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ISVARA Newsletter EN
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Narasimha story (Brilliant as the Sun, English Book)
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Narasimha story Nrisimha Pranama (1) namas te narasiḿhāya prahlādāhlāda-dāyine hiraṇyakaśipor vakṣah- śilā-ṭańka-nakhālaye I offer my obeisances to Lord Narasimha, who gives joy to Prahlada Maharaja and whose nails are like chisels on the stone like chest of the demon Hiranyakasipu. (2) ito nṛsiḿhaḥ parato nṛsiḿho yato yato yāmi tato nṛsiḿhaḥ bahir nṛsiḿho hṛdaye nṛsiḿho nṛsiḿham ādiḿ śaraṇaḿ prapadye Lord …
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That Lotus Face Blossomed With a Bright Smile
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Krishna trying to walk Krishna tried to stand up and take a few steps on His own. Falling on His bottom, He would look unhappily at mother Yasoda and cry for a moment. To encourage Him, mother Yasoda held Krishna's finger and walked beside Him. Then that lotus face, which had previously wilted from crying, blossomed with a bright smile. …
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The following is a quote from Thakura Bhaktivinoda: “When a devotee following the path of vaidhi-bhakti abandons his various material desires and executes bhajana according to the instructions of the scriptures, the spiritual master and the Vaisnavas, then taste (ruci), manifests in his bhajana. When ruci thus appears, he abandons the path of vaidhi-bhakti and enters the plane of raganuga-bhakti.” …
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Acarya Kesari Magazine (2013)
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Acarya Kesari Magazine, originally published in 2013 Click here to access the book
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Krishna's Sweetness for Radharani
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The place from where Lord Balarama saw the rasa-lila became celebrated as Doka Dauji. The word ‘doka’ is a corrupted form of ‘dekna’ or ‘to look’.
Chandra-sarovara is the site of many other wonderful pastimes where Krishna and the gopis would regularly meet and engage in singing, dancing, playing sports, and drinking honey. The honey drinking pastimes known as madhupan-lila were very popular, not only with Krishna …
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Thus, Parasurama kept him with him by delving into the innermost secrets of martial science. Over time Karna had felt kissed by luck because even in his wildest dreams he had never imagined being able to live days of such intense happiness. However, Karna's existence was by no means meant to be happy; bad luck was still lurking, ready to …
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Is Not it Enough Just to Serve Without Having Complete Knowledge?
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Hare Krishna Maharaja. Regarding the following text of Prakrita Rasa Sata Dusini. So... Is it not enough just to serve without having complete knowledge? Could you be so kind to dig a little deeper? Also ... when I asked if it is possible to return to Krsna without having completed the process 100% senior devotees have told me that one …
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