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Devi Dasi
12 January 2014, 11:09 PM
Hare Krsna forum Sanga ji,

Would like to kindly share nice devotional topic with everyone.

satatam kirtayanto mam
yatantas ca dridha-vratah
namasyantas ca mam bhaktya
nitya-yukta upasate

Always chanting My glories, endeavoring with great determination, bowing
down before Me, these great souls perpetually worship Me with devotion.
-Bhagavad-gita As It Is (http://vedabase.net/bg/en1) 9.14
http://radhagopinath.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Prabhupada1.jpg
What magnificent tejas in this darshan! Srila Prabhupada ki Jai!~

ISKCON Birmingham 24 Hour Kirtan 2012 HH Sacinandana Swami
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL-4E54sNjk

Jaskaran Singh
12 January 2014, 11:57 PM
praNAm,

Hare Krsna forum Sanga ji,

Would like to kindly share nice devotional topic with everyone.

satatam kirtayanto mam
yatantas ca dridha-vratah
namasyantas ca mam bhaktya
nitya-yukta upasate

Always chanting My glories, endeavoring with great determination, bowing
down before Me, these great souls perpetually worship Me with devotion.
-Bhagavad-gita As It Is (http://vedabase.net/bg/en1) 9.14
I realize that this is the hare kR^iShNa forum (so pardon me if my comments are out of place), but the phrase nityayuktA upAsate more similarly means "continually absorbed in [my] worship;" the overall meaning does not change, but an important factor in the relationship between the jIvAtmA (the bhakta) and the antaryAmI (bhagavAn) is left out; in other words, "yukta" in this context seems to connote some sort of connection and/or absorption more than just performance or action.

http://radhagopinath.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Prabhupada1.jpg
What magnificent tejas in this darshan! Srila Prabhupada ki Jai!~

ISKCON Birmingham 24 Hour Kirtan 2012 HH Sacinandana Swami
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL-4E54sNjk
Indeed, jai shrI prabhupAd

राधे श्याम राधे श्याम श्याम श्याम राधे राधे

Devi Dasi
13 January 2014, 12:14 AM
praNAm,

I realize that this is the hare kR^iShNa forum (so pardon me if my comments are out of place), but the phrase nityayuktA upAsate more similarly means "continually absorbed in [my] worship;" the overall meaning does not change, but an important factor in the relationship between the jIvAtmA (the bhakta) and the antaryAmI (bhagavAn) is left out; in other words, "yukta" in this context seems to connote some sort of connection and/or absorption more than just performance or action.

Indeed, jai shrI prabhupAd

राधे श्याम राधे श्याम श्याम श्याम राधे राधे

Hare Krsna,

Please forgive if there is any misunderstanding or offense as purpose of the post is to uplift consciousness to smarana of Divine Presence in the Sound vibration of the Hari Namas. I don't know why you would think there is only "performance or action" implied in this post which is about engaging perpetually in devotional worship with a linked video of devotees engaged in Harinam Sankirtana.


SYNONYMS
satatam (http://vedabase.net/s/satatam) -- always; kirtayantah (http://vedabase.net/k/kirtayantah) -- chanting; mam (http://vedabase.net/m/mam) -- about Me (http://vedabase.net/m/me); yatantah (http://vedabase.net/y/yatantah) -- fully endeavoring; ca (http://vedabase.net/c/ca) -- also; dridha (http://vedabase.net/d/drdha)-vratah (http://vedabase.net/v/vratah) -- with determination; namasyantah (http://vedabase.net/n/namasyantah) -- offering obeisances; ca (http://vedabase.net/c/ca) -- and; mam (http://vedabase.net/m/mam) -- Me (http://vedabase.net/m/me); bhaktya (http://vedabase.net/b/bhaktya) -- in (http://vedabase.net/i/in) devotion; nitya (http://vedabase.net/n/nitya)-yuktah (http://vedabase.net/y/yuktah) -- perpetually engaged; upasate (http://vedabase.net/u/upasate) -- worship.

