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Journey from My to Krishna's Expectations

vaishnavasevadasa@gmail.com (www.iskcondesiretree.com) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:06:16 PST

2012-02-18
SB-10-06-37-38 - Journey from My to Krishna's Expectations (download mp3) , (download flv) and (download mp4)
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SB 10.6.37-38

padbhyam bhakta-hrdi-sthabhyam

vandyabhyam loka-vanditaih

angam yasyah samakramya

bhagavan api tat-stanam

yatudhany api sa svargam

avapa janani-gatim

krsna-bhukta-stana-ksirah

kim u gavo 'numatarah

Translation:

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, is always situated within the core of the heart of the pure devotee, and He is always offered prayers by such worshipable personalities as Lord Brahma and Lord Siva. Because Krsna embraced Putana's body with great pleasure and sucked her breast, although she was a great witch, she attained the position of a mother in the transcendental world and thus achieved the highest perfection. What then is to be said of the cows whose nipples Krsna sucked with great pleasure and who offered their milk very jubilantly with affection exactly like that of a mother?

Purport:

These verses explain how devotional service rendered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whether directly or indirectly, knowingly or unknowingly, becomes successful. Putana was neither a devotee nor a nondevotee; she was actually a demoniac witch instructed by Kamsa to kill Krsna. Nonetheless, in the beginning she assumed the form of a very beautiful woman and approached Krsna exactly like an affectionate mother, so that mother Yasoda and Rohini did not doubt her sincerity. The Lord took all this into consideration, and thus she was automatically promoted to a position like that of mother Yasoda. As explained by Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura, there are various roles one may play in such a position. Putana was immediately promoted to Vaikunthaloka, which is also sometimes described as Svarga. The Svarga mentioned in this verse is not the material heavenly planet, but the transcendental world. In Vaikunthaloka, Putana attained the position of a nurse (dhatry-ucitam), as described by Uddhava. Putana was elevated to the position of a nurse and maidservant in Goloka Vrndavana to assist mother Yasoda.

Invest Your Time and Energy in Krishna

vaishnavasevadasa@gmail.com (www.iskcondesiretree.com) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:26:35 PST

2012-02-17
SB-10-06-35 - Invest Your Time and Energy in Krishna (download mp3) and (download flv)
by Prahalad Priya Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty
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SB 10.6.35-36
putana loka-bala-ghni
raksasi rudhirasana
jighamsayapi haraye
stanam dattvapa sad-gatim

Translation:

Putana was always hankering for the blood of human children, and with that desire she came to kill Krsna; but because she offered her breast to the Lord, she attained the greatest achievement. What then is to be said of those who had natural devotion and affection for Krsna as mothers and who offered Him their breasts to suck or offered something very dear, as a mother offers something to a child?

Purport:

Putana had no affection for Krsna; rather, she was envious and wanted to kill Him. Nonetheless, because with or without knowledge she offered her breast, she attained the highest achievement in life. But the offerings of devotees attracted to Krsna in parental love are always sincere. A mother likes to offer something to her child with affection and love; there is no question of envy. So here we can make a comparative study. If Putana could attain such an exalted position in spiritual life by neglectfully, enviously making an offering to Krsna, what is to be said of mother Yasoda and the other gopis, who served Krsna with such great affection and love, offering everything for Krsna's satisfaction? The gopis automatically achieved the highest perfection. Therefore Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu recommended the affection of the gopis, either in maternal affection or in conjugal love, as the highest perfection in life (ramya kacid upasana vrajavadhu-vargena ya kalpita).

Brajvasis Perform Final Rites of Putana

vaishnavasevadasa@gmail.com (www.iskcondesiretree.com) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:20:33 PST

2012-02-15
SB-10-06-33 - Brajvasis Perform Final Rites of Putana (download mp3) , (download flv) and (download mp4)
by Sankirtan Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty
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SB 10.6.33

kalevaram parasubhis

chittva tat te vrajaukasah

dure ksiptvavayavaso

nyadahan kastha-vestitam

Translation:

The inhabitants of Vraja cut the gigantic body of Putana into pieces with the help of axes. Then they threw the pieces far away, covered them with wood and burned them to ashes.

