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Chanting Defeats Death

By the grace of the Lord, if a devotee, at the time of death, can simply chant His holy names -- Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare -- simply by chanting this maha-mantra, he immediately surpasses the great ocean of the material sky and enters the spiritual sky. He never has to come back for repetition of birth and death. Simply by chanting the holy name of the Lord, one can surpass the ocean of death.

 

Srimad-Bhagavatam (4.10.30)

 

 

Father Hari and Mother Hara Revelation

 

This chanting is exactly like the genuine cry of a child for its mother. Mother Hara helps the devotee achieve the grace of the supreme father, Hari, or Krsna, and the Lord reveals Himself to the devotee who chants this mantra sincerely. No other means of spiritual realization, therefore, is as effective in this age as chanting the maha-mantra: Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

 

“Sri Caitanya, who is Krishna Himself,

the son of Nanda,

has saved the world by freely distributing

His own holy name.

Go also and receive your deliverance.”

 

O Lord, hearing those words,

Bhaktivinoda has come weeping

to the soles of Your lotus feet

and tells the story of his life.

 

Can 'Hare Krishna' chant cure depression?

 

KOLKATA: The global Hare Krishna sect has floated a new wing to counsel students who are depressed, demoralised and even addicted to drugs.

 

 

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) sect, headquartered in West Bengal's Mayapur town, says distressed students are getting back their zest for life by chanting "Hare Krishna" and listening to regular religious discourses.

 

 

The sect's counseling centre, called the Youth Forum, is run at its premises in the city. "We started the forum a couple of months ago and the response has been tremendous," said ISKCON official Ananga Mohan Das.

 

 

The forum is now visited by about 176 students "and the number is growing by the day".

 

 

At these sessions, held every Sunday, students listen to discourses by ISKCON monks, chant hymns, meditate and discuss their problems with the monks.

 

 

"The students come from the best of colleges and universities and also from very reputed families," Das said.

 

 

Besides its endeavour with students, ISKCON is planning programmes for reformation in the state's jails.

 

 

The sect wants to conduct regular religious sessions in jails in the hope that it would awaken spirituality in convicts and make them better human beings.

 

 

The proposal, already submitted to the state government, is that ISKCON volunteers would introduce convicts to meditation and religious discourses.

 

 

ISKCON monks want to distribute Hindu religious texts such as the Bhagwad Gita and hold its readings regularly. They also want convicts to chant "Hare Krishna".

 

 

ISKCON philosophy says a convict is not to be blamed for his crime, but it is society that is responsible because it could not impart the right lessons to the sinner.

 

 

 

Spiritual Icon

Gaze into as much as the Lord is gazing into your eyes

 

 

No more devil demon

Bye Bye

 

