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naa-pryev abhadreu nitya bhgavata-sevay bhagavaty uttama-loke bhaktir bhavati naihik .... Translation - By regular attendance in classes on the Bhgavatam and by rendering of service to the pure devotee, all that is troublesome to the heart is almost completely destroyed, and loving service unto the Personality of Godhead, who is praised with transcendental songs, is established as an irrevocable fact. . Purport - Here is the remedy for eliminating all inauspicious things within the heart, which are considered to be obstacles in the path of self-realization. The remedy is the association of the Bhgavatas. There are two types of Bhgavatas, namely the book Bhgavata and the devotee Bhgavata. Both the Bhgavatas are competent remedies, and both of them or either of them can be good enough to eliminate the obstacles. A devotee Bhgavata is as good as the book Bhgavata because the devotee Bhgavata leads his life in terms of the book Bhgavata and the book Bhgavata is full of information about the Personality of Godhead and His pure devotees, who are also Bhgavatas. Bhgavata book and person are identical.The devotee Bhgavata is a direct representative of Bhagavn, the Personality of Godhead. So by pleasing the devotee Bhgavata one can receive the benefit of the book Bhgavata. Human reason fails to understand how by serving the devotee Bhgavata or the book Bhgavata one gets gradual promotion on the path of devotion. But actually these are facts explained by rla Nradadeva, who happened to be a maidservant’s son in his previous life. The maidservant was engaged in the menial service of the sages, and thus he also came into contact with them. And simply by associating with them and accepting the remnants of foodstuff left by the sages, the son of the maidservant got the chance to become the great devotee and personality rla Nradadeva. These are the miraculous effects of the association of Bhgavatas. The messages of the book Bhgavata, therefore, have to be received from the devotee Bhgavata, and the combination of these two Bhgavatas will help the neophyte devotee to make progress on and on. . rmad-Bhgavatam - Canto 1, Chapter 2, verse 18 See more

Daily Darshan of r r Jaganntha Baladeva Subhadr, r r Rdh Madanamohana, r r Gaura Niti and rla Prabhupda at New Pnhti Dhm, ISKCON Atlanta

Sharad Prnim - The first day of the month of Dmodara/Krthika . Today marks the beginning of the most auspicious month of Krthika. Just as there is no yuga equal to Satya-yuga, no scripture equal to the Veds, and no place of pilgrimage equal to the Ganges, so there is no month equal to the month of Krthika. In particular, this month commemorates how mother Yashoda was able to bind the Supreme Personality of Godhead r Krishna with the ropes of her love and affection. A...ny pious activity, especially offering of a lamp to Lord Dmodara, chanting the holy name of the lord, honouring prasad and hearing of pastimes of Lord Krishna, will bestow benefit 1000 times greater than that of any other time in the year. It is within this month that most of Lord Krishna's pastimes as a child took place and also many other significant events such as Deepvali (Diwali), Govardhana Puj, The Disappearance Day of our founder acharya A.C. Bhaktivednta Swmi rla Prabhupda and Bahulastami. . The best ways to to observe this month are: - Offer a lamp to Lord Dmodara every day - Recite the Dmodarstakam every day - Read from scriptures such as the Bhagavad-gt As It Is or rmad-Bhgavatam - Chant the holy name of the lord either in kirtan or on japa mala - Hear the pastimes of the lord - Increase whatever spiritual activities you are already practicing - Perform devotional service . . #kartik #damodara #damodarastakam #sharadpurnima #iskcon #iskconatlanta #newpanihatidham #newpanihati #harekrishna #kartikmonth #lamp #offering #devotion #srimatiradharani #motheryasoda #damodar See more

Dear Devotees, Hare Krishna. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Please accept my humble obeisances. ISKCON Atlanta is inviting you to scheduled Zoom meetings. During this auspicious month of Krtika, we are very happy and grateful to announce a month long series of nectarean Krishna kath by our dear Amarendra Prabhu. ... Speaker: HG Amarendra Prabhu Topic: Srimad Bhagavatam classes on Sri Dmodara lil. DATES: November 1st to 30th 2020. A series of 30 classes! Time: 07:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 05:30 PM INDIAN STANDARD TIME Duration: approximately 1 hour Direct one click link to Join the Zoom Meetings https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3146509196... Meeting ID: 314 650 9196 Passcode: Krishna Please do join enthusiastically Your servant, Adi Gadadhar Das ISKCON Atlanta

