(1)

upäsita-padämbujas tvam anurakta-rudrädibhiù

prapadya puruñottamaà padam adabhram udbhräjitaù

samasta-nata-maëòalé-sphurad-abhéñöa-kalpa-drumaà

çacé-suta mayi prabho kuru mukunda mande kåpäm

1) Your lotus feet are worshiped by the devoted Çiva and other demigods. Your are

splendidly manifested in the city of Lord Jagannätha. For the surrendered devotees You are

a kalpa-våkña tree. O son of Çacé, O Lord, O giver of liberation, please be mereciful to me, a

great fool.

(2)

na varëayitum içate gurutaräsvatäräyitä

bhavantam uru-buddhayo na khalu särvabhaumädayaù

paro bhavatu tatra kaù paöu-rato namas te paraà

çacé-suta mayi prabho kuru mukunda mande kåpäm

2) Neither the great avatäras, or the great intellectuals, headed by Särvabhauma, can

properly describe You. Who is more intelligent than You? I bow down to offer respects to

You.O son of Çacé, O Lord, O giver of liberation, please be mereciful to me, a great fool.

(3)

na yat katham api çrutäv upaniñadbhir apy ähitaà

svayaà ca vivåtaà na yad gurutar

(1)

sadopäsyaù çrémän dhåta-manuja-käyaiù praëayitäà

vahadbhir girbäëair giriça-parameñöhi-prabhåtibhiù

sva-bhaktebhyaù çuddhasà nija-bhajana-mudräm upadiçan

sa caitanyaù kià me punar api dåçor yäsyati padam

1) Lord Caitanya Mahäprabhu is always the most worshipable Deity of the demigods,

including Lord Çiva and Lord Brahmä, who came in the garâ of ordinary men, bearing love

for Him. Hew instructs His own pure devotional service to His own devotees. Will He again

become visible before the path of my eyes?*

(2)

sureçänäà durgaà gatir atiçayenopaniñadäà

munénäà sarvasvaà praëata-paöalénäà madhurimä

viniryäsaù premëo nikhila-paçu-pälaàbhuja-dåçäm

sa caitanyaù kià me punar api dåçor yäsyati padam

2) Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu is the protector of the demigods, the supreme goal of the

Upaniñads, the be-all and end-all of the great sages, the beautiful shelter of His devotees,

and the essence of the love of the lotus-eyed gopés. Will He again be visible before the path

of my eyes?*

(3)

svarüpaà bibhräëo jagad-

 Prabhu Nityananda, Shri Krsna Chaitanya

Aug 10, '07 CALGARY—

One day, our dear Nimai Pandita decided to take a stroll in Navadwipa. At this time in His pastimes, He was still living at home and involved in learning, teaching, and debate. In fact, His incredible scholarship was becoming well known throughout the entire region. His arguments were unmatcheable, and many lesser scholars were soundly defeated by Viswambhara's lucid and impeccable debating abilities. His fame spread throughout the lands.

Walking along the avenue, Nimai could see Mukunda Prabhu, a great scholar in his own right, and a devotee of Krishna, and Nimai's friend, coming up the same road, towards Him. The Lord was looking forward to meeting Mukunda. Suddenly, however, Mukunda turned up a side street, apparently in order to avoid meeting the Lord.

Mukunda was a Vaisnava, and he felt some dissatisfaction debating Nimai on so many points not directly related to devotional service. He did not wish to be further invo

Humbler than a blade of grass...by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Thakura

Question 1: How can one hear harikathā in the association of devotees when one is residing far away from them?

Answer: In our maṭhas, harikathā is being delivered all the time and everyone there is engaged in hari-seva. It is our foremost duty that, by all means, we should associate with devotees whose life and soul is service. Staying in a place where harikathā is absent is absolutely undesirable, even if that place is very comfortable and we are surrounded by loved ones. I am able to contemplate the special mercy of Mahāprabhu when I witness at every moment that, by the grace of Bhagavān, the topics of Śrī Hari are being discussed and everyone here is exhibiting the inclination toward divine service.

