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Srila Gaura-Kisora Dasa Babaji

SRILA GAURA-KISORA DASA BABAJI

 

RENUNCIATION PERSONIFIED

Srila Gaura-Kisora dasa Babaji is the spiritual master of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura. He was born in a vaisya family in a small village beside Padma River in Bangladesh. Following his father, he earned his livelihood by selling grains. He was devotionally inclined from childhood and spent many hours singing bhajans and hearing Krishna-katha. He was married very young but when his wife died in 1849, he immediately left home and went

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Note: There is an improved version of the article here: https://girirajswami.com/blog/?p=16644

By Giriraj Swami

Today is the disappearance day of Srila Gaurakisora dasa Babaji Maharaja. Srila Gaurakisora dasa Babaji was a great devotee—a maha-bhagavata. He was a disciple of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and was very renounced. Earlier, he lived for many years in Vrindavan, roaming the twelve forests, chanting the holy names of Krishna, begging alms, and sleeping under trees. Later, after Srila Bha

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A Gorakshya (Cow Protection) Perspective by Syamasundara Das

I am submitting a response to an article I read very recently by Jennifer Mishler in Sentient Media. Plant-Based Companies Call Attention to ‘the Cow in the Room’ at COP26 (https://sentientmedia.org/plant-based-companies-call-attention-to-the-cow-in-the-room-at-cop26/)

In Jennifer Mishler’s article she mentions ‘environmental harms of animal agriculture, often left out of climate change discussions—and most importantly—not addressed i

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ब्रह्मा द्वारा स्तुति (10.14)

1 ब्रह्मा ने कहा: हे प्रभु, आप ही एकमात्र पूज्य भगवान हैं अतएव आपको प्रसन्न करने के लिए मैं आपको सादर नमस्कार करता हूँ और आपकी स्तुति करता हूँ। हे ग्वालनरेश पुत्र, आपका दिव्य शरीर नवीन बादलों के समान गहरा नीला है; आपके वस्त्र बिजली के समान देदीप्यमान हैं और आपके मुखमण्डल का सौन्दर्य गुञ्जा के बने कुण्डलों से तथा सिर पर लगे मोरपंख से बढ़ जाता है। अनेक वन-फूलों तथा पत्तियों की माला पहने तथा चराने की छड़ी (लकुटी), शृंग और वंशी से सज्जित आप अपने हाथ में भोजन का कौर लिए हुए

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Bhagavad Gita should be read by all notably by all responsible leaders in society

HH Bhakti Raghava Swami

HG Ram Sakha Das presented Bhagavad Gita to Chief Guest Muslim Religious Scholar Allama Shahenshah Naqvi in the presence of top-notch Government Dignitaries Federal Minister Ali Zaidi, Provincial Minister Nasir Hussain Shah. He received the Guest of honor Award.

Organizer Jinnah ka Pakistan foundation expressed thanks to Ram Sakha Das & the entire  Sankirtana party for their continued Invaluabl

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Incapable mind, trembling hands  unable to write o' merci personified, 
Dasi Nitya thanking Srila Prabhupad the most sublime,  glorious infinite. 
 
Riches of a Life is measured in terms of the bond  one has with Lord,
Dasi Nitya sings Giri Govardhan,  Rest, rests behind, O'  mind 
 
Sri Guru  revealed real identity about mysteries of life,
Dasi Nitya got answers since decades couldn't find.
 
Somewhere in the moment of eternity, far attachment and detachment cycles,
Dasi Nitya dances in the love of the
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नलकूवर तथा मणिग्रीव द्वारा स्तुति (10.10)

24-27 सर्वोच्च भक्त नारद के वचनों को सत्य बनाने के लिए भगवान श्रीकृष्ण धीरे धीरे उस स्थान पर गये जहाँ दोनों अर्जुन वृक्ष खड़े थे। “यद्यपि ये दोनों युवक अत्यन्त धनी कुबेर के पुत्र हैं और उनसे मेरा कोई सम्बन्ध नहीं है परन्तु देवर्षि नारद मेरा अत्यन्त प्रिय तथा वत्सल भक्त है और क्योंकि उसने चाहा था कि मैं इनके समक्ष आऊँ अतएव इनकी मुक्ति के लिए मुझे ऐसा करना चाहिए।" इस तरह कहकर कृष्ण तुरन्त ही दो अर्जुन वृक्षों के बीच प्रविष्ट हुए जिससे वह बड़ी ओखली जिससे वे बा

