Newsletter Number #140 -  (Govardhan puja - Diwali issue 2004 A.D. Gaurabda 518)
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Srimad Bhagavad Gita AS IT IS

Bhagavad Gita:                                 Chapter 2
                                Contents of the Gita Summarized

                                 TEXT 17

                          avinasi tu tad viddhi
                         yena sarvam idam tatam
                          vinasam avyayasyasya
                         na kascit kartum arhati

WORD FOR WORD

   avinasi--imperishable; tu--but; tat--that; viddhi--know it; yena--by whom; sarvam--all of the body; idam--this; tatam--pervaded; vinasam--destruction; avyayasya--of the imperishable; asya--of it; na kascit--no one; kartum--to do; arhati--is able.

TRANSLATION

   That which pervades the entire body you should know to be indestructible. No one is able to destroy that imperishable soul.

PURPORT by HDG Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada:

   This verse more clearly explains the real nature of the soul, which is spread all over the body. Anyone can understand what is spread all over the body: it is consciousness. Everyone is conscious of the pains and pleasures of the body in part or as a whole. This spreading of consciousness is limited within one's own body. The pains and pleasures of one body are unknown to another. Therefore, each and every body is the embodiment of an individual soul, and the symptom of the soul's presence is perceived as individual consciousness. This soul is described as one ten-thousandth part of the upper portion of the hair point in size. The Svetasvatara Upanisad (5.9) confirms this:

                          balagra-sata-bhagasya
                          satadha kalpitasya ca
                         bhago jivah sa vijneyah
                          sa canantyaya kalpate

   "When the upper point of a hair is divided into one hundred parts and again each of such parts is further divided into one hundred parts, each such part is the measurement of the dimension of the spirit soul." Similarly the same version is stated:

                          kesagra-sata-bhagasya
                          satamsah sadrsatmakah
                        jivah suksma-svarupo 'yam
                        sankhyatito hi cit-kanah

   "There are innumerable particles of spiritual atoms, which are measured as one ten-thousandth of the upper portion of the hair."

   Therefore, the individual particle of spirit soul is a spiritual atom smaller than the material atoms, and such atoms are  innumerable. This very small spiritual spark is the basic principle of the material body, and the influence of such a spiritual spark is spread all over the body as the influence of the active  principle of some medicine spreads throughout the body. This current of the spirit soul is felt all over the body as consciousness, and that is the proof of the presence of the soul  Any layman can understand that the material body minus consciousness is a dead body, and this consciousness cannot be revived in the body by any means of material administration.  Therefore, consciousness is not due to any amount of material combination, but to the spirit soul. In the Mundaka Upanisad (3.1.9) the measurement of the atomic spirit soul is further explained:

                     eso 'nur atma cetasa veditavyo
                    yasmin pranah pancadha samvivesa
                   pranais cittam sarvam otam prajanam
                   yasmin visuddhe vibhavaty esa atma

   "The soul is atomic in size and can be perceived by perfect intelligence. This atomic soul is floating in the five kinds of air (prana, apana, vyana, samana and udana), is situated within the heart, and spreads its influence all over the body of the embodied living entities. When the soul is purified from the contamination of the five kinds of material air, its spiritual influence is exhibited."

   The hatha-yoga system is meant for controlling the five kinds of air encircling the pure soul by different kinds of sitting postures--not for any material profit, but for liberation of the minute soul from the entanglement of the material atmosphere.

   So the constitution of the atomic soul is admitted in all Vedic literatures, and it is also actually felt in the practical experience of any sane man. Only the insane man can think of this atomic soul as all-pervading visnu-tattva.

   The influence of the atomic soul can be spread all over a particular body. According to the Mundaka Upanisad, this atomic soul is situated in the heart of every living entity, and because the measurement of the atomic soul is beyond the power of appreciation of the material scientists, some of them assert foolishly that there is no soul. The individual atomic soul is definitely there in the heart along with the Supersoul, and thus all the energies of bodily movement are emanating from this part of the body. The corpuscles which carry the oxygen from the lungs gather energy from the soul. When the soul passes away from this position, the activity of the blood generating fusion ceases. Medical science accepts the importance of the red corpuscles, but it cannot ascertain that the source of the energy is the soul. Medical science, however, does admit that the heart is the seat of all energies of the body.

   Such atomic particles of the spirit whole are compared to the sunshine molecules. In the sunshine there are innumerable radiant molecules. Similarly, the fragmental parts of the Supreme Lord are atomic sparks of the rays of the Supreme Lord, called by the name prabha, or superior energy. So whether one follows Vedic knowledge or modern science, one cannot deny the existence of the spirit soul in the body, and the science of the soul is explicitly described in the Bhagavad-gita by the Personality of Godhead Himself.

Copyright 1983 The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International. Used with permission.

 - His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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Prabhupada Uvacha:
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And in Hell, There Are No Newspapers!

As a young brahmacari in a young ISKCON movement, Tamala Krsna asked Srila Prabhupada, "What is it like in the spiritual word, in Krsnaloka?"
Prabhupada replied, "There are no draft boards there." The devotees laughed at Prabhupada's witty pertinence. Srila Prabhupada then told a story about a Christian missionary preaching among coal miners. The missionary began a fire-and-brimstone speech by telling the miners that a sinful person would have to go to hell and could only be saved if he surrendered to Jesus Christ.
On hearing the name Jesus Christ, one of the miners asked, "What is his number?" Since everyone in the mining company was assigned a number, the miners could not imagine Jesus Christ being anyone other than a mine worker.
The missionary tried again, by describing the misery of hell.
"Hell," he said, "is very dark and damp."
The miners looked back at the missionary without concern. His description of hell sounded just like the mine, which they already knew. Then the missionary understood that he was preaching to people with a very limited conception of reality, so he would have to address their actual experience.
"And in hell," he said, "there are no newspapers!"
"Oh, horrible! Very frightening!" the miners exclaimed.
Srila Prabhupada's joke made the devotees laugh, and they also appreciated that a preacher has to think carefully when addressing an audience and speak according to time, place, and circumstance. But personally, for Tamala Krsna and the other young men, it was also a great relief to think that there was a spiritual world where they would not be in anxiety about being drafted into the army.

Tamala Krsna Goswami, interview; Bhurijana dasa, interview.

