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  Please hear the glories of Kamika Ekadasi if you do with faith you will attain the spiritual world! Kamika Ekadasi : The saintly king Yudhisthira maharaj said, "Oh Supreme Lord, I have heard from You the glories of fasting on Deva-sayani Ekadasi, which occurs during the light fortnight of the month of Ashadha. Now I would like to hear from You the glories of the Ekadasi that occurs during the dark fortnight (krishna paksha) of the month of Shravana (July -August). Oh Govindadeva, please be…

The Glories of the Tenth Chapter of the Bhagavad Gita from the Padma Purana

Lord Shiva said, “My dear Parvati, I will now relate to you the glories of the Tenth Chapter of the Srimad Bhagavad-gita, as related by Lord Vishnu to Lakshmi-Devi which in itself is a stairway to the spiritual world.

In Kashipuri, there was a Brahmana of the name Dhirabuddhi, who was as dear to me as Nandi, my carrier. He was always peaceful and all of his senses were fixed in the glorification of Lord…

What associate of Krsna in Vraja are YOU taking shelter of ?

You have to take shelter of one of Krsnas associates in Vraja and that associates in Gaura lila :

Nectar of Instruction is a book we must carefully study over and over again , sloka 8 is one of the important slokas not only study but following to the very last word :

tan-nāma-rūpa-caritādi-sukīrtanānu-

smṛtyoḥ krameṇa rasanā-manasī niyojya

tiṣṭhan vraje tad-anurāgi-janānugāmī

kālaṁ nayed akhilam ity…

Nectar from the Puranas about Caturmasya : Various vows and austerities during Caturmasya and their respective results:

Krsna to Yuddhistira Maharaja :

"O King, one who is My devotee and is fixed in vow, whether man or woman, for the purpose of dharma, should accept these various austerities and observances. I shall now describe to you all of them along with their respective results.

01) No salt - One's voice becomes sweet.

02) No oil - One's life is prolonged and gets…

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada has stated himself that among all his sannyasis Srila Raksaka Sridhara Maharaja was his formost this prayer he wrote in honor of Lord Nityananda Prabhu shows the kind of devotion and scholarship Srila Sridhara Maharaja had ,Sridhara Maharaja lived with Srila Prabhupada both in Allahabad and in Calcutta for many years and the top of Srila Prabhupadas house was an asrama for brahmacaries and Sridhara Maharaja ,Srila Prabhupada also raised funds for Sridhara…

Those grhasthas that sleep in the same room as their wife have illicit sex!

In 1995 I was asked to leave ISKCON Potomac temple because I opposed demigod worship in the culture hall and some ISKCON congregation going inside the culture hall and attending these bogus events.Later the GBC passed laws in 1996 to rectifie this mistake when I complained about it to the GBC. Anyhow it was all l part of Krsnas plan for me .So somehow Brahmananda Prabhu would come and visit me and those…

When to reject the fallen Guru :

if ones spiritual master falls down from devotional service and become an asura he should be rejected in Krsna Bhajanamrta it is clearly stated : Verse 62

The natural behavior of the Vaisnava devotees is to take complete refuge of Lord Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, accepting Him as their principal and real shelter. The very life

of the Vaisnava devotees of the Lord is singing the glories or Lord Sri Krsna, describing and…

please read this carefully how even a goat attained the lotusfeet of Lord Govinda by remembering chapter 9 of Bhagavad Gita :The Glories of the Ninth Chapter of the Bhagavad Gita from the Padma Purana

Lord Shiva said. “My dear Parvati, now I will relate to you the glories of the Ninth Chanter of Srimad Bhagavad-gita.

There was a town of the name Mahismati on the bank of the Narmada River, where one brahmana of the name Madhava lived. That brahmana very strictly…

The Glories of Chapter Eight of the Bhagavad Gita from the Padma Purana

Lord Shiva said, “My dear Parvati, now please listen to the glories of the Eighth Chapter of Srimad Bhagavad-gita. After listening to this, you will feel great joy.

