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Srila Prabhupada writes - "Anyone who gives some service to this Krishna Consciousness movement is fortunate proportionately. At least the seed of his fortunate life is sown there. Whether he gives service of some sort, willingly or even unwillingly, the seed is sown, and the fortune will come proportionately."
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Letter to: Tosana Krsna
Los Angeles
13 November, 1968
68-11-13
My Dear Tosana Krishna,
Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter (undated) and thank you very much for it. Your sentiments are very kind, and I very much appreciate them. Regarding your question about what determines our fortune, generally when we are in the material world, we try to be prosperous by material opulence. Just like a common man tries to have a good house, a good wife, a good property, good social prestige, and this way, go on increasing the bodily concept of life, and possess more and more in relationship to the body. This is unfortunate. All living entities beginning
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from Yasodanandan  Prabhu et al; 
Srila Prabhupada speaks - "If I have written one book, my words are my meaning.
Why you should give meaning? I shall kick on your face."
Prabhupāda: Majority or minority, it doesn't matter. But why you should take Bhagavad-gītā to establish your rascal theories? That means you are cheating.
Hare Krishna, here are a few quotes from Srila Prabhupada's instructions that clearly explain the following:
a.) What is speculation?
b.) How is the Gita misinterpreted?
c.) How should the Gita be preached?
d.) Mission of Caitanya Mahaprabhu
e.) Criticism of making compromise in philosophy for personal gain
f.) Offense of disobedience to the order of Guru
g.) Srila Prabhupada's explanation to why he presented the Bhagavad Gita "As It Is"
h.) Importance of reading the Gita "As It Is" with the guidance of a bona fide Guru
i.) Getting association with Krsna by reading Bhagavad Gita
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Paramahaṁsa: My question is: A pure devotee, when he comments Bhagavad-gītā, som
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According to Srila Prabhupada: ′′ At the present moment, this world is being administered by the raksas. The raksasas are human eaters who abort their own children (p. 41 Raja-Vidhya), ′′ and ′′ Currently, especially on this planet earth, the influence of Lord Brahma has decreased considerably, and the representatives of Hiranyakasipu - the Raksas and demons - have taken over. Therefore, there is no protection of bramanic culture and cows, which are the basic prerequisites for all types of good fortune. This era is very dangerous because society is being administered by demons and Raksasas ".
(Srimad Bhagavatam 7.3.13 
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All glories to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

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Ahobilam - Nava Narasimha temples darshan

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Perumal (Lord) : Ahobila Nrisimha - Sitting posture in Chakrasana facing East (Main temple)
Thayar (Consort) : Lakhmi, Senjulakshmi
Other shrines : Jwala Nrisimha, Malola Nrisimha, Kroda Nrisimha, Karanja Nrisimha, Bhargava Nrisimha, Yaogananda Nrisimha, Kshatravata Nrisimha, Pavana Nrisimha
Pushkarani : Pavanasini, Bhargava, Indra, Nrisimha,Gaja Theerthams
Vimanam : Guhai (Cave)
Pratyaksham : Prahalada, Adivan Satakopan


Ahobilam is located in Karnool district of Andhra Pradesh in the hills of the eastern ghats, about 400 KM northwest of Chennai.

The temple consists of nine shrines to Lord Nrisimha located around a 5 KM circle. In addition to the nine shrines, there is a temple for Prahaladavarada Varadhan in the foothills of the mountain. Due to security reasons and the difficulty in performing daily worship, many of the utsava vigra

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Kersi Mehta EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ARTICLE FOR HARE KRISHNA MOVEMENT:-

"DIKSHASTAKA" - 8 GEM OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR TAKING DIKSHA IN ISKCON****AFTER READING CAREFULLY THE FOLLOWING 8 INSTRUCTIONS, ONE MUST TAKE THE INITIATION:-

