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Chapter 4: Transcendental Knowledge

TEXT 8

paritranaya sadhunam

vinasaya ca duskrtam

dharma-samsthapanarthaya

sambhavami yuge yuge

SYNONYMS

paritranaya—for the deliverance; sadhunam—of the devotees; vinasaya—for the annihilation; ca—also; duskrtam—of the miscreants; dharma—principles of religion; samsthapana-arthaya—to reestablish; sambhavami—I do appear; yuge—millennium; yuge—after millennium.

TRANSLATION

In order to deliver the pious and to…

dandavat pranams

all glories to the lotusfeet of my Gurudeva and Lord Gauranga

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Markandeya Rsi was such a powerful sage ,it is most proper that Saunaka Rsi asked Suta Goswami about him because among all Rsis that ever appeared on earth Markandeya Rsi is the formost , it is the greatest honor that mother Earth once hosted the lotusfeet of Markandeya Rsi.He was tested personally by Indra and cupid, actually all jivas in this world get tested by…

Markandeya Rsi as a child was worshipping Lord Siva, Yamaraja the Lord of death came to personally take the life if Markandeya Rsi , but clung on to the Siva Linga taking refuge of Lord Siva , when Yamaraja threw the noose of death around Markandeya Rsi to drag his soul and subtle body out of his body ,Lord Siva personally came and protected Markandeya Rsi .In Srimad Bhagavatam 12 canto it is stated : SB 12.8.2-5 — Authorities say that Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi, the son of Mṛkaṇḍu, was an exceptionally…

dandavat pranams to all the vaisnava readers of Gita Govinda

All glories to the lotsufeet of my Gurudeva Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Goswami and to my param Gurudeva Srila Bhaktiprajana Kesava maharaja

All glories to our beloved Srila Prabhupada

I have been asked to write about Gita Govinda to make it more understandable to vaisnavas .My beloved Gurudeva translated Gita Govinda

into English you can find copy at Purebhakti.com or for example at Krsna path someone…

dear devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to the lotusfeet of my beloved Gurudeva Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja and to our beloved param Gurudeva Srila Prabhupada

This chapter describes the birth of Acyutananda, and here is some difference between Advaita Prakash and Caitanya Caritamrta, So if Isana Thakura the servant of Sri Advaita Acarya wrote this ,then why would he get the dates wrong about the birth of Acyutananda ? My guess is some…

PAMHO

AGTSP

In this chapter 12 again we see how Isana Thakura mentions that Acyutananda went to the school of Nimai Pandita in the CC we read Srila Prabhupada

rejected the idea that Acyutananda went with Lord Caitanya in the school of Gangadas .

In my comment to the previous chapter I pointed out the differences between Srila Vrindavan das Thakura and Ishana Thakura;…

"The story of the hunter who saw Lord Nrsimha"

In his previous life, Padmapada was known as Sananda. Sanandana was the main student of Adi Shankara. He lived in the Chola country. Once a monk gave him the mantra of Narasimha. Sananda really wanted to see the Lord of the mantra - Narasimha. Therefore, he left his home and found a secluded place in the forest. He sat down to meditate, representing the image of the Lord of Narasimha and chanting the Narasimha mantra.

One day a…

Chapter Three

1 Kam ad e v a crowned as the ruler of the kingdom of youth Lord Caitanya,

whose graceful and youthful limbs were a nectar flood of youthful handsomeness.

2 The Lo r d s t u d ied under a cheerful, learned, expert teacher named Visnu

dasa. By considering this pandita His teacher, the Lord gave great mercy to him.

How can anyone be the Lord's teacher 

3 The Lo r d a lso studied diligently under the grammarian Ganga-dasa,…

Chapter Two

1 Splen d i d w ith many glittering jewels, and more fortunate and glorious than

all the planets of heaven, the earth goddess placed the city of Navadvipa in her

realm and set many great jewels within it.

2 Is th i s a h ost of glories that she had accumulated in one place, or is this the

famous city of Navadvipa that the earth goddess, the trees that are the hairs of her

body standing erect in ecstasy, has placed within her realm7

3…

Sri Caitanya-carita

The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya

Chapter One

1 Glor y t o Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who has come to the town of

Navadvipa. His form is eternal and full of knowledge and bliss. He is dark Krsna,

who danced with the fair gopis in Vrndavana forest. How have His limbs now

become fair by tightly embracing them7

2 I offe r m y r e spectful obeisances to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who with

showers of sweet nectar golden splendour of His limbs,…

Srila Prabhupadas instruction to Brahmananda Prabhu that was never popular and never got distributed in ISKCON !

