Nov 18, CANADA (SUN) — The cave temple of Sri Narasimha Swami is situated at Saaligrama Parvatham, at the foot of a hill near Namakkal, about 150 km north of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The presiding Deities here are Arulmigu Laxmi Narasimha and Arulmigu Namagiri Laxmi.

In Krutha Yuga, the two gatekeepers of Sri Vaikuntam, by the curse Rishies were born as the cruel Hiranya brothers. Hiranyaksha, the younger brother, was killed by Maha Vishnu in the Varaha Avatharam for the harmful deeds done by him to Sri Boomi Devi. The elder, Hiranyakasipu, concentrated his mind and performed great austerities and penance, which got him a boon from Lord Brahma. Thus began the transcendental pastime of Lord Nrsimhadev protecting his devotee Prahlada against his great demon father, Hiranyakasipu.

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Sri Amnaya-sutra

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Nov 18, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of Sri Amnaya-sutra by HDG Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.

Chapter Seven - Jiva-gati-prakarana
Movements of the Spirit Souls

Sutra 49

"O dear one, the Supreme cannot be understood by material logic or by the words of one who is not enlightened."

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Chastising Krsna

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Nov 16, CANADA (SUN) — One of the central themes of Damodar-lila is the service rendered by Mother Yasoda, who was duty-bound to chastise her errant son. In a lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam, Detroit, August 5, 1975, Srila Prabhupada explained:

"He's the supreme controller, but He is controlled by His devotee, Srimati Radharani. He is controlled. So it is not to be easily understood what is the pastimes between... But Krsna is willingly agreed to be controlled by His devotee. That is Krsna's nature. Just like mother Yasoda. Mother Yasoda is controlling Krsna, binding Him: "You are very naughty? I will bind you." Mother Yasoda has a stick, and Krsna is crying. Krsna is crying. These things you study.

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Sri Amnaya-sutra

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Nov 16, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of Sri Amnaya-sutra by HDG Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.

Chapter Seven - Jiva-gati-prakarana
Movements of the Spirit Souls

Sutra 47

"The Brahmavadis say: What is the first, the great cause? From where were we born? How do we remain alive? Where do we go at death? O knowers of Brahman, by whose will are we subject to pleasure and pain?"

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Nov 16, CANADA (SUN) — The Sun's weekly cartoon series.

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Ukhal Bandhan
(Purani Gokul)

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Nov 14, CANADA (SUN) — In previous segments of the Damodarastakam series we have shown pictures of a shrine in Mathura said to be the actual grinding mortar Mother Yasoda tied Sri Krsna to. While we are not aware of an authentication of this relic by any of our Sampradaya Acaryas, certainly the villagers and devotees who serve the mandir put all faith in its originality. Pictured here are various scenes from the Ukhal Bandhan tirtha made famous by Sri Krsna's pastime with Mother Yasoda.

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Sri Amnaya-sutra

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Nov 14, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of Sri Amnaya-sutra by HDG Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.

Chapter Seven - Jiva-gati-prakarana
Movements of the Spirit Souls

Sutra 45

"Everything animate or inanimate that is within the universe is controlled and owned by the Lord. One should therefore accept only those things necessary for oneself, which are set aside as his quota, and one should not accept other things, knowing well to whom they belong."

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Prabhupada Padma-vakya

November 18, 1966, New York
Bhagavad-gita 8.20-22
"Because the spiritual world is real and this unreal manifestation appears to be real, appears to be real, but it is not real, we can understand reality will exist; reality will not vanquish."

November 18, 1972, Hyderabad
Bhagavad-gita 2.13
"Krsna is accepted as the supreme teacher by everyone, by all the great sages formerly, like Vyasadeva, Narada, Devala, Asita. All other great sages. And recently, in the modern age, by our acaryas, Sri Ramanujacarya, Madhvacarya, Ramanuja, yes, Sankaracarya, Visnusvami."

November 18, 1973, New Delhi
Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.2.12
"Here one who is black, nobody likes to see, naturally. But Krsna is black, at the same time the most exquisitely beautiful. That we cannot adjust."

November 18, 1974, Bombay
Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.25.18
"The characteristic of chili means to become hot. If sugar becomes hot and chili becomes sweet, then nobody cares for it. Similarly, our characteristic is to serve Krsna. And when we serve anything other than Krsna, that is our diseased condition of life."

Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.

The Holy Places of
Jaiva Dharma: Mayapura-dhama

Nov 16, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of the holy places mentioned in the Jaiva Dharma of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur - Part 86.

In chapter nineteen of Jaiva Dharma there is a central turning point in the story, when the Vaisnava Vijaya-kumara and his nephew Vrajanatha make their way to Mayapura-dhama:

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Sri Krsna Sandarbha,
Part 30

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Nov 16, CANADA (SUN) — Sad Sandarbhas by Srila Jiva Goswami

VOLUME ONE - Anuccheda 58 to 60

Anuccheda 58 - Text 1

"O Vyasadeva, in that association and by the mercy of those great Vedantists, I could hear them describe the attractive activities of Lord Krsna. And thus listening attentively, my taste for hearing of the Personality of Godhead increased at every step."

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The Holy Places of
Jaiva Dharma: Mayapura-dhama

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Nov 14, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of the holy places mentioned in the Jaiva Dharma of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur - Part 85.

Our next stop on the tour of holy places listed in Jaiva Dharma's Glossary is perhaps the single most familiar and best loved of the devotees: Sridham Mayapur. Srila Bhaktivinoda writes:

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Sri Krsna Sandarbha,
Part 29

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Nov 14, CANADA (SUN) — Sad Sandarbhas by Srila Jiva Goswami

VOLUME ONE - Anuccheda 56 to 57

Anuccheda 56 - Text 1

What is the need to explain this point any further? Lord Krsna's pastimes are described, to the exclusion of any other topic, in the Tenth and Eleventh Cantos of Srimad-Bhagavatam, which constitute half of the entire book. Other forms of the Lord are summarily described in the first Nine Cantos, whereas the pastimes of Lord Krsna are elaborately described in the Tenth and Eleventh Cantos. We may therefore conclude that the description of Lord Krsna is the principal subject matter of the Bhagavatam. We may also note that Sukadeva Gosvami begins the teaching of the Bhagavatam by appealing for the mercy of Sri Krsna (Srimad-Bhagvatam 2.4.20) in the following words:

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The Holy Places of
Jaiva Dharma: Madhyadvipa

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Nov 10, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of the holy places mentioned in the Jaiva Dharma of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur - Part 84.

In our first segment on Madhyadvipa we began with Srila Bhaktivinoda's description from the 'Glossary of Places':

"It was here that in Satya-yuga, the seven rsis (Bhrgu, Marici, Atri, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, and Vasistha) worshiped Gauranga with austerities and prayers on the order of their father, Brahma. Being pleased with their prayers, Sri Gauranga appeared before the rsis at mid-day (madhyahna). This place is thus known as Madhyadvipa."

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