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Without being self-controlled, without being disciplined and without being fully obedient, no one can become successful in following the instructions of the spiritual master, and without doing so, no one is able to go back to Godhead.
-By. H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
Vibhavari sesa(from Kalyana-kalpataru)Text One
vibhavari sesa, aloka-pravesa,
nidra chari' utho jiva
bolo hari hari, mukunda murari,
rama krsna hayagriva
SYNONYMS
vibhavari–the night; sesa–has come to an end; aloka-pravesa–the light of dawn is entering; nidra chadi'–giving up your sleep; utho–arise; jiva–O soul!; bolo hari hari–chant the holy names of Lord Hari; mukunda–the giver of liberation; murari–the enemy of the Mura demon; rama–the supreme enjoyer; krsna–the all-attractive one; hayagriva
The blue Kombi van was regularly being used to pick up Srila Prabhupada from his Renny Street house and drive him to the temple for the even
saunaka uvaca
yad aha no bhavan suta
ksatta bhagavatottamah
cacara tirthani bhuvas
tyaktva bandhun sudustyajan
saunakah uvaca -- Sri Saunaka Muni said; yat -- as; aha -- you said; nah -- unto us; bhavan -- your good self; suta -- O Suta; ksatta -- Vidura; bhagavata-uttamah -- one of the topmost devotees of the Lord; cacara -- practiced; tirthani -- places of pilgrimage; bhuvah -- on the earth; tyaktva -- leaving aside; bandhun -- all relatives; su-dustyaj
vidikṣu dikṣūrdhvam adhaḥ samantād
antar bahir bhagavān nārasiḿhaḥ
prahāpayan loka-bhayaḿ svanena
sva-tejasā grasta-samasta-tejāḥ
Prahlāda Mahārāja loudly chanted the holy name of Lord Nṛsiḿhadeva. May Lord Nṛsiḿhadeva, roaring for His devotee Prahlāda Mahārāja, protect us from all fear of dangers created by stalwart leaders in all directions through poison, weapons, water, fire, air and so on. May the Lord cover their influence by His own transcendental influence. May Nṛsiḿhadeva protect us in all
Even after knowing Krishna’s life, we overlook the importance Krishna gave to the cows. There were two instances where Krishna has tried to convince us of how one can win Krishna by serving a cow.
Mata Yashoda took Krishna to cow and prayed cow for Krishna’s well-being, when she saw Krishna being attacked by the demon Putana. Krishna’s parents knew that protecting cow alone can bring health, wealth and prosperity. Mata Yashoda told us that cow protects us from ill-will and negative energies.
Tha
parimanam ca kalasya
kalpa-laksana-vigraham
yatha purastad vyakhyasye
padmam kalpam atho srnu
parimanam -- measurement; ca -- also; kalasya -- of time; kalpa -- a day of Brahma; laksana -- symptoms; vigraham -- form; yatha -- as much as; purastat -- hereafter; vyakhyasye -- shall be explained; padmam -- by the name Padma; kalpam -- the duration of a day; atho -- thus; srnu -- just hear.
Don't forget that Krishna is in your heart and in the heart of the person you are approaching. When Krishna sees we are making honest effort to please Him, He inspires the other person to reciprocate.
-By H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj
COWS IN VEDIC TRADITION
> Acording to my understanding Hindus worship cows because they were our livelihood.
If this were the case, then we would have other's worshipping the horse, others worshipping the goat, others worshipping their jewellery, etc., according to their livelihood. The worship of the cow goes much deeper than the economic development we receive from her. Do the scriptures tell us to worship our mother, father and guru simply because they feed us? Or is there a
ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission has accepted a proposal from Vishoka Dasa of New Vrindaban, West Virginia, and Krishna-Mangala Dasa of Russia that they establish a memorial for Jayananda Prabhu—considered a modern-day saint by members of ISKCON—although he passed away as far back as 1977.
“The GBC Body hereby thanks Vishoka Das and Krishna Mangala Das for their kind endeavors in this regard and offers its blessing for the successful completion of the project,” stated Resolution 303 in the offi
A Tribute to Jayananda Prabhu
.by Gurudas
Swamiji told me that when you see a Vaishnava you automatically think of Krishna. Jayananda was steady in his devotion. Jayananda was one of the most unselfish people I have ever met. Jayananda Prabhu was most known for his tireless work every year to make the Jagannath Festival a success, but his passion for all types of service was evident from the first day I met him in San Francisco. He motivated many of us by his stalwart example, doing as much as he
In the Nectar of Devotion, Part 1 Chapter 8, {Offenses to be avoided} Srila Prabhupada writes and I qoute"One should begin the worship of Demigod Ganapati, who drives away all impediments in execution of devotional service.In the Brahma samhita, it is stated that Ganapati worships the lotus feet of Lord Nrsimhadeva,and in that way he has become auspicious for the devotees in clearing out all impediments. Therefore all devotees should worship Ganapati". Lord Sri Krishna has of course discouraged
Krishna has given some the opportunity to serve Him by nice writing, some by good business ability, some by nice cooking, and so on, but these various services are all accepted equally by Krishna. On the transcendental plane, one service is as good as another. There is no question of higher or lower. We are very tiny, and so we cannot really do very much. Simply we can engage our time and energy, and that is all Krishna sees. He sees this boy or girl is spending his time in My Service, and He is
I found this prayer most apt for a fallen soul like me, it is pure realization of our miseries and Krshna's mercy.
Hare Krshna
My dear Lord, everyone within this material world is conditioned by Your illusory energy. Under the impression of false identification and false possession, everyone is transmigrating from one body to another in the path of fruitive activities and their reactions. My dear Lord, I am also no exception to these conditioned souls. I am falsely thinking myself happy in poss
Mere pran tum bin ye jivan abhishaap hai,
iss jivan ka sab shukh mere liye paap hai!!!
apne kant bin kuch achha nahi lagta
hari bina ye jivan jivan nahi lagta!!!!!
Bin tumhare kuch achha nahi lagta
Iss dasi ko jivan jivan nahi lagta
daya kare, pyare kripa kare
sarwess mujhpar
nij hin jivan ka taap harle, prabhu virah prem ka taap dede
mere madhu ,o mere madhu , mere madhu balaat hiy dhase shake
main ye kahun prabhu aap phale aur ye virah taap dede.
By its very nature material existence is very complex and problematic. We are constantly tormented by so many difficulties such as birth, death, old age and disease. Therefore we should simplify our lives as much as possible by keeping our material arrangements to the bare minimum so that we can free up as much energy as possible to be absorbed in hearing, chanting, and remembering the wondrous Lord Sri Krishna on a regular daily basis.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