Brahmananda Prabhu was one of Srila Prabhupadas first disciples and he visited me when I stayed in Virginia in 1995 ,I would have a program on Wednesdays so he would come and we would talk about Krsna conciseness and I had cooked prasadam. Brahmananda Prabhu had a large appetite so he could finish huge amount of prasadam sometimes a potful .He gave…

sādhibhūtādhidaivaḿ māḿ

sādhiyajñaḿ ca ye viduḥ

prayāṇa-kāle ’pi ca māḿ

te vidur yukta-cetasaḥ

Translation of Bhagavad Gita 7.30

Those in full consciousness of Me, who know Me, the Supreme Lord, to be the governing principle of the material manifestation, of the demigods, and of all methods of sacrifice, can understand and know Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, even at the time of death.

Commentary by Sri A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada of…

Chapter 4: Transcendental Knowledge

TEXT 7

yada yada hi dharmasya

glanir bhavati bharata

abhyutthanam adharmasya

tadatmanam srjamy aham

SYNONYMS

yada—whenever; yada—wherever; hi—certainly; dharmasya—of religion; glanih—discrepancies; bhavati—manifested, becomes; bharata—O descendant of Bharata; abhyutthanam—predominance; adharmasya—of irreligion; tada—at that time; atmanam—self; srjami—manifest; aham—I.

TRANSLATION…

The Glories of the Fifteenth Chapter of

the Bhagavad Gita from the Padma Purana

Lord Shiva said, “My dear Parvati, now I will tell you the glories of the Fifteenth Chapter of the Srimad Bhagavad-gita, kindly listen carefully.

In Gaudadesa, there was a king of the name Narasingha. He was so powerful that he was able to defeat the demigods. The commander of his army was known by the name Sarabhmerund. He was very greedy and along with the prince, he planned to…

Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat

Adi Lila Chapter Two

All glories, all glories to the beatific Chaitanya Mahaprabhu who is Sri Jagannatha Misra's son and the Supreme Lord of all.

All glories to Lord Chaitanya, the life and soul of Sri Nityananda Prabhu and Sri Gadadhara Pandita. All glories, all glories to the shelter of Sri Advaita Acarya and the other devotees.

All glories to Lord Sri Gauranga and His associates. One receives loving devotion to the Supreme…

Sri Gopal is worshipped in Sri Nathadvara I once had the good fortune to take darshan of Sri Gopal ,Sastra states if you take his darshan you get the benefit of visiting the 4 Dhamas ,Badarikasrama, Sri Ksetra ,Dvaraka and Sri Rangam

Sri Gopal was installed by Sri Vrajanabha, Lord Krsnas grandson ,He was worshipped for 4500 years in Vrindavana but when Srila Madhavendra Puri came to Govinda Kunda , Sri Gopal had been hidden by the Pujaris because the Muslim…

The Glories of the Twelfth Chapter of the Bhagavad Gita from the Padma Purana

Lord Shiva said, “I will recite the wonderful glories of the twelfth Chapter of Srimad Bhagavad-gita before you, dear Parvati.”

In the South there is an important holy place by the name of Kolhapur, where the temple of the Lord’s divine consort Maha Lakshmi, is situated. Maha Lakshmi is continuously worshipped by all of the demigods. That place is the fulfiller of all desires. Rudragaya is also…

The Glories of the Twelfth Chapter of the Bhagavad Gita from the Padma Purana

Lord Shiva said, “I will recite the wonderful glories of the twelfth Chapter of Srimad Bhagavad-gita before you, dear Parvati.”

In the South there is an important holy place by the name of Kolhapur, where the temple of the Lord’s divine consort Maha Lakshmi, is situated. Maha Lakshmi is continuously worshipped by all of the demigods. That place is the fulfiller of all…

 

from Bhakti ratnakara about Krsnas birth :In Vraja-vilasa-stava the following description is found: "I offer my obeisances to Mahavana, where Vrajaraja Nanda celebrated the birth of Krishna by distributing eighteen lakha cows, each wearing a large pearl necklace and golden ornaments. He also gave the brahmanas a tremendous quantity of jewelry and grains."

In the first song of Nandottsava in the Stava-mala, Gitavali, it is written; "Yashoda gave birth to a beautiful son, so the…

ajo ’pi sann avyayatma

bhutanam isvaro ’pi san

prakritim svam adhisthaya

sambhavamy atma-mayaya

Translation of Bhagavad Gita 4.6

Although I am unborn and My transcendental body never deteriorates, and although I am the Lord of all living entities, I still appear in every millennium in My original transcendental form.

Commentary by Sri A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada of Gaudiya Sampradaya:

The Lord has spoken about the peculiarity of His birth:…