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Our site member and friend Dr. Arnold Smith has accepted Srila Prabhupada officially as his teacher in a formal capacity, and has asked for recommendation for diksha, that readily approved by the onsite TP's and admin. sanga. Jaya, Haribol! ~(>,' )

The good doctor is author of a University text on Moral development, teaches classes in Vedic literature, and is currently managing a course here on Bhagavada Gita As It Is. His scholastic acumen is a feather-in-the-cap for Iskcon, so nicely representing Srila Prabhupada's path of pure bhakti to Sri Sri Radha Krsna, in service of Sri Sri Gour Nitai! We the site members are fortunate to have such nice association.

Dr. Smith has also been granted the Bhakti Sastri degree, as may other senior devotees who inquire. Brahminical gayatri etc will be given also, in order to enhance our Godbrothers' preaching power.

Arnold Smith Prabhu will be given a spiritual Name shortly. Site Vaisnava devotees are invited to accept him as one of our family m

Additional Meanings of Kama-gayatri

"Let us meditate upon that new transcendental Cupid of Vrndavana, Shri Krishna, who

is always enchanting and ever-youthful. By His desire, Syama plays in different

pastimes.

Let us try to know that Kamadeva, Shri Krishna, who has five arrows of flowers that

He shoots from the five threaded strings of His bow. Shri Krishna is Rasaraja, the king

of all the mellows of conjugal love, and He greatly pleases us by engaging us in His

transcendental loving service."

The Moons of Krishnacandra

kama'gayatri-mantra-rupa, haya krmera svarupa,

sardha'cabbisa aksara tara haya se aksara 'candra' haya, krsne kari'

udaya, trijagat kaila kamamaya

"Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is identical (krsnera svarupa) with the

Vedic hymn known as the Kama-gayatri (kama-gayatri-mantra-rupa), which is composed

of twenty-four and a half syllables. Those syllables are compared to moons that arise

in Krishna. Thus all three worlds are filled with desire." (Cc. Madh

Chapter Six

The Gopala Mantra

Identity and Importance

"It is stated in the Brahma-samhita that Lord Brahma was initiated into the eighteen

letter Gopala-mantra, which is generally accepted by all the devotees of Lord Krishna.

We follow the same principle because we belong to the Brahma-sampradaya, directly

in the disciplic chain from Brahma to Narada, from Narada to Vyasa, from Vyasa to

Madhva Muni, from Madhva Muni to Madhavendra Puri, from Madhavendra Puri to

Isvara Puri, from Isvara Puri to Lord Chaitanya and gradually to His Divine Grace

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, our divine master.

The chanting of this holy Gopala-mantra is the only shelter of the desireless pure

devotee of the Lord." (SB 2.9.6 p.)

Of all the diksa mantras mentioned in the sastras, the Gopala-mantra (or Krishnamantra)

is the most important.

Shri Krishna is the svayam-bhagavan and the sarva-avatari (original Personality of

Godhead, the source of all other avataras), and His vraja-lila displays the greatest