August 2025 Blog Posts (9)

The half hen philosophy not properly observing Nityananda Trayodasi and Balarama Purnima

Many temples have come under the spell of the half hen philosophy

Adi Samhita:

Yah Krsnah so pi Ramah syad yo Ramah Krsna eva sah anayor antaradarsi samsaran na nirvattate;

He who is Krsna is He who is Balarama , He who is Balarama is He who is Krishna.Anyone who sees Them as being different will never leave

the world of birth and death.

Skanda Purana states:

matr ha…

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Srila Prabhupadas least popular instruction(s)

Brahmananda Prabhu lived in Washington Dc area in 1995 and he did not come much to the temple at all but at one point before going to Europe and serve there I stayed with disciples of Tripurari Swami so I had a program on Wedensday and we would talk about Krsna and I would cook prasadam and offer to Salagrama Silas and Giriraja Sila and Srila Prabhupada .So he said you want to hear Srila Prabhupada least popular instruction?

SO he told…

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prayers of Lord Brahma in Srimad Bhagavatam 10 canto and Garga Samhita differ not sure why

In the Garga Samhita we find the prayers of Lord Brahma spoken in Varaha Kalpa this Kalpa is also known as Shweta Varaha Kalpa named of Lord Krsnas form of a white boar

this is the Kalpa we are in

Chapter 8: Attaining the Supreme

TEXT 17

sahasra-yuga-paryantam

ahar yad brahmano viduh

ratrim yuga-sahasrantam

te 'ho-ratra-vido… Continue

Garga Samhita

Canto 2,

Chapter Eight

Sri Krishna-darsana-varnana

Description of Seeing Lord Krishna

Text 1

sri-narada uvaca

adrishtva vatsakan etya

vatsapan puline harih

ubhau vicinvan vipine

mene karma vidheh kritam

Sri Narada said: Not seeing the calves, returning to the riverbank and not seeing the gopas, and then searching in the forest for them both, Krishna thought, "This must be Brahma's work."

Text 2

tato…

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Lord Caitanyas visit to Bangladesh and Sri Laxmidevis going back to the SPIRITUAL WORLD DUE TO SEPERATION

Shri Krishna Chaitanya-carita Mahakavya, written by Shrila Murari Gupta (1513 A.D.).

FIRST PRAKRAMA

Eleventh Sarga

shri-gauranga-dhananjayash ca shri-lakshmi-vijayotsava

Gauranga Travels East for Wealth, and Celebration of Laksi Devi's Victorious Death

tatah shaci dvija-stribhih / ktva sumahad-utsavam

snua praveshayam asa / nija-gehe sa-bhartkam 1

tatah…

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The Demon Philosophy of Madhavananda das

He is externally a disciple of Gaura Govinda Maharaja but thinks he knows better than his Guru,He advocated like some rascals it is ok to take grains on Jamastami as long it is Prasadam .Well then why do we not take grains on Ekadasi too ? Sastra says one should never take grains on Janmastami day :

Nectar from Hari Bhakti Vilas Tika Dikdarshini Tika

of Sanatan Goswami and Gopal Bhatta Goswami on Janmastami:

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Subal das got this wrong : Subalaji what Srimad Bhagavatam are you reading > Text 5: When Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva saw the small boy Prahlāda Mahārāja prostrated at the soles of His lotus feet, He became most ecstatic in affection toward His devotee. Raising Prahlāda, the Lord placed His lotus hand upon the boy’s head because His hand is always ready to create fearlessness in all of His devotees.

Text 6: By the touch of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva’s hand on Prahlāda Mahārāja’s head, Prahlāda was… Continue

Playing on Swings in the Rainy Season (10:48 a.m. - 3:36 p.m.) from Krsna Bhavanamrta

Chapter 11 of Krsna Bhavanamrta - Sastra Caksusa

Srila Prabhupada writes in Krsna book we can remain absorbed in Krsna by reading Krsna Bhavanamrta by Srila Visvanath Chakravati Thakura and in his Krsna book and Teachings of Lord Caitanya

SO THIS is a chapter from Krsna Bhavanamrta that I know most likely only 1 percent of devotees or less will ever read so I am sharing it :

Playing on… Continue