108 Names of Lord Nrsimhadev

om narasinghaya namah

om maha-simhaya namah

om divya-simhaya namah

om maha-balaya namah

om ugra-simhaya namah

om mahadevaya namah

om upendraya namah

om agnilochanaya namah

om rudraya namah

om shauraya namah

om maha viraya namah

om suvikrama parakramaya namah

om hari kola halaya

om chakrine namah

om vijaya namah

om jayayah namah

om avyayayah namah

om daityanthakaya namah

om parabrahnane namah

om aghoraya namah

om ghora vikramaya namah

om jvala mukhaya namah

om jvala maune namah

om jvalaya namah

om maha prabhave namah

om nita lakshmaya namah

om sahasthraya namah

om prathapanaya namah

om maha-damstraya yudhaya namah

om pragnaya namah

om hiranyakani shudanaya namah

om chandikopine namah

om surarighnaya namah

om sadarighnaya namah

om sada-shivaya namah

om guna-bhadraya namah

om maha-bhadraya namah

om bala-bhadraya namah

om subhadraya namah

om karalaya namah

om nikaralaya namah

om kathrukaya namah

om bairava-dambaraya namah

om divaya namah

om agamyaya namah

om sarva shatrujite namah

om amoghastraya namah

om shastra-dharaya namah

om sarva-jutaya namah

om sureshvaraya namah

om sahasra-bahave namah

om vajra-nakhaya namah

om sarva-siddhaya namah

om janardanaya namah

om anantaya namah

om bhagavate namah

om sthulaya namah

om agamyaya namah

om paravaraya namah

om sarva mantraika rupaya namah

om sarva yantra vidaranaya namah

om avyayaya namah

om paramanandaya namah

om kalajite namah

om khagovahanaya namah

om bhaktathivatsave namah

om avyaktaya namah

om suvyaktaya namah

om sulabhaya namah

om sugaye namah

om lokaikanayakaya namah

om sarvaya namah

om sharanagathavatsale namah

om dhiraya namah

om dharaya namah

om sarvagnaya namah

om bhimaya namah

om bhamaya namah

om bhima para namah

om kramaya namah

om deva-priya namah

om nutaya namah

om pujyaya namah

om bhavahute namah

om parameshvaraya namah

om vasta vaksashe namah

om shrini vasaya namah

om vibhave namah

om sankarshanaya namah

om trivikramaya namah

om tri-lok-atmane namah

om kalaya namah

om sarva ishvareshvaraya namah

om vishvambharaya namah

om sthirabharya namah

om acyutaya namah

om purusottmaya namah

om adhoksjaya namah

om akshayaya namah

om sevayaya namah

om vanamline namah

om prakampanaya namah

om gurave namah

om loka-gurave namah

om sraste namah

om parasmai tyottisthe namah

om parayanaya namah

om surave namah

 

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108 Names of Lord Nrsimhadev

We have the following translation for Lord Nrsimhadeva's names:

1/. Om narasimhaya namah Obeisances unto the half-man half-lion Lord

2/. Om mahasimhaya namah Obeisances to the great lion

3/. Om diyva-simhaya namah Obeisances to the Divine lion

4/. Om mahabalaya namah Obeisances to the greatly powerful

5/. Om ugra-simhaya namah Obeisances to the terrifying lion

6/. Om mahadevaya namah Obeisances to the Lord of lords

7/. Om stambha-ja-aya namah Obeisances to One who appeared from the pillar

 

8/. Om ugra-locanaya namah Obeisances to one who possesses terrifying eyes

9/. Om raudraya namah Obeisances to the angry one

10/. Om sarvadbhutaya namah Obeisances to one who is wonderful in everyway

11/. Om srimanaya namah Obeisances to the most beautiful

12/. Om yoganandaya namah Obeisances to the source of yogic bliss

13/. Om trivikramaya namah Obeisances to Lord Vamana (Who took three great steps)

14/. Om harine namah Obeisances to Sri Hari Who takes our troubles away

15/. Om kolahalaya namah Obeisances to the roaring (Varahadeva - Varaha-nrisimha)

16/. Om cakrine namah Obeisances to Him Who carries the disk

17/. Om vijayaya namah Obeisances to Him Who is always victorious

18/. Om jaya-vardhanaya namah Obeisances unto Him Who has ever increasing glories

19/. Om panchananaya namah Obeisances unto Him Who is five-headed

20/. Om param-brahma-aya namah Obeisances unto Supreme Absolute Truth

21/. Om aghoraya namah Obeisances to Him Who for His devotees is not horrible

22/. Om ghora-vikramaya namah Obeisances to him Who has terrifying activities

23/. Om jvalan-mukhaya namah Obeisances to One Who has an effulgent face

24/. Om jvala-maline namah Obeisances to Him with effulgent garland of flames

25/. Om mahajvalaya namah Obeisances to He Who is most effulgent

26/. Om maha-prabhuhaya namah Obeisances to the Supreme Master

27/. Om niti-laksaya namah Obeisances to Him Who possesses all good (moral) qualities

28/. Om sahasraksaya namah Obeisances to the thousand-eyed One

29/. Om durniriksyaya namah Obeisances to Him Who is difficult to see (bzw. difficult to look at)

30/. Om pratapanaya namah Obeisances to Him Who oppresses His enemies with great heat

31/. Om mahadamstraya namah Obeisances to Him Who possesses huge teeth

32/. Om yudha-prajnaya namah Obeisances to the Supremely intelligent in battle (ready to fight)

33/. Om canda-kopine namah Obeisances to Him Who is likened to an angry moon

34/. Om sada-sivaya namah Obeisances to the All auspicious Lord

35/. Om hiranyakasipu-dhvamsine namah Obeisance to Him Who destroys Hiranyakasipu