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" Scriptural Test For Avatar "

Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.353-354
New York, December 26, 1966

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Prabhupada:

sarvajna munira vakya-sastra-'paramana'
ama-saba jivera haya sastra-dvara 'jnana'

We should always think that we are in the modes of ignorance. We are just trying to make progress from ignorance to goodness and then transcend. This is the process of spiritual realization. Nobody should think that we are perfect. We cannot be. God is... Only God is perfect, and we are all imperfect. Even our so-called liberated stage, we are still imperfect. Therefore one has to take shelter of authority because, constitutionally, we are imperfect. Lord Caitanya says, ama-saba jivera haya sastra-dvara 'jnana'. So therefore, for real knowledge, we have to consult the scriptures, sastra. Sadhu-sastra-guru. Sadhu means pious, religious, honest person. Sadhu, whose character is spotless, he's called sadhu. Sastra means scripture, and guru, guru means spiritual master. They are on the equal level. Why? Because the medium is scripture. Guru is considered to be liberated because he follows the scripture. Sadhu is considered to be honest and saintly because he follows scripture. Sadhu-sastra-guru-vakya. Nobody can become a sadhu if he does not accept the principles of scripture. Nobody can be accepted as guru, or spiritual master, if he does not follow the principles of scripture. This is the test.

tad-vijnanartham sa gurum eva abhigacchet
samit-panih srotriyam brahma-nistham
 [MU 1.2.12]

Srotriyam, srotriyam means one who has accepted the Vedic literature, the sastra, scripture, as the guidance, he can be... Not a extravagant upstart, he makes some group and religious principle of his own and become a guru. No, no, he'll not be...

So Lord Caitanya advises... Sanatana Gosvami's inquiry is how to know that he, here is a avatara. So Caitanya Mahaprabhu says the medium is sastra, and direction is the guru. Sastra also we cannot understand any book, what to speak of the scripture. Sometimes we find contradiction in the scripture. That is not contradiction; that is my poor fund of knowledge. I cannot understand; therefore assistance of guru, a spiritual master, is required. So far incarnation is concerned, here Lord Caitanya says that we have to see through the sastra whether a person is incarnation or not. We should not blindly accept anybody as incarnation because there are, nowadays, numberless incarnations.

avatara nahi kahe-'ami avatara'
muni saba jani' kare laksana-vicara

This is another significance of incarnation. Incarnation never says that "I am incarnation of God." I have read one book about a big avatara in India. He was canvassing his students, "Do you now accept me as incarnation? Do you now accept me as incarnation?" And the... Perhaps you know. (laughs) And the disciple was denying, "No." Then, at a time the disciple said, "Yes, I accept you." So this is not avatara. Here Caitanya Mahaprabhu says avatara does not canvass that "I am..." Guru does not canvass. Sadhu does not canvass. He automatically, by his qualities, he becomes accepted. Yes.

...............continued

"Krsna consciousness is already there in the core of everyone's heart. But because of our materially conditioned life, we have forgotten it. The process of chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra -- Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare / Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare -- revives the Krsna consciousness we already have. For example, a few months ago these American and European boys and girls did not know about Krsna, but just yesterday we saw how they were chanting Hare Krsna and dancing in ecstacy throughout the whole Ratha-yatra procession. Do you think that was artificial? No. Artificially, nobody can chant and dance for hours. They have actually awakened their Krsna consciousness by following a bona fide process."
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(Science of Self-Realization, Chapter One)

"The Lord in the temple in the worshipable form is never to be considered to be made of stone or wood, for the Lord in His arca incarnation as the Deity in the temple shows immense favor to the fallen souls by His auspicious presence. By the hearing process, as mentioned hereinbefore, this realization of the presence of the Lord in the temple is made possible."

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Text 1

nija-pati-bhuja-daNDac-chatra-bhAvaM prapadya
     pratihata-mada-dhRSToddaNDa-devendra-garva
atula-pRthula-zaila-zreNi-bhUpa priyaM me
     nija-nikaTa-nivAsaM dehi govardhana tvam

     O Govardhana, O king of all incomparable great mountains, O hill that became an umbrella with the arm of your own Lord as the handle and then destroyed the pride of the deva king madly attacking with raised weapons, please grant the residence near you that is so dear to me.

Text 2

pramada-madana-lIlAH kandare kandare te
     racayati nava-yUnor dvandvam asminn amandam
iti kila kalanArthaM lagnakas tad-dvayor me
     nija-nikaTa-nivAsaM dehi govardhana tvam

     O Govardhana, please grant to me the residence near you that will guarantee the sight of the youthful divine couple as they enjoy passionate amorous pastimes in your caves.

Text 3

anupama-maNi-vedI-ratna-siMhAsanorvI-
     ruha-jhara-dara-sAnu-droNi-saGgheSu raGgaiH
saha bala-sakhibhiH saGkhelayan sva-priyaM me
     nija-nikaTa-nivAsaM dehi govardhana tvam

     O Govardhana, O hill where Lord KRSNa happily plays with BalarAma and His friends in the incomparable jeweled courtyards, jeweled lion-thrones, trees, waterfalls, mountain-brooks, caves, peaks, and valleys, please grant the residence near you that is so dear to me.

Text 4

rasa-nidhi-nava-yUnoH sAkSiNIM dAna-keler
     dyuti-parimala-viddhaM zyAma-vediM prakaSya
rasika-vara-kulAnAM modam AsphAlayan me
     nija-nikaTa-nivAsaM dehi govardhana tvam

     O Govardhana, O hill that provides the dark courtyard that witnesses the dAna-keli pastime of the nectar-treasure youthful divine couple, O hill that brings great bliss to the best of they who relish transcendental nectar, please grant to me residence near you.

Text 5

hari-dayitam apUrvaM rAdhikA-kuNDam Atma-
     priya-sakham iha kaNThe narmaNAliGgya guptaH
nava-yuva-yuga-khelAs tatra pazyan raho me
     nija-nikaTa-nivAsaM dehi govardhana tvam

     O Govardhana, O hill that, hiding as you playfully embrace the neck of your dear friend, Lord Hari's dear, unprecedented RAdhA-kuNDa, secretly gazes at the pastimes of the youthful divine couple, please grant to me residence near you.

