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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - 18.70

TEXT 70
adhyesyate ca ya imam
dharmyam samvadam avayoh
jnana-yajnena tenaham
istah syam iti me matih
 
SYNONYMS
adhyesyate—will study; ca—also; yah—he; imam—this; dharmyam—sacred; samvadam—conversation; avayoh—of ours; jnana—knowledge; yajnena—by sacrifice; tena—by him; aham—I; istah—worshiped; syam—shall be; iti—thus; me—My; matih—opinion.
 
TRANSLATION
And I declare that he who studies this sacred conversation worships Me by his intelligence.
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श्रीमद भागवतम के सम्पूर्ण श्लोकों के हिन्दी अर्थ का कथारूप ग्रंथ का भक्तार्पण कार्यक्रम

इन्दौर इस्कान में हरे कृष्ण भक्ति वृक्ष समूह द्वारा पवित्र कार्तिक मास की रमा एकादशी पर्व पर  दिनांक 24 अक्तूबर, 2019 को महर्षि वेदव्यास द्वारा रचित एवं श्रील प्रभूपाद के अनुवाद एवं तात्पर्य से युक्त श्रीमद भागवतम के  (हिन्दी भाषी भक्त जनों के हितार्थ एवं परमार्थ हेतु) सम्पूर्ण बारह स्कंधों के अठारह हजार श्लोकों का हिन्दी कथारूप में एक हजार एक सौ एक पृष्ठों में टंकित ग्रंथ का भक्तार्पण (विमोचन) कार्यक्रम आयोजि

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - 18.69

TEXT 69
na ca tasman manusyesu
kascin me priya-krttamah
bhavita na ca me tasmad
anyah priyataro bhuvi
 
SYNONYMS
na—never; ca—and; tasmat—therefore; manusyesu—among mankind; kascit—anyone; me—My; priya-krttamah—more dear; bhavita—will become; na—no; ca—and; me—My; tasmat—than him; anyah—other; priyatarah—dearer; bhuvi—in this world.
 
TRANSLATION
There is no servant in this world more dear to Me than he, nor will there ever be one more dear.
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Science and Krishna Consciousness

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Krishna Kripa Das: [Drutakarma Prabhu read a paper about how to position oneself as a scientist and as a devotee in which he asked a lot of relevant questions. I asked him for the paper, and I insert it here:]

“Science and Krishna Consciousness: Questions on How to Position Oneself”

For anyone seeking to engage with modern science as a devotee of Krishna, specifically as a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, the question of positioning becomes important.

1. What is my

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Samsara

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By Praghosa Dasa

A common denominator for practically each of the unlimited varieties of material bodies is that the spirit soul dwelling within is to one degree or another attached to the particular body they reside in.

In turn most resided in bodies have others who are also attached to them, generally family members, or what Srila Prabhupada often referred to as ‘skin disease’. He specifically used this term to describe excessive attachment to family members which leads to increased illusion

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - 18.68

TEXT 68
ya idam paramam guhyam
mad-bhaktesv abhidhasyati
bhaktim mayi param krtva
mam evaisyaty asamsayah
 
SYNONYMS
yah—anyone; idam—this; paramam—most; guhyam—confidential; mat—Mine; bhaktesu—amongst devotees of; abhidhasyati—explains; bhaktim—devotional service; mayi—unto Me; param—transcendental; krtva—having done; mam—unto Me; eva—certainly; esyati—comes; asamsayah—without doubt.
 
TRANSLATION
For one who explains the supreme secret to the devotees, devotional service is guaranteed, and at the end he
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CHILD-LIKE ENTHUSIASM

Ṭiṭṭibha nyāyaḥ (bird ṭiṭṭibha)

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In Païcatantra the story of courageous ṭiṭṭibha bird goes thus. On a beach of a sea lived a couple of ṭiṭṭibha birds. Their happiness had no limits, when the ṭiṭṭibha hen laid eggs. She was sleeplessly protecting it day and night. The sea, to test their family tights, once stole all her eggs. When they found out, what happened, the hen cried piteously, and pleaded her husband to get their eggs back. Pushed by the urging sorrow of his dear wife, the husband rushed

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Please come and join us.....!

Deepen your relationship with the holy name - in japa aswell as in kirtan!

        When..........? From the 21st to the 25th of December 2019

We will leave Mayapur by bus at 5am outside the Main Gate, and we will
return on the 25th by lunch time.


     THIS RETREAT WILL BE OPEN TO ONE AND ALL - MEN ASWELL AS LADIES!

 * PRICE: The only price to pay for attending this wonderful event is an
intense greed for deepening our relationship with the holy name.
The entire event inclu

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Vote for Hare Krishna!

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Dear Readers, You have a great opportunity to influence movie fans worldwide to watch “Hare Krishna!” by rating the film on IMDb.com. The more votes and higher the rating the more people will be persuaded to watch the film. If you are inspired, kindly follow these instructions:

1. Go to: IMDb.com

2. Search for HARE KRISHNA! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami who started it all

3. Go to “RATE THIS” and click on the star.

4. Sign in on Facebook, Google, etc.

5. Create your IMDb account. That

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All-Attractive Hari-Katha

By Jaya Gaursundar Dasa GauraVanacari

All-Attractive Hari-Kathā:

By hearing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam regularly and always taking the matter very seriously the Personality of Godhead Śrī Kṛṣṇa manifests in the heart very shortly.

