Pankaja_Dasa

- Lord Brahma created ok, he did not know how at first, but was given Intructions by Lord Krsna.

The Pancha Tattva (Lord Gauranga-Krishna in 5 Features) (1) Lord Shri Gauranga Mahaprabhu (Bhakta Rupa) (2) Lord Shri Nityananda Prabhu (Bhakta Svarupa) (3) Lord Shri Advaita Acharya (Bhakta Avatara) (4) Shri Gadadhara Pandita (Bhakta Shakti) (5) Shrila Shrivasa Thakura (Bhakta Leader) The Pancha Tattva stand on a six-sided jeweled simhasana in the center of the Yogapitha at Shridhama Mayapura, Navadvipa. 8 Mahantas surround Them like petals of a lotus flower. The 8 Mahantas surrounding the Their Lordships Shri Shri Nityananda Gauranga in the Navadvipa Yogapitha each with 8 assitants are similarly situated like the 64 principal Gopies surrounding Their Lordships Shri Shri Radha and Krishna in the Vrindavana Yogapitha: 1. Svarupa Damodara ---- Chandrashekhar Acharya, Ratnagarbha Thakura, Shri Govinda, Shri Garuda Pandita, Shri Mukunda, Damodara Pandita, Krishna Dasa Thakura, Krishnananda Thakura. 2. Ramananda Raya --- Madhava Acharya, Dvija Shubhananda, Ramachandra Dutta, Vasudeva Dutta, Nandana Acharya, Shankara Thakura, Sudarshana Thakura, Subuddhi Raya. 3. Govindananda Thakura --- Shrirama Pandita, Jagannatha Dasa, Jagadisha Pandita, Sadashiva Kaviraja, Mukunda Raya, Mukundananda, Purandara Acharya, Narayana Vachaspati. 4. Ramananda Vasu --- Paramananda Thakura, Ballava Thakura, Jagadisha Thakura, Vanmali Dasa, Shrikara Pandita, Shrinatha Mishra, Lakhana Acharya, Purushottama Pandita. 5. Shivananda Sena --- Makaradhvaja Datta, Raghunatha Datta, Madhu Pandita, Vishnu Dasa Acharya, Purandara Mishra, Govinda Thakura, Paramananda Gupta, Balarama Dasa. 6. Govinda Ghosh --- Kashi Mishra, Shikhi Mahiti, Shriman Pandita, Bada Haridasa Thakura, Kavichandra Thakura, Hiranyagarbha Thakura, Jagannatha Sena, Dvija Pitambara. 7. Madhava Ghosh or Vakreshvara Pandita --- Makardhvaja Sena, Vidya Vachaspati, Govinda Thakura, Kavi Karnapura, Shrikanta Thakura, Madhava Pandita, Prabodhananda Sarasvati, Balabhadra Bhattacharya. 8. Vasudeva Ghosh --- Raghava Pandita, Murari Chaitanya, Makardhavaja Pandita, Kansari Sena, Jiva Pandita, Mukunda Kaviraja, Chota Haridasa, Kavichandra. The Eight Goswamis --- Rupa, Sanatana, Lokanantha, Raghunatha Dasa, Raghunatha Bhatta, Jiva, Gopala Bhatta, Krishnadasa Kaviraja. The Eight Kavirajas --- Shri Jahnava Devi, Govinda Kaviraja, Kavi Karnapura Kaviraja, Nrisingha Kaviraja, Bhagavan Kaviraja, Ballavikanta, Gopiramana, Gokula Kaviraja. The Dvadasha (Twelve) Gopalas (Cowherd Boys) of Lord Nityananda --- Abhirama Thakura, Sundarananda, Dhananjaya, Gauridasa Pandita, Kamalakara Pipplai, Uddharana Datta, Mahesh Pandita, Purushottama Dasa, Nagar Purushottama, Parameshvara Dasa, Kholavecha Shridhara, Kala Krishna Dasa. The Eight Principal Gopies of Their Lordships Shri Shri Radha and Krishna in the pastimes of Lord Gauranga --- Ramananda Raya - Vishakha, Svarupa Damodara Goswami - Lalita, Vanamali Kaviraja - Chitra, Raghava Goswami - Champakalata, Prabodhananda Sarasvati Thakura - Tungavidya, Krishna Dasa Brahmachari - Indulekha, Gadadhara Bhatta - Rangadevi, and Ananta Acharya Goswami - Sudevi. THE TABLE OF THE ASSOCIATES IS AS FOLLOWS: No. Names of Associates in Nityananda-Gauranga Lila Corresponding Names of the Same Associates in Radha-Krishna Lila 1 Shri Gauranga Mahaprabhu Shri Radha + Shri Vrindavana Krishna (Vraja Krishna includes Shri Dvaraka Krishna + Shri Vasudeva Krishna + All Incarnations of God) 2 Shri Nityananda Prabhu Shri Haladhara Balarama + Mula Sankarshana + All 3 Purusha Incarnations + Ananta Sesha 3 Shri Advaita Acharya Shri Sadashiva + Shri Mahavishnu 4 Shri Gadadhara Pandita Shri Radha (Pleasure Potency) + Lalita + Hari 5 Shrivasa Pandita (leader of devotees) Narada Muni (Guru of great devotees) 6 Shri Vishvarupa (brother of Gauranga) Sankarshana 7 Shri Navadvipa Dhama Vrindavana + Goloka + Svetadvipa + Vaikuntha 8 Sitadevi (wife of Shri Advaita) Yogamaya + Katyayani 9 Shachi Mata Yashoda + Devaki + Kaushalya + Aditi + Prishni 10 Jagannatha Mishra Nanda + Vasudeva + Dasharatha+ Kashyapa + Sutapa 11 Pundarika Vidyanidhi Vrishabhanu (father of Shri Radha) 12 Padmavati (mother of Nityananda) Rohini (mother of Balarama) + Sumitra 13 Hadai Pandita (father of Nityananda) Vasudeva (father of Balarama) + Dasharatha 14 Lakshmipriya (first wife of Gauranga) Rukmini (Krishna's Principal queen in Dvaraka) + Sita (Rama's consort) +Mahalakshmi (Vaikuntha) 15 Vishnupriya (second wife of Gauranga) Bhu-Shakti (1 of the 3 Lakshmis) 16 Jagadananda Pandita Satyabhama (Second principal queen in Dvaraka) 17 Jahnava (First wife of Nityananda) Revati (First wife of Balarama) + Ananga Manjari 18 Vasudha (Second wife of Nityananda) Varuni (2nd wife of Balarama) + Ananga Manjari 19 Virachandra (son of Nityananda) Kshirodakashayi Vishnu (Paramatma) 20 Raghunandana Thakura Pradyumna (Chaturvyuha) + Kandarpa Manjari 21 Vakreshvara Pandita Aniruddha (Chaturvyuha, Krishna's grandson) 22 Gopinatha Acharya Brahma (the creator of the universe) 23 Murari Gupta Hanuman (great devotee of Shri Rama) 24 Govindananda Sugriva (King of the monkeys in Rama lila) 25 Ramachandra Puri Jatila (mother-in-law of Radha) + Vibhishana 26 Haridasa Thakura Brahma + Prahlada + Mahatpah (son of Richika) 27 Nilambara Chakravarti Garga Muni (Name giving ceremony of Krishna) 28 Vrindavana Dasa Thakura Veda Vyasa + Kusumapida sakha 29 Bhikshuka Vanamali Sudama Vipra (childhood friend of Krishna) 30 Paramananda Puri Uddhava (dearmost servant in Dvaraka) 31 Gopinatha Simha Akrura (paternal uncle of Krishna) 32 Keshava Bharati (Sannyasa Guru of Gauranga) Sandipani Muni (Guru of Krishna and Balarama) 33 King Prataparudra King Indradyumna (Puri) + King Indra 34 Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya Brihaspati (Indra's Guru) 35 Kashinatha, Lokanatha, Shrinatha & Ramanatha (4 Nathas) The four Sanata Kumaras: Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanatana & Sanata 36 Bhaskara Thakura Vishvakarma (architect of demigods) 37 Jagannatha & Madhava (Jagai and Madhai) Jaya & Vijaya (Vaikuntha door keepers) 38 Chaitanya Dasa Daksha (Krishna's parrot) 39 Rama Dasa Vichakshana ( Krishna's parrot) 40 Garuda Pandita Garuda (carrier of Shri Vishnu) GOPAS (COWHERD BOYS) 41 Ramadasa Abhirama Thakura Shridama (elder brother of Shri Radha) 42 Sundarananda Thakura Sudama (cowherd boy in Vrindavana) 43 Dhananjaya Pandita Vasudama 44 Gauridasa Pandita Subala 45 Kamalakara Pippalai Mahabala 46 Uddharana Datta Subahu 47 Mahesha Pandita Mahabahu 48 Purushottama Dasa Stoka Krishna 49 Nagara Purushottama Dama 50 Kaliya Krishna Dasa Lavanga 51 Shridhara Kholavecha Kusumasava 52 Mukunda Dutta Madhukantha 53 Vasudeva Datta Madhuvrata + Prahlada 54 Vanamali Pandita Maladhara 55 Kumudananda Pandita Gandharva 56 Halayudha Thakura Prabala 57 Parameshvara Dasa Arjuna (cowherd friend in Vrindavan) 58 Rudra Pandita Varunthapa 59 Ramai Payoda 60 Nandai Varida GOPIS (COWHERD GIRLFRIENDS) 61 Sadashiva Kaviraja Chandravali 62 Ramananda Raya Lalita + Arjuniya Gopi +Arjuna Gopasakha + Arjuna Pandava 63 Svarupa Damodara Goswami