gokulendro mahā-candraḥ śarvarī priya-kārakaḥ kamalā-mukha-lolākṣaḥ puṇḍarīka-śubhāvahaḥ He is the moon of Gokula (gokulendra), the great moon (mahā-candra), the night (śarvarī), charming (priya-kāraka), the Lord whose restless eyes glance at the goddess of fortune (kamalā-mukha-lolākṣa), and splendid like a blue lotus flower (puṇḍarīka-śubhāvaha). – Sri Gopala-sahasra-nama – Text 5

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by Vipramukhya dasa Posted April 9, 2006 The picture shows Vipramukhya with Gulab Kali as a baby elephant in 1984. Some say Gulab Kali had a special relationship with me. I don’t know. I do know that she recognized me every year when I visited Mayapur. She would become happy to see me, as she…

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Management Mistakes I Have Made or I Have Seen Made by Other Leaders By Mahatma dasa ACBSP 1. When taking over a position, department, project, preaching center, temple, etc., to immediately begin making drastic changes. 2. To play favorites or to speak against or criticize certain sections of devotees. 3. To do or say anything…

As soon as you get some opportunity, preach. What is that preach? Preaching, Caitanya Mahāprabhu has advised us, yāre dekha tāre kaha kṛṣṇa-upadeśa [Cc. Madhya 7.128]. This is preaching. “Whoever you meet, simply speak of the instruction of Kṛṣṇa.” So if you are advanced, if you know what is the instruction of Kṛṣṇa by reading…

Thank you, Hema Sundari Mataji for the donation for Gopala’s bhoga offering today. matsyo bhīmaḥ kuhu-bhartā hartā varāha-mūrtimān nārāyaṇo hṛṣīkeśo govindo garuḍa-dhvajaḥ He is the fish-incarnation (matsya), fearsome (bhīma), the master of the new-moon (kuhū-bhartā), He who takes away everything (hartā), the boar-incarnation (varāha-mūrtimān), the resting place of all living entities (nārāyaṇa), the master of…

“One Krishna book sold means we go forward one step in our Krishna Consciousness. We should always remember this.” – Letter to Visnujana Maharaja : April 4, 1971 So in keeping with this request we are happy for you to download the entire Krishna Book by His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. This is…

“So far as your working engagement is concerned, certainly you are not a karmi. Any person whose constant occupation is Krishna Consciousness, he is not a karmi; he is a devotee in all circumstances. So you should accept the best source of monetary income and use it for Krishna. And that is better than sannyasa.…

“One may not give up work and prescribed duties all of a sudden; but by gradually developing Krishna consciousness, one can be situated in a transcendental position without being influenced by the material senses and the mind — by steady intelligence directed toward one’s pure identity. This is the sum total of this chapter. In…

Here are some ideas for things that should be done ….. Make an online community solely for the glorification of Srila Prabhupada. This would be a non-sectarian effort where anyone can write and publicly glorify Srila Prabhupada to their hearts content. The site would also have information about Srila Prabhupada. Lots and lots of photos…

Here’s a short story revealing how our sweet little Gopala deals with those who try to imitate Him. from CHAPTER SIXTY-SIX of Krishna Book by His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (you can download the whole book by clicking the link above. You might need to install this font though.) The story of King…

“In the spiritual world there is also competition, but the center is always Krishna. In the material world there is competition, but the center is sense gratification. That is the difference. So competition, disagreement, or even dissension, if they are there, and the center is Krishna, such disagreement is not material. Even in Krishna Loka,…