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Bhagavad Gita 2.53

TEXT 53

sruti-vipratipanna te yada sthasyati niscala samadhav acala buddhis tada yogam avapsyasi

SYNONYMS

sruti--Vedic revelation;…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 28, 2013 at 5:39am — No Comments

Bhagavad Gita 2.52

TEXT 52

yada te moha-kalilam buddhir vyatitarisyati tada gantasi nirvedam srotavyasya srutasya ca

SYNONYMS

yada--when; te--your;…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 28, 2013 at 3:37am — No Comments

Advaita Acarya never had a beard

dear devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

Jaya Sri Guru and Gauranga ,jaya Gandarvika Giridhari

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Last year I brought the issue of Advaita Acarya not having a beard discussion. The GBC has responded …

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Added by Paramananda das on January 26, 2013 at 7:22am — No Comments

Jagadish Pandit the incarnation of the Nagnajits and Putrada ekadasi

: Jagadish Pandit the incarnation of the Nagnajits and Putrada ekadasi

dear devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

Jaya Sri Guru and Gauranga,Jaya Sri Gandarvika Giridhari

Jaya Srila Prabhupada

Sadly I overlooked Putrada ekadasi that fell yesterday but am observing it today , in 1977 in Hrisikesa Srila Prabhupadas servant failed to mention that it was ekadasi so Srila…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 23, 2013 at 9:40am — No Comments

Srila Prabhupadas request for a picture of Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Maharaja

dear devotees

please accept my humble obaisences

all glories to my dear Gurudeva and the lotusfeet of my Lord Gauranga

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Yesterday I posted my article about Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Maharaja and Radha Krsna, Gaura tattva:…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 15, 2013 at 7:30am — No Comments

Bhagavad Gita 2.51

TEXT 51

karma-jam buddhi-yukta hi phalam tyaktva manisinah janma-bandha-vinirmuktah padam gacchanty anamayam

SYNONYMS

karma-jam--because of fruitive activities; buddhi-yuktah--being done in devotional service;…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 14, 2013 at 4:59am — No Comments

Laxmimoni used to beat devotee children like mad ...

dear devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

I was talking to Mother Mohanasinis daughter Lynnet Bannow, Navadvipa and she told me how Laxmimoni used to beat her so much.So that is nice she is respected in Alachua but that she used to do to devotees children is not good:

Srila Prabhupada writes:

Now the…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 11, 2013 at 8:38am — No Comments

Worst" company" to work for is ISKCON?

dear devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

The nasty behavior of many ISKCON leaders is unimaginable, they are just into it for themselves. There is hardly any cooperation with others

to help others just to promote their own agendas.And they will use any means up to expelling and even killing in the case of Sulocana Prabhu.

Srila Prabhupada did…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 9, 2013 at 1:10pm — No Comments

married at 15, by Radhanath Swami

dear devotees

Please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Mother Rati Manjari (her then name was Remuna) told me how she got married at age 15 to Jagadish das that was 21 at the time and he…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 8, 2013 at 7:30pm — No Comments

"Madam Tussau wax house of pedophiles"

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Today I talked with a GBC member and he called ISCKON Mayapure, "Madam Tussau wax house of pedophiles" because of Bhavananda and Satya Dhanyas presence there.He like many quote ai ced sudaracaro... as a reason the GBC allow such pedophiles to still be in ISKCON Mayapure.

In general society in US at least sex offenders are registered and can find them you online .…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 8, 2013 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

The misconception that only ritviks are opposed to changes of Srila Prabhupadas books

dear devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Actually Rupanuga Prabhu and Mother Govinda that are senior to Jayadvaita Swami ,do not agree with the changes done to Srila Prabhupadas books.

Govinda dasi’s Letter

Dear Yashoda Dulal…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 6, 2013 at 6:31am — No Comments

Sannyasa asrama

dear devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

I was discussing about sannyasa and money with one members of the GBC.

I want to point to this vers and Srila Prabhupadas purport:

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.2.5

cīrāṇi…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 5, 2013 at 3:35am — No Comments

Was Sura das the incarnation of Uddhava?

Dear devotees

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to my beloved Gurudeva ,Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja and to Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada ,I pray to be the dust of their lotusfeet birth after birth

Jaya Sri Guru and Gauranga ,Jaya Gandarvika Giridhari\

Sura das appeared in 1487 one year later after the appear Image may contain: 2 people

ance of Lord Caitanya:

I found this nice description of Sura das…

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Added by Paramananda das on January 1, 2013 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment

Gaudiya Math standard is not 4 rounds

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Yesterday one devotee from Gaudiya math justified his chanting 4 rounds with quotes from Srila Sridhara Swami and Govinda Maharaja his disciple.I do not know about their teachings in this matter.However I do know Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada only had one standard :

One lahk minimum there is no…

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Added by Paramananda das on December 29, 2012 at 8:18am — No Comments

Srila Prabhupada on divorce

dear Braja Bihari Prabhu

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Srila Prabhupada was very specific about divorce it is not allowed in KC.Bhakta Vidyasagar asked you if Ramabhadra is engaging in sinful activities by

being remarried.And you said no.But the answer is yes.

In your ISKCON society, do you allow for…

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Added by Paramananda das on December 26, 2012 at 7:22am — 1 Comment

about childmolestations and pedophile crimes of Bhavananda

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Added by Paramananda das on December 22, 2012 at 6:00am — No Comments

Bhagavad Gita 2.50

TEXT 50

buddhi-yukto jahatiha ubhe sukrta-duskrte tasmad yogaya yujyasva yogah karmasu kausalam

SYNONYMS

buddhi-yuktah--one who is engaged in devotional service; jahati--can get rid of; iha--in this life;…

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Added by Paramananda das on December 19, 2012 at 6:26am — No Comments

Lord Narasimhas nails an incarnation of Sudarsana Chakra

Lord Nrsimha is so exalted that even His nails are glorified by the Vaishnava acharyas! In the Sudarsana-sata-nama stotra of the Sri Vaishnava sampradaya, it is said that Lord Narayana's Sudarshana Chakra descended as the tusk of Varaha, the axe of Parasurama, and the nails of Nrsimha. In this way, the nails of Nrsimha accompany the Lord in His various avatars.

Trivikram Panditacarya a disciple of Srila Madhavacarya wrote the Nakha Stuti ,meditation on Lord Narasimhadevas…

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Added by Paramananda das on December 18, 2012 at 4:00am — No Comments

The glories of Narasimha Caturdasi

This is from Haribhakti Vilasa compiled by Srila Sanatana Goswami :

Text 414 iatha çré narasiàha caturddaçé (The vow of Sré Narasimha Caturdasi) vaiçäkhasya caturddaçyäà çukläyäà çré nåkeçaré jätas tadasyäà tat püjot savaà kurvvéta savratam Lord Nåsiàhadeva appeared on the fourteenth day in the fortnight of the waxing moon in the month of Vaiçäkha. Therefore, one should observe all the vows related to…

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Added by Paramananda das on December 18, 2012 at 3:40am — No Comments

Lord Narasimhadevas pastimes from the Puranas

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 visargaś ca…

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Added by Paramananda das on December 18, 2012 at 3:00am — 10 Comments