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"I like Srila Rupa Goswamis picture but not his books "

"I like Srila Rupa Goswamis picture but not his books "

I visited one ISKCON temple where I used to distribute lots of books and gave some free Nectar of Instructions to devotees ,the famous classic of Srila Rupa Goswami , the TP then got upset and she said we do not want this here, this is not how we do things .Pardoning me ,giving out Srila Prabhupadas books to devotees, Srila Rupa Goswamis Upadesamrta ?

ददाति प्रतिगृह्नाति गुह्यमाख्याति पृच्छति

भुङ्क्ते भोजयते चैव षड्विधं…

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the glories of Pandava Nirjala ekadasi :

the glories of Pandava Nirjala ekadasi :

During the hottest season (northern hemisphere), if one can perform upavasa without water one is performing a great feat.
One may take only caranamrta and acamana water.
Bhima requested one vrata day by which he could obtain the fruits of all…
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I had a dream of Srimati Radharani!

I had a dream of Srimati Radharani!

Some years ago 8 years or so, I was not able to go on bookdistribution in the freezing cold weather,I have been distributing Srila Prabhupadas books even in minus 60 celcius when I was 20 years old in Northern Sweden .But due to my heart condition in 2010 atriel Fibulation ,my heart said stop to severe tapasya so I have had to stop distributing Srila Prabhupada books in extreme cold and hot weather.So that year I decided to do a temporary job as a…

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Added by Paramananda das on June 14, 2021 at 4:30am — No Comments

Srila Narayana Maharaja about honoring prasadam

Srila Narayana Maharaja gave this wonderful lecture in Springfield Virginia in 1999 at the house of Aghraya Prabhu ,this is the time I took reinitiation from Srila Gurudedeva one year after Harikesa had falplen down in 1998,Srila Gurudeva also met with Baladeva Vidhyabhusana das a disciple of Satsvarupa Maharaja and he asked where are my letters from Srila Prabhupada ? Actually Satsvarupa Maharaja had borrowed many letters written by Srila Prabhupada to Srila Narayana Maharaja over many…

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Added by Paramananda das on June 12, 2021 at 1:54pm — No Comments

Lord Narasimha is superior to Parasurama

Lord Narasimha is superior to Parasurama

I was reading one Gaudiya Math sannyasi write that Parasurama is superior to Lord Narasimha.I was stunned of the ignorance and offence to Lord Narasimha .Parasurama is a Sakatyavesa avatar ,he can never be on the same level as Lord Narasimha ,it means this sannyasi must have not read and studied Laghu Bhagavatamrta of Srila Rupa Goswami .Srila Rupa Goswami establishes that Krsna is the original Personality of Godhead the Adi Purusha ,Svayam…

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Added by Paramananda das on June 1, 2021 at 7:30am — No Comments

Who is right Srila Prabhupada or Srila Kavi Karnapure ?

Who is right Srila Prabhupada or Srila Kavi Karnapure ?

Now when it comes to understanding who is Srila Ramananda Raya ,Srila Prabhupada states in Caitanya Caritamrta that Srila Ramananda Raya is the incarnation of Sri Visakhadevi and Srila Kavikarnapure states incarnation of Sri Lalita and Arjuna, the cowherd boy who is a priya narma Sakha and his kunja are one of the eight kunjas of the the priya narma Sakhas at Shyama kunda ,also Srila Kavi Karnapure states that Ramananda Raya is…

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Added by Paramananda das on May 30, 2021 at 4:34am — 1 Comment

Sri Prahlada Maharajas fight with Lord Narasimha ( in the guide of a hunter) in Naimisaranya

Sri Prahlada Maharajas fight with Lord Narasimha (in the guise of a hunter) in Naimisaranya

One time I asked Srila Narayana Maharaja for his blessing to write a book Sri Narasimha , then he asked what was the subjects and he told me this is very good this book will help many devotees to understand the glories of Lord Narasimha and the glories of Prahlada maharaja please write it .So one of the pastimes I am very fond of is when Lord Narasimha and Prahlada was fighting ,of course…

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Added by Paramananda das on May 28, 2021 at 11:00pm — No Comments

glories of Srila Bhakti Saranaga Goswami by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada

A Genuine Goswami

26 May 2013

Śrīla Bhakti Siddhānta Saraswatī Ṭhākur’s praise of his disciple Śrīla Bhakti Sāraṅga Goswāmī Mahārāj.