Text 6

sthala-jala-tala-zaSpair bhUruha-chAyayA ca
     pratipadam anukAlaM hanta samvardhayan gAH
tri-jagati nija-gotraM sArthakaM khyApayan me
     nija-nikaTa-nivAsaM dehi govardhana tvam

     O Govardhana, O hill that by nourishing the cows with its water, grass, and the shade of its trees declares to the three worlds the appropriateness of its own name, please grant to me residence near you.
     Note: Govardhana means "that which nourishes (vardhana) the cows (go)."

Text 7

surapati-kRta-dIrgha-drohato goSTha-rakSAM
     tava nava-gRha-rUpasyAntare kurvataiva
agha-baka-ripuNoccair datta-mAna drutaM me
     nija-nikaTa-nivAsaM dehi govardhana tvam

     O Govardhana, O hill that the enemy of Agha and Baka honored by transforming into a new house to give Vraja protection from the sustained fury of the sura king, please grant to me residence near you.

Text 8

giri-nRpa-hari-dAsa-zreNi-varyeti-nAmA-
     mRtam idam uditaM zrI-rAdhikA-vaktra-candrAt
vraja-nava-tilakatve klpta-vedaiH sphuTaM me
     nija-nikaTa-nivAsaM dehi govardhana tvam

     O Govardhana, O king of mountains, O hill whose nectar name "the best of Lord Hari's servants"  flows from the moon of zrI RAdhA's mouth, O hill that the Vedas declare to be the tilaka marking of Vraja,  please grant to me residence near you.

Text 9

nija-jana-yuta-rAdhA-kRSNa-maitrI-rasAkta-
     vraja-nara-pazu-pakSi-vrAta-saukhyaika-dAtaH
agaNita-karuNatvAn maM urI-kRtya tAntaM
     nija-nikaTa-nivAsaM dehi govardhana tvam

     O Govardhana, O philanthropist that gives transcendental happiness to Vraja's people, animals, and birds, all anointed with the nectar of friendship for zrI zrI RAdhA-KRSNa surrounded by Their friends, out of Your immeasurable mercy, please accept unhappy me and please grant me residence near you.

Text 10

nirupadhi-karuNena zrI-zacInandanena
     tvayi kapaTi-zaTho 'pi tvat-priyenArpito 'smi
iti khalu mama yogyAyogyatAM mAm agRhNan
     nija-nikaTa-nivAsaM dehi govardhana tvam

     Although I am a cheater and a criminal, unlimitedly merciful Lord zacInandana, who is very dear to you, has given me to you. O Govardhana, please do not consider whether I am acceptable or not, but simply grant me residence near you.

Text 11

rasada-dazakam asya zrIla-govardhanasya
     kSitidhara-kula-bhartur yaH prayatnAd adhIte
sa sapadi sukhade 'smin vAsam AsAdya sAkSAc
     chubada-yugala-sevA-ratnam Apnoti tUrNam

     One who carefully reads these ten nectar verses describing zrIla Govardhana, the king of mountains, will very soon reside near that blissful hill and quickly attain the precious jewel of the service to the handsome divine couple.

Text 1

saptAhaM murajit-karAmbuja-paribhrAjat-kaniSThAGguli-
     prodyad-valgu-varAtakoparimilan-mugdha-dvirepho 'pi yaH
pAthaH-kSepaka-zakra-nakra-mukhataH kroDe vrajaM drAg apAt
     kas taM gokula-bandhavaM giri-varaM govardhanaM nAzrayet

     Who will not take shelter of Govardhana Hill, the best of mountains, the friend of Gokula, the charming bumblebee that for seven days stood on the graceful whorl of the lotus flower of Lord KRSNa's hand and protected Vraja from the mouth of the Indra-crocodile raining a great monsoon?

Text 2

indratve nibhRtaM gavAM suranadI-toyena dInAtmanA
     zakreNAnugatA cakAra surabhir yenAbhiSekaM hareH
yat-kacche 'jani tena nandita-janaM govinda-kuNDaM kRtI
     kas taM go-nikarendra-paTTa-zikharaM govardhanaM nAzrayet

     What pious person will not take shelter of Govardhana Hill, whose peak is the place of pastimes for Lord KRSNa, the master of the surabhi cows, and near which is blissful Govinda-kuNDa, where a surabhi cow, followed by humbled Indra bearing the waters of the celestial Ganges, bathed Lord KRSNa and secretly crowned Him king of the surabhi cows?

Text 3

svar-dhuny-Adi-vareNya-tIrtha-gaNato hRdyAny ajasraM hareH
     sIri-brahma-harApsaraH-priyaka-tat-zrI-dAna-kuNDAny api
prema-kSema-ruci-pradAni parito bhrAjanti yasya vratI
      kas taM manya-munIndra-varNita-guNaM govardhanaM nAzrayet

     What pious person will not take shelter of Govardhana Hill, which is glorified by the great sages, and which is encircled by the lakes SIri-kuNDa, Brahma-kuNDa, Hara-kuNDa, ApsaraH-kuNDa, Priyaka-kuNDa, and zrI-dAna-kuNDa, which are splendid with the happiness of pure love and more dear to Lord Hari than the celestial Ganges and a host of other sacred places?

Text 4

jyotsnAmokSaNa-mAlya-hAra-sumano-gaurI-balAri-dhvajA
     gAndharvAdi-sarAMsi nirjhara-giriH zRGgAra-siMhAsanam
gopAlo 'pi hari-sthalaM harir api sphUrjanti yat-sarvataH
     kas taM go-mRga-pakSi-vRkSa-lalitaM govardhanaM nAzrayet

     Who will not take shelter of Govardhana Hill, which is charming with cows, deer, birds, and trees, and which is the place where the lakes JyotsnAmokSaNa-kuNDa, MAlya-kuNDa, HAra-kuNDa, SumanaH-kuNDa, GaurI-kuNDa, BalAridhvaja-kuNDa,
GAndharvA-kuNDa, many other lakes, many swiftly-moving mountain streams, many lion-thrones for amorous pastimes, many places for Lord Hari's other pastimes, and the cowherd boy Lord Hari Himself, are all splendidly manifest?

Text 5

gaGgA-koTy-adhikaM bakAri-pada-jAriSTAri-kuNDaM vahan
     bhaktyA yaH zirasA natena satataM preyAn zivAd apy abhUt
rAdhA-kuNDa-maNiM tathaiva murajit-prauDha-prasAdaM dadhAt
     preyaH-stavyamano 'bhavat ka iha taM govardhanaM nAzrayet

     Who will not take shelter of Govardhana Hill? He who with always devotedly caries on his bowed head the lake known as zyAma-kuNDa, which is millions of times greater than the Ganges, and which was born from the foot of Lord KRSNa, becomes more dear to the Lord than even the demigod ziva. He who in the same way carries the jewel known as RAdhA-kuNDa attains the full mercy of Lord KRSNa. He becomes the most dear and glorious of devotees.

