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~ Srila Prabhupada, Letter to Satsvarupa 1971


"Here in this world there are thousands of newspapers and magazines reporting the stale, repetitious happenings of this limited space. So for reporting the news of the unlimited spiritual realm, concerning the eternal, ever-fresh Supreme Personality of Godhead, we could publish a newspaper at every second, what to speak of daily."
~ Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura



"According to social conventions, it is said that one can speak the truth only when it is palatable to others. But that is not truthfulness. The truth should be spoken in such a straight and forward way, so that others will understand actually what the facts are. If a man is a thief and if people are warned that he is a thief that is truth. Although sometimes the truth is unpalatable, one should not refrain from speaking it. Truthfulness demands that the facts be presented as they are for the benefit of others. That is the definition of truth."
~ Bhagavad-Gita As It Is. Ch 10:4

"May cows stay in front of me; may cows stay behind me; may cows stay on both sides of me. May I always reside in the midst of cows."
(HBV 16.252)
In remembrance of Kurma Rupa dasa

Radha and Krsna
Jaipur

Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat, Part 70

BY: SUN STAFF


May 17, CANADA (SUN) — By Sri Vrindaban Das Thakur – Antya lila, Chapter One, Part One.

I worship the two brothers Lord Chaitanya and Lord Nityananda. They are the most magnanimous Supreme Lords, transcendentally situated and embodying inconceivable spiritual potency. These two Supreme controllers have now appeared on this earth in Their eternal forms.

O Lord, I offer my repeated obeisances at Your lotus feet. You are the Supreme Absolute Truth, omniscient of the past, present and future. You have now appeared as the son of Sri Jagannatha Misra. I also offer my fallen obeisances at the feet of all Your devotee servitors, who are Your sons (goswamis in the renounced order of life or the congregational chanting of the holy name which You fathered and propagate), Your consorts (according to apparent analysis, Visnupriya, who is the Bhudevi potency, Laksmipriya who is the Sridevi potency and Nabadwip Dham, which is lila or nila or durga potency - according to the consideration of mellow - these spiritual potencies are represented by Gadadhara, Narahari, Ramananda, Jagadananda and so on.

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Guru-parampara:
The List of 32, Part 16

BY: ROCANA DASA

May 17, CANADA (SUN) — Significance of the List of 32 Members of the guru-parampara

What can be concluded by studying all these technicalities related to the List of 32? While matters of nomenclature seem pale in comparison to the transcendental pastimes of these personalities, there is obviously enormous significance in this list of topmost Acaryas in our disciplic succession. Everything about them, including how they are described in parampara lists, is of the upmost importance.

In the case of Brahmanya and Purusottama we are faced with seeming inconsistencies, but we rely on the word of the most recent Sampradaya Acarya, appreciating that he has followed – without change – his own Spiritual Master. This is the essence of disciplic succession. We do not skip back over the current Sampradaya Acarya, taking instead our interpreted opinion of a previous Acarya. If there is any question, the most recent Sampradaya Acarya stands as the definitive, inarguable source of Absolute Truth, whether the subject matter is particulars of the disciplic succession, or some aspect of Sri Krsna's transcendental Name or Form.

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Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat, Part 69

BY: SUN STAFF


May 15, CANADA (SUN) — By Sri Vrindaban Das Thakur – Madhya lila, Chapter Seventeen.

All glory to Lord Visvambhar, the son of Mother Saci, bold as a lion our Lord is the deliverer of the fallen souls.

All the devotees very much perturbed and grief stricken, they were already feeling the pangs of separation from their beloved Lord Chaitanya, they cried piteously. They said amongst themselves, "where will He go after taking sannyasa? Where will we see Him again? Surely, He is not going to return to this village after accepting a mendicant's robe, there is no way of finding out where He will be and which direction He will travel in." The devotees were constantly worrying in this manner, Their hearts filled with consternation that they may never see their most precious Lord again, no one took interest in food and sleep any longer.

