In 1990 t0 especially 1995 I was reading a lot of books by the acaryas translated by Kusakratha Prabhu one of them was Vidagdha Madhava and Lalita Madhava ,I read them first myself and later I read them out loud to Aindra Prabhupada and he and I used to discuss them every night I really wish I had recording of what we discussed and read but unfortunatly not there ,here my Guru Bhai is posting the book on facebook little by little, Srila Narayana Maharaja told me in 1989 and told the same to…
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Comfort power and position ! It is not the goal Bhakti is !
In 1985 I was on Padayatra in South India ,chanting Hare Krsna in Kirtana all day and distributing Srila Prahbupadas books and walking 20 to 35 KM daily sometimes more in the heat .Lokanath Maharaja had to go for few days in Mayapure in July for some GBC meeting ,when he came back he told me this ,I met your Guru Harikesa Swami , he was complaining how hot it was in Mayapure/Kolkotta .I told him , you are not doing any tapasya…
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Are all disciples of Srila Prabhupadas your best friends and wellwishers?
I used to think that when I first joined ISKCON within the next 6 month I got plenty of opportunities to see how that is not always so.Here is some examples when obviously a disciple of Srils Prabhupada was an enemy not a friend, Ravi das a disciple of Srila Prahbupada came to Denmark when we started ISKCON there, he soon fell down and married a Danish lady that fortunatly became a devotee Lila Sakti and…
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Krsnas will !
Srila Prabhupada told this and I am just telling it in my own worlds
Krsna is in our heart directing us in this world.. Srila Prabhupada told the story of the joker Gopal Ban that was a jester in one Bengali kings court,,, and one time ,they went hunting , Vedic Kings would go kill lion and tigers that would trouble humans ,so Gopal Barn was not with him and they king had thrown him in jail ,because he was displeased with one statement he had told , the king had in…
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from early days ISKCON Denmark
Dandavat pranams
All glories to my Gurudeva and Srila Prabhupada
ISKCON Denmark had a rough start German devotees tried since 1974 to 1977 to start temple in Copenhagen , and devotees from Sweden were distributing Srila Prabhupada books in Danish since at least 1978 where I got 3 books of Srila Prabhupadas in Danish, Sri Isopanisad, Krsna book volume one and Vedic Philosophy and religion by Satsvarupa Maharaja.
Bhakti Bhusana Swami then not…
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Lord Caitanyas curse by a Brahmana
this pastime is also mentioned in Caitanya Caritamrta :
Please note these 2 slokas from Srimad Bhagavatam :
dheyeyam sada paribhava-ghnam abhishta-doham
tirthaspadam shiva-virinchi-mutam sharanyam
bhrilyarti-ham pranata-pala-bhavabdhi-potam
vande mahapurusha te charanaravindam
"O Supreme Personality of Godhead, O protector of the surrendered souls, You are now playing the role of Your own devotee, and Your lotus feet are the…
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Krsna Caitanya Carita Mahakavya has details not found in CC and CB such as in this chapter :
naha sa kno vacasa sukhi bhaved / yo me prayacchantu su-peyam adbhutam
mallo 'yam ity angulina dvijaika / kipan su-dure prahinot pthivyam 7
papata so 'py agata-sadhvaso 'bhud / eva vijahre bhagavan sva-lilaya
pratah samarabhya divavasana / yavat sa devo baladeva-lilaya 8
na - not; aham - I; sah - He; knah - the all attractive Lord; vacasa - by words; sukhi - happy;…
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Prabhupada clones and Srila Prabhupadas original books!
I love to watch Srila Prabhupada's disciple's memories with Srila Prabhupada seeing Hansadutta use the term becoming small Prabhupada clones made me laugh and think about it deeply ..Well despite Hansadutta das faults and fall downs and mistakes, he is the first GBC and ISKCON Guru to oppose it and he printed Srila Prabhupada's books in Singapore the little black Bhagavatams, all original books , Kirtananda was the next in line to…
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Katha Upanisad
The seer (Atman, Self) is not born, nor does he die,
He does not originate from anybody, nor does he become anybody,
Eternal, ancient one, he remains eternal,
he is not killed, even though the body is killed.
If the killer thinks that he kills,
if the killed thinks that he is killed,
they do not understand;
for this one does not kill, nor is that one killed.
The Self (Atman), smaller than small, greater than…
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Padma Purana Chapter 131 - Worship of the Śālagrāma Stone
parent: Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)
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Pārvatī said:
1-2. There are the pure images of the Śālagrāma stone on the earth. In how many ways is the worship of those image said to be done? Tell (me), O lord of gods, how many (images) are to be worshipped by brāhmaṇas? (How many) by kṣatriyas? How are they to be worshipped by vaiśyas, śūdras and women?
Mahādeva said:
3-18.…
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Ramananda Raya is the incarnation of Arjuna, (Pandava) and the cowherd boy Arjuna and yes also Sri Visakhadevi
Gaura Ganodessa Dipika states Ramananda raya is also Lalita ,both Srila Prabhupada and my Guru Maharaja said ,Ramananda Raya is Sri Visakhadeva incarnated and Sri Lalitadevi became Srila Svarupa Damodara Goswami , so any way please read the rest anyhow hope it is not to confusing
aisvaryasya samagrasya, viryasya yasasah sriyah jnana-vairagyayos caiva,…
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in Srimad Bhagavatam it is narrated she heard transcendental instructions from Sri Narada Muni ,they Puranas tells more here is an article based on Puranic History
Kayadhu - Hiranyakashipu Wife.
BY Mr Shiv Sagar June 12,2020
Kayadhu - Hiranyakashipu Wife.
Other names: Kayaadhu, Kaayadhu, Hiranyakashipu wife.
goddess ganga painting - artist Pieter WeltevredeWhen the demon King Andhakasura returned to Patal lok after becoming a devotee of…
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