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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…

my humble pranams

all glories to Srila Gurudeva

all glories to Srila Prabhupada

 

In the Vraja Vilasa Stava by Srila Raghunath das Goswami hei s glorified in this way”: TEXT 22

Filled with deep love for him, and anxious that they may be separated, Subala never, even in dream, lets go of the hand of Sri Krsna, the moon of Gokula. Subala’s heart is sprinkled with the waters of the swiftly moving mountain stream of devotion to Srimati Radhika. I…

Srila Narottama das Thakura did not come to give mixed bhakti.Only pure devotion.

Srila Visvanatha Chakravati Thakura has written a beautiful astaka to Srila Narottama das Thakura in his Stavamrta lahari;



Official Name: Narottama Prabhorastakam



Author: Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura



Book Name: Stavamrta Lahari



Language: Sanskrit







LYRICS:



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śrī kṛṣṇa nāmāmṛta varṣi vaktra

candra…

The only qualification required to achieve the maximum benefit from the chanting of these 100 names is described as follows:

kutinati chada mana karaha sarala;

gaura-nama laya labhe sarva phala.



"If one chants these names of Lord Gaura with a simple and non-duplicitous mind and heart, then he will very quickly achieve the fruit of the fulfillment of all his desires."

Sri Caitanya-Sata-Nama-



nadiya-nagare…

The unlimited arguments about how the jiva fell, is added by another twist, because Srila Prabhupada sometimes stated when the Jiva falls he first take the post of Brahma.Some have different views of this..how is it possible? Srila Prabhupada stood his ground and said why is is not possible, what is not possible for Krsna.



Pk Vidyavan mentioned the 16 chapter of Jaiva dharma, what he quoted is but a part of this chapter, the details there needs to be carefully studied, as the fall…

Sutra-upasana Vaishnava-puja-vidhi



by Shrila Rupa Gosvami

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First one must remember Radha and Krishna (as in the standard dhyana texts). Sitting on the asana, one should contemplate his siddha-deha. Then offer pranama to the guru-parampara with the mantras: shri-gurubhyo nama·, shri-parama-gurubhyo nama·, shri-paratpara-gurubhyo nama·.



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The conchshell is consecrated in the following…

The Yamuna Kavacha



Found in the Garga-Samhita

This Yamuna Kavacha (Armor) is to protect one against the onslaugbt of maya and to keep one in a pure state so one can serve Lord Krishna. The names in this Yamuna Kavacha, all are names of Yamuna Devi



Yamuna me sirah patu Krishna netra dvayam sada



Syama bhru bhangadesam ca nasikam naka vasini







May Yamuna kindly protect my head and may Krishna be the only…

SRI DAMODARASTAKAM

Tika by Sri Sanatana Gosvamipada

Srila A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's sannyasa guru, Srila Bhaki-prajnana Kesava Maharaja said, "Due to the eternal nature of Sri Sri Damodarastaka, it is necessary to study it every day during the month of Karttika (or Damodara)." The following passages describing this bhajan are taken from Sri Sanatana Gosvamipada's commentary on the DAMODARASTAKAM:

Kartik Vrata: What day was Damodara…