Purport:

It is the practice that after a snake has been killed, its body is cut into various pieces for fear that it may come to life again simply by interacting with air. Merely killing a serpent is not sufficient; after it is killed, it must be cut to pieces and burned, and then the danger will be over. Putana resembled a great serpent, and therefore the cowherd men took the same precautions by burning her body to ashes.

Simplicity Leads to Transcendental Happiness

vaishnavasevadasa@gmail.com (www.iskcondesiretree.com) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:36:57 PST

2012-02-14

SB-10-06-32 - Simplicity Leads to Transcendental Happiness (download mp3), (download flv) and (download mp4)

by Mahananda Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty

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SB 10.6.32

nunam batarsih sañjato

yogeso va samasa sah

sa eva drsto hy utpato

yad ahanakadundubhih

Translation:

Nanda Maharaja and the other gopas exclaimed: My dear friends, you must know that Anakadundubhi, Vasudeva, has become a great saint or a master of mystic power. Otherwise how could he have foreseen this calamity and predicted it to us?

Purport:

This verse illustrates the difference between ksatriyas and innocent vaisyas. By studying the political situation, Vasudeva could see what would happen, whereas Nanda Maharaja, the king of the agriculturalists, could only guess that Vasudeva was a great saintly person and had developed mystic powers. Vasudeva actually had all mystic powers under his control; otherwise he could not have become the father of Krsna. But in fact he foresaw the calamities in Vraja by studying Kamsa's political activities and thus warned Nanda Maharaja to take precautions, although Nanda Maharaja thought that Vasudeva had predicted this incident through wonderful mystic powers. By mystic powers gained through the practice of hatha-yoga, one can study and understand the future.

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Kathamrta

vaishnavasevadasa@gmail.com (www.iskcondesiretree.com) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:39:24 PST

2012-02-12
Festivals - Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Kathamrta (download mp3) , (download flv) and (download mp4)
by Adi Keshava Prabhu and Krishna Chandra Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty
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Chetana Festival - What's in it For Me

vaishnavasevadasa@gmail.com (www.iskcondesiretree.com) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:46:08 PST

2012-02-11
Chetana Festival - What's in it For Me (download mp3)
by Radharani Mataji at ISKCON Chowpatty
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Relationship between Pranaya and Prayers

vaishnavasevadasa@gmail.com (www.iskcondesiretree.com) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:29:32 PST

2012-02-11
SB-10-06-30 - Relationship between Pranaya and Prayers (download mp3) , (download flv) and (download mp4)
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SB 10.6.30

sri-suka uvaca

iti pranaya-baddhabhir

gopibhih krta-raksanam

payayitva stanam mata

sannyavesayad atmajam

Translation:

Srila Sukadeva Gosvami continued: All the gopis, headed by mother Yasoda, were bound by maternal affection. After they thus chanted mantras to protect the child, mother Yasoda gave the child the nipple of her breast to suck and then got Him to lie down on His bed.

Purport:

When a baby drinks milk from the breast of his mother, this is a good sign of health. So the elderly gopis were not satisfied with chanting mantras to give protection to Krsna; they also tested whether their child's health was in order. When the child sucked the breast, this confirmed that He was healthy, and when the gopis were fully satisfied, they had the child lie down on His bed.

Friendly Relationship in Krishna Consciousness

vaishnavasevadasa@gmail.com (www.iskcondesiretree.com) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:53:21 PST

2012-02-10
SB-04-30-08 - Friendly Relationship in Krishna Consciousness (download mp3) , (download flv) and (download mp4)
by Radhanath Swami at ISKCON Mayapur
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SB 4.30.8

sri-bhagavan uvaca

varam vrnidhvam bhadram vo

yuyam me nrpa-nandanah

sauhardenaprthag-dharmas

tusto 'ham sauhrdena vah

Translation:

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.

