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Kṛṣṇa, the supreme personality of godhead Introduction

Personality of Godhead appeared as Lord Rāmacandra, He appeared in the family descending from the sun

Introduction

Godhead appeared as Lord Rāmacandra, He appeared in the family descending from the sun god, known as the

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the swan incarnation, as King Rāmacandra, as Paraśurāma and as many other incarnations. You appeared

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incarnation, as the boar incarnation, as the swan incarnation, as King Rāmacandra, as Paraśurāma and as many

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Daśaratha, the father of Lord Rāmacandra, used to fight with his enemies, it was said that he approached

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When Mahārāja Daśaratha, the father of Lord Rāmacandra, used to fight with his enemies, it was said

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Rāmacandra’s advent, they had been Vedic scholars who desired the association of Lord Rāmacandra in conjugal love. Rāmacandra had given them the benediction that they would be present for the advent

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Lord Rāmacandra they wanted to enjoy with Him. Lord Rāmacandra gave them the benediction that their

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Rāmacandra. Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto You, who appear as Lord Vāsudeva, Lord

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worshiped by all devotees as the chief of the Raghu dynasty, Lord Rāmacandra. Let me offer my

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, Rāmacandra was carried from Laṅkā to Bhārata-varṣa on a plane of flowers, called a puṣpa-ratha. Kṛṣṇa

when Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared as Lord Rāmacandra they wanted to enjoy with Him. Lord Rāmacandra gave them

, Rāmacandra was carried from Laṅkā to Bhārata-varṣa on a plane of flowers, called a puṣpa-ratha

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that Kṛṣṇa was born in a kṣatriya family previous to this birth and was known as Rāmacandra. In that . So Lord Rāmacandra, as a kṣatriya, should have fought with Vāli face to face, but, instigated by His

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born in a kṣatriya family previous to this birth and was known as Rāmacandra. In that birth, instead Rāmacandra, as a kṣatriya, should have fought with Vāli face to face, but, instigated by His friend, He

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, in which Lord Rāmacandra was also born, and he happened to be the son of a great king known as

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Rāmacandra was also born, and he happened to be the son of a great king known as Māndhātā. He himself was

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“My Lord Rāmacandra wanted to construct a bridge over the ocean, and I saw personally how the ocean to give way and allow Rāmacandra to cross to the island known as Laṅkā. [This island is now said to other than my Lord Rāmacandra. No one else has such immeasurable strength; no one else could defeat me in this way.”

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the time of Lord Rāmacandra, so he did not take the valuable jewel as something he very much needed. He gave it to his young son to play with as a toy.

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understand that You are the same Supreme Personality of Godhead whom I worship as Lord Rāmacandra.

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devotee of the Lord since the time of Lord Rāmacandra, so he did not take the valuable jewel as are the same Supreme Personality of Godhead whom I worship as Lord Rāmacandra. “My Lord Rāmacandra Rāmacandra to cross to the island known as Laṅkā. [This island is now said to be Ceylon. Lord Rāmacandra. No one else has such immeasurable strength; no one else could defeat me in this way.” Lord

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visiting this place, He gradually proceeded toward Setubandha, the place where Lord Rāmacandra Kanyākumārī was also visited by Lord Rāmacandra, and therefore it is to be understood that the Rāmacandra lived while in exile. Lord Balarāma next came to the bank of the river Narmadā, the biggest

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place where Lord Rāmacandra constructed the stone bridge from India to Laṅkā (Ceylon). In this

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known there as Kanyākumārī. This temple of Kanyākumārī was also visited by Lord Rāmacandra, and

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Kṛṣṇa was his former master, Lord Rāmacandra, the husband of Sītā. Not knowing the identity of Lord fatigued, he could understand that since no one but Lord Rāmacandra could defeat him, his opponent , Lord Kṛṣṇa, must be the same Lord Rāmacandra. He thus came to his senses and immediately returned

Daṇḍakāraṇya. This is the same Daṇḍakāraṇya forest where Lord Rāmacandra lived while in exile. Lord

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former master, Lord Rāmacandra, the husband of Sītā. Not knowing the identity of Lord Kṛṣṇa, my , he could understand that since no one but Lord Rāmacandra could defeat him, his opponent, Lord Kṛṣṇa , must be the same Lord Rāmacandra. He thus came to his senses and immediately returned the