36/. Om daitya-danava-bhanjanaya namah Obeisances to He Who destroys the masses of the race of demons and giants

37/. Om guna-bhadraya namah Obeisances unto Narasimha Who is full of wonderful qualities

38/. Om mahabhadraya namah Obeisances to Him Who is very auspicious

39/. Om bala-bhadraya namah Obeisances to Him Who is auspiciously powerful

40/. Om subhadrakaya namah Obeisances to the extremely auspicious One

41/. Om karalaya namah Obeisances to He Who possesses a wide open mouth

42/. Om vikaralaya namah Obeisances to Him with very wide open mouth

43/. Om vikartaya namah Obeisances to the Lord Who performs wonderful activities

44/. Om sarva-kartrikaya namah Obeisances to the Lord performs ALL activities

45/. Om sisumaraya namah Obeisances to Him Who also appears as Matsya

46/. Om trilokatmaya namah Obeisances to the Soul of the three worlds

47/. Om isaya namah Obeisances to the Lord known as the controller

48/. Om sarvesvaraya namah Obeisances to THAT supreme controller

49/. Om vibhuaya namah Obeisances to Narasimha Who is the BEST

50/. Om bhaivaradambaraya namah Obeisances to Him Who causes terror by roaring in the sky

51/. Om divyaya namah Obeisances to That Divine Person Narasimha

52/. Om acyutaya namah Obeisances to our infallible Lord Nara-simha

53/. Om kavine namah Obeisances to the Supreme intelligent (poet)

54/. Om madhavaya namah Obeisances to the husband of Srimati Laksmi devi

55/. Om adhoksajaya namah Obeisances to Him Who is beyond understanding (or beyond explaining)

56/. Om aksaraya namah Obeisances to the infallible One

57/. Om sarvaya namah Obeisances to He Who is the origin of everything

58/. Om vanamaline namah Obeisances to Him Who wears garland of forest flowers (or adorned by His loving devotees)

59/. Om varapradaya namah Obeisances to the Merciful Lord Who grants boons to the deserving like Prahlada

60/. Om visvambaraya namah Obeisances to Narasimha Who maintains the universe

61/. Om adbhutaya namah Obeisances to Him Who is WONDERFUL

62/. Om bhavyaya namah Obeisances to He Who determines the future (Who IS the future for His devotees)

63/. Om sri-visnave namah Obeisances to That Narasimha Who is the all pervading Lord Vishnu

64/. Om purusottamaya namah Obeisances to Narasimha Who is the Supreme Enjoyer

65/. Om anaghastra namah Obeisances to Him Who can never be wounded by weapons

66/. Om nakhastraya namah Obeisances to Him Who has sharp nails for weapons

67/. Om surya-jyotine namah Obeisances to Narasimha the source of Suns rays

68/. Om suresvaraya namah Obeisances to Narasimhadev, Lord of devatas

69/. Om sahasra-bahu-aya namah Obeisances to Nara-hari the thousand-armed Lord

70/. Om sarva-jnaya namah Obeisances to Him Who is the all-knowing

71/. Om sarva-siddhi-pradayakaya namah Obeisances to Him Who awards all perfections to the sadhakas (devotees)

72/. Om vajra-damstraya namah Obeisances to Narasimha Who has teeth like lightning bolts

73/. Om vajra-nakhaya namah Obeisances to Narasimha Who possesses nails like piercing lightning bolts

74/. Om mahanandaya namah Obeisances to the source of supreme bliss - Atmananda - Narasimha

75/. Om param-tapaya namah Obeisances to the source of All austerities, spiritual energy (and taptah - heat)

76/. Om sarva-mantraika-rupa namah Obeisances to that Divine Personality Who although one, he appears as the many mantrika formulas

77/. Om sarva-yantra-vidaramaya namah Obeisances to Him Who destroys all machines (demoniac plans/arrangements/vehicles for demoniac works)

78/. Om sarva-tantratmakaya namah Obeisances to Narasimha the essence of, and proprioter of all tantras (ritual rites - pujas)

