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Newsletter
Number #169 ( New Year issue 2006
A.D.
Gaurabda 519 )
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Please Accept My Respectful Obeisances (cyber pranams) & Best Wishes To All
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All Glories To Srila Prabhupad.
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(some selected locations are available already below)
Sri Locana Das Thakur - Appearance - Avirbhav
Srila Jiva Goswami - Disappearance - Tirubhav
Sri Jagadisa Pandit - Disappearance -
Tirubhav
Fasting on Suddha Ekadasi for Putrada Ekadasi - (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 10th January 2005 in NZ)
Sri Jagadisa Pandit - Appearance - Avirbhav
Sri Krsna Pusya abhisheka
14th January 2006 - Makara Sankranti
(Sun enters Capricorn) all about Makara sankranti
Sri Ramacandra Kaviraja
- Disappearance - Tirubhav
Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami - Appearance
- Avirbhav
Sri Jayadeva Goswami - Disappearance -
Tirubhav
Sri Locana Das Thakur - Disappearance
- Tirubhav
Fasting on Suddha Ekadasi for Sat-tila Ekadasi - (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 26th February 2006 in NZ)
3rd Feb 2006 Friday the following occur on:
Sri Vasanta Pancami
Srimati Visnupriya Devi - Appearance
- Avirbhav
Srimati Sarasvati Puja
Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakur - Disappearance
- Tirubhav
Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi - Appearance
- Avirbhav
Sri Raghunandana Thakur - Appearance -
Avirbhav
Sri Raghunatha Das Goswami - Appearance
- Avirbhav
5th February 2006 Sunday
Sri Advaita Acarya - Appearance - Avirbhav
(Fasting till noon)
6th February 2006 Monday - public holiday for Waitangi day
Sripad Madhvacarya - Disappearance - Tirubhav
Sripad Ramanujacarya - Disappearance - Tirubhav
Fasting on Suddha Ekadasi for Bhaimi Ekadasi - (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 9th February 2006 in NZ)
10th February 2006 Friday Dvadasi
Sri Varaha Dvadasi - Appearance of Lord
Varaha deva
(The fast is observed till noon on the Ekadasi.) (Feasting is
done today.)
11th February 2006 Saturday
Sri Nityananda Trayodasi -
Appearance of Nityananda Prabhu (Fasting till noon)
Sri Krsna Madhura utsava
Srila Narottama Das Thakur -
Appearance - Avirbhav
Kumbha Sankranti (Sun
enters Aquarius)
18th February 2006 for the following:
Sri Purusottama Das Thakur - Disappearance
- Tirubhav
HH Gour Govinda Swami -- Disappearance
- Tirubhav
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta
Sarasvati Thakur Prabhupad - Appearance - Avirbhav - (Fasting till
noon)
Fasting on Suddha Ekadasi for Vijaya Ekadasi - (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 25th February 2006 in NZ)
Sripad Isvara Puri - Disappearance - Tirubhav
Sri Shiva Ratri - Appearance Day of Lord Shiva (27th February 2006 in NZ)
1st March 2006 for the following:
Srila Jagannatha Das Babaji
- Disappearance - Tirubhav
Sri Rasikananda
- Disappearance - Tirubhav
HH Tamal Krishna Goswami - Disappearance
- Tirubhav
HG Vrindavaneswari devi dasi -
Disappearance - Tirubhav
Sri Purusottama Das Thakur - Appearance - Avirbhav
Fasting on Suddha Ekadasi for Amalaki vrata Ekadasi - (Fasting from Beans and Grains - 10th March 2006 in NZ)
Sripad Madhavendra Puri - Disappearance - Tirubhav
15th March 2006 (Wednesday) Holika Purnima
(Holi)
Sri
Krishna Chaitanya (Gauranga) Mahaprabhu - Appearance - Avirbhav
*** Gaura Purnima ***
(Fasting
Ekadasi style untill moonrise)
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (do not cook, eat, etc. Only Chant Hare Krishna) see eclipses-page
Mina Sankranti (Sun enters Pisces)
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kasmad ekadasi jata tasyah ko va vidhir dvija
kada va kriyate kim va phalam kim va vadasva me
ka va pujyatama tatra devata sad-gunarnava
akurvatah syat ko dosa etan me vaktum arhasi
"Oh Gurudeva! When did Ekadasi take birth and from whom did she appear? What are the rules of fasting on the Ekadasi? Please describe the benefits of following this vow and when it should be followed. Who is the utmost worshippable presiding deity of Sri Ekadasi? What are the faults in not following Ekadasi properly? Please bestow your mercy upon me and tell about these subjects, as you are the only personality able to do so."
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The present year's Vaishnava Calendar for 2005-2006
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Makara Sankranti - 14th January 2006 in NZ
Vasant Panchami - 3rd February 2006
Srila Advaita Acharya's Avirbhav - Appearance Day
5th February 2006
fasting until noon.
