Posted by Vinayak Yadav on October 18, 2009 at 12:00am
GOVARDHANA PUJAGovardhana Hill is king of mountains and most worshippable in the entire universe. A vaishnava doesn’t walk or climb on it as; it is considered as Krishna Himself. Vrajvasis, cows, sheeps, monkeys, and animals are allowed to climb on Govardhana.The Gopis and Radharani addressed Govardhana as Haridas, and servant of Lord Krishna. He offers everything that appears on His body to be offered to cows/ calves, which are most dear to Lord Krishna.Lord Sri Krishna’s father Nanda Maharaja
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Lord Kapila tells His mother Devahuti that this life is a reaction of past activities. When the life takes place, it is the beginning of the reactions and death is the end of past reactions. So why should we counter act or act on previous reactions. Rather we should accept everything coming in our lives in its own stride and live with out worrying about the things taking place in our lives
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Diwali FestivalA Talk by Giriraj SwamiOctober 25, 2003HoustonWe wish you all a happy Diwali. Diwali marks the end of the year, and by theyear's end we want to pay our debts, rectify our relationships, and preparefor--and try to do better in--the next year.The Vedic literatures inform us that in the present age, Kali-yuga, therecommended process for self-realization, or God realization, is thechanting of the holy names of the Lord. Of course, we know that Lord Krsnaappeared about five thousand ye
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Hate the sin, but love the sinnerCriticize cheaters and swindlers, not struggling devoteesAnd that too with care and a sympathetic heartDon’t shout on his face, “you are a hypocrite”Speak pure principles in a general gatheringDon’t focus too much on his external deficienciesAppreciate his good past and sincere intentions and deedsIf you come down on him with force to prove him badYou will break his heart, discourage him to become mad or sadDon’t make a fault, to counteract another faultThen what
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Los AngelesThursday, 08 October 2009source: Virtue Online, Sept 29, 2009The ultra liberal Episcopal Bishop of Los Angeles J. Jon Bruno offered a formal apology to Hindus for centuries-old acts of religious discrimination including attempts by Christians to convert them.He then authorized a joint Hindu-Anglican service at St John's Cathedral in Los Angeles permitting Hindu devotees to receive the consecrated elements.According to a statement read on his behalf by suffragan Bishop Chester Talton,
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INVITATIONFORChaitanya RathayatraIn the 2010 Purna Kumbha mela at HaridwarAs you may already know, India is hosting the Purna Kumbha Mela inHaridwar from 14 January to 30 April 2010. ISKCON has been privilegedto have a camp and a preaching pandal along with other sadhu samaj atthe Kumbha Mela.This year we are celebrating the 500th sannyasa anniversary of LordChaitanya. We take this as a unique opportunity to glorify ChaitanyaMahaprabhu through a huge Harinam Shobha-yatra organized in Haridwardur
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Hare Krishna Prabhus & Matajis,Please accept our respectful obeisances.All Glories to Srila Prabhupada, ISKCON Gurus and Vaisnavas.The last 31 days have been very exciting.More than 2000FREEdownloads of Damodar Astaka and growing!!We are extremely thankful for your valuable support and good wisheswithout which this wouldn't have been possible.By the blessings of HH Jayapataka Swami and by the mercy of Srila Prabhupada,On the 10th of OCTOBER 2009"ILLUMINIZE - The Album"finally launched in everyRead more…
Diary of a Traveling PreacherVolume 10, Chapter 16September 12, 2009By Indradyumna Swami"Feelings of Separation"My dear godbrother Sridhar Maharaja,Please accept my most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!Today is the celebration of your appearance in this world, and those of uswho remember your kindness gather to glorify you and show how much weappreciate what you have done for us.Each of us in his own way benefited from your saintly association when youwere among us: your disci
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MiraBai (1498 - 1547) was a Rajput princess who lived in the north Indian state of Rajasthan. She was a devout follower of Lord Krishna. MiraBai was one of the foremost exponents of the Prema Bhakti (Divine Love) and an inspired poetess. She sang in vraja-bhasha, sometimes mixed with rajasthani, in praise of Giridhara Gopala (Shri Krishna), her lord for whom she developed in her heart the most intense love and devotion. MiraBai was born in 1504 AD at Chaukari village in Merta District of Rajasth