Text 6

yasyAM mAdhava-nAviko rasavatIm AdhAya rAdhAM tarau
     madhye caJcala-keli-pAta-valanAt trAsaiH stuvatyAs tataH
svAbhiSThaM paNam Adadhe vahati sA yasmin mano-jAhnavI
     kas taM tan nava-dam-pati-pratibhuvaM govardhanaM nAzrayet

     Who will not take shelter of Govardhana Hill, where the divine couple enjoy Their rescue-fee pastimes, and where the MAnasa-gaGgA flows? In the MAnasa-gaGgA the pilot MAdhava took sweetly beautiful RAdhA on His boat, and when She, frightened by a great storm, prayed that He calm it, He claimed from Her as a rescue-fee the fulfillment of His amorous desires.

Text 7

rAse zrI-zata-vandya-sundara-sakhI vRndAJcitA saurabha-
     bhrAjat-kRSNa-rasAla-bAhu-vilasat-kaNThI madhau mAdhavI
rAdhA nRtyati yatra cAru valate rAsa-sthalI sA parA
     yasmin sa sukRtI tam unnatam aye govardhanaM nAzrayet

      Ah, what pious person will not take shelter of lofty Govardhana Hill, the beautiful and transcendental place of the rAsa dance, where zrI RAdhA, accompanied by Her beautiful friends worshiped by hundreds of goddesses of fortune, and the splendid, nectar arm of Lord KRSNa playfully resting on Her neck, dances in the springtime rAsa-lIlA?

Text 8

yatra svIya-gaNasya vikrama-bhRtA vAcA muhuH phullatoH
     smera-krUra-dRg-anta-vibhrama-zaraiH zazvan mitho viddhayoH
tad yUnor nava-dAna-sRSTija-kalir bhaGgyA hasan jRmbhate
     kas taM tat-pRthu-keli-sUcana-zilaM govardhanaM nAzrayet

     Who will not take shelter of Govardhana Hill where, blossoming with happiness at the outrageous joking words of Their friends, perpetually wounded by the swift arrows shot from the corners of Their cruel, smiling eyes, and laughing at the crooked words of the  ever-new dAna-keli quarrel, the youthful divine couple displayed so many transcendental pastimes?

Text 9

zrIdAmAdi-vayasya-saJcaya-vRtaH saGkarSaNenollasan
     yasmin go-caya-cAru-cAraNa-paro rIrIti gAyaty asau
raGge gUDha-guhAsu ca prathayati smAra-kriyAM rAdhayA
     kas taM saubhaga-bhUSitAJcita-tanuM govardhanaM nAzrayet

     Who will not take shelter of graceful and auspicious Govardhana Hill, where, accompanied by zrIdAmA and His other friends, playing with SaGkarSaNa, and carefully herding the cows, Lord KRSNa happily sings rI rI, and where Lord KRSNa enjoys amorous pastimes with RAdhA in the rAsa dance arena and deep in the hidden caves?

Text 10

kAlindIM tapanodbhavaM giri-gaNAn aty-unnamac-cekharAn
     zrI-vRndAvipinaM janepsita-dharaM nandIzvaraM cAzrayam
hitvA yaM pratipUjayan vraja-kRte mAnaM mukundo dadau
     kas taM zRGgi-kirITinaM giri-nRpaM govardhanaM nAzrayet

     Who will not take shelter of Govardhana Hill, the crowned king of all mountains? For the people of Vraja's sake Lord Mukunda neglected the sun-god's daughter YamunA, a host of other lofty hills, the wish-fulfilling forest of VRndAvana, and the town of NandIzvara, and respectfully worshiped Govardhana Hill.

Text 11

tasmin vAsadam asya ramya-dazakaM govardhanasyeha yat
     prAdurbhUtam idaM yadIya-kRpayA jIrNAndha-vaktrAd api
tasyodyad-guNa-vRnda-bandhura-khaNer jIvAtu-rUpasya tat-
     toSAyApi alaM bhavatv iha phalaM pakvaM mayA mRgyate

     By the mercy of Govardhana Hill these ten beautiful verses about Govardhana Hill, which grant residence at Govardhana Hill, have come from the mouth of a blind old man. The pleasure of Govardhana Hill, which is my life and soul, and which is a beautiful jewel-mine of transcendental virtues, is the ripe fruit I seek from my labor in writing these verses.