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life. It is said by Lord Rāmacandra, “I always give confidence and security to anyone who

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It is said by Lord Rāmacandra, “I always give confidence and security to anyone who surrenders unto

Lord Rāmacandra in conjugal love. Rāmacandra had given them the benediction that they would be present

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of Lord Rāmacandra. As we have explained in the First Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the king was so just as an arrow released from the Śārṅga bow of Lord Rāmacandra penetrated the army of Rāvaṇa. Su

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of his parents. Similarly, such responsibility was there during the time of Lord Rāmacandra. As we

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penetrated the darkness just as an arrow released from the Śārṅga bow of Lord Rāmacandra penetrated the

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Hare Krsna!

I was with a man named Jack Denver in the Mid-South of Peru in about 1839 in the universe of the 8-headed Brahma after our morning siesta, say about 1 or 2PM.

As often it was blow'm up a storm and one of the dogs had broken loose, first smashed into me then into Jack who grabbed it and began to give a fierce dutch rub on account of being a victim of nature, and that damed dog was try'n to take apiece out o' Jack like the size of a jack rabbit and squirm'n like a snake when Jack lost his own foot'n and began to sail across the coral until he dug both feet in and drug to a stop. well that was Oll Korrect but I suddenly got blowed into the same tussle and smashed into him about three feet airborn and we both flew across the the rest of the coral and hit the South Wall with a bang.

the dog, Pack Beamer, flew over the the fence into the canal and bounced of the wall down there and scratched behind his ear a few times, then sat up proper and howled and then began to sniff around to figure out where he was (an probably who he was).

we'll it let up a little and came back to normal and Jack and I got back to normal and began to look around for what had blowed in during the morning nap and was actually some quarter mile below the ranch when it struck us.

There was the normal hair pins and hat racks, and gauches of, "It could have been worse",

but the real funny thing was the body of a feller with a funny hair cut and the dead man's grin the size of a watermelon on his face and a book gripped so tight in his hand that read:

KRSNA The Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Well

Jack

and

me

had never heard of such and out land ish thing in ne'r to thirty five years in the Out-Down-In of Peru, so we sat right down and read from it.

It was OUTLANDISH!

Tribble snot!!!

It was as tall as a man's had stretch and had outlandish pitures with sme prim'tive grouch.

it was by A.C. Back tee vee dan tah, and he said he had heard it all from an old guy who know just whas he was say'n, who heard it from... that went back five thousand years before the present kings of Benin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Benin

Hare Krsna, Hare Rama.

https://vedabase.io/en/library/kb/61/#bb91977 

"Although Rukmī was a veritable enemy of Kṛṣṇa, he had great affection for his sister, Rukmiṇī, and wanted to please her in all respects. On this account, when Rukmiṇī’s grandson Aniruddha was to be married, Rukmī offered his granddaughter Rocanā to Aniruddha. Such a marriage between immediate cousins is not very much sanctioned by the Vedic culture, but in order to please Rukmiṇī, Rukmī offered his daughter and granddaughter to the son and grandson of Kṛṣṇa, respectively. In this way, when the negotiation of the marriage of Aniruddha with Rocanā was complete, a big marriage party accompanied Aniruddha and started from Dvārakā. They traveled until they reached Bhojakaṭa, which Rukmī had colonized after his sister had been kidnapped by Kṛṣṇa. This marriage party was led by the grandfather, namely Lord Kṛṣṇa, accompanied by Lord Balarāma, and it included Kṛṣṇa’s first wife, Rukmiṇī, His son Pradyumna, Jāmbavatī’s son Sāmba and . . "

Let's face facts. You take a chance on somth'n because you look the author in the eye and see if he is a straight shooter. A long look in his eye, and then you begin to follow the treasure map he gives you.

Science is a treasure map,

don't take it as anything else!

Yet it got such a limited view that's its about as useful as that sled dog, Pack Beamer, try'n to get 'is landmarks by sniffing the ass of his nearest neighbor.

Don't get me wrong.

I got a lot of respects for folks who can do that and get things like anti beeotick sulfa drugs when you need them, but you just gotta admit that ain't a fraction of what's really happening.

Get your brains outa your butt and start putt'n two and two together as the wind is blow'n around you.

maybe you'll find another treasure, and the wind blows stuff in after the early siesta.