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The disappearance day of r Raghuntha dsa Gosvm, r Raghuntha Bhaa Gosvm and rla Kadsa Kavirja Gosvm . As stated by rnivsa crya in his a-gosvmy-aaka (2) . nn-stra-vicraaika-nipuau sad-dharma-sasthpakau... lokn hita-kriau tri-bhuvane mnyau araykarau rdh-ka-padravinda-bhajannandena mattlikau vande rpa-santanau raghu-yugau r-jva-goplakau . I offer my respectful obeisances unto the six Gosvms, namely r Santana Gosvm, r Rpa Gosvm, r Raghuntha Bhaa Gosvm, r Raghuntha dsa Gosvm, r Jva Gosvm and r Gopla Bhaa Gosvm, who are very expert in scrutinizingly studying all the revealed scriptures with the aim of establishing eternal religious principles for the benefit of all human beings. Thus they are honored all over the three worlds, and they are worth taking shelter of because they are absorbed in the mood of the gops and are engaged in the transcendental loving service of Rdh and Ka. . This Ka consciousness movement continues the tradition of the six Gosvms, especially rla Santana Gosvm and rla Rpa Gosvm. Serious students of this Ka consciousness movement must understand their great responsibility to preach the cult of Vndvana (devotional service to the Lord) all over the world. . . Excerpt from r Caitanya-Caritmta, Madhya-ll, 23.104 Purport . . . . #raghunathadasa #raghunathabhatta #krishnadas #kaviraja #goswami #maharaj #disappearance #day #thirbhava #thithi #acarya #guru #paramapara #srichaitanya #mahaprabhu #gaudiya #vaishnava #sampradaya See more

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HG Balavanta Prabhu (ACBSP) speaking about Srila Prabhupada's visit to Atlanta.

Rmachandra Vijayotsava - Lord Rma Victorious over Rvana . neda yao raghupate sura-ycñaytta- ll-tanor adhika-smya-vimukta-dhmna rako-vadho jaladhi-bandhanam astra-pgai... ki tasya atru-hanane kapaya sahy . Translation Lord Rmacandra’s reputation for having killed Rvaa with showers of arrows at the request of the demigods and for having built a bridge over the ocean does not constitute the factual glory of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Rmacandra, whose spiritual body is always engaged in various pastimes. Lord Rmacandra has no equal or superior, and therefore He had no need to take help from the monkeys to gain victory over Rvaa. . Purport As stated in the Vedas (vetvatara Upaniad 6.8): na tasya krya karaa ca vidyate na tat-sama cbhyadhika ca dyate parsya aktir vividhaiva ryate svbhvik jñna-bala-kriy ca The Supreme Lord has nothing to do, and no one is found to be equal to or greater than Him, for everything is done naturally and systematically by His multifarious energies. The Lord has nothing to do (na tasya krya karaa ca vidyate); whatever He does is His pastime. The Lord has no duty to perform to oblige anyone. Nonetheless, He appears to act to protect His devotees or kill His enemies. Of course, no one can be the Lord’s enemy, since who could be more powerful than the Lord? There is actually no question of anyone’s being His enemy, but when the Lord wants to take pleasure in pastimes, He comes down to this material world and acts like a human being, thus showing His wonderful, glorious activities to please the devotees. His devotees always want to see the Lord victorious in varied activities, and therefore, to please Himself and them, the Lord sometimes agrees to act as a human being and perform wonderful, uncommon pastimes for the satisfaction of the devotees. . rmad-Bhgavatam 9.11.20 . . . . #rama #ramachandra #vijayostava #vijaya #dashami #dusherra #maryada #purushottam #supremepersonality #godhead See more