Brief biographies meant to augment feast and fast celebration days for Vaisnavas, and Ekadasi desciptions.
Periya Ālvar. Godādevī
Śrī Godādevī Ālvar by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda The life of Godādevī, or Āṇḍāl, was glorious, for it was filled by her glowing love for Godhead. The spiritual origin of her incarnation can be traced back to the Supreme Lord’s Nīlā-śakti potency. In a town called Śrī Villiputtur, there once lived a person named Viṣṇucitta, who later became known as Periya Ālvar. He was born in a brāhmaṇa family and had a small garden where he grew sacred Tulasī plants with his own…
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BHAKTIVEDANTA PURPORT: “The nine principal rishis, or sages, are Marichi, Atri, Angira, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Bhrigu, Vashishtha and Atharva.
" HDG GGM is an amazing MAHA BHAGAVATA rasika bhakta of the Lord HE knows all the sastra by smrti memory. i met HIM in soho temple also before to leave this planet.
SRI DURGA DEVI appeared to GGM in HIS room in BHUVANESVAR and told HIM," so at last you got rid of me !" then SHE left. HH GGM called a devotee and told him, "call that girl that just left my room." - but that devotee could not find HER anywhere anymore.
i considered myself lucky to had the chance to know who the real devotees are after SRILA PRABHUPADA, never mind we can still get the mercy of HDG GGM HDG ACBSP in vani seva not in vapu , i think is better also because there is not the danger to offend the pure devotees of the lord by take THEM as ordinary people..."
Seva dasa Prabhu
Read the entire Chapter 14: Lord Kṛṣṇa Explains the Yoga System to Śrī Uddhava at:
http://vedabase.net/sb/11/14/en