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Guru-parampara:
The List of 32, Part 15

BY: ROCANA DASA

May 15, CANADA (SUN) — Biographies of the Sampradaya Acaryas

One of ISKCON's scholars on the topic of guru-parampara is the above-mentioned Sriman Jaya Tirtha Charan dasa, who resides in Katikati, New Zealand. He is the author of a book entitled "The Life and Legacy of Sripad Madhvacarya Bhagavatapada" [17], the creator of Hknet.org.nz, and the compiler of various materials on our Brahma Gaudiya Vaisnava Sampradaya, including an "Introduction to and Chronological Order of, the Brahma Madhwa & Brahma Madhwa-Gaudiya Sampradaya", the accompanying "Detailed Table of the Disciplic Succession", and a compilation of biographical information on the members of the guru-parampara. [18]

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The Birth of Sita Devi

BY: SUN STAFF


May 15, CANADA (SUN) — Sita Devi's Appearance day is observed on May 16th.

Today, in honor of Sita Devi's Appearance, we will revist a previously discussed Indian Miniature depicting an episode from the Ramayana -- the Birth of Sita devi. Sita devi, who is an incarnation of Laksmi, was not born of woman but of the Earth Goddess, Bhumi devi herself. In Maharishi Valmiki's own words, Ramayana is known as the noble story of Sita -- "Sita-ayah Charitam Mahat".

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Mohini Ekadasi

BY: SUN STAFF

May 15, CANADA (SUN) — The observance of Mohini Ekadasi is on May 18th in Los Angeles, 19th in Mayapur.

Sri Yudhisthira Maharaja said, "Oh Janardana, what is the name of the Ekadasa that occurs during the light fortnight (sukla paksha) of the month of Vaisakha (April-May)? What is the process for observing it properly? Kindly narrate all of these details to me."

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Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat, Part 68

BY: SUN STAFF


May 13, CANADA (SUN) — By Sri Vrindaban Das Thakur – Madhya lila, Chapter Sixteen, Part Two.

One day the Supreme Lord Chaitanya was immersed in the pastimes of the gopis of Vrndavan. He was incessantly chanting, "gopi, gopi,". Along came a student scholar from somewhere and without understanding His mood said to Him, "O Nimai Pandit why are You chanting gopi! gopi!. You should better chant Krishna's name. What pious gain is there in chanting 'gopi! gopi!' But according to the Vedas one's piety increases manyfolds by chanting Krishna's name!" An ignorant man can never comprehend the Lord's spiritual state. The Lord said, "Krishna! He is a plunderer! Who worships Him? That ungrateful Krishna killed the innocent Bali and although His winsome looks and strength has won many women He deliberately cuts off a woman's nose. Again, He begs everything from Bali Maharaj leaving him with nothing and then sends him down to help. What will I gain chanting His name?"

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Guru-parampara:
The List of 32, Part 14

BY: ROCANA DASA

May 13, CANADA (SUN) — Recognition of Srila Prabhupada as the Current Sampradaya Acarya

Not all gurus in our Sampradaya who read the list of 32 Sampradaya Acaryas in the guru-parampara are moved to perfunctorily add their own name to the list. A survey of ISKCON diksa gurus and temple websites over the years has shown that some have added a thirty-third name to the list after Srila Prabhupada, while others have not.

For example, HH Giriraj Swami has gotten the realization that Srila Prabhupada is, in fact, a Sampradaya Acarya, thirty-second in the line, and the most current member of the List of 32. On his Facebook page dated August 23, 2009 [16], Giriraj Swami presented the List of 32 in our disciplic succession. The list he uses is taken verbatim from Srila Prabhupada's Bhagavad-gita As It Is, with no changes. He introduced the List of 32 in this way (emphasis added):

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Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat, Part 67

BY: SUN STAFF


May 11, CANADA (SUN) — By Sri Vrindaban Das Thakur – Madhya lila, Chapter Sixteen, Part One.

All glory to Lord Gaurachandra, the Supreme Purifier of the entire world, please offer me Your lotus feet on the seat of my heart.

One day the Lord went to Suklambara Brahmanhari's and begged food from him to show His mercy upon him. The Lord said, "I feel an uncontrollable desire to eat your food, and believe Me there is no reason for you to be afraid." The lord persistently requested Suklambara and so Suklambara pleaded with the Lord saying, "O Lord, I am a most sinful person, despicable and worse, and You are the symbol of religious principles; O Lord, whereas You are to shelter me who is comparable to an insignificant insect caught up in this material illusion."

