Submitted by: Yasoda nandana Dasa Subject: Sri Madhavendra Puri Avirbhava Tithi – Saturday, May 21, 2016 Srila Prabhupada explains the exalted position of Madhavendra Puri in the Gaudiya Sampradaya Books : Bhagavad-gita As It Is – Macmillan 1972 Edition : Bg: introduction : 1) Kṛṣṇa, 2) Brahmā, 3) Nārada; 4) Vyāsa, 5) Madhva, 6) Padmanābha, […]
Submitted by: Yasoda nanadana Dasa Sri Srinivasa acarya avirbhava tithi Srila Prabhupada glorifies Sri Srinivasa acarya S Books : Sri Caitanya-caritamrta – 1975 Edition : Cc. Adi-lila : Adi 7: Lord Caitanya in Five Features : Adi 7.22 : PURPORT : People generally cannot understand the actual meaning of chanting and dancing. Describing the Gosvāmīs, […]
Submitted by: Yasoda nandana Dasa Therefore, I recommend you to read books more and more and try to understand the subject matter from different angles of vision and be always discussing it with your godbrothers” (Letter to Bhargava, Los Angeles, 13 June 1972) “And I am very much stressing nowadays that my students shall increase […]
Submitted by: Yasoda nandana Dasa Sri Narasimha Caturdasi May 20, 2016 eka-dina prabhu śrīvāsere ājñā dila ‘bṛhat sahasra-nāma’ paḍa, śunite mana haila SYNONYMS eka–dina—one day; prabhu—the Lord; śrīvāsere—unto Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura; ājñā—order; dila—gave; bṛhat—great; sahasra–nāma—one thousand names; paḍa—read; śunite—to hear; mana—mind; haila—wanted. TRANSLATION
Submitted by: Yasoda nandana Dasa Srila Prabhupada explains Sri Narasimha Lila As described in this chapter, Hiraṇyakaśipu was ready to kill his own son Prahlāda Mahārāja, but the Supreme Personality of Godhead appeared in front of the demon as Śrī Nṛkeśarī, half lion and half man, and killed him. Following the instructions of Prahlāda Mahārāja, […]
Submitted by : Yasoda nandana Dasa The Super soul and soul both are unchanged. The difference is that in material contact, the soul appears to be changed. But the Super soul is not affected by material contamination; therefore there is no sign of change. The change of soul is like that water becomes ice in […]
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Submitted by: Yasoda nandana Dasa ‘sādhu-saṅga’, ‘sādhu-saṅga’–sarva-śāstre kaya lava-mātra sādhu-saṅge sarva-siddhi haya SYNONYMS sādhu-saṅga sādhu-saṅga—association with pure devotees; sarva-śāstre—all the revealed scriptures; kaya—say; lava-mātra—even for a moment; sādhu-saṅge—by association with a devotee; sarva-siddhi—all success; haya—there is. TRANSLATION “The verdict of all revealed scriptures is that by even a moment’s association with a pure devotee, one […]
Submitted by: Yasoda nandana Dasa “The true acarya, the spiritual master of the entire world, must be considered an incarnation of Krishna’s mercy.” (Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila 7.12, Purport)
Submitted by: Yasoda nandana Dasa “One must be able to pass the test of the spiritual master, and when he sees the genuine desire of the disciple, he automatically blesses the disciple with genuine spiritual understanding.” (Bhagavad-gita As It Is 4.34, Purport)