See more about Advaita Acharya on Shaligram Tirtha Pradarshini
Sri Varaha Dvadasi - Appearance Day of Lord Varahadev
10th February 2006 in NZ
The fast is observed until noon on the Ekadasi - feasting today
Sri Nityananda Trayodasi - Appearance Day of Lord Nityananda
11th February 2006 in NZ
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad Avirbhav - Appearance Day
18th February 2006 in NZ
Fasting until Noon
Srila Tamal Krishna Goswami Tirubhav - Disappearance
1st March 2006 in NZ
Fasting till noon for disciples
Sri Gaura Purnima - Appearance Day of Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
15th March 2006 in NZ
Fasting until Moonrise - breakfast with Ekadasi style prasadams
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Srimad Bhagavad Gita AS IT IS
Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 5 - Karma-yoga : Action in Krsna Consciousness
TEXT 16
jnanena tu tad ajnanam
yesam nasitam atmanah
tesam aditya-vajjnanam
prakasayati tat paramWORD FOR WORD
jnanena--by knowledge; tu--but; tat--that; ajnanam--nescience;
yesam--whose; nasitam--is destroyed; atmanah--of the living entity;
tesam--their; aditya-vat--like the rising sun; jnanam--knowledge;
prakasayati--discloses; tat param--Krsna consciousness.TRANSLATION
When, however, one is enlightened with the knowledge by which
nescience is destroyed, then his knowledge reveals everything, as
the sun lights up everything in the daytime.PURPORT by HDG Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad:
Those who have forgotten Krsna must certainly be bewildered, but
those who are in Krsna consciousness are not bewildered at all. It
is stated in the Bhagavad-gita, sarvam jnana-plavena, jnanagnih
sarva-karmani and na hi jnanena sadrsam. Knowledge is always highly
esteemed. And what is that knowledge? Perfect knowledge is achieved
when one surrenders unto Krsna, as is said in the Seventh Chapter,
19th verse: bahunam janmanam ante jnanavan mam prapadyate. After
passing through many, many births, when one perfect in knowledge
surrenders unto Krsna, or when one attains Krsna consciousness,
then everything is revealed to him, as everything is revealed by
the sun in the daytime. The living entity is bewildered in so many
ways. For instance, when he unceremoniously thinks himself God, he
actually falls into the last snare of nescience. If a living entity
is God, then how can he become bewildered by nescience? Does God
become bewildered by nescience? If so, then nescience, or Satan, is
greater than God. Real knowledge can be obtained from a person who
is in perfect Krsna consciousness. Therefore, one has to seek out
such a bona fide spiritual master and, under him, learn what Krsna
consciousness is, for Krsna consciousness will certainly drive away
all nescience, as the sun drives away darkness. Even though a
person may be in full knowledge that he is not this body but is
transcendental to the body, he still may not be able to
discriminate between the soul and the Supersoul. However, he can
know everything well if he cares to take shelter of the perfect,
bona fide Krsna conscious spiritual master. One can know God and
one's relationship with God only when one actually meets a
representative of God. A representative of God never claims that he
is God, although he is paid all the respect ordinarily paid to God
because he has knowledge of God. One has to learn the distinction
between God and the living entity. Lord Sri Krsna therefore stated
in the Second Chapter (2.12) that every living being is individual
and that the Lord also is individual. They were all individuals in
the past, they are individuals at present, and they will continue
to be individuals in the future, even after liberation. At night we
see everything as one in the darkness, but in day, when the sun is
up, we see everything in its real identity. Identity with
individuality in spiritual life is real knowledge.His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Copyright 1983 The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International. Used with permission.
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(here's some nectar, sometimes it comes in the form of Srutakirti prabhu's
diary, other times from Govinda dasi's diary, Hari Sauri prabhu's Transcendental
Diary, or sometimes from a letter, or other related source, but still nectar...)
Prabhupada Said: All Services Accepted
"Please continue your very good service, and do not feel any feeling of uselessness. It is true that Krsna has given some the opportunity to serve Him by nice writing, some by good business ability, some by nice cooking, and so on, but these various services are all accepted equally by Krsna. On the transcendental plane, one service is as good as another. There is no question of higher or lower. We are very tiny, and so we cannot really do very much. Simply we can engage our time and energy, and that is all Krsna sees. He sees this boy or girl is spending his time in My service and He is pleased. I hope you are both well."
-- Letter to Hamsaduta dasa and Himavati-devi
dasi, March 3, 1968
"So there is no question that one activity is more important than another or that Deity worship is more important than sankirtana. But one individual may be able to perform one activity more satisfactorily than another, so to him that activity will be more important. But in general we cannot say that any of the nine processes is more important than the others, except that if hearing, chanting, and remembering are there, that is the most vital consideration for the general class of men in this age. Service to the Deities, as you are asking me, begins whenever you remember Them and offer all your services by remembering Them at the same time. All activities, words, everything should be offered as service to the Deities, and this offering with remembering will gradually increase as you practice it."
-- Letter of June 16, 1976
"Don't think that if one is engaged in the Deity worship, and if one is engaged in the gardening work there is a distinction. No. The one who is working as a gardener, he is as good as the one who is dressing the Deity. Because it is the absolute plane, there is no difference between them, just like in the material world if one is working as a manager and another is working as a menial servant, there is a difference of pay, or a difference of service. No, in the spiritual world there is no such thing. In the spiritual world even a small ant is serving Krsna. If by chance there is an ant and a flower is thrown onto the lotus feet of Krsna, and if the ant kisses the lotus feet of Krsna, he is as good as the pujari. This is the spiritual world."
-- Lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.1.1
Letter to Hamsaduta dasa and Himavati-devi dasi,
March 3, 1968; letter to Prajapati dasa, June 16, 1976; lecture in Hawaii,
June 8, 1975.
- From the Prabhupada Nectar by HH Satsvarupa dasa Goswami
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Please Chant:
Hare
Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare
Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
"Everyone Is Serving"
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Morning Walk -- March 24, 1974, Bombay
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Prabhupada:The first business is to fix up the mind at the lotus feet of Krsna. Then engage the tongue in describing the activities of Krsna. Therefore Krsna has acted in so many ways so that we can remember the history of the activities of Krsna and discuss it. Vacamsi vaikuntha-gunanuvarnane. Then the legs should be used for going to the temple. Hands should be used for cleansing the temple. Nose should be used for smelling the flowers offered to Krsna. Ears should be used for hearing about Krsna. In this way if we engage our senses in different activities relating to Krsna, that is success of life. This is Krsna consciousness, Vacamsi vaikuntha-gunanuvarnane. (Hindi) So now you can talk. (laughter) Hare Krsna. (Hindi) [break] Practical purposes. This land and that water is matter, but we are walking on the land. Can you walk on the water?
