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Bhakti Yoga-Devotional Service to the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna

Bhakti Yoga-Devotional Service to the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna
Gopis performing Devotional Service to the Lordships Sri Sri Radha Krishna

A Request To My dear Mother

Having left the service at Your lotus feet, I am perpetually suffering birth after birth foolishly going after mirage for water like an animal in the desert for sense enjoyment and finally getting frustrated. Please pick me up from this material ocean, I have no power to even understand Your mercy and love but easily get carried away by lust, greed and anger, pride of material life. Please be merciful unto me dear Mother. I will be faithful in serving at Your lotus feet Mum :)



Yours
Dinesh

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You have made Him very unhappy. If He sees You He is overcome.

Govinda Das Kaviraj has written this song "Suna Vrsabhanu Nandini Rai". This song is taken from the book Padavali. In this song, Govinda Das Kaviraj describes how the gopis try to persuade Srimati Radharani to get rid of her anger and forgive Lord Krishna.
 
(Refrain)
suna brsabhanu-nandini ra-i
abala-mandale      kiriti rakhali
bhala mati se bitha-i
 
(1)
nanda-nandana         raja-bhusana
nayana sukha-maya seja
ki khane tuya sane       leha karala he
se saba durahi teja
 
(2)
ye tuhu takara        birasa anata
heri murachita bhela
kaiche pamari       bacana aichana
nidaya antara-sela
 
(3)
tuhari nagara  dhuli-dhusara
se nahi lagaye toya
bama kara-tale  badana lambita
dharani likhi lihki roya
 
(4)
ye jana duhu-jana  bedana nahi jane
takara antara jana
raya ramacandra  bacana manaha
dasa gobinda bhana
 
 
(Refrain) O Radha, O daughter of Vrsabhanu, please listen. In the circle of young girls Your reputation was good in the past. But today that good reputation is in disarray.
 
(1) Nanda's son is a regal jewel. Delight resides in His eyes. He loves You. Why do You flee so far from Him?
 
(2) You have made Him very unhappy. If He sees You He is overcome. O cruel girl, why did You speak such words to Him, cruel words, words like a lance pushed into His heart?
 
(3) For Your sake Your lover is now anointed with dust. Now He cannot attain You. In His left hand He rests His head. Aimlessly scratching some letters in the ground, He weeps.
 
(4) No one knows what You two feel. Only You know what is truly in His heart. Please reflect on Ramacandra Raya's words. This Govinda dasa says.
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Yours
Dinesh

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Krishna Prasadam - Rice, black eyed peas gravy, Fryums, Potato chips


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Now tomorrow you must serve Yamuna Devi




"TOMORROW YOU MUST COOK FOR YAMUNA DEVI DASI!"
[15th October, 1972, Radha Damodar Temple, Vrindavan, India]

I made my way to Srila Prabhupada's kitchen. Upon entering, I offered my obeisances. I never considered how offensive I was to take such liberties. Srila Prabhupada was sitting there taking prasadam. He was in the very spot where he had spent years devising his plan to conquer the world with Kṛṣṇa consciousness. He looked up with a beautiful glance and asked, "So, you have taken prasadam?"

"No," I replied. "I have just taken bath."
  
"Oh, so you haven't taken prasadam," Srila Prabhupada responded charmingly. "Yamuna, fix him a plate of prasadam."

"No, that's all right," I said. "I will wait until you are finished."

"No. Sit down and take prasadam," he told me

I happily complied with his instruction, a rascal that I was. It was one of the sweetest moments of my life. I was taking prasadam with Srila Prabhupada. Just the two of us. In Vrindaban. At Radha-Damodara Temple. The mercy of the pure devotee is unlimited.

I wasn't prepared for what followed. After tasting Yamuna devi's cooking, I realized I had never before tasted prasadam. Also, I realized I had never cooked anything fit to be offered. Yamuna devi was an empowered devotee of the Lord, sent here to sumptuously feed Srila Prabhupada. Each and every preparation tasted incredible. She made perfect chapatis. The subjis tasted as if they came from the spiritual world. Seated with Srila Prabhupada I realized what a disservice I had performed by cooking for him. He sometimes said I cooked "nice American prasadam." Now I understood what he meant. Yamuna's cooking was so transcendental that it seemed like I had never eaten before.

"So, you like?" Srila Prabhupada asked as we were finishing.

"Yes, Srila Prabhupada," I enthusiastically said. "Very much."

He smiled and said, "So, today she has fixed your lunch. Now, tomorrow you cook for her. This is the Vedic custom. Today she has done some service for you, now tomorrow you must serve her."

"Oh, yes Prabhupada," I said.

At other times Srila Prabhupada said, "One has to always be ready to serve a person, not simply you are always accepting service. You call someone 'prabhu'. Prabhu means master. What is the question of you accepting service from your master. You are servant and you are calling them prabhu and accepting so much service from your master. So, I am calling you 'prabhu'. It means I must render service. Thisattitude must be there, that I am everyone's servant because I am calling everyone 'prabhu'."

[Ref. Book: 'Srila Prabhupada Uvaca' by SP's Personal servant- H.G. Srutakirti Das
Chapter 50: Now tomorrow you must serve Yamuna Devi]


Yours
Dinesh

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Get back home

If we eat eventually, there is one kind of problem, if we don't eat there is another kind of problem. There is no state of body or mind which we love to be in for long. Even while sleeping we turn and sleep on different sides because it pains to lie on one side for long. The longer we stay here without devotional service and pure devotees, more the pain we inflict upon ourselves. This world is always full of dualities and anxieties, we should be determined to get back Home back to Godhead. 



Yours
Dinesh

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