In the South is an important town of the name Amardhkapur in which one brahmana of the name Bhavasharma lived, who had taken a prostitute as his wife. Bhavasharma enjoyed eating meat, drinking wine, stealing, going with other’s wives;…

if you read my Gurudevas lecture about Guru Purnima you will see he mentiones a list of 54 Puranas ,because there is 18 Maha Puranas , 18 Upa Puranas as explained in Srimad Bhagavatam 12th Canto , but there is more there is other Upa Puranas ,so the list comes to around 54 and sometimes it is stated 64 all written by Srila Vyasadeva :

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Astadasa Puranamulu | Andhra-Telugu

Astadasa Puranamulu The Puranas are authoritative scriptures…

I was asked what is the significance of Subhadra in Jagannath worship ? She is not only the wife of Arjuna, do not think Arjuna an ordinary jiva ,he is not only empowered jiva but a Nitya siddha , when MahaVisnu met Krsna and Arjuna ,MahaVisnu stated that Nara Narayana Rsis are your non different form .Subhadra is Yoga maya in Dvaraka ,so when Krsna and Balarama goes to Gundica that symbolizes Krsnas return to Vrindavana , it is not Rasa bhasa Yoga Maya goes with KRsna and Balarama .Did…

This is very interesting Vedavati performed austerities to become Lord Visnu wife, however Ravana touched her hair while she did austerities and she gave up her body then she played the role of Maya Sita in Lord Ramachandras pastimes, so when Ravana was about to abduct Sita ,Lord Agni took Sitadevi to his abode to protect her from Ravana and instead Maya Sita was created from Agnis wife Swaha, that was previously Vedavati.(when we offer in fire we always chant Swaha because ,Swaha was the…

dear Vaisnavas

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada \

I saw this video of Niranjana Swami and the "culture of respect". I want to explain my experience with TP's and GBC's in ISKCON .

https://www.facebook.com/NiranjanaSw/videos/919342975064223/UzpfSTEwMDAyNDkwMjk4MDY4ODoxNjgwNDIxNDczNjkyMTc/

I…

dear devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

I have been asked by the Lord in the heart to write something about Jnanagamya Prabhu and us doing Parikrama in Vraja

You will find him under ISKCON leaders : http://iskconleaders.com/jnanagamya-prabhu/

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db98kqDSUq4…

Chapter 4: Transcendental Knowledge

TEXT 4

arjuna uvaca

aparam bhavato janma

param janma vivasvatah

katham etad vijaniyam

tvam adau proktavan iti

SYNONYMS

arjunah uvaca—Arjuna said; aparam—junior; bhavatah—Your; janma—birth; param—superior; janma—birth; vivasvatah—of the sun-god; katham—how; etat—this; vijaniyam—shall I understand; tvam—You; adau—in the beginning; proktavan—instructed; iti—thus.

TRANSLATION

Arjuna said: The sun-god Vivasvan…

Chapter 4: Transcendental Knowledge

TEXT 3

sa evayam maya te 'dya

yogah proktah puratanah

bhakto 'si me sakha ceti

rahasyam hy etad uttamam

SYNONYMS

sah—the same ancient; eva—certainly; ayam—this; maya—by Me; te—unto you; adya—today; yogah—the science of yoga; proktah—spoken; puratanah—very old; bhaktah—devotee; asi—you are; me—My; sakha—friend; ca—also; iti—therefore; rahasyam—mystery; hi—certainly; etat—this; uttamam—transcendental.

TRANSLATION…

Some devotees asked me if Lord Narasimha sometimes rides on Garuda ? The answer is yes , Garuda is also worshipped in many Narasimha temples in South India ,along with Lord Narasimha

oM AM hriM krauM

oM tattakA hAtaka-keshAgra-jvalat-pAdoka-lochana

-bhadrAdika nakha-sparsha divya-siMha nami 'stu te

"O my Lord, O transcendental Lion, I offer my obeisances unto You along with Srimati

Laxmi Devi. Sometimes flying in the sky, sometimes moving on foot, Your…

hapter 4: Transcendental Knowledge

TEXT 1

sri-bhagavan uvaca

imam vivasvate yogam

proktavan aham avyayam

vivasvan manave praha

manur iksvakave 'bravit

SYNONYMS

sri bhagavan uvaca—the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; imam—this; vivasvate—unto the sun-god; yogam—the science of one's relationship to the Supreme; proktavan—instructed; aham—I; avyayam—imperishable; vivasvan—Vivasvan (the sun-god's name); manave—unto the father of mankind (of the name…

Chapter 3: Karma-yoga

TEXT 43

evam buddheh param buddhva

samstabhyatmanam atmana

jahi satrum maha-baho

kama-rupam durasadam

SYNONYMS

evam—thus; buddheh—of intelligence; param—superior; buddhva—so knowing; samstabhya—by steadying; atmanam—the mind; atmana—by deliberate intelligence; jahi—conquer; satrum—the enemy; maha-baho—O mighty-armed one; kama-rupam—the form of lust; durasadam—formidable.

TRANSLATION

Thus knowing oneself to be transcendental to…