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Shri Gaura Ganoddesha Dipika

Shining Lamp on the Associates of Gaura



By Kavi Karnapura



This is a unique work of Kavi Karnapura, describing the other-worldly identities of the prominent associates and followers of Shri Chaitanya, who are understood to have descended with Him from Goloka, the Acme of spiritual abodes.



1. Dark-complexioned Lord Krishna, whose form is eternal, blissful, and full of knowledge, formerly danced with the golden-complexioned…

this is from Garga Samhita the blessings is to attain Goloka Vrindavana by reading about the killing of the Kola Demon

GS 5.24: The Killing of the Kola Demon

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Kola-daitya-vadha

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shri-bahulashva uvaca gopinam caiva gopanam dattva sandarshanam param mathurayam kim cakara shri-krishno rama eva ca

shri-bahulashva uvaca—Shri Bahulashva said; gopinam—of the gopis; ca—and; eva—indeed; gopanam—of gopas; dattva—giving;…

Kamsa got the bow of Lord Siva from Lord Parasurama and he Bhrigupati (another name of Parasurama ) stated . that whoever broke this bow would kill him this is narrated by Garga Muni and recorded in Garga Samhita.Krsna broke this bow and killed Kamsa

Kamsa was scared of Lord Parasurama who simply chastised him calling him a worm in baby stool .He told Parasurama that I am not a ksatriya my Lord I am just a demon .Please do not kill me

Krsna broke the bow and killed Kamsa

Sb…

Mahabharat starts of with the pastime of Bharat Maharaja ,he is also mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam :CANTO NINE

Chapter Twenty The Dynasty of Puru

24-26. Maharaja Bharata, the son of Dusmanta, had the mark of Lord Krsna's disc on the palm of his right hand, and he had the mark of a lotus whorl on the soles of his feet. By worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead with a grand ritualistic ceremony, he became the emperor and master of the entire world. Then, under the…

some socalled scholars in the line of Srila Madhavacarya has endorsed the Ritvik system and given support to the Ritviks in Bangalore :

1. Sri Bannanje Govindacarya: "You have a temple of Prabhupada, and before Prabhupada himself, no others can give diksha and these people provide name and mala. The diksha should be in the presence of Prabhupada's vigraha. That will be better. That would be better. There will be no problem. Just to avoid problems, see so many gurus, they will leave…

Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat

Adi Lila Chapter One

I worship their Lordships Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Sri Nityananda Prabhu, whose long arms extend down to their knees, whose beautiful complexions are the radiant yellow of molten gold and whose elongated eyes are like red lotuses. They are the topmost of the brahmanas, the guardians of religious principles for this age, the munificent benefactors of all living entities, and the most compassionate incarnations of Godhead. They initiated…

prayers to the sweet flute player Krsna along with Sri Radha !

oh Sweet flute player ,when will you dance in my heart when I chant Japa of yours and Sri Radhas holy names Hare Krsna ?

Oh Sweet flute player I waited for you for so many births , I did not even know about you ,how have I wasted so much time being placed in darkness of Tama Guna ,when will all ignorance leave my life when I utters yours and Radhas holy names Hare Krsna?

Oh Sweet Flute player you are the source of…

 Indrajit got the title from Lord Brahma because he defeated Indra and took him prisoner,Lord Brahma had to personally come and ask Meghanad,Ravanas son to please returne Indra.Later when Indrajit was fighting Laxmana ,Lord Laxmana first pretended defeat ,but when he met the puffed up Indrajit he was surprised when he shot the Brahmastra, Lord Brahma who is this weapon personified , offered obaisences to Laxmana and the weapon did of course not even touch the Supreme Lord Laxmana similarly…

Gopastami of Sri Sri Radha Shyamasundara in ISKCON Vrindavana,Radha dressed as Subala

Gopastami of Sri Sri Radha Shyamasundara in ISKCON Vrindavana,Radha dressed as Subala

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Paramananda Das one time we had a Gopi club in ISKCON and it was all about Gopi ,I was so sick of it ..so this is my day even Radharani becomes a sakha !

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Chapter 1

Upakramamrtam - Prelude to Approaching Nectar

1.1

atha mangalacaranam -

sri-guru-gaura-gandharva-, govindanghrin ganaih saha

vande prasadato yesam, sarvarambhah subhankarah

Auspicious invocation -

I make my obeisance unto the lotus feet of my Divine Master, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Sri Gandharva-Giridhari (Sri Sri Radha and Krsna), and Their associates. By Their grace, all endeavors are successful.

1.2

gaura-vag-vigraham vande,…

Lord Brahma said to Narada Muni, "Dear son, O best of the sages, I shall narrate to you the glories of Haribodhini Ekadasi, which eradicates all kinds of sins and bestows great merit, and ultimately liberation, upon the wise persons who surrender unto the Supreme Lord.

