It is important to listen the maha mantra hare krsna properly at brahma muhurta time, to not let all this rubbish to come in our safe clean krsna consciousness aura, which can open the channels of spiritual energy when is rightly situated in the costant service to the lotus feet of SRILA PRABHUPADA.

Because only a saktya avesha avatara has the power to rescue us, not bcs or gkg , anyway things will improve for everyone through the factor of time, when is properly engaged in the seva of SRILA PRABHUPADA. All the misunderstanding  take place due to impurity but the vani seva of SRILA PRABHUPADA is so strong that anyone can get a very fast purification only by remembering HIS vani seva.  In this way we should do more spiritual progress by keeping using the factor time in the service,

Of course it require a lot of patience, determination, and enthusiasm, says SRILA RUPA GOSVAMI in the upadesamrta. But a lava matra(moment)  in suddha nama is enough to deliver even the most degraded and depr

Q. Your Grace, how does one attain Krsna consciousness?

Srila Prabhupada: There are several stages in attainment of Krsna consciousness. The first stage is faith, or inquisitiveness just as you have come to me now, this is the first stage. Due to some inquisitiveness or some faith in the people who are teaching Krsna consciousness, who have said that it is very helpful, one comes to the first stage. One should be inquisitive and have a little faith, or a little respect for Krsna consciousness: "It is very nice. They are speaking and working." This is the first stage.

If you find that Krsna consciousness is interesting, then the second stage is to associate with us, to understand more. We have class in the morning daily, but for the public, we are holding classes in the evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at our temple, discussing this book, holding kirtana, distributing prasadam. There is no labor you simply come and hear songs, dance, take offered food, hear philosophy and think, and then yo

Herein Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura establishes the ritvik process for us all. His Guru Maharajah Srila Gaura Kishora dasa babaji had already passed on some years before this occurred ,as follows;

"When he gave himself  'tridandi sannyasa' (or more correctly, had taken 'sannyasa' from a picture of Gaura Kishora dasa Babaji Maharaj), this was a shock to even his supporters, including disciples of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura."

- excerpt from Gaudiya Histories

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So, to those envious GBCists  who try to say that Srila Prabhupada cannot accept disciples now that he is "dead and gone", we say a Vaisnava never dies. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarswati, the lion guru, established this 100% by taking sannyasa by ritvik process. It is unbelievable that some say there is no precedence, when our own grandfather spiritual master set the perfect example for us all. 

Today is the most auspicious Bhismastami, the eighth day of the waxing moon in the month of Magha, when Bhismadeva, a pure devotee of Krishna, the great grandfather of the Pandavas, an undefeated military general, a life-long celibate and one with the ability to choose the moment of leaving his body, was born. He is most famous for his fierce vow of celibacy and his teachings of dharma to Maharaja Yudhisthira, at the conclusion of which he declared that to recite the glories of Lord Visnu was the topmost of all religious duties. He equalled the invincible Parasurama in battle and thus pleased him.

Duryodhana, in the confidence of Bhismadeva's presence in his army during the legendary war of Mahabharata, says in the Bhagavad-gita:

aparyaptam tad asmakam balam bhismabhiraksitam
paryaptam tv idam etesam balam bhimabhiraksitam

"Our strength is immeasurable as it is protected by the unconquerable Bhisma, while the Panadvas' strength is limited, as it is protected by a lesser general as Bhima."

Kumbha Mela, the world’s largest gathering—religious or otherwise—is now in progress at Tirtharaja Prayaga where is it observed every twelve years. However, there are other Kumbha Melas that are organized at three other major tirtha-bhumis. The Puranas describe when and where these are held according planetary movements as Abhaya Mudra Dasi explains in detail ...

Planets of the Kumbha Mela

Stars of the Ocean of Nectar

Abhaya Mudra Dasi

Devotees of ISKCON join the throng of pilgrims to perform puja to the Triveni during Kumbha Mela

As described in the 8th canto of Shrimad Bhagavatam, long, long ago at the beginning of creation the demigods and demons cajoled the king of snakes Vasuki to act as their rope in order to churn the Ocean of Milk. With the object in mind of extracting the nectar of immortality from the ocean, they set about churning. As all devotees know, once the nectar manifested Lord Vishnu appeared and personally supervised the task of distribution to insure

Oh mind! Please remember the lotus feet of Sri Advaita Acarya which are decorated with the following auspicious markings:

A conch-shell, a triangle, a cow hoof and a fish are on the left foot and a barleycorn, a rope, a disc and an upper line are on the right foot.

