tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50366671702966190262012-02-14T16:26:25.053+05:30Select classes, kirtans and events from live broadcast on www.Mayapur.TVYasomatinoreply@blogger.comBlogger17971100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-12374191500609120132012-02-14T16:24:00.002+05:302012-02-14T16:26:25.067+05:30<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5EOIVh3ajGo/S2e7VHD5IzI/AAAAAAAAATg/7-HW9y6cT7s/s1600/bhakti_caru_swami_250_203x250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5EOIVh3ajGo/S2e7VHD5IzI/AAAAAAAAATg/7-HW9y6cT7s/s1600/bhakti_caru_swami_250_203x250.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABOUT THE SPEAKER</span><br /><br />H.H. Bhakti Charu Swami is a disciple of Srila Prabhupada. He recently headed the manifestation of an ISKCON community in Ujjain India, the home of Sandipani Muni's ashram. It is centered on beautiful Krishna Balaram Mandir which was build in a record time. It facilitates not only the congregation but also the preparation and distribution of countless meals to the local school children. Maharaj is known internationally for his expertise in vaisnava behavior, his vast knowledge and his dedication to Srila Prabhupada and ISKCON. In view of H.H. Jayapataka swami's health challenges, H.H. Bhakti Charu Swami visits Mayapur frequently. All glories to Bhakti Charu swami and his service to Srila Prabhupada's movement.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.16.17</span><br />mātṛ-bhaktiḥ para-strīṣu<br />patnyām ardha ivātmanaḥ<br />prajāsu pitṛvat snigdhaḥ<br />kińkaro brahma-vādinām<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />mātṛ-bhaktiḥ — as respectful as one is to his mother; para-strīṣu — to other women; patnyām — to his own wife; ardhaḥ — half; iva — like; ātmanaḥ — of his body; prajāsu — unto the citizens; pitṛ-vat — like a father; snigdhaḥ — affectionate; kińkaraḥ — servant; brahma-vādinām — of the devotees who preach the glories of the Lord.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />The King will respect all women as if they were his own mother, and he will treat his own wife as the other half of his body. He will be just like an affectionate father to his citizens, and he will treat himself as the most obedient servant of the devotees, who always preach the glories of the Lord.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />A learned man treats all women except his wife as his mother, looks on others' property as garbage in the street, and treats others as he would treat his own self. These are the symptoms of a learned person as described by Cāṇakya Paṇḍita. This should be the standard for education. Education does not mean having academic degrees only. One should execute what he has learned in his personal life. These learned characteristics were verily manifest in the life of King Pṛthu. Although he was the king, he treated himself as a servant of the Lord's devotees. According to Vedic etiquette, if a devotee came to a king's palace, the king would immediately offer his own seat to him. The word brahma-vādinām is very significant. Brahma-vādī refers to the devotees of the Lord. Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān are different terms for the Supreme Brahman, and the Supreme Brahman is Lord Kṛṣṇa. This is accepted in Bhagavad-gītā (10.12) by Arjuna (paraḿ brahma paraḿ dhāma). Thus the word brahma-vādinām refers to the devotees of the Lord. The state should always serve the devotees of the Lord, and the ideal state should conduct itself according to the instructions of the devotee. Because King Pṛthu followed this principle, he is highly praised.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDguvFVgA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDguvFVgA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.H. Bhakti Charu Swami speaks on S.B.4.16.17<br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HHBhaktiCaruSwami__20120213213926544.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD CLASS VIDEO</span></span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HHBhaktiCaruSwami__20120213213926445.mp3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<br />(<span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or "Save Target as..'')<br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Darshan__20101208012936610.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"></span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-1237419150060912013?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-79224506025468625352012-02-14T16:22:00.002+05:302012-02-14T16:23:32.263+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CpVHv32Jcn4/Tzo9AHx-b9I/AAAAAAAACCw/axKNLo-OTNA/s1600/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120213202952850-295.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CpVHv32Jcn4/Tzo9AHx-b9I/AAAAAAAACCw/axKNLo-OTNA/s320/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120213202952850-295.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708942549943480274" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120213202952850.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><div id="preview"><div style="display: block;" id="previewbody"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120213202952311.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or " Save Target as..'') </div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-7922450602546862535?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-90376337630680371222012-02-14T16:19:00.002+05:302012-02-14T16:22:14.302+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0GD182_aq-E/Tzo8qxCkHsI/AAAAAAAACCk/KLTAylYOPwA/s1600/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120203175903200-196.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0GD182_aq-E/Tzo8qxCkHsI/AAAAAAAACCk/KLTAylYOPwA/s320/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120203175903200-196.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708942183061790402" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120203175903200.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120203175903673.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or " Save Target as..'') </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-9037633763068037122?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-45800543820797770572012-02-13T06:50:00.002+05:302012-02-14T06:56:16.358+05:30<div align="justify"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KbTYDR2oAA0/TGYJMJOs77I/AAAAAAAAABE/7fFoiX685G0/s1600/HHRPS.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505097698747674546" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 302px; height: 320px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KbTYDR2oAA0/TGYJMJOs77I/AAAAAAAAABE/7fFoiX685G0/s320/HHRPS.jpg" border="0" /></a> ABOUT THE SPEAKER<br />His Holiness Romapada Swami was a student at the State University of New York in Buffalo, in 1969, when he found the path to the Absolute Truth when he heard His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada chanting on campus. Srila Romapada Swami was 21 years old and had just been accepted to medical school when he joined the ISKCON. During July of 1971, HH Srila Romapada Swami received first initiation from Srila Prabhupada in Brooklyn, New York. During the summer of '72, HH Srila Romapada Swami received second initiation. HH Srila Romapada Swami has remained a faithful servant at the lotus feet of Their Lordships ever since. In the summer of 1982, Srila Romapada Swami received initiation into the renounced order of life. "<a href="http://www.romapadaswami.com/inquiries"><strong>Inquiries into the Absolute</strong></a>" is a wonderful opportunity provided by HH Srila Romapada Swami to help us fruitfully engage our propensity to inquire and seek answers. HH Romapada Swami responds to the questions asked from him and the Q&amp;A are published on the website. One can <strong><em><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Post an Inquiry and </span></em></strong><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.romapadaswami.com/inquiries"><em><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Subscribe to the </span></em></a><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.romapadaswami.com/inquiries"><em><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">blog</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:130%;">.</span></em></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><a href="http://www.romapadaswami.com/inquiries"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><em></em></span></a><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.21.43</span><br />teṣām ahaḿ pāda-saroja-reṇum<br />āryā vaheyādhi-kirīṭam āyuḥ<br />yaḿ nityadā bibhrata āśu pāpaḿ<br />naśyaty amuḿ sarva-guṇā bhajanti<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />teṣām — of all of them; aham — I; pāda — feet; saroja — lotus; reṇum — dust; āryāḥ — O respectable persons; vaheya — shall bear; adhi — up to; kirīṭam — helmet; āyuḥ — up to the end of life; yam — which; nityadā — always; bibhrataḥ — carrying; āśu — very soon; pāpam — sinful activities; naśyati — are vanquished; amum — all those; sarva-guṇāḥ — fully qualified; bhajanti — worship.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />O respectable personalities present here, I beg the blessings of all of you that I may perpetually carry on my crown the dust of the lotus feet of such brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas until the end of my life. He who can carry such dust on his head is very soon relieved of all the reactions which arise from sinful life, and eventually he develops all good and desirable qualities.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />It is said that one who has unflinching faith in the Supreme Personality of Godhead, which means unflinching faith in the Vaiṣṇava or the pure devotee of the Supreme Lord, develops all the good qualities of the demigods. Yasyāsti bhaktir bhagavaty akiñcanā/ sarvair guṇais tatra samāsate surāḥ (Bhāg. 5.18.12). Prahlāda Mahārāja also said, naiṣāḿ matis tāvad urukramāńghrim (Bhāg. 7.5.32). Unless one takes the dust of the lotus feet of a pure Vaiṣṇava on one's head, one cannot understand what the Supreme Personality of Godhead is, and unless one knows the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one's life remains imperfect. A great soul who has fully surrendered to the Supreme Lord after understanding Him fully and after repeatedly undergoing austerities and penances for many, many lives is very rare. The crown of a king is simply a big load if the king or head of the state does not actually bear the dust of the lotus feet of brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas. In other words, if a liberal king like Pṛthu Mahārāja does not follow the instructions of brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas or does not follow the brahminical culture, he is simply a burden on the state, for he cannot benefit the citizens. Mahārāja Pṛthu is the perfect example of an ideal chief executive.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDguuyQwA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDguuyQwA" style="display: none;"></embed><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Click to Play<br /></div><div align="justify">H.H. Romapada Swami speaks on S.B. 4.21.43<br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HHRomapadaSwami__20120212213346967.flv"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD CLASS VIDEO</span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HHRomapadaSwami__20120212213346339.mp3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only) (<span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or "Save Target as..'')<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-4580054382079777057?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-34647803903902611992012-02-13T06:48:00.000+05:302012-02-14T06:49:34.076+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w5yeNOX7dxU/Tzm2feDkkXI/AAAAAAAACCY/kGp47v0z3mc/s1600/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120212203015223-883.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w5yeNOX7dxU/Tzm2feDkkXI/AAAAAAAACCY/kGp47v0z3mc/s320/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120212203015223-883.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708794654429057394" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120212203015223.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120212203015505.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or " Save Target as..'') </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-3464780390390261199?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-5142402886647491862012-02-13T06:44:00.000+05:302012-02-14T06:47:51.380+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u9VlFUsdHt8/Tzm2B-opJ8I/AAAAAAAACCM/9EHALpk2m3E/s1600/Yasomati-MayapurTV__20120212202945395-540.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u9VlFUsdHt8/Tzm2B-opJ8I/AAAAAAAACCM/9EHALpk2m3E/s320/Yasomati-MayapurTV__20120212202945395-540.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708794147778406338" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-MayapurTV__20120212202945395.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-MayapurTV__20120212202945160.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or " Save Target as..'') </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-514240288664749186?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-59373204599712936532012-02-12T18:39:00.003+05:302012-02-12T18:44:13.122+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KbTYDR2oAA0/TNdvK73_mQI/AAAAAAAAAHM/Bx_YMU7XKUY/s1600/HH+Bhanu+Swami.gif"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 112px; height: 181px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KbTYDR2oAA0/TNdvK73_mQI/AAAAAAAAAHM/Bx_YMU7XKUY/s320/HH+Bhanu+Swami.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537016500537235714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABOUT THE SPEAKER</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">His Holiness Bhanu Swami is the steadfast preacher and scholar. His headquarters are in Chennai where he enlivens all the devotees with his preaching. His Holiness Bhanu Swami , a member of the ISKCON Governing Body Commission, preaches extensively especially in South India. He is a senior sannyasi disciple of Srila Prabhupada. He gives seminars on various topics like Nectar of devotion, Nectar of Instructions, Sri Isopanishad, etc. He is known for his deep understanding of Vedic literature. He is very merciful and takes personal care of spiritual lives of devotees. He is originally from Japan and has lived in India for many years. Bhanu Swami does not initiate but has many siksha disciples. He is currently visiting Mayapur dham and giving a 4 day seminar on astrology. Some of the translations he has done are "Harinama-cintamani" of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur, "Bhakti Rasāmrita Sindhu" of Srīla Rūpa Gosvāmi and "Shri Jrishna Bhajanamrita" of Shrila Narahari Sarakara Thakura.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.10.26</span><br />aho alaḿ ślāghyatamaḿ yadoḥ kulam<br />aho alaḿ puṇyatamaḿ madhor vanam<br />yad eṣa puḿsām ṛṣabhaḥ śriyaḥ patiḥ<br />sva-janmanā cańkramaṇena cāñcati<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />aho — oh; alam — verily; ślāghya-tamam — supremely glorified; yadoḥ — of King Yadu; kulam — dynasty; aho — oh; alam — verily; puṇya-tamam — supremely virtuous; madhoḥ vanam — the land of Mathurā; yat — because; eṣaḥ — this; puḿsām — of all the living beings; ṛṣabhaḥ — supreme leader; śriyaḥ — of the goddess of fortune; patiḥ — husband; sva-janmanā — by His appearance; cańkramaṇena — by crawling; ca añcati — glories.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />Oh, how supremely glorified is the dynasty of King Yadu, and how virtuous is the land of Mathurā, where the supreme leader of all living beings, the husband of the goddess of fortune, has taken His birth and wandered in His childhood.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />In the Bhagavad-gītā the Personality of Godhead Śrī Kṛṣṇa has expressively given a description of His transcendental appearance, disappearance and activities. The Lord appears in a particular family or place by His inconceivable potency. He does not take His birth as a conditioned soul quits his body and accepts another body. His birth is like the appearance and disappearance of the sun. The sun arises on the eastern horizon, but that does not mean that the eastern horizon is the parent of the sun. The sun is existent in every part of the solar system, but he becomes visible at a scheduled time and so also becomes invisible at another scheduled time. Similarly, the Lord appears in this universe like the sun and again leaves our sight at another time. He exists at all times and at every place, but by His causeless mercy when He appears before us we take it for granted that He has taken His birth. Anyone who can understand this truth, in terms of the statements of revealed scriptures, certainly becomes liberated just after quitting the present body. Liberation is obtainable after many births and after great endeavor in patience and perseverance, in knowledge and renunciation. But simply by knowing in truth about the Lord's transcendental births and activities, one can get liberation at once. That is the verdict of the Bhagavad-gītā. But those who are in the darkness of ignorance conclude that the Lord's birth and activities in the material world are similar to those of the ordinary living being. Such imperfect conclusions cannot give anyone liberation. His birth, therefore, in the family of King Yadu as the son of King Vasudeva and His transfer into the family of Nanda Mahārāja in the land of Mathurā are all transcendental arrangements made by the internal potency of the Lord. The fortunes of the Yadu dynasty and that of the inhabitants of the land of Mathurā cannot be materially estimated. If simply by knowing the transcendental nature of the birth and activities of the Lord one can get liberation easily, we can just imagine what is in store for those who actually enjoyed the company of the Lord in person as a family member or as a neighbor. All those who were fortunate enough to associate with the Lord, the husband of the goddess of fortune, certainly obtained something more than what is known as liberation. Therefore, rightly, the dynasty and the land are both ever glorious by the grace of the Lord.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDguukAAA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDguukAAA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.H. Bhanu Swami speaks on S.B. 1.10.26<br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HHBhanuSwami__20120211213629777.flv"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD CLASS VIDEO</span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HHBhanuSwami__20120211213629770.mp3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only) (<span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or "Save Target as..'')<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-5937320459971293653?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-28267319847332472912012-02-12T18:37:00.001+05:302012-02-12T18:39:00.092+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AeVZ3amDRgo/Tze50mjRp1I/AAAAAAAACCA/QrU4xSbzbaY/s1600/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120211202954814-210.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AeVZ3amDRgo/Tze50mjRp1I/AAAAAAAACCA/QrU4xSbzbaY/s320/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120211202954814-210.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708235366068234066" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120211202954814.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><div id="preview"><div style="display: block;" id="previewbody"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120211202954881.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or " Save Target as..'') </div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-2826731984733247291?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-18032500973865352292012-02-12T18:35:00.003+05:302012-02-12T18:37:53.046+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cHPekQ1UIXw/Tze5TCH9o6I/AAAAAAAACB0/U-UqwxABVzw/s1600/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120211175904774-802.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cHPekQ1UIXw/Tze5TCH9o6I/AAAAAAAACB0/U-UqwxABVzw/s320/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120211175904774-802.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708234789354316706" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120211175904774.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120211175904263.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or " Save Target as..'') </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-1803250097386535229?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-81124567484779829902012-02-11T22:38:00.002+05:302012-02-11T22:43:15.067+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5EOIVh3ajGo/S3TuERtgPoI/AAAAAAAAAYo/dr36iSOPOws/s1600-h/RADHAnathaSwami.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 260px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5EOIVh3ajGo/S3TuERtgPoI/AAAAAAAAAYo/dr36iSOPOws/s320/RADHAnathaSwami.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437232407384178306" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABOUT THE SPEAKER</span><br /></span>Born in America as Richard Slavin, Radhanath Swami studied a number of religious paths such as Judaism, Christianity and Islam during a quest for spiritual truth. At the age of 19 he expanded his field of exploration by spreading out geographically in search of a religion that encompassed the eternal aspect of all religions. He began traveling through Europe and the Middle-East, eventually settling for over a year in the Himalayas. There he learned about many Indian religions and practiced most of them for at least the period of time in which he was invited to overlook traditions and hear from Gurus. Much of this time he spent devoted to the tradition of Shaivism and was living as a renunciate Shaivite in India when he first met with Krishna devotees near Delhi. He was forced to leave a train at Vrindavana due to the train breaking down which happened to be the day of Janmashtami. Through contact with the devotees in Vrindavan, Radhanath Swami began to focus exclusively on his spiritual path in Krishna Consciousness. In 1971 Radhanath Swami came observed A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada during the ISKCON Cross Maidan festival in Mumbai. After leaving India, Radhanath Swami returned to the United States where he joined the New Vrindaban ISKCON farm community in West Virginia during July 1972. There he accepted initiation during February of 1973. This is a story of many intricacies all to be read about in his autobiography, The Journey Home.<br /><br />Radhantha Swami's early years in ISKCON were spent largely as a pujari (temple priest) at New Vrindavan. After eight years of working as a priest and looking after the temple cows he was then given the task of working as a spiritual teacher in the local colleges and universities in mid western America. He was famous for his vegetarian cooking workshops, philosophical discourses, and musical kirtan performances. He received sanyasa initiation in 1982 thus dedicated more of his time to traveling and preaching. His schedule is rigorous as his life's work is based around giving public lectures, supporting, teaching and inspiring other devotees within the movement.<br /><br />In later years Radhanath Swami has been essential for many highly successful Mumbai projects associated with Radha Gopinath Mandir in Chowpatty, which was founded in 1986 and joined ISKCON in 1994. The temple is named after the two main deities - Radha and Gopinatha (another name for Krishna, meaning 'lord of the gopis'), also Lalita and Vishaka, two prominent gopis of Vrindavan. There are also deities of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu &amp; Nityananda, and Shrinathji alongside Radha Gopinath in the main temple room. The temple itself is primarily a preaching centre, focusing on the study of scriptures such as Bhagavad Gita and the Bhagavata Purana. It is presently one of ISKCON's most internationally admired devotee communities and hosts an innovative mentor/counselor system which has now also been taken on elsewhere within the movement. It also houses a vegetarian restaurant named Govinda's. Radhanath Swami also has been instrumental in the founding of the Mumbai Bhaktivedanta hospital.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.30.8</span><br />śrī-bhagavān uvāca<br />varaḿ vṛṇīdhvaḿ bhadraḿ vo<br />yūyaḿ me nṛpa-nandanāḥ<br />sauhārdenāpṛthag-dharmās<br />tuṣṭo 'haḿ sauhṛdena vaḥ<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br /><br />śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; varam — benediction; vṛṇīdhvam — ask; bhadram — good fortune; vaḥ — of you; yūyam — you; me — from Me; nṛpa-nandanāḥ — O sons of the King; sauhārdena — by friendship; apṛthak — nondifferent; dharmāḥ — occupation; tuṣṭaḥ — pleased; aham — I; sauhṛdena — by friendship; vaḥ — of you.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear sons of the King, I am very much pleased by the friendly relationships among you. All of you are engaged in one occupation — devotional service. I am so pleased with your mutual friendship that I wish you all good fortune. Now you may ask a benediction of Me.