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Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verses 1.17-18:

काश्यश् च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महा-रथः ।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश् च सात्यकिश् चापराजितः ॥ १७ ॥

द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश् च सर्वशः पृथिवी-पते ।

सौभद्रश् च महा-बाहुः शङ्खान् दध्मुः पृथक् पृथक् ॥ १८ ॥

kāśyaś ca parameṣvāsaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca…

It was not established by Srila Prabhupada for sure ,Srila Prabhupada never made women Tp's GBCs and sannyasis some ask why ?

Because womens role in Vedic society is to be a mother first of all so that does not come into question.We see in the case of Gopal Krsna Maharaja ,he was a terrible grhastha which is very obvious from the records of his ex wife .You can google the testimony of Mother Ekayani .See seemed to have been a very enthusiastic devotee, and…

Apara Ekadasi

Sri Yudhishthira Maharaj said, "Oh Janardana, what is the name of the Ekadasi that occurs during the dark fortnight (krishna paksha) of the month of Jyeshtha (May-June)?

I wish to hear from You the glories of this sacred day of Hari.

Please narrate everything to me"

Lord Sri Krishna said, "Oh king, your inquiry is wonderful because the answer will benefit the whole human society.

This Ekadasi is so sublime and meritorious that even the…

worship of Ugra Narasimha Salagrama Sila for those who chant 64 rounds of the Mahamantra daily !

When I entered grhastha life one devotee n asked me if can still worship Ugra Narasimha Salagrama ,since he thought it is only for Sannyasis and Brahmacaries ..

Not so ,what asrama was Prahlada Maharaja ? He was a grhastha and worshipped Lord Narasimha in all his forms there is no mention in Sastra Ugra Narasimha Salagrama is only for Brahmacaries and Sannyasis . But you…

Dandavat pranams

Jaya Srila Prabhupada Jaya Srila Gurudeva, Nitai Gaura Radha Shyama Jaya Krsna Balarama

  



 





 







sarvasva tomara, charane sapiya,

padechhi tomara ghare

tumi ta' thakura, tomara kukkura,

baliya janaha more [1]

I have offered everything at Your feet and taken shelter in Your home. You are my Master;

please consider me Your dog.

badhiya nikate, amare palibe,

rahiba tomara dvare…

Do your know what is wrong with this painting and many paintings of Lord Caitanya?

It does not show the Topknot of Lord Caitanya in Navadvipa called a Chaudri , I was once shown some bhajans in Navadvipa that describes the Chaudri of Lord Caitanya, I am not even sure about the spelling but it is Top knot that both Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda Prabhu had in Navadvipa. Here is a Bhajan by Srila Narahari Sakara how mother Saci made a Topknot on Nimais head when He was a child ,so even…

RADHARANIS MOTHER IN LAW JATILA BECAME RAMACHANDRA PURI SO SHE COULD FIND FAULTS IN LORD CAITANYA\

IMAGINE BEING IN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND ALWAYS FINFING FAULTS ? THAT IS JATILAS SERVICE ALWAYS FINDING SOME FAULTS IN RADHA KRSNA.NOT BY USING CAPITAL LETTERS SOMEONE WILL ALSO FIND FAULTS IN THIS EMAIL ,WHY THE CAPITAL LETTER ? WHY NOT?

it got your attention ,that is called faultfinding look up the chapter Jnana Yoga in the 11 Canto about finding faults.I would not like…

+Śrī Mādhavendra Purī ~ Appearance day

First I like to offer million of prostrated Dandavat pranams to my beloved Gurudeva Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Goswami

to my beloved Srila Prabhupada who is my life and soul and to my Param Gurudeva Srila Bhaktiprajana Kesava Maharaja

and to our Guruvarga

I offer my full obaisences millions of times to the lotus feet of Om Visnupada Srila Madhavendra Puri Goswami

I like to share this 5 chapter of Sri Advaita Prakash it is fully…

today is the apperanceday of Radha Ramana ,who appeared from the Salagrama Sila of Srila Gopala Bhatta Goswami he prayed on Narasimha Caturdasi , my dear Lord Narasimha you manifested from a pillar ,please emerge from my Salagrama Sila and become Radha Ramana ,and Lord Narasimha and Krsna heard the prayer of Srila Gopala Bhatta Goswami .In 1986 while serving in Krsna Balarama Mandir , Visvambara Goswami asked me to come and have as much carnamrta milk as I could drink from Sri Sri Radha…

In 1997 I went to live outside ISKCON temples then in 1998 I entered Grhastha life after 19 years in the Brahmacari asrama ..the wedding was on Narasimha Caturdasi on ISKCON Boston and I also did a fire sacrifice there chanting 108 times the Narasimha Mahamantra, everything was nice ,but then came the time to break fast ,they SERVED GRAINS, I had never seen any ISKCON temple not follow Srila Prabhupadas standard since I joined ISKCON in 1979 I was shocked but I did not even know any refences…

I bet this will interest you Prabhus though devotees do not bet

sorry name 45 of Lord Narasimha should me :

Om Sisumaraya namah - Obeisances to Him Who also appears as Matsya

remember Sisumara Planetary system from Srimad Bhagavatam ?

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

The Śiśumāra Planetary Systems

This chapter describes how all the planetary systems take shelter of the polestar, Dhruvaloka. It also describes the totality of these planetary systems to…

Kandarva Prasta that became Indra prastha

Now in the Mahabharta ,after the Kauravas had unsuccessful tried to kill the Pandavas they returned to Delhi, Hastinapure and Dhrtarstra schemed with Duyodhana and the Pandavas where given Kandarva Prasta west of Yamuna other side of Delhi (Hastinapure) .There is some description some land there was barren and a fire sacrifice was done and rain came and other part was Kandava forest that was burnt please read this informative link Khandava Forest…

Dandavat pranams to the readers of this glorification of Krsna das Babaji

all glories to the lotusfeet of my Gurudeva and my Lord Gauranga

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Krsna das Babaji was also known as Akincana because he had no material attachments to this material world

Srila Prabhupada has described a devotee who is Akincana Gocara in many lectures and his purports :

Akiñcana-gocara. That real God can be realized by a person who is humble…

I am not going to take Diksa in ISKCON again to please some neophytes

Dandavat Pranams

All glories to Srila Prabhupada  

When I joined ISKCON in 1979 and first came to the temple ,I was under the impression Srila Prabhupada was still very much alive and I had hoped to take initiation from him.Within 15 minutes of my entry to the Hare Krsna temple in Sweden ,ISKCON Kornaas , devotees told me Srila Prabhupada had left this world in November 14th 1977 .Here I was 1 year and 3…

Sri Radha worships Surya Narayana daily at Surya Kunda ,that is part of the eternal pastimes of Sri Sri Radha Krsna

Note : here Sri Radha and the Gopis go to Surya Kunda to meet Jatila (coming from Radha Kunda where Radha had just played Dice with Krsna ,and won His Kaustubha gem) Krsna tells Radha and the Gopis I can never pay you back for your devotion, so Krsna have to give Radha even His flute and Kaustuba Jewel

Seeing Radhika, Jatila asked Her, "O daughter, why are You so…