Vishakha (among Eight principal Sakhis) 64 Vanamali Kaviraja Chitra (among Eight Sakhis) 65 Raghava Goswami Champakalata (among Eight Sakhis) 66 Prabodhananda Sarasvati Thakura Tungavidya (among Eight Sakhis) 67 Krishna Dasa Brahmachari Indulekha (among Eight Sakhis) 68 Gadadhara Bhatta Rangadevi (among Eight Sakhis) 69 Ananta Acharya Goswami Sudevi (among Eight Sakhis) 70 Raghava Pandita Dhanistha (feeds and serves Krishna) 71 Saranga Thakura Nandimukhi 72 Mukunda Dasa Vrindadevi 73 Kashishvara Goswami Shashirekha gopi 74 Krishna Dasa Ratnarekha 75 Shankara Pandita Bhadra 76 Damodara Pandita Saibya Gopi + Goddess Sarasvati 77 Krishnananda Kalavati 78 Govinda Ghosh Kalavati 79 Narayana Vachaspati Sauraseni 80 Pitambara Kaveri 81 Makaradhvaja Sukeshi 82 Madhavacharya Madhavi 83 Kavi Chandra Manoharaa 84 Vasu Ramananda Kalakanthi 85 Satyaraja Sena Sukanthi 86 Shrikanta Sena Katyayanidevi Gopi 87 Shivananda Sena (Gauranga Mantracharya) Vira Gopi + Duti Gopi (messengers of Gopies) 88 Shivananda Sena's wife Bindumati 89 Narahari Sarkara Madhumati 90 Gopinatha Acharya Ratnavali Gopi 91 Vamshidasa Goswami Vamshi (Krishna's flute) 92 Rupa Goswami Rupa Manjari 93 Sanatana Goswami Rati Manjari + Lavanga Manjari + Sanatana Kumara (1 of the 4 Sanata Kumaras) 94 Shivananda Chakravarti Lavanga Manjari 95 Gopala Bhatta Goswami Ananga Manjari + Guna Manjari 96 Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami Raga Manjari 97 Raghunatha Dasa Goswami Rasa Manjari + Rati Manjari + Bhanumati 98 Jiva Goswami Vilasa Manjari 99 Narayani (mother of Vrindavana dasa) Kilimbika (sister of Ambika) 100 Bhugarbha Goswami Prema Manjari + Bhadra Rekhika 101 Lokanatha Goswami Lila Manjari 102 Madhavananda Rasollasa (sings songs by Vishakha) 103 Vasudeva Ghosh Gunatunga (sings songs by Vishakha) 104 Shikhi Mahiti Rangalekha 105 Madhavi (Shikhi Mahiti's sister) Kalakeli 106 Kalidasa Mallidevi (daughter of Pulinda) 107 Shuklambara Brahmachari A wife of one of the sacrificial brahmanas. The wives fed Krishna when their husbands refused. 108 Jagadisha & Hiranya Two other wives of the sacrificial brahmanas 109 Kashi Mishra Sairindri (Kubja) 110 Shubhananda Dvija Malati 111 Shridhara Brahmachari Chandralatika 112 Paramananda Gupta Manjumedha 113 Raghunatha Varangada 114 Kamsari Sena Ratnavali 115 Jagannatha Sena Kamala 116 Subuddhi Mishra Raya Gunachuda + Shubhanana 117 Shriharsha Sukeshini 118 Raghu Mishra Karpura Manjari 119 Jitamitra Shyama Manjari 120 Shrimad Bhagavatacharya (author of Krishna Prema Tarangini) Shveta Manjari 121 Vaninatha Dvija Kamalekha 122 Ishana Acharya (servant of Shachi) Mauna Manjari 123 Kamalakara Gandhonmada 124 Laksminatha Pandita Rasonmada 125 Dvija Jagannatha Chandrika 126 Chiranjiva Chandrika 127 Ananta Kanthabharana Gopali 128 Hastigopala Harini 129 Nayana Mishra Nitya Manjari 130 Kavi Datta Kalakanthi 131 Sulochana Kurangakshi 132 Krishnadeva Chandrashekhara 133 Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami Kasturi Manjari 134 Govinda Acharya Paurnamasi 135 Madhavendra Puri Yoga Pitha Kalpavriksh (Desire tree) 136 Madhu Pandita Goswami Mandali Sakhi 137 Madhvacharya Madhvi Gopi 138 Bhavananda Raya Pandu (father of the 5 pandavas) 139 Chandrashekara Acharya Soma Deva (Moon God) 140 Narottama Dasa Thakura Chamaka Manjari 141 Shrinivasa Acharya Thakura Mani Manjari 142 Ramachandra Kaviraja Karna Manjari 143 Ananta Acharya Ramanujacharya 144 Gadadhara Dasa Chandrakanti gopi (radiance of Radha) + Purananda gopi (of Balarama) 145 Jagadisha Pandita Chandrahasa (expert dancer) + One of the wives of Kaliya 146 Ramananda, Gopinatha, Vaninatha, Kalanidhi, Sudhanidhi (The Five Sons of Bhavananda Raya) The Five Pandavas (Arjuna, Yudhistira, Bhima, Sahadeva and Nakula) 147 Sanatana Mishra Satrajit (Satyabhama's father) 148 Upendra Mishra (Gauranga's grandfather) Parjanya (Krishna's grandfather) 149 Devananda Pandita Bhaguri Muni (chief priest of Nanda) 150 Ganga Dasa Pandita Durvasa Muni 151 Vallabha Bhatta Shukadeva (narrator of Bhagavatam) 152 Malini (wife of Shrivasa Thakura) Ambika (nurse of Krishna) 153 Vallabhacharya (father of Lakshmipriya) King Bhishmaka + King Janaka 154 Purandara Angada (from Rama lila) 155 Kamalavatidevi Variyasi (Krishna's paternal grandmother) 156 Vanmali Acharya Vishvamitra + Rukmini's Messenger 157 Kashinatha Kulaka Brahmana (Satyabhama's marriage) 158 Madhava Mishra Vrishbhanu (father of Radha) 159 Ratnavali (wife of Pundarika Vidyanidhi) Kirtida (mother of Radha) 160 Suryadasa Sarkhela (father of Jahnava) King Kakudmi (father of Revati) 161 Gangadevi (daugther of Nityananda) River Ganges 162 Madhava (Gangadevi's husband) Shantanu 163 Shrirama Pandita (brother of Shrivasa) Parvata Muni (friend of Narada Muni) 164 Kuvera (father of Advaita Acharya) King Kuvera (Guhyaka King) 165 Achyutananda (son of Advaita Acharya) Achyuta gopi + Kartikeya 166 Krishna Mishra (son of Advaita Acharya) Kartikeya 167 Gopala (son of Advaita Acharya) Ganesha 168 Nakula Brahmachari Shaktyavesha incarnation of Gauranga 169 Pradyumna Mishra Shaktyavesha incarnation of Gauranga 170 Bhagavana Acharya Khanji Shaktyavesha incarnation of Gauranga 171 Nrsimhananda Tirtha, Satyananda Bharati, Nrsimha Tirtha, Cidananda Tirtha, Jagannatha Tirtha, Vasudeva Tirtha, Rama Tirtha, Purusottama Tirtha, and Garuda Avadhuta Nine Jayanteyas who spoke the Bhagavata Samhita to King Janaka 172 Ananta, Sukhananda, Govinda, Raghunatha, Krsnananda, Kesava, Damodara, and Raghava Eight Mystic Powers (Siddhis): Anima, Mahima, Laghima, Prapti, Ishitva, Vashitva, Prakamya, Kamavayasita 173 Srinidhi, Srigarbha, Kaviratna, Sudhanidhi, Vidyanidhi, Gunanidhi, Ratnabahu, Acaryaratna, and Ratnakara Pandita (Nine sons of Nidhiratna devi) Kuvera's Nine Jewels including his conch, jewels etc. 174 Shachidevi's father Sumukha (father of Yashoda) 175 Shachidevi's mother Pataladevi (mother of Yashoda) 176 Uddhava dasa Moon God Somadeva's expansion 177 Visveshvara Acharya Sun God Vivasvan 178 Bhaskara Thakura Vishvakarma (architect of demigods) 179 Govinda Pundarikaksha (from Vaikuntha) 180 Garuda Kumuda (from Vaikuntha) 181 Govinda (servant of Gauranga) Bhangura (servant of Krishna) 182 Haridasa Raktaka (servant of Krishna) 183 Brhacchisu Patraka (servant of Krishna) 184 Makaradhvajakara Candramukha (dancer in Vraja) 185 Shankara Ghosh (mridanga player) Sudhakara (mridanga player in Vraja) 186 Vanamala Pandita Maladhara (carrier of venu & murali) 187 Dhruvananda Brahmachari Lalita Sakhi 188 Jagannatha Taraka gopi 189 Gopala Pali gopi 190 Kashishvara (servant of Gauranga) Bringara Sakha (servant of Krishna) 191 Damayanti (Raghava Pandit's sister) Gunamala Devi 192 Narayana Vachaspati Gauraseni Gopi 193 Jiva Pandita Indira 194 Vidya Vachaspati Tungavidya 195 Balabhadra Bhattacharya Madhurekshana 196 Shrinatha Mishra Chitrangi 197 Visvanatha Chakravarti Vinoda Manjari 198 Baladeva Vidyabhusana Ratnavali Devi (Gopinatha Acharya) 199 Jagannatha Dasa Babaji Rasika Manjari 200 Bhaktivinoda Thakura Kamala Manjari 201 Gaurakishore Dasa Babaji Guna Manjari 202 Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Nayana Mani Manjari