Chapter 3 of Vraja-riti-cintamani

Chapter 3
1 Govardhana Hill is like a flag of intense sweetness placed in the opulent land of Vrndavana.  As the king of mountains Govardhana Hill offers very pleasing royal service to the young prince of Vraja.
2 The rocks of Govardhana Hill are many kinds of splendid jewels that provide thrones, couches, and other kinds of furniture for Sri Krsna, the supreme monarch of all nectar mellows.
3 Govardhana Hill's beautiful forests and caves are Krsna's nectar pastime palaces, each one perfect for the supreme good fortune of His beloved and Her friends.
4 Govardhana Hill's trees and vines serve Sri Krsna by offering Him blossoming branches with sweet fruits, and flowers filled with honey, nectar and fragrant pollen.
5 The red, vermilion, yellow and other coloured pigments of Govardhana Hill decorate Lord Krsna's transcendental body for the pleasure of His beloved gopis.
6 The musk left by deer, as well as the kunkuma, camphor, and aguru naturally produced by Govardhana Hill, were all used to give a sweet fragrance to the transcendental body of Lord Krsna.
7 There is a pleasant grove of sandalwood trees on Govardhana Hill. Although snakes generally flock to sandalwood trees, no snakes ever come here, or if sometimes a snake may come it is not poisonous, or if sometimes a poisonous snake may come its poison is automatically counteracted, and it can do no harm.  As the best servant of Lord Hari, Govardhana Hill has made this wonderful arrangement for the Lord's pleasure.
8 One time a contrary fawn-eyed gopi left Sri Krsna.  A short time afterwards She saw a snake on the road.  Frightened, She took shelter of Lord Krsna, embracing Him and begging for protection.  As Lord Hari's best servant, Govardhana Hill made all these nectarean arrangements for His pastimes.
Note: This verse may also be translated in the following way:
Rejected by a certain contrary fawn eyed gopi, Sri Krsna said: "I have just been bitten by one of Govardhana Hill's snakes".  When the gopi heard this, she became repentant and came before the Lord with many apologies.  As Lord Hari's best servant, Govardhana Hill made all these arrangements for His pastimes.
9 The rocks of Govardhana Hill are all precious gems.  Some are sapphires, some emeralds, some rubies or crystals.  They provide the perfect backdrop for Lord Krsna's pastimes.
10 If, while walking on Govardhana Hill, Krsna's elder brother Balarama sees a series of golden stones, He thinks: 'the daughter of King Vrsabhanu must have just now walked before Me', and He changes course to avoid an awkward situation.  In the same way, if She sees a series of crystal stones, She thinks: 'Balarama must have just now walked before Me', and She changes Her course.
11 If, on Govardhana Hill, which is the best of Lord Hari's servants, Sri Krsna sees a golden stone, He takes it to be His beloved.  In the same way, His beloved sees a sapphire, She assumes it is Her lover.
12 The gopis' necklaces, ornaments, red foot cosmetic, betelnuts, and other paraphernalia gaze on the beauty of Govardhana Hill's groves and caves. Who would not become enchanted by the beauty of Govardhana Hill?
13 Sri Krsna is the sapphire and the gopis the golden necklaces ornamenting Govardhana Hill.  The pastimes of Krsna and the gopis are the sons and daughters of Govardhana Hill.  Who is able to describe the glories of Govardhana Hill?
14 The peacocks dance enthusiastically, the bees and cuckoos sing melodiously and may other birds chirp a rhythmic accompaniment, as they all gaze on the serve to Lord Hari done by Govardhana Hill, the best of Lord Hari's servants.
15 The land around Govardhana Hill in all directions is filled with many lakes, groves, and other charming places of Lord Krsna's pastimes.  Many lovely streams flow from Govardhana Hill onto these lands in all directions.
16 To the east is Dana-nivartana-kunda.  When Sri Radhika's handsome beloved remembers it, He begins to tremble, and the hairs on His body stand erect.
17 To the east of that is Candra-sarovara, where the divine couple enjoyed many rasa dances.  The memory of this place makes Them dance in ecstatic love.
18 Southeast of Govardhana Hill is Sanksarsanananda-sarovara, and to the east of that is Gauri-tirtha, which is scrupulously avoided
by Gauri's husband, Lord Siva.
19 The nectar flood of supreme good fortune rising from His eternal pastimes with Her has made Her beloved supremely learned in the philosophy of forest-pastimes.
20 In between Sankarsana-sarovara and Dana-nivartana-kunda is Anandaraja-tirtha, where the Mahanna-kuta festival delighted the young prince of Vraja.
21 West of that are two splendid places in the mouth of Krsna's pastimes. They are Sri Dhana-ghata and Sri Sumani-ghata, where the divine couple playfully talked and joked.
22 At this place the divine couple enjoyed the playful quarrel pastimes known as dana-keli.  Who would not be astonished by this pastime?  When this pastime enters the ears it makes both the body and mind dance.
23 Govardhana Hill resembles a gigantic peacock that has Govinda-kunda as its tail.  The Manasa-ganga, where the divine couple eternally enjoys boat-sailing pastimes, enters into the waters of Govinda-kunda.
24 If one hears about the divine couple's boat-sailing pastimes, he will become stunned in ecstasy and it will not be possible for him to stop hearing about them.
25 On the Manasa-ganga's shores are many madhavi-vine pavilions with nectar beauty that shines in the three worlds.  There the divine couple enjoys splendid pastimes that are eternally remembered in the world's hearts.
26 With its nearby forest groves and the limitless nectar-trickling flowers in its waters, Kusuma-sarovara shines with great splendour.  Is it the handsome face of Govardhana Hill, the king of mountains?
27 This lake is known as Kusuma-sarovara because of the many blossoming flowers, destined to become gopis in the future, that grow in its waters. Simply by one bathing in this Kusuma-sarovara, Narada Muni attained a gopi-form.  This fact is directly confirmed in the words of the enchanting Supreme Personality of Godhead.
28 The Supreme Personality of Godhead eternally enjoys pastimes on Govardhana Hill.  He personally lifted Govardhana Hill with His own hand to protect His cowherd associates.  Who is able to describe the glories of Govardhana Hill, the best of Lord Hari's servants?
29 Radha-kunda and Syama-kunda are Govardhana's two love-filled eyes. Because it nourishes the gopas, gopis, and surabhi cows with Lord Madhava's sweetness, it shines with the name 'go-vardhana'.
30 Syama-kunda and Radha-kunda are two great floods of the nectar of beauty.  They are two great oceans of splendour.  They are two beautiful roots from which sweet devotional service grows.
31 They are two jewel-mines of love.  They are two seeds from which grow the jewel-vines of transcendental pastimes.  How did they become two splendid and nectar-sweet lakes?
32 By seeing these two lakes, Radha and Krsna believe They are present in them.  It is as if They directly see each other there.  The wise say that by approaching these lakes one directly approaches Radha and Krsna.
33 Longing to meet, but forced to remain separate, Radha and Krsna assumed the forms of Radha-kunda and Syama-kunda.  In this way They becomes splashed with the nectar of meeting each other.
34 I think that when Radha saw Krsna She melted with ecstasy and thus assumed the liquid state of the waters of Radha-kunda, and in the same way when Krsna saw Radha He also melted in ecstasy and became the waters of Syama-kunda. In this way these two lakes bear the names and qualities of the divine couple.
35 Out of great kindness to the people, so they could directly taste Their sweetness, Radha and Krsna have become these two lakes.  Shining with happiness, the devotees bathe in these two lakes.
36 I think these two lakes are the divine couple's love.  They who are fortunate bathe there.  Because bathing there is like bathing in Their transcendental love, these two lakes bear the names of the divine couple.

"Glory to the Sri Krishna Samkirtan which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years together. Thus the fire of conditional life, of repeated birth and death, is extinguished. The Samkirtan Movement is the prime benediction for humanity at large because it spreads the rays of the benediction Moon. It is the life of all transcendental knowledge, it increases the ocean of transcendental bliss, and it helps us to have a taste of the full nectar for which we are always anxious."