79/. Om avyaktaya namah Obeisances to the Lord Who appears unmanifest

80/. Om suvyaktaya namah Obeisances unto Nara-simha Who for His devotees becomes wonderfully manifest from the pillar (or when needed)

81/. Om bhakta-vatsala namah Obeisances to the Lord Who always has the well-being of His devotee at heart

82/. Om vaisakha-sukla-bhototthaya namah Obeisances to That Narasimhadeva Who appeared during waxing moon of the month of Visakha (April-May)

83/. Om saranagata-vatsalaya namah Obeisances to The Lord Who is kind to those surrendered to Him (like the mother lioness who is kind to her cubs)

84/. Om udara-kirtine namah Obeisances to Nara-simha Who is universally famous

85/. Om punyatmaya namah Obeisances to Him Who is the essence of piety

86/. Om mahatmaya namah Obeisances to That great personality, Nara-simha

87/. Om candra-vikramaya namah Obeisances to Him Who is the performer of moonlike or great deeds, or who performs deeds that eclipse All others

88/. Om vedatrayaya namah Obeisances to the Lord of the three original Vedas (Rg, Yajur, Sama)

89/. Om prapujyaya namah Obeisances to Narasimha Who is supremely worshipable

90/. Om bhagavanaya namah Obeisances to Narasimha the Supreme Personality of Godhead

91/. Om paramesvaraya namah Obeisances to He Who is the Supreme Controller (Nara-simha-deva)

92/. Om srivatsamkaya namah Obeisances to the Lord Who is just like Krishna, being marked with symbol of Laksmi

93/. Om jagat-vyapine namah Obeisances to Narasimha Who pervades the entire universe

94/. Om jagan-mayaya namah Obeisances to the Supreme Mystic Who makes the material world seem real

95/. Om jagat-palaya namah Obeisances to the protector of the universe (Nara-simha)

96/. Om jagannathaya namah Obeisances to the Lord of Universe

97/. Om mahakhagaya namah Obeisances to Him Who moves in the air or with the movement of the air (is everywhere)

98/. Om dvi-rupa-bhrtaya namah Obeisances to Him Who has double form (man-lion)

99/. Om paramatmaya namah Obeisances to Him Who is the Supersoul of All beings

100/. Om param-jyotine namah Obeisances to Him (Nara-simha) Whose effulgence is the source of Brahman

101/. Om nirgunaya namah Obeisances to Narasimha Who possesses transcendental qualities (not those of the material nature)

102/. Om nrkesarine namah Obeisances unto Him man-lion (or having a lion's mane while appearing part human)

103/. Om para-tattvaya namah Obeisances to the Supreme Absolute Truth (One Who is of the Supreme nature)

104/. Om param-dhamaya namah Obeisances to He Who comes from the Supreme Abode

105/. Om sac-cid-ananda-vigrahaya namah Obeisances to Narasimha Whose Form is made of eternal knowledge and bliss

106/. Om laksmi-nrsimhaya namah Obeisances unto the Man-Lion Form together with the Supreme Goddess of Fortune Srimati Laksmi-devi

107/. Om sarvatmaya namah Obeisances unto the universal, primeval soul (the Supreme Personality of Godhead - Narasimhadeva)

108/. Om dhiraya namah Obeisances unto Narasimha who is always sober (being never bewildered)

 

Om prahlada-palakaya namah Obeisances unto Narasimha Who is the protector of Prahlada Maharaja, and those of that nature - surrendered unto Him.

 

Siddha Bakula is the bhajan-kutir of Haridasa Thakura, where he chanted 300,000 names of God daily. In order to provide shade for Thakura Haridasa, Sri Chaitanya planted a toothpick used by Lord Jagannatha. All of a sudden it grew up and appeared as a great shade tree.

 

The devotees returned to Haridas Thakur saying, that Lord Chaitanya wanted to meet him. He replied, "If I could just get a solitary place near the temple, I could stay there and pass my time. I do not wish the servants of Lord Jagannatha to touch me. I would remain there in the garden alone. That is my desire..."

