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HARI BOLE!!

I was talking to a person who tells me about this person Bhagwan Swaminarayan who he considers to be GOD ...not an incarnation. He was telling me that most of these Swaminarayan do not like most iskcon devotees ..I have no heard about this person till now..can someone tell me who this person was? And why these groups of people do not like most of us devotees?

thank you -=]

hari bole:)

Thats just wonderful!

Hare bole!

Hariiiiii bole!

I am just wondering what should I do when I bring my Gaura-Nitai deities at home? Is there a specific prayer I have to say in order to place them in my new altar? Or should I just place them on the altar and begin my prayers? Any advice would be greatly appreciated .

Thank you.

Thank you very much I really appreciate your replies. I will try to read more about Gaura-Nitai and learn as much as possible.

hari bole!

I know it says that you shouldn't take the tulsi off but I know some devotees who change their neckbeads sometimes and what if the bead breaks and you need to replace it? Would it still be offensive?

I know some devotees have their altar in their rooms but can a women have that also? I mean she has that time of the month and I do find that unclean? I don't really know but thank you for letting me know about the stove, I feel relieved

Hari bole

I wanted to know if you take the tulasi neckbead off your neck and then put it back on is that an offence? I Know you should always keep it on but what if you took it out when going to shower then ended up putting it back on is that ok? what should that person do afterwards when putting it back on?

Thank you

:]

Hari bole

Thank you so much for posting that converstaion I find it very very interesting and helpful.I appreciate you all take time to read and respond to my questions. I wanted to know a few things more ...If I do get a murti of Gauri-Nitai and I have to cook little vegetarian dishes for them is it ok to cook it in the same stove as my parents? Because the same stove is where they cook meat...?I know I will have to have seperate cookware but just let me know what to do before I get the murtis.And one more question I have is..where is a good place to have this altar in my home, because my apartment is very small?

Thank you

Thank you all for your replies i'm going to get a nice place for my krsna and radha -=]

Hari bole

oh ..well i knew his reply was not the answer I was looking for.

Radhe Krishna,

 

white lotus - I have wonderful description of sweet lord from the chathurtha skanda given by Shri Narada.

 

"Prasadabhimukham Shashwath Prasanna vadanekshanam

sunasam subruvam charu kapolam surasundaram" 44

Shrivatsangam Ghanashyamam purusham vanamaalinam

Shanka chakra gadha padmaihi Abhivyaktha chathurbhujam" 46

........ "Darshaneeya tamam shantham mano nayana vardhanam" 49

I hope above sholkas are self explanatory.

Befor Dhruva goes to tapasya, Shri Narada guides him as to how to do tapasya, bless him with "Dwadasakshari", and describe him the rupa lavanya of Bhagawan.

In the 9th adyaya Shri dhruva gets Dharshan of Bhagawan and submits his Dhruva sthuthi which is one of the most beautiful sthuthis in Shrimad Bhagavatham. If u require meaning I would post back. I posted it at a hurry.

Radhe Krishna

Dear friend,

Yes I would love to know the meaning of that sweet description of the lord. Thank you .

-padma

Thank you for the replies. Your right its probably just my temple. I do hope to see matajis in the future doing lectures and kirtans that would be wonderful.

Thank you

Hari bole!

Hari boleeeee friends!

I have been wondering since i've been attending temple..I haven't seen any women devotees singing I have only seen prabhus. Why is that? Is it always been like that or is it just my temple? And another thing I wanted to know is howcome there are only men gurus and brahmans>? Whats the highest position a women can be in krsna consciousness ? I dont mean to offend anyone ..please dont feel like I am ..I am just curious and I just want to know a little more.

Thank you very much.

-Padma

Oh ok i thought it was another reason.Good to know thought thank you.

Hari bole

-Padma

take this from kunthi sthuthi

"vipadaha santhu tah saswath tatra tatra jagadguro

Bhavatho darshanam yatsyat apunarbhava darshanam"

kunthi prays bhagwan, bless me with difficulties. Becuase whenever I am in difficulties I can not but remember u. If getting dfficulties result in rememberance of u then I would welcome difficulties.

Pibatha Bhagavatham muhuraho rasikaha Bhuvi Bavukaha

Radhe Krishna

Thank you all for ur replies!

-Padma

Thank you so much for posting this message..I just love reading about Kalki Avatar!

Hari bole

Hari bole prabhus!

I was online couple of days ago reading about the holy city of Dwarka. I never knew about this holy place until I read about it and how lord krsna stayed there. I wanted to find out why did the city went underwater ? Did that indicate something? Was there a purpose for that happening? Any replies would be appreciated.

Thank you

Hari hari bole!

When some people pray and they are very devoted sometimes they have certain auspicious powers that come over them, I wanted to ask some of your opinions on what causes this to happen? I have heard about lord hanuman comming onto devotees while they pray is that true? Why does these things happen?

Thank you

Hari bole!

I don't have an altar in my home because my parents still consume non vegietarian dishes and I am waiting untill I move into my own apartment one day to get one. I know the most important thing in increasing krsna

consciousness is chanting as much as I can but what I wanted to know is ..Should I still set up an altar? Because since I dont have one I attend temple twice a week. Is it a sin not to have one in the house? Please reply.

Thank you

Radhe Krishna,

 

Hi white lotus, I dont know anything about u. But one thing I find very much common - passion for Shrimad Bhagavatham. I am so passionate about the Grantha. Do u recite it regularly. It is a wonderful experience to recite Shrimad Bhagavatham. Every word and every shloka in it is nectar. If it is said that that Shrimad Bhagavatham is Lord krishna himself what to speak of the grantha.

 

And are u worried about mistakes committed while pronouncing the shlokas.

 

It is explained in Bhagavatha itself

 

"Yasmin prathisholkam abhadhyavatyapi"

 

Even if u pronounce each and every shloka with mistakes, the dear lord still loves it.

 

Radhe krishna

Nice of you to notice! I also respect devotees who are very interested in the Srimad-Bhagavatam.I sometimes feel there should be more devotees like urself in this world.

Hari bole!

Radhe krishna

Nice topic. very nice quote from shuka sthuthi

Radhe Krishna

Its such a beautiful quote...I respect and adore each and every word from the Srimad-Bhagavatam.

hariiiiii bole! ;]