1)"Self-made guru cannot be guru. He must be authorized by the bona fide guru. Then he's guru. This is the fact...Similarly; bona fide guru means he must be authorized by the superior guru."
(Srila Prabhupada - Lecture on Nectar of Devotion, October 31, 1972)

2)"The inspiration came because there was a questioning on my part, so Krishna spoke. Actually Prabhupada never appointed any gurus. He appointed eleven ritviks. He never appointed them gurus. Myself and the other GBC have done the greatest disservice to this movement the last three years because we interpreted the appointment of ritviks as the appointment of gurus." (Tamala Krishna Goswami - Pyramid House Confession, Topanga Canyon, December 3rd 1980)

3)"FACT: ISKCON gurus in good standing have fallen.
FACT: The

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A pretty good description of the Rascals who are making a show of being Gurus and Vaisnavas in ISKCON..

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Govinda Dasadasa

"ONE SHOULD NOT ACCEPT AS A SPIRITUAL MASTER
ONE WHO IS FOOL NUMBER ONE, WHO HAS NO DIRECTION ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURAL INJUNCTIONS, WHOSE CHARACTER IS DOUBTFUL, WHO DOES NOT FOLLOW THE PRINCIPLES OF DEVOTIONAL SERVICE, OR WHO HAS NOT CONQUERED THE INFLUENCE OF THE SIX SENSE GRATIFYING AGENTS."

Nectar of Devotion-7:
In the Eleventh Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Prabuddha tells Mahārāj Nimi: "My dear King, please know for certain that in the material world there is no happiness. It is simply a mistake to think that there is happiness here, because this place is full of nothing but miserable conditions. Any person who is seriously desirous of achieving real happiness must seek out a bona fide spiritual master and take shelter of him by initiation. The qualification of a sp

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9468807484?profile=originalPrabhupada: We Vaiṣṇavas do not say that there is no need of fighting. We never say. When there is need of fighting we must fight. Rather, somebody in New York, some Goldsmith, he was that, 'Why Krishna is advising Arjuna to fight, to become violent?'
So somebody protests like that. But there is no meaning of protesting against the action of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. That is our view. So we Vaiṣṇavas, we are chanting.
It does not mean that when there is need of fighting with avaiṣṇava (non-vaishnava) we shall lack in strength. We can fight. One gentleman inquired from me that 'Vaiṣṇavism makes one dull. He cannot act.' And, 'No. You have not seen a Vaiṣṇava.' In the two fightings, great fighting, the Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata, the hero was Hanuman and Arjuna, and they fought.
Guest: They fought.
Prabhupada: Yes. And who can be better Vaiṣṇava than them?
Guest: Nobody.
Prabhupada: So Vaiṣṇava does not mean he is dull. No.
Guest: No, that is well proved. If there is need...
Pr

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Srila Prabhupada - "If there is no chance of directly serving the spiritual master,
then the devotee does serve him by remembering his instructions only.
There is no difference between the spiritual master's instructions and the spiritual master himself."
 

We should always remember that a person who is reluctant to accept a spiritual master for initiation is sure to become baffled in his endeavour to go back to Godhead. Such person who is not properly initiated may present himself as a great devotee but in fact he is sure to encounter many many stumbling blocks on his way of progressive march towards spiritual realisation and the net result is that he has to continue the term of his material existence without any relief. Such helpless person is compared with a ship without a rudder as such a careless ship cannot reach her destination. It is imperative therefore to accept a spiritual master if at all anyone desires to gain the favour of the Lord. Service of the spiritual master is esse

