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SYNONYMS
na -- not; iha -- in this world; ca -- and; atyanta -- perpetual; samvasah -- association (dwelling together); kasyacit -- of anyone; kenacit saha -- with anyone; rajan -- O King; svena -- with one's own; api -- even; dehena -- body; kim u -- what to speak then; jaya -- with wife; atma-ja -- children; adibhih -- and so on.
TRANSLATION BY His
pretāvāseṣu ghoreṣu
pretair bhūta-gaṇair vṛtaḥ
aṭaty unmattavan nagno
vyupta-keśo hasan rudan
citā-bhasma-kṛta-snānaḥ
preta-srań-nrasthi-bhūṣaṇaḥ
śivāpadeśo hy aśivo
matto matta-jana-priyaḥ
patiḥ pramatha-nāthānāḿ
tamo-mātrātmakātmanām
SYNONYMS:
preta-āvāseṣu — at the burning places of dead bodies; ghoreṣu — horrible; pretaiḥ — by the Pretas; bhūta-gaṇaiḥ — by the Bhūtas; vṛtaḥ — accompanied by; aṭati — he wanders; unmatta-vat — like a madman; nagnaḥ — nake
Sing salutations to The only ornation of Vraj, Who destroys every sin (among us), Who is continuous bliss for His devotees, and Who is the dear one of Nanda. I bow to naughty Krishna, Who has beautiful bunch of peacock feathers on head, Who has a sweet sounding flute in hands, and Who is inseparable from God and is full of colorful actions.||1||
I bow to The lotus-eyed One, Whose beauty slays the pride of Kamdev (Manoj), Who has fulsome
Haribol dear devotees
Please Accept My Humble Obeisances
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Four hundred devotees crowded into the ornate temple room at ISKCON Brazil’s most prominent rural community, Nova Gokula, this April 3rd for the country’s fourth ever 24 Hour Kirtan Festival.
Gathering in front of the beautiful Deities of Radha-Gokulananda, Sita-Rama-Lakshmana-Hanuman and Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai, with the picturesque Mantiqueira mountain range as their backdrop, they began
chanting at 10:00am and di
Haribol dear devotees
Please Accept My Humble Obeisances
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Four hundred devotees crowded into the ornate temple room at ISKCON Brazil’s most prominent rural community, Nova Gokula, this April 3rd for the country’s fourth ever 24 Hour Kirtan Festival.
Gathering in front of the beautiful Deities of Radha-Gokulananda, Sita-Rama-Lakshmana-Hanuman and Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai, with the picturesque Mantiqueira mountain range as their backdrop, they began
chanting at 10:00am and d
eṣa me śiṣyatāḿ prāpto
yan me duhitur agrahīt
pāṇiḿ viprāgni-mukhataḥ
sāvitryā iva sādhuvat
SYNONYMS:
eṣaḥ — he (Śiva); me — my; śiṣyatām — subordinate position; prāptaḥ — accepted; yat — because; me duhituḥ — of my daughter; agrahīt — he took; pāṇim — the hand; vipra-agni — of brāhmaṇas and fire; mukhataḥ — in the presence; sāvitryāḥ — Gāyatrī; iva — like; sādhuvat — like an honest person.
TRANSLATION:
He has already accepted himself as my subordinate by marrying

You see so many children here, they are fortunate to have taken birth in the family of devotees. It's the opportunity for them to get the mercy of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
If some how or the other we can create the environment for them to grow up in, in our homes, which will be so conducive in our communities that they will be able to get
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Once Sri Nanda Maharaja, Sri Yasoda and the other gopas and gopis took Krsna and Balarama with them on a journey to the Ganga to take bath. That night, they rested near Govardhana. Krsna questioned the need for them to travel so far when all holy places reside in Vraja. He remembered Ganga-devi, and at once Bhagavati Bhagirathi-Ganga's strong current brought her to the spot, making a sweet sound. At the head of this current was Sri Ganga-devi, mounted on an alligator. This darsana as
Teacher vs Guru
*A teacher takes responsibility of your growth
A Guru makes you responsible for your growth
A teacher gives you things you do not have and require
A Guru takes away things you have and do not require
A teacher answers your questions
A Guru questions your answers
A teacher helps you get out of the maze
A Guru destroys the maze
A teacher requires obedience and discipline from the pupil
A Guru requires trust and humility from the pupil
A teacher clothes you and prepares you for the outer journ
Whatever you do,
make it an offering to me- the food you eat,
the sacrifices you make,
the help you give,
even your suffering..
Bhagavad gita, 9:26-28
Hare krishna
There is delay in throwing ourselves,
in all humility and devotional,
at the lotus feet of our beloved Sri Krishna
but there is no delay in shri Krishna showering His Grace in saving us.
Hare Krishna
All unhappiness is born out of psychological condition of mind called vritis or modifications. There r 4 conditions of mind- Competition,Jealous, Hatred and Ego which protects one from experincing peace and happiness. But what wrongs in competition, it leads to progress. Actually competition brings out the attitude to do something for win not excelling to bring out your best performance.
Jealous is counterproductive attitude of mind because it prevents a peace from seeing good qualiti
HARE KRISHNA
Jag Musaphir Jag Ghana Din
Jag musaphir jag ghana din, so liya re,
Awake, o traveler, awake! You have slept for many days.
Pehile soya mat garb me, unda pav pasar (2x)
Bhagti karke bahar aayo, bhul gyo Kartar janam tera ho liya re... Jag (etc.)
First you slept in your mother's womb with upturned legs spread out. After doing the devotion, you came out and forgot the Creator. Now you are born;
Duja soya pita god me, hans hans dant dikhae (2x)
Behen bhai tera kare lad re, mangalacharan gaye la
ayaḿ tu loka-pālānāḿ
yaśo-ghno nirapatrapaḥ
sadbhir ācaritaḥ panthā
yena stabdhena dūṣitaḥ
SYNONYMS:
ayam — he (Śiva); tu — but; loka-pālānām — of the governors of the universe; yaśaḥ-ghnaḥ — spoiling the fame; nirapatrapaḥ — shameless; sadbhiḥ — by those of gentle manner; ācaritaḥ — followed; panthāḥ — the path; yena — by whom (Śiva); stabdhena — being devoid of proper actions; dūṣitaḥ — is polluted.
TRANSLATION:
Śiva has spoiled the name and fame of the governors
In the Bhagavad-gitä it is stated that those who attempt but do not complete the path of approaching God—in other words, those who have failed to achieve complete success in Krishna consciousness—are given the chance to appear in the families of the spiritually advanced or in financially well-to-do mercantile families. If the unsuccessful spiritual aspirants are offered such chances of noble parentage, what of those who have actually attained the required succ
<IT IS THE PLACE OF LEARNING OF SRI SRI KRSNA AND BALARAM. THIS TEMPLE IS IN DIRECT SUPERVISION AND GUIDENCE OF HH BHAKTI CHARU SWAMI GURU MAHARAJ. BUEATIFUL FULLY MARBLE TEMPLE, ASHRAM, GOVINDA'S AND GUEST HOUSE. LET US START WITH THE DITIES
Hare Krishna,dear Devotees.
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All
glories to Guru and Gauranga.
Today in Srimad Bhagavatam class, Arunaksa Prabhu related an amazing story
about the mercy of Radha Madan Mohan.
The wa