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Added by Paramananda das on September 5, 2011 at 6:36am — No Comments

Sri Radha created Navadvipa

In his Navadvipa Dham Mahatmya Praman Khanda ,Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has described how Sri Radha created Navadvipa:

Here is a summary from the book Gauradesa:

Why Radharani created Navadvipa-Dhama

When Krshna descends His abode plus all of His associates and other paraphernalia also descend with Him and manifest as His holy dhama within the material realm.

Navadvipa-dhama, however, was created by Srimati Radharani to allure Krshna away from another lover.…

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Added by Paramananda das on September 3, 2011 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Krsna is born and dies ?

one person asked me this:

in bhagwatgeeta krishna says that God does not

take birth he is Ajanma and he does not die. But

krishna born and also died. So this shows that

krishna is not God.

This was a qustion asked to me by one

trueseekar friend. Pls explain prabhus .pls send email to me.…

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Added by Paramananda das on September 2, 2011 at 7:34am — 1 Comment

Ground water contamination in WV from gas fracking ,it is going to be banned in US wait and see.....

Kindly forward this urgent message to all ISKCON leaders and GBC before the ground water and nature in New Vrindavana get destroyed from the gas fracking there:

http://www.wvmetronews.com/index.cfm?func=displayfullstory&storyid=45354

West Virginia…

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Added by Paramananda das on August 30, 2011 at 2:24am — 2 Comments

Ground water contamination in WV from gas fracking ,it is going to be banned in US wait and see...or it will be to late?

There is nothing more sinful than untruthfulness. Because of this, mother earth once said, "I can bear any heavy thing except a person who is a liar."

>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 8.20.4…

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Added by Paramananda das on August 30, 2011 at 1:41am — 1 Comment

Bhagavad Gita 1.16-18

Text 16-18

anantavijayam raja

kunti-putro yudhisthirah

nakulah sahadevas ca

sughosa-manipuspakau

kasyas ca paramesv-asah

sikhandi ca maha-rathah

dhrishtadyumno viratas ca

satyakis caparajitah

drupado draupadeyas ca

sarvasah prithivi-pate

saubhadras ca maha-bahuh

sankhan dadhmuh prithak prithak…

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Added by Paramananda das on August 29, 2011 at 10:05pm — 3 Comments

song by the Vraja saint Sura das

main nahin makhana khayo

I never ate any butter

Oh my mother- I promise this- I never ate any butter

(not sung- maiya mori kasuma teri main nahin makhana khayo)

maiya mori main nahin makhana khayo

bhora bhayo gaiyana ke pache

when the sun rises, I go (leave) to tend the cows

madhubana mohi pathaiya

on your order- i go to madhubana!

cara prahara vamsi vata bhatakyo

all day long I wander playing my flute

sanjha pade ghara ayo

and when it's… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on August 29, 2011 at 9:57pm — 2 Comments

Bhagavad Gita 1.15

pancajanyam hrsikeso

devadattam dhananjayah

paundram dadhmau maha-sankham

bhima-karma vrkodarah

Translation

Lord Krishna blew His conchshell, called Pancajanya; Arjuna blew his, the Devadatta; and Bhima, the voracious eater and performer of herculean tasks, blew his terrific conchshell, called Paundra.

Commentary by Srila Prabhupada

Lord Krishna is referred to as Hrishikesha in this verse because He is the owner of all senses. The… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on August 28, 2011 at 12:58pm — No Comments

How safe is the gas drilling in New Vrindavana?

I posted this on facebook:

I like to offer this also that the gas drilling in New Vrindavana seems to have been done with a lot of intelligent considerations ,this is the conclusion I get to after talking to Anuttama Prabhu who is also a GBC there...is the gas drilling ideal ,no one thinks so, but if the Prabhupada palace and other places there gets a facelift this will be a great service....Oh Krsna who swallows the forest fires ,kindly bless us.

this is the… Continue

Added by Paramananda das on August 27, 2011 at 9:57pm — No Comments

IS MADHU PANDITS ARTICLE a rebuttal to mine?

few weeks ago some devotees from Bangalore asked me write a Vyasa puja offering for Srila Prabhupada ,this I offered this in all sincerity:

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Added by Paramananda das on August 27, 2011 at 2:01pm — No Comments

Questions and answers about Jaya and Vijaya and Lord Caitanya

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This is based on questions by Bhaktin Raisa and my answers…

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Added by Paramananda das on August 25, 2011 at 7:30pm — No Comments

nice Vyasapuja offering by Madhu Pandit

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This is a very good offering by Madhupandit Prabhu, ritvik or not,

ys

Payonidhi das…

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Added by Paramananda das on August 25, 2011 at 4:40pm — No Comments

And absolutely no facebook

Something I posted to facebookfriends

And absolutely no facebook…

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Added by Paramananda das on August 25, 2011 at 2:17pm — No Comments

Bhagavad Gita 1.13 and 14

text 13

tatah sankhas ca bheryas ca

panavanaka-gomukhah

sahasaivabhyahanyanta

sa shabdas tumulo ’bhavat

Translation

After that, the conchshells, drums, bugles, trumpets and horns were all suddenly sounded, and the combined sound was tumultuous.

Commentary by Srila Prabhupada

No commentary by Srila Prabhupada.

Commentary by Sri Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakur

When Bhisma blew his conch, at that time, in his…

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Added by Paramananda das on August 24, 2011 at 10:00pm — No Comments

comments to SB 10 .7.1-2

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.7.1-2

śrī-rājovāca

yena yenāvatāreṇa

bhagavān harir īśvaraḥ

karoti …

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Added by Paramananda das on August 24, 2011 at 9:21am — No Comments

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada's Final Instructions

by Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaja

On December 27, 1936, several days prior to the setting of the blazing sun of the Gaudiya Vaishnava sampradaya, Om Vishnupada Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Thakur, he spoke to an gathering of his closest disciples, at which time he said the following words:

"I have disturbed many people because I felt myself obliged to…

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Added by Paramananda das on August 24, 2011 at 8:44am — No Comments