Purport:

Since the sons of King Pracinabarhisat were all united in Krsna consciousness, the Lord was very pleased with them. Each and every one of the sons of King Pracinabarhisat 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 Krsna consciousness, members sometimes appear disunited due to their having different opinions and leaning toward material things. Actually, in Krsna consciousness there cannot be two opinions. There is only one goal: to serve Krsna 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 Pracinabarhisat.

Krishna Provides Protection and not the Medicine

vaishnavasevadasa@gmail.com (www.iskcondesiretree.com) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:57:21 PST

2012-02-10
SB-10-06-24-29 - Krishna Provides Protection and not the Medicine (download mp3) , (download flv) and (download mp4)
by Radha Dyuti Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty
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SB 10.6.24

indriyani hrsikesah

pranan narayano 'vatu

svetadvipa-patis cittam

mano yogesvaro 'vatu

Translation:

May Hrsikesa protect Your senses, and Narayana Your life air. May the master of Svetadvipa protect the core of Your heart, and may Lord Yogesvara protect Your mind.

SB 10.6.25-26

prsnigarbhas tu te buddhim

atmanam bhagavan parah

kridantam patu govindah

sayanam patu madhavah

vrajantam avyad vaikuntha

asinam tvam sriyah patih

bhuñjanam yajñabhuk patu

sarva-graha-bhayankarah

Translation:

May Lord Prsnigarbha protect Your intelligence, and the Supreme Personality of Godhead Your soul. While You are playing, may Govinda protect You, and while You are sleeping may Madhava protect You. May Lord Vaikuntha protect You while You are walking, and may Lord Narayana, the husband of the goddess of fortune, protect You while You are sitting. Similarly, may Lord Yajñabhuk, the fearful enemy of all evil planets, always protect You while You enjoy life.

SB 10.6.27-29

dakinyo yatudhanyas ca

kusmanda ye 'rbhaka-grahah

bhuta-preta-pisacas ca

yaksa-rakso-vinayakah

kotara revati jyestha

putana matrkadayah

unmada ye hy apasmara

deha-pranendriya-druhah

svapna-drsta mahotpata

vrddha bala-grahas ca ye

sarve nasyantu te visnor

nama-grahana-bhiravah

Translation:

The evil witches known as Dakinis, Yatudhanis and Kusmandas are the greatest enemies of children, and the evil spirits like Bhutas, Pretas, Pisacas, Yaksas, Raksasas and Vinayakas, as well as witches like Kotara, Revati, Jyestha, Putana and Matrka, are always ready to give trouble to the body, the life air and the senses, causing loss of memory, madness and bad dreams. Like the most experienced evil stars, they all create great disturbances, especially for children, but one can vanquish them simply by uttering Lord Visnu's name, for when Lord Visnu's name resounds, all of them become afraid and go away.

Purport:

As stated in the Brahma-samhita (5.33):

advaitam acyutam anadim ananta-rupam

adyam purana-purusam nava-yauvanam ca

vedesu durlabham adurlabham atma-bhaktau

govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami

"I worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Govinda, who is the original person—nondual, infallible, and without beginning. Although He expands into unlimited forms, He is still the original, and although He is the oldest person, He always appears as a fresh youth. Such eternal, blissful and all-knowing forms of the Lord cannot be understood by the academic wisdom of the Vedas, but they are always manifest to pure, unalloyed devotees."

