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ISVARA Newsletter EN
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Madhusudana Kunda, Nandagrama
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This pond is situated south of Nandisvara, near Yasoda-kunda, and lies within a grove of trees and creepers that are laden with many kinds of flowers. Here, intoxicated bumblebees always buzz around, drinking nectar from the flowers. Krishna plays with the sakhas in this forest and imitates the buzzing of the bees. One of the names for bumblebee is madhusudana, …
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Carana pahadi in Nanda Grama
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This place is located one mile north of Choti-baithana. It is called Carana-pahadi because one can find Sri Krishna and Baladeva’s footprints (carana cihna) here, as well as imprints made by cows and gopas. Once, while herding the cows, Krishna reached this place with His entourage of sakhas. The cows were grazing some distance from where He stood, …
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Lalita Kunda (Nandagrama)
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This kunda is where Lalita would take her bath in the morning. There is also a jhulana-sthali here to commemorate the place where Radha and Krishna would sometimes enjoy Their swing pastimes. This kunda is the site of a famous pastime where Narada Muni had some fun at Radha’s expense. This joking mentality of Narada and his ‘impish’ and sometimes …
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Akrura-sthana, in Nanda Grama
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This is the place where Akrura arrived on his chariot from Mathura and suddenly saw Krishna’s lotus footprints in the dust; he immediately got down from his chariot and bowed his head to the ground while offering prayers to the Lord. There used to be a kunda here known as Akrura-kunda but it has now disappeared; only a pile …
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What is mental speculation?
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Dear Vaisnavi, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I listened to the TED talk by Jim Holt that you mentioned in the Bhagavad-gita class last week. I found it to be extremely helpful after hearing your definition of mental speculation. There are a few things I made note of that I would like to …
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Domanavana and Runaki-Jhunaki-kunda, with 2 videos
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Adjacent to Purnamasi’s cave is Domanavana, which is also the location of Runaki-Jhunaki-kunda. The word domana means “by two minds”. Radha’s mind and Krishna’s mind met here, and therefore this place is known as Domana. The kunja of the two sakhis Runaki and Jhunaki lies here. These two sakhis used to arrange Radha and Krishna’s meeting here by …
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Bhakti Increases in Its Own Way
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Questions “How does Bhakti increase in its own way?" and "What is the meaning of ‘its own independent sweet will’? Answers An analogy can help us to understand better the concept that “Bhakti increases in its own way”. If you ignite a fire in a forest, it may burn down even the whole forest. You did not light a …
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