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The Life and Teachings of Lord Caitanya
BY: SUN STAFF
Mar 18, CANADA (SUN) — A short sketch of the life and teachings of Lord Caitanya, the Preacher of Srimad-Bhagavatam, from the Intro- duction to Srimad Bhagavatam by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.
"Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the great apostle of love of God and the father of the congregational chanting of the holy name of the Lord, advented Himself at Sridhama Mayapura, a quarter in the city of Navadvipa in Bengal, on the Phalguni Purnima evening in the year 1407 Sakabda (corresponding to February 1486 by the Christian calendar).
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Bhagavad Arka
Marichi Mala, Pt. 88
BY: SUN STAFF
Mar 18, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of Bhagavad Arka Marichi Mala by HDG Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur.
CHAPTER NINETEEN
The Perfection of the Mellow of Pure Love, The Glories of Rasa (siddha prema-rasa/rasa-mahima)
10.13.05-6 Krishna to the Cowherd Boys
My dear friends, just see how this riverbank is extremely beautiful because of its pleasing atmosphere. And just see how the blooming lotuses are attracting bees and birds by their aroma. The humming and chirping of these bees and birds is echoing throughout the beautiful trees in the forest. Also, here the sands are clean and soft. Therefore, this must be considered the best place for our sporting and pastimes. (5)
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Bhagavat Sandarbha,
Part 8
BY: SUN STAFF
Mar 18, CANADA (SUN) — Sad Sandarbhas by Srila Jiva Goswami
SECTION EIGHT
Sri Suta Gosvami gives the qualification for Bhagavan to manifest (S.B.1.7.4):
Sri Suta Gosvami said: "Thus he fixed his mind, perfectly engaging it by linking it in devotional service [bhakti-yoga] without any tinge of materialism, and thus he saw the Absolute Personality of Godhead along with His external energy, which was under full control."
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Prabhupada Padma-vakya
BY: SUN STAFF
Mar 18,
CANADA (SUN)
Audio files with transcripts recorded on this day.
March 18, 1976, Mayapur
Morning Walk
"And the sun is also rising from the east. But sun is fixed up, and
the moon is moving. So why they are coming from the same side?"
 Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.
The Mughal Influence on Vaisnavism, Part 35
BY: SUN STAFF
Mar 16, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of the Mughal effect on Vaisnava society.
As we have described in the previous segments, we are interested to discover the threads of connection between Mughal emperor Akbar's influence and our Gaudiya Vaisnava line. The two intersect in relatively close quarters in Galta, where Akbar held court, and where Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana preached Gaudiya bhasya to the Ramanandis. While the Ramanandis arrived in Galta about 50 years before Akbar, author William Pinch suggests that the Ramanandis didn't become a dominant force until the 1713 conclave of the four Vaisnava Sampradayas. But in a further description of the militarization of the Ramanandis, the author gives us another point of connection back to Akbar: In Peasants and Monks in British India he writes:
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Sri Caitanya-carita:
The Pastimes of
Lord Caitanya, Part 2
BY: SUN STAFF
Mar 16, CANADA (SUN) — Sri Caitanya-carita: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya by Srila Kavi-karnapura, in three parts.
Sri Caitanya-carita: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya by Srila Kavi-karnapura
Volume One - Chapter Two
1 Splendid with many glittering jewels, and more fortunate and glorious than all the planets of heaven, the earth goddess placed the city of Navadvipa in her realm and set many great jewels within it.
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Bhagavat Sandarbha,
Part 7
BY: SUN STAFF
Mar 16, CANADA (SUN) — Sad Sandarbhas by Srila Jiva Goswami
SECTION SEVEN
Lord Brahma gives a similar explanation of Brahman realization to Narada in one and half verses (2.7.47,48):
That which is eternal, devoid of any disturbance and fear, pure consciousness, free from the material modes, equipoised, beyond cause and effect is called atma-tattva or Absolute Reality. It cannot be attained by the chanting of the Vedic mantras in the performance of sacrifices. Even Maya flees away from It out of shyness. This footstep of the Supreme Personality of Godhead which is unlimited bliss and devoid of any grief is called Brahman.
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The Mughal Influence on Vaisnavism, Part 34
BY: SUN STAFF
Mar 14, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of the Mughal effect on Vaisnava society.
We closed the last segment of our 'Mughal Influence' series with a description of how the Ramanandis came to have a presence in Galta:
"During the reign of Prthviraj Singh (1503-1527), a devotee of Lord Ramacandra named Payahari Krsnadasa had settled in Galta, a valley near the present day city of Jaipur.
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Sri Caitanya-carita:
The Pastimes of
Lord Caitanya
BY: SUN STAFF
Mar 14, CANADA (SUN) — Sri Caitanya-carita: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya by Srila Kavi-karnapura, in three parts.
Sri Caitanya-carita: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya by Srila Kavi-karnapura
Volume One - Chapter One
1 Glory to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who has come to the town of Navadvipa! His form is eternal and full of knowledge and bliss. He is dark Krsna, who danced with the fair gopis in Vrndavana forest. How have His limbs now become fair by tightly embracing them?
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Bhagavat Sandarbha,
Part 6
BY: SUN STAFF
Mar 14, CANADA (SUN) — Sad Sandarbhas by Srila Jiva Goswami
SECTION SIX
Vadanti verse reconsidered
Hereafter fresh explanations of the vadanti verse (S.B.1.2.111), the original verse under discussion will be presented up to the third Sandarbha.
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Bhagavad Arka
Marichi Mala, Pt. 86
BY: SUN STAFF
Mar 14, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of Bhagavad Arka Marichi Mala by HDG Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur.
CHAPTER NINETEEN
The Perfection of the Mellow of Pure Love, The Glories of Rasa (siddha prema-rasa/rasa-mahima)
10.11.47 Shukadeva Gosvami to Maharaja Parikshit
Right by the reservoir, the boys saw a giantic body resembling a mountain peak broken and struck down by a thunderbolt. They were afraid even to see such a huge living being.
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