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Paul Pack'rd

Hare Krsna, Maharaj, PAMHO, AGTSP

we heard your lecture on 22 nov 2021, where you said, that spiritual master gives one seed, then VAD is the fencing, HC [hearing chanting] is watering it.

we are not formally taking seed [diksa], we can water, but we are not sure of fence [eating garlic?] . we will still water it, so that it becomes strong like tree and does not need fence.

ASA/TB - Fence is four principles. Don't need fence can be like saying I am gasoline that does not react to fire. Men are like gasoline and women are like fire [sp]. so, we have to have a fence. chanting will help us 99% to eventually build a fence, but faster if we try to do it manually also.

there is one revelation, which we are making public.

we were never confident of our skills as padre or esposo. we knew we could earn. but local devotees/authorities urged that we should have a child. in 2010 oct, we with them as part of south india yatra, went to place where Dasrathji did Yagya for his sons. There were marks of Rama's feet. On subtle level we prayed at those feet, that we will beget a child, even if we are not convinced, as guru mukhya param vakya.

again before Garbhdan samskar, we bowed to Jagannath, now you take care of whatver happens.

our son was born on Kartik poornima of 2011. and it has been tremendous gift from SPOG.

it has been tremendous journey with him esp the devotional ones. we have not spoken/seen him for 18 months because esposa has overshadowed him.

Anyways, we will be glad to leave our body while thinking about his devotional activities.

all pains are sanctioned by SPOG. He is under control.

on the other hand,

we have whatsapped Pancha-Tattva ji for ASA-e.

regards,

Padre Caballo born on Indian Land

HpS/ASA - We are reading this with Panca-tattva Das. Your letters are always very enlivening to us. We answered the earlier "asa[e]" letter. we are like a 1925 Chinese infantry regiment, no? Just keep going in the right direction, half trained, half equiped but with strong desire to serve.

See you tonight.

We are sure Pariksit is thinking of you.

previous letter 12658

Hare Krsna Maharaj,

PAMHO, AGTSP

this link https://1drv.ms/w/s!Aiwe2qLAAyANg4QHi_PB58dwJPMMQw?e=EX6wIj is NOT a ggole doc.

This is microsoft word online.

please see if the format is fine.

horse

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AGTSP

paoho

Format is like 77% perfect. all you can hope for in kali yuga is 80%.

Sitting with Pancha tattva das. just reviewed everything. without his and your association would maybe never get to this. thank you. now we will look at your more recent letter and call you at 8PM/6.30AM Peru Time/IST.

Hare Krishna, Dear gurudeva!!!!!!!!!!!

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

All glories to you.

Please accept our obeisances.

As of every two weeks:

* Bulletin is now upload on Facebook (English & Spanish), it is also in Google Groups (English & Spanish) as listed at: http://www.jayarama.us/hello.htm

Hare Krishna!!!

Always trying to keep a good sadhana. This 2 years have been good for us, because we could follow a good sadhana in a sane schedule. We hope next year we can continue doing that.

HpS - Let us really, really, hope that we will never have to deviate ever again!!!

Still planning what to do next year. This week we have some interviews with some schools. Let see what is the best for us in order to keep in mind your advice. "How will this help me chant better rounds! ".

Health is ok. tomorrow we have our virtual appointment.

Family is fine. Thanks to virtuality, we can hear and watch some of your lectures.

Thanks a lot for this Wonderful bulletin.

EDT (Patrak das & Antuanette )

HpS - Everytime we write the Kapi Dhvaja now we are thinking of you. Sometimes we let our selves us colloquial phrases and jargon that is hard to translate, so be just as colorful in Spanish!!

A few more issues and we will be into a new system.

Soon you may be director of a school.

Hare Krsna querido Gurudeva

Por favor acepte mis rendidas reverencias

Todas las Glorias sean al muy misericordioso Srila Prabhupada

Y Todas las Glorias a usted que nos conecta con las instrucciones de Su Divino maestro.

Deseando que su salud y energía se encuentren muy bien. Le agradezco mucho por brindarnos los medios para poder estar cerca de sus instrucciones y tener la asociación de tantos Vaisnavas agradables.