Dr. Patel: Who is walking?
Prabhupada: Huh? You are walking, I am walking.
Dr. Patel: God is walking.
Prabhupada: So so long you are...
Dr. Patel: Body is matter.
Prabhupada: ...in the body, so we have to behave duality. (laughter) You cannot say oneness. When you are liberated from the body, that is another thing. For practical purposes... This philosophy was discussed by the mother of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu when He was a child, this philosophy. Caitanya Mahaprabhu was given very nice sweetmeats to eat. So instead of eating the sweetmeat, He was eating the dirt. So mother said, "My dear child, why You are eating dirt? I have given You sandesa." "Mother, what is the difference between this dirt and sandesa? It is all Brahman." You see? So His mother said, "My dear child, You are all right. Just like this is earth, and there is earthen pot. So if you want to keep water, you cannot throw the water on the ground. You have to take the earthen pot." So this philosophy of oneness and difference was already discussed when Caitanya Mahaprabhu was a child. Simultaneously one and different. Yes. Earthen pot and earth, actually, from the material point of view, they're the same thing. But if you want to keep water you cannot keep it on the ground. You have to take to the jug. (Hindi) [break]
Dr. Patel: I promise you I won't. Because you are trying to choke me.
Prabhupada: No, I am not... We should have discussion. That is nice.
Dr. Patel: Shall we?
Prabhupada: Yes.
Dr. Patel: Under your command?
Prabhupada: Yes.
Dr. Patel: All right. Mayadhyaksena...
Prabhupada:
mayadhyaksena prakrtih
suyate sa-caracaram
hetunanena kaunteya
jagad viparivartate
[Bg. 9.10]
Dr. Patel: That means...?
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SRILA PRABHUPADA'S QUOTE OF THE DAY
So here Krsna came to establish this fact, that "You are neither Roman, nor Indian nor brahmana nor sudra. You are My eternal servant. Therefore give up all this nonsense identification." Sarva-dharman parityajya. Because due to your wrong identification, you have created so-called " isms :" Hinduism, Muhammadanism, nationalism, this "ism," that "ism." This is all nonsense. This is the understanding of religion. Whatever we have created with the bodily concept of life, they are all nonsense. The real religion is that "I am eternal servant of Krsna." That is real religion
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Mukunda Mala Stotram 1
SÜTRA 1*
TEXT
çré-vallabheti
vara-deti dayä-pareti
bhakta-priyeti bhava-luëöhana-kovideti
nätheti näga-çayaneti
jagan-niväsety
äläpinaà
prati-dinaà kuru mäà mukunda
SYNONYMS
çré-vallabha?O beloved
of Lakñmé (the Supreme Lord?s consort); iti?thus; vara-da?O
bestower of benedictions; iti?thus; dayä-para?O causelessly merciful
one; iti?thus; bhakta-priya?O You who are very dear to Your devotees; iti?thus;
bhava?the repetition of birth and death; luëöhana?in plundering;
kovida?O You who are expert; iti?thus; nätha?O Lord; iti?thus; näga-çayana?O
You who sleep on the serpent bed (of Ananta Çeña); iti?thus;
jagat-niväsa?O resort of the cosmos; iti?thus; äläpinam?reciter;
prati-dinam?every day; kuru?please make; mäm?me; mukunda?O Mukunda.
TRANSLATION
O Mukunda, my Lord! Please let me
become a constant reciter of Your names, addressing You as Çré-vallabha
[?He who is very dear to Lakñmé?], Varada [?the bestower
of benedictions?], Dayäpara [?He who is causelessly merciful?], Bhakta-priya
[?He who is very dear to His devotees?], Bhava-luëöhana-kovida
[?He who is expert at plundering the status quo of repeated birth and death?],
Nätha [?the Supreme Lord?], Jagan-niväsa [?the resort of the
cosmos?], and Näga-çayana [?the Lord who lies down on the serpent
bed?].
Mukunda Mala Stotram
SÜTRA 2*
TEXT
jayatu jayatu devo devaké-nandano
?yaà
jayatu jayatu kåñëo
våñëi-vaàça-pradépaù
jayatu jayatu megha-çyämalaù
komaläìgo
jayatu jayatu påthvé-bhära-näço
mukundaù
SYNONYMS
jayatu jayatu?all glories, all glories;
devaù?to the Personality of Godhead; devaké-nandanaù?son
of Devaké; ayam?this; jayatu jayatu?all glories, all glories; kåñëaù?to
Lord Kåñëa; våñëi?of Våñëi
(Lord Kåñëa?s forefather); vaàça?of the
dynasty; pradépaù?the beacon light; jayatu jayatu?all glories,
all glories; megha?like a new cloud; çyämalaù?who is
blackish; komala?very soft; aìgaù?whose body; jayatu jayatu?all
glories, all glories; påthvé?the earth?s; bhära?of the
burden; näçaù?to the destroyer; mukundaù?Lord
Çré Kåñëa.
TRANSLATION
All glories to this Personality
of Godhead known as the son of Çrématé Devaké
devé! All glories to Lord Çré Kåñëa,
the brilliant light of the Våñëi dynasty! All glories
to the Personality of Godhead, the hue of whose soft body resembles the
blackish color of a new cloud! All glories to Lord Mukunda, who removes
the burdens of the earth!
