Jayananda Prabhu was a dedicated disciple of Srila Prabhupada’s who helped Srila Prabhupada introduce the Rathayatra festival in the United States. - See more at: http://harekrishnacalendar.com/vaishnava-calendar/disappearance-day-of-sri-jayananda-prabhu-2014/#sthash.BWsZQfNv.dpuf
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Sri Rukhmini Dwadasi, is observed as the birthday (the day Rukmini Devi appeared on earth) of Rukmini, the consort of Lord Krishna.
The love story of Rukmini and Lord Krishna and their elopement is one of the most famous stories associated with Lord Krishna. Rukmini Dwadashi is observed on the twelfth day of the Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of moon) of Vaisakh month (April – May). It is believed that those who offer worship prayers and pujas with flowers will have their wishes fulfilled.
Prayers dedicated to Rukhmini Devi are held on the day at Lord Krishna Temples. Special pujas are held at the Dwarkadish Temple in Mathura on the day.
- See more at: http://harekrishnacalendar.com/vaishnava-calendar/rukmini-dvadasi-2013/#sthash.jF6pm7BQ.dpuf
’Tis so sweet to trust in Krsna,
Just to take Him at His Word;
Just to rest upon His promise,
And to know, “Thus saith the Lord!”
Refrain:
Krsna,Krsna , how I love Him!
How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er;
Krsna, Krsna, precious Krsna!
Oh, for grace to love Him more!
Oh, how sweet to trust in Krsna!
Just to love his lotus feet ;
And in simple faith to plunge me
’Neath the healing, cleansing flood!
Krsna,Krsna , how I love Him!
How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er;
Krsna, Krsna, precious Krsna!
Oh, for grace to love Him more!
Yes, ’tis sweet to trust in Krsna,
Just from sin and self to cease;
Just from Krsna simply taking
Life and rest, and joy and peace.
Krsna,Krsna , how I love Him!
How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er;
Krsna, Krsna, precious Krsna!
Oh, for grace to love Him more!
I’m so glad I learned to love Thee,
Precious Krsna, Savior, Friend;
And I know that Thou art with me,
Wilt be with me to the end.
Krsna,Krsna , how I love Him!
How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er;
Krsna, Krsna, precious Krsna!
Oh, for grace
Srimati Sita Devi
Srimati Sita Devi is the daughter of the Earth goddess, Bhumi Devi, and central figure of the Ramayana. InMaharishi Valmiki's own words, Ramayana is known as the noble story of Sita "Sita-ayah Charitam Mahat".
Her glories are sun by the poet-saint Thyagaraja in his "Sri Janakatayane"
Oh daughter of Janaka, the blessed souls of refugees! Oh Consort of Sri Raghu Rama, bedecked with shining gem-ornaments! Pray, protect me always! You are the wind that destroys the clouds of demons like the hundres-headed Ravana; You are the indweller in the hearts of the devotees; Your Feet shine with the lustre of gems set in the crown of Indra.
King Janaka was the wise and benevolent King of Janakpuri and although a great saintly king he was childless. 'Rajarshi - a king who lives like a sage: that was how king Janaka of Videha dynasty was renowned. He ruled over the kingdom of Mithila. He looked upon his people with love and affection.
The Finding of Sita Devi in a casket in the Earth:
Jan
"...You are Nityananda-sakti, the divine energy of Lord Nityananda Himself. You are the guru of Krishna bhakti. Be merciful to me and grant me the shade of your lotus feet, which are like a desire tree. You have delivered countless abominable sinners. Please deliver me in the same way. Today, praying for your mercy, this lowly sinner falls at your holy feet." (In the image: Jahnava Mata).
Shri Nityananda's two wives, Shri Vasudha and Shri Jahnava Devi, are expansions of Lord Balarama's eternal consorts Varuni and Revati. After the disappearance of the Pancha-tattva and many of Lord Chaitanaya's eternal associates, a huge sankirtana festival was held in Kheturi on Gaura-Purnima. Thousands of Lord Gauranga's followers such as Narottama, Shyamananda, Shrinivasa, Vrindavana Dasa, Murari Chaitanya, Parameshvara, and Miniketana Rama attended the first Kheturi Sankirtana Mahotsava.
They celebrated Gauranga's appearance day with thunderous chanting, exuberant dancing, tasty Prasadam. Six s
There is no mention of Sri Madhu Pandit in Caitanya Caritamrta. Only it is mentioned in Bhakti Ratnakar that Sri Gopinathji manifested Himself before Him. [B. R. 2.473]
Oh Srinivas! What more can I say? The Lord reveals Himself to his pure devotee, who then preaches his glories to the world. Who can describe their incomprehensible activities by which the Lord becomes subservient to their love. Thus did Sri Brajendra Kumar reveal himself to Paramananda Bhattacarya and Sri Madhu Pandit, who is the abode of many wonderful qualities.
