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Bhavananda Raya is the incarnation of

King Pandu

Sri Bhavananda Raya dedicated himself and his entire family of five sons (Ramananda Raya, Gopinatha, Vaninatha, Kalanidhi, Sudhanidhi) to the lotus feet of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Once the Lord happily embraced him saying, "Bhavananda, you are Pandu. And your five sons are the five Pandavas. I consider your sons to be like My relatives. These five brothers are all My eternal servants life after life."

"Bhavananda, you…

vṛndāvanāvani-pate jaya soma-soma-

maule sanandana-sanātana-nāradeḍya

gopīśvara vraja-vilāsi-yugāṅghri-padme

prītiṁ prayaccha nitarāṁ nirupadhikāṁ me

O protector of Vṛndāvana, all glories to you! O husband of Pārvatī, O you whose head is decorated with the moon and who is worshiped by sages like Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanātana, and Nārada! O Gopīśvara, I pray that you bestow upon me uninterrupted, unalloyed love for the lotus feet of the divine couple, who enjoy pastimes in…

Garga Muni has given a beautiful prayer to Yamuna, one of the verses read" yah papa-pagkambu-kalagka-kutsitah kami kudhih satsu kalim karoti hi vrndavanam dhama dadati tasmai nadan-milindadi-kalinda-nandini yah - one who; papa - of sin; pagkambu - with the mud; kalagka-kutsitah - defiled; kami - lusty; kudhih - foolish; satsu - with the devotees; kalim - quarrel; karoti - does; hi - indeed; vrndavanam - Vrndavana; dhama - abode; dadati - does; tasmai - to him; nadat - humming; milinda -…

In ISKCON LA they change everything even the name of the Deities !

Devotees sometimes ask me ,why have they changed Srila Prabhupadas books at the BBT in ISKCON LA .well they like to change everything.For example when Sri Sri Radha Krsna where to be installed the devotees without Srila Prabhupadas permission called the Deities Sri Sri Rukmini Dvarakadish , Srila Prabhupada corrected them and said they are Radha Krsna..but allowed the names to remain so thus when you go to ISKCON LA…

Srila Prabhupadas books contaminated by speculationes and BBT salaries!

So this sloka from Srimad Bhagavatam is predicting BBT activites after Srila Prabhupada left this world

ŚB 12.3.32

दस्यूत्कृष्टा जनपदा वेदा: पाषण्डदूषिता: ।

राजानश्च प्रजाभक्षा: शिश्न‍ोदरपरा द्विजा: ॥ ३२ ॥

dasyūtkṛṣṭā janapadā

vedāḥ pāṣaṇḍa-dūṣitāḥ

rājānaś ca prajā-bhakṣāḥ

śiśnodara-parā dvijāḥ

Synonyms

dasyu-utkṛṣṭāḥ — predominated by thieves; jana-padāḥ — the populated places;…

when Srila Narayana Maharaja chastised !

Srila Narayana Maharaja very very rarely made any chastisement as he was so kind by nature but one time he got angry due to all the nasty politics made against him in ISKCON and he said , they can not give bhakti all they want is money any of these rascals chant 64 rounds daily? All they count is money ,this is why devotees coming to me from ISKCON because the leaders can not give any bhakti all they want is money…

my past life and how I came to serve Lord Narasimha again !

One astrologer in Madhurai South India did my horoscope and told me in my previous life I was born in South India and was a Brahminical king and Vaisnava later the next year 1986 in Kakinada Andra Pradesh a famous Sri Vaisnava astrologer did the horoscope for a young devotee couple and he insisted he wanted to do my chart also he told me the same thing, that I was a king who used to also have to judge people but I once made a…

Subject: GS 6.11: In the Creation of Cakra-tirtha, the Liberation of the Elephant and the Crocodile

I hope you where fortunate to read the previous chapter Canto 6 chapter 10 of Garga Samhita I posted in this chapter we read about how the servants of Kuvera that where cursed by Druvasa Muni became a crocodile and elephant so it is like Gajendra lila all over again , however Lord Visnu using His Chakra at Cakra tirtha turned the corals there into Dvaraka silas that are non different from…

Brahmacary in Krsna consciouness

Srila Prabhupadas advise is if you feel sex desires chant minimum 64 rounds daily .This advise was given by Srila Prabhupada in Perth Australia ,that if you feel any sex desires instead of chanting 16 rounds you should chant 64 rounds or more daily up to 192 rounds like Srila Haridas Thakura .Srila Haridas Thakura the incarnation of Sri Prahlada Maharaja was tempted by a beautiful prostitue and even Mayadevi personified tried to seduce him .However he…

Remembering the lotusfeet of Srila Krsna Akincana das Babaji

Krsna das Babaji chanted 2 or 3 lahk names daily on Ekadasi and Visnutattva days he chanted day and night without sleeping, his Samadhi is at Pavana Sarovara, and he was always absorbed internally in the mood of the Priya Sakhas ,I always go to Nandagrama when I am in Vrindavana and to me to offer my full obaisences to his lotusfeet is essential and pray for his mercy ,to absorbe the mood of the Sakhas and always chant Hare…