At the root of the toe of the right lotus foot of Bhagavan Sri Advaita Acarya are the imprints of a barleycorn which is the embodiment of opulence for the sustenance and maintenance of the devotees. Below that is a chakra which smashes the mountainous sins of the devotees. Then there is an upper line which begins from the root of the big toe and fore toe and a rope starting from the root of the little toe with the fourth, binding the innermost chambers of the devotees hearts.

Please remember the left lotus foot of Sri Advaita Acarya which is decorated with the following auspicious markings:

At the root of the big toe is a conch-shell which is the embodiment of all branches of science and education. Below the middle toe i

TEXT 58
TEXT
āratira kāle dui prabhu bolāila
prabhu-saṅge sabe āsi’ ārati dekhila
SYNONYMS
āratira kāle—during the time of ārati; dui prabhu—Lord Nityānanda and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; bolāila—He called; prabhu-saṅge—with the Lords; sabe—all other people; āsi’—coming there; ārati—the ārati ceremony; dekhila—observed.
TRANSLATION
It is the system, after offering food, to perform bhoga-ārati. Advaita Prabhu asked the two brothers, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Nityānanda Prabhu, to come see the ārati. The two Lords and all others present went to see the ārati ceremony.
Madhya 3.59
TEXT 59
TEXT
ārati kariyā kṛṣṇe karā’la śayana
ācārya āsi’ prabhure tabe kailā nivedana
SYNONYMS
ārati kariyā—after finishing the ārati; kṛṣṇe—Lord Kṛṣṇa; karā’la—made to do; śayana—lying down to rest; ācārya—Advaita Ācārya; āsi’—coming; prabhure—unto Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu; tabe—then; kailā—made; nivedana—submission.
TRANSLATION
After ārati was performed for the Deities in the temple, Lord Kṛṣṇa was made to lie down to rest

Ādi 6.61
TEXT 61
TEXT
karmabhir bhrāmyamāṇānāṁ
yatra kvāpīśvarecchayā
maṅgalācaritair dānai
ratir naḥ kṛṣṇa īśvare
SYNONYMS
karmabhiḥ—by the activities; bhrāmyamāṇānām—of those wandering within the material universe; yatra—wherever; kva api—anywhere; īśvara-icchayā—by the supreme will of the Personality of Godhead; maṅgala-ācaritaiḥ—by auspicious activities; dānaiḥ—like charity and philanthropy; ratiḥ—the attraction; naḥ—our; kṛṣṇe—in Kṛṣṇa; īśvare—the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
“Wherever we wander in the material universe under the influence of karma by the will of the Lord, may our auspicious activities cause our attraction to Lord Kṛṣṇa to increase.”
PURPORT
These verses from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.47.66–67) were spoken by the denizens of Vṛndāvana, headed by Mahārāja Nanda and his associates, to Uddhava, who had come from Mathurā.
Ādi 6.62
TEXT 62
TEXT
śrīdāmādi vraje yata sakhāra nicaya
aiśvarya-jñāna-hīna, kevala-sakhya-maya
SYNONYMS
śrīdāmā-ādi—Kṛṣṇa’s friends, headed by Śrīdāmā; v

Chapter 6:
The Glories of Śrī Advaita Ācārya
The truth of Advaita Ācārya has been described in two verses. It is said that material nature has two features, namely the material cause and the efficient cause. The efficient causal activities are caused by Mahā-Viṣṇu, and the material causal activities are caused by another form of Mahā-Viṣṇu, known as Advaita. That Advaita, the superintendent of the cosmic manifestation, has descended in the form of Advaita Ācārya to associate with Lord Caitanya. When He is addressed as the servitor of Lord Caitanya, His glories are magnified because unless one is invigorated by this mentality of servitorship one cannot understand the mellows derived from devotional service to the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa.
Ādi 6.1
TEXT 1
TEXT
vande taṁ śrīmad-advaitā-
cāryam adbhuta-ceṣṭitam
yasya prasādād ajño ’pi
tat-svarūpaṁ nirūpayet
SYNONYMS
vande—I offer my respectful obeisances; tam—unto Him; śrīmat—with all opulences; advaita-ācāryam—Śrī Advaita Ācārya; adbhuta-ceṣṭitam—whose a

"Paramahamsas, devotees who have accepted the essence of life, are attached to Krishna in the core of their hearts, and He is the aim of their lives. It is their nature to talk only of Krishna at every moment, as if such topics were newer and newer." 

