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Chapter 3: Karma-yoga

Chapter 3: Karma-yoga

Shri Stavavali

Volume One

Shri Shacisunv-ashtaka

Eight Prayers Glorifying the Son of Shaci

Text 1

harir drishtva goshthe mukura-gatam atmanam atulam

     sva-madhuryam radha-priyatara-sakhivaptum abhitah

aho gaude jatah prabhur apara-gauraika-tanu-bhak

     shaci-sunuh kim me nayana-saranim yasyati…

Chapter 19

Radha and Krishna Engage in Nocturnal Pastimes

(10:48 p.m. - 3:36 a.m.)

Out of love for Her sakhis, Shri Radhika tried to arrange for their meeting with Krishna also, so She told Him, "O Priyatama, in this forest the greatly offensive king Cupid reigns, piercing My girlfriends, who are searching for You, with his arrows."

Acyuta said, "O You who are showered with the matchless nectar of affection, You know that it is My…

Meaning

Adhyam rangamithi proktham vimanam ranga samgnitham,

Sri mushnam, Venkatadri cha salagramam cha naimisam,

Thothadreem pushkaram chaiva nara narayanasramam,

Ashtou may murthaya santhi swayam vyaktha mahi thale.

Firstly the great temple called Sri Ranga, with Ranga there,

Sri Mushnam, Thirupathi , SAlagramam, Naimisaranyam,

Thiruneermalai, Pushkar and the…

Shri Krishna Bhavanamrita Mahakavya

Written in 1685 A.D. by Shrila Shrila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura

"Shrila Visvanatha Chakravarti Thakura has given us a transcendental literature entitled Krishna Bhavanamrita, which is full with Krishna's pastimes. Devotees can remain absorbed in Krishna-thought by reading such books."

(Shrila Prabhupada  KB  "Uddhava Visits Vrndavana")

Chapter 18

Pastimes at…

Chapter Three

All glories to Shri Chaitanya! All glories to Sitanatha! All glories to Nityananda, along with all the devotees!

One day Advaita Prabhu wrote a letter and sent it with someone to His parents in Lauda-dhama. Kuvera Acarya had looked for his son everywhere and was feeling great distress out of separation. Tears flowed from his eyes, and he repeatedly called out the name of Gopala. By the mercy of Lord Krishna, he felt somewhat relieved, and he returned to his house.…

Dandavat pranams

 dear Srila Gurudeva

 Please accept my humble obaisences in the dust of your lotusfeet on this holy day of your appearance.

 You confirmed so many things for me in Bhakti , you also gave me the desire to regularly chant 64 rounds or more, though sometimes I struggle I complete my rounds by your inspiration and grace , you told me so may times to chant 64 rounds already in 1989 , I can glorifie you in so many ways but this simple instruction to follow the line of Srila…

Chapter 13

Radha and Krishna Drink Honey

(10:48 a.m. - 3:36 p.m.)

Again, lotus-eyed Krishna wandered through Vrindavana forest and after a while He came to the Hemanta forest (the season in November-December). The paths that were shaded by thick trees to protect Him from the summer heat were now morose out of separation from Him. The Hemanta season looked just like Hari's union with the gopis, who have big buttocks,…

In the Narasimha mantra : ugram viram maha-vishnum

jvalantam sarvato mukham

nrisimham bhishanam bhadram

mrityur mrityum namamy aham

"I bow down to Lord Narasimha who is ferocious and heroic like Lord Vishnu. He is burning from every side. He is terrific, auspicious and the death of death personified."

I…