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />Since the sons of King Prācīnabarhiṣat were all united in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the Lord was very pleased with them. Each and every one of the sons of King Prācīnabarhiṣat was an individual soul, but they were united in offering transcendental service to the Lord. The unity of the individual souls attempting to satisfy the Supreme Lord or rendering service to the Lord is real unity. In the material world such unity is not possible. Even though people may officially unite, they all have different interests. In the United Nations, for instance, all the nations have their particular national ambitions, and consequently they cannot be united. Disunity between individual souls is so strong within this material world that even in a society of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, members sometimes appear disunited due to their having different opinions and leaning toward material things. Actually, in Kṛṣṇa consciousness there cannot be two opinions. There is only one goal: to serve Kṛṣṇa to one's best ability. If there is some disagreement over service, such disagreement is to be taken as spiritual. Those who are actually engaged in the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead cannot be disunited in any circumstance. This makes the Supreme Personality of Godhead very happy and willing to award all kinds of benediction to His devotees, as indicated in this verse. We can see that the Lord is immediately prepared to award all benedictions to the sons of King Prācīnabarhiṣat.<br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDguuVaQA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDguuVaQA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to play<br /><div>H.H. Radhanath Swami speaks on S.B. 4.30.8<br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HHRadhanathSwami__20120210214019830.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD CLASS VIDEO</span></span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HHRadhanathSwami__20120210214019936.mp3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only) (<span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or "Save Target as..'')<br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="itpc://mayapurarchives.blip.tv/rss/itunes/"></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-8112456748477982990?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-42203579529431895992012-02-11T22:32:00.003+05:302012-02-11T22:34:07.744+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ZUldZDOY10/TzafZrTCYmI/AAAAAAAACBo/OjiEo_Hg07o/s1600/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120210203215704-172.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ZUldZDOY10/TzafZrTCYmI/AAAAAAAACBo/OjiEo_Hg07o/s320/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120210203215704-172.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707924841206800994" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120210203215704.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><div id="preview"><div style="display: block;" id="previewbody"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120210203215283.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or " Save Target as..'') </div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-4220357952943189599?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-69805159297666275122012-02-11T22:29:00.002+05:302012-02-11T22:32:00.419+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wCZTuZ-6Qh4/Tzae1Fq3SKI/AAAAAAAACBc/Q6d6DxVIHoM/s1600/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120210175902149-529.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wCZTuZ-6Qh4/Tzae1Fq3SKI/AAAAAAAACBc/Q6d6DxVIHoM/s320/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120210175902149-529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707924212630898850" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120210175902149.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120210175902107.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or " Save Target as..'') </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-6980515929766627512?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-48156620112033110462012-02-10T17:08:00.003+05:302012-02-10T17:11:06.394+05:30<div style="text-align: justify;"><a style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5EOIVh3ajGo/S9MwwEzXzZI/AAAAAAAAAoI/BMBPKByFRF8/s1600/4-24-10-JayapatakaSwami.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5EOIVh3ajGo/S9MwwEzXzZI/AAAAAAAAAoI/BMBPKByFRF8/s200/4-24-10-JayapatakaSwami.jpg" width="144" border="0" height="200" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE SPEAKER</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">H.H. Jayapataka Swami is one of the most senior disciples of H.D.G. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada. He took sannyas at the early age of 21 and remained so his whole life, the oldest ISKCON sannyas. He recently suffered a severe stroke and after living in Los Angeles California receiving treatments to gain back his health for 8 months, by request of the Governing Body Commission, he has now returned to Mayapur Dham, his home and head quarters. We extend our most sincere wishes for his full recovery. </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.3.20-21</span><br />svayambhūr nāradaḥ śambhuḥ<br />kumāraḥ kapilo manuḥ<br />prahlādo janako bhīṣmo<br />balir vaiyāsakir vayam<br />dvādaśaite vijānīmo<br />dharmaḿ bhāgavataḿ bhaṭāḥ<br />guhyaḿ viśuddhaḿ durbodhaḿ<br />yaḿ jñātvāmṛtam aśnute<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />svayambhūḥ — Lord Brahmā; nāradaḥ — the great saint Nārada; śambhuḥ — Lord Śiva; kumāraḥ — the four Kumāras; kapilaḥ — Lord Kapila; manuḥ — Svāyambhuva Manu; prahlādaḥ — Prahlāda Mahārāja; janakaḥ — Janaka Mahārāja; bhīṣmaḥ — Grandfather Bhīṣma; baliḥ — Bali Mahārāja; vaiyāsakiḥ — Śukadeva, the son of Vyāsadeva; vayam — we; dvādaśa — twelve; ete — these; vijānīmaḥ — know; dharmam — real religious principles; bhāgavatam — which teach a person how to love the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhaṭāḥ — O my dear servants; guhyam — very confidential; viśuddham — transcendental, not contaminated by the material modes of nature; durbodham — not easily understood; yam — which; jñātvā — understanding; amṛtam — eternal life; aśnute — he enjoys.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />Lord Brahmā, Bhagavān Nārada, Lord Śiva, the four Kumāras, Lord Kapila [the son of Devahūti], Svāyambhuva Manu, Prahlāda Mahārāja, Janaka Mahārāja, Grandfather Bhīṣma, Bali Mahārāja, Śukadeva Gosvāmī and I myself know the real religious principle. My dear servants, this transcendental religious principle, which is known as bhāgavata-dharma, or surrender unto the Supreme Lord and love for Him, is uncontaminated by the material modes of nature. It is very confidential and difficult for ordinary human beings to understand, but if by chance one fortunately understands it, he is immediately liberated, and thus he returns home, back to Godhead.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />In Bhagavad-gītā Lord Kṛṣṇa refers to bhāgavata-dharma as the most confidential religious principle (sarva-guhyatamam, guhyād guhyataram). Kṛṣṇa says to Arjuna, "Because you are My very dear friend, I am explaining to you the most confidential religion." Sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaḿ śaraṇaḿ vraja: [Bg. 18.66] "Give up all other duties and surrender unto Me." One may ask, "If this principle is very rarely understood, what is the use of it?" In answer, Yamarāja states herein that this religious principle is understandable if one follows the paramparā system of Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva, the four Kumāras and the other standard authorities. There are four lines of disciplic succession: one from Lord Brahmā, one from Lord Śiva, one from Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, and one from the Kumāras. The disciplic succession from Lord Brahmā is called the Brahma-sampradāya, the succession from Lord Śiva (Śambhu) is called the Rudra-sampradāya, the one from the goddess of fortune, Lakṣmījī, is called the Śrī-sampradāya, and the one from the Kumāras is called the Kumāra-sampradāya. One must take shelter of one of these four sampradāyas in order to understand the most confidential religious system. In the Padma Purāṇa it is said, sampradāya-vihīnā ye mantrās te niṣphalā matāḥ: if one does not follow the four recognized disciplic successions, his mantra or initiation is useless. In the present day there are many apasampradāyas, or sampradāyas which are not bona fide, which have no link to authorities like Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva, the Kumāras or Lakṣmī. People are misguided by such sampradāyas. The śāstras say that being initiated in such a sampradāya is a useless waste of time, for it will never enable one to understand the real religious principles.<br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDguuAKAA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDguuAKAA" style="display: none;"></embed><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Click to play<br />H.H.Jayapataka swami speaks on S.B.6.3.20-21<br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HHJayapatakaSwami__20120209213358716.flv"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD CLASS VIDEO</span></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HHJayapatakaSwami__20120209213358175.mp3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></span></a> (&lt;-- cli</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ck to play audio only)</span><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);" class="" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Link" class="gl_link" border="0" /></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >To download mp3, right click &amp; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 137px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5EOIVh3ajGo/S3tvK9HBGeI/AAAAAAAAAbI/N0Qso7B7K1Y/s320/prahladananda1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439063208973375970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >ABOUT THE SPEAKER</span></span><br />His Holiness Prahladananda Swami is a Vaishnava swami and a religious leader of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). He is an initiating spiritual master (diksha guru) and a member of the Governing Body Commission. Prahladananda Swami was born as Philip Burbank in 1949, in Buffalo, New York. In January 1969, while studying at the University of Buffalo, he joined ISKCON and the same year was initiated by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, receiving the name Prahladananda Dasa. In 1975 he joined the Radha-Damodara preaching bus tour, organized by Tamal Krishna Goswami and Vishnujana Swami. In 1982 he took sannyasa and in 1986 he became one of the initiating gurus in ISKCON. In 1989 he became a member the VIHE, Vaishnava Institute for Higher Education, in Vrindavana. In 1990 he was appointed to head the Governing Body Commission’s committee of Health and Welfare. In 1991, the GBC also made him the head of sannyasa ministry.<br /><br />We are inspired to learn of his impressive reading regimen.<br /></div>10 verses from the Bhagavada Gita. Sanskrit, translation, purport.<br />Reciting 1 chapter from the Bhagavad Gita by memory.<br />1 chapter from the Nectar of Devotion<br />10 verses from the Srimad Bhagavatam<br />1 chapter of the Krishna Book<br />25 verses from the Caitanya Caritamrta.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.23.26</span><br />saiṣā nūnaḿ vrajaty ūrdhvam<br />anu vainyaḿ patiḿ satī<br />paśyatāsmān atītyārcir<br />durvibhāvyena karmaṇā<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />sā — she; eṣā — this; nūnam — certainly; vrajati — going; ūrdhvam — upward; anu — following; vainyam — the son of Vena; patim — husband; satī — chaste; paśyata — just see; asmān — us; atītya — overpassing; arciḥ — of the name Arci; durvibhāvyena — by inconceivable; karmaṇā — activities.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />The wives of the demigods continued: Just see how this chaste lady, Arci, by dint of her inconceivable pious activities, is still following her husband upward, as far as we can see.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />Both Pṛthu Mahārāja's airplane and the airplane carrying Queen Arci were passing out of the vision of the ladies of the higher planetary systems. These ladies were simply astonished to see how Pṛthu Mahārāja and his wife achieved such an exalted position. Although they were the wives of the denizens of the higher planetary system and Pṛthu Mahārāja was an inhabitant of an inferior planetary system (the earth), the King, along with his wife, passed beyond the realms of the demigods and went upward to Vaikuṇṭhaloka. The word ūrdhvam ("upward") is significant here, for the ladies speaking were from the higher planetary systems, which include the moon, sun and Venus, up to Brahmaloka, or the highest planet. Beyond Brahmaloka is the spiritual sky, and in that spiritual sky there are innumerable Vaikuṇṭhalokas. Thus the word ūrdhvam indicates that the Vaikuṇṭha planets are beyond or above these material planets, and it was to these Vaikuṇṭha planets that Pṛthu Mahārāja and his wife were going. This also indicates that when Pṛthu Mahārāja and his wife, Arci, abandoned their material bodies in the material fire, they immediately developed their spiritual bodies and entered into spiritual airplanes, which could penetrate the material elements and reach the spiritual sky. Since they were carried by two separate airplanes, it may be concluded that even after being burned in the funeral pyre they remained separate, individual persons. In other words, they never lost their identity or became void, as imagined by the impersonalists.<br /><br />The ladies in the higher planetary systems were capable of seeing both downward and upward. When they looked down they could see that the body of Pṛthu Mahārāja was being burned and that his wife, Arci, was entering into the fire, and when they looked upward they could see how they were being carried in two airplanes to the Vaikuṇṭhalokas. All of this is possible simply by durvibhāvyena karmaṇā, inconceivable activity. Pṛthu Mahārāja was a pure devotee, and his wife, Queen Arci, simply followed her husband. Thus they can both be considered pure devotees, and thus they are capable of performing inconceivable activities. Such activities are not possible for ordinary men. Indeed, ordinary men cannot even take to the devotional service of the Lord, nor can ordinary women maintain such vows of chastity and follow their husbands in all respects. A woman does not need to attain high qualifications, but if she simply follows in the footsteps of her husband, who must be a devotee, then both husband and wife attain liberation and are promoted to the Vaikuṇṭhalokas. This is evinced by the inconceivable activities of Mahārāja Pṛthu and his wife.<br /><br />VIDEO<br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDgurrWwA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDgurrWwA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.H. 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Vedavyasapriya Swami worked as a research biochemist in purvasrama both in East Africa and USA. Within a week of arrival in the USA, he had association of the disciples of His Divine Grace, Bhaktivedanta Srila Prabhupada. They instilled in him their enthusiasm for His Divine Grace’s Krishna Conscious philosophy, ultimately leading to him taking shelter of Srila Prabhupada’s lotus feet. Circumstances led Vedavyasapriya Swami to give up mundane research and take full shelter of the Supreme Absolute Truth. Since before his first initiation by His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada in 1977 in New York, Vedavyasapriya Swami has served the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in various capacities including personal secretary to the GBC, President of ISKCON of Queens, NY, Director of Bharatiya Community Services in New Vrindavan, West Virginia. After 1987 Vedavyasapriya Swami shifted attention to serving India following the instruction of Srila Prabhupada that every Indian trained in the West must help to serve in India. Since 1991 Vedavyasapriya Swami Maharaja has been based in Vrindavan, India, and his services have included overseeing the functioning of one asrama in Vrindavan and also the Bharatpur Asrama; and wider services of Regional Secretary in Punjab and Haryana, and as Chairman of North Indian Temples Divisional Council for the seven years following its inception. More recently Vedavyasapriya Swami has served on Regional Governing Body as Zonal secretary for Eastern UP, Bihar and Jharakhand temples for one year.Since 1998 Vedavyasapriya Swami has been serving Srila Prabhupada and his movement as a Spiritual Authority in the form of an Initiating Spiritual Master, and has been preaching far and wide throughout the world the message of Guru and Krishna. He is currently free from management duties, making a full commitment to giving spiritual guidance, preaching and teaching to devotees of all levels of advancement in Krishna Consciousness philosophy, sadhana, deity worship and temple seva. His Holiness Vedavyasapriya Swami Maharaja travels with his beloved deities Sri Sri Radha Shyamasundara, Whom he has been serving since 1980.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.23.23-25</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ś.B.4.23.23</span>: After observing this brave act performed by the chaste wife Arci, the wife of the great King Pṛthu, many thousands of the wives of the demigods, along with their husbands, offered prayers to the Queen, for they were very much satisfied.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ś.B.4.23.24</span>: At that time the demigods were situated on the top of Mandara Hill, and all their wives began to shower flowers on the funeral pyre and began to talk amongst themselves as follows.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.23.25</span><br />devya ūcuḥ<br />aho iyaḿ vadhūr dhanyā<br />yā caivaḿ bhū-bhujāḿ patim<br />sarvātmanā patiḿ bheje<br />yajñeśaḿ śrīr vadhūr iva<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />devyaḥ ūcuḥ — the wives of the demigods said; aho — alas; iyam — this; vadhūḥ — the wife; dhanyā — most glorious; yā — who; ca — also; evam — as; bhū — of the world; bhujām — of all the kings; patim — the king; sarva-ātmanā — with full understanding; patim — unto the husband; bheje — worshiped; yajña-īśam — unto Lord Viṣṇu; śrīḥ — the goddess of fortune; vadhūḥ — wife; iva — like.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />The wives of the demigods said: All glories to Queen Arci! We can see that this queen of the great King Pṛthu, the emperor of all the kings of the world, has served her husband with mind, speech and body exactly as the goddess of fortune serves the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Yajñeśa, or Viṣṇu.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />In this verse the words yajñeśaḿ śrīr vadhūr iva indicate that Queen Arci served her husband just as the goddess of fortune serves the Supreme Personality of Godhead Viṣṇu. We can observe that even in the history of this world, when Lord Kṛṣṇa, the supreme Viṣṇu, was ruling over Dvārakā, Queen Rukmiṇī, who was the chief of all Kṛṣṇa's queens, used to serve Lord Kṛṣṇa personally in spite of having many hundreds of maidservants to assist her. Similarly, the goddess of fortune in the Vaikuṇṭha planets also serves Nārāyaṇa personally, although there are many thousands of devotees prepared to serve the Lord. This practice is also followed by the wives of the demigods, and in days past the wives of men also followed this same principle. In Vedic civilization the husband and wife were not separated by such man-made laws as divorce. We should understand the necessity for maintaining family life in human society and should thus abolish this artificial law known as divorce. The husband and wife should live in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and follow in the footsteps of Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa or Kṛṣṇa-Rukmiṇī. In this way peace and harmony can be possible within this world.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDgurXBAA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDgurXBAA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.H.Vedavyasapriya Swami speaks on S.B.4.23.23-25<br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-VedavyasaPriyaSw__20120207214007639.flv"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span">DOWNLOAD CLASS VIDEO</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"> </span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-VedavyasaPriyaSw__20120207214007798.mp3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br />(</span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 175px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-00DBxJj_UOU/TzERy4rbIPI/AAAAAAAAB_w/b8Pt6Z-SSh4/s320/HHBhaktiChaitanyaSwami.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706361768760778994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">About the speaker</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">H H Bhakti Caitanya Swami is a member of the Governing Body Commission and is the leader of ISKCON in South Africa, the Baltic states and Russia.<br /><br />Bhakti Chaitanya Swami was born as Richard Naismith on 14 August 1951 in Auckland, New Zealand. In April 1972, as a young student at Auckland University (New Zealand), he saw Srila Prabhupada and a group of about 8 devotees walking though the University grounds and sit near the cafeteria for a program to be held there. So, literally, the first devotee he had ever seen was Srila Prabhupada. A year later he joined ISKCON in London and received initiation in 1973 from Srila Prabhupada, who gave him a sanskrit name Raghubhir Dasa.<br />Swami ji received second initiation in 1974. He accepted sannyasa initiation during the Gaura Purnima Festival in 1994, awarded to him by His Holiness Giriraj Swami and received the name Bhakti Caitanya Swami. Bhakti Caitanya Swami Maharaja preaches in South Africa and surrounding areas, the Baltics, northwestern Russia and Siberia. He also visits the Volga region of Russia, Mauritius and Singapore for preaching. He is the co-Governing Body Commissioner for Southern Africa, the Baltics and Siberia and northwestern Russia. He has many initiated disciples and followers, mainly in South Africa, Russia and the Baltics.<br />Bhakti Caitanya Swami is closely associated with the educational programs of ISKCON and teaches courses at the Vaisnava Institute for Higher Education in Vrindavana.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.23.22</span><br />vidhāya kṛtyaḿ hradinī-jalāplutā<br />dattvodakaḿ bhartur udāra-karmaṇaḥ<br />natvā divi-sthāḿs tridaśāḿs triḥ parītya<br />viveśa vahniḿ dhyāyatī bhartṛ-pādau<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />vidhāya — executing; kṛtyam — the regulative function; hradinī — in the water of the river; jala-āplutā — taking bath completely; dattvā udakam — offering oblations of water; bhartuḥ — of her husband; udāra-karmaṇaḥ — who was so liberal; natvā — offering obeisances; divi-sthān — situated in the sky; tri-daśān — the thirty million demigods; triḥ — three times; parītya — circumambulating; viveśa — entered; vahnim — the fire; dhyāyatī — while thinking of; bhartṛ — of her husband; pādau — the two lotus feet.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />After this, the Queen executed the necessary funerary functions and offered oblations of water. After bathing in the river, she offered obeisances to various demigods situated in the sky in the different planetary systems. She then circumambulated the fire and, while thinking of the lotus feet of her husband, entered its flames.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />The entrance of a chaste wife into the flames of the pyre of her dead husband is known as saha-gamana, which means "dying with the husband." This system of saha-gamana had been practiced in Vedic civilization from time immemorial. Even after the British period in India this practice was rigidly observed, but soon it degraded to the point that even when the wife was not strong enough to enter the fire of her dead husband, the relatives would force her to enter. Thus this practice had to be stopped, but even today there are still some solitary cases where a wife will voluntarily enter the fire and die with her husband. Even after 1940 we personally knew of a chaste wife who died in this way.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDgurBbwA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDgurBbwA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H H Bhakti Caitanya Swami speaks on S.B.4.23.22<br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HHBhaktiCaitanyaSwami__20120206214250223.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD CLASS VIDEO</span></span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HHBhaktiCaitanyaSwami__20120206214250109.mp3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only) (<span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or "Save Target as..'')<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-3702491751734899600?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-52355101908410822502012-02-07T17:18:00.001+05:302012-02-07T17:20:18.179+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dZXLliU1c_I/TzEP2EsJifI/AAAAAAAAB_k/jtllij1a8Rw/s1600/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120206203000562-92.jpg"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 194px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KbTYDR2oAA0/TTQUlLvn4-I/AAAAAAAAAMI/E1HgQoAT_E8/s320/chandramauli%2Bmaharaj.