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Advaita Prakash chapter 20

I thought I had written a commentary to Sri Advaita Prakash 12 years ago along with the rest of the book , but never mind I will write another .Lord Caitanya ordered Lord Nityananda to enter grhastha life and thus he went and married His eternal consorts Sri Jahnava mata and Vasudeva, previously as Lord Balarama in Dvarpara yuga Jahnava mata appeared as Revati :here is the pastime of Revati from Visnu Purana:from Wikipedia

Vishnu Purana narrates the tale of…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 24, 2023 at 9:29pm — No Comments

Srila Prabhupada and Visvambhara Goswami

In 1986 i had the good fortune to meet and get the association of Visvambhara Goswami from Radha Ramana and he helped me and advised me in worshipping Salagrama Sila

and gave me blessings to worship Govardhana Sila ..one of the requirements one needs to worship Giriraja sila is to get the blessing of a Vrijabasi Vaisnava that is properly worshipping Sri Krsna, well who could be a better person than Visvambhara Goswami whos family has worshipped Sri Sri Radha Ramana for over 500 years on…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 24, 2023 at 3:46pm — No Comments

becoming like the Goswamis in Vrindavana and hitting Tulsi Maharani

becoming like the Goswamis in Vrindavana and hitting Tulsi Maharani

There was an online lecture by Ambhirama das a disciple of Srila Prabhupada from ISKCON Vrindavana , I wanted to make comments on two things

First was he was swinging his arms constantly and hitting the branches of Tulsi , because there was a Tulsi plant next to him ,when someone gives Bhagavatam class and they sit next to Tulsi such large gesturing should be avoided,, it is like a Deity and say you… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on January 24, 2023 at 3:12pm — No Comments

Lord Balarāma Slays Rukmī SB 10.61

some interesting stuff about Rukmi :

Rukmi - Wikipedia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rukmi

Mahabharata character

Rukmi

Miniature Painting, Krishna releases the defeated Rukmi, Guler style, 1770, Chamba Museum, Himachal Pradesh

In-universe information

Weapon Sword

Family Bhishmaka (father)

Rukmini (sister)

Relatives Pradyumna (son-in-law), Rukmavati (daughter), Aniruddha (grandson), Rochana…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 24, 2023 at 12:25am — No Comments

fasting for Sri Maha Visnu Avatar Sri Advaita Acarya 2023

fasting for Sri Maha Visnu Avatar Sri Advaita Acarya on Friday

Well for USA it is Friday on the east coast check your local listing,when I joined ISKCON we fasted till evening and then took Ekadasi prasadam ,I especially remember one fast on Sri Advaita Acaryas appearance day in 1982 I was at the lotus-feet of Sri Sri Gandarvika Giridhari in ISKCON Kornaas Sweden and had hemorrhoids so I could not go on Sankirtana book distribution it was too painful so while I was taking the… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on January 23, 2023 at 4:10pm — No Comments

about my relationship with Srila Narayana Maharaja

about my relationship with Srila Narayana Maharaja

In 2001

Srila Narayana Maharaja came here to Washington DC and we had a festival with over 1000 devotees for a week and I was made in charge of everything by the devotees ,their accommodation and cooking and all their needs , you may say a temporary Temple President, later Srila Narayana Maharaja was so pleased with me and said you should take sannyasa and travel with me around the world, but I was satisfied in my grhastha life ,I… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on January 23, 2023 at 1:48pm — No Comments

Manaḥ Śikṣā – Verse 2

Manaḥ Śikṣā – Verse 2

na dharmaṁ nādharmaṁ śruti-gaṇa-niruktaṁ kila kuru

vraje rādhā-kṛṣṇa-pracura-paricaryām iha tanu

śacī-sūnuṁ nandīśvara-pati-sutatve guru-varaṁ

mukunda-preṣṭhatve smara param ajasraṁ nanu manaḥ

(“O mind, do not perform either dharma or adharma that is mentioned in the śruti. Instead, engage in intense service to Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa here in Vraja. Also, constantly remember the Son of Śacī who is the Son of the lord of Nandīśvara, and remember the guru who is…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 23, 2023 at 1:02pm — No Comments

my times with Tribuvanath Prabhu

Hare Krishna Festivals with Tribhuvanatha Prabhu - a short film (2014) - YouTube

I first met Tribhuvanath Prabhu in 1993 I was asked by Sivarama Swami to go there and be a Sankirtana leader for Ireland and do Sankirtana .So devotees were very happy with me because book distribution doubled and tripled when I became the Sankirtana leader. The problem I had with Tribuvanath Prabhu was that he wanted to get free books from Balabhadra in Scotland…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 22, 2023 at 4:00pm — No Comments

where did Lord Narayana give darshan to Narada Muni?

in 1986 I went to Andhra Pradesh to visit Narasimha temples I had been on Padayatra in 85 but not been able to visit Ahovalam, Simhacalam and Mangala Giri ,I ended up my Krsnas grace for some weeks with some devotees in Kakinada an Andhra Pradesh disciples of Kirtananda , I had got to Jagannath Puri also so from there I ended up with there devotees ,one of the first days in Kakinada I wondered why Krsna had brought me to this…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 22, 2023 at 2:19pm — No Comments

Draupadī Dragged to the Assembly from the Mahabharata

THE ATTEMPTING TO DISROBE DRAUPADI WAS THE BIGGEST INSULT OF THE KAURAVAS THAT LATER CAUSED

them their lives .Queen Kunti later offered this beautiful prayer to Krsna at the end of the Mahabharata war and is found

in the 1 canto chapter 8 of Srimad Bhagavatam :

Text 18: Śrīmatī Kuntī said: O Kṛṣṇa, I offer my obeisances unto You because You are the original personality and are unaffected by the qualities of the…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 21, 2023 at 11:49pm — No Comments

you are properly thinking what is wrong with this painting ?