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वसुदेव तथा माता देवकी द्वारा स्तुति (10.3)

13-14 वसुदेव ने कहा- हे भगवान, आप इस भौतिक जगत से परे परम पुरुष हैं और आप परमात्मा हैं। आपके स्वरूप का अनुभव उस दिव्य ज्ञान द्वारा हो सकता है, जिससे आप भगवान के रूप में समझे जा सकते हैं। अब आपकी स्थिति मेरी समझ में भलीभाँति आ गई है। हे भगवन, आप वही पुरुष हैं जिसने प्रारम्भ में अपनी बहिरंगा शक्ति से इस भौतिक जगत की सृष्टि की। तीन गुणों (सत्त्व, रजस तथा तमस) वाले इस जगत की सृष्टि के बाद ऐसा लगता है कि आपने उसके भीतर प्रवेश किया है यद्यपि यथार्थ तो यह है कि

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9732911075?profile=RESIZE_400xदेवताओं द्वारा गर्भस्थ कृष्ण की स्तुति (10.2)

26-27 देवताओं ने प्रार्थना की; हे प्रभो, आप अपने व्रत से कभी भी विचलित नहीं होते जो सदा ही पूर्ण रहता है क्योंकि आप जो भी निर्णय लेते हैं वह पूरी तरह सही होता है और किसी के द्वारा रोका नहीं जा सकता। सृष्टि, पालन तथा संहार – जगत की इन तीन अवस्थाओं में विद्यमान रहने से आप परम सत्य हैं। कोई तब तक आपकी कृपा का भाजन नहीं बन सकता जब तक वह पूरी तरह आज्ञाकारी न हो अतः इसे दिखावटी लोग प्राप्त नहीं कर सकते। आप सृष्टि के सारे अवयवों में असली सत्य हैं इसीलिए आप अ

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Disappearance of Srila Prabhupada

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By Tamoharadasa (ACBSP)

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!

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It is only possible to deliver a conditioned jiva from Maya,

By divine intervention of God.

To a realm that is higher;

Ecstatically deep and broad.

An ocean of liquid love!

In His mercy, to bring us there,

He sent us Srila Prabhupada.

Sri Krsna Caitanya desired to moisten the dried-up souls.

To acheive it,

He not only comes Himself, But Nitai-Balarama empowered Srila Prabhupada,

To bountiful conceive it.

A world encircli

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Suitable arrangements for marriages

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atas tvam rsi-mukhyebhyo
yatha-silam yatha-ruci
atmajah paridehy adya
vistrnihi yaso bhuvi

TRANSLATION:

Therefore, today please give away your daughters to the foremost of the sages, with due regard for the girls’ temperaments and likings, and thereby spread your fame all over the universe.

PURPORT:

The nine principal rsis, or sages, are Marici, Atri, Angira, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Bhrgu, Vasistha and Atharva. All these rsis are most important, and Brahma desired that the nine daughters already

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Expanding Our Love

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From Back to Godhead

By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Lecture given in New Vrindaban, West Virginia, on June 25, 1976

With practice, we can become free from limited affection centered on the body and can then realize the ideal of loving everyone.

ko griheshu puman saktam
atmanam ajitendriyah
sneha-pashair dridhair baddham
utsaheta vimochitum

“What person too attached to household life due to being unable to control his senses can liberate himself? An attached householder

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Hare Krishna.
Rajendranandana prabhu (Sam Rogers) a disciple of Srila Prabhupada and beloved by many devotees around the world, left his body yesterday (Tuesday, November 10th) at approximately 1:15pm local time in San Diego, California. He was at home and being lovingly cared for by his wife, son, and fellow devotees.