Translated from a Bengali article in the 25 Māgh 1335 (7 February 1929) issue of the daily Nadia Prakāś.

In the great land of Bhārat, from distant Kashmir near the high peaks of the Himalayas to the banks of the Indian ocean, who does not know Bhakti Sāraṅga Prabhu? …

Śrī Bhakti Sāraṅga Prabhu is the brightest jewel in the lineage of…

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Added by Paramananda das on May 27, 2021 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Pankajanghri leaving his body in Mayapure

Pankajanghri leaving his body in Mayapure

Pankajanghri Prabhu served in Mayapure for many years , so I have no worries he went back to Godhead.However I want to share my last interaction with him couple years ago.Prithu das from "Germany" saw my posting about Sri Advaita Acarya should not be worshipped with a beard because Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada was very much oposed to it and called it Sahajiya .He shared it with Pankajanghri Prabhu who then wrote me arguing Srila Prabhupada…

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Added by Paramananda das on May 11, 2021 at 5:44am — No Comments

my purport to Bhagavad Gita 2.4

Chapter 2: Contents of the Gita Summarized

TEXT 4

arjuna uvaca

katham bhismam aham sankhye

dronam ca madhusudana

isubhih pratiyotsyami

pujarhav ari-sudana

SYNONYMS

arjunah uvaca—Arjuna said; katham—how; bhismam—unto Bhisma; aham—I; sankhye—in the fight; dronam—unto Drona; ca—also, madhusudana—O killer of Madhu; isubhih—with arrows; pratiyotsyami—shall counterattack; puja-arhau—those who are worshipable; arisudana—O killer of the…

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Added by Paramananda das on May 10, 2021 at 11:02pm — 1 Comment

Shri Govinda-Virudavali by Srila Rupa Goswami

 

Vaisnava Amrta chapter 17

Sriman Kusakratha Prabhu requested me to share his translations this is another of his Govinda Virudavali

these are Srila Rupa Goswamis prayers to His Istadeva Sri Sri Radha Govinda

Shri Govinda-Virudavali by Srila Rupa Goswami

Calling Out to Lord Govinda

1 This book, Shri Govinda-virudavali, is very auspicious. When one reads it Shri Govinda becomes pleased.

2 O lotus-eyed Lord, when You wish to enjoy pastimes in the material…

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Added by Paramananda das on May 3, 2021 at 4:20am — 2 Comments

remembering HH Bhakti Caru Swami

remembering HH Bhakti Caru Swami

First time I met Bhakti Caru Swami was in 1986 in Vrindavana ,he was just arriving and sitting humbly in the lobby in the guest house of Krsna Balarama temple outside Srila Prabhupadas rooms back then he had no disciples or own temples etc ,he had no servants nothing.Simple humble sannyasi , I paid my obaisences, and asked if I could offer him anything ? He smiled and we had a nice conversation , he knew Harikesa who was my then Guru ,I believe I…

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Added by Paramananda das on May 1, 2021 at 7:24am — No Comments

The women from Mithila that became gopis !

The women from Mithila that became gopis !

If you have not read Garga Samhita you are missing out ,so anyway this is why I am sharing things from there .This chapter is from the 4 th canto fo Garga Samhita, the Mithila women are ladies of Janaka Maharaja kingdom, not only Sita wanted to marry Lord Ramachandra but many women in Mithila wanted too so Lord Ramachandra blessed them in your next life you will become Gopis of Vraja, so they where very blessed because they where born in the…

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Added by Paramananda das on April 29, 2021 at 9:15pm — No Comments

+Śrī Balarāma Rāsa-yātrā +Śrī Kṛṣṇa Vasanta-rāsa +Śrī Vaṁśivadana Gosvāmī ~ Appearance +Śrī Śyāmānanda Prabhu ~ Appearance

26 Apr 2021

Monday

Pūrṇimā 22:33, G, Sunrise-Set 05:16-18:56, Citrā 12:37, Tithi hari-kathā

+Śrī Balarāma Rāsa-yātrā

+Śrī Kṛṣṇa Vasanta-rāsa

+Śrī Vaṁśivadana Gosvāmī ~ Appearance

+Śrī Śyāmānanda Prabhu ~ Appearance

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ŚRĪ VAṀŚĪVADANĀNDA ṬHĀKURA

It is also Śrī Vaṁśīvadanānda Ṭhākura’s appearance day. He is the incarnation of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s flute. After…

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Added by Paramananda das on April 26, 2021 at 8:14am — No Comments

why not just accept Srila Prabhupada and Sastra ?

