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H.G. Rajendranandana Prabhu speaks on S.B. 4.1.57 - Mayapur

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 9, 2010 at 5:30pm

Appearance day of
Srila Vrndaban Das Thakur

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.1.57

so 'yaḿ sthiti-vyatikaropaśamāya sṛṣṭān
sattvena naḥ sura-gaṇān anumeya-tattvaḥ
dṛśyād adabhra-karuṇena vilokanena
yac chrī-niketam amalaḿ kṣipatāravindam

SYNONYMS
saḥ — that; ayam — He; sthiti — of the created world; vyatikara — calamities; upaśamāya — for destroying; sṛṣṭān — created; sattvena — by the mode of goodness; naḥ — us; sura-gaṇān — the demigods; anumeya-tattvaḥ — understood by the Vedas; dṛśyāt — glance over; adabhra-karuṇ

thank u

Posted by Mahek Maheshwari on April 9, 2010 at 4:00pm

hare krsna

guru maharaj (H.H BHAKTICHARU SWAMI MAHARAJ) has been operated now he is well & coming to ujjain on 10th of april.thank u for all ur prayers.

Pure Devotional Service

Posted by Shyamkumar Das on April 9, 2010 at 3:00pm

Rūpa Gosvāmī states that there are six characteristics of pure devotional service, which are as follows:

(1) Pure devotional service brings immediate relief from all kinds of material distress.

(2) Pure devotional service is the beginning of all auspiciousness.

(3) Pure devotional service automatically puts one in transcendental pleasure.

(4) Pure devotional service is rarely achieved.

(5) Those in pure devotional service deride even the conception of liberation.

(6) Pure devotional service is the onl

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Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Srila Prabhupada's Fighting Spirit

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 9, 2010 at 2:55pm

Srila Prabhupada's Fighting SpiritSrila Prabhupada was a fighter. Throughout his life he struggled against the indifference of his family. Just to get on the Jaladuta he had to overcome more indifference, plus disbelief and government red tape. He landed in America, a lone fighter, armed with the sword of knowledge. After taking stock of the battle ahead, he proceeded to hack away at just about everything America stood for.He was against modern "slaughterhouse" education and the grossly material

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 3 Text 15

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 9, 2010 at 2:47pm

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 3 Text 15
sa vai bhagavato raja
pandaveyo maha-rathah
bala-kridanakaih kridan
krsna-kridam ya adade

sah -- he; vai -- certainly; bhagavatah -- a great devotee of the Lord; raja -- Maharaja Pariksit; pandaveyah -- grandson of the Pandavas; maha-rathah -- a great fighter; bala -- while a child; kridanakaih -- with play dolls; kridan -- playing; krsna -- Lord Krsna; kridam -- activities; yah -- who; adade -- accepted.

TRANSLATION

Maharaja Pariksit, the grandson of the P

Srimati Radhika as Gandhesvari

Posted by geeta kakkar on April 9, 2010 at 12:53pm

Srimati Radhika as Gandhesvari

Sri Krsna and the cowherd boys would smear aromatic (gandha) substances on their bodies while grazing the cows. It is said that Sri Krsna became intoxicated by the fragrance emanating from the body of Srimati Radhika, who was hiding nearby with Her girlfriends. Seeing Srimatiji, the flute slipped from His hands, His peacock feather crown fell at Her lotus feet, and He fainted. From then Srimati Radhika is also called as Gandhesvari.

Krishna Balarama Installation in Alachua, Florida

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 9, 2010 at 12:30pm

Dear Maharajas and Prabhus,

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

On behalf of the entire New Raman Reti Community, I would like to cordially invite you to join us for the auspicious Pran Prathishta Installation Ceremony of Sri Sri Krishna-Balarama at New Raman Reti in Alachua, Florida.
The ecstatic festivities and ceremonies begin Saturday, May 29, 2010, and
lead up to the grand installation on Sunday, May 30, 2010.

The Deity installation is the culmination of extensi

No Mercy? Get Stuck!

Posted by Shabda Hari Das on April 9, 2010 at 12:05pm

"The conditioned souls are hopelessly entangled in this material world. There is no way of getting out of this material world by their own effort. Simply by their own effort, they'll remain stuck.