Gurudeva, estuve leyendo el Kapi Dhvaja y en la sección Guru-Tattva usted pregunto “Anyone else want 1st, 2nd or 3rd (Sannyasa) initiation?”… 

Yo me había estado preguntado ¿Cuál es mi posición en este Guru-Tattva? -Parece que tengo una idea- pero justo después de leer el KP, pensé que debería preguntarle y después una agradable mataji me sugirió preguntarle a usted y dejar de suponer... Aquí va:

Hace algunos años, usted me dijo que no era necesario (para mí) tomar segunda iniciación, porque es suficiente con seguir estrictamente los votos de la primera iniciación.

Así que, yo no he sentido la necesidad de tomar 2nd iniciación, y me he esforzado siempre por seguir mis votos de 1st iniciación cada vez de forma más estricta, además de Mangala Aratika, Lectura diaria, clases regulares, etc…   Quizá algún vaisnava crea que yo pretendo escapar de adquirir mayores responsabilidades, pero yo únicamente pienso que, por alguna razón, usted me ha dicho que para mí es suficiente la primera iniciación. 

Además usted ha dicho que un Brahmana debe ser un ejemplo para la sociedad, y que su carácter debe ser tal, que con solo verlo, el resto de la sociedad sepa cuál es el comportamiento ideal. 

Así que, desde que (a causa de mis tratos ásperos) yo me separe de mi noble esposo, pienso que no podría ser un ejemplo para nadie. Además he observado que soy una persona bastante orgullosa y arrogante, y el solo título podría confundirme fácilmente. Por lo que aún cuando algunos Vaisnavas me han sugerido solicitar la segunda iniciación, yo pienso que tal como usted dijo “Para mí es suficiente la primera iniciación”.

Sin embargo; en ocasiones, usted menciona que la primera iniciación es solo una prueba y la segunda iniciación es cuando el Guru realmente acepta al discípulo. Y quería preguntarle ¿Eso quiere decir que no soy su discípula aún? Guru Maharaja, ¿Qué debería hacer para ser realmente su discípula o situarme apropiadamente en este Guru Tattva?

Guru Maharaja, por favor disculpe estas preguntas básicas. Muchas gracias por brindarnos sus misericordiosas instrucciones.

Su aspirante a discípula

Karuna-Sakti Devi Dasi

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Hare Krsna, dear Gurudeva,

Please accept my bows

All Glories be to the most merciful Srila Prabhupada

HpS/ASA - !!!! !!!

And All Glories to you that connects us with the instructions of Your Divine teacher.

 Wishing your health and energy are very good. I thank him very much for giving us the means to be able to be close to his instructions and to have the association of so many nice Vaisnavas.

Gurudeva, I was reading the Kapi Dhvaja and in the Guru-Tattva section you asked “Anyone else want 1st, 2nd or 3rd (Sannyasa) initiation?”…

I had been wondering what is my position in this Guru-Tattva? -I seem to have an idea- but just after reading the KP, I thought I should ask you and then a nice mataji suggested I ask you and stop guessing ... Here it goes:

 Some years ago, you told me that it was not necessary (for me) to take a second initiation, because it is enough to strictly follow the vows of the first initiation.

 So, I have not felt the need to take 2nd initiation, and I have always endeavored to follow my 1st initiation vows more and more strictly, in addition to Mangala Aratika, Daily Reading, regular classes, etc ... Maybe some Vaisnava believes I intend to escape acquiring greater responsibilities, but I only think that, for some reason, you have told me that the first initiation is enough for me.

Furthermore, you have said that a Brahmana should be an example for society, and that his character should be such that just by looking at him, the rest of society knows what the ideal behavior is.

 So, since (because of my rough dealings) I separated from my noble husband, I think that I could not be an example for anyone. In addition, I have observed that I am quite a proud and arrogant person, and the title alone could easily confuse me. So even though some Vaisnavas have suggested to me to request the second initiation, I think that just as you said "For me the first initiation is enough."

 Nevertheless; sometimes you mention that the first initiation is just a test and the second initiation is when the Guru actually accepts the disciple. And I wanted to ask him, does that mean I'm not his disciple yet? Guru Maharaja, what should I do to really be your disciple or place myself properly in this Guru Tattva?

Guru Maharaja, please excuse these basic questions. Thank you very much for giving us your merciful instructions.

Your would-be disciple

Karuna-Sakti Devi Dasi

HpS - AgtSP!!! We remember the conversation in Rome, I think, where Srila Prabhupada made these statements about 1st and 2nd initiation. We have seem them in NoI 5 also. At first initiation you are the diksa guru's disciple, like a student who has joined the university, but it is after the end of the first semester when one passes examinations that one's history begins to be recorded, no?

