BTG MAGAZINE VOLUME 1,PARTS 1-4,1944“BACK TO GODHEAD”(in devanāgarī:)vande ‘haṁ śrī–guroḥśrī–yuta–pada–kamalaṁśrī–gurūn vaiṣṇavāṁś caśrī–rūpam sāgrajātaṁ saha–gaṇa-raghunāthānvitaṁ taṁsa–jīvamsādvaitaṁ sāvadhūtaṁ parijana–sahitaṁkṛṣṇa–caitanya–devaṁśrī–rādhā–kṛṣṇa–pādānsaha–gaṇa–lalitā–śrī-viśākhānvitāṁś ca
July 19 1977Prabhupāda: …known as a religious man so that they can do business very exploitively. They were called by class=”highlight”>Guru class=”highlight”>Mahārāja, dharma-dhvaji.(?) Exploit (Bengali). class=”highlight”>Guru class=”highlight”>Mahārāja used to say dharma-dhvaji. “class=”highlight”>Daṇḍavat class.” Yes. He knows simply to offer daṇḍavats. (laughs) Even so nice word: “Oh, class=”highlight”>he’s a class=”highlight”>daṇḍavat class.” My class=”highlight”>Guru class=”highlight”>Mahārāja was very humorous. […]
Subject: Srila Gaura Kisora dasa Babaji tirobhava tithi -Disappearance day-compiled by Yasoda nandana dasa
Srila Prabhupada explains the meanng of surrender———– Devotee (1): A devotee becomes more surrendered because the influence of the modes, the three modes, becomes diminished, or is the influence just changed from ignorance and passion to goodness?Srila Prabhupāda: The surrender means surrender to whom?Devotee (1): To Kṛṣṇa and to Your Divine Grace.Srila Prabhupāda: So that […]
Let us understand why Srila Prabhupada named Chapter 2 of BG as “Contents of the Gita Summarized” and Chapter 6 as “Sankhya Yoga” In the 1972 Macmillan Original Bhagavad Gita, we know that Chapter 2 is named as “Contents of the Gita Summarized” and Chapter 6 as “Sankhya Yoga”.This is contrary to the chapter names […]
1682 -1755 Sri Vijaya dasaru Aradhana [Tirobhava tithi – Disappearance day] November 24, 2020 Srila Prabhupada: This verse indicates that oṁkāra, or praṇava, is a direct representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore, if at the time of death, one simply remembers oṁkāra, he remembers the Supreme Personality of Godhead and is therefore immediately […]
Hare Krsna to all Over the years we have had hundreds of programs both here on our farm and back in Seattle. I am very grateful and thankful to Srila Prabhupada and Lord Krsna for arranging all these events to take place because without devotee association, this material world is a very miserable place. Hare […]
Prabhupada’s lecture – Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.10.4 – Mayapura, June 19, 1973 Now here is very important word, that payasodhasvatīr mudā, udhasvatīr mudā. They were very jolly because they can understand whether they are going to be killed or not. Because they have got, they’re animal, they have got sense. I have seen in your country, almost […]
Adi 10.56—Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bestows His causeless mercy upon His devotees in three features: His own direct appearance [sākṣāt], His prowess within someone He empowers [āveśa], and His manifestation [āvirbhāva]. PURPORT-The sākṣāt feature of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is His personal presence. Āveśa refers to invested power, like that invested in Nakula Brahmacārī. Āvirbhāva is a manifestation of the Lord that appears even […]
“Regarding the parampara system: there is nothing to wonder for big gaps. We have to pick up the prominent acarya and follow from him.” (12 April, 1968, Letter) [This quote clarifies everything about the “living guru ” issue, a true Guru is eternally present with his sincere disciples, hence leaving no doubts that Srila Prabhupada […]
