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Parama Ekadasi and Pancharatriki fasting

Parama Ekadasi

Sri Yudhishthira Maharaja said, "Oh Supreme Lord, what is the name and character of that Ekadasi that occurs during the dark fortnight (krishna paksha) of the extra, leap year month of Purushottama. Also, Oh master of all the universes, what is the process for observing it properly? Kindly narrate all of this to me?"

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna, replied, "Oh Yudhishthira, this meritorious day…

Personalisme !

Often one may tend to act impersonal with others and offensive this is very trypical in this fallen Kali yuga.

I recall one time I was in ISKCON England and serving at Bhaktivedanta Manor 1996 and I was going back to USA to distribute books, but this time be on my own with one Bhakta Jacob from Denmark we has rented a flat in Washington DC so we could just focus on distributing books and not be sidetracked by things in the temple. But I recall before I left I got a…

Srila Narayana Maharaja gave me 3 transcendental instructiones in 1989 ,number one to always chant 64 rounds daily number two to daily recite Manah Siksa by Srila Raghunath das Goswami number 3 to carefully study Sri Caitanya Siksamrta by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura :

Song Name: Gurau Gosthe Gosthalayisu

Official Name: Manah Siksa

Author: Raghunatha Dasa Goswami

Book Name: Stavavali

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gurau goṣṭhe goṣṭhālayiṣu sujane bhūsura-gaṇe

sva-mantre śrī-nāmni…

JAYADVAITA SWAMI: THERE ARE WARTS ON PRABHUPADA’S BOOKS

Reposted from the Sampradaya Sun:

Warts on Books

BY: PARASURAM DAS

Dec 15, 2013 — UK (SUN) — Are there warts on Srila Prabhupada’s books, or are there no warts? (Warts on Books, Part 4b, 4.28) A difference of opinion (difference of understanding) has arisen- should the books be changed to fix these warts? No changes as the books are perfect? And the warts are only in the minds of the academic editors?

A strong…

The prophets in the old Testament over thousands of year warned that one day the greats of prophets will appear in Israel and he will spread love of God to not only Israel but the whole world ,but many Jews became envious of Jesus Christ due to following the

Pharisees .Sri Jesus Christ many times tried to teach them about love of Godhead but they where lost souls ,though some converted and became followers of Christ .After the ( attempted )killing of Jesus Christ ,the Romans destroyed…

I struggled a lot with getting good translation of the two Narasimha Upanisads in my book Sri Narasimha I am so glad I found this translation today .there are two Narasimha Upanisads ,Nrisimha Tapaniya Upanishad and Nrisimha Poorva Tapaniya Upanishad:

There are parts missing in the translation I have in my book this might be helpfull for those who are serious devotees of Lord Narasimha

Nrisimha Tapaniya Upanishad

(Part of the Atharva Veda)

Introduction:

Nrisimha…

Do not get married to please some ISKCON Guru or sannyasi

Often Brahmacaries in ISKCON are approached by women that want to marry them, both from devotee and non devotee women .We have seen one Turiya dasa that was going alone door to door and distributing books and ended up marrying a lady he sold books to she became initiated.Ravi das from England met his wife in Denmark that way ,both disciples of Srila Prabhupada.Or you may have some mataji try to get her claws in you in the…

ŚB 12.10.42

य एवमेतद् भृगुवर्य वर्णितं

रथाङ्गपाणेरनुभावभावितम् ।

संश्रावयेत् संश‍ृणुयादु तावुभौ

तयोर्न कर्माशयसंसृतिर्भवेत् ॥ ४२ ॥

ya evam etad bhṛgu-varya varṇitaṁ

rathāṅga-pāṇer anubhāva-bhāvitam

saṁśrāvayet saṁśṛṇuyād u tāv ubhau

tayor na karmāśaya-saṁsṛtir bhavet

Synonyms

yaḥ — who; evam — thus; etat — this; bhṛgu-varya — O best of the descendants of Bhṛgu (Śaunaka); varṇitam — described; ratha-aṅga-pāṇeḥ — of Lord Śrī Hari, who carries a…

Surya Narayana . the other day I was handwashing something

and bringing it out to dry and the sun broke thorugh the cloud and glanced at me I knew it was Lord Surya Narayana glancing at me ,and I offered my humble obaisences to Him as He is all pervading and He knows everyone of us , one devotee Bhrgupati Prabhu offeres prayers to Surya Narayana daily that is very intelligent because Lord Surya Narayana is very powefull and merciful Sri Radha was always worshipping Surya Narayana what…

one Indra went back to Godhead by chanting chapter 18 of Bhagavad Gita

Srila Prabhupada once saw that many of his disciples where proud to be managers in ISKCON ,and he commented they will become demigods in their next life.I wish I can find that quote again where Srila Prabhupada said most of my disciples will become demigods, I was shocked when I read it .But in Padma Purana we read very clearly how one Lord Indra got the ultimate blessing by going back to Godhead.Having the…

can you only serve Srila Prabhupada if you are his disciple ?

