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Preface

We must know the present need of human society. And what is that need? Human society is no longer bounded by geographical limits to particular countries or communities. Human society is broader than in the Middle Ages, and the world tendency is toward one state or one human society. The ideals of spiritual communism, according to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, are based more or less on the oneness of the entire human society, nay, of the entire energy of living beings. The need is felt by…

Amalaki Ekadasi

Glories of Amalaki Ekadasi

King Mandhata once said to Vasishtha Muni, “O great sage, kindly be merciful to me and tell me of a holy fast that will benefit me eternally.”

Vasishtha Muni replied. “O king, kindly listen as I describe the best of all fast days, Amalaki Ekadasi.He who faithfully observes a fast on this Ekadasi obtains enormous wealth, gets free of the effects of all kinds of sins, and attains liberation. Fasting on…

This 18 chapter of Antya Lila is Lord Caitanya being absorbed in Radha Krsnas, Nisa lilas night pastimes please also see my chapters from Govinda lilamrta and Krsna Bhavanamrta about Radha Krsnas Nisa lilas on Sastra Caksusa ,my webpage nimaipandit.ning.com look under search Nisa lila

Antya 18: Rescuing the Lord from the Sea

A summary of the eighteenth chapter is given by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya. On an autumn evening when the moon was full, Śrī…

SB 12.13: The Glories of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

In this final chapter Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī describes the length of each of the Purāṇas, along with the subject matter of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, its purpose, how to give it as a gift, the glories of such gift-giving and the glories of chanting and hearing it.

The total corpus of the Purāṇas includes four hundred thousand verses, eighteen thousand of which constitute Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, instructed…

10.88.8

śrī-bhagavān uvāca

yasyāham anugṛhṇāmi

hariṣye tad-dhanaṁ śanaiḥ

tato ‘dhanaṁ tyajanty asya

svajanā duḥkha-duḥkhitam

śrī-bhagavān uvāca—the Personality of Godhead said; yasya—whom; aham—I; anugṛhṇāmi—favor; hariṣye—I will take away; tat—his; dhanam—wealth; śanaiḥ—gradually; tataḥ—then; adhanam—poor; tyajanti—abandon; asya—his; sva-janāḥ—relatives and friends; duḥkha-duḥkhitam—who suffers one distress after another.

The Personality of Godhead said:…

SB 12.12: The Topics of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Summarized

In this chapter, Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī summarizes the subjects discussed in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

The Supreme Lord, Śrī Hari, personally removes all the distress of a person who hears about His glories. Whatever words glorify the innumerable transcendental qualities of the Personality of Godhead are truthful, auspicious and conducive to piety, whereas all other words are impure. Discussions of topics concerning the Supreme Lord bestow…

I understand your feeling the need to be revenged.But it is all in the hands of Krsna .Jesus Christ was a good example of preaching tolerance and forgiveness , but when you have a million dollars stolen from you , how could you not be angry and revengeful ? Talking about revenge Martin Luther the founder of the Lutheran Church had a biase against Jews , so he stated because there was some few Jewish people that killed Jesus Christ the whole race should be send in a labor camp .Actually…

SB 12.11: Summary Description of the Mahāpuruṣa

In the context of worship, this chapter describes the Mahāpuruṣa and the various expansions of the sun in each month. Śrī Sūta first tells Śaunaka Ṛṣi about the material objects through which one can understand the major limbs, the secondary limbs, the weapons and the garments of Lord Śrī Hari. Then he outlines the process of practical service by which a mortal soul can attain immortality. When Śaunaka shows further interest in learning…

SB 12.10: Lord Śiva and Umā Glorify Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi

In this chapter Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī describes how Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi received benedictions from Lord Śiva.

Once, as Lord Śiva was traveling in the sky with his wife, Pārvatī, he came across Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya merged in meditative trance. At the request of Pārvatī, Lord Śiva presented himself before the sage to grant him the result of his austerities. Coming out of his trance, Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya saw Lord Śiva, the spiritual master of the three…

Chapter 4: Transcendental Knowledge

TEXT 8

paritranaya sadhunam

vinasaya ca duskrtam

dharma-samsthapanarthaya

sambhavami yuge yuge

SYNONYMS

paritranaya—for the deliverance; sadhunam—of the devotees; vinasaya—for the annihilation; ca—also; duskrtam—of the miscreants; dharma—principles of religion; samsthapana-arthaya—to reestablish; sambhavami—I do appear; yuge—millennium; yuge—after millennium.

