I pray that all disciples and devotees and friends of Swami Gaurangapada my develop the same taste for and attachment to the Holy Names that Swami Gaurangapada shows in this posting!
Dear Devotees, Nityaananda!! Gauraanga!! Hare Krishna!! I had so many wonderful undescribable realizations while singing this Kirtana today. It is so astonishing how every single time, the Holy Names of the Lord reveal so many new and ever-fresh characteristics of the Lord while singing Them. I just pray and beg to the Holy Names that They should never stop revealing these truths to me and in exchange for this reward I will never stop chanting Them.
Dear Devotees, Nityaananda!! Gauraanga!! Hare Krishna!! Jaya Shrila Prabhupada! Our dear devotee friends from Jagannatha Puri, Dhruva Maharaja dasa prabhu and Samapriya devi dasi are now in USA and have started Bhagavad Gita e-Courses. Any devotees who are interested can kindly partiicpate.
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Lord Krishna’s instructions for mankind were spoken on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra thousands of years ago in the form of Bhagavad-gita, ‘The Song of God.’
This ancient Sanskrit text was translated into English with elaborate commentaries by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, whose life of devotion exemplified the message of Bhagavad-gita. Srila Prabhupada founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in the hopes of benefiting the people of the world with the teachings of Lord Krishna.
Themes Discussed in the Bhagavad-gita
Who Krishna Is
The Science of the Soul - Who Am I?
What Material Nature Is
Distinguishing Matter from Spirit
Work Performed by God & Sages
How to Work in Devotion For the Benefit of All People
How to Remain Free from Sin
Types of Yoga: Bhakti, Jnana, Karma
Instructions for the Mind - How To Remain Peaceful and Happy
How to Make the Best Use of Time
Modes of Nature: Goodness, Passion, Ignorance
Divine Qualities and Character Traits
The Art of Dying to Live Eternally
Developing Love of God
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Dhruva Maharaja dasa began studying Bhagavad-gita in 1974, and has taught and distributed its message worldwide for over 35 years.
Having lived in the holy places of India for more than three decades after growing up in the United States, Dhruva Maharaja blends cultures by teaching how to practically apply and understand the ancient teachings of Bhagavad-gita in today’s modern enviornment.
Samapriya devi dasi, a disciple of AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, is a seasoned devotee of almost 40 years. She has spent her life studying and distributing the teachings of Bhagavad-Gita in many places throughout the world.
She joined Iskcon in New York City in 1971 and was immediately attracted to the beautiful forms of Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha- Govinda. After some time she moved to Los Angeles and dressed Sri Sri Rukmini Dwarkadish, the presiding deities in the LA temple for the next ten years.
Chanting the holy name and encouraging others to take up this process of self-realization has become her prime duty in life. She performed Sankirtan for many years distributing Srila Prabhupada’s books.
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna! Considering the offering of Bhoga, let's get into what type of nice foodstuffs we can make for the Lord. That's right, I say cookbooks.
As a matter of fact, the Gaura Ebook which I downloaded (v 1.3) has a series of cookbooks on the subject, including some ekadasi recipies. It also has links on where to get devotional cookbooks. It had some really fantastic recipes from all over the world from 1000 yr old South Indian specials to all the other typical dishes in other countries including where many of you devotees live. Try getting some of the cookbooks online before geocities closes.
"Anyone who eats eggplants, Lord Sri Hari always stays a far distance from him."
"Any food which is mixed with wine, meat, eggplant and beetroot, if it is offered by someone to the Lord, he cannot receive unalloyed devotion to Lord Janardana."
Could someone please explain - according to Hari Bhakta Vilasa if person offer eggplant he or she can not attain unallloyes devotion to Lord!
We are offering eggplant dishes and Srilla Prabhupada liked it too! What does it mean? Is this quote from Haribhakta-vilasa right or wrong?
Srila Prabhupada: Pleasing taste. So the Vedas say, raso vai sah. The exact translation of mellow is rasa. [Malatī, Śyamasundara’s wife, enters with a tray of food] What is that? Malatī: Eggplant, fried. Srila Prabhupada: Oh! All-attractive! All-attractive! [Laughter.]
Also above is quote :"One should also give up turnips and beetroots, carrots, kinsuka, forest figs, and white pumpkin. If the twice born persons eat these things, they all become fallen."
We are prepring carrots? Gajar Halava is devotees favorite? Does it mean that if "persons eat these things, they all become fallen?"
(4) I worship the lotus feet of the Divine Master, who fully satisfies the devotees of Sri Krishna with four types of nectarean prasadam foodstuffs that are chewed, sucked, licked, and drunk (that is, he brings about the dispellation of mundanity and the awakening of the joy of love that develops from respecting prasadam), and he is thereby himself satisfied.
onions, shallots, leeks, scallions and herbs such as garlic and chives are not offerable
The Portuguese brought tomatoes and chilies to India in the sixteenth century.