Canto to: 10.13.64 Srimad Bhagavatam by Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada, Rest of this great literature is by his disciples. ------ The Brahmana Sudama Visits Lord Krsna in Dvaraka SB 10.80.1: King Pariksit said: My lord, O master, I wish to hear about other valorous deeds performed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Mukunda, whose valor is unlimited. SB 10.80.2: O brahmana, how could anyone who knows the essence of life and is disgusted with endeavoring for sense gratification give up the transcendental topics of Lord Uttamahsloka after hearing them repeatedly SB 10.80.3: Actual speech is that which describes the qualities of the Lord, real hands are those that work for Him, a true mind is that which always remembers Him dwelling within everything moving and nonmoving, and actual ears are those that listen to sanctifying topics about Him. SB 10.80.4: An actual head is one that bows down to the Lord in His manifestations among the moving and nonmoving creatures, real eyes are those that see only the Lord, and actual limbs are those which regularly honor the water that has bathed the Lord's feet or those of His devotees. SB 10.80.5: Suta Gosvami said: Thus questioned by King Visnurata, the powerful sage Badarayani replied, his heart fully absorbed in meditation on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vasudeva. SB 10.80.6: Sukadeva Gosvami said: Lord Krsna had a certain brahmana friend [named Sudama] who was most learned in Vedic knowledge and detached from all sense enjoyment. Furthermore, his mind was peaceful and his senses subdued. SB 10.80.7: Living as a householder, he maintained himself with whatever came of its own accord. The wife of that poorly dressed brahmana suffered along with him and was emaciated from hunger. SB 10.80.8: The chaste wife of the poverty-stricken brahmana once approached him, her face dried up because of her distress. Trembling with fear, she spoke as follows. SB 10.80.9: [sudama's wife said:] O brahmana, isn't it true that the husband of the goddess of fortune is the personal friend of your exalted self That greatest of Yadavas, the Supreme Lord Krsna, is compassionate to brahmanas and very willing to grant them His shelter. SB 10.80.10: O fortunate one, please approach Him, the real shelter of all saints. He will certainly give abundant wealth to such a suffering householder as you. SB 10.80.11: Lord Krsna is now the ruler of the Bhojas, Vrsnis and Andhakas and is staying at Dvaraka. Since He gives even His own self to anyone who simply remembers His lotus feet, what doubt is there that He, the spiritual master of the universe, will bestow upon His sincere worshiper prosperity and material enjoyment, which are not even very desirable SB 10.80.12-13: [sukadeva Gosvami continued:] When his wife thus repeatedly implored him in various ways, the brahmana thought to himself, "To see Lord Krsna is indeed the greatest achievement in life." Thus he decided to go, but first he told her, "My good wife, if there is anything in the house I can bring as a gift, please give it to me." SB 10.80.14: Sudama's wife begged four handfuls of flat rice from neighboring brahmanas, tied up the rice in a torn piece of cloth and gave it to her husband as a present for Lord Krsna. SB 10.80.15: Taking the flat rice, the saintly brahmana set off for Dvaraka, all the while wondering "How will I be able to have Krsna's audience" SB 10.80.16-17: The learned brahmana, joined by some local brahmanas, passed three guard stations and went through three gateways, and then he walked by the homes of Lord Krsna's faithful devotees, the Andhakas and Vrsnis, which ordinarily no one could do. He then entered one of the opulent palaces belonging to Lord Hari's sixteen thousand queens, and when he did so he felt as if he were attaining the bliss of liberation. SB 10.80.18: At that time Lord Acyuta was seated on His consort's bed. Spotting the brahmana at some distance, the Lord immediately stood up, went forward to meet him and with great pleasure embraced him. SB 10.80.19: The lotus-eyed Supreme Lord felt intense ecstasy upon touching the body of His dear friend, the wise brahmana, and thus He shed tears of love. SB 10.80.20-22: Lord Krsna seated His friend Sudama upon the bed. Then the Lord, who purifies the whole world, personally offered him various tokens of respect and washed his feet, O King, after which He sprinkled the water on His own head. He anointed him with divinely fragrant sandalwood, aguru and kunkuma pastes and happily worshiped him with aromatic incense and arrays of lamps. After finally offering him betel nut and the gift of a cow, He welcomed him with pleasing words. SB 10.80.23: By fanning him with her camara, the divine goddess of fortune personally served that poor brahmana, whose clothing was torn and dirty and who was so thin that veins were visible all over his body. SB 10.80.24: The people in the royal palace were astonished to see Krsna, the Lord of spotless glory, so lovingly honor this shabbily dressed brahmana. SB 10.80.25-26: [The residents of the palace said:] What pious acts has this unkempt, impoverished brahmana performed People regard him as lowly and contemptible, yet the spiritual master of the three worlds, the abode of Goddess Sri, is serving him reverently. Leaving the goddess of fortune sitting on her bed, the Lord has embraced this brahmana as if he were an older brother. SB 10.80.27: [sukadeva Gosvami continued:] Taking each other's hands, O King, Krsna and Sudama talked pleasantly about how they once lived together in the school of their guru. SB 10.80.28: The Supreme Lord said: My dear brahmana, you know well the ways of dharma. After you offered the gift of remuneration to our guru and returned home from his school, did you marry a compatible wife or not SB 10.80.29: Even though you are mostly involved in household affairs, your mind is not affected by material desires. Nor, O learned one, do you take much pleasure in the pursuit of material wealth. This I am well aware of. SB 10.80.30: Having renounced all material propensities, which spring from the Lord's illusory energy, some people execute worldly duties with their minds undisturbed by mundane desires. They act as I do, to instruct the general populace. SB 10.80.31: My dear brahmana, do you remember how we lived together in our spiritual master's school When a twice-born student has learned from his guru all that is to be learned, he can enjoy spiritual life, which lies beyond all ignorance. SB 10.80.32: My dear friend, he who gives a person his physical birth is his first spiritual master, and he who initiates him as a twice-born brahmana and engages him in religious duties is indeed more directly his spiritual master. But the person who bestows transcendental knowledge upon the members of all the spiritual orders of society is one's ultimate spiritual master. Indeed, he is as good as My own self. SB 10.80.33: Certainly, O brahmana, of all the followers of the varnasrama system, those who take advantage of the words I speak in My form as the spiritual master and thus easily cross over the ocean of material existence best understand their own true welfare. SB 10.80.34: I, the Soul of all beings, am not as satisfied by ritual worship, brahminical initiation, penances or self-discipline as I am by faithful service rendered to one's spiritual master. SB 10.80.35-36: O brahmana, do you remember what happened to us while we were living with our spiritual master Once our guru's wife sent us to fetch firewood, and after we entered the vast forest, O twice-born one, an unseasonal storm arose, with fierce wind and rain and harsh thunder. SB 10.80.37: Then, as the sun set, the forest was covered by darkness in every direction, and with all the flooding we could not distinguish high land from low. SB 10.80.38: Constantly besieged by the powerful wind and rain, we lost our way amidst the flooding waters. We simply held each other's hands and, in great distress, wandered aimlessly about the forest. SB 10.80.39: Our guru, Sandipani, understanding our predicament, set out after sunrise to search for us, his disciples, and found us in distress. SB 10.80.40: [sandipani said:] O my children, you have suffered so much for my sake! The body is most dear to every living creature, but you are so dedicated to me that you completely disregarded your own comfort. SB 10.80.41: This indeed is the duty of all true disciples: to repay the debt to their spiritual master by offering him, with pure hearts, their wealth and even their very lives. SB 10.80.42: You boys are first-class brahmanas, and I am satisfied with you. May all your desires be fulfilled, and may the Vedic mantras you have learned never lose their meaning for you, in this world or the next. SB 10.80.43: [Lord Krsna continued:] We had many similar experiences while living in our spiritual master's home. Simply by the grace of the spiritual master a person can fulfill life's purpose and attain eternal peace. SB 10.80.44: The brahmana said: What could I possibly have failed to achieve, O Lord of lords, O universal teacher, since I was able to personally live with You, whose every desire is fulfilled, at the home of our spiritual master SB 10.80.45: O almighty Lord, Your body comprises the Absolute Truth in the form of the Vedas and is thus the source of all auspicious goals of life. That You took up residence at the school of a spiritual master is simply one of Your pastimes in which You play the role of a human being. The Lord Blesses Sudama Brahmana SB 10.81.1-2: [sukadeva Gosvami said:] Lord Hari, Krsna, perfectly knows the hearts of all living beings, and He is especially devoted to the brahmanas. While the Supreme Lord, the goal of all saintly persons, conversed in this way with the best of the twice-born, He laughed and spoke the following words to that dear friend of His, the brahmana Sudama, all the while smiling and looking upon him with affection. SB 10.81.3: The Supreme Lord said: O brahmana, what gift have you brought Me from home I regard as great even the smallest gift offered by My devotees in pure love, but even great offerings presented by nondevotees do not please Me. SB 10.81.4: If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, I will accept it. SB 10.81.5: [sukadeva Gosvami continued:] Even after being addressed in this way, O King, the brahmana felt too embarrassed to offer his palmfuls of flat rice to the husband of the goddess of fortune. He simply kept his head bowed in shame. SB 10.81.6-7: Being the direct witness in the hearts of all living beings, Lord Krsna fully understood why Sudama had come to see Him. Thus He thought, "In the past My friend has never worshiped Me out of a desire for material opulence, but now he comes to Me to satisfy his chaste and devoted wife. I will give him riches that even the immortal demigods cannot obtain." SB 10.81.8: Thinking like this, the Lord snatched from the brahmana's garment the grains of flat rice tied up in an old piece of cloth and exclaimed, "What is this SB 10.81.9: "My friend, have You brought this for Me It gives Me extreme pleasure. Indeed, these few grains of flat rice will satisfy not only Me but also the entire universe." SB 10.81.10: After saying this, the Supreme Lord ate one palmful and was about to eat a second when the devoted goddess Rukmini took hold of His hand. SB 10.81.11: [Queen Rukmini said:] This is more than enough, O Soul of the universe, to secure him an abundance of all kinds of wealth in this world and the next. After all, one's prosperity depends simply on Your satisfaction. SB 10.81.12: [sukadeva Gosvami continued:] The brahmana spent that night in Lord Acyuta's palace after eating and drinking to his full satisfaction. He felt as if he had gone to the spiritual world. SB 10.81.13: The next day, Sudama set off for home while being honored by Lord Krsna, the self-satisfied maintainer of the universe. The brahmana felt greatly delighted, my dear King, as he walked along the road. SB 10.81.14: Although he had apparently received no wealth from Lord Krsna, Sudama was too shy to beg for it on his own. He simply returned home, feeling perfectly satisfied to have had the Supreme Lord's audience. SB 10.81.15: [sudama thought:] Lord Krsna is known to be devoted to the brahmanas, and now I have personally seen this devotion. Indeed, He who carries the goddess of fortune on His chest has embraced the poorest beggar. SB 10.81.16: Who am I A sinful, poor friend of a brahmana. And who is Krsna The Supreme Personality of Godhead, full in six opulences. Nonetheless, He has embraced me with His two arms. SB 10.81.17: He treated me just like one of His brothers, making me sit on the bed of His beloved consort. And because I was fatigued, His queen personally fanned me with a yak-tail camara. SB 10.81.18: Although He is the Lord of all demigods and the object of worship for all brahmanas, He worshiped me as if I were a demigod myself, massaging my feet and rendering other humble services. SB 10.81.19: Devotional service to His lotus feet is the root cause of all the perfections a person can find in heaven, in liberation, in the subterranean regions and on earth. SB 10.81.20: Thinking "If this poor wretch suddenly becomes rich, he will forget Me in his intoxicating happiness," the compassionate Lord did not grant me even a little wealth. SB 10.81.21-23: [sukadeva Gosvami continued:] Thinking thus to himself, Sudama finally came to the place where his home stood. But that place was now crowded on all sides with towering, celestial palaces rivaling the combined brilliance of the sun, fire and the moon. There were splendorous courtyards and gardens, each filled with flocks of cooing birds and beautified by ponds in which kumuda, ambhoja, kahlara and utpala lotuses grew. Finely attired men and doe-eyed women stood in attendance. Sudama wondered, "What is all this Whose property is it How has this all come about" SB 10.81.24: As he continued to ponder in this way, the beautiful men-and maidservants, as effulgent as demigods, came forward to greet their greatly fortunate master with loud song and instrumental music. SB 10.81.25: When she heard that her husband had arrived, the brahmana 's wife quickly came out of the house in a jubilant flurry. She resembled the goddess of fortune herself emerging from her divine abode. SB 10.81.26: When the chaste lady saw her husband, her eyes filled with tears of love and eagerness. As she held her eyes closed, she solemnly bowed down to him, and in her heart she embraced him. SB 10.81.27: Sudama was amazed to see his wife. Shining forth in the midst of maidservants adorned with jeweled lockets, she looked as effulgent as a demigoddess in her celestial airplane. SB 10.81.28: With pleasure he took his wife with him and entered his house, where there were hundreds of gem-studded pillars, just as in the palace of Lord Mahendra. SB 10.81.29-32: In Sudama's home were beds as soft and white as the foam of milk, with bedsteads made of ivory and ornamented with gold. There were also couches with golden legs, as well as royal camara fans, golden thrones, soft cushions and gleaming canopies hung with strings of pearls. Upon the walls of sparkling crystal glass, inlaid with precious emeralds, shone jeweled lamps, and the women in the palace were all adorned with precious gems. As he viewed this luxurious opulence of all varieties, the brahmana calmly reasoned to himself about his unexpected prosperity. SB 10.81.33: [sudama thought:] I have always been poor. Certainly the only possible way that such an unfortunate person as myself could become suddenly rich is that Lord Krsna, the supremely opulent chief of the Yadu dynasty, has glanced upon Me. SB 10.81.34: After all, my friend Krsna, the most exalted of the Dasarhas and the enjoyer of unlimited wealth, noticed that I secretly intended to beg from Him. Thus even though He said nothing about it when I stood before Him, He actually bestowed upon me the most abundant riches. In this way He acted just like a merciful rain cloud. SB 10.81.35: The Lord considers even His greatest benedictions to be insignificant, while He magnifies even a small service rendered to Him by His well-wishing devotee. Thus with pleasure the Supreme Soul accepted a single palmful of the flat rice I brought Him. SB 10.81.36: The Lord is the supremely compassionate reservoir of all transcendental qualities. Life after life may I serve Him with love, friendship and sympathy, and may I cultivate such firm attachment for Him by the precious association of His devotees. SB 10.81.37: To a devotee who lacks spiritual insight, the Supreme Lord will not grant the wonderful opulences of this world - kingly power and material assets. Indeed, in His infinite wisdom the unborn Lord well knows how the intoxication of pride can cause the downfall of the wealthy. SB 10.81.38: [sukadeva Gosvami continued:] Thus firmly fixing his determination by means of his spiritual intelligence, Sudama remained absolutely devoted to Lord Krsna, the shelter of all living beings. Free from avarice, he enjoyed, together with his wife, the sense pleasures that had been bestowed upon him, always with the idea of eventually renouncing all sense gratification. SB 10.81.39: Lord Hari is the God of all gods, the master of all sacrifices, and the supreme ruler. But He accepts the saintly brahmanas as His masters, and so there exists no deity higher than them. SB 10.81.40: Thus seeing how the unconquerable Supreme Lord is nonetheless conquered by His own servants, the Lord's dear brahmana friend felt the remaining knots of material attachment within his heart being cut by the force of his constant meditation on the Lord. In a short time he attained Lord Krsna's supreme abode, the destination of great saints. SB 10.81.41: The Lord always shows brahmanas special favor. Anyone who hears this account of the Supreme Lord's kindness to brahmanas will come to develop love for the Lord and thus become freed from the bondage of material work. _________________