"Thus has Sri Gopinathji, who is an ocean of mercy, and who sports on the enchantingly beautiful banks of Bansibat, become manifested by the grace of Sri Madhu Pandit." [Sadhan Dipikayam]
Thus Sri Madhu Pandit became the servant of Sri Gopinath, whose bodily luster steals away the minds of everyone. Hundreds and thousands of people came running to see Him, famed as He is as sweetness personified. When the soothing sweetness and coolness of his charming form enter
The day when the sage Jahnu released the River Ganges after swallowing her. On this day, if possible, one should worship the Ganges and bathe in her waters.
From Bhaktivinoda Thakura's Sri Navadvipa Mahatmya
Chapter 13: Description of Vidyanagara and Jahnudvipa As
Nityananda spoke, they went to Jannagara where they saw the enchanting hermitage of Jahnu Muni. Nityananda Prahhu explained, "This enchanting place named Jahnudvipa is known as Bhadravana. At this place, Jahnu Muni underwent penances and received darsana of the golden form of Gauranga. "Jahnu Muni was sitting here chanting his gayatri mantra, when his acamana cup fell into the Bhagirathi (Ganges) and was swept away by the currents. He opened his mouth and drank all the water in one gulp. King Bhagiratha thought, 'Where has the Ganges gone?' He concluded that Jahnu Muni had drunk theGanges. The king was overwhelmed with anxiety and worshipped the muni for several days. The muni then released the Ganges from his body. Because of
"At one time there was a devotee who came to Mayapur and then in Mayapur that devotee went to some local society girl over there, and the news spread among the devotee community and then they told Prabhupada. And then Prabhupada called the devotee and Prabhupada asked him, “Why did you do that?” He said, “I couldn’t control myself. I was too much tormented by lust.” And Prabhupada said, “But you are married! Why did you have to go to a prostitute!?” He said, “No Prabhupada, my wife wanted to follow the principle of no illicit sex so she refused and I didn’t want to force her.” So Prabhupada said that actually the violation within marriage is extremely minor as compared to what is outside of marriage. So Srila Prabhupada was actually very clear about this." - See more at: http://iskcon.us/.../illicit-sex-outside-marriage.../..."
Candana Yatra
Candana yatra starts on the third lunar day of the waxing moon of Vaisakha month, and continues for twenty days. Lord Jagannatha gave direct instructions to King Indradyumna to perform this festival at this time. Smearing the body of the Lord with ointments is an act of devotion, and the best of ointments is sandalwood paste. Since the month of Vaisakha is very hot in India, the cooling effect of the sandalwood is very pleasing to the body of the Lord.
Sandalwood paste is applied all over the body of Jagannatha leaving only his two eyes visible. The utsava murtis (functional Deities - Vijay utsav) are taken on procession and are placed in a boat in the temple pond. To commemorate this festival, Lord Caitanya also carried out water sports with his devotees.
On the day of Aksaya Tritiya in Vrindavan, all large Goswami Temple Deities are covered with chandan Paste and not a bit of cloth used to cover the deities in the afternoon. The festival is also celebrated in our ISKCON V
"You won’t find the 300 MPG Volkswagen XL1 in an American showroom, in fact it has even been denied a tour of America because it is too efficient for the American public to be made widely aware of, and oil profits are too high in America with the status quo in place.
It is a tad expensive, but… oil companies have been posting record profits for the last ten years. Why stop the feeding trough?
No tour has been allowed for this car because the myth that 50 mpg is virtually impossible to obtain from even a stripped down econobox is too profitable to let go of, and when it comes to corporate oil profits, ignorance is bliss.
Years ago I had calculated that it should be possible to get a small car to exceed 100 mpg by putting parallel direct to cylinder water injectors side by side with the fuel injectors, and using the exhaust manifold to preheat the water so it would enter the cylinders as dry steam, thus providing added expansion (which drives the engine) while allowing the combustion pro
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Posted: 21 Apr 2014 08:11 AM PDT
Dear Readers;
I haven't been blogging much these days because I feel that our long..long Canadian winter just froze my enthusiasm to write or think!
Now that the sun is shining and all the snow has melted I decided that it was time to get out there and prune the fruit trees. My calves and alpacas have been kept in the field by the house over the winter. I like them close so that I can keep my eye on them. Yesterday I was busy pruning the apple trees but the calves are ever curious and always had their noses in the way. I decided that perhaps it would be better to feed them their daily grain/mineral mix to keep them busy while I finished the job.
Unfortunately one branch of the apple tree was twisted and held tightly against the main trunk so I was bending down and struggling with the pruning shears. From the corner of my left eye I caught a flash of a 400 lb,one and a half year old Jersey calf, named Nimai. He had qu
I haven't been blogging much these days because I feel that our long..long Canadian winter just froze my enthusiasm to write or think!