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563094068749657058" border="0" /></a><strong>ABOUT THE SPEAKER</strong><br /><strong></strong><div align="justify">H.H. Chandramauli Swami Maharaja is a disciple of Srila Prabhupada. Maharaja was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1973 and accepted the order of sannyasa in 1986. He travels and lectures around the world--including Europe, India, and the United States--guiding devotees in their practice of Krishna consciousness. He has been an adviser for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Prison Ministries (IPM), not only reaching but having a profound impact on several inmates. He now teaches at MIHE in Mayapur Dham. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.23.21</span><br />dehaḿ vipannākhila-cetanādikaḿ<br />patyuḥ pṛthivyā dayitasya cātmanaḥ<br />ālakṣya kiñcic ca vilapya sā satī<br />citām athāropayad adri-sānuni<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />deham — body; vipanna — completely failing; akhila — all; cetana — feeling; ādikam — symptoms; patyuḥ — of her husband; pṛthivyāḥ — the world; dayitasya — of the merciful; ca ātmanaḥ — also of herself; ālakṣya — by seeing; kiñcit — very little; ca — and; vilapya — lamenting; sā — she; satī — the chaste; citām — unto the fire; atha — now; āropayat — placed; adri — hill; sānuni — on the top.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />When Queen Arci saw that her husband, who had been so merciful to her and the earth, no longer showed symptoms of life, she lamented for a little while and then built a fiery pyre on top of a hill and placed the body of her husband on it.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />After seeing all the life symptoms in her husband stop, the Queen lamented for a while. The word kiñcit means "for a little while." The Queen was completely aware that her husband was not dead, although the symptoms of life — action, intelligence and sense perception — had ceased. As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (2.13):<br /><br />dehino 'smin yathā dehe<br />kaumāraḿ yauvanaḿ jarā<br />tathā dehāntara-prāptir<br />dhīras tatra na muhyati<br /><br />"As the embodied soul continually passes, in this body, from boyhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. The self-realized soul is not bewildered by such a change."<br /><br />When a living entity transfers from one body to another, a process generally known as death, a sane man does not lament, for he knows that the living entity is not dead but is simply transferred from one body to another. The Queen should have been afraid of being alone in the forest with the body of her husband, but since she was a great wife of a great personality, she lamented for a while but immediately understood that she had many duties to perform. Thus instead of wasting her time in lamentation, she immediately prepared a fiery pyre on top of a hill and then placed the body of her husband on it to be burned.<br /><br />Mahārāja Pṛthu is described here as dayita, for not only was he the king of the earth, but he treated the earth as his protected child. Similarly, he protected his wife also. It was the duty of the king to give protection to everyone, especially to the earth or land which he ruled, as well as the citizens and his family members. Since Pṛthu Mahārāja was a perfect king, he gave protection to everyone, and therefore he is described here as dayita.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDguqsAAA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDguqsAAA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.H. 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XunwL77v2qk/Ty_IVy-O6oI/AAAAAAAAB_M/mIn4E4NAgJE/s320/Nityananda%2Bpadukon.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705999529687313026" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDguqjHgA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDguqjHgA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to play<br />Kirtan by devotees on Nityananda Mahaprabhu's Appearance Day<br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-MayapurTV__20120205094129578.flv">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</a><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-MayapurTV__20120205094129542.mp3">DOWNLOAD mp3</a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; 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Rarely is the name Nimai (Caitanya Mahaprabhu) taken without that of Nitai (Lord Nityananda). Mahaprabhu cannot be approached or understood without the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu, who is the cardinal guru of all the universes and serves as an intermediary between Mahaprabhu and His devotees. He is the Lord’s active principle in both creation and lila. He is the second body of the Lord, manifesting as Balaram to Sri Krishna, Lakshman to Sri Ram and Nityananda Prabhu to Caitanya Mahaprabhu. All other forms and expansions of the Lord emanate from this second body. Nityananda Prabhu is thus the source of Sankarshan, all the Vishu’s, and Ananta Sesa. As Vishnu tattva He and Advaita Acarya are worshipped in the same category as Caitanya Maaprabhu. In the manifested earthly lila, Nityananda Prabhu is senior to Caitanya Mahaprabhu by more than a decade. He is statuesque, like His Ma!<br />ster, with the whitish complexion of Lord Balarama. His garments resemble a cluster of blue lotus flowers and His effulgence is said to surpass the grandeur of a rising moon at sunset. He has a deep melodious voice, constant singing the glories of Sri Krishna and carries a red stick with benedictions for the devotees, but feared by the demoniac. He has the carefree mood of a wild avadhuta, so absorbed is He in the love of Godhead, and no one knows what He will do next.<br /><br />Nityananda Prabhu was born in Ekacakra, a small village in present West Bengal, around the year 1474. His birthsite is commemorated by a temple named Garbhasva and is visited by throngs of pilgrims today. His father, Hadai Ojha and mother Padmavati, were pious Brahmans originally from Mithila. Nityananda Prabhu was born on the auspicious thirteenth day of the bright fortnight of the month of Maga. As a child, Nitai (as Nityananda Prabhu was called), loved to enact the pastimes of Sri Krishna or Lord Rama. He did this so authoritatively and with such rapture, that the entire village would be immersed in the love of Godhead.<br /><br />Nitai’s favorite part was that of Lakshman, and He enacted it with so many apparently authentic scenes not described in the Ramayana, that people would wonder if He was making it up or actually relishing His own pastimes. The village of Ekacakra was completely absorbed in the love of little Nitai, where He spend the first 12 years of his earthly life. In the 13th year, a travelling sannyasi, said to be the famous Lakshmipati Tirtha, enchanted by Nitai”s devotion and service, requested Nitai from his parents, as a travelling companion. His parents, bound by Vedic culture, could not refuse the request of a guest and reluctantly parted with Nitai. However, devastated by the separation with Nitai, that Hadai Pandit soon gave up his life.<br /><br />Nitai traveled with Lakshmipati Tirtha for about 20 years, during which He visited all the holy places in the country, reminiscent of the manner that Balarama traveled while the battle at Kurukshetra raged on. Nitai is said to be later on initiated by Lakshmipati Tirtha. He also associated with another of Lakshmipati Tirtha’s famous disciple, Madhavendra Puri, who although his godbrother, was revered by Nitai was as a spiritual master. Madhavendra Puri is famous for establishing the sweet truth of Madhurya-rasa which later become an integral part of Gaudiya Vaishnavism. Among the other disciples of Madhavendra Puri is Advaita Acarya, and Isavara Puri (the spiritual master of Caitanya Mahaprabhu).<br /><br />Nityananda Prabhu met Caitanya Mahaprabhu in 1506, when He was 32 years old and the Lord 20 years. It is said that when Nityananda Prabhu reached the land of Nadia, He hid in the house of Nandanacarya, to heighten the ecstasy of meeting through separation. Caitanya Mahaprabhu aware of the arrival of His eternal associate dispatched Haridas Thakur and Srivas Pandit to search out Nitai, but they failed. Finally unable to bear the separation any longer, Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself went directly to Nityananda Prabhu and the ecstasy of the meeting was so transcendental that every one witnessing it were awed by the sublime experience. A temple called Sri Gaura-Nityananda commemorates this meeting place in Nadia.<br /><br />Nityananda Prabhu in His role as the original spiritual master, was instrumental in spreading the yuga dharma of sankritana all over the Gaudia desh (Bengal, Orrisa). His mercy knew no bounds, and people fortunate to come in contact with Him were inundated with the love of Godhead. It was by His mercy that Raghunatha dasa, one of the six Goswamis started the famous Danda Mahotsava festival of Panihatti, a tradition that continues to this day, and was thus able to serve Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He extended His mercy to even fallen souls like Jagai and Madhai, delivering them from the sinful lives and protecting them from the wrath of even Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Indeed His mercy knew no bounds, and fortunate were the people who tasted the nectar of His instructions.<br /><br />When Nityananda Prabhu returned to Bengal at the request of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, His decided to abandon His avadhuta status and become a grahastha (householder). He married Jahnava devi and Vasudha, the two daughters of Suryadasa Sarakhel, who the brother of Gauridasa Pandit (an intimate associate of Caitanya Mahaprabhu and the spiritual master of the famous Shyamananda Pandit). Nityananda Prabhu had a son (Virchandara) and a daughter (Gangadevi) from Vasudha. Soon after Vasudha passed away and Jahanva devi looked after the children. She later initiated Virchandra, and also became an instructing spiritual master to the likes of Shyamananda Pandit, Shrivasa Pandit and Narottama dasa Thakur. Jahnava devi is revered as a Vaishnavi and she established the pre-eminent positon of women in the Vaishanava tradition.<br /><br />Lord Nityananda wound up His earthly pastimes, by merging into the deity of Krishna, known as Bankim Ray, not far from Ekacakra. Vaishanava acaryas emphatically state that people who try to understand Caitanya Mahaprabhu without getting the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu will never succeed. and one must pray very sincerely to Lord Nityananda Prabhu as the adi-guru (original spiritual master) to be delivered to the Lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The presence of Nityananada Prabhu is always felt in the presence of one’s own guru, for the guru is considered to be the living manifestation of Nityananda Prabhu’s love and mercy, and his sakti (power) is what gives the disciple the ability to perform devotional service and experience spiritual bliss.<br /><br />Lord Nityananda’s Appearance Day lecture by HDG Srila A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada; Nitai Padakamala translation and purport by Srila Prabhupada; Lord Nityananda’s Early Childhood Pastimes from Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat; Songs and prayers gloryfying Lord Nityananda -- Continue to read more, click here --&gt; (<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.vaisnavacalendar.info/calendar-events/major-festivals/nityananda-trayodasi-appearance-of-sri-nityananda-prabhu"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Nityananda mahaprabhu</span></a>)<br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDguqfAAA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDguqfAAA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to Play<br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-NityanandaTrayodasiAppearanceOfSriNityanandaPrabhu__2012020194.flv"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-NityanandaTrayodasiAppearanceOfSriNityanandaPrabhu__2012020336.mp3"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or " Save Target as..'')<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-2522539529666237570?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-24296323783479829532012-02-05T22:25:00.000+05:302012-02-06T02:35:01.966+05:30<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5EOIVh3ajGo/S2e7VHD5IzI/AAAAAAAAATg/7-HW9y6cT7s/s1600/bhakti_caru_swami_250_203x250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5EOIVh3ajGo/S2e7VHD5IzI/AAAAAAAAATg/7-HW9y6cT7s/s1600/bhakti_caru_swami_250_203x250.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABOUT THE SPEAKER</span><br /><br />H.H. Bhakti Charu Swami is a disciple of Srila Prabhupada. He recently headed the manifestation of an ISKCON community in Ujjain India, the home of Sandipani Muni's ashram. It is centered on beautiful Krishna Balaram Mandir which was build in a record time. It facilitates not only the congregation but also the preparation and distribution of countless meals to the local school children. Maharaj is known internationally for his expertise in vaisnava behavior, his vast knowledge and his dedication to Srila Prabhupada and ISKCON. In view of H.H. Jayapataka swami's health challenges, H.H. Bhakti Charu Swami visits Mayapur frequently. All glories to Bhakti Charu swami and his service to Srila Prabhupada's movement.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 1.7</span><br />sańkarṣaṇaḥ kāraṇa-toya-śāyī<br />garbhoda-śāyī ca payobdhi-śāyī<br />śeṣaś ca yasyāḿśa-kalāḥ sa nityā-<br />nandākhya-rāmaḥ śaraṇaḿ mamāstu<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />sańkarṣaṇaḥ — Mahā-Sańkarṣaṇa in the spiritual sky; kāraṇa-toya-śāyī — Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, who lies in the Causal Ocean; garbha-uda-śāyī — Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, who lies in the Garbhodaka Ocean of the universe; ca — and; payaḥ-abdhi-śāyī — Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, who lies in the ocean of milk; śeṣaḥ — Śeṣa Nāga, the couch of Viṣṇu; ca — and; yasya — whose; aḿśa — plenary portions; kalāḥ — and parts of the plenary portions; saḥ — He; nityānanda-ākhya — known as Lord Nityānanda; rāmaḥ — Lord Balarāma; śaraṇam — shelter; mama — my; astu — let there be.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />May Śrī Nityānanda Rāma be the object of my constant remembrance. Sańkarṣaṇa, Śeṣa Nāga and the Viṣṇus who lie on the Kāraṇa Ocean, Garbha Ocean and ocean of milk are His plenary portions and the portions of His plenary portions.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDguqeGAA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDguqeGAA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.H. 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font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Appearance Day of Lord Varahadev<br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YLpxwuDzILg/Ty03UIWBXLI/AAAAAAAAB94/73mXYHkLlJQ/s1600/varaha_1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YLpxwuDzILg/Ty03UIWBXLI/AAAAAAAAB94/73mXYHkLlJQ/s320/varaha_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705277121925045426" border="0" /></a><div style="color: rgb(238, 238, 238); text-align: center;" align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5EOIVh3ajGo/S8f8jKE-DEI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/JGyMI-0zBTk/s1600/4-15-10-Hari+Sauri.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img style="width: 140px; height: 189px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5EOIVh3ajGo/S8f8jKE-DEI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/JGyMI-0zBTk/s320/4-15-10-Hari+Sauri.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABOUT THE SPEAKER</span><br />Hari Sauri was born in England on November 17th 1950. In May 1971, he emigrated to Australia where, on the second day of his arrival, he met the members of the newly emerging Krishna Consciousness movement. He was duly accepted as an initiated disciple by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 9th, 1972 in Sydney. In August 1975, he moved to the newly opened ISKCON Krishna Balarama temple in Vrndavan U.P. India, where he served as temple commander. In November of the same year, he joined A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada's personal entourage, remaining as His Divine Grace's servant for 16 months. In March of 1977, Srila Prabhupada appointed him ISKCON's Governing Body Commissioner for Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia, a service he performed for over 7 years. During that period, he oversaw the growth of the ISKCON society in the South Seas from 4 temple and ashrams, to 17, including 4 farming communities, 2 schools and several restaurants. He was also instrumental in establishing branches of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust in Australia and Indonesia. In 1986, he began the work of transforming the diary he kept while traveling with Srila Prabhupada into a book, or rather a series of books. In 1990, he moved to America and worked as publisher for Back To Godhead magazine, the Krishna consciousness movement's spiritual periodical, for a year. He lives at ISKCON World Head Quarters, in Mayapur W.B. India, near Kolkata, with his wife and daughter where he continues to publish his memories of being with Srila Prabhupada. He is currently the director of the Bhaktivedanta Reseach Center in Kolkata an academic resource of Gaudiya Vaisnavism and an archive library of ancient vaisnava text. These ancient texts are being both digitized and preserved in the original state.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Appearance Day of Lord Varahadev</span><br />From: Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 3.<br /><br />The pregnancy of Diti<br />Jaya and Vijaya cursed by the four Kumaras<br />The appearance of Lord Varaha<br />The victory of Hiranyaksha and his death at the hands of Lord Varaha.<br /><br />After describing the appearance of the white Boar Incarnation that had appeared during the Svayambhuva devastation, Maitreya next described the red Boar Incarnation that had appeared during the Chakshusha devastation. Maitreya related these pastimes to Vidura in the same manner in which he had heard them long ago when Lord Brahma had narrated them to the demigods.<br /><br />Once upon a time, at sunset, Kashyapa, the son of Marichi, was offering oblations to Lord Vishnu into the sacrificial fire. At this time, his wife, Diti, approached him due to being greatly afflicted by sex desire. Without trying to attract him gradually by her bodily expressions, the beautiful Diti frankly begged her husband, “O learned one, Cupid is forcibly distressing me with his arrows, just as an elephant troubles a banana tree. I want to have sons like my co-wives and so you should be merciful to me.” “My father, Daksha, had separately asked each of his daughters, whom we preferred to marry. Then, after understanding our intentions, he handed over thirteen of his daughters to you, and we have been faithful to you ever since that time. O lotus-eyed one, when someone in distress approaches a great person, his pleas should never go in vain.”<br /><br />The hen-pecked Kashyapa could have strongly refused his wife, but because he was also sexually inclined, he tried to pacify Diti, who had become very poor-hearted and talkative, due to the contamination of lust. Kashyapa said, “O afflicted one, I shall soon gratify your desire. It is only due to having a good wife that a man like me can cross over the great ocean of material existence. Indeed, a wife is so helpful that she is called the better half of a man’s body. Just as a military commander can easily conquer invaders while remaining protected within a fort, so a man can conquer his senses by taking shelter of a good wife. For this reason, a man could never repay his wife for all the benefit that he derives from her, even if he were to try to do so during his entire lifetime, or even after death.”<br /><br />“My dear Diti, although I cannot sufficiently repay you, I will satisfy your sex desire for the purpose of begetting children. I only request you to wait for a few minutes so that I may not become subject to criticism. The present moment is most inauspicious because at this time Lord Shiva rides upon his bull carrier, accompanied by his horrible ghostly companions. He gives such ghosts the chance of getting a gross material body by placing them into the wombs of women that indulge in sexual intercourse during this forbidden period. Lord Shiva is your sister’s husband, and with his three eyes, he will see your forbidden act.”<br />Click here to read more --&gt; (<a style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.vaisnavacalendar.info/calendar-events/major-festivals/varaha-dvadasi-appearance-of-lord-varahadeva">Appearance Day of Lord Varahadev</a>)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDguqQKwA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDguqQKwA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.G. 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During the sixties, he had searched for the meaning of life by experimenting with drugs, listening to Indian music, and reading about yoga and Eastern philosophy. This reading led him to an impersonal conception of the Absolute. However, that changed when he studied Srila Prabhupada's translation of Sri Isopanisad and received guidance from Prabhupada's disciples at the Hamburg Hare Krishna center. When he joined the Iskcon Temple in 1972 he was ask to help translating Srila Prabhupadas english books into German.<br /><br />After going to Spain in 1981, he oversaw the printing of books produced by the Spanish BBT in Los Angeles for ISKCON Spain and assisted in the administration. In 1985, he established the European office of the Spanish BBT and set up its own production facility, where, during the next ten years, the complete Srimad-Bhagavatam and several other books were published and the entire Sri Caitanya-caritamrita was translated and prepared for publication. Nowadays, Vedavyasa serves as the president of the Malaga Temple and oversees ISKCON's activities in Spain.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.23.19</span><br />arcir nāma mahā-rājñī<br />tat-patny anugatā vanam<br />sukumāry atad-arhā ca<br />yat-padbhyāḿ sparśanaḿ bhuvaḥ<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />arciḥ nāma — of the name Arci; mahā-rājñī — the Queen; tat-patnī — the wife of Mahārāja Pṛthu; anugatā — who followed her husband; vanam — in the forest; su-kumārī — very delicate body; a-tat-arhā — who did not deserve; ca — also; yat-padbhyām — by the touch of whose feet; sparśanam — touching; bhuvaḥ — on the earth.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />The Queen, the wife of Pṛthu Mahārāja, whose name was Arci, followed her husband into the forest. Since she was a queen, her body was very delicate. Although she did not deserve to live in the forest, she voluntarily touched her lotus feet to the ground.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />Because Pṛthu Mahārāja's wife was the Queen and also a daughter of a king, she never experienced walking on the ground, for queens used to never come out of the palace. They certainly never went to the forests and tolerated all the difficulties of living in the wilderness. In Vedic civilization there are hundreds of similar examples of such renunciation on the part of queens and dedication to the husband. The goddess of fortune mother Sītā followed her husband, Rāmacandra, when He went to the forest. Lord Rāmacandra went to the forest in compliance with the order of His father, Mahārāja Daśaratha, but mother Sītā was not so ordered. Nonetheless, she voluntarily accepted the path of her husband. Similarly, Gāndhārī, the wife of King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, also followed her husband into the forest. Being the wives of great personalities like Pṛthu, Lord Rāmacandra and Dhṛtarāṣṭra, these were ideal chaste women. Such queens also instructed the general people by showing them how to become a chaste wife and follow the husband in every stage of life. When the husband is king, she sits beside him as the queen, and when he goes to the forest, she also follows, despite having to tolerate all kinds of difficulties in living in the forest. 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5EOIVh3ajGo/S-uRqn0-5yI/AAAAAAAAAqw/M64qGY-fOD4/s1600/3-3-10-Jananivas.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5EOIVh3ajGo/S-uRqn0-5yI/AAAAAAAAAqw/M64qGY-fOD4/s320/3-3-10-Jananivas.jpeg" border="0" height="190" width="210" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABOUT THE SPEAKER</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">His Grace Jananivas prabhu joined Srila Prabhupada in Mayapur from the beginning of the project (1972) and has been the personal servant of their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Madhava ever since. He enlivens the world by the ever increasingly high standard of the deity worship performed in Mayapur under his guidance. The world can now also benefit from his association via these classes. Prabhu never fails to bring the consciousness of the listener to a higher level, always deeper realizations. He knows the art of opening the heart to be ready to welcome devotional service. My obeisances onto him.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.23.18</span><br />taḿ sarva-guṇa-vinyāsaḿ<br />jīve māyāmaye nyadhāt<br />taḿ cānuśayam ātma-stham<br />asāv anuśayī pumān<br />jñāna-vairāgya-vīryeṇa<br />svarūpa-stho 'jahāt prabhuḥ<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />tam — unto Him; sarva-guṇa-vinyāsam — the reservoir of all qualities; jīve — unto the designations; māyā-maye — the reservoir of all potencies; nyadhāt — placed; tam — that; ca — also; anuśayam — designation; ātma-stham — situated in self-realization; asau — he; anuśayī — the living entity; pumān — the enjoyer; jñāna — knowledge; vairāgya — renunciation; vīryeṇa — by the prowess of; svarūpa-sthaḥ — being situated in one's constitutional position; ajahāt — returned home; prabhuḥ — the controller.