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Krsna Rescues Nanda Maharaja from the Abode of Varuna
1. Having worshiped Lord Janardana and fasted on the Ekadasi day, Nanda Maharaja entered the water of the Kalindi on the Dvadasi to take his bath.
2. Because Nanda Maharaja entered the water in the dark of night, disregarding that the time was inauspicious, a demoniac servant of Varuna seized him and brought him to his master.
3. Not seeing Nanda Maharaja, the cowherd men loudly c
The whole world’s eyes are upon Ayodhya verdict that will there be a Mosque or Temple in Ayodhya, the birth place of Lord Rama. Some derive pleasure, some enjoy personal benefits, and some cries but then some feels the world would be better off without RELIGION. Their sentiments can be understood considering that the modern times have seen large scale violence in the name of religion.
But is religion dispensable? It is insane to say this, lets think, WHY…?
Religion is not the only cause of viole
by Bhaktivinoda Thakura
naham vande tava caranayor-dvandvam advanda hetoh
kumbhipakam gurum api hare narakam napanetum
ramya-rama-mrdutanulata nandane nabhirastum
bhave bhave hrdaya-bhavane bhavayem bhavantam
"Prabhu, I am not performing bhajana so that You will remove the worldly misery which is strangling me. I am not praying at Your feet for entrance into the heavenly garden of Nandana-kanana where one can enjoy with beautiful women for a very long time, nor am I praying for l
My Only Request
Srila Prabhupada: Departure Address — Los Angeles, July 15, 1974
So stick to the standard; then your life is successful. It is not at all difficult. But don’t
deviate. Then you are pakka. Yes. Pakka means solid. Mam eva ye prapadyante
mayam etam taranti. If you remain solid in Krsna consciousness, the maya cannot
touch you. So that is my request. So I am traveling all over the world. I am
going to see how things are going in Dallas or New Vrindaban and another… So my
touring is natura
I enjoyed your chanting so nicely that I thought myself immediately carried to Vaikuntha.
Sunday, April 4, 1971
Bombay
My Dear Son, Visnujana Maharaja,
Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 25th March, 1971 and have noted the contents. Because I have been
very busy with the movement which is going on here, I haven’t had time to reply
your letter until now.
As soon as I remember that you are trying to fulfill my desire of trying to open ten centers, it gives me
I loved reading the article “For those who love Cows,” which i do very much.The report was complete and comprehensive.It looked as if the article was well presented and covered just about all the components about Cow protection.So for me the question still stands ,
“Why doesn't Cow protection work in Iskcon?”
Perhaps you may not agree with the premise that the question alludes to.Perhaps you think Cow protection is alive and well and living in Iskcon.
My answer is that you would be wrong. Cow prote
Mahamsa Swami is a soft-spoken, mild-mannered fellow, and Prabhupada smiled after he went out. As I finished his massage he commented to me that Mahamsa was doing nicely. I offered that he was very sincere, and Prabhupada agreed. "Everyone likes him. He has no enemy. Nobody has complained against hi
jyayan gunair avarajo 'py aditeh sutanam
lokan vicakrama iman yad athadhiyajnah
ksmam vamanena jagrhe tripada-cchalena
yacnam rte pathi caran prabhubhir na calyah
jyayan -- the greatest; gunaih -- by qualities; avarajah -- transcendental; api -- although He is so; aditeh -- of Aditi; sutanam -- of all the sons (known as Adityas); lokan -- all the planets; vicakrame -- surpassed; iman -- in this universe; yat -- one who; atha -- therefore; adhiyajnah -- th
Once, the unmarried daughter of Kirtida, Srimati Radhika, and Her sakhis went to Nandgaon to see Yasoda-maiya. Charmed by srimati Radhika's beauty and qualities, Yasoda-maiya desired in her heart to marry Radhika to her son Krsna and thus have Her as her daughter-in-law. So great was her desire that she painted Kisori Radha's hands yellow. Radhika's heart became very happy but, as She returned to Her father's house in Varsana, She became
Ajamila was a brahmana who was once sent by his father to the jungle to fetch samit (leaves and twigs to make the sacrificial fire). Ajamila met there a beautiful sudra woman. Forgetting everything, the brahmana made her his wife and children were born to them. When that brahmana, who was the very embodiment of all vices, reached the
Hare Ram Hare Ram Rama Rama Hare Hare
Sixteen characters that spell, called Mahamantra
That saves us from the flaws of Kali
Besides the scriptures said, not a solution
Kali can be anything and not Saha
In the Golden Age of penance were the Hari
We used to call them in Treta yagnas
People used to Dvapara Archa - worship of war
No way in Kali Mahamantra except Ruja
This is the grace of God in the era of gross Kalmaha
They just find us go green
Bhagavad-gita 8.18
Everywhere are His hands and legs, His eyes and faces, and He hears everything. In this way the Supersoul exists.
