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PITA das’s memory recorded by Siddhanta das
After you were with Prabhupada for a while, you got used to his weakened physical condition. But it was so devastating for any new devotees who would come in that they would start crying and it would be so pathetic that we’d all start crying. At one point, Prabhupada asked, “Why are you all crying?” [chuckles] We said, “Srila Prabhupada, we are crying because you’re so sick and we are afraid that you may leave.” And then Prabhupada said, “I will never leave you.” He said, “I will live forever in my books. I will never leave you. I’ll live forever within my books so there is no reason to cry.” He said, “Old people die, that is natural.” He said, “When a young person dies, that’s some mistake, because young persons should live until they are old. When they are old they should die. And as for me, it’s natural. It’s a natural thing so don’t cry.” Then one devotee said, “But
Srila Prabhupada, we’re crying because we can’t be without yo
Śrīla Prabhupāda Says - [Regarding his final days in Vṛndāvan Dham before entering into Samādhi]
So I cannot speak. I am feeling very weak. I was to go to other places like Chandigarh program, but I cancelled the program because the condition of my health is very deteriorating. So I preferred to come to Vṛndāvana.
If death takes place, let it take here. So there is nothing to be said new. Whatever I have to speak, I have spoken in my books. Now you try to understand it and continue your endeavor. Whether I am present or not present, it doesn't matter. As Kṛṣṇa is living eternally, similarly, living being also lives eternally. But kirtir yasya sa jīvati: "One who has done service to the Lord lives forever."
So you have been taught to serve Kṛṣṇa, and with Kṛṣṇa we'll live eternally. Our life is eternal. Na hanyate hanyamāne śarīre [Bg. 2.20]. A temporary disappearance of this body, it doesn't matter. Body is meant for disappearance. Tathā dehāntara-prāptiḥ [Bg. 2.13]. So live for
The Principle is that we should all enjoy! Enjoy yourself ! Krsna is the Supreme Enjoyer. One should of course enjoy the right things, otherwise the long-term result may be most negative. Cook and serve Him wonderful dishes, enjoy prasadam, clean the house, enjoy health. chant japa, enjoy God's company. Enjoy like anything, but only devotional services.
"The regulative principles and rules of yoga-the various sitting postures and breathing exercises performed in an attempt to withdraw one's senses from the sense objects-are methods meant for those who are too much engrossed in the bodily conception of life. The intelligent man who is situated in Kṛṣṇa consciousness does not try to forcibly stop his senses from acting. Rather, he engages his senses in the service of Kṛṣṇa. No one can stop a child from playing by leaving him inactive. A child can be stopped from engaging in nonsense by being engaged in superior activities. The forceful restraint of sense activiti
Srila Prabhupāda: This is our position. Gradually they will show Hare Kṛṣṇa movement. In India also, although India's... They will want to crush down this movement. So this will be up to Him. Kṛṣṇa or Kṛṣṇa's movement, the same thing. And Kṛṣṇa was attempted to be killed by Kaṁsa class of men and his company, the demons. So it will be there; it is already there. Don't be disappointed, because that is the meaning that it is successful. Kṛṣṇa's favor is there, because Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa's movement is not different, identical. So as Kṛṣṇa was attempted to be killed, many, many years before He appeared... At eighth child, if the mother produces child yearly, still ten years, eight years before His birth, the mother was to be attempted to be killed. So there may be attempt like that. And Lord Jesus Christ was killed. So they may kill me also.
Siddha-svarūpa: I don't think that is possible.
Prabhupāda: No, I mean to say, I am not so important man. But it is the, this is
"Then the Lord quoted Narada Pañcaratra (2.6): "He who worships Hari need not perform any austerity, and he who prays for worship of Hari also need not perform austerity. If the Lord resides in one, austerity is not necessary and if Hari does not manifest austerity is unnecessary.".... "..Gaurahari continued: "Srivasa does not cultivate Jnana; If I see that you continue doing this, I will not give you the love of Krishna. By ignoring Karma and Jnana you will get Krishna-Prema. Knowing this, do not take shelter of Karma or Jnana ". Srivasa replied, "O Lord, please give me mercy to forget the worldly practice of Karma and Jnana." Locana Das, Sri Caitanya Mangala. (Besides Bhakti karma and jñana are meaningless.)
Can't we be friends in Goloka ?, little children sharing flowers and feeling the spiritual winds blow through our souls? We hear little Krsna Gopal playing flute, His bright faced friends are there and laughing and playing drums, attempting some new bhajanas with great fun, Krsna smiles broadly! The singing is very melodic. The flowers blow in the light breeze, we smell campaka flowers and the nearby waterfall is filled at the edges of a lotus-pond with pink and blue storks.
