Govindaram

<font color="red"> Sreyo-Nirnaya Ascertainment of Spiritual Welfare</font color> <font color="brown"> - Five songs - Song 1 (1) krsna-bhakti vina kabhu nahi phalodoy miche sab dharmadharma jiver upadhimoy 1) There is no profit in a life devoid of devotional service to Krsna. Therefore all the so-called religiosity and irreligiosity of a living being who is bewildered by false worldly designations is simply useless. (2) yoga-yaga-tapo-dhyan, sannyasadi brahma-jnan, nana-kanda-rupe jiver bandhana-karana hoy 2) Mysticism, performance of Vedic sacrifices, severe austerities, meditation, renunciation of the world, and cultivating knowledge of the impersonal Brahman-although appearing in the forms of various spiritual paths-are all causes of the soul's further bondage to this world. (3) vinoder vakya dharo, nana kanda tyag koro, nirupadhi krsna-preme hrdoye deho asroy 3) Please heed this advice of Bhaktivinoda: Give up all these various paths, and just keep pure love of Krsna sheltered within your heart, for this alone is transcendental to all mundane designations. Song 2 (1) ar keno maya-jale poditecho, jiva-min nahi jano baddha ho'ye ro'be tumi ciro-din 1) O fish-like soul, why have you fallen into the entangling nets of Maya? You have not understood that by being bound up by those nets you will have to remain in this material world for a long, long time. (2) ati tuccha bhoga-ase, bandi ho'ye maya-pase rohile vikrta-bhave dandya jatha paradhin 2) After becoming a captive in Maya's snare due to the influence of desires for very insignificant enjoyments, you remain transformed in a spiritually diseased condition, punishable as a disobedient servant or dependent. (3) ekhona bhakati-bale, krsna-prema-sindhu-jale krida kori' anayase thako tumi krsnaadhina 3) Now, on the strength of pure devotion, swim and frolick freely in the ocean of Krsna-prema, and always remain subservient to and dependent on Lord Krsna. Song 3 (1) piriti sac-cid-anande rupavati nari daya-dharma-adi guna alankara sab tahari 1) Love and affection for the nature of eternity, knowledge, and bliss is like a very beautiful woman whose ornaments are all the good qualities headed by mercifulness and religiosity. (2) jnana ta'r patta-sati, yoga-gandha-paripati e sabe sobhita sati kore krsna-mana curi 2) The divine wisdom of pure jnana is her silken sari, and the practice of the yoga of devotional service is her excellent bodily fragrance. Adorned by these qualities, that beautiful and chaste woman steals away the mind of Krsna Himself. (3) rupa vina alankare, kiba sobha e-samsare piriti-vihina gune krsnae na tusite pari 3) lf ornaments are worn by one completely devoid of beauty, then is such a person considered to be beautiful in this world? Similarly, one possessing good qualities like mercifulness and religiosity is unable to satisfy Lord Krsna if devoid of love for Him. (4) vanarira alankara, sobha nahi hoy ta'ra krsna-prem vina tatha gune na adara kori 4) Just as there is no beauty to an ornament worn on the body of a female monkey, in the same way I do not hold in very high esteem qualities such as mercifulness and religiosity if they are devoid of love for Krsna. Song 4 (1) `nirakar nirakar', koriya citkar keno sadhaker santi bhango, bhai, bar bar 1) O brothers, by your screaming out again and again, "The Supreme Lord is formless! The Absolute Truth is a void!", why do you so insist on disturbing the peace of the Vaisnavas? (2) tumi ja' bujhecho bhalo, tai lo'ye koto kal, bhakti vina phalodoy tarke nahi, jano sar 2) Having accepted this impersonal philosophy, which you consider to be very good, you are simply wasting so much time. You should understand this essential truth: Without devotion for the Supreme Lord, no factual gain is brought about by engaging in mere dry arguments. (3) samanya tarkera bale, bhakti nahi asvadile, janama hoilo brtha, na korile suvicar 3) Your birth as a human being is useless, for although you are supposed to be great philosophers, you did not judge rightly in this regard-by the power of mundane logic and argument you have failed to taste the bliss of pure devotion to the Supreme Lord. (4) rupasraye krsna bhaji', jadi hari-preme maji, ta' ho'le alabhya, bhai, ki koribe bolo ar 4) If I worship Krsna under the shelter of srila Rupa Goswami, and thereby deeply immerse myself in divine love for Lord Hari-and you are unable to attain that state, O brothers, then what will you do? What more will you say? Song 5 (1) keno ar koro dvesa, videsi-jana-bhajane bhajanera linga nana, nana dese nana jane 1) Why do you continue to hate the way the Lord is worshiped by people of other lands? There exist a number of authentic ways to worship God, according to the customs of various peoples living in different countries. (2) keho mukta-kacche bhaje, keho hatu gadi' puje keho va nayana mudi' thake brahma-aradhane 2) Some people worship the Lord in an untidy or careless manner; some worship Him by bending down on their knees; still others close their eyes while worshiping His impersonal Brahman aspect. (3) keho yogasane puje, keho sankirtane maje sakale bhajiche sei eka-matra krsna-dhane 3) Some people worship Him by assuming various yoga postures, and some immerse themselves in the congregational chanting of the Lord's holy names; but all of them worship that one and only supreme treasure-Lord sri Krsna. (4) ataeva bhratr-bhave, thako sabe su-sadbhave hari-bhakti sadho sada, e jivane va marane 4) Therefore you should all reflect a mood of brotherhood and live together in transcendental friendship. Always practice devotional service to Lord Hari, whether in situations of life or death. Prema Pradipa, 4th chapter, as sung by a character named Yogi Babaji.* </font color>