Nitai Guna Mani Nityananda, the Jewel of Virtues (from the Caitanya-mangala, by Locana dasa Thakura) (1) nitai guna-mani amar nitai guna-mani aniya premer vanya bhasailo avani (1) My Lord Nityananda, the jewel of all virtues, my Lord Nityananda, the jewel of all virtues, has brought the flood of ecstatic love of God that has drowned the entire world. (2) premer vanya loiya nitai aila gauda-dese dubilo bhakata-gana dina hina bhase (2) Bringing this overwhelming deluge of prema when He returned to Bengal from Jagannatha Puri on Lord Caitanya's order, Nitai has inundated the assembly of devotees. The fallen nondevotees did not drown, however, but remained floating on that ecstatic ocean. (3) dina hina patita pamara nahi bache brahmar durlabha prema sabakare jace (3) Lord Nityananda freely offered this exalted prema, which is difficult for Lord Brahma to attain, even to the fallen and wretched souls who did not desire it. (4) abaddha karuna-sindhu nitai katiya muhan ghare ghare bule prema-amiyar ban (4) The ocean of mercy had formerly been sealed tight, but Nitai cut a channel in its boundary to allow the great flooding waves of nectarean prema to splash from house to house. (5) locan bole mor nitai jeba na bhajilo janiya suniya sei atma-ghati hoilo (5) Locana dasa says, "Whoever has not worshiped my Nitai or taken advantage of this excellent opportunity offered by Him knowingly commits suicide."

