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some older correspondence put here for reference: Candidasa Prabhu, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. > —–Original Message—– > From: On Behalf Of Candidasa dasa > Sent: Sunday, 4 September 2005 8:07 AM > To: ‘Discussion about ezine preaching’ > Subject: [Ezine] high quality + detailed summaries > > Hare Krishna,…

govardhano jayati saila-kulaadhi-raajo yo gopikaabhirudito hari-daasa-varyah krsnena sakra-makha-bhanga-krtaarcito yah saptaaham asya kara-padma-tale ‘py avatseet saptaaham evaacyuta-hasta-pankaje bhrngaayamaanam phala-moola-kandaraih samsevyamaanam harim aatma-vindakair govardhanaadrim sirasaa namaami “Glorious is Sri Govardhana, the great King in the dynasty of hills, whom the gopis praised as the best of Krsna’s servants; who was resting for seven days in Krsna’s lotus…

hantayam adrir abala hari-dasa-varyo yad rama-krsna-carana-sparasa-pramodah manam tanoti saha-go-ganayos tayor yat paniya-suyavasa-kandara-kandamulaih Of all the devotees, this Govardhana Hill is the best! O my friends, this hill supplies Krsna and Balarama, along with Their calves, cows and cowherd friends, with all kinds of necessities-water for drinking, very soft grass, caves, fruits, flowers and vegetables. In…

namaste girirajaya sri govardhana namine ashesha klesha nashaya paramananda dayine I offer my respectful obeisances unto the king of all hills, Govardhana Hill (the source of enjoyment for the senses, land, and cows). He is a servant of Krsna and is Krsna Himself. He puts an end to unlimited sufferings and bestows the supreme bliss.…

by Srila Raghunath das Goswami 1. O Govardhana! You became the umbrella which was held by the arm of your own Lord Krsna! In this way Sri Krsna diminished Indra, the king of the demigods, who was intoxicated by great pride. You are the incomparable king of all the big mountains, please allow me to…

1. krsna-prasadena samasta-saila- samrajyam apnoti ca vairino ‘pi sakrasya yah prapa balim sa saksad govardhano me disatam abhistam krsna — of Krsna; prasadena — by the mercy; samasta — of all; saila –mountains; samrajyam — sovereignty; apnoti — attains; ca — and; vairinah — from the enemy; api — even; sakrasya — Indra; yah —…

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This evening in the garden Srila Prabhupada sat with his back very straight and with his eyes opened wide chanted, “Govindam adi purusam tam aham bhajami. This is our pride. We are servants to the most regal person — Krishna. Everyone is servant but our pride is that we are servant to Krishna. Govindam adi…

“Our English schools are flourishing wonderfully; we find it difficult to provide instruction to all. The effect of this education on Hindus is prodigious. No Hindu who has received an English education ever remains sincerely attached to his religion. It is my firm belief that if our plans of education are followed up, there will…

Here is my response to some discussion going on here: pranams to all assembled sadhus _o/__ _o____ _o/__ All glories to Srila Prabhupada! I appreciate that Pandu Prabhu is being given the chance for a healthy dialogue here. I think that his warranted indignation needs intelligent venting and sensitive discussion. This issue of child abuse…

durlabhaḥ kārttiko vipra mathurāyāṁ nṛṇām iha yatrārcitaḥ svakaṁ rūpaṁ bhaktebhyaḥ samprayacchati durlabhaḥ-rare; kārttikaḥ-Kārttika; vipra-O brāhmaṇa; mathurāyām-in Mathurā; nṛṇām-of the people; iha-here; yatra-where; arcitaḥ-worshiped; svakam-own; rūpam-form; bhaktebhyaḥ-to the devotees; samprayacchati-gives. “O brāhmaṇa, it is rare that one is allowed to spend the month of Kārttika in Mathurā. To they who worship Him in Mathura’ during Kārttika,…

ekādaśyāṁ parair dattaṁ dīpaṁ prajvalya mūṣikā mānuṣyaṁ durlabhaṁ prāpya parāṁ gatim avāpa sā ekādaśyām-on ekādaśī; paraiḥ-by others; dattam-offered; dīpam-lamp; prajvalya-lighting; mūṣikā-a mouse; mānuṣyam-a human birth; durlabham-rare; prāpya-attaining; parām-the supreme; gatim-destination; avāpa-attained; sā-she. “Somehow or other a mouse once lit a lamp that someone offered on ekādaśī during the month of Kārttika. That mouse attained a…

This is a story about how kind Giriraja has been to me. Today in Christchurch we celebrated Govardhana Puja. It is actually in four days but having the public celebrations on the weekend makes it more accessable for our guests. I look forward to this festival as there is always something special in store for…

“I am pleased also that you are decorating your temple nicely, and the more you decorate the temple beautifully the more your heart will be beautiful. The example is that the more you decorate the original the more the reflection automatically is decorated. So our heart is the reflection of the Original Consciousness, Krsna, and…