Mukunda Mala Stotram
SÜTRA 3*
TEXT
mukunda mürdhnä
praëipatya yäce
bhavantam ekäntam iyantam
artham
avismåtis tvac-caraëäravinde
bhave bhave me ?stu bhavat-prasädät
SYNONYMS
mukunda?O Lord Mukunda; mürdhnä?with
my head; praëipatya?bowing down; yäce?I respectfully beg; bhavantam?from
You; ekäntam?exclusively; iyantam?this much; artham?desire to be fulfilled;
avismåtiù?freedom from forgetfulness; tvat?Your; caraëa-aravinde?at
the lotus feet; bhave bhave?in each repeated birth; me?my; astu?let there
be; bhavat?Your; prasädät?by the mercy.
TRANSLATION
O Lord Mukunda! I bow down my head
to Your Lordship and respectfully ask You to fulfill this one desire of
mine: that in each of my future births I will, by Your Lordship?s mercy,
always remember and never forget Your lotus feet.
Mukunda Mala Stotram
SÜTRA 4*
TEXT
nähaà vande tava
caraëayor dvandvam advandva-hetoù
kumbhépäkaà
gurum api hare närakaà näpanetum
ramyä-rämä-mådu-tanu-latä
nandane näpi rantuà
bhäve bhäve hådaya-bhavane
bhävayeyaà bhavantam
SYNONYMS
na?not; aham?I; vande?pray; tava?Your;
caraëayoù?of the lotus feet; dvandvam?to the pair; advandva?of
release from duality; hetoù?for the reason; kumbhépäkam?the
planet of boiling oil; gurum?most severe; api?either; hare?O Hari; närakam?hell;
na?not; apanetum?to avoid; ramyä?very beautiful; rämä?of
the fair sex; mådu?soft; tanu-latä?of creeperlike bodies; nandane?in
the pleasure gardens of heaven; na api?nor; rantum?to enjoy; bhäve
bhäve?in various rebirths; hådaya?of my heart; bhavane?within
the house; bhävayeyam?may I concentrate; bhavantam?on You.
TRANSLATION
O Lord Hari, it is not to be saved
from the dualities of material existence or the grim tribulations of the
Kumbhépäka hell that I pray to Your lotus feet. Nor is my purpose
to enjoy the soft-skinned beautiful women who reside in the gardens of
heaven. I pray to Your lotus feet only so that I may remember You alone
in the core of my heart, birth after birth.
Mukunda Mala Stotram
SÜTRA 5*
TEXT
nästhä dharme na
vasu-nicaye naiva kämopabhoge
yad bhävyaà tad
bhavatu bhagavan pürva-karmänurüpam
etat prärthyaà
mama bahu mataà janma-janmäntare ?pi
tvat-pädämbhoruha-yuga-gatä
niçcalä bhaktir astu
SYNONYMS
na?not; ästhä?special
regard; dharme?for religiosity; na?nor; vasu?of wealth; nicaye?for the
accumulation; na eva?nor even; käma-upabhoge?for sense enjoyment;
yat?whatever; bhävyam?inevitable; tat?that; bhavatu?let it happen;
bhagavan?O Lord; pürva?previous; karma?my deeds; anurüpam?according
to; etat?this; prärthyam?to be requested; mama?by me; bahu matam?most
desirable; janma-janma?birth after birth; antare?during; api?even; tvat?Your;
päda-amboruha?of lotus feet; yuga?in the pair; gatä?resting;
niçcalä?unflinching; bhaktiù?devotion; astu?may there
be.
TRANSLATION
O my Lord! I have no attachment
for religiosity, or for accumulating wealth, or for enjoying sense gratification.
Let these come as they inevitably must, in accordance with my past deeds.
But I do pray for this most cherished boon: birth after birth, let me render
unflinching devotional service unto Your two lotus feet.
Mukunda Mala Stotram
SÜTRA 6
TEXT
divi vä bhuvi vä
mamästu väso
narake vä narakäntaka
prakämam
avadhérita-çäradäravindau
caraëau te maraëe
?pi cintayämi
SYNONYMS
divi?in the abode of the demigods;
vä?or; bhuvi?on the earth, the home of human beings; vä?or; mama?my;
astu?may be; väsaù?residence; narake?in hell; vä?or; naraka-antaka?O
killer of the demon Naraka; prakämam?however You desire; avadhérita?which
have defied; çärada?of the fall season; aravindau?the lotus
flowers; caraëau?the two feet; te?Your; maraëe?at the time of
death; api?even; cintayämi?may I remember.
TRANSLATION
O Lord, killer of the demon Naraka!
Let me reside either in the realm of the demigods, in the world of human
beings, or in hell, as You please. I pray only that at the point of death
I may remember Your two lotus feet, whose beauty defies that of the lotus
growing in the Çarat season.
Mukunda Mala Stotram
SÜTRA 7
TEXT
cintayämi harim eva santataà
manda-häsa-muditänanämbujam
nanda-gopa-tanayaà
parät paraà
näradädi-muni-vånda-vanditam
SYNONYMS
cintayämi?I think; harim?about
Lord Hari; eva?indeed; santatam?always; manda?gentle; häsa?with a
smile; mudita?joyful; änana-ambujam?whose lotus face; nanda-gopa?of
the cowherd Nanda; tanayam?the son; parät param?the Supreme Absolute
Truth; närada-ädi?beginning with Närada; muni-vånda?by
all the sages; vanditam?worshiped.