While decorating the body with tilaka, we give protection to the body by chanting twelve names of Visnu. Although Govinda, or Lord Visnu, is one, He has different names and forms with which to act differently. But if one cannot remember all the names at one time, one may simply chant, "Lord Visnu, Lord Visnu, Lord Visnu," and always think of Lord Visnu. Visnor aradhanam param: this is the highest form of worship. If one remembers Visnu always, even though one is disturbed by many bad elements, one can be protected without a doubt. The Ayurveda-sastra recommends, ausadhi cintayet visnum: even while taking medicine, one should remember Visnu, because the medicine is not all and all and Lord Visnu is the real protector. The material world is full of danger (padam padam yad vipadam [SB 10.14.58]). Therefore one must become a Vaisnava and think of Visnu constantly. This is made easier by the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. Therefore Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has recommended, kirtaniyah sada harih [Cc. Adi 17.31] param vijayate sri-krsna-sankirtanam, and kirtanad eva krsnasya mukta-sangah param vrajet.

Tara Sakshi Jagai Madhai

vaishnavasevadasa@gmail.com (www.iskcondesiretree.com) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:41:54 PST

2012-02-09
SB-10-06-22-23 - Tara Sakshi Jagai Madhai (download mp3) , (download flv) and (download mp4)
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SB 10.6.22-23

avyad ajo 'nghri manimams tava janv athoru

yajño 'cyutah kati-tatam jatharam hayasyah

hrt kesavas tvad-ura isa inas tu kantham

visnur bhujam mukham urukrama isvarah kam

cakry agratah saha-gado harir astu pascat

tvat-parsvayor dhanur-asi madhu-hajanas ca

konesu sankha urugaya upary upendras

tarksyah ksitau haladharah purusah samantat

Translation:

[Sukadeva Gosvami informed Maharaja Pariksit that the gopis, following the proper system, protected Krsna, their child, with this mantra.] May Aja protect Your legs, may Maniman protect Your knees, Yajña Your thighs, Acyuta the upper part of Your waist, and Hayagriva Your abdomen. May Kesava protect Your heart, Isa Your chest, the sun-god Your neck, Visnu Your arms, Urukrama Your face, and Isvara Your head. May Cakri protect You from the front; may Sri Hari, Gadadhari, the carrier of the club, protect You from the back; and may the carrier of the bow, who is known as the enemy of Madhu, and Lord Ajana, the carrier of the sword, protect Your two sides. May Lord Urugaya, the carrier of the conchshell, protect You from all corners; may Upendra protect You from above; may Garuda protect You on the ground; and may Lord Haladhara, the Supreme Person, protect You on all sides.

Purport:

Even in the houses of the cultivators, who were not very advanced in the modern ways of civilization, the ladies used to know how to chant mantras to give protection to children with the help of cow dung and cow urine. This was a simple and practical way to give the greatest protection from the greatest dangers. People should know how to do this, for this is a part of Vedic civilization.

Simple Living through Cow Protection

vaishnavasevadasa@gmail.com (www.iskcondesiretree.com) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:04:53 PST

2012-02-08
SB-10-06-20-21 - Simple Living through Cow Protection (download mp3) and (download flv) and (download mp4)
by Sanat Kumar Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty
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SB 10.6.20

go-mutrena snapayitva

punar go-rajasarbhakam

raksam cakrus ca sakrta

dvadasangesu namabhih

Translation:

The child was thoroughly washed with cow urine and then smeared with the dust raised by the movements of the cows. Then different names of the Lord were applied with cow dung on twelve different parts of His body, beginning with the forehead, as done in applying tilaka. In this way, the child was given protection.

SB 10.6.21

gopyah samsprsta-salila

angesu karayoh prthak

nyasyatmany atha balasya

bija-nyasam akurvata

Translation:

The gopis first executed the process of acamana, drinking a sip of water from the right hand. They purified their bodies and hands with the nyasa-mantra and then applied the same mantra upon the body of the child.