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New Zealanders Celebrate the Festival of Lights
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3605888&msg=emaillink

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, November 1, 2004: Thousands of people from many cultures helped Auckland's Indian community celebrate Deepavali yesterday in the Town Hall and outside on Queen St. A constant stream of people moved from the Town Hall, where music, dance, art and a fashion show provided most of the entertainment, to Queen St where a stage was set up for a Bollywood dance competition. Outside there were numerous food stalls. But revellers did not stay long in one place. The path into the Town Hall was just as busy. The celebration, also know as the Festival of Lights signifying a renewal of life, was put on through a partnership between the Auckland City Council and the Asia 2000 Foundation. Organizers said more than 40,000 people attended last year's event and hoped for 60,000 by the end of the celebrations last night. Deepavali is a Hindu festival that is now celebrated around the world. It is a demonstration of India's many subcultures

Yesterday's Auckland celebration showed it is a powerful force for unity among cultures. A dance troop from India, the Rangla Punjab Cultural Youth Club, has been in the country for 10 days, courtesy of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and Asia 2000. It performed in Wellington for its Deepavali celebration last week and yesterday in Auckland. The traditional folk group made up of mainly university students performed during the day and helped wind up celebrations before a fireworks finale in Queen St. The group has performed in nearly 20 countries and is heading to Fiji and Australia - for more Deepavali celebrations.

Courtesy of http://www.HinduismToday.com/

MALAYSIA, October 24, 2004: Deepavali, the Festival of Light, brings joy, happiness and prosperity to every Hindu home. It is on this auspicious day--on November 11 this year--that the Goddess of wealth, Devi Mahalakshmi, is said to visit people's homes. To show respect to the Goddess, it is important that the home be prepared properly, says Star columnist T. Selva. According to Vasthu Sastra, homeowners should begin preparing their homes at least two weeks before the festival. This is because a house that is not well kept will not receive any blessings from the Goddess of wealth--and such places will not receive positive energy, Selva continues.

The first thing to do is ensure the house is not damaged and that its ceiling and roof tiles are in good condition, and there are no leaking pipes or cracks in the walls. After repairing the faults, the home owner should make sure cobwebs, dirt and dust are removed from the walls, ceilings and corners of the house. Next, remove broken and unwanted items. These include all disused, cracked or broken items, like mirrors, shoes, furniture, toys and old clothes. On Deepavali eve, homeowners should welcome the triumph of good over evil by cleaning their homes. The entire house must be scrubbed and washed thoroughly with water, which is the cleansing agent of Vasthu. Following this, draw the kolam (rice flour pattern) portraying devotional themes on the sidewalk and doorstep of the house to further enhance the merry-making mood. The traditional art signifies beauty, gratitude and sacrifice in every facet of our lives. Deepavali is represented by fire, which is one of the five elements, according to Vasthu Sastra, and the most powerful carrier of our messages and prayers to the cosmic forces. The essence of Deepavali is to light up the house with oil lamps throughout the day to protect the property against darkness and evil--in Vasthu, light signifies goodness.

Selva has been invited to present a talk on Vasthu Sastra for harmonious living and world peace at the Well-being Show in London on November 7 at the Royal Horticultural Hall. The four days of talks, workshops and exhibitions will bring together over 50 experts from all over the world to discuss subjects related to metaphysics, ancient  sciences, alternative healing and self healing. Over 10,000 visitors are expected. For more of Selva's Deepavali preparations, click on  "source" above.

Courtesy of http://www.HinduismToday.com/

Vegetarians in Britain will Benefit from Stricter Labelling
The Times Newspaper (London)

LONDON, ENGLAND, October 18, 2004: According to the article, Britain now has four million vegetarians and the market for this segment of the population generates over US$1.5 billion a year. With this in mind, the Food Standards Agency has been lobbying with supermarkets and manufacturers to establish rules for labelling vegan and vegetarian foods. Within a year the agency hopes to institute an amiable solution for both parties. Presently there is a label called "suitable for vegetarians." However, the article points out that many foods that are labelled suitable for vegetarians are not acceptable. The article explains, "Often a product may not contain an animal ingredient, yet its formation depends on an industrial process that uses animal or fish extracts. Many yoghurts and ice-cream, for example, contain animal gelatin, which is produced by boiling the skin, bones, fats and tissue of cattle and pigs. This can even be used to remove sediments in fruit juices. Yet this information is rarely provided on labels." However, spokeswoman for the British Retail Consortium suggests that the proposed rules may be too strict and says, "Trying to bolt on extra issues to dietary definitions would simply add extra layers of bureaucracy for retailers and restrict choice for the majority of consumers." Norman Baker, the Liberal Democrat environment and animal welfare spokesman, says, "The Food Standards Agency needs to recognize that this is a real problem. We have a range of products that are notproperly labelled. Many people would be appalled if they were eating any meat product in a food." The Food Standards Agency agrees by stating, "The presence of processing agents derived from animals on a food labelled suitable for vegetarians is against the rules, and companies could face legal action by Trading Standards."

Courtesy of http://www.HinduismToday.com/

UK Celebrates Deepavali In a Big Way
http://autofeed.msn.co.in/pandorav3/output/NRI/9c7f000a-d639-46a1-a689- c95edfe2624c.aspx

LEICESTER, UK, October 26, 2004: With the flick of a switch, 6,000 bulbs will illuminate this city to mark the start of one of the biggest Deepavali celebrations outside of India. More than 70,000 people are expected to attend official events in this Asian dominated city over two days beginning October 31. The switch-on will follow a ceremony with cultural entertainment, music and dancing that starts in Belgrave Road, at 6 p.m. Councillor Piara Singh Clair, the Lord Mayor of Leicester, is the guest of honor and will turn on the illuminations. He said: "I am really delighted to be chief guest at this year's Deepavali celebrations. "Deepavali is an opportunity for all cultures to come together. It is a time for family and friends to share and enjoy. I am very proud of Leicester's Deepavali celebrations." Maganbhai Patel, president of the Leicester Hindu Festival Council, said: "We are very proud to have been at the heart of this event for more than a decade. Deepavali celebrations here are the biggest outside the Indian subcontinent, and attract visitors to our city from across the world.

