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Mayavadis expelled from ISKCON Sweden

Mayavadis expelled from ISKCON Sweden"

I believe it was in 1981 and I was talking with Harikesa on the phone .I was telling him how some devotees had mayavadi books in the locker in the Brahmacari asrama ,because 3 devotees for some reasons had such books ,I just happened to see them and thought it was weird.Harikesa took no prisoners when he came to Korsnaas Gaard.First he gave some classes about being a person and not just a Hare Krsna zombie.Often in Sweden devotees are extremely…

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Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat Adi Lila Chapter Five

Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat

Adi Lila Chapter Five

Both were thrilled with great delight and their eyes brimmed with tears as they examined the footprints. They offered obeisances to the lotus footprints and said, "We will be liberated; no more births." Sri Jagannatha Misra requested his wife, "Please listen, mother of Visvarupa (Lord Chaitanya's elder brother), cook a nice sweet rice preparation with ghee. "In the morning I shall bathe our house deity, Sri Damodara Sila, with…

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Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat Adi Lila Chapter Four

Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat

Adi Lila Chapter Four

All glories, all glories to the lotus feet-eyed, moon-like Lord Caitanya; all glories, all glories to all Your loving devotees.

O Lord, look upon me mercifully so that my delusion is dispelled and I may be able to serve and worship You day and night.

The wonderful appearance of the Lord increased the happiness of everyone in Srimati Sacidevi's house. Both Sri Jagannatha Misra's and Srimati Sacidevi's hearts heaved joyous waves…

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Caitanya Bhagavata Adi lila chapter 3

Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat

Adi Lila Chapter Three

Even before He took his birth, the Lord propagated the chanting of His holy name.

Streams of people went for their bath in the Ganga at the time of the eclipse and all the way they chanted the Lord's name.

Some, who from their birth never once uttered the Lord's name, now chanted that name on their way to the Ganga.

The sound of chanting emanated from every direction and the Supreme Lord, the best of the brahmins, smiled to…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 14, 2020 at 2:12am — 1 Comment

Srila Gurudeva in Prince Williams Park 2001

From May 29-June 4 2001 just outside Washington, a wonderful facility in the peaceful and natural setting of Prince William Forest Park was chosen to accommodate the devotees who had come there from all over the world. There, Srila Narayana Maharaja spoke of the sweet pastimes of Bala Krsna, which melted hearts to tears.

Please Visit www.PureBhakti.tv Srila BV Narayan Maharaja Video Archive

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Added by Paramananda das on January 9, 2020 at 4:29am — No Comments

Krsna and the fruitvendor!

Srila Gurudeva told us one confidential thing in 2001 in Prince Williams Forest park Virginia, that when the fruitvendor gave all her fruits to Krsna and Krsna filled her basket with Jewels she was not happy with the Jewels because she became a Krsna devotee and she went to Yamuna and dumped all the Jewels in Yamuna and went mad with love of Krsna !

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Madhumangal das and the Big New Yorker false ego !

Madhumangal das and big New Yorker false ego

Wed, Jan 8, 2020 3:08 pm

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http://krishna1008.blogspot.com/…/michael-j-bojer-arrested-…\

this Madhumangal is a disgrace to my Gurudeva and is one of the reasons I do not associate with my Gurudevas math because they do not discipline this rascal ,here he is fighting with Indian police. He is always…

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Parama Karuna

Song Lyrics: Parama Karuna

Purport Author: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

January 16, 1969 Los Angeles, CA, USA

This is a song sung by Locana dāsa Ṭhākura, a great devotee of Lord Caitanya, almost contemporary. He wrote one book, Caitanya-maṅgala, depicting the activities of Lord Caitanya. That is a very famous book, Caitanya-maṅgala. And he has composed many songs. Practically all Vaiṣṇavas, they are transcendentally poetic. That is one of the 26 qualifications of the Vaiṣṇava.…

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Janardana temple in Kerala

Janardana temple in Kerala

Wed, Jan 8, 2020 4:11 am

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Janardana temple at Varakala Kerala India

When I was on Padayatra in 1985 we came to this sacred place ,Lord Brahma while creating is said to have come to this place and do a Yajna, and Lord Visnu came and reminded him of doing his job of creation so it is considered the oldest religious site in all the Vedas and Puranas ,a kunda was…

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how Bhagavad Gita 7.3 is related to me !

explain how Bhagavad 7.3 is related to you ? that is an interesting question I have been asked .It is not so cheap to know Krsna and serve Lord Krsna .I am from a small country Denmark with around 6 million people ,so out of those 6 million there are maybe maximum 300 devotees in Denmark ,maybe little more little less ,but not many so just being out of such a small group .But when I came to ISKCON ,there was only 3 devotees from Denmark visible .So out of so many I was blessed to become an…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 6, 2020 at 2:23pm — No Comments

HH Narasimha Maharaja goes back to Godhead !

http://www.dandavats.com/?p=80737

My main remembrance of HH Narasimha Maharaja is on the roof above Srila Prabhupadas rooms at Sri Sri Radha Damodara temple in Vrindavana , he got some donations to help shelter the Bhajan Kutir and Samadhi of Srila Rupa Goswami .We where sitting and talking for hours about Krsna consciousness I recall his disciples and he made sure I was very comfortable offering me nice Krsna prasadam and there was this…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 3, 2020 at 12:07pm — No Comments