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Guru-parampara:
The List of 32, Part 13

BY: ROCANA DASA

May 11, CANADA (SUN) — B.V. Narayana Maharaja's Guru-parampara List

On November 15, 2004, the VNN news site published an article entitled, Guru Tattva and the Real Disciple [14] by Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja. An introductory comment noted that this presentation had actually been spoken by Narayana Maharaja several years earlier, on Srila Prabhupada's Disappearance day in 1996.

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May 11, CANADA (SUN) — The Sun's weekly cartoon series.

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Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat, Part 66

BY: SUN STAFF


May 09, CANADA (SUN) — By Sri Vrindaban Das Thakur – Madhya lila, Chapter Fifteen.

All glory to Lord Gaurachandra, the Lord of the entire universe. He is the crown jewel of the brahmanas, the Supreme amongst all the Vedic personalities, the perfect renunciate. He is an ocean of compassion appeared like a brilliant gem out of the womb of the blessed Mother Saci. All glory to Lord Visvambhar and Lord Niytananda; all glory to His devotees and associates. One attains the highest perfection of life by constantly hearing the narrations of Lord Chaitanya's transcendental pastimes. These topics of the Nabadwip lila as recorded in the Madhya khanda is like an ocean of nectar. The Lord was always engrossed in Sankirtan relishing the taste of His own transcendental name, and thus intoxicated He exhibited the symptoms of ecstasy and also revealed His supra-mundane opulences.

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Guru-parampara:
The List of 32, Part 12

BY: ROCANA DASA

May 09, CANADA (SUN) — Srila B.R. Sridhar Swami's Guru-parampara List

In a compilation of instructions from HH Srila Sridhar Maharaja entitled Sri Guru and His Grace, [13] Chapter 10 includes a list of Sampradaya Acaryas entitled "The Disciplic Succession – Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya". Srila Sridhar's list is nearly identical to the List of 32 in Srila Prabhupada's Bhagavad-gita As It Is. The only exceptions are that he has used slightly expanded versions of a few names, e.g., "Bhagavan Sri Krsna" rather than "Krsna", and "Jagannatha dasa Babaji" rather than "Jagannatha".

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Guru-parampara:
The List of 32, Part 11

BY: ROCANA DASA

May 07, CANADA (SUN) — Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati's Bhagavat-parampara (siksa-parampara)

Any discussion of bringing the guru-parampara list forward from Lord Chaitanya has to include mention of a debate that has been quietly raging on for decades about Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur's personal connection to the parampara and his preaching on bhagavat-parampara. Voices on all sides have been spinning this debate in their own convenient direction, whether it be devotees in the Lalita Prasad line, the Vrindavan Anti-party (Jiva Institute), or the Rtvik-vadis who are now trying to argue that bhagavat-parampara authorizes the practice of bhagavati-diksa. In fact, quite a number of Rtviks today are starting to focus in this direction, hoping that bhagavati-diksa will fill the gap left by technical defeats that have decimated their Final Order siddhanta.

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Parishads: Sri Gadadhara Pandit Goswami

BY: SUN STAFF

May 07, CANADA (SUN) — The Appearance day of Sri Gadadhara Pandit Goswami is observed on May 7th.

The incarnation of love who previously was the queen of Vrindavan, Radha, is now the beloved of Gaura named Srila Gadadhara Pandit. Svarupa Damodar himself indicated that he was Vraja’s goddess of fortune, the Lakshmi who was previously the beloved of Shyamasundara in Vrindavan. She today has become the goddess of fortune of love for Gaura and is known as Srila Gadadhara Pandit. Lalita, who is also known as Anuradha, is Radha’s closest friend and confidante. She has also entered into Gadadhara, as was shown in the play Chaitanya-candrodaya. (Gaura-ganoddesha-dipika 147-150)

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108 Divya-deshams:
Srivilliputhur, Part One

BY: SUN STAFF

May 17, CANADA (SUN) — A tour of the 108 Divya-desams, the divine abodes of Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi.

The Srivilliputhur Andal Temple is located in Srivilliputhur, a town in the Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu. This Divya Desham temple is dedicated to the worship of Lord Vishnu as Vatapatrasayi with His consort Andal (Lakshmi Devi). It is the birthplace of two of the Alvars, namely Periyalvar and his foster-daughter, Andal, who was discovered under a tulasi plant.

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The Ramayana of Valmiki, Part 352

BY: SUN STAFF

May 17, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of 'The Epic Journey of Rama'.

