consistently asking Srila Prabhupada questions about the gopis, their love for Krsna, and intimate dealings. It seemed it was a subject matter that Srila Prabhupada did not want to get into very much. It even appeared as if he was getting a little annoyed that the devotees continued to ask these questions about the gopis and their relationship with Krsna.
The morning walk continued in this way for some t
Higher Realizations
Some devotees become very excited about sadhus with "higher realizations," who regularly speak about confidential Vrndavana lilas in an intimate, attractive manner. Such devotees seem to think that Srila Prabhupada had a "lower realization" because he almost always spoke the simple, basic philosophy of Krsna consciousness and was most cautious about speaking of esoteric subjects. However, simply speaking about "high topics" does not constitute the highest realization. The high
On Fulfilling Srila Prabhupada's Desires
We know what Prabhupada said. We know what he did. We know what he wanted. Exactly why he said and did everything, we may not know in intimate detail. What we do know is that Srila Prabhupada intensely loved Krsna. He wanted us to do so also, and therefore everything he gave us, everything he told us to do, is meant to bring us to that point. Prabhupada loved Krsna so much, and us also, that he gave his last drop of blood just so that we might at least get
Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 15
yat-kirtanam yat-smaranam yad-iksanam
yad-vandanam yac-chravanam yad-arhanam
lokasya sadyo vidhunoti kalmasam
tasmai subhadra-sravase namo namah
yat -- whose; kirtanam -- glorification; yat -- whose; smaranam -- remembrances; yat -- whose; iksanam -- audience; yat -- whose; vandanam -- prayers; yat -- whose; sravanam -- hearing about; yat -- whose; arhanam -- worshiping; lokasya -- of all people; sadyah -- forthwith; vidhunoti -- specifically cleanses; ka
Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 14
namo namas te 'stv rsabhaya satvatam
vidura-kasthaya muhuh kuyoginam
nirasta-samyatisayena radhasa
sva-dhamani brahmani ramsyate namah
namah namah te -- let me offer my obeisances unto You; astu -- are; rsabhaya -- unto the great associate; satvatam -- of the members of the Yadu dynasty; vidura-kasthaya -- one who is far from mundane wranglers; muhuh -- always; ku-yoginam -- of the nondevotees; nirasta -- vanquished; samya -- equal status; atisayena -- by
Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 4 Text 13
bhuyo namah sad-vrjina-cchide 'satam
asambhavayakhila-sattva-murtaye
pumsam punah paramahamsya asrame
vyavasthitanam anumrgya-dasuse
bhuyah -- again; namah -- my obeisances; sat -- of the devotees or the pious; vrjina -- distresses; chide -- the liberator; asatam -- of the atheists, the nondevotee-demons; asambhavaya -- cessation of further unhappiness; akhila -- complete; sattva -- goodness; murtaye -- unto the Personality; pumsam -- of the transcendenta