TRANSLATION
I always think of Lord Hari, whose
joyful lotus face bears a gentle smile. Although He is the son of the cowherd
Nanda, He is also the Supreme Absolute Truth worshiped by great sages like
Närada.
Mukunda Mala Stotram
SÜTRA 8
TEXT
kara-caraëa-saroje käntiman-netra-méne
çrama-muñi bhuja-véci-vyäkule
?gädha-märge
hari-sarasi vigähyäpéya
tejo-jalaughaà
bhava-maru-parikhinnaù kleçam
adya tyajämi
SYNONYMS
kara?hands; caraëa?and feet;
saroje?whose lotuses; känti-mat?shining; netra?eyes; méne?whose
fish; çrama?exhaustion; muñi?robbing; bhuja?of arms; véci?by
waves; vyäkule?agitated; agädha?fathomless; märge?whose
movement; hari?of Lord Hari; sarasi?in the lake; vigähya?by diving;
äpéya?drinking fully; tejaù?of His splendor; jala?of
water; ogham?the flood; bhava?of material existence; maru?in the desert;
parikhinnaù?worn out; kleçam?distress; adya?today; tyajämi?I
will abandon.
TRANSLATION
The desert of material existence
has exhausted me. But today I will cast aside all troubles by diving into
the lake of Lord Hari and drinking freely of the abundant waters of His
splendor. The lotuses in that lake are His hands and feet, and the fish
are His brilliant shining eyes. That lake?s water relieves all fatigue
and is agitated by the waves His arms create. Its current flows deep beyond
fathoming.
Mukunda Mala Stotram
SÜTRA 9
TEXT
sarasija-nayane sa-çaìkha-cakre
mura-bhidi mä viramasva
citta rantum
sukha-taram aparaà
na jätu jäne
hari-caraëa-smaraëämåtena
tulyam
SYNONYMS
sarasi-ja?like the lotus flower
born in a lake; nayane?whose eyes; sa?together with; çaìkha?His
conch; cakre?and disc weapon; mura-bhidi?in the annihilator of the demon
Mura; mä viramasva?please never cease; citta?O mind; rantum?to enjoy;
sukha-taram?extremely pleasurable; aparam?anything else; na?not; jätu?at
all; jäne?I know; hari-caraëa?of the feet of Lord Hari; smaraëa?of
the remembrance; amåtena?the immortal nectar; tulyam?equal to.
TRANSLATION
O mind, please never stop taking
pleasure in thinking of the Mura demon?s destroyer, who has lotus eyes
and bears the conch and disc weapon. Indeed, I know of nothing else that
gives such extreme pleasure as meditating on Lord Hari?s divine feet.
Mukunda Mala Stotram
SÜTRA 10
TEXT
mäbhér manda-mano
vicintya bahudhä yäméç ciraà yätanä
naivämé prabhavanti
päpa-ripavaù svämé nanu çrédharaù
älasyaà vyapanéya
bhakti-sulabhaà dhyäyasva näräyaëaà
lokasya vyasanäpanodana-karo
däsasya kià na kñamaù
SYNONYMS
mä bhéù?do not
be afraid; manda?foolish; manaù?O mind; vicintya?thinking; bahudhä?repeatedly;
yäméù?caused by Yamaräja, the lord of death; ciram?long-lasting;
yätanäù?about the torments; na?not; eva?indeed; amé?these;
prabhavanti?are effective; päpa?sinful reactions; ripavaù?the
enemies; svämé?master; nanu?is He not; çré-dharaù?the
maintainer of the goddess of fortune; älasyam?sloth; vyapanéya?driving
off; bhakti?by devotional service; su-labham?who is easily attained; dhyäyasva?just
meditate; näräyaëam?upon the Supreme Lord Näräyaëa;
lokasya?of the world; vyasana?the troubles; apanodana-karaù?who
dispels; däsasya?for His servant; kim?what; na?not; kñamaù?capable.
TRANSLATION
O foolish mind, stop your fearful
fretting about the extensive torments imposed by Yamaräja. How can
your enemies, the sinful reactions you have accrued, even touch you? After
all, is your master not the Supreme Lord, the husband of Goddess Çré?
Cast aside all hesitation and concentrate your thoughts on Lord Näräyaëa,
whom one very easily attains through devotional service. What can that
dispeller of the whole world?s troubles not do for His own servant?
Mukunda Mala Stotram
SÜTRA 11
TEXT
bhava-jaladhi-gatänäà
dvandva-vätähatänäà
suta-duhitå-kalatra-träëa-bhärärditänäm
viñama-viñaya-toye
majjatäm aplavänäà
bhavati çaraëam
eko viñëu-poto naräëäm
SYNONYMS
bhava?of material existence; jaladhi?in
the ocean; gatänäm?who are present; dvandva?of material dualities;
väta?by the wind; ähatänäm?struck; suta?sons; duhitå?daughters;
kalatra?and wives; träëa?of protecting; bhära?by the burden;
arditänäm?distressed; viñama?perilous; viñaya?of
sense gratification; toye?in the water; majjatäm?drowning; aplavänäm?having
no vessel to carry them away; bhavati?is; çaraëam?the shelter;
ekaù?only; viñëu-potaù?the boat that is Lord
Viñëu; naräëäm?for people in general.
TRANSLATION
The people in this vast ocean of
birth and death are being blown about by the winds of material dualities.
As they flounder in the perilous waters of sense indulgence, with no boat
to help them, they are sorely distressed by the need to protect their sons,
daughters, and wives. Only the boat that is Lord Viñëu can
save them.