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Sri Caitanya siksamrta: "Although initiation is not necessary as far as the name is concerned, the importance of the guru conversant with the meaning of the truth of nama is evident. The letters of the nama can be obtained anywhere, but the Truth hidden in the nama can only be revealed by the mercy of the purely consecrated guru. By that mercy, the aspirant can overcome the primary stage -- the appearance or likeness of the nama -- and is protected from offenses against the name.."Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
BHAGAVATA IS NON-DIFFERENT
FROM KRISHNA
Śrīla Gurudeva...
☆“Only by bhakti one can understand Bhāgavata. Nobody can understand Bhāgavata by dint of his material scholarship, learning, intelligence, merit, or taking help of commentators who have given many commentaries. Only by bhakti. Why only bhakti is needed? Because Bhāgavata is non-different from Kṛṣṇa.”
[Śrīla Gour Govinda Swāmī...Johannesburg,
10 January, 1996]
Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa Puja Offering–1961
Srila Prabhupada..."If everyone just initiates then there will only be a contradictory result. As long as it goes on there will be only failure. O shame! My dear brothers, aren’t you embarrassed? In the manner of businessmen you increase your disciples."
A Vyasa-Puja offering of five prayers glorifying special characteristics of Srila 108 Bhaktisiddanta Saraswati Goswami Thakura. Presented on the commemoration of his appearance, by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, at the Radha-Damodara temple, Vrindavana, India, in 1961.)
First Vasistya
1. On this day, O my master, I made a cry of grief; I was not able to tolerate the absence of my guru.
2. On this auspicious day I have come with this offering just to worship you, remembering your lotus feet.
3. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s judgement is that renunciation is most important. Not only that, but such knowledge must be delivered to every conditioned being.
4. The b
Happiest Janmastami prabhu!
Prime Minister Modi to release a Commemorative Coin honouring Srila Prabhupada on the occasion of his 125th Birth Anniversary
Dignitaries and devotees from 60 countries to participate live in the video conference
29th August 2021, New Delhi: The Honourable Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi would be inaugurating the year-long 125th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Srila Prabhupada (Founder-Acharya of ISKCON) and release a Commemorative Silver Coin of Rs 125 in his honour on 1st September 2021.
Keeping in mind the Covid protocol, the program would be organized virtually wherein thousands of ISKCON members, dignitaries and the general public from more than 60 countries are expected take part in this historic event.
The Prime Minister would be welcomed with Sanskrit prayers recited by a group of national and internationals students of the Bhaktivedanta Gurukul located at ISKCON’s world headquarters in Mayapur, West Bengal. Following the remarks
"Now we have got our great personalities, leaders. They are praised, eulogized, our, these political leaders. "Our Hitler," "Our Gandhi," "Our Churchill," "Our Nixon." But sastra (scripture ) says these leaders, those who are not spiritual leaders, those who cannot give our life, they are worshiped by these classes of animals, animals. These so-called leaders, politicians, they are eulogized very much by whom? By these classes of men: dogs, camels, asses and hogs...." ( HDG Srila Prabhupada, A.C. Bhakitvedanta Swami )
ONE SHOULD ENGAGE BOTH HIS GROSS BODY AND SUBTLE MIND IN THE SERVICE OF THE LORD.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam » Canto 1 » Chapter 5 » Text 27:
(Sri Suta Gosvami to the assembled sages in Naimisaranya headed by Rsi Saunaka):
Great Sage Narada to Sri Vyasadeva:
तस्मिंस्तदा लब्धरुचेर्महामते प्रियश्रवस्यस्खलिता मतिर्मम ।
ययाहमेतत्सदसत्स्वमायया पश्ये मयि ब्रह्मणि कल्पितं परे ॥२७॥
tasmiṁs tadā labdha-rucer mahā-mate
priyaśravasy askhalitā matir mama
yayāham etat sad-asat sva-māyayā
paśye mayi brahmaṇi kalpitaṁ pare
SYNONYMS
tasmin--it being so; tada--at that time; labdha--achieved; ruceh--taste; maha-mate--O great sage; priyasravasi--upon the Lord; askhalita matih--uninterrupted attention; mama--mine; yaya--by which; aham--I; etat--all these; sat-asat--gross and subtle; sva-mayaya--one's own ignorance; pasye--see; mayi--in me; brahmani--the Supreme; kalpitam--is accepted; pare--in the Transcendence.