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />Prthu Mahārāja then offered the total designation of the living entity unto the supreme controller of illusory energy. Being released from all the designations by which the living entity became entrapped, he became free by knowledge and renunciation and by the spiritual force of his devotional service. In this way, being situated in his original constitutional position of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he gave up this body as a prabhu, or controller of the senses.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />As stated in the Vedas, the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the source of material energy. Consequently He is sometimes called māyā-maya, or the Supreme person, who can create His pastimes through His potency known as the material energy. The jīva, or the individual living entity, becomes entrapped by the material energy by the supreme will of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In Bhagavad-gītā (18.61) we understand:<br /><br />īśvaraḥ sarva-bhūtānāḿ<br />hṛd-deśe 'rjuna tiṣṭhati<br />bhrāmayan sarva-bhūtāni<br />yantrārūḍhāni māyayā<br /><br />Īśvara, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is situated within the heart of all conditioned souls, and by His supreme will the living entity, or individual soul, gets the facility to lord it over material nature in various types of bodies, which are known as yantra, or the moving vehicle offered by the total material energy, māyā. Although the individual living entity (jīva) and the Lord are both situated within the material energy, the Lord is directing the movements of the jīva soul by offering him different types of bodies through the material energy, and thus the living entity is wandering throughout the universes in various forms of body and becomes implicated in different situations, partaking of the reactions of fruitive activities.<br /><br />When Pṛthu Mahārāja became spiritually powerful by the enhancement of his spiritual knowledge (jñāna) and renunciation of material desires, he became a prabhu, or master of his senses (sometimes called gosvāmī or svāmī). This means that he was no longer controlled by the influence of material energy. When one is strong enough to give up the influence of material energy, he is called prabhu. In this verse the word svarūpa-sthaḥ is also very significant. The real identity of the individual soul lies in understanding or attaining the knowledge that he is eternally a servant of Kṛṣṇa. This understanding is called svarūpopalabdhi. By culturing devotional service, the devotee gradually comes to understand his actual relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This understanding of one's pure spiritual position is called svarūpopalabdhi, and when one attains that stage he can understand how he is related with the Supreme Personality of Godhead as a servant or friend or as a parent or conjugal lover. This stage of understanding is called svarūpa-sthaḥ. Pṛthu Mahārāja realized this svarūpa completely, and it will be clear in the later verses that he personally left this world, or this body, by riding on a chariot sent from Vaikuṇṭha.<br /><br />In this verse the word prabhu is also significant. As stated before, when one is completely self-realized and acts according to that position, he can be called prabhu. The spiritual master is addressed as "Prabhupāda" because he is a completely self-realized soul. The word pāda means "position," and Prabhupāda indicates that he is given the position of prabhu, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for he acts on behalf of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Unless one is a prabhu, or controller of the senses, he cannot act as spiritual master, who is authorized by the supreme prabhu, or Lord Kṛṣṇa. In his verses praising the spiritual master, Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura writes:<br /><br />sākṣād-dharitvena samasta-śāstrair<br />uktas tathā bhāvyata eva sadbhiḥ **<br /><br />"The spiritual master is honored as much as the Supreme Lord because he is the most confidential servitor of the Lord." Thus Pṛthu Mahārāja can also be called Prabhupāda, or, as described herein, prabhu. Another question may be raised in this connection. Since Pṛthu Mahārāja was a power incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, śaktyāveśa-avatāra, why did he have to execute the regulative principles in order to become a prabhu? Because he appeared on this earth as an ideal king and because it is the duty of the king to instruct the citizens in the execution of devotional service, he followed all the regulative principles of devotional service in order to teach others. Similarly, Caitanya Mahāprabhu, although Kṛṣṇa Himself, taught us how to approach Kṛṣṇa as a devotee. It is said, āpani ācari' bhakti śikhāinu sabāre. Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed others in the process of devotional service by setting the example Himself through His own personal actions. Similarly, Pṛthu Mahārāja, although a śaktyāveśa-avatāra incarnation, still behaved exactly as a devotee in order to achieve the position of prabhu. Furthermore, svarūpa-sthaḥ means "complete liberation." As it is said (Bhāg. 2.10.6), hitvānyathā-rūpaḿ svarūpeṇa vyavasthitiḥ: when a living entity abandons the activities of māyā and attains the position from which he can execute devotional service, his state is called svarūpa-sthaḥ, or complete liberation.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDgunmPAA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="340" width="440"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDgunmPAA" style="display:none"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.G. 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Inspired by the teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder acharya of The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), he decided to dedicate his life for propagating the message of Bhagavad Gita and joined International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). He was initiated by the spiritual name His Grace Devamrita Dasa. Since then he has served in many important projects and has preached the message of Bhagavad gita very widely, especially to the student community. He served as temple president in Mumbai, Belgaum and Vrindavan- which is the spiritual hub of world wide ISKCON temples. He has been preaching in many prestigious educational institutions all over India. Commemorating the hundredth birth anniversary of Srila Prabhupada in the year 1996, he travelled widely and conducted National level theistic debate competitions in various colleges and Universities across India and Nepal, covering 250 cities and over 5000 colleges. During this period, He inspired many people in different parts of India, to practice and preach the message of Bhagavad gita. Honoring his dedication and devotion, on Rama Navami, March 24, 2010, His Holiness Radhanath Swami awarded sannyasa to HG Devamrita Prabhu. His name now is Bhakti Rasamrita Swami.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />“I was given sannyasa initiation by my guru Radhanath Swami on March 24th 2010—Lord Rama’s Appearance Day—at the Sri Sri Radha-Gopinatha Mandir in Chowpatty, Mumbai,” he says. “I was blessed to have over a thousand devotees from various places present at the ceremony, including several senior devotees.”<br />He explains that he first went to take the customary bath at the holy Banganga pond near Chowpatty, where, it is said, Lord Rama once drew the holy waters of the Ganga by shooting an arrow into the earth.<br />“Then I returned to the temple, where Bhakti Vidya Purna Swami, who later performed the fire sacrifice, prepared me for the ceremony,” says the former Devamrita Dasa. “I went into a room to change into my sannyasa robes, and when I returned, Radhanath Swami whispered the sacred sannyasa mantra into my ear, before announcing, “Your name will now be Bhakti Rasamrita Swami.”<br /><br />In his more than 23 years of dedicated devotional life in ISKCON, he has rendered several important services, preached in many countries of America, Europe and USSR, and continues to do so. Presently he is temple president of ISKCON Belgaum centre, where He is inspiring thousands of people to seriously practice the sublime teachings of the Bhagavad-gita, and is overseeing the development of a “self- sufficient vedic eco village” (Gokul Dham) in 450 acres of land near Belgaum.<br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.23.17</span><br />indriyeṣu manas tāni<br />tan-mātreṣu yathodbhavam<br />bhūtādināmūny utkṛṣya<br />mahaty ātmani sandadhe<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />indriyeṣu — in the sense organs; manaḥ — the mind; tāni — the sense organs; tat-mātreṣu — in the objects of the senses; yathā-udbhavam — wherefrom they generated; bhūta-ādinā — by the five elements; amūni — all those sense objects; utkṛṣya — taking out; mahati — in the mahat-tattva; ātmani — unto the ego; sandadhe — amalgamated.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />He amalgamated the mind with the senses and the senses with the sense objects, according to their respective positions, and he also amalgamated the material ego with the total material energy, mahat-tattva.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />In respect to the ego, the total material energy is sundered in two parts — one agitated by the mode of ignorance and the other agitated by the modes of passion and goodness. Due to agitation by the mode of ignorance, the five gross elements are created. Due to agitation by the mode of passion, the mind is created, and due to agitation by the mode of goodness, false egoism, or identification with matter, is created. The mind is protected by a particular type of demigod. Sometimes the mind (manaḥ) is also understood to have a controlling deity or demigod. In this way the total mind, namely the material mind controlled by material demigods, was amalgamated with the senses. The senses, in turn, were amalgamated with the sense objects. The sense objects are forms, tastes, smells, sounds, etc. Sound is the ultimate source of the sense objects. The mind was attracted by the senses and the senses by the sense objects, and all of them were ultimately amalgamated in the sky. The creation is so arranged that cause and effect follow one after the other. The merging process involves amalgamating the effect with the original cause. Since the ultimate cause in the material world is mahat-tattva, everything was gradually wound up and amalgamated with the mahat-tattva. This may be compared to śūnya-vāda, or voidism, but this is the process for cleansing the real spiritual mind, or consciousness.<br /><br />When the mind is completely washed of all material contamination, the pure consciousness acts. The sound vibration from the spiritual sky can automatically cleanse all material contaminations, as confirmed by Caitanya Mahāprabhu: ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanam [Cc. Antya 20.12]. We need only take the advice of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu and chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra to cleanse the mind of all material contamination, and this may be considered the summary of this difficult verse. As soon as the whole material contamination is washed away by this process of chanting, all desires and reactions to material activities become immediately vanquished, and real life, peaceful existence, begins. In this age of Kali it is very difficult to adopt the yogic process mentioned in this verse. Unless one is very expert in such yoga, the best course is to adopt the ways and means of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, śrī-kṛṣṇa-sańkīrtanam. Thus one can gloriously become freed from all material contamination by the simple process of chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. Just as life in this material world has its beginning in material sound, similarly a spiritual life has its beginning in this spiritual sound vibration.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDguPDOQA.html" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDguPDOQA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.H. 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margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 159px; height: 122px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KbTYDR2oAA0/TOumkS-rBiI/AAAAAAAAAKk/pq879CLyYzY/s400/HG%2BJaga%2BJivan%2Bprabhu.gif" border="0" /></a> <strong>ABOUT THE SPEAKER</strong><br /><br />H.G. Jaga Jivana prabhu is from New York visiting Mayapur Dham. He joined ISKCON in 1970. Jaga Jivan prabhu was initiated by His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada in 1972. He is a GBC member.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.23.16</span><br />khāny ākāśe dravaḿ toye<br />yathā-sthānaḿ vibhāgaśaḥ<br />kṣitim ambhasi tat tejasy<br />ado vāyau nabhasy amum<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />khāni — the different holes in the body for the sense organs; ākāśe — in the sky; dravam — the liquid substance; toye — in the water; yathā-sthānam — according to proper situation; vibhāgaśaḥ — as they are divided; kṣitim — earth; ambhasi — in the water; tat — that; tejasi — in the fire; adaḥ — the fire; vāyau — in the air; nabhasi — in the sky; amum — that.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />In this way, according to the different positions of the various parts of the body, Pṛthu Mahārāja merged the holes of his senses with the sky; his bodily liquids, such as blood and various secretions, with the totality of water; and he merged earth with water, then water with fire, fire with air, air with sky, and so on.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />In this verse two words are very important: yathā-sthānaḿ vibhāgaśaḥ. In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Second Canto, Fifth Chapter, Lord Brahmā clearly explained to Nārada how the creation took place, and he explained one step after another the proper divisions of the senses, the controller of the senses, the objects of the senses, and the material elements, and he also explained how they are created one after another: the air from the sky, the fire from the air, the water from the fire, the earth from the water, etc. It is important to know thoroughly the process of creation as it applies to this cosmic manifestation. Similarly, this body is also created according to the same process by the Supreme Lord. The Personality of Godhead, after entering the universe, creates the cosmic manifestations one after another. Similarly, the living entity, after entering a womb of a mother, also collects his gross and subtle bodies, taking ingredients from the totality of sky, air, fire, water and earth. 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font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-MayapurTV__20120130010146692.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or " Save Target as..'') </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-8049299181819115724?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-75484333950013330292012-01-30T14:48:00.000+05:302012-01-30T14:48:37.028+05:30A yearly celebration of the Holy Names in Radhadesh (Belgium)<br /><br /><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/h5QRj6AHn5ZX.html?p=1" width="440" height="340" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#h5QRj6AHn5ZX" style="display:none"></embed><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-7548433395001333029?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>Yasomatinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-62106046462615041422012-01-30T14:15:00.005+05:302012-01-30T19:28:12.480+05:30<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-we07Ebh9-YI/Tyagx89kauI/AAAAAAAAB7c/33ue5EY8SzY/s1600/Advaita_Acarya.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-we07Ebh9-YI/Tyagx89kauI/AAAAAAAAB7c/33ue5EY8SzY/s320/Advaita_Acarya.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703422758149712610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance Day of Śrī Advaita Ācārya<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;">The foremost of all the Vaishnavas who reside at Navadwip is Sri Advaita Acarya, whose virtuous presence has made all the worlds blessed. He is the most preeminent preceptor in all fields including knowledge, renunciation and devotion. In explaining Krsna-bhakti he is like unto Lord Shankara (Shiva) himself, and whatever scriptures that exist within the three worlds he explains in the light of Krsna-bhakti.<br /><br />With the intense eagerness he continually worships the Shalagram of Sri Krsna with Tulasi manjaris and Ganges water. By the momentum of his spiritual force, his loud shouts pierce the coverings of this universe and, resounding throughout Vaikuntha, reach the ears of Sri Krsna. Hearing this loving summons saturated with devotion, Sri Krsna advents Himself.<br /><br />On the seventh day of the bright fortnight of the month of Magh, the great ocean of ecstasy swelled to its limits, being forcibly attracted by the moon of Adwaita, Who appeared from the womb of Sri Nabhadevi as the moon appears in the autumn sky. His father, Sri Kuvera, Pandit floated in that ocean of joy. In great happiness gave many gifts in charity to the brahmanas (who voluntarily accept vows of poverty). Very quietly he approached the maternity room to get a glimpse of his newborn son. Then his own face began to shine by the reflected light of that moon-like personage. The residents of Nabagram came running to see the child. Everyone remarked that they had never seen such a beautiful baby. What a pious activities his father must have been performed to get such a jewel of a son, and that in his old age. Thus Ghanasyama sings about this occasion. [B.R.12.1759] The child was named Mangal and his other name was Kamalaksa.<br /><br />Advaita Acarya is the combined incarnation of Maha Visnu and Sadaisiva (who resides in Goloka). His two consorts, Sita and Sri are manifestations of Yoga Maya. Click here to read more --&gt;<span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;"> </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.salagram.net/parishad31.htm">About His Life:</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KbTYDR2oAA0/TUPmmYef9MI/AAAAAAAAANQ/0fNFgmkWed0/s1600/bvvnarasimha.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 109px; height: 140px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KbTYDR2oAA0/TUPmmYef9MI/AAAAAAAAANQ/0fNFgmkWed0/s320/bvvnarasimha.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567547111439856834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABOUT THE SPEAKER</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">H.H. Bhakti Vighna Vinasa Narasimha Maharaja was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in London in 1971. A year later he received second initiation. He has been preaching for the last twenty years in Asian countries such as India, Philippines, China and Thailand. Through his years of preaching he has given countless souls practical guidance and deep inspiration. Taking sannyasa in Mayapur in 1994 from Tamal Krishna Goswami did not mean much of a change in his lifestyle, since Maharaja has always been strict in his sadhana. Whoever gets to know Maharaja admires and respects his sincere and faithful practice of chanting the Holy Names of the Lord. He truly "walks his talk". Maharaj has been teaching with the MI <a style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-style: italic;" href="http://mihet.org/aboutus.html">(The Mayapur Institute)</a> since it's inception.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 6.5</span><br />advaitaḿ hariṇādvaitād<br />ācāryaḿ bhakti-śaḿsanāt<br />bhaktāvatāram īśaḿ tam<br />advaitācāryam āśraye<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />advaitam — known as Advaita; hariṇā — with Lord Hari; advaitāt — from being nondifferent; ācāryam — known as Ācārya; bhakti-śaḿsanāt — from the propagation of devotional service to Śrī Kṛṣṇa; bhakta-avatāram — the incarnation as a devotee; īśam — to the Supreme Lord; tam — to Him; advaita-ācāryam — to Advaita Ācārya; āśraye — I surrender.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />Because He is nondifferent from Hari, the Supreme Lord, He is called Advaita, and because He propagates the cult of devotion, He is called Ācārya. He is the Lord and the incarnation of the Lord's devotee. Therefore I take shelter of Him.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDgumnIAA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDgumnIAA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.H. Bhakti V.V. Nrsimha Swami speaks on pastimes of Śrī Advaita Ācārya on His Appearance day (C.C. Adi 6.5)<br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HHBhaktiVignaNrsinghaSwami__20120129213703729.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD CLASS VIDEO</span></a><br /><div id="preview"><div style="display: block;" id="previewbody"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HHBhaktiVignaNrsinghaSwami__20120129213703264.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or "Save Target as..'') </div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-6210604646261504142?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-29974119218948931732012-01-30T14:07:00.000+05:302012-01-30T19:10:19.888+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q3Kak0u6fzw/TyadYN5fu-I/AAAAAAAAB7Q/_pd9Eg8GNqE/s1600/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120129203252466-461.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q3Kak0u6fzw/TyadYN5fu-I/AAAAAAAAB7Q/_pd9Eg8GNqE/s320/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120129203252466-461.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703419017484549090" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120129203252466.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><div id="preview"><div style="display: block;" id="previewbody"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120129203252277.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or " Save Target as..'') </div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-2997411921894893173?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-13751915374908550072012-01-30T14:05:00.001+05:302012-01-30T19:10:41.422+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Szmr0yybgGk/Tyac24iAOKI/AAAAAAAAB7E/xwZCovZxGMM/s1600/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120129175900752-390.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Szmr0yybgGk/Tyac24iAOKI/AAAAAAAAB7E/xwZCovZxGMM/s320/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120129175900752-390.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703418444813187234" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120129175900752.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120129175900650.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or " Save Target as..'') </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-1375191537490855007?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-65103993313753036112012-01-29T19:06:00.001+05:302012-01-29T19:12:08.465+05:30<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KbTYDR2oAA0/TN0K8ZM9ZrI/AAAAAAAAAH0/5lmpBZGrQrk/s1600/HG%2BSuresvar%2Bprabhu.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538595149409248946" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 123px; height: 161px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KbTYDR2oAA0/TN0K8ZM9ZrI/AAAAAAAAAH0/5lmpBZGrQrk/s400/HG%2BSuresvar%2Bprabhu.gif" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABOUT THE SPEAKER</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">His Grace Suresvar prabhu joined Srila Prabhupada's movement in 1970, serving as a preacher and book distributor across the U.S. He lives in Mayapur and Hawaii. He is currently teaching with MIHET in Sridham Mayapur. He is a contributor to Back to Godhead Magazine.<br /><br />As the main book distributor for half the year at ISKCON Honolulu, he comments, "I daily experience the joy of giving the greatest gift: vidya-dana, the gift of knowledge in the form of Srila Prabhupada's books. The whole world comes to Hawaii to enjoy, and people finally do when they receive one of our beautiful, Krsna conscious books. I teach and write as well--in Hawaii and Mayapur--but there's nothing quite like meeting people in the bhava-sindhu, the ocean of birth and death, and lighting up their faces with the lifeline of Prabhupada's books." He continues, "Charity begins at home. I encourage all devotees of means to come forward to help the devotees flood the world with Srila Prabhupada and Lord Caitanya's matchless gifts of love and light. As dark karma continues to ravage our beleaguered planet, I can imagine no greater fortune for anyone--the donor, the distributor, or the gifted. Hare Krishna!"</div><div> </div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you would like to assist Suresvara prabhu in supporting ISKCON Hawaii and distributing Srila Prabhupada's books to Hawaiian tourists searching for happiness and finding the ultimate happiness in Srila Prabhupada's books by his grace simply go<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"> </span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" href="http://www.benedictionmoon.com/donors/form.php" rel="self">here</a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"> </span>and enter "Suresvara dasa" in the field "I would like books sent to..."