We require the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in order to get out of the material entanglement.

daivi hy esha guna-mayi · mama maya duratyaya

Duratyaya…very difficult to overcome this material nature.

mam eva ye prapadyante mayam etam taranti te

Those who surrender to the Supreme Personality of

Invitation to ISKCON UTSAV

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 9, 2010 at 9:00am

Dear Maharaj/Prabhu

Please accept our humble obeisances.All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.

We are very glad to inform you that on the eve of Chaitanya mahaprabhu's
500th Sannyas Anniversary we will be celebrating 3 day Grand Cultural Fest
"ISKCON UTSAV" Program on April 30th,May 1st and May 2nd 2010 at Hare
Krishna Land,Sagarnagar,Visakhapatnam.

There will be 3 days Akhanda (continuous)Harinam sankirtan,homam,Gita
Parayanam and discourse with mass Prasadam distribution. Renowned Telugu
Bhajan singers will

Out of Africa- sax & Hare Krishna

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 9, 2010 at 8:13am

Out of Africa
Dialopatey Ngalete is African in origin, Indian in spirit. So, when he sings
the Krishna kirtan, it is with the added flavour of American bluegrass and
jazz

When Congolese musician Dialopatey Ngalete is not studying Hindu scriptures in
Vrindavan, he is travelling around the world singing Krishna kirtan in Braj
bhasha and Sanskrit. His band of African-American musicians, called
Vrajabadhu, accompanies him with a line-up of classic bluegrass (a form of
American country music) instruments — b

Peak-experiences in bhakti

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 8, 2010 at 9:30pm

(From the "Japa" book by HG Bhurjana Prabhu)

Q: When I visit certain holy places or temples I feel strong emotions and

often cry. Where do these emotions come from? I then find myself trying to

feel the same emotions later. Is this all right or am I trying to enjoy my

senses in the name of spiritual life?

A: Imagine a curtain hanging over a window. The thicker the curtain, the

less light will come through into the room. In the dhama the curtain or

veil between the material and spiritual worlds is thin.

Problems of deforestation

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 8, 2010 at 9:28pm

Problems of deforestation

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please pray

Posted by Mahek Maheshwari on April 8, 2010 at 4:56pm

GURU MAHARAJ(H.H BHAKTICHARU SWAMI MAHARAJ) IS BEING OPERATED AT 6:30 P.M IN DELHI.HIS ANGIOGRAPHY IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE SO KINDLY PRAY.

lecture by H.H JAYADVAITA MAHARAJ

Posted by Mahek Maheshwari on April 8, 2010 at 4:34pm

Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam 3.31.40 given in Sridham Mayapur on 7.01.2010

yopayäti çanair mäyä
yoñid deva-vinirmitä
täm ékñetätmano måtyuà
tåëaiù küpam ivävåtam

SYNONYMS
yä—she who; upayäti—approaches; çanaiù—slowly; mäyä—representation of mäyä;
yoñit—woman; deva—by the Lord; vinirmitä—created; täm—her; ékñeta—one must
regard; ätmanaù—of the soul; måtyum—death; tåëaiù—with grass; küpam—a well;
iva—like; ävåtam—covered.

TRANSLATION
The woman, created by the Lord, is the representation of mäyä, and one who
a

lecture by guru maharaj on gaur purnima in mayapur

Posted by Mahek Maheshwari on April 8, 2010 at 4:28pm

Live from Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir!

Date: February 28th, 2010
Verse: Caitanya-caritamrta Adi 1.4
Speaker: HH Bhakti Charu Swami
____________________________________

Hare Krishna. Today is Gaura-purnima day. The purnima, the full moon of the
month of phalgun. These two months, phalgun and caitra is the vasanta
season, springtime in India. In India there are six seasons and each season
consists of two months. Vasanta, spring is considered to be the king of all
seasons - rthuraj. This is the best of th

lecture by H.H JAYADVAITA MAHARAJ

Posted by Mahek Maheshwari on April 8, 2010 at 3:48pm

Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam 3.31.40 given in Sridham Mayapur on 7.01.2010

yopayäti çanair mäyä
yoñid deva-vinirmitä
täm ékñetätmano måtyuà
tåëaiù küpam ivävåtam

SYNONYMS
yä—she who; upayäti—approaches; çanaiù—slowly; mäyä—representation of mäyä;
yoñit—woman; deva—by the Lord; vinirmitä—created; täm—her; ékñeta—one must
regard; ätmanaù—of the soul; måtyum—death; tåëaiù—with grass; küpam—a well;
iva—like; ävåtam—covered.