Not really, I was not offended, just my feelings or Ego was hurt, offence was to the Holy name to say, my 1 round was not good enough, what do you think?

SB.3.28.13 Purport (exceprt) The color of the Personality of Godhead, Krsna, is described here as nilotpala-dala, meaning that it is like that of a lotus flower with petals tinted blue and white. People always ask why Krsna is blue. The color of the Lord has not been imagined by an artist. It is described in authoritative scripture. In the Brahma-samhita also, the color of Krsna's body is compared to that of a bluish cloud. The color of the Lord is not poetical imagination. SB: 10.2.35 Purport (excerpt) Syama means blackish, yet they say that You are more beautiful than thousands of cupids. CC: Antya.7.86 "The only purport of the holy name of Krsna is that He is dark blue like a tamala tree and is the son of mother Yasoda. This is the conclusion of all the revealed scriptures.' ---- Krishna's colour from above: lotus flower with petals tinted blue and white blackish dark blue like a tamala tree /images/graemlins/confused.gif

Its not a matter of my 1 round, its following Prabhupada's direct Instruction, of doing 16 rounds daily.. Sri Sri Gurv-astaka verse 8 "By the mercy of the spiritual master one receives the benediction of Krsna. Without the grace of the spiritual master, one cannot make any advancement. Therefore, I should always remember and praise the spiritual master. At least three times a day I should offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of my spiritual master." Srila Haridasa Thakura chanted all day and night, a Vaishnava is happy when somebody chants Krsna's name just once, that is true, but still I need to follow Guru.

Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.1.1, New York, April 10, 1969 So our present condition is diseased. Why you are dying? Because you are diseased. Why you are becoming old? Because you are diseased. That is due to this body. But actually I am spirit soul. I am neither old nor diseased, but I have fallen into the condition of material contamination. Therefore I am thinking that I am diseased. This is called maya. Just like in the dream I am feeling that a tiger is eating me, and I am crying, "Here is a tiger eating me, eating me. Save me." But there is no tiger. This is called illusion, or maya. But so long we'll have this body just like so long we shall dream, we shall have to suffer the effect, even it is illusion. A man is crying, "There is a tiger." Actually, there is no tiger; neither tiger is eating. But because he is in hallucination, he is feeling the pain. That is actual fact. So the whole process is to stop this illusion, bodily contamination. Then we are in real life.

Somebody gave me these wise words of wisdom: ..'one who claims to be following Srila Prabhupada teachings is only fooling himself by chanting only one round.' Ok I felt bad when he said it, he is right, I need to follow Prabhupada Instructions. The above doesn't hurt, but when somebody calls you a non-devotee, its worse than death. haribol!

any explanations, please?