<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.23.15</span><br />utsarpayaḿs tu taḿ mūrdhni<br />krameṇāveśya niḥspṛhaḥ<br />vāyuḿ vāyau kṣitau kāyaḿ<br />tejas tejasy ayūyujat<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />utsarpayan — thus placing; tu — but; tam — the air; mūrdhni — on the head; krameṇa — gradually; āveśya — placing; niḥspṛhaḥ — being freed from all material desires; vāyum — the air portion of the body; vāyau — in the total air covering the universe; kṣitau — in the total covering of earth; kāyam — this material body; tejaḥ — the fire in the body; tejasi — in the total fire of the material covering; ayūyujat — mixed.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />In this way, Pṛthu Mahārāja gradually raised his air of life up to the hole in his skull, whereupon he lost all desire for material existence. Gradually he merged his air of life with the totality of air, his body with the totality of earth, and the fire within his body with the totality of fire.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />When the spiritual spark, which is described as one ten-thousandth part of the tip of a hair, is forced into material existence, that spark is covered by gross and subtle material elements. The material body is composed of five gross elements — earth, water, fire, air and ether — and three subtle elements — mind, intelligence and ego. When one attains liberation, he is freed from these material coverings. Indeed, success in yoga involves getting free from these material coverings and entering into spiritual existence. Lord Buddha's teachings of nirvāṇa are based on this principle. Lord Buddha instructed his followers to give up these material coverings by means of meditation and yoga. Lord Buddha did not give any information about the soul, but if one follows his instructions strictly, he will ultimately become free from the material coverings and attain nirvāṇa.<br /><br />When a living entity gives up the material coverings, he remains a spirit soul. This spirit soul must enter into the spiritual sky to merge into the Brahman effulgence. Unfortunately, unless the living entity has information of the spiritual world and the Vaikuṇṭhas, there is a 99.9 percent chance of his falling down again into material existence. There is, however, a small chance of being promoted to a spiritual planet from the Brahman effulgence, or the brahmajyoti. This brahmajyoti is considered by impersonalists to be without variety, and the Buddhists consider it to be void. In either case, whether one accepts the spiritual sky as being without variety or void, there is none of the spiritual bliss which is enjoyed in the spiritual planets, the Vaikuṇṭhas or Kṛṣṇaloka. In the absence of varieties of enjoyment, the spirit soul gradually feels an attraction to enjoy a life of bliss, and not having any information of Kṛṣṇaloka or Vaikuṇṭhaloka, he naturally falls down to material activities in order to enjoy material varieties.<br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDgumaEwA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDgumaEwA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.G. 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In May 1971, he emigrated to Australia where, on the second day of his arrival, he met the members of the newly emerging Krishna Consciousness movement. He was duly accepted as an initiated disciple by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on April 9th, 1972 in Sydney. In August 1975, he moved to the newly opened ISKCON Krishna Balarama temple in Vrndavan U.P. India, where he served as temple commander. In November of the same year, he joined A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada's personal entourage, remaining as His Divine Grace's servant for 16 months. In March of 1977, Srila Prabhupada appointed him ISKCON's Governing Body Commissioner for Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia, a service he performed for over 7 years. During that period, he oversaw the growth of the ISKCON society in the South Seas from 4 temple and ashrams, to 17, including 4 farming communities, 2 schools and several restaurants. He was also instrumental in establishing branches of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust in Australia and Indonesia. In 1986, he began the work of transforming the diary he kept while traveling with Srila Prabhupada into a book, or rather a series of books. In 1990, he moved to America and worked as publisher for Back To Godhead magazine, the Krishna consciousness movement's spiritual periodical, for a year. He lives at ISKCON World Head Quarters, in Mayapur W.B. India, near Kolkata, with his wife and daughter where he continues to publish his memories of being with Srila Prabhupada. He is currently the director of the Bhaktivedanta Reseach Center in Kolkata an academic resource of Gaudiya Vaisnavism and an archive library of ancient vaisnava text. These ancient texts are being both digitized and preserved in the original state.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.23.14</span><br />sampīḍya pāyuḿ pārṣṇibhyāḿ<br />vāyum utsārayañ chanaiḥ<br />nābhyāḿ koṣṭheṣv avasthāpya<br />hṛd-uraḥ-kaṇṭha-śīrṣaṇi<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />sampīḍya — by blocking; pāyum — the door of the anus; pārṣṇibhyām — by the calves; vāyum — the air which goes up; utsārayan — pushing upward; śanaiḥ — gradually; nābhyām — by the navel; koṣṭheṣu — in the heart and in the throat; avasthāpya — fixing; hṛt — in the heart; uraḥ — upward; kaṇṭha — throat; śīrṣaṇi — between the two eyebrows.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />When Mahārāja Pṛthu practiced a particular yogic sitting posture, he blocked the doors of his anus with his ankles, pressed his right and left calves and gradually raised his life air upward, passing it on to the circle of his navel, up to his heart and throat, and finally pushed it upward to the central position between his two eyebrows.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />The sitting posture described herein is called muktāsana. In the yoga process, after following the strict regulative principles controlling sleeping, eating and mating, one is allowed to practice the different sitting postures. The ultimate aim of yoga is to enable one to give up this body according to his own free will. One who has attained the ultimate summit of yoga practice can live in the body as long as he likes or, as long as he is not completely perfect, leave the body to go anywhere within or outside the universe. Some yogīs leave their bodies to go to the higher planetary systems and enjoy the material facilities therein. However, intelligent yogīs do not wish to waste their time within this material world at all; they do not care for the material facilities in higher planetary systems, but are interested in going directly to the spiritual sky, back home, back to Godhead.<br /><br />From the description in this verse, it appears that Mahārāja Pṛthu had no desire to promote himself to the higher planetary systems. He wanted to return home immediately, back to Godhead. Although Mahārāja Pṛthu stopped all practice of mystic yoga after realizing Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he took advantage of his previous practice and immediately placed himself on the brahma-bhūta platform in order to accelerate his return to Godhead. The aim of this particular system of āsana, known as the sitting posture for liberation, or muktāsana, is to attain success in kuṇḍalinī-cakra and gradually raise the life from the mūlādhāra-cakra to the svādhiṣṭhāna-cakra, then to the maṇipūra-cakra, the anāhata-cakra, the viśuddha-cakra, and finally to the ājñā-cakra. When the yogī reaches the ājñā-cakra, between the two eyebrows, he is able to penetrate the brahma-randhra, or the hole in his skull, and go to any planet he desires, up to the spiritual kingdom of Vaikuṇṭha, or Kṛṣṇaloka. The conclusion is that one has to come to the brahma-bhūta stage for going back to Godhead. However, those who are in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, or who are practicing bhakti-yoga (śravaṇaḿ kīrtanaḿ viṣṇoḥ smaraṇaḿ pāda-sevanam [SB 7.5.23]), can return to Godhead without even practicing the muktāsana process. The purpose of muktāsana practice is to come to the brahma-bhūta stage, for without being on the brahma-bhūta stage, one cannot be promoted to the spiritual sky. As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (14.26):<br /><br />māḿ ca yo 'vyabhicāreṇa<br />bhakti-yogena sevate<br />sa guṇān samatītyaitān<br />brahma-bhūyāya kalpate<br /><br />The bhakti-yogī, practicing bhakti-yoga, is always situated on the brahma-bhūta stage (brahma-bhūyāya kalpate). If a devotee is able to continue on the brahma-bhūta platform, he enters the spiritual sky automatically after death and returns to Godhead. Consequently a devotee need not feel sorry for not having practiced the kuṇḍalinī-cakra, or not penetrating the six cakras one after another. As far as Mahārāja Pṛthu was concerned, he had already practiced this process, and since he did not want to wait for the time when his death would occur naturally, he took advantage of the ṣaṭ-cakra penetration process and thus gave up the body according to his own free will and immediately entered the spiritual sky.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDgumMbwA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDgumMbwA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.G. Hari Sauri prabhu speaks on S.B.4.23.14<br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HGHariSauriPrabhu__20120127204110952.flv"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD CLASS VIDEO</span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HGHariSauriPrabhu__20120127204110425.mp3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br />(</span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> or "Save Target as..'')</span><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-gurupujaMayapurTVflv__20101116020221813.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><br /></span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-4198213961933283723?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-74295738696782725742012-01-28T18:42:00.003+05:302012-01-28T18:43:51.305+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qKINpD8Ig9M/TyP0bWPmFyI/AAAAAAAAB6g/PaK3DozySdk/s1600/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120127213056804-117.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qKINpD8Ig9M/TyP0bWPmFyI/AAAAAAAAB6g/PaK3DozySdk/s320/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120127213056804-117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702670303845816098" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120127213056804.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><div id="preview"><div style="display: block;" id="previewbody"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120127213056267.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or " Save Target as..'') </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-7429573869678272574?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-52463783246673093012012-01-28T18:38:00.002+05:302012-01-28T18:40:53.990+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jswGjmwuUFY/TyPzs3Ydu0I/AAAAAAAAB6U/8C5oeFZqlCo/s1600/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120127175903948-298.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jswGjmwuUFY/TyPzs3Ydu0I/AAAAAAAAB6U/8C5oeFZqlCo/s320/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120127175903948-298.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702669505287535426" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120127175903948.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120127175903908.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or " Save Target as..'')<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-5246378324667309301?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-57553295200756236142012-01-27T18:45:00.002+05:302012-01-28T18:48:34.081+05:30<a style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5EOIVh3ajGo/S-uRqn0-5yI/AAAAAAAAAqw/M64qGY-fOD4/s1600/3-3-10-Jananivas.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5EOIVh3ajGo/S-uRqn0-5yI/AAAAAAAAAqw/M64qGY-fOD4/s320/3-3-10-Jananivas.jpeg" width="210" border="0" height="190" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABOUT THE SPEAKER</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">His Grace Jananivas prabhu joined Srila Prabhupada in Mayapur from the beginning of the project (1972) and has been the personal servant of their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Madhava ever since. He enlivens the world by the ever increasingly high standard of the deity worship performed in Mayapur under his guidance. The world can now also benefit from his association via these classes. Prabhu never fails to bring the consciousness of the listener to a higher level, always deeper realizations. He knows the art of opening the heart to be ready to welcome devotional service. My obeisances onto him.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 7.17</span><br />teṣāḿ jñānī nitya-yukta<br />eka-bhaktir viśiṣyate<br />priyo hi jñānino 'tyartham<br />ahaḿ sa ca mama priyaḥ<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />teṣām — out of them; jñānī — one in full knowledge; nitya-yuktaḥ — always engaged; eka — only; bhaktiḥ — in devotional service; viśiṣyate — is special; priyaḥ — very dear; hi — certainly; jñāninaḥ — to the person in knowledge; atyartham — highly; aham — I am; saḥ — he; ca — also; mama — to Me; priyaḥ — dear.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />Of these, the one who is in full knowledge and who is always engaged in pure devotional service is the best. For I am very dear to him, and he is dear to Me.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />Free from all contaminations of material desires, the distressed, the inquisitive, the penniless and the seeker after supreme knowledge can all become pure devotees. But out of them, he who is in knowledge of the Absolute Truth and free from all material desires becomes a really pure devotee of the Lord. And of the four orders, the devotee who is in full knowledge and is at the same time engaged in devotional service is, the Lord says, the best. By searching after knowledge one realizes that his self is different from his material body, and when further advanced he comes to the knowledge of impersonal Brahman and Paramātmā. When one is fully purified, he realizes that his constitutional position is to be the eternal servant of God. So by association with pure devotees the inquisitive, the distressed, the seeker after material amelioration and the man in knowledge all become themselves pure. But in the preparatory stage, the man who is in full knowledge of the Supreme Lord and is at the same time executing devotional service is very dear to the Lord. He who is situated in pure knowledge of the transcendence of the Supreme Personality of God is so protected in devotional service that material contamination cannot touch him.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDgumENwA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDgumENwA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.G. Jananivas prabhu speaks on B.G. 7.17<br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-BhagavadGitaClassWithHGJananivasPrabhu__20120127091640394.flv"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span">DOWNLOAD CLASS VIDEO</span></span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-BhagavadGitaClassWithHGJananivasPrabhu__20120127091640410.mp3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br />(</span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> or "Save Target as..'')</span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-5755329520075623614?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-2762516755684503242012-01-27T10:01:00.004+05:302012-01-27T18:50:07.029+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5EOIVh3ajGo/S5nYIb8JDTI/AAAAAAAAAfw/cmV-Btavnn0/s1600-h/3-11-10-Gurusevananda_20100311215305.jpeg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447622863731887410" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5EOIVh3ajGo/S5nYIb8JDTI/AAAAAAAAAfw/cmV-Btavnn0/s320/3-11-10-Gurusevananda_20100311215305.jpeg" style="float: left; height: 160px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 160px;" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABOUT THE SPEAKER</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />His Grace Gurusevananda prabhu is a disciple of His Holiness Jaya Pataka Swami. After preaching for several years in Brazil, his home country, Gurusevananda prabhu moved to Mayapur where he teaches Sanskrit at the Gurukula.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.23.13</span><br />evaḿ sa vīra-pravaraḥ<br />saḿyojyātmānam ātmani<br />brahma-bhūto dṛḍhaḿ kāle<br />tatyāja svaḿ kalevaram<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />evam — thus; saḥ — he; vīra-pravaraḥ — the chief of the heroes; saḿyojya — applying; ātmānam — mind; ātmani — unto the Supersoul; brahma-bhūtaḥ — being liberated; dṛḍham — firmly; kāle — in due course of time; tatyāja — gave up; svam — own; kalevaram — body.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />In due course of time, when Pṛthu Mahārāja was to give up his body, he fixed his mind firmly upon the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, and thus, completely situated on the brahma-bhūta platform, he gave up the material body.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />According to a Bengali proverb, whatever spiritual progress one makes in life will be tested at the time of death. In Bhagavad-gītā (8.6) it is also confirmed: yaḿ yaḿ vāpi smaran bhāvaḿ tyajaty ante kalevaram/ taḿ tam evaiti kaunteya sadā tad-bhāva-bhāvitaḥ. Those who are practicing Kṛṣṇa consciousness know that their examination will be held at the time of death. If one can remember Kṛṣṇa at death, he is immediately transferred to Goloka Vṛndāvana, or Kṛṣṇaloka, and thus his life becomes successful. Pṛthu Mahārāja, by the grace of Kṛṣṇa, could understand that the end of his life was near, and thus he became very jubilant and proceeded to completely give up his body on the brahma-bhūta stage by practicing the yogic process. It is thoroughly described in the following verses how one can voluntarily give up this body and return home, back to Godhead. The yogic process practiced by Pṛthu Mahārāja at the time of death accelerates the giving up of this body while one is in sound health physically and mentally. Every devotee desires to give up the body while it is sound physically and mentally. This desire was also expressed by King Kulaśekhara in his Mukunda-mālā-stotra:<br /><br />kṛṣṇa tvadīya-padapańkaja-pañjarāntam<br />adyaiva me viśatu mānasa-rāja-haḿsaḥ<br />prāṇa-prayāṇa-samaye kapha-vāta-pittaiḥ<br />kaṇṭhāvarodhana-vidhau smaraṇaḿ kutas te<br /><br />King Kulaśekhara wanted to give up his body while in a healthy state, and he thus prayed to Kṛṣṇa to let him die immediately while he was in good health and while his mind was sound. When a man dies, he is generally overpowered by mucus and bile, and thus he chokes. Since it is very difficult to vibrate any sound while choking, it is simply by Kṛṣṇa's grace that one can chant Hare Kṛṣṇa at the time of death. However, by situating oneself in the muktāsana position, a yogī can immediately give up his body and go to whatever planet he desires. A perfect yogī can give up his body whenever he desires through the practice of yoga.<br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDguj8ZQA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDguj8ZQA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.G. Gurusevananda Prabhu speaks on S.B. 4.23.13<br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HGGurusevanandaPrabhu__20120126213205988.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD CLASS VIDEO</span></span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HGGurusevanandaPrabhu__20120126213205971.mp3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<br />(<span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or "Save Target as..'')<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-276251675568450324?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-21146810795763475452012-01-27T09:59:00.002+05:302012-01-27T10:00:37.654+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zwcawbwgGe8/TyIoSW_YOnI/AAAAAAAAB6I/syHRHZN7AHo/s1600/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120126203029338-907.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zwcawbwgGe8/TyIoSW_YOnI/AAAAAAAAB6I/syHRHZN7AHo/s320/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120126203029338-907.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702164374078634610" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120126203029338.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><div id="preview"><div style="display: block;" id="previewbody"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120126203029401.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or " Save Target as..'') </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-2114681079576347545?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-24716252338713994552012-01-27T09:57:00.002+05:302012-01-27T09:59:29.913+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-McPfFxjmvAQ/TyIn4KyJE2I/AAAAAAAAB58/KVGzBl0JqQ8/s1600/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120126175902344-677.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-McPfFxjmvAQ/TyIn4KyJE2I/AAAAAAAAB58/KVGzBl0JqQ8/s320/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120126175902344-677.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702163924125291362" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120126175902344.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120126175902855.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or " Save Target as..'')<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-2471625233871399455?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-15782083061409140682012-01-26T05:30:00.003+05:302012-01-27T05:37:39.547+05:30<a style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5EOIVh3ajGo/S-uRqn0-5yI/AAAAAAAAAqw/M64qGY-fOD4/s1600/3-3-10-Jananivas.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5EOIVh3ajGo/S-uRqn0-5yI/AAAAAAAAAqw/M64qGY-fOD4/s320/3-3-10-Jananivas.jpeg" border="0" height="190" width="210" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABOUT THE SPEAKER</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">His Grace Jananivas prabhu joined Srila Prabhupada in Mayapur from the beginning of the project (1972) and has been the personal servant of their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Madhava ever since. He enlivens the world by the ever increasingly high standard of the deity worship performed in Mayapur under his guidance. The world can now also benefit from his association via these classes. Prabhu never fails to bring the consciousness of the listener to a higher level, always deeper realizations. He knows the art of opening the heart to be ready to welcome devotional service. My obeisances onto him.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.23.12</span><br />chinnānya-dhīr adhigatātma-gatir nirīhas<br />tat tatyaje 'cchinad idaḿ vayunena yena<br />tāvan na yoga-gatibhir yatir apramatto<br />yāvad gadāgraja-kathāsu ratiḿ na kuryāt<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />chinna — being separated; anya-dhīḥ — all other concepts of life (the bodily concept of life); adhigata — being firmly convinced; ātma-gatiḥ — the ultimate goal of spiritual life; nirīhaḥ — desireless; tat — that; tatyaje — gave up; acchinat — he had cut; idam — this; vayunena — with the knowledge; yena — by which; tāvat — so long; na — never; yoga-gatibhiḥ — the practice of the mystic yoga system; yatiḥ — the practicer; apramattaḥ — without any illusion; yāvat — so long; gadāgraja — of Kṛṣṇa; kathāsu — words; ratim — attraction; na — never; kuryāt — do it.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />When he became completely free from the conception of bodily life, Mahārāja Pṛthu realized Lord Kṛṣṇa sitting in everyone's heart as the Paramātmā. Being thus able to get all instructions from Him, he gave up all other practices of yoga and jñāna. He was not even interested in the perfection of the yoga and jñāna systems, for he thoroughly realized that devotional service to Kṛṣṇa is the ultimate goal of life and that unless the yogīs and jñānīs become attracted to kṛṣṇa-kathā [narrations about Kṛṣṇa], their illusions concerning existence can never be dispelled.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />As long as one is too much absorbed in the bodily conception of life, he becomes interested in many different processes of self-realization, such as the mystic yoga system or the system utilizing the speculative empiric methods. However, when one understands that the ultimate goal of life is to approach Kṛṣṇa, he realizes Kṛṣṇa within everyone's heart and therefore helps everyone who is interested in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Actually the perfection of life depends on one's inclination to hear about Kṛṣṇa. It is therefore mentioned in this verse: yāvad gadāgraja-kathāsu ratiḿ na kuryāt. Unless one becomes interested in Kṛṣṇa, in His pastimes and activities, there is no question of liberation by means of yoga practice or speculative knowledge.