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Srila Prabhupada Speaks Out-
"So you cannot change the words of Bhagavad-gītā. That is foolishness.
Anyone who changes the orders and the words of Bhagavad-gītā, they are rascal; they'll not get any benefit."
Hare Krsna. All glories to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
Following are some quotes that are direct instructions against the whimsical changes in the original Bhagavad Gita As It Is.
There is no difference. Just like we are reading Bhagavad-gītā. Why we're interested? Because Bhagavad-gītā and the speaker of Bhagavad-gītā, Kṛṣṇa, they are identical. So you cannot change the words of Bhagavad-gītā. That is foolishness. Anyone who changes the orders and the words of Bhagavad-gītā, they are rascal; they'll not get any benefit. Because you cannot correct Kṛṣṇa, what Kṛṣṇa says or God says. That is not in your power. So these rascals, they want to interpret, "This is like this, this is this, I think it is this." No. Kṛṣṇa did not live for you, for your
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Analysis of Pre-1978 Book Changes: Srimad Bhagavatam -
Over 21000 changes found in Canto 1 to 4 1976+ revised editions
 
In future you don’t do any changes without asking me first.
[Letter: Bhargava, May 29,1976]
 
Do not try to change anything without my permission.
[Letter to Radhavallabha, Aug 26, 1976]
 
The next printing should be again to the original way.
[Srila Prabhupada Conversation, "Rascal Editors,"June 22, 1977, Vrndavana]
Hare Krsna. 
Ananta Koti dandavats to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. 
vāñchā-kalpatarubhyaś ca kṛpā-sindhubhya eva ca
patitānāṁ pāvanebhyo vaiṣṇavebhyo namo namaḥ
I offer my respectful obeisances unto all the Vaiṣṇava devotees of the Lord who can fulfill the desires of everyone, just like desire trees, and who are full of compassion for the fallen souls.
The links below compare the first 4 cantos of Srimad Bhagavatam.
The comparison is done between the first prints and the later revised prints from 1976. 
Here only the 1976 onwards ed
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BG Chapters 1 - 6

The dust on the mirror refers to a cleansing process of the mirror of the mind by so many spiritual methods. The best process is to chant the holy names of the Lord.
BG 3.38, Purport: 

There are three degrees of covering of the living entity by which his pure consciousness is obscured. This covering is but lust under different manifestations like smoke in the fire, dust on the mirror, and the womb about the embryo. When lust is compared to smoke, it is understood that the fire of the living spark can be a little perceived. In other words, when the living entity exhibits his Kṛṣṇa consciousness slightly, he may be likened to the fire covered by smoke. Although fire is necessary where there is smoke, there is no overt manifestation of fire in the early stage. This stage is like the beginning of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. The dust on the mirror refers to a cleansing process of the mirror of the mind by so many spiritual methods. The best process is to chant the holy names of

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Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Hansadutta- Calcutta Sept. 2, 1970 “It is a fact that the great sinister movement is within our society.” What is “the great sinister movement” if not the satanic cabal? He also instructed one of his disciples Nanda Kumar, “There are those in our movement who dress like devotees, shika, tilak, neckbeads, and dhoti, but they are not devotees. They are agents of Kali. We must find them and weed them out.”

Quote from Srila Bhaktisidhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada - “After the time of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, those faithful to Him kept apart from non devotees, to avoid contamination. Seeing this, the personality of Kali sent his representatives in disguise to pollute the Vaisnava sampradaya. Posing as Vaisnavas, they spread their wicked doctrines, and appeared so intelligent and devoted that only pure devotees could detect their real identity.” – Srila Bhaktisiddhanta, Sajana Toshani (18.2.13-14)

(Room Conversation January 21, 1977, Bhubaneswar)
Ramesvara:
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Rama Navami special -
Srila Prabhupada Amrtam Updated
 
Hare Krsna. All glories and Ananta Koti Dandavats to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and to all Vaisnavas.
On the auspicious festival Sri Rama Navami, the following links to Srila Prabhupada's Original works are compiled. It is hoped that all devotees will be benefited. 
 

