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Ujjvala

Ujjvala has a splendid reddish complexion. His garments are decorated with star patterns and he is decorated with pearls and flowers.

His father is named Sagara and his mother is the chaste Veni-devi. He is thirteen years old and full of youthfull luster. (SSRKGD)

Subala

Subala has a fair complexion. He wears handsome blue garments and he is decorated wtih many kinds of jewels and flowers.

He is twelve-and-a-half years old and He glows… Continue

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Some glories of Visakhadevi

Sri Visakha-sakhi

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Of the asta-sakhis, Visakha is foremost along with Lalita. Her mother is Sudaksina, her father is Pavana, and her husband is Vahika. Her complexion is vidyut, like lightning. She wears taravali cloth, which is patterned like clusters of stars. Her grove is situated to the northeast of Sri Radha Kunda. It is megha or raincloud-like. All things therein are colored red, green, yellow and black. This grove is named Visakhananda. The service…

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from chapter about Lord Caitanya and Lord Narasimha

gadadhara parena summukha bhagavata

suniya prakase prabhu prema-bhava yata

prahlada-caritra, ara dhruvera-caritra

sata-vrtti kariya sunena sarhita

"Whenever Sri Gadadhara would recite the Prahlada-caritra and Dhruva-caritra from Bhagavatam, the Lord would manifest various symptoms of love. The Lord would hear the glories of Prahlada and Dhruva hundreds of times." (Sri Caitanya-bhagavata, Antya.10.13-14)

This pastime is mentioned in… Continue

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Sri Narasimhadeva chapter1

Lord Nrsimhadeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, was greatly pleased by the pure devotion of Prahlada Maharaja, and ordered him to take charge of his father's kingdom. Thereafter, the inauguration of Prahlada Maharaja was preformed by Lord Brahma in the presence of other saintly persons and demigods. Those who follow Prahlada 's example will naturally become pure devotees of the Lord. He is the best example of a devotee, and others should follow in his footsteps.

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Sri Narasimhadeva ..Sri Narasimha Palana Prarthana

This chapter deals with a small book of His Grace Kusakratha Prabhu, while visiting Vrindavan in 2005 around Janmastami , I also visited Kusakratha Prabhu who was there at MVT preparing to leave this mortal body, and we talked for a little while as he had a hard time talking he was very thin like a Goswami but very peaceful, I also told him about this book about Lord Narasimhadeva , I am working on, and he reminded me of the translations of various Narasimha prayers, mantras and 1000 names of… Continue

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Some glories of ekadasi fasting

Dear Maharaja's and Prabhus

Please accept my humble obaisences

all glories to Srila Prabhupada

I have mentioned this in my text about" No grains on Janmastami" on

Dandavats.com, by Krsna's grace I found this today, that one should fast from age 8 to 80.though many vaisnava sannyasi and other vaisnavas keep strictly fasting after the age of 80, His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada painstakingly showed us how to fast on these days even until the very…

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Sri Narasimhadeva

Sri Narasimhadeva

BY: PAYONIDHI DASA

The demon Hiranyakasipu attacked Lord Nrsimhadeva with great force, but the Lord captured him and placed him on his lap, supporting him with His thighs. Then, in the doorway of the assembly hall, the Lord very easily tore the demon to pieces with the nails of His hands.

Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

Table of Contents

Sri Narasimhadeva

Forword

Introduction

How… Continue

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Lord Narasimhadevas pastimes from Narasimha Purana

As part of my work on the book about Lord Narasimha I am working on ,I am presenting this chapter summary of the Narasimha Purana that deals with the pastimes of Lord Narasimha and Prahlada Maharaja

chapter:40

Hirnayakasipu takes over the heavenly planets and kicks out the demigods.After wandering the earth for long time(disguised as ordinary human beings) the demigods talk with Brhaspati that confirms that he and other sages are predicting that soon Hiranyakasipu will be… Continue

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12 Holy Names of Lord Nityananda

12 Holy Names of Lord Nityananda

By Shrila Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya

Translated by

Bhaktiratna Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada

Shri Shri Nityananda Chandrasya

Naama Dvadashaka Stotram

Twelve Beautiful Holy Names of the

Moonlike Lord Shri Nityananda Prabhu

Verse One

1} nityanando 2} avadhutendur, 3} vasudha-prana-vallabhah;

4} jahnavi-jivita-patih, 5} krishna-prema-pradah 6}… Continue

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from Karnananda about 64 rounds with commentaries by HH Bhakti Ratna Sadhu Maharaja

Shri Karnananda

CHANTING 64 ROUNDS (100,000 NAMES) DAILY

In Karnananda, First Niryasa by Shrila Yadunandana Dasa, the glories to chanting 64 rounds of the maha-mantra (100,000 names of Krishna) have been described:

tabe sei kalanidhi chattaraja nama, sada harinama jape ei tara kama;

prabhu kahe tumi caitanyera priyatama, laksha-nama japa tumi kariya niyama.