Those gentlemen who desire true welfare should visit the maṭha on occasion and listen to harikathā from śrī guru and the Vaiṣṇavas. Our taste for hearing harikathā and our inclination to serve Śrī Hari s

All glories to Srila Prabhupada, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada, founder acarya of ISKCON, foremost Vaisnava  world wide preacher of the modern ages. 

We have quite a few new members, this we feel due to the fact that we do not change or compromise our principles, but try to present the words and directions of the spiritual master without change or adulteration.

One will find articles by newer devotees, as well as from great acaryas in our disciplic  line. We do not intend to place them in any way as competition to Srila Prabhupadas teachings, but rather as support of the spiritual masters mission. No contradictory advices or instructions are allowed onsite, so that one who reads the posts here will in no way receive any false messages or misdirections to ruin their spiritual life. Gambling of this sort is not allowed. 

We have one section called Forum, te shecond set of articles down from the top, i

gauravirbhava bhumes twam nirdesta sajjana priyah
vaisnava sarvabhauma sri jagannathaya te namah

"I offer my respectful obeisances unto Sri Jagannatha dasa Babaji Maharaja, who is respected by the entire Vaisnava community and who discovered the place where Lord Caitanya appeared."

Sri Jagannatha Dasa Babaji Maharaja was born  around the year 1800 AD. 

in the Mayamansingh district of West Bengal. Not much is known about his ealry life. Gaudiya Vedanta-acharya Sri Baladeva Vidyabhushana had a disciple named Uddhava das. His disciple was Sri Madhusudana Dasa Babaji who lived in Suryakunda and it was from Madhusudana Dasa Babaji that Jagannatha Dasa Babaji Maharaja took initiation.

 Jagannatha Dasa Babaji lived in Vrindavan and performed his bhajan there for quite some time. He became famous among the devotees there as one who was perfect in Krishna-bhakti.

 He first met Bhakti Vinoda Thakura around 1880 AD and was inspired hi

Rinse and clean one cup dry whole chick peas, then soak overnight covered at least a couple of  inches over their top, in water with some salt. When ready to start the next day, cook them in the same water for about an hour at low-medium heat in a deep pot, until soft. When they squash easily with a fork, they are cooked. Be sure to cook them until soft, not hard or firm. 

Clean, remove all seeds, and cut up one large gourd or any nice firm orange squash, so that one has about three cups of medium size pieces, about an inch cubed pieces.

Once the chick peas are cooked unil soft, be sure there is enough water to just cover the top of them, then add three tablespoons butter or ghee, two tablesopons oil, and the cut up squash pieces.

Add one half teaspoon salt, one half teaspoon black pepper,

Add one teaspoon each of premixed Madras curry power, mixed Tikka curry powder, and premixed any other type of curry powder.

Add one tablespoon brown sugar, one tablespoon of cut and chopped fresh

by Purushottam Kumar

Lord Shiva has a very unique and significant position in the cosmic manifestation. In fact Lord Shiva is the most powerful, second only to Lord Vishnu. Shiva is an expansion of Lord Krishna. Revealed scriptures explain that Krishna has 64 qualities.  Lord Brahma posses 78% of these qualities and Lord Shiva possesses 84% of these qualities. Since living entities are also like Brahma so they also possess 78% of these qualities but in lesser extent. None of them possess all 100%.  

Srila Prabhupada explains, “The living being can never possess attributes like Shiva, Vishnu or Lord Krishna. A living being can become godly by developing the seventy-eight-percent transcendental attributes in fullness, but he can never become a God like Shiva, Vishnu or Krishna. He can become a Brahma in due course: - Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.28 purport”

Lord Shiva has connection with the material nature but Lord Vishnu (or Lord Krishna) is transcendental to material nature.The position of Lord

Granting Perfect Love

Sri Gopisvara Mahadeva

Lord Siva eternally resides in Lord Krsna's abode, Vrndavana, where he manifests many forms to render devotional services to Him. The form of Gopisvara Mahadeva was manifested by Lord Krsna's desire. When Krsna desired to perform His rasa dance, Srimati Radhika, the embodiment of His pleasure potency, manifested from His left side and Gopisvara Mahadeva manifested from His right side. The form of Siva who lives in Kasi or Kailasa in the material world is a partial manifestation of the original Sadasiva in Vrndavana. The many other commonly worshiped forms of Lord Siva are expansions of Sadasiva. They are not the original. Partial expansions such as Pippalesvara Mahadeva, Bhutesvara Mahadeva, Rangesvara Mahadeva and so on cannot award the benediction that can be attained by the mercy of Gopisvara – the highest perfection of love, namely vraja-prema.

Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami has composed a prayer in his Vraja-vilasa-stava:

muda gopendr

(7): No, but do we offer the prayer first to Śiva...?
Prabhupāda: That you do. There is no harm. Lord Śiva is also called Mahādeva. Amongst the demigods, he is the chief. So if you worship Lord Śiva... We also worship Śiva. It is not that we disrespect Śiva. We offer our utmost respect to Lord Śiva. But that does not mean that he is the Supreme Lord.
There is no harm. There is no harm. But you should understand what is Śiva and what is Viṣṇu. If you offer first prayer to Lord Śiva, there is no harm. It is good. He is... Vaiṣṇavānāṁ yathā śambhuḥ. He is our spiritual master. He is Vaiṣṇava. Why not offer first respect to him? But if you take Lord Śiva as the Supreme, that is insult.

Govind Godham Ludhiana & Vrindavan

6 March

शुभ प्रभात दोस्तों ... मेरे महादेव

!!जय महाकाल!! !!जय बाबा नीलकंठ महादेव !!जय महाकाल !!

Sri Krishnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami has described in Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita that the first sprout of the desire tree of devotion was manifested in the person of Sri Madhavendra Puri, and that sprout developed into a sapling in the person of Sri Ishvara Puri. Then, in the person of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Who was also the gardener Himself, that sapling became the trunk of an enormous tree, the desire tree of devotion. 

Sri Ishvara Puri, in his travels to various holy places, once came to Sridhama Navadvipa. At that time Sri Nimai Pandita was absorbed in His pastimes of learning. Ishvara Puri entered Nadiya nagara in disguise and thus no one could understand who he really was.

He was always absorbed in the mellows of devotion to Sri Krishna. He was thus extremely dear to Sri Krishna and he was an ocean of mercy. No one, however, could recognize him by his dress.

He came to where Sri Advaita Acharya was engaged in worshipping Sri Krishna and quietly sat down there. By his divine lust

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"All my disciples will take the legacy. If you want, you can also take it. Sacrifice everything. I, one, may soon pass away. But they are hundreds, and this movement will increase. It is not that I give an order, 'Here is the next leader.' Anyone who follows the previous leadership is the leader.... All of my disciples are leaders, as much as they follow purely. If you want to follow, you can also lead. But you don't want to follow. Leader means one who is a first class disciple. Evam param parapraptam. One who is following is perfect."
(Srila Prabhupada, Back to Godhead magazine, Vol. 13, No. 1-2)

Editor;   We humbly beg to differ with Puri Maharajah in one thing, who like Gour Govinda Swa

Ambika Kalna is an historic town for Gaudiya Vaisnavas. Situated 70 kilometers from Sri Mayapura Dhama it is the place where Lord Nityananda married Jahnava mata and her sister Vasudha. Just down the street is the home of Gauri das Pandit where Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda once visited to take prasadam. Gauri das Pandit’s famous Gaura Nitai deities are still being worshipped there. Local tradition says that in the temple is a copy of Bhagavad Gita written by the hand of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. 

GAURI DASA PANDITA

Krsna dasa Kaviraja Gosvami, in describing the branches of the main trunk (Nityananda) of the tree nurtured by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, praised Gauri dasa Pandita in this way:

"Gauri das Pandit's loving devotion was very intense and powerful. He especially empowered himself to deliver, as well as to receive, love of Krsna. He completely surrendered himself along with his caste distinction and his religious dictates at the lotus feet of Nityananda Prabhu. Lord Caitanya