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“Don’t Drink and Drive” is a well known caption that government puts on the roads as posters. The meaning of it is obvious, that is one should not be intoxicated while driving the vehicles. But what a foolishness, if a person misunderstood the above caption by taking the literal meaning of it and is not drinking any water or any required liquid substance. It is clear that, to understand the meaning of the above one line, one should know the intention of government or the consequences of driving
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Srimati Tulasi Devi --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Srimati Tulasi devi is one of the most exalted devotees of the Sri Krishna. All scriptures stress on the importance of getting the mercy of Tulasi devi if one has to make progress in the path of devotion. In the Skanda Purana it is said: ‘Tulasi is auspicious in all respects. Simply by seeing, simply by touching, simply by remembering, simply by praying to, simply by bowing before, simply by heari
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Tulasi - Shaligram Vivaha This is the celebration of the marriage ceremony of Srimati Tulsi Devi and Lord Sri Krishna.Shri Vasishthaji said that what I have heard in ancient times from Lord Brahma about the marriage of Tulasi I will now describe according to what is written in the Narada-pancaratra. First one should plant Tulasi either in the house or the forest, and after three years one may perform her marriage. The auspicious times when one may perform the marriage of Shalagrama and Tulasi ar
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Satyabhama is the third wife of Lord Krishna, known for her strong will and tantrums. She is believed to an Avatar of Bhudevi.MarriageSatyabhama was the daughter of Satrajit who owned the Syamantaka jewel. Satrajit, who secured the jewel from Surya, and would not part with it even when Krishna the Lord of Dwarka, asked for it saying it would be safe with him. Shortly thereafter, Prasena, the brother of Satrajit went out hunting wearing the jewel but was killed by a lion. Jambavan, known for his
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The basic story Bheeshmak, the king of Vidarbha, had two children, Prince Rukmi and Princess Rukmini. Bheeshmak had heard many stories of Krishna's valor and secretly wished him to be his son-in-law. He knew that it might not be possible as Kans's father in law, Jarasandh, was their overlord and he was Krishna's sworn enemy.Now Rukmi was a friend of Kans and owed his allegiance to Jarasandh. He wanted his younger sister to marry Shishupal, Krishna's cousin and prince of Chedi, who also was favor
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An Introduction to Bhagawad GitaThe followers of Sanathana Dharma (otherwise called as Hindus) did notfall back on any single prophet or a single book as the basis of theirreligion. Right from the beginning, this religion (thought process) hada pluralistic view. On one hand the religion appeared to depend onrituals, prayers and rites and on the other hand it appeared to dependon a very democratic exchange of philosophic ideas between the teacherand the student as in the Upanishads, which were at
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[This great prayer occurs in the great epic Mahabharatha. The Grand old man of Mahabharatha is Bheeshma, the son of King Santhanu and the grand father of Pandavas and Kouravas. Since he lived with Dritharashtra, he decided to join the war on the side of the Kouravas. Lord Krishna who refused to participate in the war took an oath that he would not take part in the war but be a charioteer to Arjuna. He also took an oath that he will never raise any weapon during the war. Bheeshma who is a great d
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श्री गजेन्द्र मोक्ष श्री शुक उवाचएवं व्यवसितो बुद्धया समाधाय मनो ह्रदि।जजाप परमं जाप्यं प्राग्जन्मन्यनुशिक्षितम् ॥1॥श्री शुकदेवजी ने कहा-बुद्धि के द्वारा निश्चय करके तथा मन को ह्रदय में स्थिर करके वह गजराज अपने पूर्वजन्म में सीखकर कण्ठस्थ किये हुए सर्वश्रेष्ठ एवं बार-बार दोहराने योग्य निम्नलिखित स्तोत्र का मन-ही-मन पाठ करने लगा।।१।।गजेन्द्र उवाचॐ नमो भगवते तस्मै यत एतच्चिदात्मकम् ।पुरुषायादिबीजाय परेशायाभिधीमहि॥2॥जिनके प्रवेश करने पर (जिनकी चेतना को पाकर) ये जड शरीर और मन आदि भी चेतन बन जाते हैं
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Sri Govinda Damodar Stotraby Sri Bilvamangala Thakura(1)agre kurunam atha pandavanamduhsasanenahrta-vastra-kesakrsna tadakrosad ananya-nathagovinda damodara madhavetiBefore the assembled Kurus and Pandavas, when Duhsasana caught her hair and clothing, Krsna (Draupadi), having no other Lord, cried out, ” Govinda, Damodara, Madhava!”(2)sri krsna visno madhu-kaitabharebhaktanukampin bhagavan muraretrayasva mam kesava lokanathagovinda damodara madhavetiO Lord Krsna, Visnu, enemy of the Madhu and Kai
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