"O best of the brahmanas, the merits acquired by bathing in the Ganges remain significant only as long as Haribodhini Ekadasi does not come. This Ekadasi, which occurs during the light fortnight of the month of Kartika,…

my Tribhuvanath Prabhu memories are mixed feelings because at the same time we had some respect for each other but we disagreed.When I came to Ireland in 1993 to help Sankirtana , Tribhuvanath Prabhu made me the sankirtana leader , but he did not like we did not sell books donated from Balabahdra in Scotland, you see in Scotland they had no bookdistribution it was just collecting for Food for life and then buying books from the BBT and giving them to Ireland and Scotland got the bookpoints…

Texts 1-2: Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: One day when mother Yaśodā saw that all the maidservants were engaged in other household affairs, she personally began to churn the yogurt. While churning, she remembered the childish activities of Kṛṣṇa, and in her own way she composed songs and enjoyed singing to herself about all those activities.

Text 3: Dressed in a saffron-yellow sari, with a belt tied about her full hips, mother Yaśodā pulled on the churning rope, laboring considerably,…

Are you a Dhenukasura Vaisnava ?

The Dhenukasura vaisnava is a fake Vaisnava he thinks love of Krsna should not be spread because only I should taste the fruits of love of Godhead there is not enough for all.But that is a miserly and miscalculation ,there is not enough for all .Lord Caitanya has ordered to spread love of Godhead following the Pancatattva that freely distributed love for Krsna to everyone .Dhenukasura asses where servants of Kamsa and was thinking the fruits here in…

Chapter 2: Dvitiya-yama Sadhana - Bhajana in the Morning

Sadhu-Sanga, Anartha-Nivrtti (Removal of Anarthas in Association of Devotees)

There is no question of an auspicious or inauspicious time for chanting the holy names. The holy names are invested with all potencies as described in the Siksastaka (2):

namnam akari bahudha nija-sarva-saktis

tatrarpita niyamitah smarane na kalah

etadrsi tava krpa bhagavan mamapi

durdaivam idrsam ihajani nanuragah (1)…

Sri Harinama Cintamani :: Chapter 3

 

— Chapter Three —

Namabhasa or the Unclarified Name

All glories to Sri Gadadhara Pandit and Lord Sri Gauranga; all glories to Lord Nityananda, the life of Srimati Jahnavadevi; all glories to Sri Advaita Acarya and Mother Sita; all glories to Srila Srivas Pandit, and to all the devotees of Lord Caitanya.

The cloud of anartha the mist of ignorance

THE MERCIFUL LORD Caitanya stretched out His lotus-like hands and lifted up…

How Ganesh Cursed Chandra the moon God

In Brahma Samhita we find this sloka

yat-pada-pallava-yugam vinidhaya kumbha-

dvandve pranama-samayesa ganadhirajaha

vighnan vihantum alam asya jagat-trayasya

govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami

Ganesh is very auspicious because he is a pure Vaisnava .Yesterday was the apperanceday of Sri Ganesh ,Ganesh Chaturthi .We all know how Ganesh obtained his elephant head , actually the Demigods where often let in Battle by…

we remember Durvasa Muni from the pages of Srimad Bhagavatam 9th Canto when he offended Ambarish Maharaja in Satya Yuga in Mathura , but after that things where all uphill for Durvasa Muni .Did you know he lived on the juice of wheat grass called Durva ,thus the name Durvasa Muni he also perfected his life by chanting Narasimha Kavacha daily as found in Brahma Samhita and later he took Darshan of Lord Narasimha in Satya Yuga, Lord Ramachandra in Treta Yuga , Lord Krsna in Dvarpara Yuga and…

SRI DANA-KELI-CINTAMANI

The Cintamani Jewel of the Toll Pastime

SRILA RAGHUNATHA DASA GOSVAMI'S

Translated by Kusakratha Dasa

1 May Sri Sri Gandharva-Giridhari's (Radha-Krsna's) intently playful quarrel over a toll of milk-products at the base of Govardhana Hill, where Their friends, filled with hundreds of desires for their friend's victory, spoke many clever, crooked words, protect you all.

2 Although I am blind, by the power of the effulgence of…

SRI SRI RADHA-KRSNA-GANODDESA-DIPIKA

is a book by Srila Rupa Goswami that must be studies carefully along with Nectar of devotion and Ujjvalanilamani

Srila Narottama das Thakura has sung :

Official Name: Lalasmayi Prarthana Song 1

Author: Narottama Dasa Thakura

Book Name: Prarthana

Language: Bengali

LYRICS:

(1)

'gaurāńga' bolite habe pulaka-śarīra

'hari hari' bolite nayane ba' be nīra

(2)

āra kabe nitāi-cānder koruṇā…