Book V - Canto I. - Hanumán's Leap, Part 2

Gods, saints, and heavenly bards beheld
That flight that none had paralleled,
Then to the Nágas' mother came
And thus addressed the sun-bright dame:
"See, Hanumán with venturous leap
Would spring across the mighty deep,—
A Vánar prince, the Wind-God's seed:
Come, Surasá, his course impede.

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Prabhupada Padma-vakya

BY: SUN STAFF


May 17,
CANADA (SUN)

Audio files with transcripts recorded on this day.



May 17, 1973, Los Angeles
Morning Walk At Cheviot Hills Golf Course
" One rascal comes and says, "I am incarnation of God." Another rascal accepts. It is not like that. "Ramakrishna is God." We do not accept. We must see the inconceivable mystic power. Just like Krsna, as a child, lifted a hill."

May 17, 1973, Los Angeles
Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.9.3
"Even a brahmana is also under the control of material nature. But the same brahmana, when he becomes a Vaisnava, a devotee, he the best of the brahmanas."


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

108 Divya-deshams:
Thiruthevanarthogai

BY: SUN STAFF

May 15, CANADA (SUN) — A tour of the 108 Divya-desams, the divine abodes of Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi.

Thiruthevanarthogai, or Madhava Perumal Temple, is located in Tirunangur, a village on the outskirts of Sirkaḻi, Tamil Nadu. This Divya Desam is dedicated to the worship of Lord Vishnu as Madhava Perumal with His consort Lakshmi as Kadalmagal.

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The Ramayana of Valmiki, Part 351

BY: SUN STAFF

May 15, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of 'The Epic Journey of Rama'.

Book V - Canto I. - Hanumán's Leap, Part 1

Thus Rávaṇ's foe resolved to trace
The captive to her hiding-place
Through airy pathways overhead
Which heavenly minstrels visited.
With straining nerve and eager brows,
Like some strong husband of the cows,
In ready might he stood prepared
For the bold task his soul has dared.

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Parishads: Srimati Jahnava Devi

BY: SUN STAFF

May 15, CANADA (SUN) — The Appearance of Srimati Jahnava Devi is observed on May 16th.

Balaram's wives Varuni and Revati became Vasudha and Jahnavi, the two wives of Nityananda Prabhu, in Chaitanya-lila. Both of them were the daughters of Surya Das, who was as effulgent as the sun. He was Kakudman, the father of Revati, in his previous birth. According to another opinion, Jahnava was the incarnation of Ananga Mjari. Both these opinions are possible, as we have shown that more than one identity can be joined in associates of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. (Gaura-ganoddesha-dipika 65-6)

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108 Divya-deshams:
Thiruchitrakootam

BY: SUN STAFF

May 13, CANADA (SUN) — A tour of the 108 Divya-desams, the divine abodes of Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi.

The Govindaraja Perumal Temple, or Thiruchitrakoodam, is situated in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu. This Divya Desham is dedicated to the worship of Lord Visnu as Govindaraja Perumal with His consort Pundarikavalli Thayar (Lakshmi).

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The Ramayana of Valmiki, Part 350

BY: SUN STAFF

May 11, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of 'The Epic Journey of Rama'.

Book IV - Canto LXVII. - Hanumán's Speech

Soon as his stature they beheld,
Their fear and sorrow were dispelled;
And joyous praises loud and long
Rang out from all the Vánar throng.
On the great chief their eyes they bent
In rapture and astonishment,
As, when his conquering foot he raised,
The Gods upon Náráyaṇ gazed.

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108 Divya-deshams:
Tirupavalavannam

BY: SUN STAFF

May 11, CANADA (SUN) — A tour of the 108 Divya-desams, the divine abodes of Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi.

Tirupavalavannam or Pavalavanam temple, located in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, is a Divya Desham dedicated to the worship of Lord Visnu as Pavalavannar Perumal with His consort Pavalavalli (Lakshmi). Pavalavannar is believed to have appeared to sage Naimisaranya at this place.

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The Ramayana of Valmiki, Part 349

BY: SUN STAFF

May 11, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of 'The Epic Journey of Rama'.

Book IV - Canto LXVI. - Hanumán

"The chieftain turned his glances where
The legions sat in mute despair;
And then to Hanumán, the best
Of Vánar lords, these words addressed:
"Why still, and silent, and apart,
O hero of the dauntless heart?
Thou keepest treasured in thy mind
The laws that rule the Vánar kind,
Strong as our king Sugríva, brave
As Ráma's self to slay or save.

