seeing through the eyes of scriptures
ISKCON Potomac is still doing Satya Narayana puja shame on them this is all for money
Sri Satyanarayan puja at Hare Krishna temple subha Laxmi hall.
Thursday November 6. Thursday 6:30 pm.
Donation $51 per family
...Pujari. Manoram Krishna das. 240-429-3803
Organizer. Pratibha. 301-294-9441
Paramananda Das ISKCON Potomac is still doing Satya Narayana puja shame on them this is all for money- Paramananda Das this is part of the GBC resolution of 1996
A. That the following activities are not allowed as part of ISKCON
functions, whether conducted on ISKCON property or elsewhere:
B. Satya Narayana Katha. (This is a concocted form of worship).
C. Garbha dance, when it is conducted in association with the worship of
Durga. (Garbha dance is usually performed as part of Nava-ratri, a Durga
festival. However, there are also Garbha dances in glorification of Krishna.
Temple authorities permitting a Garbha dance must be confident that the
performance is entirely Krishna centered.)
D. The reading of Tulsidasa's Rama-carita-manasa. (Ramayana readings should
be from Valmiki Ramayana, as Tulsidasa's work is tinged with impersonalism.)
E. Lectures advocating Mayavada or other offensive philosophies.
F. The singing of the Hindi arati song "om jaya jagadisha hari". (This is
a prayer for material benedictions).
2. Regarding worship of demigods:
A. Worship of demigods as independent gods is not permitted in
Krishna consciousness. However, the Nectar of Devotion says that demigods
should be respected. Worshipping demigods as Vaisnavas is authorized. For
preaching, in order to teach people the right position of the demigods as
great Vaisnavas, ISKCON temples may hold on special occasions ceremonies or
pujas respecting and worshipping demigods as great Vaisnavas, provided:
i) The worship is only as a Vaisnava (This means that the
deva/devi shall be offered: the prasadam arotika items immediately after
they are offered to Lord Krishna, Krishna prasadam flower garlands, and
Krishna prasadam foodstuffs. No independent worship is offered. Only the
chanting of Hare Krishna and Vishnu's names is done, as Lord Caitanya did in
South India.)
ii) Their status as servants of Krishna is made as clear as
possible through signs, symbols, and iconography, and
iii) Offerings are of Krishna prasadam.
B. Deities of demigods (incl. Lakshmi where no Vishnu is
established), shall not be established without permission of the GBC. Where
they are permitted or where ISKCON aquires a temple with already established
murtis of demigods, they may remain, provided they are worshipped as
Vaisnavas, as provided above.
3. It is permitted for other groups, at the discretion of the local
ISKCON authorities, to rent space in ISKCON premises, outside the temple
room, for their own ceremonies and functions, even for functions listed
above (1.A-E), provided that the public understand clearly that the function
is not being sponsored or conducted by ISKCON. However, no function on
ISKCON property shall include any activity contrary to the four regulative
principles. The GBC recommends that temples provide outside groups rental
contracts clearly stipulating the above restrictions.
my comment it is actually a karma khanda ritual and not for vaisnavas it should never be done by any strict vaisnava
as my comment it is actually a karma kanda ritual and not for vaisnavas it should never be done by any strict vaisnavas
- Paramananda Das CC Madhya 20.147-148, Translation and Purport: "(Lord Kṛṣṇa said:) 'What is the purpose of all Vedic literatures? On whom do they focus? Who is the object of all speculation? Outside of Me no one knows these things. Now you should know that all these activities are aimed at ordaining and setting forth Me. The purpose of the Vedic literatures is to know Me by different speculations, either by indirect understanding or by dictionary understanding. Everyone is speculating about Me. The essence of all Vedic literatures is to distinguish Me from māyā. By considering the illusory energy, one comes to the platform of understanding Me. In this way one becomes free from speculation about the Vedas and comes to Me as the conclusion. Thus one is satisfied.'"
These two verses are quoted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.21.42–43). When Uddhava asked Kṛṣṇa about the purpose of Vedic speculation, the Lord informed him of the process of understanding the Vedic literature. The Vedas are composed of karma-kāṇḍa, jñāna-kāṇḍa and upāsanā-kāṇḍa. One who analytically studies the purpose of the Vedas understands that by karma-kāṇḍa, sacrificial activity, one comes to the conclusion of jñāna-kāṇḍa, speculative knowledge, and that after speculation one comes to the conclusion that worship of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the ultimate. When one comes to this conclusion, he becomes fully satisfied. - Paramananda Das SB 6.1.18, Translation and Purport: My dear King, as a pot containing liquor cannot be purified even if washed in the waters of many rivers, nondevotees cannot be purified by processes of atonement even if they perform them very well.
To take advantage of the methods of atonement, one must be at least somewhat devoted; otherwise there is no chance of one's being purified. It is clear from this verse that even those who take advantage of karma-kāṇḍa and jñāna-kāṇḍa, but are not at least slightly devoted cannot be purified simply by following these other paths. The word prāyaścittāni is plural in number to indicate both karma-kāṇḍa and jñāna-kāṇḍa. Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura therefore says, karma-kāṇḍa, jñāna-kāṇḍa, kevala viṣera bhāṇḍa. Thus Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura compares the paths of karma-kāṇḍa and jñāna-kāṇḍa to pots of poison. Liquor and poison are in the same category. According to this verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, a person who has heard a good deal about the path of devotional service, but who is not attached to it, who is not Kṛṣṇa conscious, is like a pot of liquor. Such a person cannot be purified without at least a slight touch of devotional service. - Paramananda Das karma-kāṇḍa, jñāna-kāṇḍa, kevala viṣera bhāṇḍa. Thus Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura compares the paths of karma-kāṇḍa and jñāna-kāṇḍa to pots of poison
- Paramananda Das we should encourage people to chant Hare Krsna not engage in karma kanda
- Paramananda Das I wrote Caitanya Nitai das: Satya Narayana puja is not allowed in ISKCON it is karma kanda shame on you all ,we should encourage people to engage in devotional service and chant Hare Krsna ,Srila Prabhupada would never allow this
- Paramananda Das it is not a concoction as stated by the GBC as it is in Skanda Purana but vaisnavas do not engage in karma kanda http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyanarayan_Puja
- Paramananda Das karma kanda just means to pray to Krsna to give me this material stuff and that material stuff and bla bla bla and prolong my life in the material world so I can enjoy sex ,money and wife ,and family life and so on ,give me good bankbalance ,long life and protect my car , my cat and dog and my house in India ,but I refuse to chant Hare Krsna and read Srimad Bhagavatam ,I am not interested in devotional service I just want you Krsna to give me as you are my order supplier
- Paramananda Das whoever likes karma kanda is a rascal and whoever performs them is a sinner
- Paramananda Das it may seem pious but to ask Krsna for material things is insulting the supreme Lord ,He already takes good care of us all
- Paramananda Das be satisfied with what Krsna gives you
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