Asian. Tropical cauliflower used in China and India. Developed in India during the 19th century from the now-abandoned Cornish type.[3] Includes old varieties Early Patna and Early Benaras. These vegetables are not mentioned in the Srimad Bhagavatam
(Bihar Times) Some years ago it was discovered that owners of Vanaspathi oils were putting cow and pig lard into the oil. There was a furore which died down after a few months and no one knows till today what happened to the Jains who owned the enterprise – but I have little doubt that they got off and a few bureaucrats and policemen are richer.
Forbidden foods Conrmon forbidden foods include meat, fish, eggs, onions, mushrooms,garlic,masur-dal(red lentils), burned rice, white eggplant, hemp (marijuana), citron,+ saps from trees (if not boiled first), buffalo- and goat-milk products, and milk with salt in it.
Also. one should not offer canned or frozen foods to the Deity, and it is best to avoid offering foods containing unhealthy substances such as yeast and white sugar.
Conceming the use of sour cream in the temple, it should be stopped immediately. Nothing should be offered to the Deities which is purchased in the stores. Things produced by the karmis should not be offered to Radha-Krishna. Ice cream, if you can prepare, is O.K., but not otherwise. letter from Srtla Prabhup6da, 6 April 19761 Unpolished rice which looks like brown can be used. . . We do not mind polished or unpolished, but doubly-boiled* [siddha rice] mustn't be used. Doubly-boiled rice is considered impure. Sunbaked rice (atapa) is all right. [letter from Srtla Prabhupdda, 1967.
Soya beans and lentils are unofferatrle.
Frozen rneans nasty. I never take fiozen. AII rotten, rather the same vegetable, as we have got in India practice, we dry it and keep it. That is tasteful'
So far the cucumber pickles: As far as possible we should not offer to the Deity things which are prepared by nondevotees.
We can accept from them raw fruits, grains, or similar raw things. So far cooking and preparing' that should be strictly limited to the initiated devotees.
And aside from this, vinegar is not good; it is tamasic, in the darkness, nasty food. [letter from Srila Prabhupada 24 March 1969
Conceming the use of sour cream in the temple, it should be stopped immediately.
Nothing should be offered to the Deities which is purchased in the stores. Things produced by the karmis should not be offered to Radha-Krishna.
Ice cream, if you can prepare, is O.K., but not otherwise. Letter from Srtla Prabhupada, 6 April 19761
The Hari-bhakti-vilasa kirn ca mahisam varjayen mahyarh ksirarh dadhi ghrtarh yadi kirn ca-furthermore; mahisam-from a buffalo; varjayet-should avpid; mahyam-to Me; ksiram-milk; dadhi-yogurt; ghrtam-ghee; yadi-if. The Lord Himself says: "One should not offer to Me milk, yogurt, or ghee that have come from a buffalo."
VRNTAKAM JALISAKAM KUSUMBHA SMANTAKAM TATHA PALANDU LASUNAM SUKLAM NIRYASAN CAIVA VARJAYET GRJANAM KINSUKAN CAIVA KUKUNDANCA TATHAIVA CA UDUMBARAM ALAVUN CA JAGDHVA PATATI VAI DVIJAH
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 8/158, 159 KURMA PURANA)
One should not eat eggplant, banana leaves, sunflower leaves and asmantaka leaves, onions, garlic. One should not eat sour gruel (a thin watery pouriage) or the juice of the tree. One should also give up turnips and beetroots, carrots, kinsuka, forest figs, and white pumpkin. If the twice born persons eat these things, they all become fallen.
YO BHAKSATI BRNTAKAM TASYA DURATARO HARIH
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 8/161 SKANDA PURANA)
Anyone who eats eggplants, Lord Sri Hari always stays a far distance from him.
Any food which is mixed with wine, meat, eggplant and beetroot, if it is offered by someone to the Lord, he cannot receive unalloyed devotion to Lord Janardana.
NA BHAKSAM NAIVEDYARTHE BHAKSESU APY AJA MAHISI KSIRAM PANCA NAKHA MATSYAS CA
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 8/152 HARITA SMRTUI)
Uneatable food should not be offered to the Lord and among those foods which are eatable, milk from the goat and milk from the buffalo,and milk from animals which have five nails (tigers, lions and elephants, etc.) and fish should not be offered to the Lord.
MAHISAN CA VIKAM CA AJAM AYAJNIYAM UDAHRTAM MAHISAM VARJEYEN MAHYAM KSIRAM DADHI GHRTAM YADI
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 8/155 VARAHA PURANA)
Ghee made from sheep and goats is unusable in the worship of the Lord. If someone offers Me (the Lord) yogurt, milk or ghee, one should not offer me these items made from buffalo, sheep or goats. ...............................................................................
Offerable foods The Hari-bhakti-vilasa lists some of the foods that may be offered: bilva, amalaki, dates, coconut, jackfruit, grapes, tala fruit,lotus root, leafy vegetablesc, owmilk products,a nd items made from grains, ghee, and sugar. Grains, especiaily rice, should always be offered with ghee.
