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SRI SRI RADHIKA ASTOTTARA SATA-NAMA STOTRAM

Posted by pratibha on October 5, 2009 at 9:30pm

SRI SRI RADHIKA ASTOTTARA SATA-NAMA STOTRAMby Srila Raghunatha Dasa Goswamiaviksatmesvari kascid vrndavana-mahesvarimtat padamboja-matraika gati dasyati katarapatita tat-saras tire ruda tyartha-ravakulamtac chri-vaktreksanavaptyai namanyetani sanjagauradha gandharvika gosthayuva-rajaika-kamitagandharva radhika candrakantir madhava-sanginidamodaradvaita-sakhi kartikotkirtidesvarimukunda dayita-vrnda dhammilla mani-manjaribhaskaropasika varsabhanavi vrsabhanujaananga manjari jyestha sridama varajo

Who is Srimati Radharani?

Posted by pratibha on October 5, 2009 at 5:00pm

Srimati Radharani is the Supreme Goddess. She is most always seen with Lord Krishna. It is described that She is the chief associate and devotee of Lord Krishna, and topmost of all goddesses. Her name means that She is the most excellent worshiper of Lord Krishna. However, She is also an expansion of the Lord's energy. Since She is also an extension of Krishna, She is the feminine aspect of God. Thus, in the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, God is both male and female. They are one, but Krishna expa

Krishna has been given many names and titles by his devotees.

Posted by pratibha on October 5, 2009 at 4:30pm

Krishna has been given many names and titles by his devotees.Achala - The still oneAchyuta - InfallibleBaanke Bihari -corrupt form of Van Ke Vihari which means one who loves to sport in the forests particularly vrindavanBihari - One who playsBrajesh - Lord of BrajaChakradhari - the bearer of a discus (chakra)Damodara (Daamodarah) - the Lord when He was tied with a cord (daama) round His waist (udara)Dinabandu - Friend of the afflictedDînânâth - Refuge of destitutesDwarakadish - Lord of DwarakaDw

Importance of Books Distribution

Posted by RAHUL RAI on October 4, 2009 at 1:20pm

Damodar Lila...Mother Yasoda Binding Krishna (Damodar) With Ropes...

Posted by SAMIKSHA RAUT on October 4, 2009 at 10:15am

Damodar Lila...Mother Yasoda Binding Krishna (Damodar) With Ropes...

Once upon a time, seeing that her maidservant was engaged in different household duties, mother Yasoda personally took charge of churning butter. And while she churned butter, she sang the childhood pastimes of Krsna and enjoyed thinking of her son.The end of her sari was tightly wrapped while she churned, and on account of her intense love for her son, milk automatically dripped from her breasts which moved as she labored very

Govardhan Farm.....................

Posted by Sita devi dasi on October 4, 2009 at 8:41am

Just returned from our Goverdhan Farm which is 3 hours drive from Mumbai.... a lovely farm filled with trees and lovely cows and a ecofriendly village.......The air there is so pure it uplifts the spirits......I was inspired to pen few lines desribing this beautiful place....Govardhan Farm......Coming to this farm Govardhan,Seems like a lot of funliving close to nature,Full of pure adventure.Birds, bees, and trees aroundFruits, grass and vegetables abound,Fresh oxygen rich air free frompollution

A Fruitful Sunday...

Posted by Eternal Muser on October 2, 2009 at 7:37pm

The day was last Sunday, the time, around 1.30 pm and the venue, Sri RadhaGopinath Temple, Chowpatty, Mumbai.About 500 plus Devotees sat gazing at His Holinesss Radhanath Maharaj as he described the virtues of an unassuming man sitting next to him. The Gentleman humbly acknowledged the same.We learnt that Mr Burwash Prabhu was a successful professional Tennis Player in his younger days before he became one of the most sought-after Business Management Experts in the field.But he is considered eve