tsaissri siksastaka <font color="red"> Eight Prayers of Divine Instruction</font color> <font color="blue"> (Bengali songs based on Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Sanskrit Siksastakam)</font color> <font color="brown"> Song 1 [Jhanphi-Lopha] (1) pita-varana kali-pavana gora gaoyai aichana bhava-vibhora 1) Lord Gauranga, whose complexion is golden and who is the deliverer of the fallen souls of Kali-yuga, sings as follows, overwhelmed with spiritual ecstasy: (2) citta-darpana-parimarjana-kari krsna-kirtana jaya citta bihari 2) All glories to the chanting of the holy name of Krsna! It thoroughly cleanses the mirror of the heart. This chanting delights the soul. (3) hela-bhava-dava-nirvapana-vrtti krsna-kirtana jaya klesa-nivrtti 3) "All glories to the chanting of the holy name of Krsna! It extinguishes the horrible forest fire of material existence. This chanting removes all material tribulations. (4) sreyah-kumuda-vidhu-jyotsna-prakas krsna-kirtana jaya bhakti-vilas 4) "All glories to the chanting of the holy name of Krsna! It appears like the moon in the heart and distributes its cooling moonlight, thus causing the white lotus of good fortune to bloom. This chanting is the pastime of devotion. (5) visuddha-vidya-vadhu jivana-rup krsna-kirtana jaya siddha-swarup 5) "All glories to the chanting of the holy name of Krsna! It is compared to a young bride, chaste and devoted to transcendental knowledge itself. This chanting is the highest perfection of life. (6) ananda-payo-nidhi-vardhana-kirti krsna-kirtana jaya plavana-murti 6) "All glories to the chanting of the holy name of Krsna! It is glorious, as it causes the ocean of ecstatic bliss to swell and overflow. This chanting is an inundation of love of Godhead. (7) pade pade piyusa-swada-pradata krsna-kirtana jaya prema-vidhata 7) "All glories to the chanting of the holy name of Krsna! It gives one a taste of fully satisfying nectar at every step. This chanting is the bestower of ecstatic love of God." (8) bhaktivinoda-swatma-snapana-vidhan krsna-kirtana jaya prema-nidan 8) All glories to the chanting of the holy name of Krsna! It bathes the soul of Bhaktivinoda. This chanting is a storehouse of love of God. Song 2 (1) tunhu doya-sagara tarayite prani nam aneka tuwa sikhaoli ani' 1) O Lord, You are an ocean of mercy. You have brought Your innumerable holy names to this world and have taught the chanting of them to the fallen living beings just for their deliverance. (2) sakala sakati dei name tohara grahane rakholi nahi kala-vicara 2) You invest all Your energies in Your own holy name, and for chanting Your holy name You have not established any rules such as consideration of time or place. (3) sri-nama-cintamani tohari samana visve bilaoli karuna-nidana 3) Your divine holy name, being nondifferent from You, is like touchstone. You have distributed Your holy name throughout the entire creation, and that is the essence of Your kindness. (4) tuwa doya aichana parama udara atisoy manda natha! bhaga hamara 4) Such is Your mercy, which is supremely magnanimous, O Lord, but I am extremely unfortunate. (5) nahi janamalo name anuraga mor bhakativinoda-citta duhkhe vibhor 5) My attraction for the holy name has never come about; therefore the heart of Bhaktivinoda is overwhelmed with sadness. Song 3 (1) sri-krsna-kirtane jadi manasa tohar parama jatane tahi labho adhikar 1) If your mind is always absorbed in chanting the glories of Lord Krsna with great care, then by that process of sri-krsna-kirtana you will attain transcendental qualification. (2) trnadhika hina, dina, akincana char apane manobi sada chadi' ahankar 2) You should give up all false pride and always consider yourself to be worthless, destitute, lower and more humble than a blade of grass. (3) vrksa-sama ksama-guna korobi sadhan prati-himsa tyaji' anye korobi palan 3) You should practice forgiveness like that of a tree, and giving up violence toward other living beings, you should protect and maintain them. (4) jivana-nirvahe ane udvega na dibe para-upakare nija-sukha pasaribe 4) In the course of passing your life, you should never give anxiety to others, but rather do good to them while forgetting about your own happiness. (5) hoile-o sarva-gune guni mahasoy pratisthasa chadi koro amani hrdoy 5) When one has thus become a great soul, possessing all good qualities, one should abandon all desires for fame and honor and make one's heart humble. (6) krsna-adhisthana sarva-jive jani' sada korobi sammana sabe adare sarvada 6) Knowing that Lord Krsna resides within all living creatures, one should with great respect consistently show honor to all beings. (7) dainya, doya, anye mana, pratistha-varjan cari gune guni hoi' koroha kirtan 7) By possessing these four qualities-humility, mercifulness, respect toward others, and the renunciation of desires for prestige-one becomes virtuous. In such a state you may sing the glories of the Supreme Lord. (8) bhakativinoda kandi', bole prabhu-pay heno adhikara kabe dibe he amay 8) Weeping, Bhaktivinoda submits his prayer at the lotus feet of the the Lord: "O Lord, when will you give me the qualification for possessing attributes such as these?" Song 4 [Jhanphi-Lopha] (1) prabhu tava pada-yuge mora nivedan nahi magi deha-sukha, vidya, dhana, jan 1) O Lord! This is my humble submission at Your lotus feet. I do not ask from You sensual pleasure, learning, wealth, or followers. (2) nahi magi swarga, ara moksa nahi magi na kori prarthana kono vibhutira lagi' 2) I do not beg for residence on the celestial planets, nor do I wish liberation from this mundane existence. Nor do I pray for the attainment of any mystic powers. (3) nija-karma-guna-dose je je janma pai janme janme jeno tava nama-guna gai 3) Whatever birth I may obtain due to the faults of my previous worldly activities, I pray that I may sing the glories of Your holy name birth after birth. (4) ei matra asa mama tomar carane ahoituki bhakti hrde jage anuksane 4) This is my only desire, O Lord, and I submit it at Your lotus feet: That unmotivated devotion to You may constantly