...Happy to hear this, Sri Chaitanya came personally to meet Haridas after His devotees departed for sea bathing and their residential accommodations. Sri Chaitanya took Haridas within the flower garden and there, in a very secluded place, He showed him his residence. Sri Chaitanya requested him, "Remain here and chant the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. I shall personally come here to meet you daily. Remain here peacefully, and look at the cakra on top of Lord Jagannatha's temple and offer obeisances. As far as your prasadam, I shall arrange to have that sent here."

Rupa Goswami recited Lalita Madhava and Vidagdha Madhava before Sri Chaitanya and His followers under the tree here. During his stay in Puri, Sanatana Goswami lived here with Haridasa Thakura. This is considered a very holy spot for the Gaudiya Vaisnavas, as this is where Haridasa Thakura left his body and where, after his departure, Sri Chaitanya carried his body while dancing in ecstasy.

 

 

Srila Namacarya Haridas Thakur at Sri Jagannath Puri Dham

 

Everyone - whether elevated or wretched - automatically forgets about mundane life when he sees the lotus feet of Srila Haridasa Thakura. The Muslims had been angry enough to kill him, yet they were transformed and they worshiped his feet, accepting him as a holy man.

 

 

He doesn't like to read Gita or chant Hare Krishna or associate with devotees ...

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Shivatsa Goswami's appreciation of Srila Prabhupada's achievement

 

 

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Shivatsa Goswami added to these qualities those of boldness and courage in his appreciation of Prabhupada's mission. As a Gaudiya Vaishnava himself, he admitted that,

 

"When I reflect on Srila Prabhupada's achievement, I become a sort of Hindu chauvinist. I am not ashamed of it. The process initiated, rather imperfectly, by Ramakrishna, Vivekananda and others was brought to its logical and ultimate end by spreading and making 'Rama' and 'Krishna' household words throughout the world. That is the greatest achievement . . . What the Muslims could do only by the tremendous sword, and the Christians could do only with great financial resources and state power, has been done by one solitary man, without any ill effects." (241-2)

 

What was most striking, according to Shrivatsa Goswami, was the way in which this had been achieved in a materialistic, thus hostile culture.

 

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Krishna is Great

I am teeny

Therefore I should offer my most humble obeisances from the core of my heart.

 

The spiritual identities of Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda as brothers and as servitors of the Supreme Lord are unknown, yet by Their causeless mercy Their absolute identities were revealed. Lord Brahma was enlightened about the Absolute Truth by Lord Krsna's mercy.

You have to give up your designation. “I am Hindu,” “I am Muslim,” “I am Christian,” “I am African,” “I am Indian,” “I am European,” “I am woman,” “I am man,” That requires practice. And that practice means simply by chanting, you’ll be purified. Go on chanting Hare Krsna.

 

You have to simply think, “I am the eternal servant of Krsna.” When you think like that then all these dirty things will automatically vanish.

(Class by Srila Prabhupada , 10/26/1975)

Found this nice article by Sri Mahaksa Prabhu at Comfy.

He makes many pertinent points about the Founder-Acarya Srila Prabhupada:

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guru-tattwa

 

 

 

Haribol, folks.

the divine grace of Srila Prabhupada.

 

Srila Prabhupada is doing everything on behalf of Srila

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur. He is never independant of his Guru

Maharaja's desire. We may say, "I am a servant of Sri Krsna", but is

this our line, is this our parampara? It may well be adhira, if not

pretense. Parampara is dasa dasa anudasa, service to the parampara

itself, there is no independance. Mistaken ideas in this regard

causes one who fails to understand "on behalf of", prone to think

that he is direct link to the Supreme Lord for everyone, thus such

capricious and arbitrary action occurs, such as the sad chain of

events we see in our history, especially mine. Abuse of authority

comes when one falsely claims to be guru without ever being disciple.

A true disciple NEVER is independant from Gurudeva, no matter how

advanced he may be. To directly witness Srila Prabhupada's attitude

in this regard, I recommend that all try to hear his classes

delivered in 1969 and 1973 on the occasion of the departure of his

guru-maharaja.

