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chapter 16 Narasimhadevas pastimes from Narasimha Purana and from Bhakti Sandarba

Narasimha Purana is one of the 18 Upa Puranas written by Srila Vyasadeva , Upa Purana just means that it does not cover the 10 subjects of the Mahapuranas , but 5 or more.This has been explained by Sukadeva Goswami in the 12 Canto chapter 7:

sargo 'syātha…

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Added by Paramananda das on April 5, 2016 at 7:30pm — 1 Comment

remaining a fool in front of Srila Prabhupada

no fasting for april fools day

Giriraja Swami posted this nice note : …

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Added by Paramananda das on April 3, 2016 at 9:30am — No Comments

paranormal activities and suicides and murders in ISKCON

Sometimes some so called devotees commit suicide ,we can understand they are not vaisnavas , as Vaisnavas never commit suicide ,such temples where such suicides takes place becomes inauspicious ,unless lots of purification takes place . ISKCON Potomac had suicide New Vrindavana and ISKCON Vrindavana had murders ,but gradually if there is pure devotees and proper yajnas performed then the influence will go away ,just like Srila…

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Added by Paramananda das on April 3, 2016 at 1:30am — 2 Comments

On recieving guests and the curse of becoming a temple president

dear devotees

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Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Many devotees do not know how to properly treat guests .Even though Duryodhana was a demon…

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Added by Paramananda das on March 31, 2016 at 9:00am — No Comments

Srila Rupa and Sanatana Goswami about Lord Narasimha

This chapter deals with some of the many quotes by Srila Rupa Goswami and Sanatana Goswami about Lord Narasimha. Srila Rupa Goswamis quoted from Laghu Bhagavatamrta: In Chapter Three Lilavatara-nirupana The Lila-avataras we find: 3.46 describes how Lord Dattatreya taught divya jnana to Prahlada Maharaja: SB 1.3.11 45 Lord Dattatreya is described in Shrimad-Bhagavatam (2.7.4): “The great sage Atri prayed for…

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Added by Paramananda das on March 30, 2016 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Srila Prabhupada on the jiva issue and going to Gaudiya math and delivering others

dear devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences\

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

One devotee was sharing with me how his wife wants to take diksa in my Gurudevas math .I actually do not advise against doing so .I also have 3 initiated disciples one of them was struggling to follow the 4 regs ,he did not like I chastised him for braking the regs and made his falldown public .So I said you can go stay with ISKCON Puerto Rico I can…

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Added by Paramananda das on March 29, 2016 at 6:30am — No Comments

Bhagavad Gita 3.18

Chapter 3: Karma-yoga

TEXT 18

naiva tasya krtenartho

nakrteneha kascana

na casya sarva-bhutesu

kascid artha-vyapasrayah

SYNONYMS

na—never; …

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Added by Paramananda das on March 28, 2016 at 7:30am — No Comments

Ecclesiastes and Jesus Christ teachings on the mount

Jayadvaita Swami added 2 new photos.…

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Added by Paramananda das on March 26, 2016 at 12:36pm — 1 Comment

The glories of Mangala Giri

Chapter 8 of Sri Narasimha The glories of Mangala Giri

Mangalagiri (Telugu: మంగళగిరి) is a town, and a mandal of Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh, India. Mangalagiri is a part of Vijayawada urban agglomeration.[1] It is situated on the Guntur-Vijayawada road, 8 miles (13 km) to the south-east of Vijayawada and 13 miles (21 km) to the north-east of Guntur City.

At Mangala Giri is the famous Laxmi Narasimha temple also visited by Lord Caitanya, is is also known as Sri…

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Added by Paramananda das on March 23, 2016 at 4:00am — No Comments

GAURANGA lila smarana mangala stotram

dear Vaisnavas

Please accept my humble obaisences

pranams to the lotusfeet of my Gurudeva and his Gurudeva Srila Bhaktiprajana Kesava Maharaja

All glories to Srila Prabhupada…

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Added by Paramananda das on March 22, 2016 at 7:26am — 9 Comments

Both the Ocean and Mother Earth are Gaura Bhaktas

we think of the Ocean as many Oceans but there is only one Ocean on this planet his name is Samudra and he also came to get the mercy of Lord Gauranga (saltwater ocean personfied)

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Added by Paramananda das on March 21, 2016 at 1:00pm — No Comments

condom in the Ganga? Is Kali Yuga getting hold of ISKCON Mayapure?

Dear devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

I was preaching to to some devotees from Estonia and Latvia and one Tat Purusha das stated his Guru ,Bhakti Vidyapurna Swami preaches that it is not illlicit sex when husband and wife have sex even for not having kids.I gave him some quotes by Srila Prabhupada where Srila Prabhupada clearly defines grhastha life as no sex between husband and wife unless for…

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Added by Paramananda das on March 20, 2016 at 3:48pm — No Comments

Yadi Gauranga Nahito... If Sriman Gauranga Mahaprabhu had not appeared, then what would have become of us?

Dear devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to the lotusfeet of Sri Guru and Gauranga

all glories to Srila Prabhupada

Here is an excellent lecture by my godbrother HH BV Tirtha Maharaja .: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpnqjWjlcdQ and there is a part 2 …

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Added by Paramananda das on March 19, 2016 at 5:37pm — No Comments

EKADASI DEVI and the glories of Amalaki ekadasi .and why one should not take grains on Visnuttatva days

Sri Ekadasi devi killing the Mura Demon

dear devotees

Please accept the blessings of Sri Ekadasi devi

all glories to Srila Prabhupada

Who is Ekadasi devi this is a mystery that hardly anyone knows.So I will explain it so vaisnavas can understand and benefit .First let me state something from sastra about Ekadasi :

ekadashi vratam nama

sarva kama…

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Added by Paramananda das on March 19, 2016 at 8:00am — No Comments

Navadvipa Sataka and Navadvipa stuti

dear devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga

all glories to Srila Prabhupada

In 2009 I posted the Navadvipa Sataka on Dandavats.com http://www.dandavats.com/?p=7276 These prayers to Sri Navadvipa are essential reading…

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Added by Paramananda das on March 17, 2016 at 5:20am — No Comments

how and why did Prahlada Maharaja becomes a grhastha?

Text 1 Koti koti vadanah prapalakam Koti koti vadanah khalantakam koti koti vadanah Nrsimhakam koti koti vadanas to santu tam

Millions and millions of obaisences to the protector of the devotees.Millions and millions of…

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Added by Paramananda das on March 15, 2016 at 8:30am — No Comments

+Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Vaibhava Purī Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance

14 Mar 2016

Monday

Saptamī, G, 06:20, Rohiṇī

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+Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Vaibhava Purī Gosvāmī Mahārāja ~ Disappearance

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Srila Bhakti Pramod Puri Maharaja taught a sannyasi should never be alone with a woman , he was a strict sannyasi and chanted 64 rounds daily since he joined Gaudiya math , he was a disciple of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada and close friend of our Srila Prabhupada:…

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Added by Paramananda das on March 14, 2016 at 6:00am — 3 Comments

vaisnava ke? am I a vaisnava?

A devotee asks himself this question am I really a vaisnava?Am I chanting 64 rounds daily or more as instructed by Lord Caitanya .Or am I a fallen pretender pseudo vaisnava that never cares to chant the Mahamantra with love and devotion .Am I accepting worship and having my feet washed am I taking money from kanistha adhikari disciples that also do not chant 64 rounds?What kind of vaisnava am I really?

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has told us that…

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Added by Paramananda das on March 13, 2016 at 4:30am — No Comments