awaken in my heart. (5) visaye je priti ebe achaye amar sei-mata priti hauk carane tomar 5) As much attachment as I now have for worldly affairs, I pray that a similar degree of attachment may develop for Your holy feet. (6) vipade sampade taha thakuk sama-bhave dine dine vrddhi hauk namera prabhave 6) I pray that my love for You may remain undisturbed both in misfortune and in prosperity, and that day after day it may increase by the power and influence of Your holy name. (7) pasu-paksi ho'ye thaki swarge va niroye tava bhakti rahu bhaktivinoda-hrdoye 7) Be my life in heaven or in hell, be it as a bird or a beast, may devotion to You always remain within the heart of Bhaktivinoda. Song 5 (1) anadi' karama-phale, podi' bhavarnava-jale, toribare na dekhi upay e-visaya-halahale, diva-nisi hiya jwale, mana kabhu sukha nahi pay 1) As a result of my selfish activities, which are without beginning, I have fallen into the ocean of material existence, and I see no means of deliverance from this great ocean of nescience. Day and night my heart burns from the vicious poison of these worldly activities, and due to this my mind never finds any real happiness. (2) asa-pasa-sata-sata, klesa deya avirata, pravrtti-urmira tahe khela kama-krodha-adi choy, batapade deya bhoy, avasana hoilo asi' bela 2) Bound by hundreds and hundreds of desires like nooses around my neck, they constantly trouble me. In this ocean of nescience play the waves of ever-increasing materialistic tendency. There are also many thieves and rogues, of whom six are prominent: lust, anger, envy, greed, illusion, and madness. They are causing me great fear, and in this way my life is coming to an end. (3) jnana-karma-thaga dui, more pratariya loi, avasese phele sindhu-jale e heno samaye, bandhu, tumi krsna krpa-sindhu, krpa kori' tolo more bale 3) The two highway robbers named intellectual knowledge and fruitive activity have cheated and misled me, and finally they have thrown me into the ocean of misery. At such a time as this, dear Krsna, You are my only friend. You are an ocean of mercy. Please be kind and by Your strength uplift me from this condition of suffering. (4) patita-kinkore dhori', pada-padma-dhuli kori', deho bhaktivinode asroy ami tava nitya-das, bhuliya mayara pas, baddha ho'ye achi doyamoy 4) Grasping hold of this fallen servant, and fixing him as a particle of dust on your lotus feet, kindly give shelter to Bhaktivinoda. O most merciful Lord! I am actually Your eternal servant, but having forgotten this I have become bound up in the snare of maya. Song 6 [Chota-Dasakusi-Lopha] (1) aparadha-phale mama, citta bhelo vajra-sama, tuwa name na labhe vikar hatas hoiye, hari, tava nam ucca kori', boro duhkhe daki bar bar 1) O Lord Hari, as a result of my offenses incurred in previous lifetimes, my heart has become hard as a thunderbolt, and feels no change upon chanting Your holy name. Now in utter hopelessness, O Lord Hari, I loudly sing Your name, and in great distress I call out to You again and again. (2) dina doyamoy karuna-nidan bhava-bindhu dei rakhoha paran 2) O Lord who is compassionate towards the fallen souls! O origin of all mercy! Please give to me a drop of divine ecstasy and thereby save my life! (3) kabe tuwa nama-uccarane mor nayane jharabo dara dara lor 3) When will an incessant stream of tears flow dripping and dripping from my eyes at the articulation of Your holy name? (4) gad-gada-swara kanthe upajabo mukhe bola adha adha bahirabo 4) When will a faltering voice choked with emotion arise in my throat, and when will words garbled due to ecstasy come from my mouth? (5) pulake bharabo sarira hamara sweda-kampa-stambha habe bara bara 5) When will my body be filled with ecstatic rapture, and when will there be perspiration, trembling, and a stunned sensation again and again? (6) vivarna-sarire haraobun jnana nama-samasraye dharobun paran 6) When, out of divine ecstasy, will all consciousness be lost in my pale and discolored body? And when will I hold onto my very life under the shelter of Your holy name? (7) milabo hamara kiye aiche din ro-owe bhaktivinoda mati hin 7) This weeping Bhaktivinoda, who is devoid of all good intelligence, sobs, "O Lord, how will such a day ever be mine?" Song 7 [Jhanphi-Lopha] (1) gaite gaite nama ki dasa hoilo 'krsna-nitya-dasa mui' hrdoye sphurilo 1) What was my condition after repeatedly chanting the holy name? The realization that "I am the eternal servant of Krsna" spontaneously became manifest within my heart. (2) janilam maya-pase e jada-jagate govinda-virahe duhkha pai nana-mate 2) I realized that I was ensnared in the noose of maya's illusion, being trapped within this dull mundane universe, and that I simply experience misery in various ways due to separation from Lord Govinda. (3) ar je samsara mor nahi lage bhalo kaha jai' krsna heri-e cinta visalo 3) Furthermore, I realized that I do not like this worldly existence. "Where can I go to see Krsna?"-this was my great anxiety. (4) kandite kandite mor ankhi-varisoy varsa-dhara heno cakse hoilo udoy 4) Crying and crying, tears poured from my eyes, appearing just like torrents of rain in the monsoon season. (5) nimese hoilo mora sata-yuga-sam govinda-viraha ar sahite aksam 5) Unable to bear separation from Lord Govinda any longer, for me the passing of a moment became like a hundred long ages. [Dasakusi] (6) sunya dhara-tala, caudike dekhiye, parana udasa hoy ki kori, ki kori, sthira nahi hoy, jivana nahiko roy 6) As I look about in all directions, the surface of the earth appears to be void, and my very life-breath feels empty. What am I doing? What am I doing? I do not feel at all tranquil, and the life within my body is slipping away. (7) braja-basi-gan, mora prana rakho, dekhao sri-radha-nathe bhakativinoda, minati maniya, laohe tahare sathe 7) O residents of Vraja-dhama! Please save my life and show me the Lord of sri Radha! O consider the prayers of this Bhaktivinoda and take him into His company! [Eka-tala] (8) sri-krsna-viraha ar sahite na pari paran chadite ar din dui cari 8) I am unable to further tolerate this