 

I have always approached "Sri Rasa-Lila" chapter of the Krsna Book

with caution. I never thought I was qualified to hear, lest I

misunderstand. So I fall on my face with tears in my eyes that I am

included in this pastime by appreciation of talks between Sri

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Srila Ramananda Raya. I am overwhelmed by

the description of the relationship between Sri Madhavendra Puri and

Sri Isvara Puri. I am never left out in the cold. I approach Gauranga-

lila through the mercy of the Six Goswamis, who can be seen through

the poetry of Krsnadasa and Srila Narottamadasa Thakur, whose

sentiments are sung without omission by Srila Bhaktivinode. Srila

Prabhupada gives us the whole plate of never-ending Prasadam, the

best halavah and sweet rice, the subjhi cooked to perfection by the

most qualified brahmana. Parampara is intact due to each Sriman

Gurudeva giving more and more.

 

I have read some who say Srila Prabhupada is saktivesa avatar. I say

absolutely, but if someone says he is visnu-tattwa, I take offense.

The reason being is that he always wants, as does Lord Jesus Christ

always want, us to become like them. If Lord Jesus or Srila

Prabhupada are Visnu-tattwa, such instruction becomes meaningless and

smacks of mayavada philosophy. All rasa is destroyed by such

artificial deification, for if the Son and the Father are the same,

there is no relationship, there is neither son nor father. Without

acintya-bheda-bheda-tattwa, there can be no discussion of visnu-

tattwa nor can guru-tattwa be well understood. Only adhira is evident.

 

Understand what is meant by diksa, a personal COMMITMENT to disciple,

know how deep his LOVE for us is. The quest for initiation, while not

disrespected by this writer, must not get in the way of what is meant

by real initiation. Initiation is not membership, it is promise to

reciprocate commitment. All I did was cause disturbance, because

those who expected me to be preceptor soon understood that I was

unwilling to COMMIT myself to them despite their lack of progress.

 

This is the difference between a bonafide spiritual master,

mahabhagavata, uttama-adhikari, and one who wants to be, yet falls

short. We should all be aspiring to be just like Srila Prabhupada,

and success will be when we can even forego our own spiritual life,

such as He did by leaving Vrndavandhama to come to us, and COMMIT, in

service to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga, to the suffering masses, to

engage them in this wonderful Samkirtana, to become a selfless diksa

guru and take RESPONSIBILITY for their Krsna Consciousness. In short,

we must COMMIT ourselves, in the service to Srila Prabhupada, to the

poor souls in every town and village, to give them Harinama.

 

The fact of the matter is this. Every one of Srila Prabhupada's

disciples, no matter what condition of life they were in, are in, or

will be in, have the eternal opportunity to follow in the footsteps

of Srila Prabhupada at any time. This does not mean imitate, but can

mean they may accept disciples and act as diksa in their own right.

At any time, we may freely choose to FOLLOW, and at that time may be

immediately cleansed of all their unwanted burdens of impious

mistakes. We MUST understand the potency of the HOLY NAMES of the

Supreme Lord.

 

To accept the devotional service to act as diksa is not an ego trip,

nor is it a cool thing to do. It is actually the most difficult

service one may perform, and is done in extreme humility, and ALL who

accept this service in such a state of mind deserve all respect from

the assembled devotees. Such a person promises Sri Krsna to forego

his rewards for his Krsna Consciousness until all his disciples

become pure Vaisnavas, thus the warning against accepting disciples

is contained in Shastra. Srila Prabhupada is very clear in this

matter, he is very clear expressing his desire to reclaim his fallen

disciples, he is very clear in fulfilling his promise to appear to us

eternally in his instructions, coming to us often in dreams even

while we are acting so demoniac. I myself am living proof of this

potency of my Guru Maharaja, because I always drift away, but he

never lets me go.

 

His disciples, who, on the strength of the teachings of Sri Chaitanya

Mahaprabhu contained in His Sri Siksastakam, decide to take on

this "HEAVY" bhakti yoga practice of becoming Diksa and continuing

the pure line of Parampara, deserve nothing but my heartfelt

obiesancies. I will not accept this service at this time, I have too

many flaws, and even though approached, I must defer. I can and do

accept the position of siksa because that is MY PROMISE to my Diksa,

as well as an act of respect to all my siksas.