Rice without ghee is considered asuric. The Lord is pleased when offered items made with ghee, sugar, yogurt, guda jaggery), and honey; chickpea preparations,dals, soups (wet sabji's),varieties of cakes,and other items that can be licked, chewed, sucked, or drunk are all pleasing as well. One may aiso offer drinks such as sugar cane juice, yogurt drinks, sweetened lemon water, water flavored with cinnamon, camphor, or cardamom, and fruit drinks of various scents and colors.
Many passagesi in the Caitanya-caritamrta describe reparations that please Krsna. Here is a sample, from Antya-Lila, describing hat Lord Caitanya's associate would prepared or Him: They offered Him preparations made with black pepper,sweet-and-sour preparation ginger,salty preparations, limes,milk, yogurt,cheese two or four kinds of spinach, soup made with bitter melon (Sukta), eggplant mixed wtth nimba flowers, and fried patola. Cc. Antya 10.135-36
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna! Not to mention that there are so many dishes from my part of the country that will be all staple impossible to make without tomatoes or all the other things not mentioned in the songs -- rasam, sambhar, etc...and so many staple recipies of India!
Srila Prabhupada has mentioned that Srimati Radharani never cooks the same dish twice for the Lord because of the infinite variety of the spiritual world. In that case we can only imagine what kinds of foods Krishna eats -- we cannot even imagine how many varieties of dishes must be there in that bhoga arati song...amazing don't you agree?
Nitaai Gauranga! I think that lowerthanarat asked what Krsna like to eat not what is forbiden? Really, in Bhoga arati song there are no cauliflower potatoes or tomatos. Hardly to imagine subji withouth this! Pranams
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna! My pranams! No onion, garlic or red lentils. Simple as that.
Shak is spinach. I do not know why there is this type of confusion. Anything can be offered except what is explicitly forbidden. How can we mention all the things that can be offered to the Lord in one song? There's an infinite variety of dishes!
When will nectar of Holy Name fill my sinful hearth? When will eternal Navadvipa become manifested before my eyes? When will I abandon all fruitive useless activities and jubilantly preach about Nityananda and Gauranga?
When will Advaita Acharya become merciful upon me and gave me mercy to see Nitaai-Gaura? When will this stone-like hearth melt upon hearing Hari Naam, and shake like leaf just thinking about pastimes of Lord Gauranga?
When will Rupa and Sanatana become merciful upon me and grant me understanding of their writings? When will Haridasa Thakura place his benedictions upon me by giving me entrance into realm of pure chanting of HariNaam?
When will Srilla Bhaktivinoda Thakura become merciful upon me and grant me permanent residence in Puri Dham, where I will be able to hear sweet sound of Tota Gopinath's flute? When will Srilla Prabhupada gave me his mercy and gave me strength to take part in sankirtana mission?
Bound by endless ropes of kama and karma, this fallen Ishana Thakura dasa is meditating upon lotus feet of his spiritual master, praying to attain association of devotees and crying out Names of Nityananda and Gauranga.
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna! Majority of the pages are in Verdana with some in Balaram fonts. I had to manually install the fonts to my PC so I guess other users have to do the same.
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna! Mac Users please try Fonts Required
Also I noticed that the zip contained only the PC font installer. It seems version 1.2 of the book is out with a new fonts package for Mac. Someone please try it out and see if it works.
I check on my computer and I have all these diacritic and more, but for some reason the diacritics are not working. The Devanagari are working fine. In xchm I am able to pick the fonts normal and fixed fonts so which fonts will I use for reading Chaitanya bhagavat with diacritics
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna! These days software has made it possible for devotees to publish spiritual books like never before. It may revolutionize preaching in the future Take a look at this link here ...its awesome.
repects to all We all know this bhogha aroti song of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. And all the tings Lord Krsna like to eat:
I know in most maths in India and in the west other food stuffs are .
eggplant, potato, and tomato. Could you imagine subji without potatoes? Chillies? , peanuts, tapioca, cucumbers, cauliflower, and the "stick" sabji Bhogarati song.
And what food does Nitai Gauranga like besides Shak.
So this is the question: Will Lord Krsna accept eggplant, potato, tomato, peanuts, tapioca, cucumbers, cauliflower etc.
Is there any other reference as to what Krsna like to eat.
respects to you for the link. I down ok . I have four chm readers, but xchm works every time.
Now the problem. I can't download the mac fonts. and when I try and read a page from example : chaitanya bhagavat any chapter the page is blank; this happens in all books I try and read.
Dear Devotees, Nityananda!! Gauranga!! Hare Krishna!! The Video Players at nitaai.com/all and nitaai.com/100 have been updated with the new videos. More videos are coming.
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna! I have been searching for this book in chm format for a while myself. I found an updated link today. It turns out that the version 1.1 which is more improved than 1.0 is in a chm format along with some troubleshooting tips.
The book can be downloaded from this link here or here.
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Lord Krishna’s instructions for mankind were spoken on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra thousands of years ago in the form of Bhagavad-gita, ‘The Song of God.’
