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Srila Haridas Thakura chanted more than 300.000 names 174 rounds daily because as he told I am going to chant 10 Million holy names in a month

CC Antya 3.124

“koṭi-nāma-grahaṇa-yajña kari eka-māse

ei dīkṣā kariyāchi, haila āsi’ śeṣe

Synonyms

koṭi-nāma-grahaṇa — chanting ten million names; yajña — such a sacrifice; kari — I perform; eka-māse — in one month; ei — this; dīkṣā — vow; kariyāchi — I have taken; haila — it was; āsi’ — nearing; śeṣe — the…

Utkalika-vallari

[The Vine of Longings]

Radha Krishna Utkalika-vallari

by Srila Rupa Goswami

1. Overcome with yearnings, and crying in the middle of Vrindavan forest, I shall now reveal the deep mark burning tears have made in my heart.

2. O Vrindavan forest, who among your devoted servants has not already attained the path of supreme transcendental bliss? I humbly beg you: please reveal in my heart the best way to attain my king and queen. Please be…

Subject: gold plated toilets and the Daksa Sampradaya and crematorium grounds

Bhagavan das had gold plated toilets and other gold plating in his bathroom in New Mayapure,Former Umapati Swami told me that when he went to visit Bhagavan das then Goswami in 1985 he saw that goldplatting and glitter when he opened that one room, thinking it was a temple room he bowed down ,and when he stood up found out that it was Bhagavans toilet .

Why bring up such things ? To diminish the faith…

SB 9.19.17

Tulsi Kavacha :





atha nyāsaḥ





Nyāsa mantra





oṃ asya śrī-tulasī-kavaca-stotra-mahā-mantrasya





śrī-mahādeva ṛṣiḥ





anuṣṭup chandaḥ





śrī-tulasī devatā





mano ‘bhīṣṭa-kāmāni sarva-vidyārthe jape viniyogaḥ





This Tulasi-kavaca stotra (prayer) great mantra whose ṛṣi (preceptor) is Lord Śiva, chandas (Vedic poetic meter) is anuṣṭubh, devatā (object of worship) is Śrīmatī…

Many Prabhupada disciples have invented many things in the name of Bhakti , in 1995 I protested Demigodworship at ISKCON Potomac and Satya Narayana Pujas, Mayavadis speaking at the temple (because0 they had rented the temple to do so )

BEcause I protested i was asked to leave the temple, I said gladly I am the only book distributor this temple have mark my words , Lord Caitanya will never send you another book distributor in the next duration of Kali yuga ,and so far my blessing has…

CHAPTER ONE

The Later Pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

In this chapter there is a summary description of all the pastimes performed by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu during the middle period of His activities as well as the six years at the end of His activities. All of these are described in brief. There is also a description of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s ecstasy that occurred when He recited the verse beginning yaḥ kaumāra-haraḥ, as well as a description of how that ecstasy was…

The austerity of speech!

I gave a lecture once at ISKCON Soho street when I was Sankirtana leader and Bhakta and Asrama leader there in 1996 ,I mentioned Srila Prabhupada at one point was considering having a second wife (as is explained in Srila Prabhupada Lilamrta as well) but Srila Prabhupada's father Gaura Mohan De , said one day when you take sannyasa will be easy for you if your wife is not to your liking (no need to have a second wife ). Ranchor Prabhu a disciple interrupted my…

the ignorant loan shark Swami





Before the new temple in Baltimore was build I was asked to spend Narasimha Caturdasi with devotees in Baltimore and me and my son stayed over night also because back then the temple had that facility ..devotees did abhisheka of my Narasimha Silas one is a Narasimha Tadiya sila, from the pillar of Lord Narasimha where Lord Narasimha emerged and the other is from Rakta Kunda where Lord Narasimha washed His lotus hands called Rakta Kunda .This one…