<br /><br />Having attained to the stage of devotion, Mahārāja Pṛthu became uninterested in the practices of jñāna and yoga and abandoned them. This is the stage of pure devotional life as described by Rūpa Gosvāmī:<br /><br />anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaḿ<br />jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam<br />ānukūlyena kṛṣṇānu-<br />śīlanaḿ bhaktir uttamā<br />[Madhya 19.167]<br /><br />Real jñāna means understanding that the living entity is the eternal servant of the Lord. This knowledge is attained after many, many births, as confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (7.19): bahūnāḿ janmanām ante jñānavān māḿ prapadyate. In the paramahaḿsa stage of life, one fully realizes Kṛṣṇa as everything: vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ. When one understands fully that Kṛṣṇa is everything and that Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the highest perfection of life, he becomes a paramahaḿsa, or mahātmā. Such a mahātmā or paramahaḿsa is very rare to find. A paramahaḿsa, or pure devotee, is never attracted by haṭha-yoga or speculative knowledge. He is simply interested in the unalloyed devotional service of the Lord. Sometimes one who was formerly addicted to these processes tries to perform devotional service and the jñāna and yoga practices at the same time, but as soon as one comes to the unalloyed stage of devotional service, he is able to give up all other methods of self-realization. In other words, when one firmly realizes Kṛṣṇa as the supreme goal, he is no longer attracted by mystic yoga practice or the speculative empirical methods of knowledge.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDgujqHAA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="340" width="440"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDgujqHAA" style="display:none"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.G. Jananivas prabhu speaks on S.B.4.23.12<br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HGJananivasPrabhu__20120125213224834.flv"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span">DOWNLOAD CLASS VIDEO</span></span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HGJananivasPrabhu__20120125213224175.mp3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br />(</span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> or "Save Target as..'')</span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-1578208306140914068?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-36056874310660853482012-01-26T05:28:00.000+05:302012-01-27T05:29:53.258+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LUyfQi72sF0/TyHoyqFtkRI/AAAAAAAAB5w/Chqn_GfN5zM/s1600/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120125203045579-571.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LUyfQi72sF0/TyHoyqFtkRI/AAAAAAAAB5w/Chqn_GfN5zM/s320/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120125203045579-571.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702094560217108754" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120125203045579.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><div id="preview"><div style="display: block;" id="previewbody"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120125203045362.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or " Save Target as..'') </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-3605687431066085348?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-35443333368727125712012-01-26T05:25:00.001+05:302012-01-27T05:28:18.368+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PoDg1PG4TJA/TyHoOQQ1Q9I/AAAAAAAAB5k/H4bTHVc2nbs/s1600/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120125175903802-703.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PoDg1PG4TJA/TyHoOQQ1Q9I/AAAAAAAAB5k/H4bTHVc2nbs/s320/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120125175903802-703.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702093934809138130" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120125175903802.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120125175903171.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or " Save Target as..'')<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-3544333336872712571?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-9840188598174907412012-01-25T16:28:00.004+05:302012-01-25T16:34:05.205+05:30<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wz4CnSQVVtA/TnEpn3F3RQI/AAAAAAAABK0/b5rq645r5io/s1600/Deva%2BGaura%2BHari%2Bprabhu.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 167px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wz4CnSQVVtA/TnEpn3F3RQI/AAAAAAAABK0/b5rq645r5io/s320/Deva%2BGaura%2BHari%2Bprabhu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652344772106863874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABOUT THE SPEAKER<br /></span>Deva Gaura Hari prabhu's legal name is David Hooper and he was initiated by H.H. Jayapataka Swami. Prabhu's birth country is Penang, Malaysia. Prabhu likes to describe himself so that other like minded devotees can find him by saying, "Chant Hare Krishna and be happy."He has been resident of ISKCON Mayapur for some years. Prabhu came in contact with the Hare Krishna Movement through food for life and Srila Prabhupada's books in Brisbane, Australia. Deva Gaura Hari prabhu who also serves as JPS Archives director mentioned his interest in distributing the film to Jayapataka Swami’s disciples worldwide, as it features extensive excerpts of His Holiness’s preaching work in Bangladesh.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.23.11</span><br />tasyānayā bhagavataḥ parikarma-śuddha-<br />sattvātmanas tad-anusaḿsmaraṇānupūrtyā<br />jñānaḿ viraktimad abhūn niśitena yena<br />ciccheda saḿśaya-padaḿ nija-jīva-kośam<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />tasya — his; anayā — by this; bhagavataḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; parikarma — activities in devotional service; śuddha — pure, transcendental; sattva — existence; ātmanaḥ — of the mind; tat — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; anusaḿsmaraṇa — constantly remembering; anupūrtyā — being perfectly done; jñānam — knowledge; virakti — nonattachment; mat — possessing; abhūt — became manifested; niśitena — by sharpened activities; yena — by which; ciccheda — become separated; saḿśaya-padam — position of doubtfulness; nija — own; jīva-kośam — encagement of the living entity.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />By regularly discharging devotional service, Pṛthu Mahārāja became transcendental in mind and could therefore constantly think of the lotus feet of the Lord. Because of this, he became completely detached and attained perfect knowledge by which he could transcend all doubt. Thus he was freed from the clutches of false ego and the material conception of life.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />In the Nārada-pañcarātra, devotional service to the Lord is likened unto a queen. When a queen gives an audience, many maidservants follow her. The maidservants of devotional service are material opulence, liberation and mystic powers. The karmīs are very much attached to material enjoyment, the jñānīs are very anxious to become freed from material clutches, and the yogīs are very fond of attaining the eight kinds of mystic perfection. From the Nārada-pañcarātra we understand that if one attains the stage of pure devotional service, he also attains all the opulences derived from fruitive activities, empiric philosophical speculation and mystic yogic practice. Śrīla Bilvamańgala Ṭhākura therefore prayed in his Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta: "My dear Lord, if I have unflinching devotion to You, You become manifest before me personally, and the results of fruitive activity and empiric philosophical speculation — namely religion, economic development, sense gratification and liberation — become like personal attendants and remain standing before me as if awaiting my order." The idea here is that the jñānīs, by culture of brahma-vidyā, spiritual knowledge, struggle very hard to get out of the clutches of material nature, but a devotee, by dint of his advancement in devotional service, automatically becomes detached from his material body. When the devotee's spiritual body begins to manifest, he actually enters into his activities in transcendental life.<br /><br />At present we have contacted a material body, material mind and material intelligence, but when we become free from these material conditions, our spiritual body, spiritual mind and spiritual intelligence become manifest. In that transcendental state, a devotee attains all the benefits of karma, jñāna and yoga. Although he never engages in fruitive activities or empiric speculation to attain mystic powers, automatically mystic powers appear in his service. A devotee does not want any kind of material opulence, but such opulence appears before him automatically. He does not have to endeavor for it. Because of his devotional service, he automatically becomes brahma-bhūta. As stated before, this is confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (14.26):<br /><br />māḿ ca yo 'vyabhicāreṇa<br />bhakti-yogena sevate<br />sa guṇān samatītyaitān<br />brahma-bhūyāya kalpate<br /><br />"One who is engaged in full devotional service, unfailing in all circumstances, at once transcends the modes of material nature and thus comes to the level of Brahman."<br /><br />Because of his regular discharge of devotional service, a devotee attains the transcendental stage of life. Since his mind is transcendentally situated, he cannot think of anything but the lotus feet of the Lord. This is the meaning of the word saḿsmaraṇa-anupūrtyā. By constantly thinking of the lotus feet of the Lord, the devotee immediately becomes situated in śuddha-sattva. Śuddha-sattva refers to that platform which is above the modes of material nature, including the mode of goodness. In the material world, the mode of goodness is considered to be representative of the highest perfection, but one has to transcend this mode and come to the stage of śuddha-sattva, or pure goodness, where the three qualities of material nature cannot act.<br /><br />Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura gives the following example: If one has strong digestive power, after eating he automatically lights a fire within his stomach to digest everything and does not need to take medicine to aid his digestion. Similarly, the fire of devotional service is so strong that a devotee does not need to act separately to attain perfect knowledge or detachment from material attractions. A jñānī may become detached from material attractions by prolonged discussions on subjects of knowledge and may in this way finally come to the brahma-bhūta stage, but a devotee does not have to undergo so much trouble. By virtue of his devotional service, he attains the brahma-bhūta stage without a doubt. The yogīs and jñānīs are always doubtful about their constitutional position; therefore they mistakenly think of becoming one with the Supreme. However, a devotee's relationship with the Supreme becomes manifest beyond all doubt, and he immediately understands that his position is that of eternal servant of the Lord. Jñānīs and yogīs without devotion may think themselves liberated, but actually their intelligence is not as pure as that of a devotee. In other words, the jñānīs and yogīs cannot become factually liberated unless they become elevated to the position of devotees.<br /><br />āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraḿ padaḿ tataḥ<br />patanty adho 'nādṛta-yuṣmad-ańghrayaḥ<br />(Bhāg. 10.2.32)<br /><br />The jñānī and yogīs may rise to the highest position, Brahman realization, but because of their lack of devotion unto the lotus feet of the Lord, they again fall down into material nature. Therefore jñāna and yoga should not be accepted as the real processes for liberation. By discharging devotional service, Mahārāja Pṛthu automatically transcended all these positions. Since Mahārāja Pṛthu was a śaktyāveśa incarnation of the Supreme Lord, he did not have to act in any way to attain liberation. He came from the Vaikuṇṭha world, or spiritual sky, in order to execute the will of the Supreme Lord on earth. Consequently he was to return home, back to Godhead, without having to execute jñāna, yoga or karma. Although Pṛthu Mahārāja was eternally a pure devotee of the Lord, he nonetheless adopted the process of devotional service in order to teach the people in general the proper process for executing the duties of life and ultimately returning home, back to Godhead.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDgujXbgA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="340" width="440"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDgujXbgA" style="display:none"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.G. Deva Gaura Hari prabhu speaks on S.B. 4.23.11<br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarsanArtik__20120124212608484.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD CLASS VIDEO</span></span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarsanArtik__20120124212608578.mp3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br />(</span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> or "Save Target as..'')</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-984018859817490741?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-29466884024760612282012-01-25T16:26:00.002+05:302012-01-25T16:27:46.545+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DkHhpO_SIK4/Tx_gA1aOPgI/AAAAAAAAB5Y/JilGi5XltpM/s1600/Yasomati-DarsanArtik__20120124203403478-772.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DkHhpO_SIK4/Tx_gA1aOPgI/AAAAAAAAB5Y/JilGi5XltpM/s320/Yasomati-DarsanArtik__20120124203403478-772.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701521958216023554" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarsanArtik__20120124203403478.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><div id="preview"><div style="display: block;" id="previewbody"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarsanArtik__20120124203403256.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or "Save Target as..'') </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-2946688402476061228?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-79927382035490376892012-01-25T16:22:00.001+05:302012-01-25T16:26:06.453+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k5CPycDFkcc/Tx_forKWElI/AAAAAAAAB5M/PZkZ3qyWDLY/s1600/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120124175904783-764.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k5CPycDFkcc/Tx_forKWElI/AAAAAAAAB5M/PZkZ3qyWDLY/s320/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120124175904783-764.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701521543148212818" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120124175904783.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120124175904582.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or "Save Target as..'')<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-7992738203549037689?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-42458642633079396772012-01-24T13:53:00.003+05:302012-01-24T14:12:02.139+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-guIdjrRRKto/TexBNdjHmDI/AAAAAAAAAxA/eDcDyxWvb1w/s1600/Ganga%2Bprabhu.gif"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 131px; height: 184px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-guIdjrRRKto/TexBNdjHmDI/AAAAAAAAAxA/eDcDyxWvb1w/s320/Ganga%2Bprabhu.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614934534950197298" border="0" /></a><b>ABOUT THE SPEAKER</b><div>H.G. Ganga prabhu is a long time resident of Mayapur. He is from <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1318680706_6">Italy</span> and is married to a South indian brahmani. Prabhu has 2 grown children who were raised in Mayapur dham.<br /><i>Please send information about H.G. Ganga prabhu to info@mayapur.tv</i><br /><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.23.10</span><br />bhagavad-dharmiṇaḥ sādhoḥ<br />śraddhayā yatataḥ sadā<br />bhaktir bhagavati brahmaṇy<br />ananya-viṣayābhavat<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />bhagavat-dharmiṇaḥ — one who executes devotional service; sādhoḥ — of the devotee; śraddhayā — with faith; yatataḥ — endeavoring; sadā — always; bhaktiḥ — devotion; bhagavati — unto the Personality of Godhead; brahmaṇi — the origin of impersonal Brahman; ananya-viṣayā — firmly fixed without deviation; abhavat — became.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />Mahārāja Pṛthu thus engaged completely in devotional service, executing the rules and regulations strictly according to principles, twenty-four hours daily. Thus his love and devotion unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, developed and became unflinching and fixed.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />The word bhagavad-dharmiṇaḥ indicates that the religious process practiced by Mahārāja Pṛthu was beyond all pretensions. As stated in the beginning of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.1.2), dharmaḥ projjhita-kaitavo 'tra: religious principles which are simply pretentious are actually nothing but cheating. Bhagavad-dharmiṇaḥ is described by Vīrarāghava Ācārya as nivṛtta-dharmeṇa, which indicates that it cannot be contaminated by material aspiration. As described by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī:<br /><br />anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaḿ<br />jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam<br />ānukūlyena kṛṣṇānu-<br />śīlanaḿ bhaktir uttamā<br />[Madhya 19.167]<br /><br />When one who is not inspired by material desires and is not contaminated by the processes of fruitive activity and empiric speculation fully engages in the favorable service of the Lord, his service is called bhagavad-dharma, or pure devotional service. In this verse the word brahmaṇi does not refer to the impersonal Brahman. Impersonal Brahman is a subordinate feature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and since impersonal Brahman worshipers desire to merge into the Brahman effulgence, they cannot be considered followers of bhagavad-dharma. After being baffled in his material enjoyment, the impersonalist may desire to merge into the existence of the Lord, but a pure devotee of the Lord has no such desire. Therefore a pure devotee is really bhagavad-dharmī.<br /><br />It is clear from this verse that Mahārāja Pṛthu was never a worshiper of the impersonal Brahman but was at all times a pure devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Bhagavati brahmaṇi refers to one who is engaged in devotional service to the Personality of Godhead. A devotee's knowledge of the impersonal Brahman is automatically revealed, and he is not interested in merging into the impersonal Brahman. Mahārāja Pṛthu's activities in devotional service enabled him to become fixed and steady in the discharge of devotional activities without having to take recourse to karma, jñāna or yoga.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDgujFYgA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDgujFYgA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.G. Ganga prabhu speaks on S.B.4.23.10<br /></div><div><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HGGangaPrabhu__20120123213035779.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD CLASS VIDEO</span></span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HGGangaPrabhu__20120123213035103.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></span></a> (&lt;--click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br />(</span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> or "Save Target as..'')</span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-4245864263307939677?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-3836592449113619582012-01-24T12:20:00.000+05:302012-01-24T12:21:24.495+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nqjUq5lvrkc/Tx5U2gjYEEI/AAAAAAAAB5A/Jhmme2RhQkE/s1600/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120123202849116-860.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nqjUq5lvrkc/Tx5U2gjYEEI/AAAAAAAAB5A/Jhmme2RhQkE/s320/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120123202849116-860.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701087473725608002" border="0" /></a><br /><div class="post-header"> </div> <a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120123202849116.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><div id="preview"><div style="display: block;" id="previewbody"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120123202849536.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or "Save Target as..'') </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-383659244911361958?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-32595898922724480542012-01-24T12:16:00.001+05:302012-01-24T12:19:04.871+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YJi2IfdCnEQ/Tx5UJNlF5NI/AAAAAAAAB40/q7vV6ws23mQ/s1600/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120123175901262-161.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YJi2IfdCnEQ/Tx5UJNlF5NI/AAAAAAAAB40/q7vV6ws23mQ/s320/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120123175901262-161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701086695538418898" border="0" /></a><div class="post-header"> </div> <a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120123175901262.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120123175901981.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or "Save Target as..'')<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-3259589892272448054?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-12748667430437940832012-01-23T19:03:00.002+05:302012-01-23T19:06:55.232+05:30<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5EOIVh3ajGo/S6sO9-3pVXI/AAAAAAAAAg8/HQLVahUG9_s/s1600/3-24-10-Sankarsan%20Nitai.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5EOIVh3ajGo/S6sO9-3pVXI/AAAAAAAAAg8/HQLVahUG9_s/s200/3-24-10-Sankarsan%20Nitai.jpg" width="153" border="0" height="200" /></a></div><div align="justify">ABOUT THE SPEAKER<br /><br />H.G. Sankarsan Nitai prabhu is a disciple of H.H. Jayapataka Swami. He is general manager for Mayapur Chandradoya Mandir. His ability to organize his thoughts and present Krishna Consciousness in a clear, mature and logical manner is always appreciated. We are blessed to hear from such devotees as H.G. Sankarsan Nitai. All glories to H.G. Sankarsan Nitai prabhu. </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.23.9</span><br />sanat-kumāro bhagavān<br />yad āhādhyātmikaḿ param<br />yogaḿ tenaiva puruṣam<br />abhajat puruṣarṣabhaḥ<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />sanat-kumāraḥ — Sanat-kumāra; bhagavān — most powerful; yat — that which; āha — said; ādhyātmikam — spiritual advancement of life; param — ultimate; yogam — mysticism; tena — by that; eva — certainly; puruṣam — the Supreme Person; abhajat — worshiped; puruṣa-ṛṣabhaḥ — the best of human beings.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />Thus the best amongst human beings, Mahārāja Pṛthu, followed that path of spiritual advancement which was advised by Sanat-kumāra. That is to say, he worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />In this verse it is clearly said that Mahārāja Pṛthu, practicing the prāṇāyāma-yoga system, engaged in the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead as advised by the saint Sanat-kumāra. In this verse the words puruṣam abhajat puruṣarṣabhaḥ are significant: puruṣarṣabha refers to Mahārāja Pṛthu, the best amongst human beings, and puruṣam refers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The conclusion is that the best man amongst all men engages in the service of the Supreme Person. One puruṣa is worshipable, and the other puruṣa is the worshiper. When the puruṣa who worships, the living entity, thinks of becoming one with the Supreme person, he simply becomes bewildered and falls into the darkness of ignorance. As stated by Lord Kṛṣṇa in Bhagavad-gītā (2.12), all living entities assembled in the battlefield, as well as Kṛṣṇa Himself, were also present in the past as individuals and would continue to be present in the future as individuals also. Therefore the two puruṣas, the living entity and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, never lose their respective identities.<br /><br />Actually, one who is self-realized engages himself in the service of the Lord perpetually, both in this life and in the next. Indeed, for devotees there is no difference between this life and the next. In this life a neophyte devotee is trained to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and in the next life he approaches that Supreme Person in Vaikuṇṭha and renders the same devotional service. Even for the neophyte devotee, devotional service is considered brahma-bhūyāya kalpate. Devotional service to the Lord is never considered a material activity. Since he is acting on the brahma-bhūta platform, a devotee is already liberated. He therefore has no need to practice any other type of yoga in order to approach the brahma-bhūta stage. If the devotee adheres strictly to the orders of the spiritual master, follows the rules and regulations and chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, it should be concluded that he is already at the brahma-bhūta stage, as confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (14.26):<br /><br />māḿ ca yo 'vyabhicāreṇa<br />bhakti-yogena sevate<br />sa guṇān samatītyaitān<br />brahma-bhūyāya kalpate<br /><br />"One who is engaged in full devotional service, unfailing in all circumstances, at once transcends the modes of material nature and thus comes to the level of Brahman."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDguixZwA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDguixZwA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.G. 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 109px; height: 140px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KbTYDR2oAA0/TUPmmYef9MI/AAAAAAAAANQ/0fNFgmkWed0/s320/bvvnarasimha.