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. Madhvacarya

He was born in a Sivanni brahmana class family in the Pajakaksetra of Udupi village in the year 1040 Saka. His parents were Sri Madhyageha Bhatta and Srimati Vedavidya. His childhood name was Vasudeva. At the age of twelve he was initiated by Acyutapreksa. His sannyasa name was Purnaprajna.

He obtained the Deity of Udupi Krsna (Nrtya Gopala) from a boat full of gopi-candana. The Deity is holding a curd-making stick in one hand and a string, used for pasting curd, in the other hand. T

Songs by Krsnadasa Kaviraja Goswami

Song Name: Jaya Radhe Jaya Krsna Jaya Vrndavana

Official Name: Sri Vraja Dhama Mahimamrta (The Nectarean Glories of Vraja-dhäma)

(1)

jaya rādhe, jaya kṛṣṇa, jaya vṛndāvana

śrī govinda, gopīnātha, madana-mohana

(2)

śyama-kunḍa, rādhā-kuṇḍa, giri-govardhana

kālindi jamunā jaya, jaya mahāvana

(3)

keśī-ghāṭa, baṁśi-baṭa, dwādaśa-kānana

jāhā saba līlā koilo śrī-nanda-nandana

(4)

śrī-nanda-jaśodā jaya, jaya gopa-gaṇa

śrīdāmādi jaya, jaya dhenu-vatsa-gaṇa

(5)

jaya vṛṣabhānu, jaya kī

Question: Should We Fight for Our Rightful Benefits?

I have always followed the principle of working and not worrying about the fruit. My friends are however challenging me on this. They say that I should fight for my rightful benefits as a result of my work. They say not fighting for injustice done is also a crime as per Krishna, like Krishna made the Pandavas to fight for their rights.

Hare Krishna

Answer: No. Fight Instead for Krishna's Benefit.

The attempt to work without attachment to the frui

nadīyā-godrume nityānanda mahājana
patiyāche nām-haṭṭa jīvera kāraṇa)

(śraddhāvān jan he, śraddhāvān jan he)

prabhura ājñāy, bhāi, māgi ei bhikṣ
bolo `kṛṣṇa,’ bhajo kṛṣṇa, koro kṛṣṇa-śikṣā

aparādha-śūnya ho’ye loho kṛṣṇa-nām
kṛṣṇa mātā, kṛṣṇa pitā, kṛṣṇa dhana-prān

kṛṣṇaera saḿsāra koro chāḍi’ anācār
jīve doyā, kṛṣṇa-nām—sarva-dharma-sār

1) In the land of Nadiya, on the island of Godruma, the magnanimous Lord Nityananda has opened up the Marketplace of the Holy Name, mea

Nowadays it is considered very egalitarian to think that no matter which pathway one takes it will lead to the same goal. Try to going to an airport to see if you can make this philosophy practical by taking any airplane and reaching the same destination. While such notions of doing anything and getting the same result may be the embodiment of political correctness, it should be noted in this connection that fools rush in where angels fear to tread. In other words our philosophy of life should n

Advised in Srimad Bhagavat Gita one should culture knowledge in the following way:

1) One should become a perfect gentleman and learn to give respect to others.

2) One should not pose himself as a religionist simply for name and fame.

3) One should not become a source of anxiety to others by the actions of his body, by the thoughts of his mind, or by his words.

4) One should learn forbearance even in the face of provocation from other.

5) One should learn to avoid duplicity in his dealings with other

How to Always Be Absolutely Ecstatic

Nobody truly desires to be miserable. But yet most people are foolishly acting on a regular daily basis in ways that guarantee to keep them miserable. It doesn't have to be like this because there is a solution. There is a way that anybody and everybody no matter what situation they may be in can always be absolutely ecstatic. That way is called the science of self-realization. Just as there varying stages in the science of mathematics, there are also varying

Amar Jivan

My Life

(from Saraëagati)

(1)

ämära jévana, sadä päpe rata,

nähiko puëyera leña

parere udvega, diyächi ye koto,

diyächi jévere kleça

(2)

nija sukha lägi’, päpe nähi òori,

dayä-héna svärtha-paro

para-sukhe duùkhé, sadä mithya-bhäñé,

para-duùkha sukha-karo

(3)

äçeña kämanä, hådi mäjhe mora,

krodhé, dambha-paräyaëa

mada-matta sadä, viñaye mohita,

hiàsä-garva vibhüñaëa

(4)

nidrälasya hata, sukärye virata,

akärye udyogé ämi

pratiñöha lägiyä, çäöhya-äcaraëa,

lobha-hata sadä kämé

(5)

e heno durjana, saj-jana-varjit

Message for enlightment

HARE KRSNA

Most of the times, we lose our valuable time and opportunity in trying to correct the situations for better in order to perform our bhakti with full vigour however this is where we miss the point

If we just forget our situation, and just somehow push ourselves and in whatever situation we are in, just put our full heart into our service, our bhakti, then the situations automatically get aligned to our requirements over a period of time

In the path of life, learn to

Definition of pure bhakti:

anyabhilasita sunyam

jnana karmadi anavritam

anukulyena krsnanusilanam

bhaktir uttama

["The cultivation of activities that are meant exclusively for the pleasure of Sri Krsna, or in other words the uninterrupted flow of service to Sri Krsna, performed through all endeavours of the body, mind and speech, and through the expression of various spiritual sentiments (bhavas), which is not covered by jnana (knowledge aimed at impersonal liberation) and karma (reward-seeking activ

HOW TO DEAL WITH BLAMES

Yesterday one devotee was commenting that on each level of ISKCON management we find devotees blaming the persons on the level just above them for their problems. That is if one is a cook in the temple for example, one will blame the temple commander, if one is the temple commander one will blame the vice president, the VP will blame the President, and the president will blame the GBC or guru.

The standard way of dealing with this blaming situation (the one which leaders us