TRANSLATION
The woman, created by the Lord, is the representation of mäyä, and one who
a

Story of Lord Krishna

Posted by geeta kakkar on April 8, 2010 at 1:25pm

Story of Lord Krishna - SRIMAD BHAGAVATA by Krsna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

Sports of the Child
(Bala Lila)

1. After a short time passed, both brothers, Rama and Krsna, began to crawl on the ground of Vraja with the strength of Their hands and knees and thus enjoy Their childhood play.

2. When Krsna and Balarama, with the strength of Their legs, crawled in the muddy places created in Vraja by cow dung and cow urine, Their crawling resembled the crawling of serpents, and the sound of Their ankle bells was ver

lecture by guru maharaj on gaur purnima in mayapur

Posted by Mahek Maheshwari on April 8, 2010 at 11:35am

Date: February 28th, 2010
Verse: Caitanya-caritamrta Adi 1.4
Speaker: HH Bhakti Charu Swami
____________________________________

Hare Krishna. Today is Gaura-purnima day. The purnima, the full moon of the
month of phalgun. These two months, phalgun and caitra is the vasanta
season, springtime in India. In India there are six seasons and each season
consists of two months. Vasanta, spring is considered to be the king of all
seasons - rthuraj. This is the best of the times. Of all the six seasons
Vasanta o

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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 3 Text 14

Posted by Saci Gaurasundara Dasa on April 8, 2010 at 11:01am

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 3 Text 14
etac chusrusatam vidvan
suta no 'rhasi bhasitum
katha hari-kathodarkah
satam syuh sadasi dhruvam

etat -- this; susrusatam -- of those eager to hear; vidvan -- O learned; suta -- Suta Gosvami; nah -- unto us; arhasi -- may you do it; bhasitum -- just to explain it; kathah -- topics; hari-katha-udarkah -- result in the topics of the Lord; satam -- of the devotees; syuh -- may be; sadasi -- in the assembly of; dhruvam -- certainly.

TRANSLATION

O learned Suta G

ISKCON Juhu Sri Ram Navmi Mahotsav 2010

Posted by ISKCON desire tree on April 7, 2010 at 8:02pm

After attending the “sannyas diksha” of H.H.Bhakti Rasamrita Swami Maharaj at the
ISKCON Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Mandir at South Bombay, I traveled to ISKCON's
Sri Sri Radha Rasabihari Mandir at Juhu, at North Bombay.

Upon my arrival, I was taken up, onto the second floor balcony, to the
backside of the temple by Juhu Temple President Braja Hari Prabhu. There,
flag (“dwaja”) donors, along with H.H. Navayogendra Swami, and Juhu temple
leaders were preparing to participate in the “dwajaarohanam” (flag ho

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H.G. Rajendranandana Prabhu speaks on S.B. 4.1.57 - Mayapur

thank u

Pure Devotional Service

Remembering Srila Prabhupada - Srila Prabhupada's Fighting Spirit

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 3 Text 15

Srimati Radhika as Gandhesvari

Krishna Balarama Installation in Alachua, Florida

No Mercy? Get Stuck!

Invitation to ISKCON UTSAV

Out of Africa- sax & Hare Krishna

Peak-experiences in bhakti

Problems of deforestation

please pray

lecture by H.H JAYADVAITA MAHARAJ

lecture by guru maharaj on gaur purnima in mayapur

lecture by H.H JAYADVAITA MAHARAJ

Story of Lord Krishna

lecture by guru maharaj on gaur purnima in mayapur

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 2 Chapter 3 Text 14

ISKCON Juhu Sri Ram Navmi Mahotsav 2010

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