108 Divya-deshams: Thirunindravur
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Apr 25, CANADA (SUN) A tour of the 108 Divya-desams, the divine abodes of Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi.
Sri Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple, one of the Divya Deshams, is located at Thirunindravur, a western suburb of Chennai. This temple is dedicated to the worship of Lord Vishnu as Bhaktavatsala Perumal with His consort Ennai Petra Thayar (Lakshmi).
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The Ramayana of Valmiki, Part 341
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Apr 25, CANADA (SUN) A serial presentation of 'The Epic Journey of Rama'.
Book Book IV - Canto LVIII. - Tidings Of Sítá
"The piteous tears his eye bedewed
As thus his speech the bird renewed;
"Alas my brother, slain in fight
By Ravan's unresisted might!
I, old and wingless, weak and worn,
O'er his sad fate can only mourn.
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Prabhupada Padma-vakya
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Apr 25, CANADA (SUN)
Audio files with transcripts recorded on this day.
February 25, 1976, Mayapur
Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.9.18
"One who has no spiritual strength, he cannot understand." It is not possible."
February 25, 1977, Mayapur
Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.9.5
"Simply these things are required: you become innocent, accept the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, and fall down at His lotus feet.
Everything is complete. This is wanted, simplicity."
Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.
108 Divya-deshams: Thiruvinnagar
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Apr 23, CANADA (SUN) A tour of the 108 Divya-desams, the divine abodes of Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi.
Oppiliappan Temple, also known by its old toponym, Thiruvinnagar, is located near Thirunageswaram, a village on the outskirts of Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu. It is counted as the 60th of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Lord Vishnu, who is worshiped here as Oppiliappan with His consort Bhudevi. The temple is also one of the Pancha Kshethram, where Lakshmi was born as Bhargavi, daughter of the sage Bhrigu.
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The Ramayana of Valmiki, Part 340
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Apr 23, CANADA (SUN) A serial presentation of 'The Epic Journey of Rama'.
Book Book IV - Canto LVII. - Angad's Speech
"Though grief and woe his utterance broke
They trusted not the words he spoke;
But, looking still for secret guile,
Reflected in their hearts a while:
"If on our mangled limbs he feed,
We gain the death ourselves decreed."
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108 Divya-deshams: Thirucheeravaramangai
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Apr 21, CANADA (SUN) A tour of the 108 Divya-desams, the divine abodes of Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi.
The Vanamamalai Perumal Temple, Thirucheeravaramangai, also known as Arulmigu Sree Vanamamalai Totatri Perumal Temple, is a Divya Desham located in Vanamamalai or Totadrikshetram (Nanguneri), Tamil Nadu, on the banks of Thamiraparani river. This temple is dedicated to the worship of Lord Vishnu as Vanamalai Perumal with His consort Varamanagi (Lakshmi).
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The Ramayana of Valmiki, Part 339
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Apr 21, CANADA (SUN) A serial presentation of 'The Epic Journey of Rama'.
Book Book IV - Canto LVI. - Sampáti
"Then came the vultures' mighty king
Where sat the Vánars sorrowing,—
Sampáti, best of birds that fly
On sounding pinions through the sky,
Jaṭáyus' brother, famed of old,
Most glorious and strong and bold.
Upon the slope of Vindhya's hill
He saw the Vánars calm and still.
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108 Divya-deshams: Thirunavai
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Apr 19, CANADA (SUN) A tour of the 108 Divya-desams, the divine abodes of Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi.
Tirunavaya Navamukunda Temple is located in Tirunavaya, central Kerala, on the northern bank of the Bharatappuzha (River Ponnani). This Divya Desham is dedicated to the worship of Lord Visnu as Navamukunda Perumal (Narayana-Vishnu) with His consort Malarmangai Nachiyar (Laksmi). The presence of Cherutirunavaya Brahma - Siva Temples across the River Ponnani at Tavanur makes it a Trimurti sangama.
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The Ramayana of Valmiki, Part 338
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Apr 19, CANADA (SUN) A serial presentation of 'The Epic Journey of Rama'.