separation from my Lord sri Krsna and am ready to give up my life in two days or four. [Dasakusi] (1) gaite govinda-nam, upajilo bhava-gram, dekhilam jamunara kule brsabhanu-suta-sange, syama-nata-bara range, bansari bajaya nipa-mule 1) Upon singing the holy name of Govinda, a host of ecstasies arose within me... and I saw Lord syamasundar, the best of dancing actors, standing on the banks of the Yamuna in the company of the daughter of Maharaja Vrsabhanu. He was playing His flute with great delight at the base of a kadamba tree. (2) dekhiya yugala-dhana, asthira hoilo mana, jnana-hara hoinu takhon koto-ksane nahi jani, jnana-labha hoilo mani, ara nahi bhelo darasan 2) Seeing the treasured Divine Couple of Vraja, my mind became unsteady and I lost consciousness. I do not know for how long I was unconscious, but when I awoke that vision of Radha and Krsna was no longer present. [Jhanphi-Lopha] (1) sakhi go, kemate dharibo paran nimesa hoilo yugera saman 1) O my dear girlfriend! How will I maintain my life? The passing of a mere moment has become like a vast age of time. [Dasakusi] (2) sravanera dhara, ankhi-varisoy, sunya bhelo dhara-tala govinda-virahe, prana nahi rohe, kemone vancibo bolo 2) Tears flow from my eyes like torrents of rain in the month of sravana, and the face of the earth has become totally void. In separation from Govinda my life cannot go on... please tell how I will be able to live. (3) bhakativinoda, asthira hoiya, punah namasraya kori' dake radha-natha, diya darasan, prana rakho, nahe mari 3) Bhaktivinoda has become very restless and again takes shelter of the holy name, calling out, "O Lord of Radha! By bestowing Your audience, please save my life! By Your mercy alone I shall not perish!" Song 8 [Dasakusi] (1) bandhu-gan! sunoha vacana mor bhavete vibhora, thakiye jakhon, dekha deya citta-cor 1) O my dear friends! Please hear my words. When the thief of my heart appears to me, I remain overwhelmed in pure ecstasy. (2) vicaksana kori', dekhite cahile, hoy ankhi-agocara punah nahi dekhi', kandaye paran, duhkhera nahi thake or 2) When I scheme to see Him more closely, He suddenly becomes invisible. Thus losing sight of Him again, my soul weeps, and there is no limit to the unhappiness that I feel. (3) jagatera bandhu sei kabhu more loy satha jatha tatha rakhu more amara sei prana-natha 3) Sometimes that friend of the universe takes me as one of His associates; but however He chooses to treat me, He is still the Lord of my life. (4) darsana-ananda-dane, sukha deya mora prane, bole more pranaya-vacan punah adarsana diya, dagdha kore mora hiya, prane mora mare prana-dhan 4) By bestowing His blissful audience, He gives happiness to my soul, and He speaks words of love to me. But again by His absence He burns my heart, and He who is the treasure of my life gives distress to my soul. (5) jahe ta'r sukha hoy, sei sukha mama nija sukhe-duhkhe mor sarvada-i sama 5) Whatever His happiness is, that is also my happiness. Therefore I do not care about my own happiness or distress-they are equal in all ways. (6) bhakativinoda, samyoge, viyoge, tahe jane pranesvara ta'ra sukhe sukhi, sei prana-nath, se kabhu na hoy para 6) In meeting or in separation, Bhaktivinoda knows only Krsna to be the Lord of his life and is made happy only by His happiness. He is the Lord of Bhaktivinoda's soul, and He will never be looked upon with indifference. [Dasakusi] (1) yoga-pithopari-sthita, asta-sakhi-suvestita, brndaranye kadamba-kanane radha-saha vamsi-dhari, visva-jana-citta-hari, prana mor tanhara carane 1) Situated upon the Yoga-Pitha surrounded by the eight chief gopis in a kadamba tree grove within Vrndavana with His beloved Radha is the holder of the flute the stealer of the hearts of all living beings in the universe-I lay down my life at Their lotus feet. (2) sakhi-ajna-mata kori donhara sevan palya-dasi sada bhavi donhara caran 2) According to the directions of my superior sakhi, I render service to the Divine Couple. I always consider myself a dependent maidservant of the lotus feet of the Divine Couple. (3) kabhu krpa kori, mama hasta dhori', madhura vacana bole tambula loiya, khay dui jane, mala loya kutuhale 3) Sometimes, out of great mercy, my sakhi holds my hand and speaks sweet words to me. Taking the betel nuts I have prepared she offers them to those two persons and accepts flower garlands for Them in great delight. (4) adarsana hoy kakhon ki chale na dekhiya donhe hiya jwale 4) By some deception They periodically disappear from my sight. Not seeing the Divine Couple of Vraja, my heart burns in agony. (5) jekhane sekhane, thakuka du'jane, ami to' carana-dasi milane ananda, virahe jatana, sakala samana basi 5) Wherever those two may be I am certainly a humble maidservant of Their lotus feet. I consider the ecstasies of meeting Them and the agonies of separation from Them to be exactly the same. (6) radha-krsna prana mor jivane marane more rakhi' mari' sukhe thakuka du'jane 6) In life or death, Radha and Krsna are my life and soul. May They always be happy, whether They choose to protect me or kill me. (7) bhakativinoda, ana nahi jane, podi' nija-sakhi-pay radhikara gane, thakiya satata, yugala-carana cay 7) This Bhaktivinoda knows nothing beyond this. Falling down at the lotus feet of the sakhi whom he serves and always remaining among the associates of sri Radhika he prays for the lotus feet of the Divine Couple of Vraja.</font color> <font color="pink"> Thus ends Gitavali by Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura</font color> nrtya-gita-samapti-kale When the dancing and chanting is concluded: jaya sri godruma-candra gora-canda ki jaya jaya prema-data sri nityananda ki jaya! jaya sri santipura-natha ki jaya! jaya sri gadadhara pandita goswami ki jaya! jaya sri srivasadi bhakta-vrnda ki jaya! jaya sri navadvipa-dhama ki jaya! jaya sri nama-hatta ki jaya! jaya sri srotr-varga ki jaya! sri sri nam hattera parimarjjaka jhadudar dina-hina sri kedaranath bhaktivinoda Signed, the sweeper of the Marketplace of the Holy Name, the lowly and destitute Kedaranath Bhaktivinoda