(Srimad Bhagavatam 10.13.2)

Krsna conscious philosophy and the details of tattva vicara, ie the revealed scriptural truths, are as deep as one cares to dive into that unlimited ocean. A new devotee may not relish these things as much, but as one advances  the details become astounding,  clarifying, and enlivening nectar.   To see the depth of thought and revelation on these topics is faith increasing. 

HDG Srila Gour Govinda Swami sometimes entered into these topics, as his knowledge of scripture was second to none except Srila Prabhupada himself, and he acted as a guide shining the flashlight of his insight on the teachings of Srila Prabhupada,  revealing details and connections during his life as a great mystic saint of our disciplic s

KALIYUG PAWAN....
By Srila Thakur Bhaktivinod Prabhupada ..
(1)
kali-kukkura-kadana jadi cao (he)
kali-yuga-pavana, kali-bhoya-nasana,
sri-saci-nandana gao (he)
(2)
gadadhara-madana, nita’yer prana-dhana,
advaiter prapujita gora
nimai bisvambhar, srinivas-iswar,
bhakta-samuha-cita-cora

(3)
nadiya-sasadhar, mayapura-iswar,
nama-pravartana sura
grhi-jana-siksaka, nyasi-kula-nayaka,
madhava radha-bhava-pura

(4)
sarvabhauma-sodhana, gajapati-tarana,
ramananda-posana vira
rupananda-vardhana, sanatana-palana,
haridasa-modana dhira

(5)
braja-rasa bhavana, dusta-mata-satana,
kapati vighatana kama
suddha-bhakta-palana, suska-jnana tadana,
chala-bhakti-dusana rama

1) If you want to be rid of the influence of the dog-like personality of kali, then just sing the glories of the beautiful Son of Mother Saci (Sacinandana). He is the Savior of the kali-yuga (Kaliyuga Pavana), and He is (Kali-bhay-nasana), the destroyer of all fear caused
by the age of quarrel.

2) He maddens Sri Gadhadara with His name, (Gadadhara-madana) He is t

The Curse of Kadru

BY: SUN STAFF, god help us.

Feb 11, 2013 — CANADA (SUN) — Kadru, the daughter of Daksha and the wife of Kashyapa, is described in the Vedas as being the ancestral mother of the Nagas (snakes). In the Varaha Purana, the sage Mahatapa explains that the line of the Nagas originated with Kadru, with along with Kashyapa had numerous progeny, most notably Vasuki, Anant, Kambal, Karkotak, Padma, Mahapadma, Shankh, and Kulik, among others. When the Nagas began tormenting the human beings, Lord Brahma cursed them with annihilation during the Swayambhuva manvantar, due to the curse of their own mother, Kadru.

The serpents became terrified and promised to remediate their offensive activities. Begging Lord Brahma to give them a place to live in, he instructed them to go to three different netherworlds: Sutal, Vital and Patal. He also warned them that during Vaivaswat manvantar, Janamejaya would perform a grand yagya with the objective of destroying all of the demoniac among t

Vaisnava aparädha – the most dangerous anartha  

The Fourth Dimension

Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami

Excerpt from a lecture on Cc. Ādi 5.84-86 given by

Śrī Śrīmad Gour Govinda Swami on 14 September 1989, Bhubaneswar, India.

 

We are conditioned souls, we can only understand or we can only conceive such a thing that has three dimensions; length, breadth and height. We cannot conceive a vastu or thing that has four dimensions. This is very deep philosophy. Not an easy thing. We cannot conceive of such a thing that has four dimensions. How can we conceive? The Supreme Lord is in that sphere where there are four dimensions, so how can we conceive with our materially conditioned senses? We cannot conceive at all. A parabolic curve, or we may say two parallel lines cannot meet, generally speaking, but in that fourth dimension they meet. However, we cannot understand it, we cannot conceive of it because in our conditional state our knowledge is defective. There are four defects in the conditio