This year's official Deepavali firework celebrations are being sponsored by Alliance & Leicester, a finance major. The celebrations come after students, staff and parents at Abbey Primary School and Community centre enjoyed Raas and Garba dancing last week. Children of all ages dressed in colorful costumes enjoyed dancing to music provided by the Shivranjini group on the first day of Navratri.

Courtesy of http://www.HinduismToday.com/

Brazil: A Preaching Revolution
 Author:        ekendra
 Dated:         Monday, November 01 2004 @ 07:22 AM
By Lilananda Dasa, Lalita Priya Devi Dasi, and Bhakta Ivan Salles

Posted October 27, 2004 on dipika.org (click here for pictures) http://www.dipika.org/2004/10/31/27_preaching_revolution_in_brazil/index.html

"Brazil?" you ask. "Where is Brazil on the map, anyway?" Well, you will be hearing more from us from now on. There is a preaching revolution going on in Brazil, perhaps the greatest, most significant ISKCON has seen since the 60s and 70s.

Nando Reis, a famous Brazilian singer inspired by George Harrison, has taken Krishna consciousness and the chanting of Hare Krishna to a level never heard before. Below are some statistics that will give you a glimpse of this Krishna consciousness revolution in Brazil:

1. Brazil is famous worldwide for its soap operas. These soap operas are dubbed in several languages and broadcast in many countries. There is a new soap opera being televised six days a week on Globo, the main television network in Latin America. The soap opera is Começar de Novo ("New Beginning"), and it is watched by more than 71 million Brazilians of social classes ABCD and E, including children, teenagers, adults, and seniors. The amazing thing is that the Mahamantra, sung by Nando Reis accompanied by His Holiness Chandra Mukha Swami and 11 other Vaishnavas, is part of this soap opera's sound track. It is presented as a song called "Mantra."

2. What's more, Começar de Novo is reaching 52 percent of the women age 25 and older in class C. And the Mahamantra is sometimes heard more than once on an episode.

3. Começar de Novo captured 38 points in audience rating in Brazil and 63 percent of all the televisions sets, thus consolidating leadership in its category and show time. This means that six days a week during evening prime time, for every ten television sets in Brazil, six are tuned in to Começar de Novo. This audience of more than 70 million has listened to the Mahamantra at least 49 times since the soap opera started seven weeks ago.

4. Other television shows such as Altas Horas ("Late Nights") are also broadcasting Nando Reis and his Hare Krishna friends chanting the Mahamantra. Since Altas Horas opened, on October 14, 2000, it has averaged seven points in audience rating and 40 percent in the national market. Its nationwide audience exceeds four million. Nando and the Hare Krishnas chanted Hare Krishna on the show last Saturday, October 23.

5. MTV Brazil, the hottest Brazilian Music television network among ages 10 to 50, has recorded Nando Reis and the Hare Krishnas chanting "Mantra" live and is broadcasting it every day.

6. "Mantra" is also playing daily on radio stations across the country, and the DVD and CD are being sold in thousands of music stores and on internet sites across Brazil.

7. "Caldeirão do Hulk," a television show with almost seven million viewers from ages 12 to 49 in social classes ABCD and E, has also featured Nando and the Hare Krishnas.

8, Public Concerts: Nando Reis, Chandra Mukha Swami, and eleven other devotees performed live this past weekend at the Canecao in Rio de Janeiro, Rio's equivalent to New York's Madison Square Garden, and there are many other concerts scheduled throughout Brazil.

And there is much more. Television stations are visiting the Sunday feast at several of the more than 25 ISKCON temples in Brazil to learn more about the Hare Krishnas. People are stopping devotees at malls, on the streets, and in public places. "I have seen you on TV," they say. "Where are you located? I want to learn more."

It is simply, without exaggeration, the biggest Hare Krishna revolution we have ever seen.

Stay tuned. There is more coming ...

Source: General direction of commercialization, Globo Network official website

Courtesy of Ekendra's Mridanga:
http://www.gopinatha.net/journalKC/article.php?story=20041031222237414

Pelvic Priesthood
Eugene Weekly typifies the collapse of the ideals of the liberal/progressive movement into the wreckage of personal gratification of the sexual entitlements. You claim not to accept sexual advertising. The abortion work and lesbian monologue of Shelly Sheklow is sexual advertising incarnate.

The U.S. inflicts upon an impoverished and poisoned world a demented militarism, unusually cruel war-making and insane materialism with its rampant environmental devastation, largely without protest because the liberal progressive movement has substituted the selfishness of sexualism for true political activism.

Eugene Weekly champions the falsehood that morality is synonymous with hate and sexual entitlement with selfless service. Just the opposite is closer to the truth. Morality informed by conscience is active compassion, and social service of lasting value is never about sexual or material gratification. Regardless of changing customs, all sexuality is inveterately self-centered, and selfishness is the cause and not the solution to human suffering.

You have surrendered the ideals of pacifism and material simplicity to follow the pelvic priesthood. In the service of an open dialogue, I challenge you to print the enclosed essay, "Autodeism, Hefnerism and the Pelvic Priesthood" albeit heresy, against cults of personal gratification which you so slavishly admire, or share this article's address: www.winfinity.com/beachwalla/adh.htm (Website no longer available)

Meredith Starr
Mapleton
Source:
http://www2.eugeneweekly.com/2000/05_25_00/newsviews/newdir.html (........funny this page isn't working either)

Some time back I found something interesting in Mahanidhi swami's book G . V. Samadhis on page 94 regarding the most prominant instructions cited by Jagannath dasa Goswami it mentions there.

Never forget Gaura who is more merciful and benevolent than Krsna.

Krsna is like a just ruler who takes into account your offences in his administration of justice . Gaura does not take into account your offences.

Whereas, Krsna is more interested in the dispensation of justice, Gaura is more interested in the distribution of mercy.
From this point of view, Gaura- Kirtan is more useful than Krsna - Kirtan.
Gaura Kirtamn means : Sri Krsna Caitanya, Prabhu Nityananda, Sri Advaita, Gadadhara, Srivasidi, Gaura Bhakta Vrnda.
Krsna is the Avatara of Dvapara- Yuga. Gaura is the Kali yuga avatara. We should sing the name and glories of the avatara in whose age we live; just as in a kingdom we praise the ruling king." Jai Sacinandana Gaura Hari, Jaya Sacinandana Gaura Hari

I thought you might find this interesting It seems to be that there are many angles of vision to the reflected rays of the Daimond like holy names.