<font color="pink"> Sriman Mahaprabhur Sata-Nama One Hundred Names of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu</font color> -4 songs- Song 1 (refrain) nadiya-nagare nitai nece' nece' gay re (Refrain:) Oh! In the towns and villages of Nadiya, Lord Nityananda ecstatically dances and sings these names of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu: Part 1 (1) jagannatha-suta mahaprabhu visvambhara mayapur-sasi navadvipa-sudhakara 1) Lord Caitanya is the beloved son of Jagannatha Misra. He is Mahaprabhu, the great master, and maintainer of the whole world. He is the shining moon of Mayapur, and the source of all nectar for the land of Navadvipa. (2) saci-suta gaurahari nimai-sundara radha-bhava-kanti-acchadita natabara 2) He is the beloved son of saci Mata, and is Lord Hari with a fair golden complexion. As He was born under a nim tree He was called Nimai-sundara (beautiful Nimai). He is covered by the sentiment and luster of srimati Radharani, and He is the best of all dancers. (3) namananda capala balaka matr-bhakta brahmanda-vadana tarki kautukanurakta 3) He becomes restless upon hearing the holy names of Lord Hari. In His boyhood pastimes He is swift and agile, and is devoted to His mother. He displays the entire universe within His mouth, is a great logician, and is fond of joking and playing pranks. Part 2 (4) vidyarthi-udupa caura-dvayera mohana tairthika-sarvasva gramya-balika-kridana 4) He is the moon among scholarly students, and He bewildered two thieves who tried to steal His jewels when He was a small child. He is the cynosure of all philosophers, and He teased and joked with the village girls of Nadiya. (5) laksmi-prati bora-data uddhata balaka sri-sacira pati-putra-soka-nibaraka 5) He is the giver of blessings to Laksmi-priya (His first wife). He is very mischievous as a child, and is the dispeller of the grief saci-mata felt after losing her husband Jagannatha and first son Visvarupa. (6) laksmi-pati purva-desa-sarva-klesa-hara digvijayi-darpa-hari visnu-priyeswara 6) He is the Lord and husband of Laksmi-priya. By His sankirtan movement He removed all the distress of East Bengal. He eradicated the pride of the conquering pandita named Kesava Kasmiri, and is the beloved Lord of Visnu-priya (His second wife). Part 3 (7) arya-dharma-pala pitr-gaya pinda-data puri-sisya madhvacarya-sampradaya-pata 7) He is the preserver of sanatana-dharma, and the giver of the pinda oblation at the holy town of Gaya after the disappearance of His father Jagannath Misra. He became the disciple of isvara Puri, and is the protector of the Madhvacarya Sampradaya. (8) krsna-namonmatta krsna-tattva-adhyapaka nama-sankirtana-yuga-dharma-pravartaka 8) He becomes madly intoxicated by tasting the holy name of Krsna, and is the professor of the science of Krsna consciousness. Thus He inaugurated the religion of the age, nama-sankirtan. (9) adwaita-bandhava srinivasa-grha-dhana nityananda-prana gadadharera jivana 9) He is the friend of Advaita acarya, the treasure of srivasa Öhakura&#8217;s home, the life and soul of Nityananda Prabhu, and the very source of life for Gadadhara Pandita. Part 4 (10) antardwipa-sasadhara simanta-vijaya godruma-bihari madhyadwipa-lilasraya 10) He is the moon of Antardvipa, and the triumph of Simantadvipa. He enjoys wandering and frolicking on the island of Godruma, and is the shelter of pastimes in Madhyadvipa. (11) koladwipa-pati rtudwipa-maheswara jahnu-modadruma-rudradwipera iswara 11) He is the Lord of Koladvipa, the great controller of Ritudvipa, and the creator of Jahnudvipa, Modadrumadvipa, and Rudradvipa. (12) nava-khanda-ranganatha jahnavi-jivana jagai-madhai-adi durvrtta-tarana 12) He is thus the Supreme Lord of the nine islands of Navadvipa, which serves as the stage for His wonderful pastimes. He is the life of the River Ganga, and the deliverer of all sorts of rogues and rascals beginning with Jagai and Madhai. Part 5 (13) nagara-kirtana-simha kaji-uddharana suddha-nama-pracaraka bhaktarti-harana 13) He is the lion of the village kirtanas, and the deliverer of Chand Kazi. He is the preacher of the pure holy name, and the remover of the distresses of His devotees. (14) narayani-krpa-sindhu jivera niyanta adhama-paduya-dandi bhakta-dosa-hanta 14) He is the ocean of mercy for Narayani (the mother of srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura), and is the regulator of all souls. He is the chastiser of the fallen students who criticized His chanting of "gopi! gopi!", and is the destroyer of the sins of His devotees. (15) sri-krsna-caitanya-candra bharati-tarana