Excerpt from Srila Prabhupada's PURPORT:
"That is devotion: sravanam (http://vedabase.net/s/sravanam) kirtanam (http://vedabase.net/k/kirtanam) vishnoh (http://vedabase.net/v/visnoh) and smaranam (http://vedabase.net/s/smaranam), remembering Him. Such a mahatma (http://vedabase.net/m/mahatma) has firm determination to achieve at the ultimate end the association of the Supreme Lord in any one of the five transcendental rasas. To achieve that success, he engages all activities -- mental, bodily and vocal, everything -- in the service of the Supreme Lord, Sri (http://vedabase.net/s/sri) Krishna (http://vedabase.net/k/krsna). That is called full Krishna (http://vedabase.net/k/krsna) consciousness.


In devotional service there are certain activities which are called determined, such as fasting on certain days, like the eleventh day of the moon, Ekadasi (http://vedabase.net/e/ekadasi), and on the appearance day of the Lord. All these rules and regulations are offered by the great acaryas for those who are actually interested in getting admission into the association of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the transcendental world. The mahatmas, great souls, strictly observe all these rules and regulations, and therefore they are sure to achieve the desired result.


As described in the second verse of this chapter, not only is this devotional service easy, but it can be performed in a happy mood. One does not need to undergo any severe penance and austerity. He can live this life in devotional service, guided by an expert spiritual master, and in any position, either as a householder or a sannyasi (http://vedabase.net/s/sannyasi) or a brahmacari (http://vedabase.net/b/brahmacari); in any position and anywhere in the world, he can perform this devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead and thus become actually mahatma (http://vedabase.net/m/mahatma), a great soul."
http://vedabase.net/bg/9/14/en1



loke 'pi bhagavad-guṇa-śravaṇa-kīrtanāt

One achieves bhakti (http://vedabase.net/b/bhakti) by hearing and chanting about the Supreme Lord's special qualities,
even while engaged in the ordinary activities of life in this world.
-Nārada Bhakti Sūtra (http://vedabase.net/nbs/en) 37


PURPORT
"Someone might say that Nārada (http://vedabase.net/n/narada) is being unreasonable in advocating "uninterrupted loving service." How can those who are busy with duties in the world maintain constant bhajana (http://vedabase.net/b/bhajana)? But Nārada (http://vedabase.net/n/narada), like all ācāryas, is well aware of the worldly situation and the jīva's predicament. Thus he recommends śravaṇaḿ (http://vedabase.net/s/sravanam) kīrtanam (http://vedabase.net/k/kirtanam), hearing and chanting about the Lord, for all persons at all times. An outstanding example of a Kṛṣṇa (http://vedabase.net/k/krsna) conscious devotee who was busy in the world is Arjuna, Kṛṣṇa (http://vedabase.net/k/krsna)'s friend. And it was Lord Kṛṣṇa (http://vedabase.net/k/krsna) Himself who insisted that Arjuna not renounce the battlefield in favor of meditation:
tasmāt sarveṣu kāleṣu mām anusmara yudhya ca
mayy arpita-mano-buddhir mām evaiṣyasy asaḿśayaḥ

"Therefore, Arjuna (http://vedabase.net/a/arjuna), you should always think of Me in the form of Kṛṣṇa (http://vedabase.net/k/krsna) and at the same time carry out your prescribed duty of fighting. With your activities dedicated to Me and your mind and intelligence fixed on Me, you will attain Me without doubt" (Bg. 8.7 (http://vedabase.net/bg/8/7/en)).

Śrīla (http://vedabase.net/s/srila) Prabhupāda writes, "The Lord never suggests anything impractical.... If he [Arjuna (http://vedabase.net/a/arjuna)] doesn't practice remembering Kṛṣṇa (http://vedabase.net/k/krsna) while he is struggling for existence, then it will not be possible for him to remember Kṛṣṇa (http://vedabase.net/k/krsna) at the time of death" (Bg. Introduction). Lord Caitanya (http://vedabase.net/c/caitanya) also advises, kīrtanīyaḥ (http://vedabase.net/k/kirtaniyah) sadā (http://vedabase.net/s/sada) hariḥ (http://vedabase.net/h/harih): [Cc. adi (http://vedabase.net/a/adi) 17.31] "One should always chant the names of the Lord."


Still the question remains, How can an active person perform double duty — work and chant at the same time? But it is possible, through love. Prabhupāda gave the example of a man who goes to work in an office while his young son is very ill at home. Out of natural affection, the father is always thinking, "How is the boy?" ...In the same way, we should always remember the supreme lover, Śrī (http://vedabase.net/s/sri) Kṛṣṇa (http://vedabase.net/k/krsna), even while meticulously discharging our material duties. If we say, "But I lack strong love for Kṛṣṇa (http://vedabase.net/k/krsna)," the only remedy is vaidhi (http://vedabase.net/v/vaidhi)-bhakti (http://vedabase.net/b/bhakti). The very purpose of this training stage of bhakti (http://vedabase.net/b/bhakti) is to bring out our original love for God, just as striking a match brings out a flame. And among all the devotional practices, the foremost are śravaṇaḿ (http://vedabase.net/s/sravanam) kīrtanaḿ (http://vedabase.net/k/kirtanam) viṣṇoḥ (http://vedabase.net/v/visnoh) [SB 7.5.23 (http://vedabase.net/sb/7/5/23/en)], hearing and chanting the glories of the Lord...


Understanding the awkward position of people in the Kali (http://vedabase.net/k/kali)-yuga (http://vedabase.net/y/yuga), the Supreme Lord has given us the chanting of the holy names as the yuga (http://vedabase.net/y/yuga)-dharma (http://vedabase.net/d/dharma), the religion of the age:

harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam
kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva nāsty eva gatir anyathā
[Adi 17.21]

"In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy, the only means of deliverance is the chanting of the holy names of the Lord. There is no other way. There is no other way. There is no other way" (Bṛhan-nāradīya Purāṇa (http://vedabase.net/p/purana)).
Śrīla (http://vedabase.net/s/srila) Prabhupāda formed the International Society for Krishna Consciousness on the basis of the yuga (http://vedabase.net/y/yuga)-dharma (http://vedabase.net/d/dharma) and Nārada (http://vedabase.net/n/narada) Muni (http://vedabase.net/m/muni)'s instructions in this sūtra (http://vedabase.net/s/sutra). Throughout the world, many of Prabhupāda's followers chant sixteen rounds of the Hare (http://vedabase.net/h/hare) Kṛṣṇa (http://vedabase.net/k/krsna) mantra (http://vedabase.net/m/mantra) daily, attend a morning and evening program of kīrtana (http://vedabase.net/k/kirtana) and scriptural discourse, and follow the four rules prohibiting sinful life — even while pursuing active professional careers. Lord Kṛṣṇa (http://vedabase.net/k/krsna) has personally promised Nārada (http://vedabase.net/n/narada) Muni (http://vedabase.net/m/muni) that whoever chants His glories will attain the Lord's mercy, despite social or occupational status:

nāhaḿ tiṣṭhāmi vaikuṇṭhe yogināḿ hṛdayeṣu vā
yatra gāyanti mad-bhaktāḥ tatra tiṣṭhāmi nārada

"My dear Nārada (http://vedabase.net/n/narada), I do not dwell in Vaikuṇṭha (http://vedabase.net/v/vaikuntha) or in the hearts of the yogī, but wherever My devotees sing My glories" (Padma (http://vedabase.net/p/padma) Purāṇa (http://vedabase.net/p/purana)).
http://vedabase.net/nbs/37/

Jaskaran Singh
13 January 2014, 12:44 AM
Hare Krsna,

Please forgive if there is any misunderstanding or offense as purpose of the post is to uplift consciousness to smarana of Divine Presence in the Sound vibration of the Hari Namas. I don't know why you would think there is only "performance or action" implied in this post which is about engaging perpetually in devotional worship with a linked video of devotees engaged in Harinam Sankirtana.

I realize that and I'm not saying that there's anything inherently wrong in his bhAShyam either, I'm merely pointing out that the "as it is" translation uses "these great souls perpetually worship Me with devotion" for mAM bhaktyA nityayuktA upAsate. I, personally, don't think it accurately conveys the original meaning of "nityayuktA;" to be perpetually engaged is more similar to perpetually performing the devotion, whereas yuktA seems to be indicating that the bhakta (from this worship) develops dearness/closeness to bhagavAn. All I'm saying is that the word choice could have been a bit different.

Devi Dasi
13 January 2014, 12:50 AM
I realize that and I'm not saying that there's anything inherently wrong in his bhAShyam either, I'm merely pointing out that the "as it is" translation uses "these great souls perpetually worship Me with devotion" for mAm bhaktya nityayuktA upAsate. I, personally, don't think it accurately conveys the original meaning of "nityayuktA;" to be perpetually engaged is more similar to perpetually performing the devotion, whereas yuktA seems to be indicating that the bhakta (from this worship) develops dearness/closeness to bhagavAn. All I'm saying is that the word choice could have been a bit different.
I don't question the translational choices of my Guru Acharyas. Also am aware that Sanskrit has multiple meanings and Shri Bhagavad-Gita has been interpreted differently by different Acharyas and persons. Am also aware many persons don't like "As-it-is" or the ISKCON 4 regs, or the bead bags, or the term demigods or thousand other things. But this is ISKCON section, we should be welcome here and this post is for devotional purposes. No point in debating what is proper, who is better and lose all the sukriti which we would gain through HariNama.

Hare Krsna

http://www.harekrsna.com/philosophy/caitanya/jungle.gif

Devi Dasi
13 January 2014, 02:39 AM
Hare Krsna forum Sanga,

Please enjoy heart-touching kirtan!~

Murali Manohar Gopala - Shree Krishna's Bhajan | Sachin Limiye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSYrGrIn23c

http://image.blingee.com/images19/content/output/000/000/000/7b0/768673391_451184.gif

Sudas Paijavana
13 January 2014, 03:06 AM
Murali Manohar Gopala - Shree Krishna's Bhajan | Sachin Limiye[/B]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSYrGrIn23c

Namaste,

I noticed that the video was uploaded by a "UnitedWayofBaroda". I would just like to state that the name of this member is actually representative of an actual United Way of Baroda, which is located in Gujarat...which sponsors the world's best and most popular Garba celebration - which occurs in Baroda, Gujarat.

The Garba, along with Dandiya-Raas, is a Gujarati Folk Dance that was taught to the Ancient Gujaratis by Lord Krishna himself!

If you are to visit Gujarat [one of the safest states in India and one of the most developed states of India - which houses Shri Dwarka, the holy city that Lord Krishna Dwarkadheesh made when he moved to live in Ancient Gujarat] in the future...you will notice that a Hindu Gujarati, regardless of religious sectarian background whether the person be a Shaiva, Vaishnava, Shakta, or even one of a Vaidika shākhā [heck even the non-Hindus such as the Gujarati Jaina-s], will say "Jai Shri Krishna" as both a salutation and as a valediction. As per the Gujarati Folk Tales, "Gujarat" was created by Lord Krishna himself!

regards,
A Fellow Gujarati

ps - Very nice bhajan; 'twas bookmarked right away.

Devi Dasi
13 January 2014, 03:09 AM
Namaste,

I noticed that the video was uploaded by a "UnitedWayofBaroda". I would just like to state that the name of this member is actually representative of an actual United Way of Baroda, which is located in Gujarat...which sponsors the world's best and most popular Garba celebration - which occurs in Baroda, Gujarat.

The Garba, along with Dandiya-Raas, is a Gujarati Folk Dance that was taught to the Ancient Gujaratis by Lord Krishna himself!

If you are to visit Gujarat [one of the safest states in India and one of the most developed states of India - which houses Shri Dwarka the holy city that Lord Krishna made when he moved to live in Ancient Gujarat] in the future...you will notice that a Hindu Gujarati, regardless of religious sectarian background whether the person be a Shaiva, Vaishnava, Shakta, or even one of a Vaidika shākhā [heck even the non-Hindus such as the Gujarati Jaina-s], will say "Jai Shri Krishna" as both a salutation and as a valediction.

regards,
A Fellow Gujarati

Hare Krsna,

How lovely! Yes the bhajan very much touched my heart with it's beauty. Would love one day to visit Gujarat blessed by Shri Shri Bhagavan Krsnaji!~

Jai Shri Krsna!~

Sudas Paijavana
13 January 2014, 03:15 AM
Hare Krsna,

How lovely! Yes the bhajan very much touched my heart with it's beauty. Would love one day to visit Gujarat blessed by Shri Shri Bhagavan Krsnaji!~

Jai Shri Krsna!~

DD,

I am 100% sure you will like this bhajan that I recommend by the popular Gujarati singer, Hemant Chauhan. It is for Lord Krishna:

Sacha Satsangma Re by Heman Chauhan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD6IzTMOEi0)

Devi Dasi
13 January 2014, 03:39 AM
DD,

I am 100% sure you will like this bhajan that I recommend by the popular Gujarati singer, Hemant Chauhan. It is for Lord Krishna:

Sacha Satsangma Re by Heman Chauhan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD6IzTMOEi0)
Wow, absolutely love this! It's glorious~ Thank you so much for sharing!

Hare Krsna

ameyAtmA
13 January 2014, 09:25 AM
Harinām Sankirtan kī Jay! ! !

Loknath Maharaj Mayapur Kirtan Mela 2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bkj2FkosYQ)


More (Other) Bhajans and Dhuns

radhe radhe radhe shyam (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erRd5FZgVCA)

nikunj me viraje (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7ODYQ5wMA0&list=RDTSYrGrIn23c)

gopi manohar sundar hari om (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvspeV2C7q0)

hari sundara nanda mukunda (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9CSMg5OmWM)



Jai Jai Shri Shri Rādhe Shyāmsundar Govinda Gopāl Murlimanohar Ghanashyām Shri Hari Nārāyaṇa MadanMohan Murlidhar Kṛṣṇa Mukunda Murārī Mādhav Manmohanāāā ~ ~ ~

______________
BG 10.7 etāṁ vibhūtiṁ yogaṁ ca
mama yo vetti tattvataḥ
so ’vikalpena yogena
yujyate nātra saṁśayaḥ

BG 10.8 ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo
mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate
iti matvā bhajante māṁ
budhā bhāva-samanvitāḥ

BG 10.9 mac-cittā mad-gata-prāṇā
bodhayantaḥ parasparam
kathayantaś ca māṁ nityaṁ
tuṣyanti ca ramanti ca
The thoughts of My pure devotees dwell in Me, their lives are fully devoted to My service, and they derive great satisfaction and bliss from always enlightening one another and conversing about Me.

BG10.10 To those who are constantly devoted to serving Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.

BG 10.11 To show them special mercy, I, dwelling in their hearts, destroy with the shining lamp of knowledge the darkness born of ignorance.

Amrut
13 January 2014, 10:35 AM
Namaste,

Just a quck note about 'as it is'. I think this should help clarify Srila Prabhupada's stand


It has become fashionable since the time of Śańkarācārya (http://vedabase.net/s/sankaracarya) to explain everything regarding the śāstras in an indirect way. Scholars take pride in explaining everything in their own way, and they declare that one can understand the Vedic scriptures in any way he likes. This "any way you like" method is foolishness, and it has created havoc in the Vedic culture. One cannot accept scientific knowledge in his own whimsical way. In the science of mathematics, for example, two plus two equals four, and one cannot make it equal three or five. Yet although it is not possible to alter real knowledge, people have taken to the fashion of understanding Vedic knowledge in any way they like. It is for this reason that we have presented Bhagavad-gītā (http://vedabase.net/g/gita) As It Is. We do not create meanings by concoction. Sometimes commentators say that the word kurukṣetra (http://vedabase.net/k/kuruksetra) in the first verse of the Bhagavad-gītā (http://vedabase.net/g/gita) refers to one's body, but we do not accept this. We understand that Kurukṣetra (http://vedabase.net/k/kuruksetra) is a place that still exists, and according to the Vedic version it is a dharma (http://vedabase.net/d/dharma)-kṣetra (http://vedabase.net/k/ksetra), or a place of pilgrimage. People still go there to perform Vedic sacrifices. Foolish commentators, however, say that kurukṣetra (http://vedabase.net/k/kuruksetra) means the body and that pa�ca (http://vedabase.net/p/panca)-pāṇḍava (http://vedabase.net/p/pandava) refers to the five senses. In this way they distort the meaning, and people are misled. Here Śrī (http://vedabase.net/s/sri) Caitanya (http://vedabase.net/c/caitanya) Mahāprabhu (http://vedabase.net/m/mahaprabhu) confirms that all Vedic literatures, including the Upaniṣads, Brahma (http://vedabase.net/b/brahma)-sūtra (http://vedabase.net/s/sutra) and others, whether śruti (http://vedabase.net/s/sruti), smṛti (http://vedabase.net/s/smrti) or nyāya (http://vedabase.net/n/nyaya), must be understood according to their original statements. To describe the direct meaning of the Vedic literatures is glorious, but to describe them in one's own way, using imperfect senses and imperfect knowledge, is a disastrous blunder. Śrī (http://vedabase.net/s/sri) Caitanya (http://vedabase.net/c/caitanya) Mahāprabhu (http://vedabase.net/m/mahaprabhu) fully deprecated the attempt to describe the Vedas in this way.source (http://vedabase.net/cc/adi/7/108/en)

coming back to topic,

shifted to another thread (http://hindudharmaforums.com/showthread.php?p=113268#post113268)

Aryavartian
13 January 2014, 10:45 AM
Namaste,

Just a quck note about 'as it is'. I think this should help clarify Srila Prabhupada's stand

source (http://vedabase.net/cc/adi/7/108/en)



What you quoted is word by word,true :) Kurukshetra is a region,to be more specific,it was the "Holy Land" of the Vedic Aryans as said in Satapatha Brahmana.RigVeda identifies Kurukshetra(i.e Sarasvati region)as the place of Ila,the best place on earth.

However,i think there was no need to use the term "Foolish commentators",IMO everyone is free to interpret the scriptures in their own POV :)

Amrut
13 January 2014, 10:51 AM
What you quoted is word by word,true :) Kurukshetra is a region,to be more specific,it was the "Holy Land" of the Vedic Aryans as said in Satapatha Brahmana.RigVeda identifies Kurukshetra(i.e Sarasvati region)as the place of Ila,the best place on earth.

However,i think there was no need to use the term "Foolish commentators",IMO everyone is free to interpret the scriptures in their own POV :)

let us keep that aside :) The idea was there to give an explanation for our understanding why Srila PrabhupAda calls it 'as it is' rather than our own thinking about why he named it :) . I am not ISKCONite ;)

Yes, in mohanjodaro, there is an epicenter of 50 ft, which is highly radioactive and rocks are melted and fused in one glassy object. This radioactivity spreads wide (Brahmastra --> atom bomb). This is another topic. Will post youtube video in another section.

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Hari OM

Amrut
13 January 2014, 10:57 AM
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If you are to visit Gujarat [one of the safest states in India and one of the most developed states of India - which houses Shri Dwarka, the holy city that Lord Krishna Dwarkadheesh made when he moved to live in Ancient Gujarat] in the future...you will notice that a Hindu Gujarati, regardless of religious sectarian background whether the person be a Shaiva, Vaishnava, Shakta, or even one of a Vaidika shākhā [heck even the non-Hindus such as the Gujarati Jaina-s], will say "Jai Shri Krishna" as both a salutation and as a valediction. As per the Gujarati Folk Tales, "Gujarat" was created by Lord Krishna himself!

regards,
A Fellow Gujarati

Gujarati: sar ji, koi sArA traditional style maa gavAyalA garbA post karo
English: Sar ji, please post some good garbA-s sung in traditional style :)

Jai Shri Krishna

Devi Dasi
13 January 2014, 06:37 PM
What you quoted is word by word,true :) Kurukshetra is a region,to be more specific,it was the "Holy Land" of the Vedic Aryans as said in Satapatha Brahmana.RigVeda identifies Kurukshetra(i.e Sarasvati region)as the place of Ila,the best place on earth.

However,i think there was no need to use the term "Foolish commentators",IMO everyone is free to interpret the scriptures in their own POV :)Hare Krsna,

Kindly note this is the ISKCON subforum, and the person whose vani is quoted as calling "foolish commentators" is the Founder Guru-Acharya of ISKCON. To come to ISKCON subforum and correct the vani of the Guru-Acharya of the Institute, while preaching your own version is not only bad form, it is contrary to Sanskruti principles.

Within the Gaudiya Vaishnava sampradaya everyone is "not free to interpret the scriptures from their own point of view." Within ISKCON, and indeed within every sampradaya of Sanathana Dharma which I know of... worshippable reverance for Guru as a condition of understanding, Kṛṣṇa-prāpti, attaining the Lotus Feet of Lord Krsna has the prerequisite of saranam, taking shelter of a spiritual Master and surrendering unto Him. The Adi-Purusha and Adi-Guru Shri Bhagavan Krsna instructed Arjuna:
sarva-dharman parityajya
mam ekam saranam vraja
aham tvam sarva-papebhyo
mokshayishyami ma sucah

Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me.
I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear.
-Bhagavad-gita As It Is (http://vedabase.net/bg/en1) 18.66
We have worshipful reverence for our Guru Acharya's and entire Guru Parampara even if you do not. So it is my humble request that people do not come to this forum to cast aspersions, mistrust, or their own personal "corrections" of our worshippable spiritual Masters.

-please forgive my mistakes

Sudas Paijavana
13 January 2014, 07:14 PM
DD,

Here is something similar to what Amrutbhai posted. It is also by the wonderful Jagjit Singh. I hope you like it. It's about Lord Krishna.

Hare Krishna - Jagjit Singh (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3AvxvorifU)


Gujarati: sar ji, koi sArA traditional style maa gavAyalA garbA post karo
English: Sar ji, please post some good garbA-s sung in traditional style :)

Jai Shri Krishna

Hehe. Of course - I shall definitely post some traditional-style Garba/Raas in honor of Lord Dwarkadheesh! The following is another Hemant Chauhan piece:

Hemant Chauhan - Raas Garba (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG_Sv241z4A)

And, I'm sure you're familiar with this one: Epicness (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEe5v5DEiUc).

~JSK~

Devi Dasi
13 January 2014, 07:52 PM
Hare Krsna,

I offer my most fallen and ignorant nature with humblest obeisances at the Lotus Feet of Nitya-Lila Pravist Om Vishnupad Bhakti Siddhanta Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! The majesty and the miracle of your arrival in America to bless fallen souls will never be forgotten. You are our most precious treasure. From Guru comes the consciousness of God/Krsna. Let people say what they want. I humbly bow at Your Charan forever.

http://www.prabhupadaconnect.com/Srila_Prabhupada_s_Lotus_Feet__Bombay.jpg
ISKCON Mayapur Sri Guru-vandana
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70knDHqKePM
S'rî Guru-vandanâ (Guru Puja)
s'rî-guru-carana-padma, kevala-bhakati-sadma
The teacher his lotus feet, the only way to devotion,

bandô mui sâvadhâna mate,
full of respect I bow, with prayer, reverence,

jâhâra prasâde bhâi e, bhava toriyâ jâi
through his grace my godbrother, we may cross the ocean,

krishna-prâpti hoy jâhâ ha'te
reaching Krishna from there you will realize.

guru-mukha-padma-vâkya, cittete koriyâ aikya
His mouth like a lotus makes words, find union in the heart,

âr nâ koriho mane âs'â
For more may a spirit not desire.

s'ri-guru-carane rati, ei se uttama-gati
attached to the teacher his feet, is the ultimate goal

ye prasâde pure sarva âs'â
his grace is the fulfillment of all hope

cakhu-dân dilo yei, janme janma prabhu sei
Someone who made me see, life after life my lord,

divya-jñân hride prokâs'ito
the idea of God revealed in my heart.