JAI Narsingha Dev

Posted by RAHUL RAI on October 2, 2009 at 5:58pm

Material Attachment....Gate Way To Hell

Posted by kanaiyyadesh on October 1, 2009 at 12:37am

A man was being chased by a tiger in a forest. He kept on running as fast as he could and looked behind to see how far the tiger was. He stumbled and fell down in to a well. He was lucky to get hold of a creeper half way through. While holding tight to the creeper he looked down and saw a big python. In the meanwhile, the tiger came near the well and was waiting on top to finish him. Just above him was a bee hive. The shaking of the creeper disturbed the bee hive and as he looked up, a drop of h

HUMILITY

Posted by chathurdevi on September 30, 2009 at 6:00pm

"HUMILITY MEANS THAT ONE SHOULD NOT BE ANXIOUS TO HAVE SATISFACTION OF BEING HONOURED BY OTHERS".

नेऊन मला पाड विठ्ठला...तुझ्या पुण्य-पायांशी! O take me away and cast me, Vitthala…at Thy holy, auspicious Feet!

Posted by Eternal Muser on September 29, 2009 at 7:47pm

क्वचितच इच्छा का होते, तुझ्या दर्शनाची,प्रपंचात अडकलो आहे...आहे बंधलो वासनांशी!ह्या पापी माणसाची मागणी विठ्ठला, एकच तुझ्या पाशी,नेऊन मला पाड विठ्ठला...तुझ्या पुण्य-पायांशी!तुकाची अमृत-वाणीला, नेहमी दुर्लक्ष केले मी,नामः-स्मरण तुझे अरे विठ्ठला, का विसरतो मी?!माया-विषकन्याच्या गोड सहवासात धुंद राहतो मी,नेऊन मला पाड विठ्ठला...तुझ्या पुण्य-पायांशी!आषाढ महिन्यात निघती, पंढरी सर्व वारकरी,त्यांच्या टाळ-मृदंगाने कान माझे भरी.तरी ही जाण्याची इच्छा होत नाही मला कशी?नेऊन मला पाड विठ्ठला...तुझ्या पुण्य-पाया

The Complete Social Service

Posted by Chaitanya Charan Das on September 28, 2009 at 12:19pm

Suppose you are the friend of a billionaire. One day you see your friend's estranged son wandering like a vagabond on the streets, drunk, disheveled, diseased, distressed and starving. Somebody comes and offers him food. He hungrily gulps down the food and continues his aimless wandering. Then someone else comes and offers him new clothes. He happily wears the clothes, but remains lost and forsaken. Then someone else gives him free medicines, which give temporary physical relief, but no perman

Possibility Thinking

Posted by kanaiyyadesh on September 28, 2009 at 12:11pm

by Mahatma das and Akrura dasPlease visit the following link to download to hear the conversation betweenHG Mahatma das and HG Akrura Dashttp://www.tstrain.com/illuminations/Possibility_Thinking.mp3Possibility thinking means there is always more than one way ofapproaching a situation. Generally we have patterns of thinking which lockus into seeing situations in a narrow way or the same way over and overagain. But there is always more than one way to deal with a situation. Bybeing open to other w

Sacrifice

Posted by Sita devi dasi on September 28, 2009 at 7:28am

Sacrifice.....Oh Lord, please hear my plea,from material desires, make me free,fallen and degraded as i, you agreeno hope other than your mercyDrowning in this mateiral ocean,suffering without reason,tossing andturning in the wavesof attachment and maya's craze.Ego and Pride are my shelter,I worship anger and lust on the altar,of my heart and soul, which always falter.from the path of pleasing the Lord and masterOh guru maharaj, who have opened my eyesfrom the darkness of ignorance twice,it is j

Asta Sakhis...Param-Prestha Sakhis...

