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Lord Nityananda's Marketplace of the Holy Name

Lord Nityananda's Marketplace of the Holy Name

(Dalaler Gita: "The Song of the Broker" or Khoda Nitai from Vaisnava-Siddhanta-Mala)

by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

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(1)

boro sukher khabor gai

surabhi-kunjete namer hat khuleche / khoda nitai

I am singing news of the greatest happiness! In the grove of Navadvipa known as Surabhi Kunja,… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on October 17, 2009 at 12:18pm — No Comments

question about Pancatattvamakam sloka, plus my answer

Dear Payonidhi prabhu

Hare Krsna. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. PAMFO I hope your sadhana and bhajan are going well.

In this verse, panca tattvatmakam krsnam bhakta rupa svarupakam bhaktavataram bhaktakhyam namai bhakta saktikam, what is the EXACT "difference" between "bhakta rupa," and bhakta SVArupa". (I KNOW that bhakta rupa refers to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and bhakta SVArupa refers to Nityananda Prabhu, the DIRECT expansion.) So in terms of the actual Sanskrit… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on October 17, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

There is only one hope Sri Nama Prabhu

dear Vaisnavas

Please accept my humble obaisences'

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

In this material world everyone is so attracted and proud of these bodies made of nasty ingredients, covered by some skin we think these body are beautiful,even a snake admires his own body if he sees his reflection and thinks:What a handsome devil".

Nalakuvera and Manigriva also thought so ,and they where so proud of their bodily beauty and wealth they dared be naked… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on October 17, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

Sannyasa Not as Important as Devotion

Song 13 – Sannyasa Not as Important as Devotion

Verse 1

(1)

mana, tumi sannyasi sajite keno cao?

bahirer saja jata, antarete phanki tata,

dambha puji' sarira nacao

TRANSLATION

My dear mind, why do you want to disguise yourself as a sannyasi? As much as you decorate yourself externally with this garb, to that same degree you deceive yourself internally with this hoax. Worshiping your own false pride, your simply make a show of your… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on October 17, 2009 at 7:24am — 2 Comments

from Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu (1.3.1)

suddha-sattva-viseshatma

prema-suryamsu-samya-bhak

rucibhis citta-masrinya-

krid asau bhava ucyate

“‘When bhakti is executed on the transcendental platform of pure goodness (suddha-sattva), it is like a sun-ray of love for Krishna. At such a time, bhakti causes the heart to be softened by various tastes, and one is then situated in bhava (ecstatic emotion).” Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu (1.3.1)

kshantir avyartha-kalatvam

viraktir… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on October 17, 2009 at 7:02am — 1 Comment

email reciprocation with some sannaysis and GBC;s and other devotees

My dear Kavicandra Swami

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Thank you for the encouragement.I like to humbly point out there is other devotees like Mahanidhi Swami , that is doing the same.So I hope others will join us" Nidhi brothers" and do the same(This is Maharajas own term once many years ago we where at Radha Kunda with Mahanidhi Maharaja and Krpanidhi Prabhu)

your humble servant

Payonidhi… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on October 16, 2009 at 8:22am — No Comments

" lemon in the milk"

dear vaisnavas

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

I am sorry if I disturbed someone's mind by my strong preaching , What can you (I) preach? 1 and 2.Bhaktisiddhanta Maharaja has given me good advise to follow vaisnava etiquette .Sometimes I have not been good at that, once a sannyasi was collecting laxmi on Laxmi puja day and that sannyasi told the story of Brghu Muni, and how he was cursed by Laxmi for stepping in Visnus chest,… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on October 15, 2009 at 7:35am — No Comments

Srila Prabhupadevastakam

Srila Prabhupadevastakam

by Kusakratha Dasa

(1)

śrī-śrī-navadvīpa-para-pradīpaḥ

sandīpyamānah satato bhuvīha

cetas-tamo hanti hi yasya yatnān

namāmi taḿ śrī-prabhupādadevam

(2)

śrī-bhaktisiddhānta-pracoditaḥ śrī-

vyāsādya-kośaḿ kuśalaḿ kṛpāluḥ

san mleccha-vāg-deśa-caye 'dadhad yas

namāmi taḿ… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on October 14, 2009 at 2:27pm — No Comments

Vaisnava Jana To Tene

Song Name: Vaisnava Jana To Tene

Official Name: None

Author: Narasi Mehta

Book Name: None

Language: Gujarati

LYRICS:

(1)

vaiṣṇava jana to tene kahiye je pīṛ parāī jāne re

para duḥkhe upkār kare so ye man abhimān nā āne re

(2)

sakaḷa loka mā sahune vande nindā na kare kenī re

vāca kāca mana niścaḷa rākhe dhana dhana jananī tenī… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on October 14, 2009 at 9:34am — 3 Comments

Mirabhais prayer to Lord Narasimha

Song Name: Hari Tum Haro Jana Ki Pir

Official Name: None

Author: Mira Bai

Book Name: None

Language: Braja Bhasa

LYRICS:

(Refrain)

hari tum haro jana ki pīr

(1)

draupadī kī lāj rākhī

tum baḍhayo cīr

(2)

bhakta kārana rūpa narahari

dharyo āp śarīr

(3)

hiraṇyakaśyapa mār… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on October 14, 2009 at 9:18am — 5 Comments

some glories of Lord Gauranga

atharva-vede (Third Kanda, Brahma-vibhaga)

ito 'ham krita-sannyaso 'vatarishyami sa-guno nirvedo nishkamo bhu-girbanas tira-stho 'lakanandayah kalau catuh-sahasrabdhopari panca-sahasrabhyantare gaura-varno dirghangah sarva-lakshana-yukta isvara-prarthito nija-rasasvado bhakta-rupo misrakhyo vidita-yogah syam.