The fact is this that in Govinda lilamrta Srila Krsna das Kaviraja has explained that some times Radha plays the role as Krsna and Krsna the role of Radha , it only last very short time ,but Krsna in the role of Radha prays to Himself, not difficult at all for Lord Krsna to assume the role of Lord Caitanya and pray to Krsna in the mood of Sri Radha

(7)

yugayitam nimeshena

chakshusha pravrishayitam

shunyayitam jagat sarvam

govinda-virahena me

O Govinda! Feeling…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 20, 2023 at 5:55pm — No Comments

Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Trivikrama Mahārāja ~ Appearance

today is the appearance day of Srila Bhaktivedanta Trivikrama Maharaja he was a godbrother of my Gurudeva Srila Narayana Maharaja and a pure devotee, I have heard him speak a few times in Navadvipa but did not really have any association but seeing and especially hearing from a pure Vaisnava is always a blessing that will help take us to Goloka Vrindavana please see some of his lectures they are found on webpage done by Puru…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 18, 2023 at 10:44pm — No Comments

Mahabharata is the 5th Veda and the glories of chapter 15 of Bhagavad Gita

Mahabharata is the 5th Veda and the glories of chapter 15 of Bhagavad Gita

SECTION CLXXXI

(Markandeya-Samasya Parva)

Vaisampayana said, "While they were dwelling at that place, there set in the season of the rains, the season that puts an end to the hot weather and is delightful to all animated beings. Then the black clouds, rumbling loudly, and covering the heavens and the cardinal points, ceaselessly rained during day and night. These clouds, counted by hundreds and by… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on January 18, 2023 at 12:34pm — No Comments

saving my disciple Laxmi Kanta from hell because he was about to fast on Ekadasi mixed with Dasami

today Laxmi Kanta told me I am fasting from Ekadasi ..I said no you are not because this Ekadasi is mixed with Dasami and thus to fast today is demoniac :

17 Jan 2023

Tuesday

Daśamī 08:38, K, Sunrise-Set 07:01-18:11, Viśākhā 09:17, Tithi hari-kathā

+Ekādaśī up to *06:35, Tithi hari-kathā

18 Jan 2023

Wednesday

Dvādaśī *03:51, K, Sunrise-Set 07:01-18:12, Anurādhā 07:54, Tithi hari-kathā

+Jyeṣṭha nakṣatra up to *05:49

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Added by Paramananda das on January 17, 2023 at 8:26am — No Comments

Lord Caitanya teaching about chanting the Mahamantra

E viṣaye prabhura ājñā (The Lord’s Instruction on this Point)

(23)

śraddhāvān jane kara nāma upadeśa

nāma-mahimāya pūrṇa kara sarva-deśa

The Lord said, “You should instruct those with śraddhā about the Name. Spread the glories of the Holy Name to every place.

(24)

ucca saṅkīrtane kara śraddhāra pracāra

śraddhā labhi jīva kare sad-guru vicāra

“Perform saṅkīrtana loudly! Preach with śraddhā! When the jīvas attain some śraddhā, they will inquire from a…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 17, 2023 at 5:30am — No Comments

did Srila Prabhupada make mistakes ?

did Srila Prabhupada make mistakes ?

One Mexican socalled Bhakta , with no Guru , no affiliation to ISKCON and Gaudiya math says Srila Prabhupada never made a single mistake in his life :

This kind of philosophy is not KC , many goes around with the same mentality , I never make mistakes , but we see they serve grains on Visnu tattvadays ,even Radhastami and Janmastami because they are ignorant rascals .

Srila Prabhupada ocne said Dvaraka Sila , it is useless use it as a… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on January 16, 2023 at 3:46pm — No Comments

some devotees have so much aversion to chant 64 rounds

why is it ? They have never read Bhagavad Gita 10.25 ?

Chapter 10: The Opulence of the Absolute

TEXT 25

maharsinam bhrgur aham

giram asmy ekam aksaram

yajnanam japa-yajno 'smi

sthavaranam himalayah…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 15, 2023 at 8:30am — No Comments

Srila Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Maharaja appereanceday 1/11 2023

He was a pure Vaisnava Srila Prabhupada loved this Godbrother very much and they would often meet ,as often they could ,Srila Prabhupada went to meet him at Visakapatnam

I would highly recommend devotees to hear his emotional memories and talks about our Srila Prabhupada this is from Vanimedia so fully bonafide in ISKCON also

B.V. Puri Maharaja Remembers Srila Prabhupada - YouTube .I recall in Kartika in 1992 he…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 11, 2023 at 4:49pm — No Comments

teachings of Bhismadeva

Dandavat Pranams

All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

I will first share something you might have never heard or read even from my Gurudeva .Srila Prabhupada has also not mentioned this but it is from Srila Bhaktivnoda Thakuras book Sri Navadvipa Bhava Taranga.Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura went all over Navadvipa and had transcendental visions he recorded in this book ,this is when he came to Jahnu Dvipa and met Grandfather Bhisma now in a spiritual…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 7, 2023 at 12:32pm — No Comments

Subject: Brahmananda and Premananda

Brahmananda and Premananda ,I recall in 1977 when I also started to read Bhagavad Gita as it is in German , my friend Gerd from Germany was my Varta Pradaksa Guru ,because he introduced me not only to Srila Prahbupadas Bhagavad Gita but also to Kriya yoga and Pranayama, so I was doing some breathing excercises with him sometimes all satudays and sundays and we would also chant Hare Krsna while walking in nature.I recall while doing some of the…

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