Sri Sridhara Pandita (kholaveca) tirobhava tithi [disappearance day] compiled by Yasoda nandana dasa Srila Prabhupada describes the glories of Sridhar Kolaveca Srila Prabhupāda: “That is karma” means that whatever happiness he has to enjoy, that will come automatically. Otherwise, he is destined to have something—that will come. Yathā dukham ajajñātaḥ. So our only point is […]
Submitted by: Yasoda nandana Dasa śrī-mukunda-datta śākhā–prabhura samādhyāyī yāṅhāra kīrtane nāce caitanya-gosāñi SYNONYMS śrī–mukunda–datta—of the name Śrī Mukunda Datta; śākhā—another branch; prabhura—of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; samādhyāyī—class friend; yāṅhāra—whose; kīrtane—in saṅkīrtana; nāce—dances; caitanya–gosāñi—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. TRANSLATION Mukunda Datta, a class friend of Lord Caitanya’s, was another branch of the Caitanya tree. Lord Caitanya danced while […]
Submitted by: Yasoda nanadana Dasa Devotional service means to apply one’s energy in the service of Krishna. That is the instruction of the Bhagavad-gita… we cannot understand about Krishna with our limited potency and senses, but if we engage ourselves in the service of the Lord, He will reveal Himself to the faithful servitor… The […]
Submitted by: Yasoda nandana Dasa I wish that each and every Branch shall keep their independent identity and cooperate keeping the Acarya in the centre. On this principle we can open any number of Branches all over the world. The Ramakrishna mission works on this principle and thus as organization they have done wonderfully. (Srila Prabhupada letter, February 11, 1967) Source: https://www.prabhupadaconnect.com/Keeping-the-Acarya-in-the-Centre.html
Submitted by: Yaosda nandana Dasa Proofs for Divinity of Caitanya Mahaprabhu compiled by Damaghsoa dasa and Yasoda nandana dasa Essays and Articles : EA 18: Divinity of Lord Caitanya : So Lord Caitanya is non-different from Lord Kṛṣṇa in the context of evidences gathered from the Vedas, Upaniṣads, Purāṇas, etc and His acceptance of the […]
Submitted by: Yasoda nandana Dasa Dedication Slokas from the Srimad Bhagavatam BY: VYASASAN DAS June 14, 2016 — Anyone who has had the good fortune to read and study Srila Prabhupada’s epic Srimad Bhagavatam will know that on the title page of each and every volume is a dedication sloka. I thought it would be […]
Submitted by: Damagosha Dasa Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi During the hottest season (northern hemisphere), if one can perform upavasa without water one is performing a great feat. One may take only caranamrta and acamana water. Bhima requested one vrata day by which he could obtain the fruits of all the other days of vrata that he […]
Submitted by: Damagosha Dasa Nod vrn oct 26 72 You cannot see God, you cannot see Kṛṣṇa by your, these blunt senses, but if you purify your senses, sevonmukhe hi jihvādau. That purification begins from tongue. That purification, sevonmukhe hi jihvādau. So by the tongue we can do two things. We can taste foodstuff and we can vibrate sound. So if you engage your tongue for vibrating this transcendental sound, Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa HareHare/Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare, and do not take anything except prasādam of Kṛṣṇa, then your spiritual life immediately […]
Baladeva Vidyabhusana Tirobhava Tithi [disappearance day] Compiled by Yasoda nandana dasa Srila Prabhupada explains how Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana wrote the Gaudiya-Bhasya on the Vedanta-sutras. Lectures : Bhagavad-gita Lectures : Bg 13: Lectures : Bhagavad-gita 13.8-12 — Bombay, September 30, 1973 : 730930BG.BOM : But sometimes back, in Jaipur, there was a challenge that “The Gauḍīya […]
Submitted by: Damagosha Dasa Hare Krsna-Below we have three SB verses in sequence which are meant to show how one is advancing in spiritual life. Summary of the points made below: 1. The first point is unless we see all living beings as part and parcel of God, our “worship” of God is in the […]