parivraja-siromani utkala-pavana 15) He was initiated into sannyasa with the name of sri Krsna Caitanya, and He is beautiful like the moon. He delivered His sannyasa-guru Kesava Bharati, is Himself the crest-jewel of all wandering renunciates, and is the savior of the region of Orissa. Part 6 (16) ambu-linga-bhuvanesa-kapotesa-pati khir-cora-gopala-darsana-sukhi yati 16) He is the master of Lord siva, who is known in three different saiva tirthas as Ambu-linga, Bhuvanesvara, and Kapotesvara (visited by Lord Caitanya on His way to Jagannatha Puri). As a sannyasi He rejoiced at the sight of the Orissan deities Ksira-cora Gopinatha and Saksi Gopala. (17) nirdandi-sannyasi sarvabhauma-krpamoya swananda-aswadanandi sarva-sukhasroya 17) He became a sannyasi without a danda (due to Lord Nityananda's breaking it in three parts and throwing it in the Bhargi River), and is full of mercy for Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya. He is ecstatic by tasting the bliss of Himself in the form of Krsna, and He is the resting place of all universal happiness. (18) purata-sundara vasudeva-trana-karta ramananda-sakha bhatta-kula-klesa-harta 18) He is beautiful like molten gold, and He delivered the leper Vasudeva. He is the intimate friend of Ramananda Ray, and the remover of all miseries from the family of Vyenkata Bhatta. Part 7 (19) bauddha-jain-mayavadi-kutarka-khandana daksina-pavana bhakti-grantha-uddharana 19) He is the refuter of the atheistic arguments of the Buddhists, Jains, and Mayavadis. He is the savior of South India, and He has brought to light the two devotional literatures, Krsna-karnamrta and Brahma-samhita. (20) alala-darsananandi rathagra-nartaka gajapati-trana devananda-uddharaka 20) He became ecstatic at the sight of the deity alalanatha, and He danced in front of the Jagannatha cart during the Ratha-yatra festival. He delivered Gajapati Pratapa-Rudra, and was the savior of Devananda Pandita. (21) kuliya-prakase dusta paduyara trana rupa-sanantana-bandhu sarva-jiva-prana 21) By His appearance at Kuliya He delivered the ill-behaved student community there. He is the friend of Rupa and Sanatana Goswami, and the life of all souls. Part 8 (22) brndabanananda-murti balabhadra-sangi yavana-uddhari bhatta-ballabhera rangi 22) He is the personification of bliss in the transcendental realm of Vrndavana, and He is the companion and friend of Balabhadra Bhattacarya. On His return from Vrndavana He delivered many Mohammedans, and He is very fond of intimate exchanges with Vallabha Bhatta. (23) kasibasi-sannyasi-uddhari prema-data markata-vairagi-dandi a-candala-trata 23) He delivered the Mayavadi sannyasis of Kasi, and He is the bestower of love of God. He is the chastiser of the false renunciates (called markata-vairagis for being like monkeys), and He is the savior of everyone down to the lowest class of men. (24) bhaktera gaurava-kari bhakta-prana-dhana haridasa-raghunatha-swarupa-jivana 24) He is the glorifier of His devotees, and is the treasured wealth of their lives. He is the very life of such devotees as Haridasa Öhakura, Raghunatha Dasa Goswami, and Svarupa Damodara. (25) nadiya-nagare nitai nece' nece' gay re bhakativinoda ta'r pode ranga-pay re 25) Oh! In the towns and villages of Nadiya, Lord Nityananda dances and dances ecstatically while singing these divine names, and Bhaktivinoda falls down at His reddish lotus feet. Oh! Song 2 (1) jaya godruma-pati gora nitai-jivana, advaitera dhana, vrndavana-bhava-vibhora gadadhara-prana, srivasa-sarana, krsna-bhakta-manasa-cora 1) All glories to Lord Gaura, the master of Godruma! He is the very life of Lord Nityananda, the treasure of sri Advaita, and He is always overwhelmed with the ecstatic moods of Vrndavana. He is the life-breath of Gadadhara Pandita, the shelter of srivasa Pandita, and the thief of the hearts of all the devotees of Lord Krsna. Song 3 (1) kali-yuga-pavana visvambhara gauda-citta-gagana-sasadhara kirtana-vidhata, para-prema-data, saci-suta purata-sundara 1) Lord Visvambhara is the savior of the age of Kali, the full moon in the sky of the hearts of Bengal, the inaugurator of congregational chanting, the bestower of transcendental ecstatic love, the beloved son of Mother saci, and He has a pure golden complexion. Song 4 (1) krsna-caitanya advaita prabhu nityananda gadadhara srinivasa murari mukunda svarupa-rupa-sanatana-puri-ramananda 1) (Please chant these holy names of the Lord and His personal associates): Krsna-Caitanya, Advaita, Prabhu Nityananda, Gadadhara, srinivasa, Murari, Mukunda, Svarupa, Rupa, Sanatana, Puri, and Ramananda.