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108 Divya-deshams:
Thirukkadigai

BY: SUN STAFF

May 09, CANADA (SUN) — A tour of the 108 Divya-desams, the divine abodes of Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi.

Thirukkadigai, or Sholingapuram, is located in Sholinghur, a village in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu. This Divya Desam temple is dedicated to the worship of Lord Vishnu, as Lakshmi Narasimhar with His consort Lakshmi as Thirumamagal. Thirukkadigai is one of the most famous temples of Lord Narasimha. There are three separate shrines for Lord Narasimha, Bhaktavatsala Perumal and Hanuman (Anjaneya). They are situated on the larger hill, at the base of the larger hill and on the smaller hill, respectively.

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The Ramayana of Valmiki, Part 348

BY: SUN STAFF

May 09, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of 'The Epic Journey of Rama'.

Book IV - Canto LXV. The Council

"But none of all the host was found
To clear the sea with desperate bound,
Though each, as Angad bade, declared
His proper power and what he dared.
Then spake good Jámbaván the sage,
Chief of them all for reverend age;
"I, Vánar chieftains, long ago
Limbs light to leap could likewise show,
But now on frame and spirit weighs
The burthen of my length of days.

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108 Divya-deshams:
Thirumoozhikkalam

BY: SUN STAFF

May 07, CANADA (SUN) — A tour of the 108 Divya-desams, the divine abodes of Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi.

Thirumoozhikkulam Sree Lakshmanaperumal Temple is located in Thirumoozhikkalam (Moozhikkulam), in the Ernakulam district of Kerala. One of the 13 Malai Naatu (Kerala/Chera) Divya Desams, the temple is associated with the Ramayana legend where Rama's brother Lakshmana worshipped Rama at this place along with their other brother, Bharatha. The presiding deity took the form of Lakshmana and worshipped here. In Vishnu Sahasranama, Lakshmana is one of the names of Lord Vishnu.

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The Ramayana of Valmiki, Part 347

BY: SUN STAFF

May 07, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of 'The Epic Journey of Rama'.

Book IV - Canto LXIV. The Sea

"Shouts of triumphant joy outrang
As to their feet the Vánars sprang:
And, on the mighty task intent,
Swift to the sea their steps they bent.
They stood and gazed upon the deep,
Whose billows with a roar and leap
On the sea banks ware wildly hurled,—
The mirror of the mighty world.

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Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat, Part 65

BY: SUN STAFF


May 07 CANADA (SUN) — By Sri Vrindaban Das Thakur – Madhya lila, Chapter Fourteen.

All glory to Lord Chaitanya. He is epitome of divine peace. He protects the pious and annihilates the miscreants. All glory to the son of Jagannath Misra and Saci Mata, He is glorified with choice verses. All glory to the life of Jagadananda Pandit and Haridas and Kashiswara's heart's purest treasure. you are an ocean of mercy, friend of the poor and the maintainer of all living entities. Whoever surrenders unto You. You accept him and become his master.

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Divya: Srivilliputhur
The List of 32, Part 16
Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat, 70
The Ramayana of Valmiki, 352
Prabhupada Padma-vakya
Divya: Thiruthevanarthogai
Parishads
Mohini Ekadasi
The Birth of Sita Devi
The List of 32, Part 15
Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat, 69
The Ramayana of Valmiki, 351
Divya: Thiruchitrakootam
The List of 32, Part 14
Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat, 68
The Ramayana of Valmiki, 350
Divya: Thiruppavalavannam
The List of 32, Part 13
Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat, 67
The Ramayana of Valmiki, 349
Weekend Laffs
Divya: Thirukkadigai
The List of 32, Part 12
Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat, 66
The Ramayana of Valmiki, 348
Divya: Thirumoozhikkalam
Parishads
The List of 32, Part 11
Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat, 65
The Ramayana of Valmiki, 347
Divya: Thiruparthanpalli
The List of 32, Part 10
Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat, 64
The Ramayana of Valmiki, 346
Divya-deshams: Thirunagai
Parishads
Varuthini Ekadasi
The List of 32, Part 9
Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat, 63
The Ramayana of Valmiki, 345
Divya: Thiruvithuvakodu
The List of 32, Part 8
Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat, 62
The Ramayana of Valmiki, 344


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