TRANSLATION
O great sage, as soon as I got a taste for the Personality of Godhe
a few random quotes in no particular order related to the word "ṛtvik—priests conducting the ceremony" and "ṛtvijaḥ—the priests"
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"...four classes of priests, known as ṛtvik, are required. "
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ācāryam—the spiritual master
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ṛtvijaḥ—the priests recommended by the spiritual master
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saha-ṛtvik-ācārya-sadasyaḥ—with all the priests, ācāryas and members of the holy assembly;
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"...one should perform all the ceremonies under the direction of learned ācāryas and should satisfy them and their priests."
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"Such sacrifices are impossible in this age due to the scarcity of expert brāhmaṇas or ṛtvijaḥ who are able to take the responsibility. In the absence of these, the saṅkīrtana-yajña is recommended. "
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TEXT 53
ācāryaṁ jñāna-sampannaṁ
vastrābharaṇa-dhenubhiḥ
toṣayed ṛtvijaś caiva
tad viddhy ārādhanaṁ hareḥ
SYNONYMS
ācāryam—the spiritual master; jñāna-sampannam—very advanced in spiritual knowledge; vastra-ābharaṇa-dhenubhiḥ—with
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November 10, 1977, Vṛndāvana
Prabhupada: Someone says that I’ve been poisoned. It is possible.
Kaviraja (doctor): What is he saying?
Prabhupada: Someone says that someone has given poison.
Kaviraja: To whom?
Prabhupada: To me.
Kaviraja: Who said?
Prabhupada: These all friends
Kaviraja: Who would give you poison? Why would anyone do that?
Prabhupada: I do not know, but it is said.
Kaviraja: Look, this is the thing, that maybe some rakshasa (demon) gave him poison.
Bhakti-caru: Someone gave him poison here.
Tamal Krsna: Prabhupada was thinking that someone had poisoned him.
Bhakti-caru: Yes!!!
Tamal Krsna: That was the mental distress.
Bhakti-caru: Yes!!!
Kaviraja: If he says that, there must definitely be some truth in it.
Tamal Krsna: What did Kaviraja just say?
Bhakti-caru: He said that when Srila Prabhupada was saying that, there must be some truth behind it.
Tamal Krsna: Tssh.
[Recorded Room Conversation, Nov 9-10, 1977, Vrindavana]
Srila Prabhupada: Keu bole je poison kore
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Treeamvakeshwara Temple
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ONE MUST HEAR FROM THE ACARYA-AVATARA
Śrīla Gour Govinda Swāmī:..
☆There are two bhagavāns.
One is Śrī guru, who is āśraya-vigraha- bhagavān/
the lord as the abode of service,
and the other is Śrī Krishna, who is viṣaya-vigraha- bhagavān/
the Object of loving service. Sevaka-bhagavān/ servitor Bhagavān and sevya-Bhagavān/Bhagavān to be served. The chief activity of the āśraya-vigraha- ācārya is to do hari-kīrtana.
*Unless Śrīla Gurudeva,
who is the āśraya-vigraha- bhagavān- ācārya, does kīrtana, nobody
can understand Śrī Krishna, who is Īśa-tattva, the viṣaya-Vigraha, the supreme Object of service. Nobody can understand the Name, form, qualities, associates, or līlā of the viṣaya-vigraha- Bhagavān unless the āśraya- vigraha, the guru-ācārya, imparts such knowledge.
*When Srila Gurudeva does kīrtana, speaking about the Name, form, qualities, associates, or līlā of Krishna, these things appear in the form of sound, śabda- brahma. Then one can understand the śāstra-avatāra, scriptures — specificall
Being “generated” from the marginal plane does NOT mean the jiva-souls “originated” from some imaginary place in the Brahmajyoti or Spiritual Sky called tatastha-sakti.
The jiva-souls and Kṛṣṇa have ALWAYS existed, they were never created, this means they have no origin or beginning point to their existence because they have existed for infinity as Bhagavad Gita As It Is confirms.
Srila Prabhupada – "There are no new souls, new and old are due to this material body, but the jiva-soul is never born and never dies, so if there is no birth, how can there be new souls?" (Letter to Jagadisa dasa, 7/9/1970)
Bhagavad Gita As It Is - "Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these kings; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be." (BG, Ch 2 Text 12)
Bhagavad Gita As It Is - "As the embodied soul continuously passes, in this body, from boyhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. A sober person is not bewildered by such a c