1. ORIGINAL BOOKS DRIVE:

Please find a link to a Google drive with Srila Prabhupada’s first edition unrevised, non adulterated, original books.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nHm72gVwAeei95WDkSLf2aw5x-jRXDoF?usp=sharing

Another folder for Srimad Bhagavatam 1972 on-wards first edition original books:
 

2. ORIGINAL TAPES DRIVE:

In 2019 the Bhaktivedanta Archives released last installments of the original unedited recordings of Srila Prabhupada’s classes, room conversations, morning walks, etc.
For those used to listening to Srila Prabhupada on a

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Srila Prabhupada's order - to act as ritvik representative of the acarya


Original Letter Of July 9, 1977

Letter to: All G.B.C., All Temple Presidents

 

Original Scanned Document
Letter Of July 9, 1977
To All G.B.C., and Temple Presidents

Srila Prabhupadas Ritvik initiation letter

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Vrindaban
9 July, 1977

77-07-09
To All G.B.C., and Temple Presidents

Dear Maharajas and Prabhus,

Please accept my humble obeisances at your feet. Recently when all of the GBC members were with His Divine Grace in Vrndavana, Srila Prabhupada indicated that soon He would appoint some of His senior disciples to act as ritvik - representative of the acarya, for the purpose of performing initiations, both first initiation and second initiation. His Divine Grace has so far given a list of eleven disciples who will act in that capacity:

His Holiness Kirtanananda Swami
His Holin

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Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Avirbhava Tithi special -
Original works of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur
 
Hare Krsna. All glories to HIs Divine Grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
All glories to His Divine Grace Sree Srimad Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada
We are pleased to present a compilation of "The Harmonist As It Is" on the occasion of the appearance day of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur. 
Drive link: 
                                     
 
The original version of The Harmonist appeared in Bengali under the name Sree Sajjana Toshani in 1879, published by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Thakura. After his departure, his son, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura established a printing press and began his preaching mission, the Shri Gaudiya Math. In 1927, he launched the Harmonist magazine, an English version of the original Bengali magazine, Sree Sajjana Tos
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Śrīla Prabhupāda Says - [On leadership in his ISKCON society]

"...after you, who will take the leadership?" And "Everyone will take, all my disciples. If you want, you can take also. (laughter) But if you follow. They are prepared to sacrifice everything, so they'll take the leadership. I may, one, go away, but there will be hundreds, and they'll preach. If you want, you can also become a leader. We have no such thing, that 'Here is leader.' Anyone who follows the previous leadership, he's a leader. 'Indian,' we have no such distinction, 'Indian,' 'European.' "

Brahmānanda: They wanted an Indian to be the leader?

Prabhupāda: Yes. (laughs) "Everyone, all my disciples, they are leaders. As purely as they follow, they become leader. If you want to follow, you can become a leader. You are Indian. But you don't want." I told them that.

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Yes, they probably wanted to propose somebody who would take over our movement.

Prabhupāda: Yes. Leaders. All nonsense. Leader means one who ha

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Sri Krishna to Uddhava, "Although the sky, or space, is the resting place of everything, the sky does not mix with anything, nor is it entangled. Similarly, the sun is not at all attached to the water in which it is reflected within innumerable reservoirs, and the mighty wind blowing everywhere is not affected by the innumerable aromas and atmospheres through which it passes. In the same way, a self-realized soul is completely detached from the material body and the material world around it.
Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 11 Chapter 11 Sloka 12-13

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9468805286?profile=originalCC Madhya 13

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā, Chapter 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yātrā

Madhya 13 Summary

Madhya 13.1: May the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya, who danced in front of the car of Śrī Jagannātha, be all glorified! By seeing His dancing, not only was the whole universe held in wonder, but Lord Jagannātha Himself became very much astonished.

Madhya 13.2: All glories to Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya and Prabhu Nityānanda! All glories to Advaitacandra! And all glories to the devotees of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu!

Madhya 13.3: All glories to the listeners of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta! Please hear the description of the dancing of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu at the Ratha-yātrā festival. His dancing is very enchanting. Please hear of it with great attention.

Madhya 13.4: The next day, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His personal associates got up in the dark and attentively took their early-morning baths.

Madhya 13.

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