Nama om Vishnu Padaya Krsna presthaya bhutale Srimate Bhaktivedanta Swamin iti namine Namaste sarasvate deve Gauravani pracarine Nirvisesa sunyavadi pascatya Desa tarine Bhakti siddhanta sishyaya Bhativedanta namine Prasannaya prasantaya tasmai Sri gurave namah Dear Srila Prabhupada, I offer my prostrated humble obeisances at your lotus feet. Sri Raghunatha dasa Goswami has glorified Srila Rupa Goswami […]
All glory to my divine master, for it is he who has out of his unceasing flow of mercy stirred up within us such a movement of eternal existence. Let us bow down at his lotus feet.Gentlemen, had he not appeared before us to deliver us from the thralldom of this gross worldly delusion, surely […]
The appearance of Kṛṣṇa is the answer to all imaginative iconography of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. SB 10.2.35 purport…Only by the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead can one understand Him. Those who are in the modes of material nature, although speculating for thousands of years, cannot understand Him. The Lord has innumerable forms (rāmādi-mūrtiṣu […]
It is not that “Become a big Vaiṣṇava and sit down and imitate.” This is all rascaldom. So don’t follow this thing. So at least we cannot advise you in that way. We have learned from our GuruMahārāja that preaching is very, very important thing, and when one is actually an experienced preacher, then he is able to chant Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra without any offense. Before that, this so-called […]
Dinner Prasadam tonight—-fresh picked steamed beets fresh picked steamed pole beans and pasta a la cabreze (sp?)also with fresh picked tomatoes and basil. The only thing we didn’t make or grow was the pasta noodles. Śrī-vigrahārādhana-nitya–nānā śṛṅgāra–tan–mandira-mārjanādau: ** Deity worship means to dress the Deity very nicely, to cleanse the temple very nicely, to offer nice foodstuffs […]
Oct 3 1975 Mauritius Cyavana: Perfect. Prabhupāda: So don’t be discouraged. Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: No, Prabhupāda. I’ll never leave your lotus feet. They asked you about other movements yesterday at the press conference…Prabhupāda: Yes. Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: …this movement and that movement. You said, “This is Kṛṣṇa’s movement.” So this should be our line of argument, because […]
To increase the transcendental bliss of the cowherd men of Gokula, this child will always act auspiciously for you. And by His grace only, you will surpass all difficulties.PURPORTFor the cowherd men and the cows, Kṛṣṇa is the supreme friend. Therefore He is worshiped by the prayer namo brahmaṇya–devāya go-brāhmaṇa–hitāya ca. His pastimes in Gokula, His dhāma, are always favorable to the brāhmaṇas and the cows. His first business is to give all comfort […]
Sri Krsna Janma Astami, Wednesday, August 12, 2020 [Mayapura, West Bengal, India time]Srila Prabhupada explains the appearance of Lord Krishna As stated in the Bhagavad-gītā, the Lord says that His appearance, birth, and activities, are all transcendental, and one who understands them factually becomes immediately eligible to be transferred to the spiritual world. The Lord’s […]
Hare Krsna-For those devotees who want to know- here is a comprehensive list given to us by Srila Prabhupada for the beginning stages of an aspiring devotee and- the already acquired qualities of a bona fide guru or liberated soulHare Krsna damaghosa das——————————— SB 5.4.5 purport…This is the way of Vedic life. One must stop the […]