Mukunda Mala Stotram
SÜTRA 12
TEXT
bhava-jaladhim agädhaà
dustaraà nistareyaà
katham aham iti ceto mä
sma gäù kätaratvam
sarasija-dåçi
deve täraké bhaktir ekä
naraka-bhidi niñaëëä
tärayiñyaty avaçyam
SYNONYMS
bhava?of material existence; jaladhim?the
ocean; agädham?fathomless; dustaram?impossible to cross; nistareyam?will
cross beyond; katham?how; aham?I; iti?thus; cetaù?my dear mind;
mä sma gäù?please do not come; kätaratvam?to complete
distress; sarasi-ja?like a lotus; dåçi?whose eyes; deve?unto
the Lord; täraké?deliver; bhaktiù?the personality of
Devotion; ekä?only; naraka?of the demon Naraka; bhidi?in the destroyer;
niñaëëä?reposed; tärayiñyati?will bring
you across; avaçyam?inevitably.
TRANSLATION
Dear mind, do not bewilder yourself
by anxiously thinking, How can I cross this fathomless and impassable ocean
of material existence? There is one who can save you?Devotion. If you offer
her to the lotus-eyed Lord, the killer of Narakäsura, she will carry
you across this ocean without fail.
Mukunda Mala Stotram
SÜTRA 13
TEXT
tåñëä-toye
madana-pavanoddhüta-mohormi-mäle
därävarte tanaya-sahaja-gräha-saìghäkule
ca
saàsäräkhye
mahati jaladhau majjatäà nas tri-dhäman
pädämbhoje vara-da
bhavato bhakti-nävaà prayaccha
SYNONYMS
tåñëä?thirst;
toye?whose water; madana?of Cupid; pavana?by the winds; uddhüta?stirred
up; moha?illusion; ürmi?of waves; mäle?rows; dära?wife;
ävarte?whose whirlpool; tanaya?sons; sahaja?and brothers; gräha?of
sharks; saìgha?with hordes; äkule?crowded; ca?and; saàsära-äkhye?called
saàsära; mahati?vast; jaladhau?in the ocean; majjatäm?who
are drowning; naù?to us; tri-dhäman?O Lord of the three worlds;
päda?to the feet; ambhoje?lotuslike; vara-da?O giver of benedictions;
bhavataù?of Your good self; bhakti?of devotion; nävam?the boat;
prayaccha?please bestow.
TRANSLATION
O Lord of the three worlds, we are
drowning in the vast ocean of saàsära, which is filled with
the waters of material hankering, with many waves of illusion whipped up
by the winds of lust, with whirlpools of wives, and with vast schools of
sharks and other sea monsters who are our sons and brothers. O giver of
all benedictions, please grant me a place on the boat of devotion that
is Your lotus feet.
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Pictures of Prabhupad in Australia and Indonesia:
http://www.iskcon.net/gauranga/ppad.htm
taken by Amogha prabhu ACBSP
Prabhupad photo gallery - US:
http://www.stephen-knapp.com/srila_prabhupada_photo_gallery.htm
compiled by Srinandanandana prabhu ACBSP
Prabhupad in Vrindavan picture Gallery
http://www.vrindavan-dham.com/prabhupada-vrindavan.php
Krishna Balaram temple and huge amount of links to all
Vrindavan sites
http://www.vrindavan-dham.com/iskcon/
Krishna Balaram mandir Festival Photo galleries
http://www.vrindavan.com/darshan/albums.php
Mayapur Vrindavan Trust - Vrindavan
http://www.mvtindia.com/
Mayapur Chandradoya Mandir - Festival etc 2005
http://www.mayapur.info/
(this site is no longer being updated see http://www.mayapur.com
for Mayapur site now)
http://64.28.101.188/iskcon_mayapur/iskcon_mayapur.html
Mayapur Chandradoya Mandir
http://www.mayapur.com
Srila Prabhupada's Final Lesson Video - Downloadable and
viewing on-line
http://users.iskconludhiana.com/images/thumbnails.php?album=21
European Krishna conscious festivals - photo galleries:
http://www.bharatavarsa.net/Gallery/albums.php
Foto galleries of Latino America with Rasananda Swami
http://www.rasanandaswami.com.br/fotos.htm
Picture galleries from India - totally wonderful
http://www.touruniversal.com/album/india.htm
Krishna conscious instructive dramas - plays:
http://www.cedarpost.com/krsnaconsciousplays/TableOfContents.htm
Damodar web-site for Children
http://www.damodara.de/english/index.eng.02.htm
"IN EVERY TOWN AND VILLAGE the chanting of the Holy Name of Krishna shall be heard. This was the forecast made by Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu almost 500 years ago in India. Today, as the Hare Krishna Mantra -- Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare -- resounds in Bombay and New York, Nairobi and Sydney, and in Paris and Hong Kong, the prophecy of Lord Caitanya stands fulfilled. The universal import of this "Samkirtan Movement" (the congregational chanting of the Holy Names of the Lord) was expressed by Lord Caitanya as follows:
"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."
(Every Town & Village, album cover)
On-line Virtual Arati to Sri Sri Gaura Nitai - check
it out
http://www.in2-mec.com/GNpuja.html
http://www.hknet.org.nz/harernam-page.htm
http://Harinam/rulestheweb.com
What's So Special About Chanting Hare Krishna?