TRANSLATION
PURPORT
As the sun exists diffusing its unlimited rays, so does the Supersoul, or Supreme Personality of Godhead. He exists in His all-pervading form, and in Him exist all the individual living entities, beginning from the first great teacher, Brahmā, down to the small ants. There are unlimited heads, legs, hands and eyes, and unlimited living entities. All
It was clear that Srila Prabhupada wants to do something wonderful in Calcutta. He even suggested that we try for the famous Victoria Memorial. He said it was not being utilized nor properly maintained but if we had it, Krsna would maintain everything.
Jayapataka grinned, seeing the irony of such a proposal. "And we could have British pujaris, for the glory of Queen Victoria."
Prabhupada smiled. "Tell them that we shall bring ... to worship Victoria with prasadam of Caitanya
srutva haris tam aranarthinam aprameyas
cakrayudhah patagaraja-bhujadhirudhah
cakrena nakra-vadanam vinipatya tasmad
dhaste pragrhya bhagavan krpayojjahara
srutva -- by hearing; harih -- the Personality of Godhead; tam -- him; arana-arthinam -- one who is in need of help; aprameyah -- the unlimitedly powerful Lord; cakra -- wheel; ayudhah -- equipped with His weapon; pataga-raja -- the king of the birds (Garuda); bhuja-adhirudhah -- being seated on the wi
“Regarding the auto accident, just hold a condolence meeting for Raghava das Brahmachari and pray for his soul to Krishna for giving him a good chance for advancement in Krishna Consciousness. Certainly Krishna will give him a good place to take birth where he can again begin in Krishna Consciousness activities. That is sure.”
(Shrila Prabhupada in a letter to Revatinandana das – 14 Nov. 1973)
From the personal diary of Ratnavali Dasi (London)
With thanks to Mithuna Twiins Astrological Services (dk
From Sri Garga Samhita, Canto Six, Chapter Fifteen
Translation by Kusakratha Das
Text 15
yasya sravana-matrena
karma-bandhat pramucyate
gopinam yatra vaso 'bhut
tena gopi-bhuvah smrtah
Simply by hearing about Gopi-bhumi, which is so named because the gopis resided there, one become free from the bondage of karma.
Text 16
gopy-angaraga-sambhutam
gopi-candanam uttamam
gopi-candana-liptango
ganga-snana-phalam labhet
In Gopi-bhumi gopi-candana was manifested from the gopis' cosmetics. A person who marks his limb
Translation by Kusakratha Das
Text 15
yasya sravana-matrena
karma-bandhat pramucyate
gopinam yatra vaso 'bhut
tena gopi-bhuvah smrtah
Simply by hearing about Gopi-bhumi, which is so named because the gopis resided there, one become free from the bondage of karma.
Text 16
gopy-angaraga-sambhutam
gopi-candanam uttamam
gopi-candana-liptango
ganga-snana-phalam labhet
In Gopi-bhumi gopi-candana was manifested from the gopis' cosmetics. A person who marks his limb
Krsna was smiling because He was thinking to Himself, "These two young demigods fell from the higher planetary system to this planet, and I have delivered them from the bondage of standing for a long time as trees, but as for Me, I am bound by the ropes of the gopis and am subject to their chastisements." In other words, Krsna submits to being chastised and bound by the gopis because of pure love and affection worthy of being praised by a devotee in so many ways.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 10.10.39