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Vegan CEO Offers Meat-Free Cafeteria
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-FIT-Vegeteria.html

ROANOKE, VIRGINIA, October 31, 2004: For telephone company CEO Norm Mason, a vegan and lifelong animal lover, there was never any doubt what he'd offer at his company cafeteria. Soy steaks and soy sloppy joes, veggie burgers, nachos and other meatless, eggless, butter-free delicacies are cooked daily using heavy bags of texturized vegetable protein. And it's all free. Mason says he created the "Vegeteria" out of concern for the well-being of his 200 employees of Cat Communications International. "This was a way to say: 'Look, we don't feel it's right to have the flesh of an animal, an animal killed for your benefit,'" Mason said. "I see it no different than smoking. People are asked to go outside and smoke.

Bruce Friedrich, a spokesman for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, says Mason is part of a growing number of vegetarian and vegan CEOS, including Steve Jobs of Apple Computers Inc., Michael Eisner from Walt Disney Co., John Mackey of Whole Foods Market Inc. and Bill Ford of Ford Motor Co., who have made it easier for employees to eat meat-free. "They haven't actually prohibited eating mat, but they've certainly increased exponentially the vegan offerings in their cafeterias," Friedrich said.

Mason, who is a PETA member, wants to go beyond catering to current vegetarians. He sees a person's craving for meat as a nasty habit that can be broken. By providing free vegetarian lunches and stocking the room with information pamphlets about vegetarianism, Mason hopes to nudge his carnivorous employees toward a different lifestyle. Mason, 60, gave up meat about 25 years ago. He said he eased into it after a period of soul-searching about the food on his plate. So far, however, Mason's carnivorous employees have been slow to reform. A few disgruntled employees called a local television station to complain about not being able to bring meat into the Vegeteria. But Mason says they still can eat meat--they just have to take it into another company room. Or they could go out for lunch. "I try to combine as much preaching with living by example," Mason said. "That's why the cafeteria is free. Nobody's forced to eat in the cafeteria. They can go  somewhere else. If they want to spend their money, that is their right."

Courtesy of http://www.HinduismToday.com/

SINGAPORE, November 1, 2004: Thousands of devotees fulfilled their vows by taking part in the annual fire walking festival. It's a key event of the Hindu community, and here in Singapore, it was held in the wee hours of the morning at Sri Mariamman Temple at South Bridge Road. Since 1999 the annual fire walking ceremony has been held in the morning. The chief priest of Sri Mariamman temple carried the Karagam - a pot - containing items of spiritual offerings as he crossed the fire pit first. The successful crossing of the Fire Pit by the Chief Priest is seen as a good omen and an indication of a successful fire walking ceremony. Thousands of male devotees then followed the priest across the fire. Female devotees are only allowed to walk around the pit. It's a four meter long pit filled with red hot charcoal. Days before walking on fire the devotees go on stringent fast and observe a vegetarian diet.

Courtesy of http://www.HinduismToday.com/

Arabian Vedic Roots.
from Vocal resonance <autismas@hotmail.com>

Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 17:25:39 -0500

Hi There! you have posted a great article in the web page I just finished reading. You may want to add this info somewhere, as it is devoid of this important findings as well.

The articles under this web page are remarkable. THey missed out few items like the City of UR was where URVASI, the demsel from Hindu Purana lived.

ANd also the city of KARBALA is where VEDAS recited on the banks of Euphrites and Tigris River first;

CIty of QURNAH, was the demon king KARNA, the evil pharaoh lived once.

City of HIndiyah is later moved down to Indus valley where Hindi speaking people originated. HIndi speaking India came out of that city's name in IRAQ!

KEdar River was where LORD KEDARINATH's temple once existed in Mesopotemian times. This river's name is mentioned in bible OT. KETURAH was the wife of KETU as in Raghu and KETU.

BADR is the place where BADRINATH temple once existed in IRAQ, which got demolished when those Hvites became Shiiates. Hvites are called that in Hebrew which means SHIVITES in Sanskrit language.

SADR was also a place where LORD SADASHIVA's temple once existed in IRAQ.

Also about TERAH, the TRIFOLD and his 3 sons~ABRAHM, HARAN and NAHOR.(Bible OT). THis TERAH was the last Saguna or manifested BRAHMANOMAHARISH from Santana Dharma times, who worshipped BYBLOS or MAHA NANDHI and LORD SHIVA mostly.

SAIs Island in Nubian Kingdom where Shirdi SAIBABA's ancestors came from to INdus Valley Western ghat of India back in 1800s. SAIs were kings who were hindus first, Voodoo practioners next and muslims at last before they migrated into MUMBAI region back in 1800s. SAIBABA was born in INDIA during BRITISH times 1836AD.

Why LORD NARAYAN is called "SUMER" NARAYAN? Because the Saguna BRAHMAN HARAN (was no other than NARAYANSELF who was killed by ABRAHM's followers back in 3,000BCE, before Ramayana Times).

NAHOR's followers were relocated to NAGERCOIL in SOUTH and KAALADI is not too far from that place where ADHI S was born, before he travelled up north to meet w aryun Pali speaking Buddhists from Afghanisthan back in 600AD or so. Adhi S's ancestors arrived from Mesopotemia to Nagercoil to build a temple for Shiva back in 2,900BCE.

See our pages supporting these views HERE:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/VWH.html (Vedik World Heritage)
Western Indologists been exposed page:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/WesternIndologists-page.htm
How British Misguided World on Vedic History
http://www.hknet.org.nz/MotiveBritishRajMissionaries.html

http://www.be-free.org/b-media/market-bfree03/cinema.php

THE EXPERT PLASTERER

There is a story about an the expert craftsmanship of a plasterer who worked on the construction of the Taj Mahal.  One of the top directors of the construction was inspecting the building in progress and noticed for three days in a row a certain plasterer who was sitting in the same place mixing plaster.  On the third day the inspector became angry and said, "Why are you still simply sitting and mixing this plaster?  You are so lazy!"  The man who was mixing the plaster also became very angry, and he threw a handful of his plaster at the inspector.  The plaster missed the inspector but landed on a wall.  The plaster was so well mixed, however, so solid and hard, that no one could get it off the wall, and it is still there today.

MORAL:  We must do everything nicely in Krsna's service

See similar inspirational snippets HERE:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/parables.htm