If you are worshiping Gaura-Nitai deities then first wake your spiritual master then Gaura-Nitai.
If you are worshiping Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra
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If you are worshiping Gaura-Nitai deities then first wake your spiritual master then Gaura-Nitai.
If you are worshiping Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra
On a plate reserved for the Lord’s use, nicely arrange the preparations to be offered (Refer to kitchen and preparation rules on this page). Perform acamana and offer obeisances to your spiritual master requesting his blessings to assist him in the worship. The offering plate is placed in front of the deities, either directly on the altar or on a table before the altar. Arrange for the Lord to eat in private, perhaps by putting up a curtain before the altar or leaving the room while He is eating
Everyone wants peace and happiness. This is not obtainable materially. If we study history we will not find a single man who has obtained this goal through material means. Unfortunately , we refuse to learn from history, and we obstinately think that this elusive peace will be ours one day. A fish out of the water will never be happy , regardless of the amenities that it is given to enjoy-- furniture, clothes , television etc. Similarly the soul when it is not acting in its constitutional pos
The mercy of Lord Nrisimhadeva at Mayapur is famous and I have an interesting story in brief.
I know a couple Ashok Ghosh and his wife Shila Ghosh from Kolkata, who married twelve years ago. Four years before when I met them, they shared their worries with me. Like other childless couples, who undertake treatments or throw faith in magical amulets, this young couple too were attracted to artificial means to have a baby. Incidentally, I suggested them to take shelter of Jagrata Nrsiimhadeve at ISK
if some one is chanting the name of lord regulary & properly by the way given by guru than maya never catch him anywhere but some one who will not chanting properly than he/ her will catch by maya. if u dont want u catch by maya so please chant properly & seriously the name of krishna. the jiva having lot of desire to fulfill to fulfill those desire he will go near by maya.material desires are always take you to near maya if u have desire for krishna sewa than maya is go away from u.
hare krishna
As we have seen, Srila Prabhupada did not always extend unnecessary politeness to rascals. From the incident with the hippie in Delhi, it is clear that Srila Prabhupada did not always
Satyam, truthfulness, means that facts should be presented as they are, for the benefit of others. Facts should not be misrepresented. According to social conventions, it is said that one can speak the truth only when it is pal
yena sva-rocisa visvam
rocitam rocayamy aham
yatharko 'gnir yatha somo
yatharksa-graha-tarakah
yena -- by whom; sva-rocisa -- by His own effulgence; visvam -- all the world; rocitam -- already created potentially; rocayami -- do manifest; aham -- I; yatha -- as much; arkah -- the sun; agnih -- fire; yatha -- as; somah -- the moon; yatha -- as also; rksa -- the firmament; graha -- the influential planets; tarakah -- the stars.
nanrtam tava tac capi
yatha mam prabravisi bhoh
avijnaya param matta
etavat tvam yato hi me
na -- not; anrtam -- false; tava -- of yours; tat -- that; ca -- also; api -- as you have stated; yatha -- in the matter of; mam -- of myself; prabravisi -- as you describe; bhoh -- O my son; avijnaya -- without knowing; param -- the Supreme; mattah -- beyond myself; etavat -- all that you have spoken; tvam -- yourself; yatah -- for the reason of; hi -- certainly;
This helps us in the gradual process of uncovering one’s original awareness of God. ISKCON’s distribution of spirtualized food (Prasadam) though out the world is therefore known as
‘Food for Lif
The Vedas recommend that in the present age the most effective means of achieving s
But in the Indian tradition, the Vedic tradition, the great seers, the great Yogis would research Absolute Truth through various forms of Yoga. Yoga means to link. So someone uses the mystic yoga process whereby through breathing exercises, through meditation, throu
naitena dehena hare kṛtāgaso
dehodbhavenālam alaḿ kujanmanā
vrīḍā mamābhūt kujana-prasańgatas
taj janma dhig yo mahatām avadya-kṛt
SYNONYMS:
na — not; etena — by this; dehena — by the body; hare — to Lord Śiva;
kṛta-āgasaḥ — having committed offenses; deha-udbhavena — produced
from your body; alam alam — enough, enough; ku-janmanā — with a
contemptible birth; vrīḍā — shame; mama — my; abhūt — was;
ku-jana-prasańgataḥ — from a relationship with a bad person; tat janma
— th
kṛta-āgasaḥ — having committed offenses; deha-udbhavena — produced
from your body; alam alam — enough, enough; ku-janmanā — with a
contemptible birth; vrīḍā — shame; mama — my; abhūt — was;
ku-jana-prasańgataḥ — from a relationship with a bad person; tat janma
— th
Brahma’s Prayers to Lord Krsna
1. After the killing of Aghasura, Lord Krsna was having lunch with his cowherd boyfriends. The calves strayed away somewhere and could not be found. When Krsna went in search of the calves, Brahma came to the spot and removed
the calves and the boys to some secured place. Understanding this, Krsna expanded Himself as calves and boys. When Lord Brahma returned after a moment of time had passed (accordi
For Lord Nithyananda prabhu is very merciful. He doesn't see whether a person is qualified or not qualified. He is very liberal in giving that mer
brahmovaca
samyak karunikasyedam
vatsa te vicikitsitam
yad aham coditah saumya
bhagavad-virya-darsane
brahma uvaca -- Lord Brahma said; samyak -- perfectly; karunikasya -- of you, who are very kind; idam -- this; vatsa -- my dear boy; te -- your; vicikitsitam -- inquisitiveness; yat -- by which; aham -- myself; coditah -- inspired; saumya -- O gentle one; bhagavat -- of the Personality of Godhead; virya -- prowess; darsane -- in the matter of.
In spiritual matters, everything is spoken frankly, without compromise. We say, "If you are not Krsna conscious, then you are a rascal. You may be th
Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur was born four years after Mahaprabhu took sannyasa.
His mother was Sri Narayani Devi. She was the niece of Srivasa Pandit.
Srila Vrindavan Das Thakur describes how his moth