Heres the Sankirtana Party..

Hare Krishna When I was in school Relgious studies were boring, the teachers didn't know anything, just going over the same stuff over and over again, we never asked any questions, it was just mundane, no disscussions, didn't learn anything new, in my school middle and upper, the teachers were riddiculed by pupils, all I can remember learning is Hindus, Muslims have a holy book-they read it, and thats about all i learnt, get some Vaishnava teachers!!

HK Is this game going be in the genre 'god game'!? Sounds like a cool idea, Mahabharata is strewn with characters, it would make Final Fantasy look like urm..

Prabhupada: Weakness there, you should rectify weakness. Why you should give any importance to weakness? Weakness is weakness. Rectify it. ki jai!

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<font color="red"> Brihad Bhagavatamrita {The Nectar of the Supreme Personality of Godhead}</font color> by SRILA SANATANA GOSVAMI <font color="brown"> 9 All glories, all glories, to the all-blissful holy name of Sri Krsna, which causes the devotee to give up all conventional religious duties, meditation, and worship. When somehow or other uttered even once by a living entity, the holy name awards him liberation. The holy name of Krsna is the highest nectar. It is my very life and my only treasure. 10 Obeisances to boundlessly merciful Lord Sri Krsnacandra who, appearing as Sri Caitanya, distributed the nectar of pure love of God in the age of Kali. </font color> http://gauranga1.tripod.com/free-books/brihad_bhagavatamrita.zip

Introducing.. <font color="blue"> Nitai-Pada-Kamala:</font color> StartWindows sound byte. {Change settings in Control Panel} www.govinda108.tripod.com/SP-prayer_2_Nitai.mp3 -Right-click/Save As Contents: Prabhupada: "'nitai-pada-kamala' My dear Lord I am very unhappy, so you please make me happy.. and you kindly keep me in corner of your Lotus Feet."

Hare Krishna <font color="red"> Part I </font color> Go from Top pic to Last, and start over again to read.

I came across this post at www.Hare-krishna.org http://www.mosnews.com/news/2004/03/22/krishna.shtml

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#An alarm clock that tells you 'its time to surrender to Krsna' #A machine that makes Burfi..yum!! #Portable Mandir #Beeper that gives you messages of important festivals #Ekadasi food you can buy from shop (please!!!) MMm, thats it for now.

You can buy it from Shyammurty Prabhu: "Shyammurty (das) JPS (Mayapur - IN)" Shyammurty.JPS@pamho.net Player cost 400 Rupees mahamantra player This devise has a solid memory chip recorded with Srila Prabhupada's japa chanting and Srila Prabhupada's singing Mahamantra. You can switch between these two tunes as you like. Just plug this player in the socket and leave on day and night if you wish - there is no moving parts, so there is nothing to wear - and listen Srila Prabhupada 24 hours!

Hare Krsna Anybody have any ideas for inventions to aid devotees in their path for spiritual enlightment, here are my ideas: #Japa bead bag, with spare pocket for prasadam, eat while you chant! #Pocket Gita, with built in Maha-Mantra, (you know the Birthdays cards that play Music) #Key ring with Japa counter, handy huh! #Satallite radio technology which broadcasts the Maha-Mantra Twenty four/seven, just tune in!! 108.-000 Can't think of anymore right now, but it was fun LOL HB