Posted by Vinayak Yadav on September 27, 2009 at 10:26pm

Asta SakhisThe sakhis are of five kinds: they are known as sakhis, nitya-sakhis, prana-sakhis priya-sakhis and parama-prestha-sakhis. Among them, some are equally affectionate towards Radha and Krsna, while some are crookedly affectionate towards Them. Kusumita, Vindhya, Kunda lata, and Dhanistha are known as sakhis. They are more affectionate towards Sri Krsna. Kasturi, Mani-manjari, etc., are nitya-sakhis, and they are more affectionate towards Sri Radhika. Therefore, they are counted among th

Dont get in Krsna's way

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on September 25, 2009 at 10:54am

Dear devoteesMe and my godbrother Yasodeva prabhu, the perfection of vaisnava dealings, were distributing in Parramata, Sydney ( Srila Prabhupada called this place pramada, because its full of crazies ).I was off like a rocket. There was a lot of charity workers on the street so I was walking from one end of Church street to the other trying so hard to be the doer. Even with all my expertise nothing was happening. On my own Icould hardly distribute even one book.So I thought, "I'm just going to

SIX FAULTS THAT DESTROY BHAKTI

Posted by kanaiyyadesh on September 24, 2009 at 8:28pm

Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur1. AtyaharaOvereating or too much collectingIn his Sri Upadesamrta, Srila Rupa Gosvami has written the following :atyaharah prayasas caprajalpo niyamagrahahjana-sangas ca laulyam casadbhir bhaktir vinasyatiTRANSLATION Ones devotional service is spoiled when he becomes too entangled in the following six activities: (1) atyahara, eating more than necessary or collecting more funds than required; (2) prayasa, overendeavoring for mundane things that are very difficult to obta

Another George Harrison

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on September 23, 2009 at 8:10am

Russell Brand, a stand-up comedian and television presenter likes to say"Hare Krishna" upon his exit from a show or venue.Stand-up comedian and television presenter Russell Brand is often heardsaying "Hare Krishna" upon his exit from a show or venue. For example, onthe UK Big Brother show "Big Brother's Big Mouth", Brand ends every showwith the phrase "Hare Krishna." Brand has been a vegetarian since the age of14[12], and his abandonment of drugs and alcohol was done with the help ofthe Hare Kri

Funeral Realizations

Posted by Eternal Muser on September 20, 2009 at 8:37pm

The other day I had gone to attend the funeral of a friend’s father.As usual, I observed that except for really close friends and relatives, most of the visitors were interested in anything but the passing away of the concerned person. The majority had come there simply to observe social etiquette…and nothing else. The conversation though hushed, ranged from the current political situation to the stock market to even Bollywood! Even the ‘brahmana’ who was to perform the last rites was heartily p

Onion Free Upma

Posted by Sanjeev Kumar Punj on September 20, 2009 at 3:56pm

I had been avoiding consumption of onions and garlic long ago, since 1984 (onions , as I myself also found, tend to excite the mind, some substance in onions penetrates the blood-brain barrier, causing some "excitement" in the brain, which maybe liked by some, may not be liked by some, depending on their disposition). As a practicing Vaishnava, it is best to avoid Onions and Garlic.I love to eat Upma for breakfast, but after I gave up onions, I was at a loss to understand how to get to make Upma

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SRI SRI RADHIKA ASTOTTARA SATA-NAMA STOTRAM

Who is Srimati Radharani?

Krishna has been given many names and titles by his devotees.

Importance of Books Distribution

Damodar Lila...Mother Yasoda Binding Krishna (Damodar) With Ropes...

Govardhan Farm.....................

A Fruitful Sunday...

JAI Narsingha Dev

Material Attachment....Gate Way To Hell

HUMILITY

नेऊन मला पाड विठ्ठला...तुझ्या पुण्य-पायांशी! O take me away and cast me, Vitthala…at Thy holy, auspicious Feet!

The Complete Social Service

Possibility Thinking

Sacrifice

Asta Sakhis...Param-Prestha Sakhis...

Dont get in Krsna's way

SIX FAULTS THAT DESTROY BHAKTI

Another George Harrison

Funeral Realizations

Onion Free Upma

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