Bhakti Rasamrta Sindhu

there is Srila Prabhupadas Nectar of devotion which is a summary study of Bhakti Rasamrta Sindhu here is the actual Bhakti Rasamrta Sindhu http://krishnapath.org/…/Rupa_Goswami_Bhakti_rasamrta_sindh…

When Srila Prabhupada came to USA in 1965 one of the books he carried was Bhakti Rasamrta Sindhu the translation into English done by his God brother HH Bon Maharaja .He was ordered to do an English translation by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta…

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Shri Gaura Ganoddesha Dipika

Shri Gaura Ganoddesha Dipika

Shining Lamp on the Associates of Gaura



By Kavi Karnapura



This is a unique work of Kavi Karnapura, describing the other-worldly identities of the prominent associates and followers of Shri Chaitanya, who are understood to have descended with Him from Goloka, the Acme of spiritual abodes.



1. Dark-complexioned Lord Krishna, whose form is eternal, blissful, and full of knowledge, formerly danced with the golden-complexioned…

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Added by Paramananda das on December 30, 2019 at 3:31am — No Comments

Balarama killing pig demon Kola

this is from Garga Samhita the blessings is to attain Goloka Vrindavana by reading about the killing of the Kola Demon

GS 5.24: The Killing of the Kola Demon

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Kola-daitya-vadha

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shri-bahulashva uvaca gopinam caiva gopanam dattva sandarshanam param mathurayam kim cakara shri-krishno rama eva ca

shri-bahulashva uvaca—Shri Bahulashva said; gopinam—of the gopis; ca—and; eva—indeed; gopanam—of gopas; dattva—giving;…

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Added by Paramananda das on December 25, 2019 at 7:38am — No Comments

Parasuramas cursing Kamsa

Kamsa got the bow of Lord Siva from Lord Parasurama and he Bhrigupati (another name of Parasurama ) stated . that whoever broke this bow would kill him this is narrated by Garga Muni and recorded in Garga Samhita.Krsna broke this bow and killed Kamsa

Kamsa was scared of Lord Parasurama who simply chastised him calling him a worm in baby stool .He told Parasurama that I am not a ksatriya my Lord I am just a demon .Please do not kill me

Krsna broke the bow and killed Kamsa

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Added by Paramananda das on December 25, 2019 at 7:00am — No Comments

Bharata Maharaja

Mahabharat starts of with the pastime of Bharat Maharaja ,he is also mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam :CANTO NINE

Chapter Twenty The Dynasty of Puru

24-26. Maharaja Bharata, the son of Dusmanta, had the mark of Lord Krsna's disc on the palm of his right hand, and he had the mark of a lotus whorl on the soles of his feet. By worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead with a grand ritualistic ceremony, he became the emperor and master of the entire world. Then, under the…

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Added by Paramananda das on December 23, 2019 at 3:41am — No Comments

some socalled scholars in the line of Srila Madhavacarya has endorsed the Ritvik system and given support to the Ritviks in Bangalore

some socalled scholars in the line of Srila Madhavacarya has endorsed the Ritvik system and given support to the Ritviks in Bangalore :

1. Sri Bannanje Govindacarya: "You have a temple of Prabhupada, and before Prabhupada himself, no others can give diksha and these people provide name and mala. The diksha should be in the presence of Prabhupada's vigraha. That will be better. That would be better. There will be no problem. Just to avoid problems, see so many gurus, they will leave…

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Added by Paramananda das on December 23, 2019 at 2:19am — 1 Comment

Caitanya Bhagavata Adi lila chapter 1

Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat

Adi Lila Chapter One

I worship their Lordships Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Sri Nityananda Prabhu, whose long arms extend down to their knees, whose beautiful complexions are the radiant yellow of molten gold and whose elongated eyes are like red lotuses. They are the topmost of the brahmanas, the guardians of religious principles for this age, the munificent benefactors of all living entities, and the most compassionate incarnations of Godhead. They initiated…

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Added by Paramananda das on December 22, 2019 at 3:38am — 1 Comment

prayers to the sweet flute player

prayers to the sweet flute player Krsna along with Sri Radha !

oh Sweet flute player ,when will you dance in my heart when I chant Japa of yours and Sri Radhas holy names Hare Krsna ?

Oh Sweet flute player I waited for you for so many births , I did not even know about you ,how have I wasted so much time being placed in darkness of Tama Guna ,when will all ignorance leave my life when I utters yours and Radhas holy names Hare Krsna?

Oh Sweet Flute player you are the source of…

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Added by Paramananda das on December 8, 2019 at 9:59am — No Comments

glories of Sri Laxmana revealed in fighting with Indrajit

 Indrajit got the title from Lord Brahma because he defeated Indra and took him prisoner,Lord Brahma had to personally come and ask Meghanad,Ravanas son to please returne Indra.Later when Indrajit was fighting Laxmana ,Lord Laxmana first pretended defeat ,but when he met the puffed up Indrajit he was surprised when he shot the Brahmastra, Lord Brahma who is this weapon personified , offered obaisences to Laxmana and the weapon did of course not even touch the Supreme Lord Laxmana similarly…

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