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Paramananda das's Blog – January 2023 Archive (43)

Srila Prabhupadas socalled "racial profiling "

Srila Prabhupada very clearly made this racial profiling that birth in India is topmost if you use it in Krsnas service ,of course demons like Kamsa were also born in India ,Bhagavatam quotes that demigods take birth in India in Kali yuga to participate in the Sankirtana movement , in Caitanya Bhagavata Lord Caitanya also states He sends His devotees to be born in different countries to purify them ..

secondly Srila Prabhupada considered the white race superior than others as they are…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 30, 2023 at 10:29am — No Comments

The Kshetrapala Siva dances with Mahaprabhu

The Kshetrapala Siva dances with Mahaprabhu

kindly read this :

Praudha Maya and Vriddha (Kshetra-pala) Siva | Holy Dham

Sri Bhakti Ratnakara by Srila Narahari Cakravarti Thakur.

Chapter Twelve

The Kshetrapala Siva dances with Mahaprabhu

There was a temple of Kshetrapala Siva, in the form of a linga, in Navadvipa. This powerful and spirited deity assumed his original form of Siva. Prabhu Gaurahari then fulfilled the desire of Lord Siva by dancing ecstatically…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 30, 2023 at 12:14am — No Comments

Narasimhadeva with Makara earrings sloka 6

Narasimhadeva with Makara earrings sloka 6

Sri Nrisimhashtakam

By Paramahamsat Yati Jiyar, a Sri Vaishnava Acharya

1. Shrimad akalanka paripurna shashikoti

shridhara manohara satapatakanta

palaya kupalaya bhavambudhi nimagnam

daityavarakala narasimha narasimha

O Lord Nrisimha, O Lord Nrisimha, You are the husband of Sri, the goddess of fortune. You are the death of the greatest demon, Hiranyakashipu. I am sinking into the ocean of birth and…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 29, 2023 at 7:48pm — No Comments

chant 64 rounds and read Prema Bhakti Chandrika every day

chant 64 rounds and read Prema Bhakti Chandrika every day

Srila Narottama das Thakura gave some final instructions that are not only for his disciples but for all followers of Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda at present and

Srila Narottama das Thakura teachings his disciples the importance of chanting 64 rounds daily

From Prema-vilasa Chapter 18: Shrila Narottama instructs his disciples:

adhanya manaye narottama apanake;

suna sishya bandhugana kahiye… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on January 29, 2023 at 6:32am — No Comments

Prema Bhakti Chandrika

Official Name: Song 5

Author: Narottama Dasa Thakura

Book Name: Prema Bhakti Candrika

Language: Bengali







LYRICS:

(1)

rāgera bhajana patha, kohi ebe abhimata,

loka veda sāra ei vāṇī

sakhīra anugā hoiyā, vraje siddha deha pāiyā,

ei bhāve juḍābe parāṇi



(2)

rādhikāra sakhī yoto , tāhā vā kohibo koto,

mukhya sakhī koribo gaṇana

lalitā viśākhā tathā, citrā campakalatā

rańgadevī sudevī… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on January 29, 2023 at 6:18am — No Comments

Advaita Prakash chapter 22 the disapperance of Sri Advaita Acarya

dear devotees

dandavat pranams all glories to the lotusfeet of my Gurudeva and Srila Prabhupada

One can not worship Lord Caitanya and neglect the other members of the Pancatattva this will not please Lord Caitanya.

In chapter 5 of the Adi lila of the CC this has been explained in detail by Krsna das Kaviraja:

http://vedabase.net/cc/adi/7/en

These slokas describing the Pancatattva are so important I will post them…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 29, 2023 at 2:53am — No Comments

Srimati Radharni appears from a lotusflower in the Yamuna same time She is born to Mother Kirtida ...are you confused yet heheheh ?

Srimati Radharni appears from a lotusflower in the Yamuna same time She is born to Mother Kirtida ...are you confused yet hehe hehe?

May be an image of 1 person i Dina Jani

Author: Narahari Cakravarti

TRANSLATION

1) On Radhika’s birthday no one in Vraja could remain peaceful. With great joy Nanda, Yasoda, and the others all went to Brishabhanu’s home.

2) Vrsabhanu greeted Nanda, and Kirtida greeted Yasoda. In the courtyard the cowherd people showered each other with yogurt, turmeric,…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 28, 2023 at 1:05pm — No Comments

Advaita Prakash chapter one ,how Advaita Acarya appeared!

Can Sri Advaita Acarya give Vraja Prema ?He is Lord MahaVisnu so He asked Sri Krsna Himself to come into this world and distribute Vraja Bhakti but Sri Advaita Acarya in the mood of Sakha when He appears with Lord Caitanya this is stated in Gaura Gaonodessa Dipika, it is confidential and internal but important to know



Same time we must offer obaisences to Sri Advaita Acarya as has been by Srila Kavikarnapure in Gaura Ganodessa Dipika :



2. We offer respectful obeisances to… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on January 28, 2023 at 11:43am — No Comments

Taking shelter of Krsna in a cave

Srila Haridas Thakura at some point chanted in a cave, and chanted 192 rounds daily , so he would have no bad association ,devotees used to visit him , but there was a huge snake that made it impossible for others to visit him and finally Srila Haridas Thakura prayed to Lord Paramatma to ask the snake to leave the cave, which it did.