The Pancha Tattva (Lord Gauranga-Krishna in 5 Features) (1) Lord Shri Gauranga Mahaprabhu (Bhakta Rupa) (2) Lord Shri Nityananda Prabhu (Bhakta Svarupa) (3) Lord Shri Advaita Acharya (Bhakta Avatara) (4) Shri Gadadhara Pandita (Bhakta Shakti) (5) Shrila Shrivasa Thakura (Bhakta Leader) The Pancha Tattva stand on a six-sided jeweled simhasana in the center of the Yogapitha at Shridhama Mayapura, Navadvipa. 8 Mahantas surround Them like petals of a lotus flower. The 8 Mahantas surrounding the Their Lordships Shri Shri Nityananda Gauranga in the Navadvipa Yogapitha each with 8 assitants are similarly situated like the 64 principal Gopies surrounding Their Lordships Shri Shri Radha and Krishna in the Vrindavana Yogapitha: 1. Svarupa Damodara ---- Chandrashekhar Acharya, Ratnagarbha Thakura, Shri Govinda, Shri Garuda Pandita, Shri Mukunda, Damodara Pandita, Krishna Dasa Thakura, Krishnananda Thakura. 2. Ramananda Raya --- Madhava Acharya, Dvija Shubhananda, Ramachandra Dutta, Vasudeva Dutta, Nandana Acharya, Shankara Thakura, Sudarshana Thakura, Subuddhi Raya. 3. Govindananda Thakura --- Shrirama Pandita, Jagannatha Dasa, Jagadisha Pandita, Sadashiva Kaviraja, Mukunda Raya, Mukundananda, Purandara Acharya, Narayana Vachaspati. 4. Ramananda Vasu --- Paramananda Thakura, Ballava Thakura, Jagadisha Thakura, Vanmali Dasa, Shrikara Pandita, Shrinatha Mishra, Lakhana Acharya, Purushottama Pandita. 5. Shivananda Sena --- Makaradhvaja Datta, Raghunatha Datta, Madhu Pandita, Vishnu Dasa Acharya, Purandara Mishra, Govinda Thakura, Paramananda Gupta, Balarama Dasa. 6. Govinda Ghosh --- Kashi Mishra, Shikhi Mahiti, Shriman Pandita, Bada Haridasa Thakura, Kavichandra Thakura, Hiranyagarbha Thakura, Jagannatha Sena, Dvija Pitambara. 7. Madhava Ghosh or Vakreshvara Pandita --- Makardhvaja Sena, Vidya Vachaspati, Govinda Thakura, Kavi Karnapura, Shrikanta Thakura, Madhava Pandita, Prabodhananda Sarasvati, Balabhadra Bhattacharya. 8. Vasudeva Ghosh --- Raghava Pandita, Murari Chaitanya, Makardhavaja Pandita, Kansari Sena, Jiva Pandita, Mukunda Kaviraja, Chota Haridasa, Kavichandra. The Eight Goswamis --- Rupa, Sanatana, Lokanantha, Raghunatha Dasa, Raghunatha Bhatta, Jiva, Gopala Bhatta, Krishnadasa Kaviraja. The Eight Kavirajas --- Shri Jahnava Devi, Govinda Kaviraja, Kavi Karnapura Kaviraja, Nrisingha Kaviraja, Bhagavan Kaviraja, Ballavikanta, Gopiramana, Gokula Kaviraja. The Dvadasha (Twelve) Gopalas (Cowherd Boys) of Lord Nityananda --- Abhirama Thakura, Sundarananda, Dhananjaya, Gauridasa Pandita, Kamalakara Pipplai, Uddharana Datta, Mahesh Pandita, Purushottama Dasa, Nagar Purushottama, Parameshvara Dasa, Kholavecha Shridhara, Kala Krishna Dasa. The Eight Principal Gopies of Their Lordships Shri Shri Radha and Krishna in the pastimes of Lord Gauranga --- Ramananda Raya - Vishakha, Svarupa Damodara Goswami - Lalita, Vanamali Kaviraja - Chitra, Raghava Goswami - Champakalata, Prabodhananda Sarasvati Thakura - Tungavidya, Krishna Dasa Brahmachari - Indulekha, Gadadhara Bhatta - Rangadevi, and Ananta Acharya Goswami - Sudevi. THE TABLE OF THE ASSOCIATES IS AS FOLLOWS: No. Names of Associates in Nityananda-Gauranga Lila Corresponding Names of the Same Associates in Radha-Krishna Lila 1 Shri Gauranga Mahaprabhu Shri Radha + Shri Vrindavana Krishna (Vraja Krishna includes Shri Dvaraka Krishna + Shri Vasudeva Krishna + All Incarnations of God) 2 Shri Nityananda Prabhu Shri Haladhara Balarama + Mula Sankarshana + All 3 Purusha Incarnations + Ananta Sesha 3 Shri Advaita Acharya Shri Sadashiva + Shri Mahavishnu 4 Shri Gadadhara Pandita Shri Radha (Pleasure Potency) + Lalita + Hari 5 Shrivasa Pandita (leader of devotees) Narada Muni (Guru of great devotees) 6 Shri Vishvarupa (brother of Gauranga) Sankarshana 7 Shri Navadvipa Dhama Vrindavana + Goloka + Svetadvipa + Vaikuntha 8 Sitadevi (wife of Shri Advaita) Yogamaya + Katyayani 9 Shachi Mata Yashoda + Devaki + Kaushalya + Aditi + Prishni 10 Jagannatha Mishra Nanda + Vasudeva + Dasharatha+ Kashyapa + Sutapa 11 Pundarika Vidyanidhi Vrishabhanu (father of Shri Radha) 12 Padmavati (mother of Nityananda) Rohini (mother of Balarama) + Sumitra 13 Hadai Pandita (father of Nityananda) Vasudeva (father of Balarama) + Dasharatha 14 Lakshmipriya (first wife of Gauranga) Rukmini (Krishna's Principal queen in Dvaraka) + Sita (Rama's consort) +Mahalakshmi (Vaikuntha) 15 Vishnupriya (second wife of Gauranga) Bhu-Shakti (1 of the 3 Lakshmis) 16 Jagadananda Pandita Satyabhama (Second principal queen in Dvaraka) 17 Jahnava (First wife of Nityananda) Revati (First wife of Balarama) + Ananga Manjari 18 Vasudha (Second wife of Nityananda) Varuni (2nd wife of Balarama) + Ananga Manjari 19 Virachandra (son of Nityananda) Kshirodakashayi Vishnu (Paramatma) 20 Raghunandana Thakura Pradyumna (Chaturvyuha) + Kandarpa Manjari 21 Vakreshvara Pandita Aniruddha (Chaturvyuha, Krishna's grandson) 22 Gopinatha Acharya Brahma (the creator of the universe) 23 Murari Gupta Hanuman (great devotee of Shri Rama) 24 Govindananda Sugriva (King of the monkeys in Rama lila) 25 Ramachandra Puri Jatila (mother-in-law of Radha) + Vibhishana 26 Haridasa Thakura Brahma + Prahlada + Mahatpah (son of Richika) 27 Nilambara Chakravarti Garga Muni (Name giving ceremony of Krishna) 28 Vrindavana Dasa Thakura Veda Vyasa + Kusumapida sakha 29 Bhikshuka Vanamali Sudama Vipra (childhood friend of Krishna) 30 Paramananda Puri Uddhava (dearmost servant in Dvaraka) 31 Gopinatha Simha Akrura (paternal uncle of Krishna) 32 Keshava Bharati (Sannyasa Guru of Gauranga) Sandipani Muni (Guru of Krishna and Balarama) 33 King Prataparudra King Indradyumna (Puri) + King Indra 34 Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya Brihaspati (Indra's Guru) 35 Kashinatha, Lokanatha, Shrinatha & Ramanatha (4 Nathas) The four Sanata Kumaras: Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanatana & Sanata 36 Bhaskara Thakura Vishvakarma (architect of demigods) 37 Jagannatha & Madhava (Jagai and Madhai) Jaya & Vijaya (Vaikuntha door keepers) 38 Chaitanya Dasa Daksha (Krishna's parrot) 39 Rama Dasa Vichakshana ( Krishna's parrot) 40 Garuda Pandita Garuda (carrier of Shri Vishnu) GOPAS (COWHERD BOYS) 41 Ramadasa Abhirama Thakura Shridama (elder brother of Shri Radha) 42 Sundarananda Thakura Sudama (cowherd boy in Vrindavana) 43 Dhananjaya Pandita Vasudama 44 Gauridasa Pandita Subala 45 Kamalakara Pippalai Mahabala 46 Uddharana Datta Subahu 47 Mahesha Pandita Mahabahu 48 Purushottama Dasa Stoka Krishna 49 Nagara Purushottama Dama 50 Kaliya Krishna Dasa Lavanga 51 Shridhara Kholavecha Kusumasava 52 Mukunda Dutta Madhukantha 53 Vasudeva Datta Madhuvrata + Prahlada 54 Vanamali Pandita Maladhara 55 Kumudananda Pandita Gandharva 56 Halayudha Thakura Prabala 57 Parameshvara Dasa Arjuna (cowherd friend in Vrindavan) 58 Rudra Pandita Varunthapa 59 Ramai Payoda 60 Nandai Varida GOPIS (COWHERD GIRLFRIENDS) 61 Sadashiva Kaviraja Chandravali 62 Ramananda Raya Lalita + Arjuniya Gopi +Arjuna Gopasakha + Arjuna Pandava 63 Svarupa Damodara Goswami Vishakha (among Eight principal Sakhis) 64 Vanamali