No certainly not , I never met Srila Prabhupada in person but since I started reading Srila Prabhupadas Bhagavad Gita in June of 1977 I accepted Srila Prabhupada in my heart as my Guru , no devotee needed to tell me he is my Guru, I knew it right away.When I came to the temple in 1979 I found out the very first time I offered my obaisences to Srila Prabhupada murti that he had left this world .I cried because I wanted to be…

the danger of being a sannyasi in Kali Yuga.

With positions comes power ,with power becomes pride ,the same goes from being a senior devotee and temple administrator .If one thinks I am better than others then it is a symptom of the mode of passion even if we are more advanced in KC ,Krsna does not like pride Citraketa Maharaja was an exalted vaisnava that even saw Lord Sankarsana but due to pride mother Parvati cursed him to fall down and become Vritasura.My former Guru Harikesa made…

Gunagrahi suffering from prostrate cancer, admits Pornography Addiction

From Iskcon Toronto:

Unfortunately, a recent PET scan revealed that the cancer has spread to his lungs and inside the lymph nodes of the pelvis, which means this is stage-4 cancer. Urgent funds are needed to treat this extremely serious, life-threatening condition and ‘GoFundMe page has been setup’ to collect donations from devotees around the world. Donations are quickly pouring in from around the…

I spend 4 month in 1994 in San Francisco distributing Srila Prabhupadas books every day on Height and Asbury Street , it was a good place for small books I distributed over a 100 small books daily , like Perfection of Yoga, Beyond Birth and death and Easy Journey to other Planets ,so every day I would pass by where was the first temple on Carl street and I would always fold my hands and remember Srila Prabhupada , I prayed Srila Prabhupada you have brought me to SF please allow me to bless…

Pure milk and pure books !

In USA milk you buy in the store has fish oil vitamin D3 , but still many temples in USA offer it to Lord Sri Krsna on the alter, I disagree with this standard. We should only offer Krsna pure milk from our own farms in Fresh Field stores you can at least buy milk in a bottle that also has no Fish oil. Similarly Bhagavad Gita should be drunk from the lips of Srila Prabhupada without the contaminations added by the BBT editors

“This Gitopanisad,…

Lord Narasimha is blessing us on every Radhastami : May you successfully do nirjala fast for Srimati Radharani and get the result of fasting for 100.000 Ekadasis !

ekadasyam sahasrena yat phalam labhate narah Radha janma astami punyam tasmat satagu nadhikam :

Whatever result one can attain by fasting on 1000 ekadasis one hundred times greater results can be attainec by fasting on Radhastami and Janmastami days Brahma Khanda of Padma Purana 7.8

(note Srila Sanatana…

In 1995 I was asked to leave ISKCON Potomac due to politics, Sastivara das was stealing money from the temple plus getting a salary .He later bought himself a mansion house with money he stole from the temple ,he also stole Srila Prabhupadas Marble Deity ,that had been on the Vyasasana since 1978.How i know he stole money ? close to half a million dollars where raised to extend the Asrama with the temple and make it one.Plans where circulated among devotees and the congregation ,there was a…

25 Aug 2020

Tuesday

Astamī, G, 05:31, Anurādhā

+Rādhāṣṭamī ~ Appearance of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī ~ best is Nirjala fasting untill next day as directed by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada, Srila Prabhupada had fasting untill noon

Veda sastra anurakta ye tulasi vana palakah ,Radhastami vrata rata, vijneyas ce ta vaisnavah,Sri Krsna purato ye ca dipam ,Yacchanti Sraddhaya para nindam na kurvanti vijneyas te ca vaisnavah this sloka is from Padma Purana ,Brahma Khanda 1.31.32 The…

dear devotees

please accept my dandavat pranams today is the apperance day of Srila Gaura Govinda Maharaja

all glories to Srila Prabhupada

Srila Prabhupada said in many places we originally fell from Krsna loka,Srila Gaura Govinda Maharaja called it Srila Prabhupada preaching strategy for western devotees because the Abrahamic religiones, Christianity, Jews and Muslims all believe the soul was originally with God .In Christianity since 6 and 7 years old I was reading about…

ETERNALLY UNDER THE

GURU’S DISCIPLINE

Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami

Bhagavan descends in the form of words.

That is krsna"a-kathā, because krsna"a-kathā and

Krishna are nondifferent. So, Krishna descends

in the form of this kathā, and the hearing

of this krsna"a-kathā is eternal. In other

words, śisyatva, discipleship, is eternal, because

one who hears is a disciple. The śisya

hears, or does śravanam, and the guru does

kīrtana, or…