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kiṁ ca nirdhanenāpi viprendra kṛtvā caivātma-vikrayam kartavyaṁ dīpa-dānaṁ tu yāvat kārttika-pūrṇimā kim- ca-furthermore; nirdhanena-penniless; api-even; viprendra-O king of brāhmaṇas; kṛtvā-doing; ca-and; eva-indeed; ātma-Himself; vikrayam-selling; kartavyam-to be done; dīpa-dānam-offering a lamp; tu-indeed; yāvat-when; kārttika-pūrṇimā-on the full-moon of Kārttika. “O king of brāhmaṇas, when someone offers Him a lamp on the full-moon day of the month of…

by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prem [ecstatic love of God] alone is the purpose of the life of the jivas (spirit souls). Bhava (soul’s feeling) develops into Prem. Turning their face towards Krishna, the more jivas progress, the more do they approach the temple of Prem. Thus, in considering the rights of Prem, we meet…

After a dozen years of airport book distribution and tens of thousands of books put in the hands of just as many people I had an epiphany on June 9th, 2003 which led to a conversation with a wonderful devotee named Atmarama last Spring when he and his wife had just gotten back from an…

from BBC NEWS: A US woman who killed herself was left hanging in public for more than 12 hours because people who saw the body mistook it for a Halloween decoration. The woman, 42, hanged herself from a tree on a fairly busy road in the US state of Delaware, state police said. It was…

kiṁ ca dyūta-vyājena viprendra kārttike keśavālayam dyotayed yo mahā-bhāga punāty āsaptataṁ kulam kim- ca-furthermore; dyūta-of playing dice; vyājena-on the pretext; viprendra-O king of brāhmaṇas; kārttike-in Kārttika; keśava-of Lord Keśava; alayam-the temple; dyotayet-illuminates; yaḥ-who; mahā-bhāga-O very fortunate one; punāti-purifies; āsaptatam- kulam-seven generations of his family. “O very fortunate one, a person who in order to play…

New Temple for Sedona, AZ “If you call yourselves Americans, then you should do something wonderful for Krishna,” was a challenge that Srila Prabhupada put before his young American disciples to encourage them to think of spreading Krishna consciousness in big ways. With all the large Iskcon projects completed and underway in India, America seems…

It is clearly stated in the Kali Santarana Upanisad: hare krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare iti sodasakam namnam kali-kalmasa-nasanam natah parataropayah sarva-vedesu drsyate “After searching through all the Vedic literature, one cannot find a method of religion more sublime for this age than the chanting…

mantra-hīnaṁ kriyā-hīnaṁ śauca-hīnaṁ janārdane sarvaṁ sampūrṇatāṁ yāti kārttike dīpa-dānataḥ mantra-mantras; hīnam-without; kriyā-pious deeds; hīnam-without; śauca-purity; hīnam-without; janārdane-of Lord Kṛṣṇa; sarvam-all; sampūrṇatām-perfection; yāti-attains; kārttike-in Kārttika; dīpa-dānataḥ-by offering a lamp. “Even if there are no mantras, no pious deeds, and no purity, everything becomes perfect when a person offers a lamp during the month of Kārttika.” –…

kārttikaṁ tu naro māsaṁ yaḥ kuryād eka-bhojanam śūraś ca bahu-vīryaś ca kīrtimāṁś ca sa jāyate kārttikam-Kārttika; tu-indeed; naraḥ-person; māsam-month; yaḥ-who; kuryāt-does; eka-bhojanam-eating once; śūraḥ-a hero; ca-and; bahu-vīryaḥ-very powerful; ca-and; kīrtimān-glorious; ca-and; sa-he; jāyate-is born. “A person who, for the entire month of Kārttika, eats only once a day becomes very famous, powerful, and heroic.” –…

looks Like I’ll need to change the design of the site or pay some royalties …. I’ll redo the design soon. ———————————————– Dear Site Administrator, It has come to our attention that you are using copyrighted BBTI materials on your website, gopala.org, including: http://www.gopala.org/index.php 1. Picture of Krishna and Balarama 2. Picture of Lord Caitanya…

śreyasā lobha-buddhyā vā yaḥ karoti hareḥ kathām kārttike muni-śārdūla kulānāṁ tārayec chatam śreyasā-by the best; lobha-eager; buddhyā-with intelligence; vā-or; yaḥ-who; karoti-does; hareḥ-of Lord Kṛṣṇa; kathām-the topics; kārttike-in Kārttika; muni-śārdūla-O tiger of sages; kulānām-of the family; tārayet-may deliver; śatam-a hundred. “O tiger of sages, a person who during the month of Kārttika eagerly hears the topics…

Some potent preaching from Akrura das’ Bhaktivedanta Leadership Newsletter: A devotee’s conclusion is that no one is directly responsible for being a benefactor or mischief-monger without the sanction of the Lord; therefore he does not consider anyone to be directly responsible for such action. But in both the cases he takes it for granted that…

kiṁ ca niyamena kathāṁ viṣṇor ye śṛṇvanti ca bhāvitāḥ ślokārdhaṁ śloka-pādaṁ vā kārttike go-śataṁ phalam kim- ca-furthermore; niyamena-with a vow; kathām-talking; viṣṇoḥ-of Lord Viṣṇu; ye-who; śṛṇvanti-hear; ca-and; bhāvitāḥ-with love; ślokārdham-half a verse; śloka-pādam-one fourth of a verse; vā-or; kārttike-in Kārttika; go-śatam-a hundred cows; phalam-result. “During the month of Kṛṣṇa, they who with love hear the…

By Vaisesika dasa, Taken from: www.distributebooks.com 1. Cultivate your desire a. “Where there’s a will there’s way.” b. Associate with devotees who have strong faith in and desire for book distribution. c. Your ability will grow to meet your strong desire. d. Nothing will change until you do. 2. Practice a. Cultivate discipline (From L.…