Distributing Srila Prabhupadas books in Jaipure

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Distributing Srila Prabhupadas books in Jaipure
Once I was sankirtana leader for the Vrindavana sankirtana bus we did sankirtana in Jaipure on Ekadasi and we sold lots of books, next morning I went to get Mahasweets from Sri Sri Radha Govinda to break our ekadasi fast when I got attacked from all sides by 7 large Monkeys and it happened so fast I dropped the bags to not get scratched or bitten ,some bags flew into the sky , and all the Hanuman monkeys had already emptied those bags before they could land on the ground .I went back got more Govinda sweets but this time I put the sweets in a shoulder back and had a big stick in my hand ,the monkeyes knew they could not attack me again without serious casualties and the happy sankirtana devotees got their Radha Govinda Laddhus,They are called Hanuman Langur or Gray Langur monkey ,I remember also distributing Srila Prabhupadas books outside of the Indian parliament, to reach Indian Govement officials in New Delhi ,they also have so many of these Hanuman Langurs ,full of politicians and Hanuman langurs Monkeys,Lord Rama Bhaktas in India honor them as decedents of Sri Hanuman and in Ayodhya on bookdistribution we also saw them there ,Valmiki Munis asrama (near Lucknow where Sita was in exile with Lav and Kush ) there also we saw some they are considered auspiscious by all devotees of Lord Sri Ramachandra to remind of Sri Hanuman
Gray langur - Wikipedia
Anyhow here is a prayer to Sri Sri Radha Govinda given to us by Srila Visvanath Chakravati Thakura to daily remember and worship Sri Sri Radha Govinda
Official Name: Govinda Devastakam
Author: Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura
Book Name: Stavamrta Lahari
Language: Sanskrit
अ
LYRICS
(1)
jāmbūnadoṣṇīṣa-virāji-muktā-
mālā-maṇi-dyoti-śikhaṇḍakasya
bhańgyā nṛṇāḿ lolupayan dṛśaḥ śrī-
govindadevaḥ śaraṇaḿ mamāstu
(2)
kapolayoḥ kuṇḍala-lāsya-hāsya
ccavi-cchaṭā-cumbitayor yugena
sammohayan sambhajatāḿ dhiyaḥ śrī-
govindadevaḥ śaraṇaḿ mamāstu
(3)
sva-preyasī-locana-koṇa-śīdhu-
prāptyai puro-varti-janekṣaṇena
bhāvaḿ kam api udgamayan budhānām
govindadevaḥ śaraṇaḿ mamāstu
(4)
vāma-pragaṇḍārpita-gaṇḍa-bhāsvat-
tāṭańka-lolāka-kānti-siktaiḥ
bhrū-valganair unmadaya kula-strīr
govindadevaḥ śaraṇaḿ mamāstu
(5)
dūre sthitās tā muralī-ninādaiḥ
sva-saurabhair mudrita-karṇa-pālīḥ
nāsārudho hṛd-gata eva karṣan
govindadevaḥ śaraṇaḿ mamāstu
(6)
navīna-lāvaṇya-bharaiḥ kṣitau śrī-
rūpānurāgambu-nidhi-prakāśaiḥ
sataś camatkāra-vataḥ prakurvan
govindadevaḥ śaraṇaḿ mamāstu
(7)
kalpa-drumādho-maṇi-mandirāntaḥ
śrī-yoga-pīṭhāmburu hāsyayā svaḿ
upāsayaḿs tantra-vido pi mantrair
govindadevaḥ śaraṇaḿ mamāstu
(8)
mahābhiṣeka-kṣaṇa-sarva-vāso
'lańkṛty-anańgī-karaṇocchalantyā
sarvāńga-bhāsākulayaḿs tri-lokīm
govindadevaḥ śaraṇaḿ mamāstu
(9)
govindadevāṣṭakam etad uccaiḥ
paṭhet tadīyāńghri-niviṣṭa-dhīr yaḥ
taḿ majjayann eva kṛpā-pravāhair
govindadevaḥ śaraṇaḿ mamāstu
TRANSLATION
1) "May Lord Govindadeva, who charms the eyes of all living beings with the graceful movement of the peacock feather in His golden crown shining with pearls and gems, be my shelter."
2) "May Lord Govindadeva, who charms the hearts of the devotees' with His cheeks which are kissed by the splendour of His smile and the dancing of His earrings, be my shelter."
3) "May Lord Govindadeva who, by glimpsing at His beloved to attain Her nectarean sidelong glance, provokes the love of all the demigoddesses, be my shelter."
4) "May Lord Govindadeva, who entices the pious cowherd girls with the charming movements of His eyebrows, which are enhanced by the beauty of His moving locks of hair, lustrous earrings, and His cheek placed upon His left shoulder, be my shelter."
5) " He enters into the hearts of the cowherd damsels and draws the to him, though they stand afar, blocking their ears from the sound of His flute and their noses from the wonderful scent of His body. May Lord Govindadeva be my shelter."
6) "He fills the devotees on earth with astonishment by the weight of His youthful beauty and the unlimited ocean of His love. May Lord Govindadeva be my shelter."
7) Those learned in the scriptures worship Him with mantras as He sits in the lotus-like yoga-pitha in a gem-studded palace beneath a grove of wish-fulfilling trees. May Lord Govindadeva be my shelter."
8) "He is as handsome as the god of love (Ananga) and is dressed and decorated as if for a royal coronation. He enthralls all the residents of the three worlds with His beautiful form. May Lord Govindadeva be my shelter."
9) "One who reads aloud this Govindadevastakam and meditates upon the Lord’s lotus feet, is thrown into a river of mercy by the Lord Himself. May Lord Govindadeva be my shelter."