 

There is nothing we have done to warrant our acceptance by Sri

Gurudeva, thus the words "causeless mercy" are used to describe

initial linkage. We walk on the streets of Armageddion and we see one

who may be a friend. He exhibits symptoms of Vaisnava, and we are

attracted. He gives, on behalf of his Gurudeva, raja-vidya. We take a

little, our taste increases, GRADUAL PROCESS, (How many times does

this phrase appear in Srila Prabhupada's books?), Who is this person?

He loves Sri Krsna. He gives Sri Krsna. He is Sri Gurudeva. Siksa.

His teachings ultimately lead us to the feet of his Gurudeva, who

leads us to the feet of his Gurudeva, and so on. In the event that

Siksaguru's Gurudeva is still serving on this plane, Siksa will

arrange for one to accept initiation from His Gurudeva. If siksa guru

is in separation from his diksaguru due to maha-samadhi, in service

to Parampara, will become Diksa himself, or may not choose to

formalize relationship via initiation. This is service, perfromed

without false prestiege or desire for adulation. To accept the order

to be Guru means to give the order, and one should not think that

Diksa and Siksa are different, in purpose. Both are directly engaged

by Sesa Balarama, Sri Chaitagurudeva. Never has a bonafide guru

existed without direct empowerment by this process. As he tastes, he

distributes.

 

"You are the seasoning of the world, the residents can only benefit

from your presense. If you lose your flavor, you are rejected, thrown

away and trampled underfoot, and considered worthless." Lord Jesus

Christ is here describing the qualities of one who has accepted the

order. Those who cannot forget Gurudeva, even though they have often

tried, are the world's seasoning, and have every ability to expand

this great movement that can save the poor sleepers. What more

guruship could any of us desire.

 

 

haribol, ys, mahaksadasa

 

Woman gives herself a Caesarean

 

 

 

A woman gave birth to a healthy baby boy after performing a Caesarean on herself with a kitchen knife.

It is thought to be the first known case of a self-inflicted Caesarean in which both the mother and baby survived.

 

The unidentified 40-year-old, lived in a rural area of Mexico without electricity or running water, and eight hours from the nearest hospital.

 

The International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics reported the case.

 

The woman performed the operation when she could not deliver the baby naturally, having lost a previous baby due to labour complications.

 

Hard liquor

 

Dr R Valle, of the Dr Manuel Velasco Suarez Hospital in San Pablo, Mexico, said: "She took three small glasses of hard liquor and, using a kitchen knife, sliced her abdomen in three attempts and delivered a male infant that breathed immediately and cried."

 

This case represents an unusual and extraordinary decision by a woman in labour

 

Dr R Valle

Before losing consciousness, the woman told one of her children to call a local nurse for help.

 

After the nurse stitched the wound with a sewing needle and cotton thread, the mother and baby were transferred and treated by Dr Valle and his colleagues at the nearest hospital.

 

"This case represents an unusual and extraordinary decision by a woman in labour who, unable to deliver herself spontaneously, and with no medical help or resources, decided to perform a caesarean section upon herself," he said.

 

He added that a mother's instinct to save her child can move a woman to perform extraordinary acts but said it would not have been necessary if adequate medical care had been available.

 

 

The Nectar of the Lotus of Love

 

Premambhoja-maranda-stava-raja

by Raghunath Das Goswami

 

(1)

Radha’s body is the embodiment of true love conceived in the most resplendent cintamani gem, anointed with the sweet-smelling love of her girlfriends, and shining with an inconceivable lustrous splendor.

(2)

She bathes in waves of the nectar of compassion, a shower of the nectar of youthfulness, and a flood of the nectar of charming loveliness, so that the Goddess of Fortune languorous in lassitude at her side.

(3)

Her graceful form is hidden by the silken garment of shyness, decorated with the kunkuma of graceful beauty, and dappled with the black musk of erotic sentiments for Shyamasundar.

 

(4)

She puts on her natural ornaments, fashioned from the best nine jewels: shivering, tears in the eyes,horripilation,becoming stunned, perspiration, faltering of the voice, blushing,madness and inertness.

 

(5)

She is garlanded with the flowers of wonderful virtues, such as her sweet-tongued speech. She is adorned with perfumed powders smelling of her sometimes sober and sometimes restless moods.