By Stephen Knapp (Sri Nandanandan dasa ACBSP):
http://www.stephen-knapp.com/chanting_hare_krishna.htm
Hare Krishna is NOT "a Cult":
Is ISKCON a Cult or part of the "Hindu Culture"
or Something Else?
http://www.hknet.org.nz/not-a-cult.html
Hare Krishna is NOT a Cult letter by Kunti
dd editor of Hare Krishna World:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/HK-no-cult.html
40+ Years of Krishna Consciousness through Iskcon.........
http://hinduism.about.com/library/weekly/aa081201a.htm
Very nice articles and numerous links on the About Hinduism web-site.
What is ISKCON ???
http://www.iskcon.org/main/twohk/iskcon/what.htm
Is Iskcon a Cult?
http://www.hknet.org.nz/not-a-cult.html
Iskcon and Hinduism
http://www.hknet.org.nz/IskconHinduism.html
New to Krishna Consciousness - these topics 4 you
http://harekrishnaworldnews.blogspot.com/2005/08/new-to-krishna-consciousness.html
For those who are new to the Krishna Conscious philosophy,
here are a series of FLASH presentations introducing
the philosophy to beginners.
What is Krishna Consciousness? (172k)
How can we become Krishna Conscious?
(144k)
What is the Soul? (412k)
What is Yoga? (396k)
What is the Maha mantra? (216k)
What is Sanskrit? (64k)
What is the syllable Om? (312k)
Who is the girl with Krishna? (200k)
What are the Incarnations of the
Lord (1.2mb)
http://www.iskcon.com.au/New_to_Krishna.html
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SONGS AND MANTRAS by Vaishnava
spiritual masters:
http://web.tiscali.it/no-redirect-tiscali/gopala/Vaishnava-Songs/index.html
Vaishnava Song Book:
http://www.iskcon.org/sastra/f_vs.html
http://www.iskcon.org/sastra/vs_other.html
Vedic Art Publications
http://www.vedicarts.net/catalogmain.html
Vrindavan Art
http://www.vrindavanart.com/index.php?gallery=gal14
Mayapur Darshans
http://www.mayapur.com
http://www.photo.net/photos/Vrindavan
Lila
http://www.maphoto.tk
http://www.mayapur-katha.tk
http://www.dipika.org/mainpages/contributors/vrindavan.lila.dd.htm
http://www.geocities.com/mayapurkatha1
Radhastami photo-gallery:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=528023
Nrisimha Deva's photo-gallery:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=500789
Also we are sending out mailing lists with regular postings
of video clips,
photos and PDF jornals.
to SUBSCRIBE to our FREE MAILING LISTs:
- MAYAPUR KATHA for web-magazines (PDF) send request to
"Mayapur Katha Magazine" <Mayapur.Katha.Magazine@pamho.net>
- MAYAPUR DARSAN, video clips of Mayapur, send reqest to
"Mayapur Darshan" <Mayapur.Darshan@pamho.net>
- Second SUNDAY MAILING LIST - photos of Mayapur, send request to
Padmalochan.ACBSP@pamho.net
/ vrindavanlila@photo.net
Iskcon Mayapur are looking at starting a new WWW web-site, and are
looking for a sponsor
if you are interested is assisting this great project please contact
Padmalochan.ACBSP@pamho.net
or his wife vrindavanlila@photo.net
Listen to or download Prabhupad lectures and bhajans
http://chantandbehappy.com/prabhupada/index.html
Devotional Bhajans and kirtans
http://chantandbehappy.com/bhajans/index.html
Hundreds of devotional songs by various artists - singers
- performers - and many more coming soon:
http://www.radiokrishna.com/modules.php?name=NukeView&file=index&query=http://www.radiokrishna.com/rkc_archive_new/index2.php
Download songs
http://www.harekrsna.cz/mp3/folk/
Krishna Vision of Krishna Prema dasa ACBSP Sound Track Vol. 4 samples:
http://www.krisnavision.narod.ru/
Sydney temple Audio page
http://www.iskcon.com.au/Audio.html
Leicester Temple UK Audio page - many bhajans and kirtans
http://www.gauranga.org/audio_page.htm
Listen to Krishna Radio on various subjects on-line:
http://www.krishna.com/newsite/main.php?id=260
Hare Krishna Media Library
http://www.harekrishna.org.au/
Agama Tantra and the Vaishnava Samskaras as a way of life:
Recently I was asked, "Don't you find it an inconvenience to always be checking to see when is the right time to do this or the best time for that?"
In simple terms my answer was and still is; if you go to the bus or railway station or airport it is probably an intelligent venture to enquire about the times and routes of vehicles than to just hope that one will be along soon, or one is going in your direction.
There are subtle influences in the Universe that, for thousands of years gone by, advanced cultures have honoured, respected and utilised. Before the corruption of the Vedik literatures by the Christian and Moslem invaders to India all these things were used; Ayurvedik Medicine; Vedik Astrology; etc. Today there's a rennaisance among many to revive these arts.
We have been trained and studied to be able to provide these services. See some of my sites:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/jtcd-samskaras.html
http://www.iskcon.net/nz-namahatta/jtcd/1-homepage.html
or contact me directly: mailto:jtcd@xtra.co.nz
aham kratur aham yajnah
svadhaham aham ausadham
mantro 'ham aham evajyam
aham agnir aham hutam
"But it is I who am the ritual, I the sacrifice, the offering
to the ancestors, the healing herb,
the transcendental chant. I am the butter and the fire
and the offering."(Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita 9.16)
Krishna conscious affirmations:
Always remember Krishna and never forget Him
Join and receive Krishna conscious affirmations:
mailto:Sravana.SPGTSI@pamho.net
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This list is therefore called Vaisnava Singles.
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Post a Message: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vaisnavasingles/post
Vegetarian Singles:
This list is for vegetarian singles. I know it can be
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us to get to know that special someone. We've got the computer now. So
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Post your singles ads here.