“Kalanidhi Chattaraja, the disciple of Shrila Shrinivasa Acarya Thakura performed the sole… Continue

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Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura about chanting 64 rounds and other acaryas

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura about chanting 64 rounds.

Sadhu-vritti, Sajjana Toshani 11/12:

tinei sad-grihastha-jini pratyah laksha-nama grahana karena, tanhara grihei shuddha-vaishnava-gana

prasada grahana karibena.

“Only those devotees are sad-grihasthas (true and ideal householders) who chant 1,00,000 names of Krishna (64 rounds) daily. The pure devotees should accept prasada (foodstuffs) only in the homes of these sad-grihasthas and nowhere… Continue

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Suka-Sari Stava

These prayers are from Govinda Lilamrta and offered by the parrots of Radha Krsna at Radha Kunda during the Madhyana lila ,noon pastimes:HH Gaura Govinda Maharaja would preach alot about how Sukadeva Goswami is the personal parrot of Sri Radha..so we should keep this in mind

Chapter One

Text 1

atha kshanat tau pratilabdha-bodhav

utthaya talpopari sannivishtau

purvam…

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Freedom from Anarthas and the Desire for Bhakti is Strengthened by the Mercy of Nitai

5.12

samsarera para hai' bhaktira sagare

ye dubibe se bhajuk nitai-candere

One who would cross over the ocean of material existence and swim in the bhakti ocean should worship the lotus feet of Nityananda. (Cb. Adi 1.77)

Nityananda is the Foremost Preacher

5.13

caitanyera adi-bhakta nityananda-raya

caitanyera yaso…

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Shri Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta on Laksha Naam

Shri Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta on Laksha Naam

Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada in his final Upadesawali

22. Bhagavan will not accept anything which is offered by a person who doesn't chant Harinama one-hundred thousand times daily and such a person is considered a 'patita'.

23. By sincerely endeavoring to chant Harinama without offenses and remaining fixed in chanting constantly, one's offenses will fade and… Continue

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Mahanidhi Swami about chanting 64 rounds

"Following the perfect example of his predecessors, Shrila Prabhupada tried to introduce a daily standard of 64 rounds for his initiated disciples in the early days. The disciples responded to Prabhupada's order with silence and astonishment. They argued about the shortage of time, and some flatly rejected saying "impossible." Perhaps this is the time when Shrila Prabhupada uttered his famous quote, "Impossible is a word in a fool's dictionary." Out of compassion for his struggling followers,… Continue

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" Getting God To Talk To You "

" Getting God To Talk To You "

Caitanya Caritamrta Adi 1.10

Mayapur, April 3, 1975

Nitai: "I offer my full obeisances unto the feet of Sri Nityananda Rama, a partial part of whom is Garbhodakasayi Visnu. From the navel of Garbhodakasayi Visnu sprouts the lotus that is the birthplace of Brahma, the engineer of the universe. The stem of that lotus is the resting place of the multitude of planets."

Prabhupada:

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SRI CAITANYA BHAGAVATA

SRI CAITANYA BHAGAVATA

Antya Lila Chapter 4

All glory to Lord Gauracandra, who is an ocean of mercy, and whose lotus feet are all auspicious. I offer my obeisances to Sri Krsna Caitanya, the pride of the sannyasa order, and His devotees.

After delivering everyone in Kulia, the Lord proceeded towards Mathura accompanied by His associates. He traveled along the banks of Gangadevi, often drinking her waters or bathing in them, thus fulfilling her long-standing… Continue

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Prayers to Lord Narasimhadeva

Prayers to Lord Narasimhadeva

Powerful mantras for protection to the Lord's half-lion incarnation and His weapons. These are for protection from such things as malevolent spirits and material desires, as well as increased devotion and a peaceful world. Also contains the Nrisimha Kavacha.

Prayers to the Lord’s Weapons

To the Chakra

chakram yugantanala-tigma-nemi

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Lord Caitanya at the Alarnatha temple and other pastimes in Jagannatha Puri

something I wrote in 2009

Dear honored Vaisnavas and vaisnavis

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada…

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THE THIRTEENTH CHAPTER OF JAIVA-DHARMA, by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

Late the next afternoon, at the time of go-dhuli (when the air is thick with dust-clouds raised by the cows returning to the go-sala), Vrajanatha arrived at Srivasangana. He sat on the raised platform under the dense foliage of the bakula tree, and waited for the elderly Babaji Maharaja. Babaji was waiting in his bhajanakutira, and for some unknown reason, vatsalya-bhava had arisen in his heart towards Vrajanatha. As soon as a slight sound outside indicated Vrajanatha’s arrival, Babaji came out… Continue

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