Subject: GS 6.10: In the Description of the Gomati River, the Glories of Cakra-tirtha

We all remember how ISKCON Padayatra started in Dvaraka in 1984 I missed that part and first joined when Padayatra had reached Kerala in 1985 , but they been all over India starting from Dvaraka 6 times now recently they started 7th Padayatra :ISKCON News: Padayatra Embarks on 7th Pan-India Tour from Dwarka [Article]

Maybe you have seen the Padayatra gate in Dvaraka? Most devotees know few things…

here is a summary from Garga Samhita how Krsna married 16.108 wifes in Dvaraka reading and remembering purifies our soul and increase our devotion for Sri Krsna ,Sri Garga Muni has blessed us by hearing these pastimes our past sins will be removed and our lifespan will increase

Garga Samhita canto 6 chapter 8 :

GS 6.8: The Marriages of All the Queens

Sarva-mahishy-udvahah

Text 1

anyasam krishna-patninam mangalam shrinu maithila sarva-papa-haram punyam…

Barbarika got his body back at the end of the Mahabharara war on Kuruksetra ,Sri Krsna called for Goddess Kamyaka to bring his body and then his body and head was united.Before that the Pandavas headed by Srila Vyasadeva asked Barbarika what did you see , since Lord Krsna has given you perfect vision ? Who was the real heroes? Barbarika said everyone was a hero but behind it all was Sri Krsna with His Surdarshan Chakra He was the real doer behind the battle of Kuruksetra

Towards the…

May Jvala Narasimha burn the bookchanges of Srila Prabhupadas books !

Holika was the sister of Hiranyakasiput and she had gotten a magic blanket from Lord Siva due to fasting and austerities to please Lord Siva that even if she sat in fire by having this blanket around her no fire could ever harm her, but she misused this boon and placed Prahlada Maharaja on her lap thinking she would not be harmed by the fire, Prahlada Maharaja chanted Hare Krsna and was not harmed and Holika burned in…

Are we bereft of Sri Laxmidevis blesssings in Kali yuga ?

I was distributing Srila Prabhupadas books in Seattle in 1994 and stayed at ISKCON Seattle .Navayogendra Swami a disciple of Srila Prabhupada gave a lecture on Laxmi puja day that Brahmins in Kali yuga are cursed by Laxmidevi and thus have no money , thus he urged the congregation to give him lots of money .He told the pastime from Srimad Bhagavatam 10 canto chapter 89 also found in Krsna book how Bhrgu Muni stepped in the chest…

Shri Dvarakagamana-karana The Arrival of Shri Dvaraka from Garga Samhita canto 6 chapter 9

this is translated by His Grace Kusakratha Prabhu

GS 6.9: The Arrival of Shri Dvaraka

Shri Dvarakagamana-karana

Text 1

shri-bahulashva uvaca

trishu lokeshu vikhyata dhanya vai dvaraka-puri paripurnatamah sakshac chri-krishno yatra vasa-krit

shri-bahulashva uvaca—Shri Bahulashva said; trishu—in the three; lokeshu—worlds; vikhyata—famous; dhanya—glorious; vai—indeed;…

Tamal Krsna and his nonsense

Here Srila Narayana Maharaja mentiones how Tamal Krsna Maharaja tried to block other devotees to see Srila Narayana Maharaja because he was a very puffed up and big rascal that wanted to try to control everyone and everything .First time I told Dhanudhara Swami about Srila Narayana Maharaja was in 1990 ,immidiatly he started taking his Jewish godbrothers there, everyone else was banned, if you are not Jewish or disciple of an ISKCON Jewish Guru you could…

Remembering Lord Narasimha in a Copenhagen Jail !

I remember some amazing things on sankirtana often that took place long ago I used to not think about it, often in 1979 when I was a new devotee I would sell books on the subway trains in Copenhagen and go to various stops sometimes people invite me to their house to tell them more about the books and bhakti.I recall one time I met some priests and there was like 40 of them they wanted me to come speak about Krsna and understand the…

this was shared by Madhukar Prabhu :

Here is some sweet katha about Nityananda Prabhu, Bankim Raya and Ekacakra from Srila Gour Govinda Gosvami Maharaja. I couldn't find when and where it was given.

---I gave it this title : how Bankim Raya in Ekachakra was carved by Lord Nityananda Prabhu

Nityananda and Banka Raya

Nityananda Prabhu’s father’s name was Sri Hadai Ojha, and His mother’s name was Padmavati. After Nityananda Prabhu, Padmavati gave birth to another son, whom…

"thus nourishing one another" Bhagavad Gita 3.11 change

I recall when I saw the JAS edition of Bhagavad Gita as it is I did not like it, not sure what year maybe 1985 or so maybe earlier.But I recall a meeting in 1987 in ISKCON Vrindavana where Jadayadvaita Swami had called devotees to a meeting to discuss the changes he made.And many devotees attended because they all did not like the changes ,the meeting was held in a Gurukula class sometime in Kartika in 1987 ,, I recall devotees…