In the Atharva Veda, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself says:

"Towards the end of the period between… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on October 14, 2009 at 6:12am — No Comments

some of Lord Nityananda's glories

The glories of Lord Nityananda as the incarnation of Lord Balarama, the origin of both the spiritual and material world, are given in the revealed Vedic scriptures as follows:

Vayu Purana

(1) balaramo mamaivamsah, so 'pi mat-prstham esyati;

nityananda iti khyato nyasi-cudamanih ksitau

In the Vayu Purana, the Lord tells Brahma: "Lord Balarama, who is My first expansion and non-different…

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Added by Paramananda das on October 14, 2009 at 6:00am — 1 Comment

How strict was Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada?

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 1.59

tato duḥsańgam utsṛjya

satsu sajjeta buddhi-mān

santa evāsya chindanti

mano-vyāsańgam uktibhiḥ

SYNONYMS

tataḥ — therefore; duḥsańgam — bad association; utsṛjya — giving up; satsu — with the devotees; sajjeta — one should associate; buddhi-mān — an intelligent person; santaḥ — devotees; eva — certainly; asya — one's; chindanti — cut off; manaḥ-vyāsańgam — opposing attachments; uktibhiḥ —… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on October 14, 2009 at 2:07am — No Comments

Why am I eating sweets even if they are Mahaprasadam?

I noticed when I go to the temple I have a tendency to also accept Mahasweets, it is a flaw in my character.Why should I accept mahasweets? Lord Caitanya showed us by His divine example to mainly only accept vegetables and rice, there is so many examples in the CC, CB etc.He did not tell other devotees not to take, but His example was such.If I am not tasting how Krsna has accepted this prasadam, and the love of God one is supposed to taste while taking prasadam, why will I take palatabel… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on October 13, 2009 at 8:02pm — 2 Comments

Does Lord Narasimha scare away Srimati Radharani?

One Gaudiya math sannyasi has stated that to much worship of Lord Narasimha is not favorabel to Vraja Bhakti, and the worship of Ugra Narasimha scares away Sri Radha.

In his Manah Siksa ,Srila Raghunath das Goswami writes:

TEXT 4

asad-varta-vesya visrja mati-sarvasva-haranih

katha mukti-vyaghrya na srnu kila sarvatma-gilanih

api tyaktva laksmi-pati-ratim ito vyoma-nayanim

vraje radha-krsnau sva-rati-mani-dau tvam bhaja manah

O mind, give up… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on October 12, 2009 at 8:00pm — 8 Comments

Hearing Gaura Katha on ekadasis in Kartika

dear Vaisnavas

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada who has introduced us to the lotusfeet of Lord Caitanya

One may ask what strange idea is this to hear about Lord Gauranga during Kartika , dear devotees kindly hear the sweet words from the lotuslips of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura in his Navadvipa Bhava tanaga.

This wonderfull book helps us also to understand how Navadvipa and Vrindavana is the same…

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Added by Paramananda das on October 12, 2009 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

Did I contradict Srila Prabhupada certainly not

Dandavat pranams

All glories to Srila PRabhupada

This is what I wrote Rocana Prabhu about 16 and 64 rounds.

dear Rocana das

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Srila Prabhupada seemed to believe that many devotees where not abel to chant more than 16 rounds,.and we see some even some GBC's do not even chant their 16 rounds .

Thus the devotees have been advised to… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on October 12, 2009 at 6:07am — No Comments

questions from a sannyasi and my answers

Dear Payonidhi Prabhu,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All gories to you and your seva to Srila Prabhupada.

I understand from your statement that Kusakrata Prabhu authored Sri Narasimha Palana Prarthana, not that he translated it into English, correct?

The second inquiry I was going to make is, do you have any relevant quote or statement from Srila Prabhupada regarding married ladies in ISKCON working or not? And what about those ladies who… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on October 10, 2009 at 11:00am — 5 Comments

Sri Narasimha Palana Prarthana (complete version)

This little book by Kusakrata Prabhu was partially posted here before, here is the full version.I asked Kusakrata Prabhu (in 2005) for permission to include it in my book about Lord Narasimha.He was very happy to give me his blessings to do so .I had prviously given him 1000 names of Narasimha and other Narasimha mantras to

make into some books.Saturday is the day of Sanideva, Saturn personified, who is a great devotee of Lord Narasimha .For the pleasure of Prahlada Maharaja, Sri…

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Added by Paramananda das on October 10, 2009 at 8:30am — 2 Comments

questions about chanting 64 rounds

Dear Payonidhi das,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prahbupada.

Thank you for your submission. Before we publish it, I have a few questions for you, and I"m hoping you can give me just simple, brief answers. (I have read all your articles on this topic.)

1. Do you disagree that Srila Prabhupada instructed his disciples to chant 16 rounds?

2. Can you show us where Srila Prabhupada qualified that instruction by saying "only chant 16… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on October 9, 2009 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment