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Mon at 7:10 AM ·

"Anyone who is ordered by the Lord to perform some action in this material world, especially preaching His glories, cannot be counteracted by anyone; the will of the Lord is executed under all circumstances." - Srila Prabhupada [SB 3.16.37, purport]

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Mon at 6:54 AM ·

yām āśrityendriyārātīn
durjayān itarāśramaiḥ
vayaṁ jayema helābhir
dasyūn durga-patir yathā
SYNONYMS
yām—whom; āśritya—taking shelter of; indriya—senses; arātīn—enemies; durjayān—difficult to conquer; itara—other than the... moreyām āśrityendriyārātīn
durjayān itarāśramaiḥ
vayaṁ jayema helābhir
dasyūn durga-patir yathā
SYNONYMS
yām—whom; āśritya—taking shelter of; indriya—senses; arātīn—enemies; durjayān—difficult to conquer; itara—other than the householders; āśramaiḥ—by orders of society; vayam—we; jayema—can conquer; helābhiḥ—easily; dasyūn—invading plunderers; durga-patiḥ—a fort commander; yathā—as.
TRANSLATION
As a fort commander very easily conquers invading plunderers, by taking shelter of a wife one can conquer the senses, which are unconquerable in the other social orders.
PURPORT
Of the four orders of human society—the student, or brahmacārī order, the householder, or gṛhastha order, the retired, or vānaprastha order, and the renounced, or sannyāsī order—the householder is on the safe side. The bodily senses are considered plunderers of the fort of the body. The wife is supposed to be the commander of the fort, and therefore whenever there is an attack on the body by the senses, it is the wife who protects the body from being smashed. The sex demand is inevitable for everyone, but one who has a fixed wife is saved from the onslaught of the sense enemies. A man who possesses a good wife does not create a disturbance in society by corrupting virgin girls. Without a fixed wife, a man becomes a debauchee of the first order and is a nuisance in society—unless he is a trained brahmacārī, vānaprastha or sannyāsī. Unless there is rigid and systematic training of the brahmacārī by the expert spiritual master, and unless the student is obedient, it is sure that the so-called brahmacārī will fall prey to the attack of sex. There are so many instances of falldown, even for great yogīs like Viśvāmitra. A gṛhastha is saved, however, because of his faithful wife. Sex life is the cause of material bondage, and therefore it is prohibited in three āśramas and is allowed only in the gṛhastha-āśrama. The gṛhastha is responsible for producing first-quality brahmacārīs, vānaprasthas and sannyāsīs.

[SB 3.14.20]

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Mon at 3:44 AM ·

VERY SORRY, for the many problems on KrishnaConnect.com over the past few weeks. Hopefully now posting, and most of the other aspects of the site, are working again. So please try it out and let me know if you are experiencing any problems...

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Jul 14 ·

Lover of the Lord

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Jul 14 ·

Sri Gaura Pahou ~ Srila Prabhupada:

A devotional Bhakti art slideshow featuring images of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu The Incarnation of The Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Sri Krishna Who app...

Jul 14 ·

Sri Guru Vandana ~ Swarupa Damodara Das

Jagat Guru ( Universal Guru ) features Video footage of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the most successful Indian Spiritual master to...

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Jul 11

Very rare Chandan Shringar Darshan of Shri kheer Chora Gopinath in Remuna Odisha.

Jul 11 ·

Very rare Chandan Shringar Darshan of Shri kheer Chora Gopinath in Remuna Odisha.

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Jul 7 ·

Syamasundara dasa: Plato believed that the perfect state should be organized in such a way that men can strive for the ideal. He equates political activity with moral endeavor, and he says that the ruler of the state must be a wise man (philosopher... moreSyamasundara dasa: Plato believed that the perfect state should be organized in such a way that men can strive for the ideal. He equates political activity with moral endeavor, and he says that the ruler of the state must be a wise man (philosopher king), or a group of wise men. In a perfect society, each individual functions to his best capacity according to his natural abilities. This leads to the most harmonious type of society.

Srila Prabhupada: This idea is also found in Bhagavad-gita, in which Krsna says that the ideal society is a society of four varnas: brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya, and sudra. In human society, as well as animal society, every living being is under the influence of the modes of material nature—sattva-guna , rajo-guna, and tamo-guna—that is, goodness, passion, and ignorance. By dividing men according to these qualities, society can be perfect. If a man in the mode of ignorance assumes a philosopher's post, havoc will result. Nor can we have a philosopher work as an ordinary laborer. There must be some scientific division in order to perfect society. According to the Vedas, the brahmanas, the most intelligent men interested in transcendental knowledge and philosophy, should be given a topmost post, and the ksatriyas, the administrators, should work under their instructions. The administrators should see that there is law and order and that everyone is doing his duty. The next section is the productive class, the vaisyas, who are engaged in agriculture and cow protection. There are also the sudras, the common laborers, who work for the benefit of the other sections. Of course, now there is industrialization, and large scale industry means exploitation. Such industry was unknown to Vedic civilization. Then, people lived by agriculture and cow protection. If there are healthy cows and enough milk, everyone can get grains, fruits, vegetables, and other foods. That is sufficient in itself. Unfortunately, modern civilization has taken to animal eating, and this is barbarous. This is not even human.

Ideal society is a society of brahmanas, ksatriyas, vaisyas, and sudras. In Srimad-Bhagavatam, these divisions are compared to the body: the head, the arms, the belly, and the legs. All parts of the body are meant to keep the body fit. Comparatively, the head is more important than the legs. However, without the help of the legs, the body cannot properly work. The head must give the directions to the body to go to this place or that, but if the legs are unfit to walk, the body cannot move. Therefore there must be cooperation, and this cooperation is found in the ideal state. Nowadays, rascals, fools, and asses are being voted in as administrators. If a person can secure a vote in some way or another, he is given the post of an administrator, even though he may be rascal number one. So what can be done? For this reason, people cannot be happy.

The ideal state functions under the directions of the brahmanas. The brahmanas themselves are not personally interested in political affairs or administration because they have a higher duty. Presently, because the head is missing, the social body is a dead body. The head is very important, and our Krsna consciousness movement is attempting to create some brahmanas who can properly direct society. The administrators will be able to rule very nicely under the instructions of the philosophers and theologians—that is, God conscious people. A person who is theistic will never condone the opening of slaughterhouses. Because there are many rascals heading the government, animal slaughter is allowed. When Maharaja Pariksit saw the personification of Kali trying to kill a cow, he immediately drew his sword and said, "Who are you? Why are you trying to kill this cow?" That was a real king.

(Dialectic Spiritualism: A Vedic View of Western Philosophy - The Greek Foundation - Plato - By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada)

http://prabhupadabooks.com/pdf/Dialectic_Spiritualism-A_Vedic_View_on_Western_Philosophy.pdf /> http://dialecticspiritualism.com/plato/ />
Jaya Shri Krishna Chaitanya Prabhu Nityananda
Shri Advaita Gadadhara Shrivasadi Gaura Bhakta Vrinda

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Jun 29 ·

Hare Krishna!
I am unable to upload photos. I have a question on Srimad Bhagavatam.
In the printed version of Srimad Bhagavatam First Canto,First Chapter,verse 19,translation ' Those who enjoy association with Him relish hearing His pastimes at "very"... more

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Aman Pandey Hare Krishna Prabhu! It will be 'every' certainly. It's a misprint.
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Jun 10 ·

Hare Krishna. Sorry for the problems with KrishnaConnect on the last few days.

Hopefully now things are working properly again. So please try posting and let me know if you experience any problems or errors so we can fix them.

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Aman Pandey Hare Krishna Prabhu
Please accept my humble obeisances
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

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Aman Pandey Hare Krishna Prabhu
I have there is one more problem. Long post are not appearing full. Some parts are missing even after we click on 'more' option.
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May 27

sa itthaṁ bhakti-yogena
tapo-yuktena pārthivaḥ
sva-dharmeṇa hariṁ prīṇan
sarvān kāmān śanair jahau

SYNONYMS
saḥ—he (Ambarīṣa Mahārāja); ittham—in this way; bhakti-yogena—by performing transcendental loving... more

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May 26

Hare Krishna to all. I have been accused of being crazy and lazy by Sarnaduti Brahma, Aman Pandey and Madhudvisa dasa. Everyone or anyone that has or still has on this site is or was crazy and lazy but Sarnaduti Brahma and Aman Pandey a little bit accuse... more

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May 26

Hare Krishna to all. I posted one comment. I do not know what happened. One of the things was regarding why has Madhudvisa dasa has not opened a temple, or at least one temple where everyone can be trained. and also about the world giving me nothing but... more

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labhante brahma-nirvanam
rsayah ksina-kalmasah
chinna-dvaidha yatatmanah
sarva-bhuta-hite ratah

SYNONYMS
labhante—achieve; brahma-nirvanam—liberation in the Supreme; rsayah—those who are active within; ksina-kalmasah—who are devoid of all sins;... morelabhante brahma-nirvanam
rsayah ksina-kalmasah
chinna-dvaidha yatatmanah
sarva-bhuta-hite ratah

SYNONYMS
labhante—achieve; brahma-nirvanam—liberation in the Supreme; rsayah—those who are active within; ksina-kalmasah—who are devoid of all sins; chinna—torn off; dvaidhah—duality; yata-atmanah—engaged in self-realization; sarva-bhuta—in all living entities; hite—in welfare work; ratah—engaged.

TRANSLATION
One who is beyond duality and doubt, whose mind is engaged within, who is always busy working for the welfare of all sentient beings, and who is free from all sins, achieves liberation in the Supreme.

PURPORT
Only a person who is fully in Krsna consciousness can be said to be engaged in welfare work for all living entities. When a person is actually in the knowledge that Krsna is the fountainhead of everything, then when he acts in that spirit he acts for everyone. The sufferings of humanity are due to forgetfulness of Krsna as the supreme enjoyer, the supreme proprietor, and the supreme friend. Therefore, to act to revive this consciousness within the entire human society is the highest welfare work. One cannot be engaged in first-class welfare work without being liberated in the Supreme. A Krsna conscious person has no doubt about the supremacy of Krsna. He has no doubt because he is completely freed from all sins. This is the state of divine love.

A person engaged only in ministering to the physical welfare of human society cannot factually help anyone. Temporary relief of the external body and the mind is not satisfactory. The real cause of one's difficulties in the hard struggle for life may be found in one's forgetfulness of his relationship with the Supreme Lord. When a man is fully conscious of his relationship with Krsna, he is actually a liberated soul, although he may be in the material tabernacle.

(Srimad Bhagavad Gita As It Is - Chapter 5: Karma-yoga - Action in Krsna Consciousness - Text 25 - Translation and Purport by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada)

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Jaya Shri Krishna Chaitanya Prabhu Nityananda
Shri Advaita Gadadhara Shrivasadi Gaura Bhakta Vrinda

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Apr 24

Chant your daily 16 rounds using this tool at https://youtu.be/Xx7slwRK2r8 /> This is a revised Video. The change is the slide show that plays
while Prabhupad is chanting the 16 rounds.
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I recommend the documentary “Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It” from 2017, now available from Amazon. It’s well made and gives a nice presentation on Srila Prabhupada and the Krishna Consciousness movement.

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Mar 24

Jai Shree Krishna!

Narayan Narayan!

Few days back i came across an article " Is Ayurveda Totally Vegetarian"

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Mar 21

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Today due to curiosity, i searched "24 Avtars of Lord Shree Krishna".

I got the searched result "24 Avtars of Lord Vishnu" and out of 24 Lord Shree krishna is a 22nd Avtar of Lord... more

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Hrishikesh Nath Hare Krishna Prabhu!
Thanks for the question.

Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is the combined incarnation of Lord Krishna and Srimati Radharani. He is the selfsame Supreme Personality of Godhead who appeared in the guise of a devotee.These 24 incarnations are... more
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Hrishikesh Nath tad viddhi praṇipātena
paripraśnena sevayā
upadekṣyanti te jñānaṁ
jñāninas tattva-darśinaḥ(BG 4.34)~

"Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The... more
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Sarnaduti Brahma Hare Krishna Prabhu!

Also, please see https://prabhupadabooks.com/cc/adi/22 and, in fact, the entire Chapter at https://prabhupadabooks.com/cc/adi/2-1 for several important scriptural references regarding Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s appearance and... more
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