Purport:

Nyasa-mantra includes acamana, or first drinking a sip of water kept in the right hand. There are different visnu-mantras to purify the body. The gopis, and in fact any householders, knew the process for being purified by chanting Vedic hymns. The gopis executed this process first to purify themselves and then to purify the child Krsna. One executes the process of anga-nyasa and kara-nyasa simply by drinking a little sip of water and chanting the mantra. The mantra is preceded with the first letter of the name, followed by anusvara and the word namah: om namo 'jas tavanghri avyat, mam mano manimams tava januni avyat, and so on. By losing Indian culture, Indian householders have forgotten how to execute the anga-nyasa and are simply busy in sense gratification, without any advanced knowledge of human civilization.

Evil is the Back Side of Krishna

vaishnavasevadasa@gmail.com (www.iskcondesiretree.com) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:29:01 PST

2012-02-07
SB-10-06-19 - Evil is the Back Side of Krishna (download mp3) , (download flv) and (download mp4)
by Shyamananda Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty

SB 10.6.19

yasoda-rohinibhyam tah

samam balasya sarvatah

raksam vidadhire samyag

go-puccha-bhramanadibhih

Translation:

Thereafter, mother Yasoda and Rohini, along with the other elderly gopis, waved about the switch of a cow to give full protection to the child Sri Krsna.

Purport:

When Krsna was saved from such a great danger, mother Yasoda and Rohini were principally concerned, and the other elderly gopis, who were almost equally concerned, followed the activities of mother Yasoda and Rohini. Here we find that in household affairs, ladies could take charge of protecting a child simply by taking help from the cow. As described here, they knew how to wave about the switch of a cow so as to protect the child from all types of danger. There are so many facilities afforded by cow protection, but people have forgotten these arts. The importance of protecting cows is therefore stressed by Krsna in Bhagavad-gita (krsi-go-raksya-vanijyam vaisya-karma svabhavajam [Bg. 18.44]). Even now in the Indian villages surrounding Vrndavana, the villagers live happily simply by giving protection to the cow. They keep cow dung very carefully and dry it to use as fuel. They keep a sufficient stock of grains, and because of giving protection to the cows, they have sufficient milk and milk products to solve all economic problems. Simply by giving protection to the cow, the villagers live so peacefully. Even the urine and stool of cows have medicinal value.

Krishna Manifests According to Need and his Will

vaishnavasevadasa@gmail.com (www.iskcondesiretree.com) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:44:24 PST

2012-02-06
SB-10-06-15-18 - Krishna Manifests According to Need and his Will (download mp3) , (download flv) and (download mp4)
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SB 10.6.15-17

isa-matrogra-damstrasyam

giri-kandara-nasikam

ganda-saila-stanam raudram

prakirnaruna-murdhajam

andha-kupa-gabhiraksam

pulinaroha-bhisanam

baddha-setu-bhujorv-anghri

sunya-toya-hradodaram

santatrasuh sma tad viksya

gopa gopyah kalevaram

purvam tu tan-nihsvanita-

bhinna-hrt-karna-mastakah

Translation:

The Raksasi's mouth was full of teeth, each resembling the front of a plow, her nostrils were deep like mountain caves, and her breasts resembled big slabs of stone fallen from a hill. Her scattered hair was the color of copper. The sockets of her eyes appeared like deep blind wells, her fearful thighs resembled the banks of a river, her arms, legs and feet seemed like big bridges, and her abdomen appeared like a dried-up lake. The hearts, ears and heads of the cowherd men and women were already shocked by the Raksasi's screaming, and when they saw the fierce wonder of her body, they were even more frightened.

SB 10.6.18

balam ca tasya urasi

kridantam akutobhayam

gopyas turnam samabhyetya

jagrhur jata-sambhramah

Translation:

Without fear, the child Krsna was playing on the upper portion of Putana Raksasi's breast, and when the gopis saw the child's wonderful activities, they immediately came forward with great jubilation and picked Him up.