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One devotee born in Guyana lived in Hawaii when his grhastha life fell apart and his wife and children left him ,Vrindavana Bihari…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 28, 2023 at 10:13am — No Comments

shaved headed Hare Krsna monk as Santa Claus on Yonge street Toronto

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shaved headed Hare Krsna monk as Santa Claus on Yonge street Toronto

I can not imagine being on Yonge street in Toronto soliciting donations without a hat it was super cold when I distributed Srila Prahbupadas books there in 1991 December

this must have been in the 1970th and 80th ,I must say it was so freezing cold that December many gave 20 Canadian dollars and took a book,they must have thought I was super sincere because the wind and the cold was…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 26, 2023 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Jagannathashtakam by Adi Sankaracharya

my dear student and disciple Miniketana Rama Prabhu chants Jagannathastakam daily and 1000 names of Lord Balarama and then also chant 64 rounds daily, I am inspired by him he is a real devotee of Lord Jagannath to chant this Jagannathastakam daily and I need to follow his footsteps

Jagannathashtakam by Adi Sankaracharya

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(1)

kadacit…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 26, 2023 at 2:35pm — No Comments

when to use anger in Krsnas service

when to use anger in Krsnas service



when Krsnas pure devotees are attacked we should become angry, I recall on Harinama in Copenhagen 1989 , one drunk man from Norway started spitting devotees in the face he was obviously drunk, but I did not tolerate it, I went and punched him with a Taekwondo punch in the stomach ,and he was crawling on the ground, bystanders applauded my hitting him the stomach and because I knocked the wind out of him , it was violent but only to the degree it… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on January 26, 2023 at 12:27pm — No Comments

creation of Lord Siva SB 3.12 .7

ISKCON Los Angeles Live Stream - YouTube



One should not take the order or the socalled superiors to take to family life, we have seen this in ISKCON how sannyasis gets furious when you refuse to marry some female devotee they want you too , Garga Samhita also explains that Lord Brahma cursed Narada Muni before he wanted to just chant the glories of Krsna , Brahma cursed him to become born in the heavenly planets, and for some time he became a Gandharva and was singing songs of the…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 26, 2023 at 11:00am — No Comments

Parishads: Sri Visvanatha Cakravarti, Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi, Srila Raghunandana Thakur, and Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami

Parishads: Sri Visvanatha Cakravarti, Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi, Srila Raghunandana Thakur, and Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami





Lord Chaitanya's Sankirtan Party

Chore Bagan Art Studio, Calcutta, c. 1895

British Museum Collection



— The Disappearance Day of Visvanatha Cakravarti, and Appearance day of Pundarika Vidyanidhi, Raghunandana Thakur, and Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami are observed on January 25th.



Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura

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Added by Paramananda das on January 26, 2023 at 10:09am — No Comments

Is it a spiritual illness to chant 64 rounds ?

Is it a spiritual illness to chant 64 rounds ?

I had one so-called Godbrother Yasoda Dulal das he joined ISKCON few months after me but got initiated before me , because Vegavan Prabhu said that Sastra said one should wait for one year before taking Diksa so I followed what is given in Sastra



So one time in 1983 he send Jnana das now BV Nemi Maharaja to preach to me that it is not good to chant to much Hare Krsna...but I did not agree, I know Yasoda Dulal and Jnana das properly… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on January 26, 2023 at 10:06am — No Comments

almost 3 Billion Hits on you tube Hanuman Chalisa

श्री हनुमान चालीसा Hanuman Chalisa I GULSHAN KUMAR I HARIHARAN, Full HD Video, Shree Hanuman Chalisa - YouTube



Imagine if you had a devotional post and it had 2 or 3 billion hits on you tube you would feel your preaching is going somewhere



Well there is a youtube video that states 2 billion hits but by now it is close to 3 billion



For ISKCON devotees they properly want to know if Hanuman Chalisa is bonafide ? Of course it is because it is part of Ramacharita… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on January 26, 2023 at 9:29am — No Comments

Sri Advaita Acarya apperance day

This is from ISKCON Almvik Sweden , please note Sri Advaita Acarya without beard, Harikesa had Sri Advaita Acarya installed without beard in line with Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupadas instruction to never have Sri Advaita Acarya with a beard in Gaudiya Math as Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada called Sri Advaita with a beard for Sahajiya

May be an image of flower and text that says 'Sri Advaita Mahotsava Friday, 27th of January 4.30 mangala aroti 5.30 japa 7.30 darshan 7.40 Srila Prabhupada gurupuja 8.00 Srimad Bhagavatam class with Mukunda prabhu Fasting till noon 16.30 kirtan 16.45 abhiseka with kirtan 17.55 short break for clean up 18.00 class about Srila Advaita Acharya with Premarnava prabhu 19.00 Gaura aroti 19.45 prasadam Welcome!'

ISKCON fasting used to be till evening and then only Ekadasi prasadam :

Skanda Purana states:

matr ha pitr has caiva…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 26, 2023 at 9:27am — No Comments

Bhakti ratnakara and corruption

I once stayed in an ISKCON temple where the TP took a fat salary and he was also stealing from the temple but somehow he wanted to borrow my Bhakti Ratnakara ,,, eventually I was asked to leave because I exposed that the temple was doing Demigod worship to make money and there were so many nonsense things going on ,he was suprised I asked to give me my copy of Bhakti Ratnakara back , I told him you make Vaisnava Aparadha and you want to keep my Bhakti Ratnakara also ,what kind of person are…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 25, 2023 at 3:26am — No Comments

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

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