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Who is the Devil Jesus met in the Desert according to Vedic scriptures ?

Kali yuga personified was given a place to stay by Pariksit Maharaja ,wherever there is illicit sex ,gambling , intoxications and meat eating , and where ever there is greed for gold to be used for these sinful things ,this Kali yuga personified is who Jesus Christ met in the desert before starting his preaching…
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Added by Paramananda das on August 14, 2016 at 7:22am — 1 Comment

Pavitropana Ekadasi

Shri Yudhisthira Maharaja said, "Oh Madhusudana, Oh killer of the Madhu demon, please be merciful to me and describe to me the Ekadasi that occurs during the light fortnight of the month of Shravana (July-August)."The Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna, replied, "Yes, Oh king, I shall happily narrate its glories to you, for just by hearing about this sacred Ekadasi one attains the merit of performing a horse sacrifice.

 

"At the dawn of Dvarpara-yuga there lived a king by the name of…

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Added by Paramananda das on August 14, 2016 at 5:11am — No Comments

Govinda Lilamrta chapter 3 with commentaries of Srila Yadunandana Thakura

dandavat pranams 

All glories to Srila Prabhupada 
Yadunandana Thakura  was a disciple of Hemalata devi dasi the daughter of Srinivasa Acarya
He also wrote a tika commentary to Govinda Lilamrta : 
Yesterday I posted this chapter but now that I found the commentaries at least to some of the chapters of Govinda lilamrta , I will post the…
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Added by Paramananda das on August 13, 2016 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Govinda Lilamrta chaper 3 :Shri Radhika cooks for Shri Krishna in the morning

dandavat pranams to the readers of Govinda Lilamrta 

all glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga all glories to Srila Prabhupada 

May Srila Krsna das Kaviraja Goswami be kind and bless us to enter the deep explanation  of this chapter , may these pastime remain in our hearts constantly .Govinda Lilamrta are not for those who lack the qualifikation to read these pastimes and for those who are envious of Sri Sri Radha Krsna and Their pure devotees.Srila Prabhupada…

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Added by Paramananda das on August 12, 2016 at 8:30am — No Comments

Govinda Lilamrta chapter 2

pranams

All glories to the lotusfeet of Sri Guru and Gauranga

All glories to Srila Prabhupada 

Srila Prabhupada like his Gurumaharaja did not teach ragamarg to just  anyone, only few got such mercy here is the example of one disciple of Srila Prabhupada and it also contains some information about how Srila Prabhupada completed Nectar of Instruction ,Upadesamrta:…

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Added by Paramananda das on August 11, 2016 at 9:30am — No Comments

Govinda Lilamrta chapter 1 with commentaries

dear devotees
Please accept my humble obaisences
all glories to Srila Gurudeva and Srila Bhaktiprajnana Kesava Maharaja my Param Gurudeva
All glories to Srila Prabhupada  ,( there is 3 Srila Prabhupadas, Srila Rupa Goswami Prabhupada , Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada and Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada )
There  is nothing wrong in books like Govinda Lilamrta and Krsna Bhavanamrta and such books but they have to…
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Added by Paramananda das on August 10, 2016 at 2:30am — No Comments

Why does ISKCON have no justice system?

 WHERE IS THE ISKCON JUSTICE SYSTEM:

dear devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

all glories to Srila Prabhupada

I here with burn all my bridges to ISKCON Scandinavia, though I joined ISKCON Sweden in 1979 and helped start ISKCON Denmark the same year and following years.Since the time I joined ISKCON Scandinavia was ruled by one fall down after the other, one scandal after the other.Devotees where forced to sell…

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Added by Paramananda das on August 9, 2016 at 1:49pm — No Comments

Sri-Chaitanya-Chandramrita

Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati's

Sri-Chaitanya-Chandramrita

The Nectar Moon of Sri Chaitanya



Translated by Sriman Kusakratha dasa

Stuti-mukhe vastu-nirdesa-rupa-mangalacaranam

In the Beginning an Invocation of Auspiciousness and a Description of the Contents of These Prayers

1 Let us glorify…

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Added by Paramananda das on August 7, 2016 at 8:07am — No Comments

The mood of Ratha yatra







 







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Added by Paramananda das on August 7, 2016 at 7:25am — No Comments

Kamika Ekadasi

Kamika Ekadasi

The saintly king Yudhisthira maharaj said, "Oh Supreme Lord, I have heard from You the glories of fasting on Deva-sayani Ekadasi, which occurs during the light fortnight of the month of Ashadha.