Purport:

Here is the Supreme Personality of Godhead—Krsna. Although the Raksasi Putana could increase or decrease her bodily size by her mystic abilities and thus gain proportionate power, the Supreme Personality of Godhead is equally powerful in any transcendental form. Krsna is the real Personality of Godhead because whether as a child or as a grown-up young man, He is the same person. He does not need to become powerful by meditation or any other external endeavor. Therefore when the greatly powerful Putana expanded her body, Krsna remained the same small child and fearlessly played on the upper portion of her breast. Sadaisvarya-purna. Bhagavan, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is always full in all potencies, regardless of whether He is present in this form or that. His potencies are always full. Parasya saktir vividhaiva sruyate [Cc. Madhya 13.65, purport]. He can display all potencies under any circumstances.

Teachings from Lord Nityananda's Pastimes

vaishnavasevadasa@gmail.com (www.iskcondesiretree.com) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:24:53 PST

2012-02-05
Nityananda Trayodasi Lecture-Teachings from Lord Nityananda's Pastimes (download mp3) , (download flv) and (download mp4)
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Nityananda Trayodashi Festival Class

vaishnavasevadasa@gmail.com (www.iskcondesiretree.com) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:42:26 PST

2012-02-05
Nityananda Trayodashi Festival Class (download mp3) , (download flv) and (download mp4)
by Radhanath Swami at ISKCON Kolkata
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Evening Nityananda Trayodashi Festival Class

vaishnavasevadasa@gmail.com (www.iskcondesiretree.com) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:53:22 PST

2012-02-05
Evening Nityananda Trayodashi Festival Class (download mp3) , (download flv) and (download mp4)
by Radhanath Swami at ISKCON Kolkata
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Power of Intensions

vaishnavasevadasa@gmail.com (www.iskcondesiretree.com) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:57:22 PST

2012-02-04
Prerna Festival - Power of Intensions (download mp3)
by Radhanath Swami at ISKCON Kolkata
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A Weekful of Mercy

vaishnavasevadasa@gmail.com (www.iskcondesiretree.com) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:33:03 PST

2012-02-04
SB-10-06-15-18 - A Weekful of Mercy (download mp3) , (download flv)
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SB 10.6.15-17

isa-matrogra-damstrasyam

giri-kandara-nasikam

ganda-saila-stanam raudram

prakirnaruna-murdhajam

andha-kupa-gabhiraksam

pulinaroha-bhisanam

baddha-setu-bhujorv-anghri

sunya-toya-hradodaram

santatrasuh sma tad viksya

gopa gopyah kalevaram

purvam tu tan-nihsvanita-

bhinna-hrt-karna-mastakah

Translation:

SB 10.6.18

balam ca tasya urasi

kridantam akutobhayam

gopyas turnam samabhyetya

jagrhur jata-sambhramah

Translation:

Purport:

Life is not just Black and White

vaishnavasevadasa@gmail.com (www.iskcondesiretree.com) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:34:04 PST

2012-02-03
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SB 10.6.12

tasyah svanenatigabhira-ramhasa

sadrir mahi dyaus ca cacala sa-graha

rasa disas ca pratinedire janah

petuh ksitau vajra-nipata-sankaya

Translation:

As Putana screamed loudly and forcefully, the earth with its mountains, and outer space with its planets, trembled. The lower planets and all directions vibrated, and people fell down, fearing that thunderbolts were falling upon them.

Purport:

Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura remarks that in this verse the word rasa refers to the planetary systems below the earth, such as Rasatala, Atala, Vitala, Sutala and Talatala.

Glories of Srila Ramanujacarya

vaishnavasevadasa@gmail.com (www.iskcondesiretree.com) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:19:37 PST

2012-02-02
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SB 10.6.13
niśā-carītthaṁ vyathita-stanā vyasur
vyādāya keśāṁś caraṇau bhujāv api
prasārya goṣṭhe nija-rūpam āsthitā
vajrāhato vṛtra ivāpatan nṛpa

Translation:

In this way the demon Pūtanā, very much aggrieved because her breast was being attacked by Kṛṣṇa, lost her life. O King Parīkṣit, opening her mouth wide and spreading her arms, legs and hair, she fell down in the pasturing ground in her original form as a Rākṣasī, as Vṛtrāsura had fallen when killed by the thunderbolt of Indra.