Kaviraja Chitra (among Eight Sakhis) 65 Raghava Goswami Champakalata (among Eight Sakhis) 66 Prabodhananda Sarasvati Thakura Tungavidya (among Eight Sakhis) 67 Krishna Dasa Brahmachari Indulekha (among Eight Sakhis) 68 Gadadhara Bhatta Rangadevi (among Eight Sakhis) 69 Ananta Acharya Goswami Sudevi (among Eight Sakhis) 70 Raghava Pandita Dhanistha (feeds and serves Krishna) 71 Saranga Thakura Nandimukhi 72 Mukunda Dasa Vrindadevi 73 Kashishvara Goswami Shashirekha gopi 74 Krishna Dasa Ratnarekha 75 Shankara Pandita Bhadra 76 Damodara Pandita Saibya Gopi + Goddess Sarasvati 77 Krishnananda Kalavati 78 Govinda Ghosh Kalavati 79 Narayana Vachaspati Sauraseni 80 Pitambara Kaveri 81 Makaradhvaja Sukeshi 82 Madhavacharya Madhavi 83 Kavi Chandra Manoharaa 84 Vasu Ramananda Kalakanthi 85 Satyaraja Sena Sukanthi 86 Shrikanta Sena Katyayanidevi Gopi 87 Shivananda Sena (Gauranga Mantracharya) Vira Gopi + Duti Gopi (messengers of Gopies) 88 Shivananda Sena's wife Bindumati 89 Narahari Sarkara Madhumati 90 Gopinatha Acharya Ratnavali Gopi 91 Vamshidasa Goswami Vamshi (Krishna's flute) 92 Rupa Goswami Rupa Manjari 93 Sanatana Goswami Rati Manjari + Lavanga Manjari + Sanatana Kumara (1 of the 4 Sanata Kumaras) 94 Shivananda Chakravarti Lavanga Manjari 95 Gopala Bhatta Goswami Ananga Manjari + Guna Manjari 96 Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami Raga Manjari 97 Raghunatha Dasa Goswami Rasa Manjari + Rati Manjari + Bhanumati 98 Jiva Goswami Vilasa Manjari 99 Narayani (mother of Vrindavana dasa) Kilimbika (sister of Ambika) 100 Bhugarbha Goswami Prema Manjari + Bhadra Rekhika 101 Lokanatha Goswami Lila Manjari 102 Madhavananda Rasollasa (sings songs by Vishakha) 103 Vasudeva Ghosh Gunatunga (sings songs by Vishakha) 104 Shikhi Mahiti Rangalekha 105 Madhavi (Shikhi Mahiti's sister) Kalakeli 106 Kalidasa Mallidevi (daughter of Pulinda) 107 Shuklambara Brahmachari A wife of one of the sacrificial brahmanas. The wives fed Krishna when their husbands refused. 108 Jagadisha & Hiranya Two other wives of the sacrificial brahmanas 109 Kashi Mishra Sairindri (Kubja) 110 Shubhananda Dvija Malati 111 Shridhara Brahmachari Chandralatika 112 Paramananda Gupta Manjumedha 113 Raghunatha Varangada 114 Kamsari Sena Ratnavali 115 Jagannatha Sena Kamala 116 Subuddhi Mishra Raya Gunachuda + Shubhanana 117 Shriharsha Sukeshini 118 Raghu Mishra Karpura Manjari 119 Jitamitra Shyama Manjari 120 Shrimad Bhagavatacharya (author of Krishna Prema Tarangini) Shveta Manjari 121 Vaninatha Dvija Kamalekha 122 Ishana Acharya (servant of Shachi) Mauna Manjari 123 Kamalakara Gandhonmada 124 Laksminatha Pandita Rasonmada 125 Dvija Jagannatha Chandrika 126 Chiranjiva Chandrika 127 Ananta Kanthabharana Gopali 128 Hastigopala Harini 129 Nayana Mishra Nitya Manjari 130 Kavi Datta Kalakanthi 131 Sulochana Kurangakshi 132 Krishnadeva Chandrashekhara 133 Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami Kasturi Manjari 134 Govinda Acharya Paurnamasi 135 Madhavendra Puri Yoga Pitha Kalpavriksh (Desire tree) 136 Madhu Pandita Goswami Mandali Sakhi 137 Madhvacharya Madhvi Gopi 138 Bhavananda Raya Pandu (father of the 5 pandavas) 139 Chandrashekara Acharya Soma Deva (Moon God) 140 Narottama Dasa Thakura Chamaka Manjari 141 Shrinivasa Acharya Thakura Mani Manjari 142 Ramachandra Kaviraja Karna Manjari 143 Ananta Acharya Ramanujacharya 144 Gadadhara Dasa Chandrakanti gopi (radiance of Radha) + Purananda gopi (of Balarama) 145 Jagadisha Pandita Chandrahasa (expert dancer) + One of the wives of Kaliya 146 Ramananda, Gopinatha, Vaninatha, Kalanidhi, Sudhanidhi (The Five Sons of Bhavananda Raya) The Five Pandavas (Arjuna, Yudhistira, Bhima, Sahadeva and Nakula) 147 Sanatana Mishra Satrajit (Satyabhama's father) 148 Upendra Mishra (Gauranga's grandfather) Parjanya (Krishna's grandfather) 149 Devananda Pandita Bhaguri Muni (chief priest of Nanda) 150 Ganga Dasa Pandita Durvasa Muni 151 Vallabha Bhatta Shukadeva (narrator of Bhagavatam) 152 Malini (wife of Shrivasa Thakura) Ambika (nurse of Krishna) 153 Vallabhacharya (father of Lakshmipriya) King Bhishmaka + King Janaka 154 Purandara Angada (from Rama lila) 155 Kamalavatidevi Variyasi (Krishna's paternal grandmother) 156 Vanmali Acharya Vishvamitra + Rukmini's Messenger 157 Kashinatha Kulaka Brahmana (Satyabhama's marriage) 158 Madhava Mishra Vrishbhanu (father of Radha) 159 Ratnavali (wife of Pundarika Vidyanidhi) Kirtida (mother of Radha) 160 Suryadasa Sarkhela (father of Jahnava) King Kakudmi (father of Revati) 161 Gangadevi (daugther of Nityananda) River Ganges 162 Madhava (Gangadevi's husband) Shantanu 163 Shrirama Pandita (brother of Shrivasa) Parvata Muni (friend of Narada Muni) 164 Kuvera (father of Advaita Acharya) King Kuvera (Guhyaka King) 165 Achyutananda (son of Advaita Acharya) Achyuta gopi + Kartikeya 166 Krishna Mishra (son of Advaita Acharya) Kartikeya 167 Gopala (son of Advaita Acharya) Ganesha 168 Nakula Brahmachari Shaktyavesha incarnation of Gauranga 169 Pradyumna Mishra Shaktyavesha incarnation of Gauranga 170 Bhagavana Acharya Khanji Shaktyavesha incarnation of Gauranga 171 Nrsimhananda Tirtha, Satyananda Bharati, Nrsimha Tirtha, Cidananda Tirtha, Jagannatha Tirtha, Vasudeva Tirtha, Rama Tirtha, Purusottama Tirtha, and Garuda Avadhuta Nine Jayanteyas who spoke the Bhagavata Samhita to King Janaka 172 Ananta, Sukhananda, Govinda, Raghunatha, Krsnananda, Kesava, Damodara, and Raghava Eight Mystic Powers (Siddhis): Anima, Mahima, Laghima, Prapti, Ishitva, Vashitva, Prakamya, Kamavayasita 173 Srinidhi, Srigarbha, Kaviratna, Sudhanidhi, Vidyanidhi, Gunanidhi, Ratnabahu, Acaryaratna, and Ratnakara Pandita (Nine sons of Nidhiratna devi) Kuvera's Nine Jewels including his conch, jewels etc. 174 Shachidevi's father Sumukha (father of Yashoda) 175 Shachidevi's mother Pataladevi (mother of Yashoda) 176 Uddhava dasa Moon God Somadeva's expansion 177 Visveshvara Acharya Sun God Vivasvan 178 Bhaskara Thakura Vishvakarma (architect of demigods) 179 Govinda Pundarikaksha (from Vaikuntha) 180 Garuda Kumuda (from Vaikuntha) 181 Govinda (servant of Gauranga) Bhangura (servant of Krishna) 182 Haridasa Raktaka (servant of Krishna) 183 Brhacchisu Patraka (servant of Krishna) 184 Makaradhvajakara Candramukha (dancer in Vraja) 185 Shankara Ghosh (mridanga player) Sudhakara (mridanga player in Vraja) 186 Vanamala Pandita Maladhara (carrier of venu & murali) 187 Dhruvananda Brahmachari Lalita Sakhi 188 Jagannatha Taraka gopi 189 Gopala Pali gopi 190 Kashishvara (servant of Gauranga) Bringara Sakha (servant of Krishna) 191 Damayanti (Raghava Pandit's sister) Gunamala Devi 192 Narayana Vachaspati Gauraseni Gopi 193 Jiva Pandita Indira 194 Vidya Vachaspati Tungavidya 195 Balabhadra Bhattacharya Madhurekshana 196 Shrinatha Mishra Chitrangi 197 Visvanatha Chakravarti Vinoda Manjari 198 Baladeva Vidyabhusana Ratnavali Devi (Gopinatha Acharya) 199 Jagannatha Dasa Babaji Rasika Manjari 200 Bhaktivinoda Thakura Kamala Manjari 201 Gaurakishore Dasa Babaji Guna Manjari 202 Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Nayana Mani Manjari