Now I would like to hear from You the glories of the Ekadasi that occurs during the dark fortnight…
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Added by Paramananda das on July 29, 2016 at 9:11am — No Comments

Bhagavad Gita 3.21

TEXT 21

yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas

tat tad evetaro janaḥ

sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute

lokas tad anuvartate…

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Added by Paramananda das on July 20, 2016 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

Govinda Virudavali

Shri Govinda-Virudavali by Srila Rupa Goswami 

translated by Sriman Kusakrata Prabhu 

Calling Out to Lord Govinda 

 

 Sri Sri Radha Gopinath 

1        This book, Shri Govinda-virudavali, is very auspicious.  When one reads it Shri Govinda becomes pleased.

2        O lotus-eyed Lord, when You wish to enjoy pastimes in the material world You appoint the demigod Brahma to create places for them and You also…

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Added by Paramananda das on June 17, 2016 at 9:30pm — 2 Comments

Aisvarya Kadambini

TODAY IS THE DISAPPERANCEDAY OF SRILA BALADEVA VIDYABHUSANA : 

 THIS IS TRANSLATED  BY SRIMAN KUSAKRATA PRABHU I EDITED IT AS THERE WAS UNLIMETED SPELLING MISTAKES :  

SRI AISVARYA-KADAMBINI

The Monsoon of Lord Krsna’s Opulence
by Srila…
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Added by Paramananda das on June 14, 2016 at 4:00am — No Comments

chapter 17 of Sri Narasimha: glories of Prahlada Maharaja from Visnu Purana

 [Prahlad[10].jpg] This chapter is a summary of chapters 17 to 19 of the Visnu Purana 
 
 
 chapter 17 Visnu Purana…


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Added by Paramananda das on June 2, 2016 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment

fasting on apperance days of Visnutattva

 

Please accept my humble obaisences
All glories to Srila Prabhupada 
First please note this sloka: ekadasyam sahasrena yat phalam labhate narah Radha janma astami punyam tasmat satagu nadhikam  :whatever result one can attain by fasting on 1000 ekadasis one hundred times greater results can be attained by fasting on Radhastami and Janmastami days Brahma Khanda of Padma Purana 7.8
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Added by Paramananda das on May 31, 2016 at 5:44pm — No Comments

chapter 12 of Sri Narasimha : Lord Narasimhadevas affection for Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

  

 

   Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura had darshan of Lord Narasimha it is described in his Navadvipa Bhava Taranga: Lord Narasimha adressed him as "vatsa" as a child or like a calf that is being taken care of by his/her mother the cow . He Vatsa svacchande baiso he vatsa sri-gauranga-dhame jugala-bhajana hau rati hau name mama bhakta-krpa-bale vighna jabe dura suddha cite bhajo radha-krsna-rasa-pura He will say, "Dear child! Sit sown freely and live happily here in…

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Added by Paramananda das on May 23, 2016 at 3:30am — No Comments

Rukmini Dvadasi and Mohini Ekadasi (Dwadasi )



Today is Rukmini Dvadasi ,actually it is the apperanceday of Srimati Rukminidevi . It is also Mohini Ekadasi  ,and has been described in Haribhakti Vilasa and in Garga Samhita and many places .In India Rukmini is especially worshipped in Dvaraka and in Pandarpura as Sr Sri Vitthal Rukmini :
 RTUKALA UDBHAVAIH PUSPAIR YO'RCAYED RUKMINI PATIM 

SARVAN KAMAN AVAPNOTI YAN…
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Added by Paramananda das on May 17, 2016 at 6:30am — No Comments

Bhagavad Gita 3.20

Chapter 3: Karma-yoga

TEXT 20
karmanaiva hi samsiddhim

asthita janakadayah

loka-sangraham evapi

sampasyan kartum arhasi

SYNONYMS
karmaṇā—by work; …
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Added by Paramananda das on May 12, 2016 at 8:26pm — 1 Comment

Glorification of Srila Narayana Maharaja from his Vyasa Puja this year

dear devotees
Dandavat pranams
All glories to Srila Prabhupada 
All glories to the lotusfeet of my Gurudeva Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja
all…
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Added by Paramananda das on May 10, 2016 at 10:50pm — No Comments

11 offenses to the holy name

Padma Purana (Section: Brahma Khanda 25.15–18).
 
1)

satam ninda namnah paramam aparadham vitanute

yatah khyatim yatam katham u sahate tad-vigarham
2)

sivasya sri-visnor ya iha guna-namadi-sakalam

dhiya bhinnam pasyet sa khalu hari-namahita-karah
(3)

guror avajna
(4)

sruti-sastra-nindanam
(5)…

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Added by Paramananda das on May 7, 2016 at 6:00am — No Comments

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