Book Book IV - Canto LV. Angad's Reply
"What truth or justice canst thou find,"
Cried Angad, "in Sugríva's mind?
Where is his high and generous soul,
His purity and self-control?
How is he worthy of our trust,
Righteous, and true, and wise, and just,
Who, shrinking not from sin and shame,
Durst take his living brother's dame?
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108 Divya-deshams: Tiruvelukkai
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Apr 17, CANADA (SUN) A tour of the 108 Divya-desams, the divine abodes of Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi.
Tiruvelukkai is one of the 108 Divya Deshams, located in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. This temple is dedicated to the worship of Lord Vishnu as Aḻagiya Singar (Narasimha) with His consort Lakshmi as Amruthavalli. Velukkai is derived from vel (desire) and irukkai (place of stay), meaning the place where Vishnu desired to stay.
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The Ramayana of Valmiki, Part 337
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Apr 17, CANADA (SUN) A serial presentation of 'The Epic Journey of Rama'.
Book Book IV - Canto LIV. Hanumán's Speech
"But Hanumán, while Tára, best
Of splendid chiefs his thought expressed,
Perceived that Báli's princely son
A kingdom for himself had won.
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108 Divya-deshams: Thiruvaragunamangai
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Apr 15, CANADA (SUN) A tour of the 108 Divya-desams, the divine abodes of Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi.
Thiruvaragunamangai Perumal Temple (also called Vijayasana Perumal) is a Divya Desham and one of the Nava Tirupati, the nine temples dedicated to Vishnu located in the Tiruchendur-Tirunelveli area of Tamil Nadu, on the banks of Thamiraparani river. The temple is dedicated to the worship of Lord Vishnu as Vijayasana Perumal with His consort Varagunavalli (Lakshmi).
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The Ramayana of Valmiki, Part 336
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Apr 15, CANADA (SUN) A serial presentation of 'The Epic Journey of Rama'.
Book Book IV - Canto LIII. - Angad's Counsel
"They looked upon the boundless main
The awful seat of Varuṇ's reign.
And heard his waters roar and rave
Terrific with each crested wave.
Then, in the depths of sorrow drowned,
They sat upon the bosky ground,
And sadly, as they pondered, grieved
For days gone by and naught achieved.
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Kamada Ekadasi
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Apr 17, CANADA (SUN) The glories of Chaitra-sukla Ekadasi, or Kamada Ekadasi, observed April 19th in LA, 20th in Mayapur.
Sri Suta Goswami said, "Oh sages, let me offer my humble and respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Lord Hari, Bhagavan Sri Krishna, the son of Devaki and Vasudeva, by whose mercy I can describe the fast day that removes all kinds of sins. It was to the devoted Yudhisthira that Lord Krishna glorified the twenty-four primary Ekadasis, which destroy sin, and now I shall recount one of those narrations to you. Great-learned sages have selected these twenty-four narrations from the eighteen Puranas, for they are truly sublime.
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Srila Prabhupada on Sri Rama Navami
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Apr 15, CANADA (SUN) Srila Prabhupada's lecture on Lord Ramacandra's auspicious Appearance Day, March 27, 1969, Hawaii. Rama Navami is observed on April 16th.
Srila Prabhupada: (chants Mangalacarana prayers)
ramadi murtisu kala-niyamena tisthan
nanavataram akarod bhuvanesu kintu
krsnah svayam samabhavat paramah puman yo
govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami
"This is a verse from Brahma-samhita in which the incarnation of Lord Ramacandra is described. Ramadi. Not only Rama, but there are many other, innumerable incarnations. They are compared with the waves of a river. As the waves of the river or the waves of the ocean cannot be counted, similarly, how many incarnations are there of the Supreme Lord it is not possible to count. But out of them, the principal names are mentioned in the sastras. Therefore it is said ramadi. Ramadi means Rama and also other, many incarnations. And they are existing. Not that one incarnation appeared and it is finished. No. Not like that.
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