Quote of the week: by Barney: Does that bother you? -- Yes Barney it does.

On this subject of Hindus etc, If you can't understand it, then fine.

I think you are missing the point, if Hare Krsna's declare they are Hindu's, then they are going against the teaching of Vaishnava Archaras, on the other hand if they say they are, then some Hindus are happy, as far as asking Hindu community for help etc, that is thier duty, there are Hindu bodys which make up the Hare-Krsna Movement as well, don't forget, hare krsna. Krsna is for everybody /images/graemlins/smile.gif Ps. Nobody called Gandi a fraud, neither Mother Teresa.

Vyasadeva by the intruction of Narada complied Srimad Bhagavatam the cream of all the Vedas. I do not expect you to understand this nor can you, being devoted to Lord Siva, you do not pray to him as a Krsna Bhakta, but you pray to Lord Siva as he was Supreme Godhead, so how can you possibly understand Krsna. If you changed your method, Lord Siva would shower his blessings upon you, then you will realize maybe just 1 percent the greatness of Lord Siva. And how Lord Siva is always serving KRSNA, haribol.

i do not want them to be wishi washi in their bhakti to krishna. -- who are you the overseer of Bhakti? What sampradaya do you belong to, what is your position in the society, that makes you have such a high position, what Math are you the Archarya of? Who are you recognized by as a Vaishnava? I am not asking for your Guru Maharaja's name, just some basis information.

Bruce Lee was not a Mahatma, although people consider him to be, amazing isn't it? Read Gita to find out who is Mahatma.

Converting Hare Krsna's to so-called Hindus, Yashoda Dandana Prabhuji, pointed it out plainly in his above posts, maybe you should read them again? I can see no gain Madhavaji in what you are doing, you have created your own mission in your mind. Good day.

Bruce Lee who said that! 'don't look at the finger' /images/graemlins/laugh.gif 'otherwise you will miss..' In other words concentrate on the object, deef stuff, needs to be realized in your mind.

One we can all agree on is, we are all souls, each living person has a soul, including birds/beasts/plants etc/ Also next to the soul is supreme soul called paramatma. He goes with you wherever you go. Through different species of life. So that re-incarnation, ultimate goal which is main focus is getting free from bodily encagement, going to a place which is better! The seach begins....haribol!

Well.. you shouldn't listen to me really. I guess al this is just a selfish statement of myself or something. -- Yes lol., you have not made any sense yet, you should read more as suggested by previous guest, Don't be a 'know it all'. There are many individuals who have discovered what real knowledge is, read up! www.vedabase.net start with the Gita. Carefully read, hare krsna.

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His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada: CC:adi-lila.10.120 TRANSLATION Jagai and Madhai, the eighty-ninth and ninetieth branches of the tree, were the greatest recipients of Lord Caitanya's mercy. These two brothers were the witnesses who proved that Lord Caitanya was rightly named Patita-pavana, "the deliverer of the fallen souls." PURPORT In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (115) it is said that the two brothers Jagai and Madhai were formerly the doorkeepers named Jaya and Vijaya, who later became Hiranyaksa and Hiranyakasipu. Jagai and Madhai were born in respectable brahmana families, but they adopted the professions of thieves and rogues and thus became implicated in all kinds of undesirable activities, especially woman-hunting, intoxication and gambling. Later, by the grace of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Sri Nityananda Prabhu, they were initiated, and they got the chance to chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. As a result of chanting, both brothers became exalted devotees of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The descendants of Madhai still exist, and they are respectable brahmanas. The tombs of these two brothers, Jagai and Madhai, are in a place known as Ghosahata, or Madhaitala-grama, which is situated about one mile south of Katwa. It is said that Sri Gopicarana dasa Babaji established a temple of Nitai-Gaura at this place about two hundred fifty years ago.

Lecture, Seattle, October 18, 1968 (excerpt) Visnujana: While we are chanting our rounds, or while we are chanting out loud in kirtana, is it all right to be engaging our mind in thinking? Prabhupada: Is it not? Visnujana: He is already (indistinct). Prabhupada: This is practical way? (laughter) If you are not minding, the chanting will force you to mind upon Him. You see? Krsna sound will by force. Chanting is so nice. And this is the practical yoga in this age. You cannot meditate. Your mind is so disturbed, you cannot concentrate your mind. Therefore chant, and by the sound vibration, it will forcibly enter it into your mind. Even if you don't want Krsna, Krsna will enter within your mind. By force. (laughter) This is the easiest process.You don't require to endeavor. Krsna is coming. (laughter) (Prabhupada laughs) It is very nice process. This is recommended therefore, for this age. And others also will be benefited. You chant loudly.

Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.26.1 Bombay, December 13, 1974 (excerpt) Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada: If you can learn how to see Krsna within the heart always, twenty-four hours, then your life is successful. That is perfection of life. That is Krsna consciousness movement, how you can learn to see Krsna within your heart, within other's heart, and everywhere. Sthavara-jangama dekhe na dekhe tara murti. This is wanted. So this is possible by increasing our love for Krnsa. Simply we have to increase our love. Just like in practical life also, we begin to love somebody, one after another, gradually, not all of a sudden, similarly, we have to increase our love for Krsna. That love for Krsna is the devotional process. sravanam kirtanam visnoh smaranam .-sevanam arcanam vandanam dasyam sakhyam atma-nivedanam [sB 7.5.23] Then surrender. That is the ultimate state of loving affairs, surrender. Why one should surrender to another person unless there is love? Just like wife surrenders to husband and husband protects the wife. This is general duty. So why one man is interested with one woman for giving her all protection, and why one man is surrendered to..., one woman is surrendered to one man? What is the basic principle? The basic principle is love. So similarly, our full surrender, full Krsna consciousness, can be achieved when we develop our love for Krsna little by little, little by little, and then come to the perfection. When we come to the perfection, then we cannot live without Krsna. Just like Caitanya Mahaprabhu taught us. In the last stage of His life He exhibited such manifestation of love that He was dying without Krsna. --

Prabhupada: Weakness there, you should rectify weakness. Why you should give any importance to weakness? Weakness is weakness. Rectify it. Prabhupada: You cannot please Krsna directly. You please your spiritual master, Krsna will be pleased. If you want to please directly Krsna, that is not possible. That is concoction You cannot please. >>> Ref. VedaBase => Garden Conversation -- June 23, 1976, New Vrindaban

----------- <font color="green"> Bhagavad-Gita:13.8-12 PUPORT {excerpt} </font color> False ego means accepting this body as oneself. When one understands that he is not his body and is spirit soul, that is real ego. Ego is there. False ego is condemned, but not real ego. In the Vedic literature, it is said: aham brahmasmi. I am Brahman, I am spirit. This "I am," the sense of self, also exists in the liberated stage of self-realization. This sense of "I am" is ego, but when the sense of "I am" is applied to this false body, it is false ego. When the sense of self is applied to reality, that is real ego. http://bhagavadgitaasitis.com/13/8-12 <font color="blue"> ------ </font color>

<font color="blue"> --- </font color> CC Madhya 20.302-305 Because of his past pious activities mixed with devotional service, the first-class living entity is influenced by the mode of passion within his mind. Such a devotee is empowered by Garbhodakasayi Visnu. In this way, an incarnation of Krsna in the form of Brahma engineers the total creation of the universe. 'The sun manifests his brilliance in a gem, although it is stone. Similarly, the original Personality of Godhead, Govinda, manifests His special power in a pious living entity. Thus the living entity becomes Brahma and manages the affairs of the universe. Let me worship Govinda, the original Personality of Godhead. If in a kalpa a suitable living entity is not available to take charge of Brahma's post, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself personally expands and becomes Lord Brahma. 308: Rudra, Lord Siva, has various forms, which are transformations brought about by association with maya. Although Rudra is not on a level with the jiva-tattvas, he still cannot be considered a personal expansion of Lord Krsna. 310-11: 'Milk changes into yogurt when mixed with a yogurt culture, but actually it is constitutionally nothing but milk. Similarly, Govinda, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, assumes the form of Lord Siva [sambhu] for the special purpose of material transactions. I offer my obeisances at His lotus feet.' Lord Siva is an associate of the external energy; therefore he is absorbed in the material quality of darkness. Lord Visnu is transcendental to maya and the qualities of maya. Therefore He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead 317: The conclusion is that Lord Brahma and Lord Siva are simply devotee incarnations who carry out orders. However, Lord Visnu, the maintainer, is the personal feature of Lord Krsna <font color="blue"> --- </font color> Visvanatha Cakravarti's Madhurya Kadambini (third shower)- Due to the non-similarity of caitanya, Visnu and Brahma are different. Sometimes Puranas describe the nondifference of Visnu and Brahma. This nondifference may be considered like that of the sun and the suryakanta-mani, the stone empowered by the sunlight. In some mahakalpas, like Brahma-kalpa, some jiva empowered by the Lord becomes Siva. Sastras say, "Sometimes a jiva is also empowered as Siva or Brahma." sastra also says, "One who considers Lord Narayana, the Supreme among demigods, as equal to Brahma, Rudra, and other demigods is certainly an atheist." This sastric evidence will be considered proper when Siva and Brahma are both in the category of eminent jivas. Those who have not discussed these truths say, "Visnu is the only Lord, not Siva", "Siva is the only Lord, not Visnu.We are the sole devotees of Visnu and will not see Siva.We are the sole devotees of Siva and will not see Visnu." Their minds thus absorbed in arguments, they commit offense. If in time, such offenders get the association of sadhus expert in discussing all these truths and are enlightened by them, they can also realize the nondifference of Siva and the Lord. Then by doing nama-kirtana, their aparadha is nullified. <font color="blue"> --- </font color> Visvanatha Cakravarti's Bhagavatamrta Kana In some kalpas, a jiva (living entity) who has amassed profuse piety takes the position of Lord Brahma and creates the universe. In this instance, due to the infusion of the Lord's potency in that jiva, he is referred to as an avesavatar. Because in that Brahma there is a connection with the mode of passion, he cannot be compared on a equal footing with Lord Visnu. In those kalpas when there is an absence of any qualified jiva to take up the position of Lord Brahma, then Lord Visnu Himself becomes Lord Brahma. Similarly, during some manvantaras, the incarnation of the Lord as Yagya has to take up the position of Lord Indra. During that manvantara when Yagya becomes Indra and during that kalpa when Visnu becomes Brahma, then it can be said that they (Brahma and Indra) attain equality with Lord Visnu. ...During some kalpas very pious jivas attain this position (Siva) whereas in others, Lord Visnu Himself accepts the position of Lord Siva. However, the personality of Sadasiva, is a plenary portion (vilas-vigraha: as distinct from svamsa expansions which are endowed with a smaller degree of potency from the original Godhead) of the self-same form of the Supreme Lord, Sri Krsna, and He is transcendental to the three modes of material nature. It is from Him that the gunavatar of Siva is expanded. Therefore He should be understood to be superior to Brahma, equal to Lord Visnu, and entirely separate from jivas, who are influenced by the material modes of nature <font color="blue"> --- </font color> Brahma Samhita 5.43 Lowest of all is located Devi-dhama, next above it is Mahesa-dhama; above Mahesa-dhama is placed Hari-dhama [abode of Hari] and above them all is located Krsna's own realm named Goloka. I adore the primeval Lord Govinda, who has allotted their respective authorities to the rulers of those graded realms <font color="blue"> --- </font color> 1-19-1974, Lecture sb 1.16.23 Srila Prabhupada: This material world is devi-dhama, under the... You have seen the picture of Durga. So material nature is also devi, devi-dhama. And mahesa-dhama. Above this, there is mahesa-dhama, the region of Lord Siva. Devi-mahesa-hari-dhamasu. Then the Vaikunthas. Prabhupada: "That Sadasiva is a direct expansion of Lord Krsna's form for pastimes." <font color="blue"> --- </font color> Sadasiva is a Vilasa Vigraha like Paravyoma Narayana CC Adi 1.75-78 If numerous forms, all equal in their features, are displayed simultaneously, such forms are called prakasa-vigrahas of the Lord. But when the numerous forms are slightly different from one another, they are called vilasa-vigrahas. When the Lord displays numerous forms with different features by His inconceivable potency, such forms are called vilasa-vigrahas. Examples of such vilasa-vigrahas are Baladeva, Narayana in Vaikuntha-dhama, and the catur-vyuha - Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha. <font color="blue"> -------- </font color> http://www.stephen-knapp.com/shiva_and_durga.htm scroll down to "In the Sri Sanatkumara-samhita, from the ancient Skanda Purana, we find a conversation between the great sage Sri Narada and Lord Sadashiva"

Om, Brahman, and Lord Krsna are not different. The impersonal sound of Krsna is om. If you are doing kirtan which is the best process recommended, then chanting KRSNA Nama is good. Om is more for meditation, which was done in the previous yugas, in the Kali-yuga its not possible, even ARJUNA declared to KRNSA the path of Yoga recommeded by KRSNA, {SITTING IN A PLACE ETC}, was not possible for him {Arjuna}, so considereing the position of Arjuna and his devotion, its very unlikely anybody can practice the Yogic methods of Pranayama yoga etc. Ps. All this is stated in the Gita. www.asitis.com

God is realized in three aspects.. Brahman Paramatma Bhagavan Once you get to Brahman, you have to work, more and more, who knows about the intricacies, the best way, is to chant a Mantra given by Guru, also, should be noted, why you are chanted Om..is it to gain love of God? Or for mystic perfection, any path which leads to Bhakti, is religion otherwise it is just a disturbance in society. Hare Krsna!

Madhava I replyed to you be mistake, thx anyway. haribol