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567547111439856834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABOUT THE SPEAKER</span><br />H.H. Bhakti Vighna Vinasa Narasimha Maharaja was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in London in 1971. A year later he received second initiation. He has been preaching for the last twenty years in Asian countries such as India, Philippines, China and Thailand. Through his years of preaching he has given countless souls practical guidance and deep inspiration. Taking sannyasa in Mayapur in 1994 from Tamal Krishna Goswami did not mean much of a change in his lifestyle, since Maharaja has always been strict in his sadhana. Whoever gets to know Maharaja admires and respects his sincere and faithful practice of chanting the Holy Names of the Lord. He truly "walks his talk". Maharaj has been teaching with the MI <a style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-style: italic;" href="http://mihet.org/aboutus.html">(The Mayapur Institute)</a> since it's inception.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.23.7</span><br />titikṣur yata-vāg dānta<br />ūrdhva-retā jitānilaḥ<br />ārirādhayiṣuḥ kṛṣṇam<br />acarat tapa uttamam<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />titikṣuḥ — tolerating; yata — controlling; vāk — words; dāntaḥ — controlling the senses; ūrdhva-retāḥ — without discharge of semen; jita-anilaḥ — controlling the life air; ārirādhayiṣuḥ — simply desiring; kṛṣṇam — Lord Kṛṣṇa; acarat — practice; tapaḥ — austerities; uttamam — the best.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />Mahārāja Pṛthu underwent all these severe austerities in order to control his words and his senses, to refrain from discharging his semen and to control the life air within his body. All this he did for the satisfaction of Kṛṣṇa. He had no other purpose.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />In Kali-yuga the following is recommended:<br /><br />harer nāma harer nāma<br />harer nāmaiva kevalam<br />kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva<br />nāsty eva gatir anyathā<br />[Adi 17.21]<br /><br />In order to be recognized by Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one should chant the holy name of the Lord continuously, twenty-four hours a day. Unfortunate persons who cannot accept this formula prefer to execute some type of pseudomeditation, without accepting the other processes of austerity. The fact is, however, that one must accept either the severe method of austerity described above to become purified or take to the process of devotional service recommended for pleasing the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa. The person who is Kṛṣṇa conscious is most intelligent because in Kali-yuga it is not at all possible to undergo such severe austerities. We need only follow great personalities like Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. In His Śikṣāṣṭaka, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu wrote, paraḿ vijayate śrī-kṛṣṇa-sańkīrtanam: all glories to the holy names of Lord Kṛṣṇa, which from the very beginning purify the heart and immediately liberate one. Bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpanam. If the real purpose of all yoga is to please Lord Kṛṣṇa, then this simple bhakti-yoga system recommended for this age is sufficient. It is necessary, however, to engage constantly in the service of the Lord. Although Pṛthu Mahārāja executed his austerities long before the appearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa on this planet, his purpose was still to please Kṛṣṇa.<br /><br />There are many fools who claim that worship of Kṛṣṇa began only about five thousand years ago, after the appearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa in India, but this is not a fact. Pṛthu Mahārāja worshiped Kṛṣṇa millions of years ago, for Pṛthu happened to be a descendant of the family of Mahārāja Dhruva, who reigned for thirty-six thousand years during the Satya-yuga age. Unless his total life-span was one hundred thousand years, how could Dhruva Mahārāja reign over the world for thirty-six thousand years? The point is that Kṛṣṇa worship existed at the beginning of creation and has continued to exist throughout Satya-yuga, Tretā-yuga and Dvāpara-yuga, and now it is continuing in Kali-yuga. As stated in Bhagavad-gītā, Kṛṣṇa appears not only in this millennium of Brahmā's life, but in every millennium. Therefore worship of Kṛṣṇa is conducted in all millenniums. It is not that Kṛṣṇa worship began only when Kṛṣṇa appeared on this planet five thousand years ago. This is a foolish conclusion that is not substantiated by Vedic literatures.<br /><br />Also of significance in this verse are the words ārirādhayiṣuḥ kṛṣṇam acarat tapa uttamam. Mahārāja Pṛthu underwent severe types of austerities for the express purpose of worshiping Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa is so kind, especially in this age, that He appears in the transcendental vibration of His holy name. As is said in the Nārada-pañcarātra, ārādhito yadi haris tapasā tataḥ kim. If Kṛṣṇa is worshiped, if He is the goal of advancement, there is no need for one to execute severe types of tapasya, because one has already reached his destination. If, after executing all types of tapasya, one cannot reach Kṛṣṇa, all his tapasya has no value, for without Kṛṣṇa all austerity is simply wasted labor. Śrama eva hi kevalam (Bhāg. 1.2.8). We should therefore not be discouraged just because we cannot go to the forest and practice severe austerities. Our life is so short that we must strictly adhere to the principles laid down by the Vaiṣṇava ācāryas and peacefully execute Kṛṣṇa consciousness. There is no need to become despondent. Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura recommends: ānande bala hari, bhaja vṛndāvana, śri-guru-vaiṣṇava-pade majāiyā mana. For a transcendental, blissful life, chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, come worship the holy place of Vṛndāvana, and always engage in the service of the Lord, of the spiritual master and of the Vaiṣṇavas. This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is therefore very safe and easy. We have only to execute the order of the Lord and fully surrender unto Him. We have only to execute the order of the spiritual master, preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness and follow in the path of the Vaiṣṇavas. The spiritual master represents both Lord Kṛṣṇa and the Vaiṣṇavas; therefore by following the instructions of the spiritual master and by chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, everything will be all right.<br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDguiXBwA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDguiXBwA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.H. Bhakti V.V. Nrsimha Swami speaks on S.B. 4.23.7<br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-MayapurTV__20120120212611698.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD CLASS VIDEO</span></a><br /><div id="preview"><div style="display: block;" id="previewbody"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-MayapurTV__20120120212611221.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or "Save Target as..'') </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-3358527973699533374?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-87954108877986654502012-01-21T20:24:00.004+05:302012-01-21T22:10:39.706+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gu-k_8KPvL8/TxrXXTVhByI/AAAAAAAAB34/KsiglPfw5kQ/s1600/Yasomati-MayapurTV__20120120203224476-527.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gu-k_8KPvL8/TxrXXTVhByI/AAAAAAAAB34/KsiglPfw5kQ/s320/Yasomati-MayapurTV__20120120203224476-527.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700105073718265634" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-MayapurTV__20120120203224476.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-MayapurTV__20120120203224384.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or "Save Target as..'')<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-8795410887798665450?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-57610918004716816202012-01-20T11:50:00.006+05:302012-01-22T10:09:08.852+05:30<a style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5EOIVh3ajGo/S-uRqn0-5yI/AAAAAAAAAqw/M64qGY-fOD4/s1600/3-3-10-Jananivas.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5EOIVh3ajGo/S-uRqn0-5yI/AAAAAAAAAqw/M64qGY-fOD4/s320/3-3-10-Jananivas.jpeg" width="210" border="0" height="190" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABOUT THE SPEAKER</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">His Grace Jananivas prabhu joined Srila Prabhupada in Mayapur from the beginning of the project (1972) and has been the personal servant of their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Madhava ever since. He enlivens the world by the ever increasingly high standard of the deity worship performed in Mayapur under his guidance. The world can now also benefit from his association via these classes. Prabhu never fails to bring the consciousness of the listener to a higher level, always deeper realizations. He knows the art of opening the heart to be ready to welcome devotional service. My obeisances onto him.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.23.5-6</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">SB 4.23.5:</span> In the tapo-vana, Mahārāja Pṛthu sometimes ate the trunks and roots of trees, and sometimes he ate fruit and dried leaves, and for some weeks he drank only water. Finally he lived simply by breathing air.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.23.6</span><br />grīṣme pañca-tapā vīro<br />varṣāsv āsāraṣāṇ muniḥ<br />ākaṇṭha-magnaḥ śiśire<br />udake sthaṇḍile-śayaḥ<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />grīṣme — in the summer season; pañca-tapāḥ — five kinds of heating; vīraḥ — the hero; varṣāsu — in the rainy season; āsāraṣāṭ — being situated within the torrents of rain; muniḥ — like the great sages; ākaṇṭha — up to the neck; magnaḥ — drowned; śiśire — in winter; udake — within water; sthaṇḍile-śayaḥ — lying down on the floor.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />Following the principles of forest living and the footsteps of the great sages and munis, Pṛthu Mahārāja accepted five kinds of heating processes during the summer season, exposed himself to torrents of rain in the rainy season and, in the winter, stood in water up to his neck. He also used to simply lie down on the floor to sleep.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />These are some of the austerities executed by the jñānīs and yogīs, who cannot accept the process of bhakti-yoga. They must undergo such severe types of austerity in order to become purified from material contamination. pañca-tapāḥ refers to five kinds of heating processes. One is enjoined to sit within a circle of fire, with flames blazing from four sides and the sun blazing directly overhead. This is one kind of pañca-tapāḥ recommended for austerity. Similarly, in the rainy season one is enjoined to expose himself to torrents of rain and in winter to sit in cold water up to the neck. As far as bedding is concerned, the ascetic should be content with simply lying on the floor. The purpose for undergoing such severe austerities is to become a devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, as explained in the next verse.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDguiGOwA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDguiGOwA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.G. Jananivas prabhu speaks on S.B.4.23.6<br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HGJananivasPrabhu__20120119213448726.flv"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span">DOWNLOAD CLASS VIDEO</span></span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HGJananivasPrabhu__20120119213448920.mp3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br />(</span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> or "Save Target as..'')</span><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-5761091800471681620?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-18577148783166085392012-01-20T11:47:00.003+05:302012-01-20T11:49:31.979+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6mJQ7Wbyko0/TxkHQOi306I/AAAAAAAAB3k/Pr0n-swQrBs/s1600/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120119203110993-684.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6mJQ7Wbyko0/TxkHQOi306I/AAAAAAAAB3k/Pr0n-swQrBs/s320/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120119203110993-684.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699594778777736098" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120119203110993.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><div id="preview"><div style="display: block;" id="previewbody"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120119203110271.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or "Save Target as..'') </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-1857714878316608539?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-3791475951569441162012-01-20T11:43:00.004+05:302012-01-20T11:45:51.631+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cRkKrpIEbN0/TxkGVVgHHZI/AAAAAAAAB3Y/nq209s5_M7Y/s1600/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120119175900232-825.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cRkKrpIEbN0/TxkGVVgHHZI/AAAAAAAAB3Y/nq209s5_M7Y/s320/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120119175900232-825.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699593767032921490" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120119175900232.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120119175900497.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or "Save Target as..'')<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-379147595156944116?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-49760520541960753322012-01-19T22:16:00.001+05:302012-01-22T12:14:54.401+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ks-iTa7p-aw/TjCXQOkZkEI/AAAAAAAAA9w/SeFJOKUDSQQ/s1600/Prabhupada2-w.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ks-iTa7p-aw/TjCXQOkZkEI/AAAAAAAAA9w/SeFJOKUDSQQ/s320/Prabhupada2-w.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634169438884958274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABOUT THE SPEAKER</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder-acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, was born in 1896, in Calcutta, in a Vaisnava family.<br /><br />His father, Gour Mohan De, named him Abhay Charan. His father's only wish was that, Abhay would become a devotee of Srimati Radharani.<br /><br />Abhay studied under British colonial rule, finally going to university to read chemistry. At university, he became a supporter of Gandhi's movement to gain independence for India. As a measure of this support, he would only dress in white handloom cloth, woven in India and furthermore, he declined to accept his degree from the university.<br /><br />Abhay married and went into business as a small pharmaceutical firm to support his wife and family. He met his spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami, for the first time in Calcutta in 1922. Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati, took a liking to Abhay and told him to devote his life to teaching Vedic Knowledge; more specifically to preach Lord Caitanya's message to the English speaking world. Although, Abhay accepted, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta within his heart as his spiritual master, it was not until 1932 that he became initiated. He then received both harinama and mantra diksa at his initiation.<br /><br />In 1959 he took sannyasa, the renounced order of life. It was then, while staying at Radha-Damodara temple that he started on his masterpiece: translation and commentary of the Srimad-Bhagavatam in English. He also wrote Easy Journey to Other Planets. Within a few years, he had written three volumes of English translation and commentary for the first canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam. Once again, single handedly, he bought the paper and gathered funds, to print the books. He sold the books himself and through agents in the larger Indian cities.<br /><br />He now felt ready to carry out his spiritual master's orders and decided to start by taking the message of Krishna consciousness to America, convinced that other countries would follow suit. Obtaining free passage on a freight ship, called the Jaladuta he finally arrived in New York in 1965. He was 69 and practically penniless. All he possessed was a few copies of the Srimad-Bhagavatam and a few hundred rupees.<br /><br />In 1936 Srila Prabhupada wrote his spiritual master requesting if there was any particular service that he could render. Srila Prabhupada received a reply to that letter containing the same instruction the he had received in 1922: 'Preach Krishna consciousness to the English speaking world'. His spiritual master passed away from this world two weeks later; thus leaving these final instructions engraved on Srila Prabhupada's heart. These instructions were to form the focus of Srila Prabhupada's life. Continue to read more (<a href="http://vancouver.iskcon.ca/vyasapuja08.htm"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">Click here</span></a>)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.8.23</span><br />yathā hṛṣīkeśa khalena devakī<br />kaḿsena ruddhāticiraḿ śucārpitā<br />vimocitāhaḿ ca sahātmajā vibho<br />tvayaiva nāthena muhur vipad-gaṇāt<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />yathā — as it were; hṛṣīkeśa — the master of the senses; khalena — by the envious; devakī — Devakī (the mother of Śrī Kṛṣṇa); kaḿsena — by King Kaḿsa; ruddhā — imprisoned; ati-ciram — for a long time; śuca-arpitā — distressed; vimocitā — released; aham ca — also myself; saha-ātma-jā — along with my children; vibho — O great one; tvayā eva — by Your Lordship; nāthena — as the protector; muhuḥ — constantly; vipat-gaṇāt — from a series of dangers.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />O Hṛṣīkeśa, master of the senses and Lord of lords, You have released Your mother, Devakī, who was long imprisoned and distressed by the envious King Kaḿsa, and me and my children from a series of constant dangers.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />Devakī, the mother of Kṛṣṇa and sister of King Kaḿsa, was put into prison along with her husband, Vasudeva, because the envious King was afraid of being killed by Devakī's eighth son (Kṛṣṇa). He killed all the sons of Devakī who were born before Kṛṣṇa, but Kṛṣṇa escaped the danger of child-slaughter because He was transferred to the house of Nanda Mahārāja, Lord Kṛṣṇa's foster father. Kuntīdevī, along with her children, was also saved from a series of dangers. But Kuntīdevī was shown far more favor because Lord Kṛṣṇa did not save the other children of Devakī, whereas He saved the children of Kuntīdevī. This was done because Devakī's husband, Vasudeva, was living, whereas Kuntīdevī was a widow, and there was none to help her except Kṛṣṇa. The conclusion is that Kṛṣṇa endows more favor to a devotee who is in greater dangers. Sometimes He puts His pure devotees in such dangers because in that condition of helplessness the devotee becomes more attached to the Lord. The more the attachment is there for the Lord, the more success is there for the devotee.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDguikOgA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDguikOgA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.D.G.A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada speaks on S.B.1.8.23<br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-19_01_2012_1823_HHACBhaktivedantaSwamiPrabhupada320.flv"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span">DOWNLOAD CLASS VIDEO</span></span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-19_01_2012_1823_HHACBhaktivedantaSwamiPrabhupada448.mp3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br />(</span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> or "Save Target as..'')</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-4976052054196075332?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-11137755339627349992012-01-19T16:05:00.000+05:302012-01-19T16:06:47.353+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DLxBPfPeIzI/Txfx_gU2QxI/AAAAAAAAB3M/lsR7fVChoPg/s1600/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120118203201742-968.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DLxBPfPeIzI/Txfx_gU2QxI/AAAAAAAAB3M/lsR7fVChoPg/s320/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120118203201742-968.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699289926772081426" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120118203201742.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><div id="preview"><div style="display: block;" id="previewbody"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120118203201456.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or "Save Target as..'') </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-1113775533962734999?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-86843350534724271022012-01-19T16:02:00.002+05:302012-01-19T16:04:05.724+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6yynBOJTAlI/TxfxW6laTyI/AAAAAAAAB20/qufkv9FLSgs/s1600/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120118175901101-916.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6yynBOJTAlI/TxfxW6laTyI/AAAAAAAAB20/qufkv9FLSgs/s320/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120118175901101-916.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699289229446237986" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120116175903778.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120118175901797.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or "Save Target as..'')<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-8684335053472427102?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-22093803577805563552012-01-18T16:09:00.001+05:302012-01-22T16:29:04.150+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KbTYDR2oAA0/TQs0t77T6HI/AAAAAAAAALc/cJ6g8VldxYI/s1600/HG%2BMahatma%2BDas.gif"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 90px; height: 124px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KbTYDR2oAA0/TQs0t77T6HI/AAAAAAAAALc/cJ6g8VldxYI/s320/HG%2BMahatma%2BDas.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551588929449486450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABOUT THE SPEAKER</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Mahatma prabhu joined Iskcon in 1969 and has served as temple president, book distributor, sankirtana leader, college preacher, membership director, and VIHE teacher and co-director. He is well known in ISKCON for his recorded music and his seminars. He is the founder of Touchstone Training, a company that teaches the practices of devotional service through interactive seminars and worships. He is also a facilitator in Bhagavat Life, producers of live and online workshops and japa retreats. He lives in Alachua with his wife Jahnava and daughter Brajasundari.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.23.4</span><br />tatrāpy adābhya-niyamo<br />vaikhānasa-susammate<br />ārabdha ugra-tapasi<br />yathā sva-vijaye purā<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />tatra — there; api — also; adābhya — severe; niyamaḥ — austerities; vaikhānasa — rules and regulations of retired life; su-sammate — perfectly recognized; ārabdhaḥ — beginning; ugra — severe; tapasi — austerity; yathā — as much as; sva-vijaye — in conquering the world; purā — formerly.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />After retiring from family life, Mahārāja Pṛthu strictly followed the regulations of retired life and underwent severe austerities in the forest. He engaged in these activities as seriously as he had formerly engaged in leading the government and conquering everyone.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />As it is necessary for one to become very active in family life, similarly, after retirement from family life, it is necessary to control the mind and senses. This is possible when one engages himself fully in the devotional service of the Lord. Actually the whole purpose of the Vedic system, the Vedic social order, is to enable one to ultimately return home, back to Godhead. The gṛhastha-āśrama is a sort of concession combining sense gratification with a regulative life. It is to enable one to easily retire in the middle of life and engage fully in austerities in order to transcend material sense gratification once and for all. Therefore in the vānaprastha stage of life, tapasya, or austerity, is strongly recommended. Mahārāja Pṛthu followed exactly all the rules of vānaprastha life, which is technically known as vaikhānasa-āśrama. The word vaikhānasa-susammate is significant because in vānaprastha life the regulative principles are also to be strictly followed. In other words, Mahārāja Pṛthu was an ideal character in every sphere of life. Mahājano yena gataḥ sa panthāḥ: one should follow in the footsteps of great personalities. Thus by following the exemplary character of Mahārāja Pṛthu, one can become perfect in all respects while living this life or while retiring from active life. Thus after giving up this body, one can become liberated and go back to Godhead.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDgufxRQA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDgufxRQA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.G. 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Srivas prabhu serves in Ghana, Africa. He is disciple of H.H. Chaitanya Maharaj. More details to be posted shortly.