prema-bhakti jâhâ hoite, avidyâ vinâs'a jâte
the Loving service of whom, destroys all the darkness,

vede gây jâhâra carito
hailed by the scriptures is his character.

s'ri-guru karunâ-sindhu, adhama janâra bandhu
Teacher ocean full of mercy, with low and mindfull our friend,

lokanâth lokera jîvana
Lord of all granting all a life,

hâ hâ prabhu koro doyâ, deho more pada-châyâ
O, o master be of mercy, protect me at your feet,

ebe jas'a ghushuk tribhuvana
thus the glory over the three worlds,

dui pade laila s'arâna
thus the shelter of the feet,

prabhupâda-patita-pâvana
Prabhupâda savior of the souls.

jaya prabhupâda, jaya prabhupâda
jaya prabhupâda, jaya prabhupâda

Amrut
13 January 2014, 11:34 PM
Namaste,

Just to be safe and not to offend anyone, I have shifted links to a general Vaishnava forum with thread title Devotional songs dedicated to Shri Krishna Bhagavan (http://hindudharmaforums.com/showthread.php?p=113268#post113268)

Since forum rule discourage duplicate posts, I have deleted them from this thread.

Apologies for lapse. If there is anything that needs to be deleted, do let me know.

Jai Shri Krishna

Devi Dasi
13 January 2014, 11:56 PM
Namaste,

Just to be safe and not to offend anyone, I have shifted links to a general Vaishnava forum with thread title Devotional songs dedicated to Shri Krishna Bhagavan (http://hindudharmaforums.com/showthread.php?p=113268#post113268)

Since forum rule discourage duplicate posts, I have deleted them from this thread.

Apologies for lapse. If there is anything that needs to be deleted, do let me know.

Jai Shri Krishna

Hare Krsna,

Prabhuji you are not offending in any way. My reply was prompted because couple of fellows think they have the standing to correct the Guru-Acharya of ISKCON on an ISKCON sub-forum devotional thread and my point was to highlight the nature of GURU is properly respect and submission and not criticism, fault-finding or challenging.

My humble apologies for distressing anyone. Please let's return to sharing nice kirtan and chanting the Holy Names.

Hare Krsna

Aindra Prabhu - Harinama Sankirtana Revolution (Full version with photos)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r5ek4h7cdY

Amrut
14 January 2014, 12:03 AM
Hare Krsna,

Prabhuji you are not offending in any way. My reply was prompted because couple of fellows think they have the standing to correct the Guru-Acharya of ISKCON on an ISKCON sub-forum devotional thread and my point was to highlight the nature of GURU is properly respect and submission and not criticism, fault-finding or challenging.

My humble apologies for distressing anyone. Please let's return to sharing nice kirtan and chanting the Holy Names.



Hare Krishna,

I understand. I just wanted to play safe, so shifted my posts :)

Perhaps, it is better to post in a general sub-forum, which is not related to any specific sampradAya. General sections are more free in nature.

Jai Shri Krishna

Devi Dasi
14 January 2014, 12:09 AM
Hare Krishna,

I understand. I just wanted to play safe, so shifted my posts :)

Perhaps, it is better to post in a general sub-forum, which is not related to any specific sampradAya. General sections are more free in nature.

Jai Shri Krishna
Hare Krsna,

I am posting devotional topic in appropriate section for all to enjoy. Those who find fault with Guru-Acharya Founder of ISKCON should avoid ISKCON sub-section.

Sudas Paijavana
14 January 2014, 10:55 AM
Pranam-s, Devi Dasi:

I am very surprised that the following has yet to be mentioned. Don't worry; I have come to the rescue!

Jai Radha Madhav - Jagjit Singh (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qShEs5fOFTo)

And, here is a bonus: I Have No Regrets [Believing In You], O' Lord Krishna/Kurai Ondrum Illai (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-vEfCaWW9I&feature=player_embedded#at=19). It is out of this world! :D

~JSK~