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.…

A millionaire kept live alligators in the pool behind his mansion. He had a beautiful unmarried daughter, and decided to throw a huge party for potential suitors. During the party he announced, “I will give one million dollars or my daughter’s hand in marriage to the man who can swim across this pool full of…

kiṁ ca pradakṣiṇaṁ ca yaḥ kuryāt kārttike viṣṇu-sadmani pade pade ‘śvamedhasya phala-bhāgī bhaven naraḥ kim- ca-furthermore; pradakṣiṇam-circumambulation; ca-and; yaḥ-who; kuryāt-does; kārttike-in Kārttika; viṣṇu-sadmani-in the abode of Lord Viṣṇu; pade pade-at every step; aśvamedhasya-of an asvamedha-yajna; phala-bhāgī-attaining the result; bhaven-is; naraḥ-a person. “By circumambulating a temple of Lord Viṣṇu during the month of Kārttika one attains…

The bonafide guru will simply present what the supreme guru, God, says in bonafide scripture. A guru cannot change the message of the disciplic succession. We must understand that we cannot carry out research to find the Absolute Truth. Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself said, “My Guru Maharaja, My spiritual master, considered Me a great fool.” He…

“What if I told you that there was a magic bullet—something that would improve the quality of your daily life, your children’s chances of success in the world, your family’s health, our values as a society? Something that is inexpensive, simple to produce and within the reach of pretty much anyone? Miriam Weinstein begins her…

Quote from Srila BV Narayana Goswami Maharaja (June 1997, Badger, California): “So, my instruction is, as is that of Srila Rupa Gosvami, that we should never criticize anyone. If someone is doing something bad, then he is doing something bad for himself. But we should not criticize anyone. If you criticize anyone thinking, “This is…