 

(6)

Her imperceptible amour-propre is concealed within the coils of her hair. Her forehead is brightened with the tilak of her immense good fortune.

 

(7)

Hearing Krishna's name and qualities are the ornaments

swinging in splendor and jubilation from her ears.

The reddish color of her lips is produced from the betel nut of her obsession for Krishna.

 

(8)

The black collyrium on her eyes is the crookedness of her loving affairs. Her body is perfumed by the camphor of her sweet smile, the joking words spilling from her.

 

(9)

Within the inner apartments of her bodily fragrance is a bed of pride upon which she sits, bemused, while wearing the restless necklace of prema-vaicittya, the love-in-separation felt even in union.

 

(10)

Her breasts are concealed, bound with a bodice of wounded vanity.The sounds of her lute, her fame and beauty, dry up the faces and hearts of her competitors in love.

 

(11)

She leans with her lotus hands on the shoulder of her friend, adolescent youth personified, just before beginning to distribute the mead of intoxicating love for Krishna,

herself the personification of the erotic sentiment.

 

(12)

 

Please bring back to life this very somber nobody, who is bowing down before you with straw between his teeth,

by sprinkling him with the nectar of your servitorship.

 

(13)

 

Oh Gandharvika! A truly compassionate person will not reject even a rascal if he is surrendered to him. Therefore please, never abandon this person who is similarly surrendered to you.

 

(14)

Whoever recites this hymn entitled "the nectar of the lotus of love," produced of her mercy, will surely attain service at her lotus feet.

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. Sri Gita Jayanti

(Appearance and Worship of the Bhagavad Gita)

Sri Gita-Mahatmya

 

(verses 1 - 7)

1) gita sastram idam punyam, yah pathet prayatah puman

visnoh padam avapnoti, bhaya sokadi varjitah

 

One who, with a regulated mind, recites with devotion this Bhagavad-gita scripture which is the bestower of all virtue, will attain to a holy abode such as Vaikuntha, the residence of Lord Visnu, which is always free from the mundane qualities based on fear and lamentation.

 

2) gitadhyayana-silasya, pranayama parasya ca

naiva santi hi papani, purva janma krtani ca

 

For a self-controlled person who seriously studies this Bhagavad-gita scripture, not a trace of sin remains - either from the previous or present life - since all his sins are burnt to ashes.

 

3) malanir mocanam pumsam, jala-snanam dine dine

sakrd-gitambhasi snanam, samsara-mala-nasanam

 

As a person bathes every day with water to cleanse his body, similarly, by bathing only once in the waters of the Bhagavad-gita, all the dirt of painful material existence is dissolved. That is, by devotedly reading the Gita only once, all material contamination is vanquished.

 

4) gita sugita kartavya, kim anyaih sastra vistaraih

ya svayam padmanabhasya, mukha-padmad vinihsrta

 

One should always very nicely sing with devotion this Gita, the divine song which has emanated from the holy lotus mouth of the Supreme Lord Himself, Lord Sri Krsna. What then is the benefit of studying many other scriptures?

 

5) bharatamrta sarvasvam, visnor vaktrad-vinihsrtam

gita-gangodakam pitva, punar janma na vidyate

 

By dringing the Ganges waters of the Gita, the divine quintessence of the Mahabharata emanating from the lotus mouth of Lord Visnu, one will never take rebirth in the material world again. In other words, by devotionally reciting the Gita, the cycle of birth and death is terminated.

 

6) sarvopanisado gavo, dogdha gopala-nandanah

partho vatsah sudhir bhokta, dugdham gitamrtam mahat

 

All the Upanisads are like a cow, and the milker of the cow is Sri Krsna, the son of Nanda. Arjuna is the calf, the beautiful nectar of the Gita is the milk, and the fortunate devotees of fine theistic intellect are the drinkers and enjoyers of that milk.

 

7) ekam sastram devaki-putra-gitam, eko devo devaki-putra eva

eko mantras tasya namani yani, karmapy ekam tasya devasya seva

 

There need only be one holy scripture - the divine Gita sung by Lord Sri Krsna; only one worshipable Lord - Lord Sri Krsna; only one mantra - His holy names; and only one duty -devotional service unto that supreme worshipable Lord, Sri Krsna.

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