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Gopāla-campū: Perfomance of Kātyāyanī-vrata (Part 2)
For the month of kātyāyanī-vrata the gopīs chanted the mantra bestowed by Bhagavati Paurṇamāsī and performed austerity. Kṛṣṇa came on the last day with His four sakhās and stole their cloth. Then He spoke and…
Read moreLIBERATION IN PRACTICE
There are two ways of inducing a conditioned soul towards the path of self realization. The one is called PANCHARATRIKI system worship of the form and Deity of the Supreme Lord is done according to…
Read moreBy Sweetness, Loving Devotion is Performed...
By opulence, the inclination to perform sevā is awakened. By sweetness, loving devotion is performed. Sevā and prīti are different. If any service is performed unfavorably, can that activity be called bhakti? No. If one…
Read morePujyapada Premananda Prabhu Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Mj Tirobhava - KK, Prabhuji, 23 Dec 2020
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Read more"Everything is Brahman"
The Lord... Everything is not material. Kṛṣṇa is sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha. His form is eternity, blissful and full of knowledge. So all His paraphernalia in the Goloka Vṛndāvana, that is His expansion of that quality, eternity, blissfulness…
Read moreWhat is the meaning of yoga?
Then I saw that in this world we cannot be happy without transcendental life. In this world there is beauty but only for a moment. There is love and affection but with self-interest. No one…
Read moreKatyayani Vrata - Discussion
...Externally, they worshiped katyayani. However, they did not worship katyayani. They prayed to her that she help them, and then they prayed to mahayogini yogamaya. why? So that nandagopa sutadevi, this is the noun, or…
Read morePujyapada Premananda Prabhu About Vyasa-puja - Brahmacaris, Prabhuji, 22 Dec 2020
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Read moreAn Object of our Life
When we think that Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, then jīva-tattva, māyā-tattva—all the tattvas will be favorable for us. But there is something more. This can be found in Rāya-Rāmānanda-saṁvāda. There are so…
Read morePujyapada Premananda Prabhu Gopal-campu, 2.17.99 - Prabhuji, 21 Dec 2020
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Read moreSincerity is the Main Thing
Don’t forget. Now in my council you have come. Try to be a very high-class devotee. You are so qualified in all arts. So many arts. I want to take your energy and develop your…
Read morePujyapada Premananda Prabhu Jagannath Oran Shasthi - Prabhuji, 20 Dec 2020
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Read moreSrila Bhakti Pramod Puri Gosvami: Cultivating Devotional Service to Sri Krsna
"It is impossible to cultivate devotional service to Sri Krsna, which is absolutely transcendental, by executing fruitive pious activities which are mundane performances although they are recommended in the karmakanda section of the Vedas. Only…
Read moreKatyayani vrata: Questions and Answers
Vṛndā-devī gave this knowledge to the gopīs. It looked as though they were worshiping Kātyāyanī, but they did not worship her. They prayed to her to help them, and then they prayed to mahāyogiṇī, Yogamāyā.…
Read moreThe Goal of Life
We must have a relation with Kṛṣṇa, but He is not the goal of life. He is the object of sambandha. Our relationship and service to Him is abhidheya—the process But actually our goal is…
Read morePujyapada Premananda Prabhu Gopal-campu, 2.16 - Prabhuji, 19 Dec 2020
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Read moreThe Only Way to be Happy
If you want to be happy, and you want calm and peace of mind and heart, and if you don’t want to die, then you should chant and remember the Supreme Personality of Godhead; He…
Read moreSrila Swami Prabhupad: Conversation in Car in New Vrindavan on June 21, 1976
You have all got this experience. This is the only way. I started this movement on this determination, that they have nothing to give, simply by propaganda they are exacting so many people and befooling…
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