śṛṇvataḥ śraddhayā nityaṁngṛṇataś ca sva-ceṣṭitam
kālena nātidīrgheṇa bhagavān viśate hṛdi (SB 2.8.4)

“Parīkṣit Mahārāja attained salvation simply by hearing, and Śukadeva Gosvāmī attained salvation simply by chanting.

Mahārāja Parīkṣit, the personification of Hearing (śrī-vi

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Sponsors For Oct 2019

List of monthly donors/subscribers:

Sponsors For Oct 2019

Gopinath Sevaks ($51):

African Devotee
Dr. Amit and Kim Singh
Ādi Gadādhara Dāsa
Ritesh,Tanvi & Soham Patel 
Anonymous donor 

  

Radharani Sevaks ($25):

Bindu Madhava das
Jason Wiley
Sundari Lila Devi Dasi 
Anonymous donor

 

 


 

 

 
Gauranga Sevaks ($11):

Bob Connolly
EternalReligion.org
Ashwani Kumar
Anonymous donor 


 

 
 
Nityananda Sevaks   ($5):

Vijay Anja
Avyukt
Aleksandr Loshak 
Anonymous donor 

 

 
Srila Prabhupada Sevak
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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - 18.67

TEXT 67
idam te natapaskaya
nabhaktaya kadacana
na casusrusave vacyam
na ca mam yo 'bhyasuyati
 
SYNONYMS
idam—this; te—you; na—never; atapaskaya—one who is not austere; na—never; abhaktaya—one who is not a devotee; kadacana—at any time; na—never; ca—also; asusrusave—one who is not engaged in devotional service; vacyam—to be spoken; na—never; ca—also; mam—unto Me; yah—anyone; abhyasuyati—envious.
 
TRANSLATION
This confidential knowledge may not be explained to those who are not austere, or devoted, or en
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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - 18.66

TEXT 66
sarva-dharman parityajya
mam ekam saranam vraja
aham tvam sarva-papebhyo
moksayisyami ma sucah
 
SYNONYMS
sarva-dharman—all varieties of religion; parityajya—abandoning; mam—unto Me; ekam—only; saranam—surrender; vraja—go; aham—I; tvam—you; sarva—all; papebhyah—from sinful reactions; moksayisyami—deliver; ma—not; sucah—worry.
 
TRANSLATION
Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear.
 
PURPORT
The Lord has described various k
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Bigraha Pranam

Harekrishna, kya koi prabhuji/mataji kripeya bataenge ki bigraha ko kyun baye taraf  (left side) rakhkar pranam kiya jata hai? if possible give answer with reference please.

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Srila Prabhupada’s Concluding Words

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A talk on Sri Rama-ekadasi, November 6, 1996, in Pune, India, by Giriraj Swami

We are gathered here in the auspicious month of Kartik, which is also known as Damodara. Srila Prabhupada wrote in The Nectar of Devotion that just as Lord Damodara is very dear to His devotees, so the month of Damodara is also dear to them. And in the month of Kartik, in the year 1974, Srila Prabhupada completed his translation of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, in Juhu, Bombay.

When Srila Prabhupada was in Bombay, we used

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Srila Prabhupada’s Disappearance Day

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By Giriraj Swami

We have gathered at the lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada on the auspicious occasion of his disappearance festival. When we were with His Divine Grace in Surat on his guru maharaja’s disappearance day, he remarked that on the absolute platform there is no difference between the appearance and disappearance of the spiritual master just like the sunrise and sunset, both are beautiful.

Srila Prabhupada always glorified Krsna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and he instructed ev

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श्रील प्रभुपाद के वियोग मेँ... (अकिंचन दासानुदास- ललितमाधवदास)

 

कृष्‍णकृपाश्रीमूर्ति ए. सी. भक्तिवेदांत स्वामी श्रील प्रभुपाद के अनुयायी उनके वियोग मेँ उनकी सेवा का रसास्वादन करते रहे हैं| श्रील प्रभुपाद मात्र एक आचार्य नहीँ थे बल्कि कॄष्णभावनामृत आंदोलन के संस्थापक-आचार्य जो एक सक्रिय आध्यात्मिक वास्तविकता थे। यह वास्तविकता युग धर्म या आध्यात्मिक जीवन के उस रुप से किसी तरह कम नहीं है जिसकी संस्तुति समस्त मानवता के लिए इस कलियुग में की गई है, उस कलियुग में जो सभी युगों में सबसे अधिक खतरनाक है, जि

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Who is a mahatma?

My dear daughter,

In your recent prayers, you asked me, “My dear Krishna, mahatma is a common title these days. We have so many self-styled mahatmas in India. Then I see that many people fall from their spiritual quest or abandon it because they had chosen to follow someone only because of his appearance or popularity. Later the so-called mahatma didn’t behave as a genuine advanced spiritual teacher resulting in a crisis of faith. Can you please let me know whom we can call a mahatma and what are

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