Is "Sri Lanka" the Lanka of the Ramayana? (shyamasundaradasa.com)

Shyamasundara das the socalled ISKCON astrologer wrote this misinformation that Sri Lanka is not the place where Lord Ramachandra went,Listen to any lecture of Srila Prabhupada about Ramanavami where Srila Prabhupada states in many places ,that Sri Lanka Cylon is the place of Ravanas kingdom .

It is mentioned in many sastras and confirmed by acaryas, there is the Rama setu from Ramesvarama to Sri Lanka ,there are…

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Added by Paramananda das on April 26, 2021 at 4:58am — No Comments

the pastime of t he sages of Dandakaranya how they became gopis and what happened next !

When Lord Ramachandra came to Dandakaranya forest all the sages wished to change body and become wifes of Lord Ramachandra, Lord Ramachandra said no I have only one consort it is Sitadeva, but I bless you in your next life you can become Gopis in Vraja and marry Sri Krsna, so from this point of understanding you can read this chapter two of the 4th canto in Garga Samhita .Srila Jiva Goswami explained that all the Gopis of Vraja though in parakriya Bhava are eternally married to Lord Sri…

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Added by Paramananda das on April 25, 2021 at 9:21am — 1 Comment

GS 4.1: The Story of the Personified Vedas

GS 4.1: The Story of the Personified Vedas

This is a very amazing chapter in the 4th canto of Garga Samhita .How some of the personified Vedas became Gopis.Now when we read the Krsna book or the 10 canto of Srimad Bhagavatam there is the beautiful prayers of the Personified Vedas chapter 87 CHAPTER EIGHTY-SEVEN (vedabase.io) .Now sometimes devotees that have only read Srila Prabhupadas books may get a wrong impresssion of Durvasa Muni .Sometimes devotees in ISKCON gets compared to…

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Added by Paramananda das on April 23, 2021 at 10:25pm — No Comments

glories of Kamada ekadasi from 2 Puranas

glories of Kamada ekadasi from 2 Puranas

I was sendng the glories of Kamada ekadasi from Brahma Vaivarta Purana earlier this is from Varaha Purana and quoted by Krsna Balarama Swami in his Ekadasi book .Kamada ekadasis frees us from demoniac curses, from birth and death and from every goign to the the abode of Yamaraja and it promotes us to the Spiritual world best is to do full fast Nirjala if you can and chant 128 or 192 rounds at least 64 rounds of the Mahamantras and read sastra all…

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Added by Paramananda das on April 23, 2021 at 10:16pm — No Comments

Is ISKCON now a cult ?

Is ISKCON now a cult ?

the GBC seem to reject many instructions of Srila Prabhupada ,such a not having female TPs and GBC

Temples serving grains on Visnutattva days !

Many grhasthas are not following the 4 regs and some even use condoms and birth control, they remarry and thus are really Sudras and grhamedish !

Some sannyasis are in name only looking for money and flattering brainless female disciples

Some socalled sannyasis have engaged in homosex and pedophilia…

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Added by Paramananda das on April 22, 2021 at 9:16am — No Comments

GS 4.8: In the Story of the Yajna-sitas, the Glories of Ekadashi

GS 4.8: In the Story of the Yajna-sitas, the Glories of Ekadashi

The interesting thing about Garga Samhita like here in canto 4 it gives so much details ,the Yajnic Sitas ,where Deities of Sita used in fire sacrifices, after Sita was banished to the forest, and each time a Yajna was there another Sita Deity installed because Lord Ramachandra could not do these Yajnas without His wife,so one day all the Yajnic Sitas came to life as Deities are persons and they demanded Lord Ramachandra…

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