Now that the sun is shining and all the snow has melted I decided that it was time to get out there and prune the fruit trees. My calves and alpacas have been kept in the field by the house over the winter. I like them close so that I can keep my eye on them. Yesterday I was busy pruning the apple trees but the calves are ever curious and always had their noses in the way. I decided that perhaps it would be better to feed them their daily grain/mineral mix to keep them busy while I finished the job.
Unfortunately one branch of the apple tree was twisted and held tightly against the main trunk so I was bending down and struggling with the pruning shears. From the corner of my left eye I caught a flash of a 400 lb,one and a half year old Jersey calf, named Nimai. He had qu
(Reporter) Benjamin Fulford Monday, April 28, 2014 23:25 (Before It's News)
Barack Obama, spokesperson for the United States of America Corporation, tried and failed to cash some forged “Kennedy bonds” during his trip to Asia last week, according to Japanese royal family sources. Posted by benjamin http://benjaminfulford.net/ while it may not be fully visible in this reproduction, two things stand out. First, on this certificate, even though the denomination “1 Billion” clearly appears, it is not clear what currency is being talked about. Secondly, it is issued over the read seal of “Money World” and at the bottom center seal, we read “Maule Industries, Inc., Incorporated 1898, Seal, Florida.” One of the bonds Obama was trying to cash (not the example illustrated - there are a lot of forgeries out there -vatican-bank-fraud-suspects-forged-bonds) has a picture of the space shuttle on it. It does not take a historical genius to realize there were no space shuttles in existence while
Not All Things Are Equal
by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda
Question 1: Who is known as harijana*?
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* ‘Hari’ is the Supreme Lord; ‘jana’ refers to those who are His people. In other words, harijana refers to the true devotees of God. A contemporary use of the word was introduced during India’s Independence Movement in an attempt to elevate the social status of those born in lower castes. For this reason, the original meaning will be elucidated here.
Answer: Nowadays, the word harijana is being used inappropriately. Truly speaking, harijana refers to the aprākṛta bhaktas (transcendentally situated devotees) of the Supreme Lord, whose svarūpa (true constitutional identity) has been awakened. In whatever lineage one may be born, by whichever identity one may be known externally, only one who has taken shelter of the lotus feet of śrī guru and exclusively serves the Supreme Lord is harijana. Such persons have no duty or desire other than rendering service to
Sri Gadadhara Pandit.
Sri Gadadhar was the consant companion of Mahaprabhu from the time of their childhood. His father's name was Sri Madhva Misra and his mother's name Sri Ratnavati-devi. They lived very near the house of Sri Jagannatha Misra in Mayapura. Ratnavati-devi thought of Saci-devi as her own sister, and always used to visit her.
During their childhood, Sri Gaura Hari and Gadadhara would play together, sometimes at Mahaprabhu's house and sometimes at Gadadhara's house. They both studied together at the sameschool. Gadadhara was a few years younger then Nimai. Nimai couldn't remain without Gadadhara even for a moment and Gadadhara likewise couldn't stand to be separated from Nimai.
In the Gaur-ganoddesa-dipika, it is described that that person who in Vraja was the daughter of Sri Vrsabhanu Raja, namely Srimati Radharani, is now celebrated as Sri Gadadhara Pandita.
Srila Svarupa Damodara has written in his diary: avani sura bavah Sri Panditakhyo jatindrah / sa khalo b
This story was heard in Mayapura in 1980. A man came to the ISKCON’s Caitanya Candrodoya Mandira carrying with him a copy of the Back of Godhead article about Srila Prabhupada, entitled A Lifetime in Preparation;
"Just recently an amazing realization occurred to me that I wanted to share with devotees everywhere.
I have been the pujari and sevaite at the house of Adwaita Acarya for many years. I was also there back in the 1940′s and 50′s. At that time, I noticed that one grhasta Bengali devotee used to come to the temple quite regularly. He was dressed in a white khadidhoti and kurta and he always came alone. He would sit in the back of the Mandira without speaking, and would chant harinama on his mala very quietly and deeply. I noticed that he came on the weekends, usually once every month or two in regular way. After chanting there for many hours, he would always thank me when he left. His presence was profound and I became attracted to him. Since his devotions were solitary, I nev
Dear Devotees, Jai Sriman Narayana!
Our knowledge understanding and insights shape our beliefs. Our beliefs shape our values. Our values are expressed in our culture and behaviour.
Srivaishnavas are not part of the so-called "modernity" or the "western materialist civilisation" . . . we are the expression of the original pure self and in this world we are the positive alternative: full of meaning, understanding and the knowledge arrived at by a robust examination from within of the pure self and following those great ones who had and have a vastly more complete view of the pure self and the origin of everything, Sriman Narayana. We follow the shastra which they have presented and which is the expression of God and His divine will. Our culture is NOT "Indian" culture: it is the culture of the spiritual world, of Vaikuntha.
We express our culture through the mother of all languages and that which was used by those who had the most profound and penetrating insights into reality and the gr