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.....think you've found someone special......
Marriage Compatibility Checking - Synastry
For marriage compatibility analysis bookings
http://www.hknet.org.nz/3-synastry.html
For more information about the system of analysis - the Vedik Kuta
system
http://www.hknet.org.nz/synastry9page.htm
For more information about Vedik Marriage Compatibility
http://www.hknet.org.nz/MarriageSynastry4U.html
......and the process of Vaishnava Vivaha - sacred marriage
Gurukuli.com
A positive, safe environment to meet and chat
http://youth.rupa.com
BRITish CREW - Gurukuli forum
http://britcrew.com
Young F.O.L.K.
Young Friends Of Lord Krishna
http://www.hknet.org.nz/YoungFOLK.htm
ete cäàça-kaläù
puàsaù
kåñëas tu bhagavän
svayam
indräri-vyäkulaà
lokaà
måòayanti yuge yuge
?All the lists of the incarnations of Godhead submitted herewith are either plenary expansions or parts of the plenary expansions of the Supreme Godhead, but Kåñëa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.? (Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.28)
rämädi-mürtiñu
kalä-niyamena tiñöhan
nänävatäram akarod
bhuvaneñu kintu
kåñëaù
svayaà samabhavat paramaù pumän yo
govindam ädi-puruñaà
tam ahaà bhajämi
?I worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Govinda [Kåñëa], who is always situated in various incarnations such as Räma, Nåsiàha and many subincarnations as well, but who is the original Personality of Godhead known as Kåñëa, and who incarnates personally also.? (Brahma samhita 5:39.)
The Devotee List - Iskcon and Gaudiya math(s):
(It's still being developed, and a lot of devotees are not here......)
http://devotee.s5.com/index.html
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"The religious principles taught by Mohammed and Jesus Christ are similar to the religious principles taught by Vaishnava sects. Buddhism and Jainism are similar to Saiva-dharma. This is scientific consideration of truths regarding religious principles. Those who consider their own religious principles as real dharma and others religious principles as irreligion or subreligion are unable to ascertain the truth due to being influenced by prejudice. Actually religious principles followed by people in general are different only due to the different qualifications of the practitioners, but the constitutional religious principles of all living entities are one." (Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur. Sri Krsna Samhita.)Read enlivening articles
See pictures of exhumed relics
Understand conspirital deceptions...
Join the renaissance to rebuild the Golden Age in the Kali-yuga
Find out about Vedik heritage items all around the world.....Send in your articles and news:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/VWH.html
updated 15th December 2004
See more similar pages and links http://www.hknet.org.nz/VWH.html and http://www.hknet.org.nz/index-Vedik.htm
Vedik Culture list
mailto:vediculture-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Krishna conscious Dramas and plays:
A collection of 88 transcendental dramas assembled and
presented for the pleasure of
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
http://www.cedarpost.com/krsnaconsciousplays/default.htm
Wonderful modern Krishna conscious plays:
http://www.cedarpost.com/krsnaconsciousplays/TableOfContents.htm
These are great for Sunday feasts, or school programs or street presentations, or just for our own understanding.
Read here what Prabhupad says about such plays and dramas:
http://www.cedarpost.com/krsnaconsciousplays/PlaysP2SPquotes.htm
Click on this link to see how really short life is.
http://www.sastradana.com/video/lifeisshort.wmv
thanx again Shyam'
Hare Krsna!
In the download section of my website http://tinyurl.com/9er95 you will find a copy of Ganguly's complete English translation of the Mahabharata (originally in 13 hardback volumes) in HTML format. It is in a 7.5 MB zipped file.
The Mahabharata explains by example how Lord Krsna's Vedic culture and Varnashrama Dharma are meant to work. Where the Manu Smriti is a concise book of laws for Mankind the Mahabharata shows how those laws are applied. The Mahabharata along with the Ramayana have been the main foundation for the continuation of Vedic culture because they are easily accessible to the masses. The Mahabharata was actually written for the unfortunate people of the Kali Yuga to help uplift them. A close study of the Mahabharata and Ramayana in conjunction with the Manu Samhita would serve as a good guide on how to implement Varnashrama Dharma. And, in conjunction with the Srimad Bhagavatam, insight into Daivi Varnashrama Dharma. The Mahabharata is thus an essential text for anyone interested in implementing VAD.
The Mahabharata is a vast treasure house of Brahminical knowledge and as the Mahabharat itself says: "What is found in the Mahabharata may be found in other texts; whatever is not found in the Mahabharata is not found anywhere."
You will also find a PDF copy of a canto of Agnivesa's Caraka Samhita (an Ayurvedic text) entitled Sarirasthana, a fascinating account of how the body is formed starting with philosophical details, conception, karmic details, embryology etc. I once gave this text to an obstetrician to read while she was waiting to see me and she was astounded at how much knowledge was contained in such an ancient text. Size 14 MB
Yours faithfully,
Shyamasundara Dasa
http://www.ShyamasundaraDasa.com
"krsnas tu bhagavan svayam"
and
Bhajans and Kirtans
http://chantandbehappy.com/bhajans/index.html
Download latest Real Player for Free:
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Listen to audio and view videos on-line here:
http://www.prabhupada.org/prabhupadadesh/a_deposito_oggetti/Archivio_Audio-Video/index.php?q=t&t=EN
http://www.prabhupada.org/prabhupadadesh/a_deposito_oggetti/Archivio_Audio-Video/index.php?q=f&f=%2FAudio
There's literally hundreds of bhajans, kirtans and videos segments
to check out.............try