Rajendranandana prabhu’s health had been failing for some time, and two or three weeks ago he was diagnosed with terminal spinal cancer. He was given three months to live. In the

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अम्बरीष महाराज द्वारा स्तुति (9.5)

1-2 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: जब भगवान विष्णु ने दुर्वासा मुनि को इस प्रकार सलाह दी तो सुदर्शन चक्र से अत्यधिक उत्पीड़ित मुनि तुरन्त ही महाराज अम्बरीष के पास पहुँचे। अत्यन्त दुखित होने के कारण वे राजा के समक्ष लौट गये और उनके चरणकमलों को पकड़ लिया। जब दुर्वासा मुनि ने महाराज अम्बरीष के पाँव छुए तो वे अत्यन्त लज्जित हो उठे और जब उन्होंने यह देखा कि दुर्वासा उनकी स्तुति करने का प्रयास कर रहे हैं तो वे दयावश और भी अधिक सन्तप्त हो उठे। अतः उन्होंने तुरन्त ही भगवान

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9787454070?profile=RESIZE_584xBy Madhava Smullen 

Over 30 scholarly speakers are set to discuss Logic in Society, and the sub-theme of order versus chaos in nature, at the Hadai Pandit International Institute’s second online Congress from November 8th to 12th. Viewers can sign up at https://hadaipandit.org/ to log in and watch live on Zoom, or watch at https://www.facebook.com/institutohadaipandit.

The Institute, based in Argentina, is an upcoming online school which will provide Waldorf-style education along with principles

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9787452096?profile=RESIZE_584xBy Madhava Smullen 

Wise Love: Bhakti and the Search for the Soul of Consciousness, an innovative introductory book to the path of Bhakti for a modern Western audience, has been translated into Spanish as Amor Sabio, and is now available in paperback and Kindle editions.

Author Pranada Dasi, a disciple of Srila Prabhupada, first released Wise Love in March 2018. The book replaces common ISKCON vernacular with more accessible terms for philosophical concepts. “Wise Love” itself, for instance, ref

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9787358856?profile=RESIZE_584xThe article below appeared in NPR: News and Public Media for North Central Florida from the University of Florida in Gainesville.

Meet Alfred Ford, the great-grandson of Henry Ford and a Gainesville resident

When most people hear the name “Ford,” they think of cars. But one heir to the company wanted to change that in his own life.

He’s doing so from his home in Gainesville.

Alfred Ford, 71, is the great-grandson of American industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford. He wa

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A Dynamite of a Day by Bhaktimarga Swami

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An interesting name for a pathway – the “Dynamite Trail.” Well, it does exist. I have the proof as I walked on it this morning. And I had the glory of trekking on the bridge overlooking the Mush-a-mush River. Beautiful sight! And the smells – nostril arousing – especially the pines.

This phenomenal trail led me to the South Shore Waldorf School where one of its teachers, Yogendra, offered me to speak to three of the classes. It was a stimulating day doing these classes – one on the story of Dhru

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By Giriraj dasa

There so many benedictions for the month of Kartika and we get constant reminders via email, messages on mobile and so many other mediums. The list grows only bigger by the day.

“In the month of Kartik, which is very dear to Sri Hari, one who bathes early in the morning attains the merit of bathing in all places of pilgrimage. Anybody who offers the Lord a ghee lamp in the month of Kartik, O brahmana, becomes free from all kinds of sins, such as killing a brahmana, and he goes t

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राजा सत्यव्रत द्वारा स्तुति - 8.24

24-27 समुद्र में फेंके जाते समय मछ्ली ने राजा सत्यव्रत से कहा: हे वीर! इस जल में अत्यन्त शक्तिशाली एवं घातक मगर हैं, जो मुझे खा जायेंगे। अतएव तुम मुझे इस स्थान में मत डालो। मत्स्यरूप भगवान से इन मधुर वचनों को सुनकर मोहित हुए राजा ने पूछा: आप कौन हैं? आप तो हम सबको मोहित कर रहे हैं। हे प्रभु! एक ही दिन में आपने अपना विस्तार सैकड़ों मील तक करके नदी तथा समुद्र के जल को आच्छादित कर लिया है। इससे पहले मैंने न तो ऐसा जलचर पशु देखा था और न ही सुना था। हे प्रभु! आप निश्च

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