Purport:

Pūtanā was a great Rākṣasī who knew the art of covering her original form by mystic power, but when she was killed her mystic power could not hide her, and she appeared in her original form.

Glories of Madhavacarya and Udupi

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2012-02-01
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SB 10.6.12
tasyah svanenatigabhira-ramhasa
sadrir mahi dyaus ca cacala sa-graha
rasa disas ca pratinedire janah
petuh ksitau vajra-nipata-sankaya

Translation:

Purport:

Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura remarks that in this verse the word rasa refers to the planetary systems below the earth, such as Rasatala, Atala, Vitala, Sutala and Talatala.

Seeking Shelter from Krishna

vaishnavasevadasa@gmail.com (www.iskcondesiretree.com) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:32:25 PST

2012-01-31
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SB 10.6.10

tasmin stanam durjara-viryam ulbanam

ghorankam adaya sisor dadav atha

gadham karabhyam bhagavan prapidya tat-

pranaih samam rosa-samanvito 'pibat

Translation:

On that very spot, the fiercely dangerous Raksasi took Krsna on her lap and pushed her breast into His mouth. The nipple of her breast was smeared with a dangerous, immediately effective poison, but the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, becoming very angry at her, took hold of her breast, squeezed it very hard with both hands, and sucked out both the poison and her life.

Purport:

Lord Krsna was not angry at Putana for His own sake. Rather, He was angry because the Raksasi had killed so many small children in Vrajabhumi. Therefore He decided that she should be punished by having to forfeit her life.

SB 10.6.11

sa muñca muñcalam iti prabhasini

nispidyamanakhila-jiva-marmani

vivrtya netre caranau bhujau muhuh

Translation:

Unbearably pressed in every vital point, the demon Putana began to cry, "Please leave me, leave me! Suck my breast no longer!" Perspiring, her eyes wide open and her arms and legs flailing, she cried very loudly again and again.

Purport:

The Raksasi was severely punished by Krsna. She threw her arms and legs about, and Krsna also began to kick her with His legs to punish her properly for her mischievous activities.

Lessons From Bharat Maharaj's Life

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2012-01-29
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Putana in Vrindavan

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2012-01-29
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SB 10.6.9
tam tiksna-cittam ativama-cestitam
viksyantara kosa-paricchadasivat
vara-striyam tat-prabhaya ca dharsite
niriksyamane janani hy atisthatam

Translation:

Putana Raksasi's heart was fierce and cruel, but she looked like a very affectionate mother. Thus she resembled a sharp sword in a soft sheath. Although seeing her within the room, Yasoda and Rohini, overwhelmed by her beauty, did not stop her, but remained silent because she treated the child like a mother.

Purport:

Although Putana was an outsider and although she personified fierce death because the determination within her heart was to kill the child, when she directly came and placed the child on her lap to offer the child her breast to suck, the mothers were so captivated by her beauty that they did not prohibit her. Sometimes a beautiful woman is dangerous because everyone, being captivated by external beauty (maya-mohita), is unable to understand what is in her mind. Those who are captivated by the beauty of the external energy are called maya-mohita. Mohitam nabhijanati mam ebhyah param avyayam (Bg. 7.13). Na te viduh svartha-gatim hi visnum durasaya ye bahir-artha-maninah (SB 7.5.31). Here, of course, the two mothers Rohini and Yasoda were not maya-mohita, deluded by the external energy, but to develop the pastimes of the Lord, they were captivated by yogamaya. Such maya-moha is the action of yogamaya.

Pushya Abhishek Kirtan

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2012-01-28
Pushya Abhishek Kirtan (download mp3) , (download flv) and (download mp4)
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