TRANSLATION

In order to deliver the pious and to…

dandavat pranams

all glories to the lotusfeet of my Gurudeva and Lord Gauranga

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Markandeya Rsi was such a powerful sage ,it is most proper that Saunaka Rsi asked Suta Goswami about him because among all Rsis that ever appeared on earth Markandeya Rsi is the formost , it is the greatest honor that mother Earth once hosted the lotusfeet of Markandeya Rsi.He was tested personally by Indra and cupid, actually all jivas in this world get tested by…

Markandeya Rsi as a child was worshipping Lord Siva, Yamaraja the Lord of death came to personally take the life if Markandeya Rsi , but clung on to the Siva Linga taking refuge of Lord Siva , when Yamaraja threw the noose of death around Markandeya Rsi to drag his soul and subtle body out of his body ,Lord Siva personally came and protected Markandeya Rsi .In Srimad Bhagavatam 12 canto it is stated : SB 12.8.2-5 — Authorities say that Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi, the son of Mṛkaṇḍu, was an exceptionally…

dandavat pranams to all the vaisnava readers of Gita Govinda

All glories to the lotsufeet of my Gurudeva Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Goswami and to my param Gurudeva Srila Bhaktiprajana Kesava maharaja

All glories to our beloved Srila Prabhupada

I have been asked to write about Gita Govinda to make it more understandable to vaisnavas .My beloved Gurudeva translated Gita Govinda

into English you can find copy at Purebhakti.com or for example at Krsna path someone…

dear devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to the lotusfeet of my beloved Gurudeva Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja and to our beloved param Gurudeva Srila Prabhupada

This chapter describes the birth of Acyutananda, and here is some difference between Advaita Prakash and Caitanya Caritamrta, So if Isana Thakura the servant of Sri Advaita Acarya wrote this ,then why would he get the dates wrong about the birth of Acyutananda ? My guess is some…

PAMHO

AGTSP

In this chapter 12 again we see how Isana Thakura mentions that Acyutananda went to the school of Nimai Pandita in the CC we read Srila Prabhupada

rejected the idea that Acyutananda went with Lord Caitanya in the school of Gangadas .

In my comment to the previous chapter I pointed out the differences between Srila Vrindavan das Thakura and Ishana Thakura;…

"The story of the hunter who saw Lord Nrsimha"

In his previous life, Padmapada was known as Sananda. Sanandana was the main student of Adi Shankara. He lived in the Chola country. Once a monk gave him the mantra of Narasimha. Sananda really wanted to see the Lord of the mantra - Narasimha. Therefore, he left his home and found a secluded place in the forest. He sat down to meditate, representing the image of the Lord of Narasimha and chanting the Narasimha mantra.

One day a…

Chapter Three

1 Kam ad e v a crowned as the ruler of the kingdom of youth Lord Caitanya,

whose graceful and youthful limbs were a nectar flood of youthful handsomeness.

2 The Lo r d s t u d ied under a cheerful, learned, expert teacher named Visnu

dasa. By considering this pandita His teacher, the Lord gave great mercy to him.

How can anyone be the Lord's teacher 

3 The Lo r d a lso studied diligently under the grammarian Ganga-dasa,…

Chapter Two

1 Splen d i d w ith many glittering jewels, and more fortunate and glorious than

all the planets of heaven, the earth goddess placed the city of Navadvipa in her

realm and set many great jewels within it.

2 Is th i s a h ost of glories that she had accumulated in one place, or is this the

famous city of Navadvipa that the earth goddess, the trees that are the hairs of her

body standing erect in ecstasy, has placed within her realm7

3…

Sri Caitanya-carita

The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya

Chapter One

1 Glor y t o Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who has come to the town of

Navadvipa. His form is eternal and full of knowledge and bliss. He is dark Krsna,

who danced with the fair gopis in Vrndavana forest. How have His limbs now

become fair by tightly embracing them7

2 I offe r m y r e spectful obeisances to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who with

showers of sweet nectar golden splendour of His limbs,…

Srila Prabhupadas instruction to Brahmananda Prabhu that was never popular and never got distributed in ISKCON !

Brahmananda Prabhu was one of Srila Prabhupadas first disciples and he visited me when I stayed in Virginia in 1995 ,I would have a program on Wednesdays so he would come and we would talk about Krsna conciseness and I had cooked prasadam. Brahmananda Prabhu had a large appetite so he could finish huge amount of prasadam sometimes a potful .He gave…