<br />Feel free to send bio to info@mayapur.tv<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Srīmad Bhāgavatam 4.23.1-3</span><br />maitreya uvāca<br />dṛṣṭvātmānaḿ pravayasam<br />ekadā vainya ātmavān<br />ātmanā vardhitāśeṣa-<br />svānusargaḥ prajāpatiḥ<br /><br />jagatas tasthuṣaś cāpi<br />vṛttido dharma-bhṛt satām<br />niṣpāditeśvarādeśo<br />yad-artham iha jajñivān<br /><br />ātmajeṣv ātmajāḿ nyasya<br />virahād rudatīm iva<br />prajāsu vimanaḥsv ekaḥ<br />sa-dāro 'gāt tapo-vanam<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />maitreyaḥ uvāca — the sage Maitreya continued to speak; dṛṣṭvā — after seeing; ātmānam — of the body; pravayasam — old age; ekadā — once upon a time; vainyaḥ — King Pṛthu; ātma-vān — fully conversant in spiritual education; ātmanā — by oneself; vardhita — increased; aśeṣa — unlimitedly; sva-anusargaḥ — creation of material opulences; prajā-patiḥ — a protector of citizens; jagataḥ — moving; tasthuṣaḥ — not moving; ca — also; api — certainly; vṛtti-daḥ — one who gives pensions; dharma-bhṛt — one who observes the religious principles; satām — of the devotees; niṣpādita — fully executed; īśvara — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ādeśaḥ — order; yat-artham — in coordination with Him; iha — in this world; jajñivān — performed; ātma-jeṣu — unto his sons; ātma-jām — the earth; nyasya — indicating; virahāt — out of separation; rudatīm iva — just like lamenting; prajāsu — unto the citizens; vimanaḥsu — unto the aggrieved; ekaḥ — alone; sa-dāraḥ — with his wife; agāt — went; tapaḥ-vanam — in the forest where one can execute austerities.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />At the last stage of his life, when Mahārāja Pṛthu saw himself getting old, that great soul, who was king of the world, divided whatever opulence he had accumulated amongst all kinds of living entities, moving and nonmoving. He arranged pensions for everyone according to religious principles, and after executing the orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, in complete coordination with Him, he dedicated his sons unto the earth, which was considered to be his daughter. Then Mahārāja Pṛthu left the presence of his citizens, who were almost lamenting and crying from feeling separation from the King, and went to the forest alone with his wife to perform austerities.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />Mahārāja Pṛthu was one of the śaktyāveśa incarnations of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and as such he appeared on the surface of the earth to execute the orders of the Supreme. As stated in Bhagavad-gītā, the Supreme Lord is the proprietor of all planets, and He is always anxious to see that in each and every planet the living entities are happily living and executing their duties. As soon as there is some discrepancy in the execution of duties, the Lord appears on earth, as confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (4.7): yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata.<br /><br />Since there were so many discrepancies during the reign of King Vena, the Lord sent His most confidential devotee Mahārāja Pṛthu to settle things. Therefore, after executing the orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and settling the affairs of the world, Mahārāja Pṛthu was ready to retire. He had been exemplary in his governmental administration, and now he was to become exemplary in his retirement. He divided all his property amongst his sons and appointed them to rule the world, and then he went to the forest with his wife. It is significant in this connection that it is said that Mahārāja Pṛthu retired alone and at the same time took his wife with him. According to Vedic principles, when retiring from family life, one can take his wife with him, for the husband and wife are considered to be one unit. Thus they can both combinedly perform austerities for liberation. This is the path that Mahārāja Pṛthu, who was an exemplary character, followed, and this is also the way of Vedic civilization. One should not simply remain at home until the time of death, but should separate from family life at a timely moment and prepare himself to go back to Godhead. As a śaktyāveśa incarnation of God who had actually come from Vaikuṇṭha as a representative of Kṛṣṇa, Mahārāja Pṛthu was certain to go back to Godhead. Nonetheless, in order to set the example in all ways, he also underwent severe austerities in the tapo-vana. It appears that in those days there were many tapo-vanas, or forests especially meant for retirement and the practice of austerities. Indeed, it was compulsory for everyone to go to the tapo-vana to fully accept the shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for it is very difficult to retire from family life and at the same time remain at home.</div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDgufIcgA.html?p=1" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDgufIcgA" style="display: none;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.G. 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Jahnudwip prabhu lives in Mayapur with his wife Braja Sevaki for around 10 years. He is a disciple of H.H. Jayapataka Swami, from Denmark.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.22.63</span><br />kīrtyordhva-gītayā pumbhis<br />trailokye tatra tatra ha<br />praviṣṭaḥ karṇa-randhreṣu<br />strīṇāḿ rāmaḥ satām iva<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />kīrtyā — by reputation; ūrdhva-gītayā — by loud declaration; pumbhiḥ — by the general public; trai-lokye — all over the universe; tatra tatra — here and there; ha — certainly; praviṣṭaḥ — entering; karṇa-randhreṣu — in the aural holes; strīṇām — of the women; rāmaḥ — Lord Rāmacandra; satām — of the devotees; iva — like.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />Throughout the whole universe — in the higher, lower and middle planetary systems — Pṛthu Mahārāja's reputation was loudly declared, and all ladies and saintly persons heard his glories, which were as sweet as the glories of Lord Rāmacandra.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />In this verse the words strīṇām and rāmaḥ are significant. It is the practice amongst ladies to hear and enjoy the praises of certain heroes. From this verse it appears that Pṛthu Mahārāja's reputation was so great that ladies all over the universe would hear of it with great pleasure. At the same time, his glories were heard all over the universe by the devotees, and they were as pleasing as Lord Rāmacandra's glories. Lord Rāmacandra's kingdom is still existing, and recently there was a political party in India named the Rāmarājya party, which wanted to establish a kingdom resembling the kingdom of Rāma. Unfortunately, modern politicians want the kingdom of Rāma without Rāma Himself. Although they have banished the idea of God consciousness, they still expect to establish the kingdom of Rāma. Such a proposal is rejected by devotees. Pṛthu Mahārāja's reputation was heard by saintly persons because he exactly represented Lord Rāmacandra, the ideal king.<br /><br />Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Fourth Canto, Twenty-second Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled "Pṛthu Mahārāja's Meeting With the Four Kumāras."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDgue1RgA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDgue1RgA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.G. Jahnudwip prabhu speaks on S.B.4.22.63<br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HGJahnuDwipPrabhu__20120115213200686.flv"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span">DOWNLOAD CLASS VIDEO</span></span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HGJahnuDwipPrabhu__20120115213200277.mp3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br />(</span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> or "Save Target as..'')</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-2824765076361562138?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-60466445210342315112012-01-16T09:18:00.002+05:302012-01-16T12:11:18.200+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lgK8pjd0wcU/TxPGgBeZo8I/AAAAAAAAB1s/oqy638zqwC4/s1600/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120115203154403-492.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lgK8pjd0wcU/TxPGgBeZo8I/AAAAAAAAB1s/oqy638zqwC4/s320/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120115203154403-492.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698116207007867842" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120115203154403.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><div id="preview"><div style="display: block;" id="previewbody"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120115203154167.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or "Save Target as..'') </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-6046644521034231511?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-6573841627776217152012-01-16T09:16:00.001+05:302012-01-16T09:17:42.944+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-klDuq_leulU/TxOdwPo5vQI/AAAAAAAAB1g/5-Gf-oiUGGY/s1600/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120115175903150-288.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-klDuq_leulU/TxOdwPo5vQI/AAAAAAAAB1g/5-Gf-oiUGGY/s320/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120115175903150-288.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698071405711179010" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120115175903150.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120115175903676.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or "Save Target as..'')<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-657384162777621715?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-88361140555652903672012-01-15T23:23:00.003+05:302012-01-15T23:29:55.889+05:30<span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDguepcQA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDguepcQA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.G. Jananivas Prabhu's shares his experience with Srila Prabhupada &amp; Mayapur Deities<br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HGJananivasPrabhusExperienceWithSrilaPrabhupadaAndMayapur262.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HGJananivasPrabhusExperienceWithSrilaPrabhupadaAndMayapur216.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or "Save Target as..'')<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-8836114055565290367?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-49449200130186274202012-01-15T10:06:00.004+05:302012-01-15T23:12:33.489+05:30<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5EOIVh3ajGo/S3OcpuuqaGI/AAAAAAAAAYU/0ZscTETSNbk/s1600-h/BhaktiBrhatBhagvatSwami.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 210px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5EOIVh3ajGo/S3OcpuuqaGI/AAAAAAAAAYU/0ZscTETSNbk/s320/BhaktiBrhatBhagvatSwami.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436861415898638434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABOUT THE SPEAKER</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">His Holiness Bhakti Brhat Bhagavata Swami, in his quest for spiritual understanding prior to becoming a full time member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness joined the Divine Life Society were he studied under Sri Swami Sahajananda. However due to his constant inquest into spiritual understanding Sri Swami Sahajananda told him that he was a missionary and should join the Hare Krishna Movement. He acquired a set of the Srimad Bhagavatam and several other books written by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness and was deeply moved by these sublime teachings. This prompted him to become a full time member of The International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Brihat Mridanga Dasa, his former name, was awarded the renounced order of <em>sannyasa</em> by ISKCON guru Giriraja Swami recently, and will henceforth be known as Bhakti Brihat Bhagavata Swami. The initiation ceremony, held on December 24, 2009 at the Sri Sri Radha-Radhanath Temple of Understanding in Durban, South Africa.<div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><span></span></div></div>1983 - Brhat-mrdanga dasa, a former school-teacher, joined ISKCON in Durban, South Africa.<br />1985-1988<br />a) Distributed over 30,000 books (mainly "Science of Self Realizations" and "Bhagavad Gitas" in South Africa.<br />b) Preached extensively to high school and university students in S.A .<br />c) Placed full sets of Srila Prabhupada's books in over 50 libraries, colleges and universities through book sponsorships in South Africa.<br />d) Sankirtana Leader and Chairman of ISKCON Kwa-Zulu Natal (a province of South Africa) Congregational Council.<br />1989-1992 - V.-P. of Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple, ISKCON Durban.<br />1990 (July) to 1991(April) - Completed the First (and only) Preacher Trainer's Course at VIHE, Vrndavana.<br />1991 - Founded the Bhaktivedanta College of Education and Culture(BCEC) in Durban, South Africa.<br />a) Under his direction(and travelling internationally since 1994), BCEC has expanded to other countries: Hong Kong, Philippines, India, Kenya, Mauritius, England, Ireland, Canada, USA, Trinidad and Guyana.<br />b) BCEC offers bridging courses like 'Bhakti-Sadacara', 'Yoga Ladder' leading up to Bhakti-sastri/Vaibhava degrees. Certification includes Bhakti-sadacara certificate, Bhakti-gita diploma and Bhakti-sastri/Vaibhava degrees. Courses are also offered for children. Since July 1991, 13,470 students have passed through Bhaktivedanta College of Education and Culture.<br />1997 -2000 - President of Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple, Durban S.A.<br />2001-2004 - Co-President of Sri Sri Krishna Balarama Mandir, ISKCON Vrndavana.<br />2004-2006 - Regional Secretary for Gauteng, South Africa.<br />Currently, H.H. Bhakti Brhat Bhagavata Swami serves as:<br />* Co-International Director of Bhaktivedanta College of Education &amp; Culture (BCEC)<br />* Member of the GBC Ministry of Educational Development (MED)<br />* Member of the GBC Succession Committee<br />* Chairman of ISKCON Leadership Education And Development System (ISKCON LEADS), A GBC Succession Committee Initiative<br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.22.60-62</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SB 4.22.60:</span> In his bodily strength and in the strength of his senses, Mahārāja Pṛthu was as strong as the wind, which can go anywhere and everywhere. As far as his intolerance was concerned, he was just like the all-powerful Rudra expansion of Lord Śiva, or Sadāśiva.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SB 4.22.61:</span> In his bodily beauty he was just like Cupid, and in his thoughtfulness he was like a lion. In his affection he was just like Svāyambhuva Manu, and in his ability to control he was like Lord Brahmā.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.22.62</span><br />bṛhaspatir brahma-vāde<br />ātmavattve svayaḿ hariḥ<br />bhaktyā go-guru-vipreṣu<br />viṣvaksenānuvartiṣu<br />hriyā praśraya-śīlābhyām<br />ātma-tulyaḥ parodyame<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />bṛhaspatiḥ — the priest of the heavenly planets; brahma-vāde — in the matter of spiritual understanding; ātma-vattve — in the matter of self-control; svayam — personally; hariḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhaktyā — in devotion; go — cow; guru — spiritual master; vipreṣu — unto the brāhmaṇas; viṣvaksena — the Personality of Godhead; anuvartiṣu — followers; hriyā — by shyness; praśraya-śīlābhyām — by most gentle behavior; ātma-tulyaḥ — exactly like his personal interest; para-udyame — in the matter of philanthropic work.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />In his personal behavior, Pṛthu Mahārāja exhibited all good qualities, and in spiritual knowledge he was exactly like Bṛhaspati. In self-control he was like the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. As far as his devotional service was concerned, he was a great follower of devotees who were attached to cow protection and the rendering of all service to the spiritual master and the brāhmaṇas. He was perfect in his shyness and in his gentle behavior, and when he engaged in some philanthropic activity, he worked as if he were working for his own personal self.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />When Lord Caitanya talked to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, the Lord honored him as the incarnation of Bṛhaspati. Bṛhaspati is the chief priest of the heavenly kingdom, and he is a follower of the philosophy known as brahma-vada, or Māyāvāda. Bṛhaspati is also a great logician. It appears from this statement that Mahārāja Pṛthu, although a great devotee constantly engaged in the loving service of the Lord, could defeat all kinds of impersonalists and Māyāvādīs by his profound knowledge of Vedic scriptures. We should learn from Mahārāja Pṛthu that a Vaiṣṇava, or devotee, must not only be fixed in the service of the Lord, but, if required, must be prepared to argue with the impersonalist Māyāvādīs with all logic and philosophy and defeat their contention that the Absolute Truth is impersonal.<br /><br />The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the ideal self-controller or brahmacārī. When Kṛṣṇa was elected to be president of the Rājasūya yajña performed by Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, Grandfather Bhīṣmadeva praised Lord Kṛṣṇa as the greatest brahmacārī. Because Grandfather Bhīṣmadeva was a brahmacārī, he was quite fit to distinguish a brahmacārī from a vyabhicārī. Although Pṛthu Mahārāja was a householder and father of five children, he was still considered to be most controlled. One who begets Kṛṣṇa conscious children for the benefit of humanity is actually a brahmacārī. One who simply begets children like cats and dogs is not a proper father. The word brahmacārī also refers to one who acts on the platform of Brahman, or devotional service. In the impersonal Brahman conception, there is no activity, yet when one performs activities in connection with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he is to be known as brahmacārī. Thus Pṛthu Mahārāja was an ideal brahmacārī and gṛhastha simultaneously. Viṣvaksenānuvartiṣu refers to those devotees who are constantly engaged in the service of the Lord. Other devotees must follow in their footsteps. Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura said, ei chaya gosāñi yāra, mui tāra dāsa. He is prepared to become the disciple of anyone who follows in the footsteps of the six Gosvāmīs.<br /><br />Also, like all Vaiṣṇavas, Mahārāja Pṛthu was devoted to cow protection, spiritual masters and qualified brāhmaṇas. Pṛthu Mahārāja was also very humble, meek and gentle, and whenever he performed any philanthropic work or welfare activity for the general public, he would labor exactly as if he were tending to his own personal necessities. In other words, his philanthropic activities were not for the sake of show but were performed out of personal feeling and commitment. All philanthropic activities should be thus performed.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Video</span><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDguelcAA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDguelcAA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.H. Bhakti Brhat Bhagavata Swami speaks on S.B. 4.22.60-62<br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HHBhaktiBrihatBhagavatSwami__20120114213711298.flv"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span">DOWNLOAD CLASS VIDEO</span></span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-HHBhaktiBrihatBhagavatSwami__20120114213711562.mp3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br />(</span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> or "Save Target as..'')</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-4944920013018627420?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-63867722414685517082012-01-15T08:32:00.002+05:302012-01-15T10:11:21.611+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1MtmSvz-foM/TxJY1frTKnI/AAAAAAAAB1U/4v81aYeI6Bs/s1600/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120114203131376-683.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1MtmSvz-foM/TxJY1frTKnI/AAAAAAAAB1U/4v81aYeI6Bs/s320/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120114203131376-683.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697714154636520050" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120114203131376.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><div id="preview"><div style="display: block;" id="previewbody"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-DarshanArtik__20120114203131784.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or "Save Target as..'') </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-6386772241468551708?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-84153731292940802612012-01-15T08:31:00.001+05:302012-01-15T10:10:21.563+05:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vhRoQJpMflo/TxJYk6tpIuI/AAAAAAAAB1I/Rz4ov-e4lo0/s1600/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120114175902672-304.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vhRoQJpMflo/TxJYk6tpIuI/AAAAAAAAB1I/Rz4ov-e4lo0/s320/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120114175902672-304.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697713869836329698" border="0" /></a><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120114175902672.flv"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD VIDEO</span></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Yasomati-Mayapur_Mangal_Arati__20120114175902179.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD mp3</span></a> (&lt;-- click to play audio only)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">To download mp3, right click &amp; select "Save Link as..."</span> or "Save Target as..'')<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5036667170296619026-8415373129294080261?l=www.mayapurtvarchives.com' alt='' /></div>ashokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870420852106080251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5036667170296619026.post-37639124450771694802012-01-14T06:26:00.003+05:302012-01-14T19:39:17.939+05:30<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XtP1joZOo8Q/ThCgsE_-AeI/AAAAAAAAA38/Li07693REvs/s1600/CCd%2Bteaching.JPG"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625172613702484450" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XtP1joZOo8Q/ThCgsE_-AeI/AAAAAAAAA38/Li07693REvs/s320/CCd%2Bteaching.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 240px;" border="0" /></a><img alt="" src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/amotwani/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-3.png" /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABOUT THE SPEAKER</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Caitanya Carana Dasa took to Krishna consciousness in 2000 whilst working as a school teacher. He is a disciple of Bhakti Caitanya Swami. He joined as a full time devotee at Sri Sri Radha Radhanatha Mandir in Durban, South Africa, in 2003. He served as book distributor and preacher for 6 years. After completing his Bhakti-sastri and Teacher Training Courses in the 2009/10 season, he joined as a Mayapur Institute staff member. Currently he serves as the Assessment Co-coordinator and as an assistant facilitator for the Bhakti-sastri Courses, which are conducted by the Mayapur Institute.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.22.59</span><br />dharma-rāḍ iva śikṣāyām<br />āścarye himavān iva<br />kuvera iva kośāḍhyo<br />guptārtho varuṇo yathā<br /><br />SYNONYMS<br />dharma-rāṭ iva — like King Yamarāja (the superintendent of death); śikṣāyām — in education; āścarye — in opulence; himavān iva — like the Himalaya Mountains; kuveraḥ — the treasurer of the heavenly planets; iva — like; kośa-āḍhyaḥ — in the matter of possessing wealth; gupta-arthaḥ — secrecy; varuṇaḥ — the demigod named Varuṇa; yathā — like.<br /><br />TRANSLATION<br />Mahārāja Pṛthu's intelligence and education were exactly like that of Yamarāja, the superintendent of death. His opulence was comparable to the Himalaya Mountains, where all valuable jewels and metals are stocked. He possessed great riches like Kuvera, the treasurer of the heavenly planets, and no one could reveal his secrets, for they were like the demigod Varuṇa's.<br /><br />PURPORT<br />Yamarāja, or Dharmarāja, as the superintendent of death, has to judge the criminal living entities who have committed sinful activities throughout their lives. Consequently Yamarāja is expected to be most expert in judicial matters. Pṛthu Mahārāja was also highly learned and exceedingly exact in delivering his judgment upon the citizens. No one could excel him in opulence any more than estimate the stock of minerals and jewels in the Himalaya Mountains; therefore he is compared to Kuvera, the treasurer of the heavenly planets. Nor could anyone discover the secrets of his life any more than learn the secrets of Varuṇa, the demigod presiding over the water, the night, and the western sky. Varuṇa is omniscient, and since he punishes sins, he is prayed to for forgiveness. He is also the sender of disease and is often associated with Mitra and Indra.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO</span></div><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hZdDgueWQAA.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="440" frameborder="0" height="340"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#hZdDgueWQAA" style="display: none;"></embed><br />Click to play<br />H.G. 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