So, following first initiation well for several years, your service is being recorded toward your final return to Goloka, and the attention that such a sincere student deserves is being noted.

I don't think it is necessary for you nor many people, but on the other hand it is good to aspire for being a formally recognized leader by neophytes, taking more responsibility as Brahmana or Ksatriya etc.

Of course, for a lady, adjusting the Varna Ashrama circumstances are important. Go on chanting and expect that things will adjust gradually but securely and even rapidly.

Thank you.

Hare Krishna Gurumaharaj

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

HpS/ASA - AgtSP! So nice to hear from you!!! Sorry that it has taken us 3-days to answer, but all weekend now we have strong programs.

Praying to Lord Nityananda and Giriraj for spiritual intelligence to be able to approach you with the right service attitude, Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare !!!

HpS - We are pretty simple people, so guess you will have the proper attitude. Thank you.

In the FMP of today (for you in South America) via gotomeeting, we inquired from you; how we can get a " flying carpet", the one that could be an efficient transportation for you, so you would agreed to visit again the Down Under land - Australia, in this life time.

In a hopeful mood we attempt to follow your instruction, inquiring from you. Please Gurumaharaj, would you consider visiting Australia, it is closer to India.

For another hand, while writing to you the suppressed confronting emotions are surfacing.

Probably, like some devotees I am struggling in digest, and realise your teachings, specially when you speak about winding up, and leaving your body in 2024. The time is passing very quickly; it is unavoidable to experience anxiety, desperation, fear and at the same time, the utmost respect, gratitude, admiration toward you; appreciating how you have been guiding us in all aspect with your exemplary spiritual life (highly qualified), your teachings (words and actions) and now, the lesson on how to leave the body in Krishna consciousness.

Gratitude and admiration are overwhelming making our heart happy, because we understand a bit, that Krishna's and Srila Prabhupada's causeless mercy are giving us the great fortune to have H. H. Hanumat Presak Swami's loving association, (his guidance, care and example).

Words are falling short in this context, how to express our overwhelming experience of a glimpse, awareness of your spiritual greatness and at the same time knowing that soon you are going to leave.

Alas, you are preparing us, giving us the opportunity to uplift our consciousness, learning to associate with you in a higher level, going beyond physical limitations. Is this not another display of your ' True Love' that your compassionate and caring heart is doing for us?.

Nevertheless, our heart experiences a lot of anxiety too. Oh, Krishna!! Gurumaharaj is going to leave!!!.. we have heard about it since long time ago, but we suppressed it in my unconscious mind, not wanting to face it, but now it is not possible to avoid it; it is just in font of us.. Oh Krishna,.. help us to grow in acceptance, imbibe it and rise up strong from there, thanks to the spiritual nourishment that it is offering to us.

Please forgive me for this outburst, i could not control it.

I fully trust that you will understand it better than myself.

Thank you Gurumaharaj

Your servant

Madhumanjari dd

HpS - Hare Krsna. We always focus on how much Srila Prabhupada's disciples felt pain upon his departure, but what about Srila Prabhupada's pain? Is interesting, no? Did he even feel more pain than they in leaving his "beloved American and European sons and daughters"?

Of course, Odana sasthi, 2024 is like a best estimate, a joke at talking about anything so much under superior control with exact dates. We see, and I suspect you also, that we can die at any point.

"Oh, didn't you hear! Hp Swami died yesterday! He was in the middle of writing a letter to one of his disciples in Australia and had a heart attack!"

Maybe we'll be stuck here until 2034. (Ayeeee!).

How many more years do you have? One hundred? Fifty? Twenty-five? Fifteen?

Is good to make a practical estimate and then look at our mission in this life as it has developed?

asa(e) - Uncle Gismo,

Magic Carpets:

Guru Das asked Srila Prabhupada what we would do after we had made this whole world Krsna conscious and there was no more preaching here, and Srila Prabhuapda smiled and answered that the Sannyasis would get on their flying carpets and go to other planets to preach.

https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/2/7/37/ seems to indicate that flying carpets are quite possible.

Second class option is good flight from India to Australia, traveling companion, and/or priority processing through immigration and customs. That is the killer! One hour standing in line for immigration before leaving.

Or we all meet in Radha Kunda instead with Divya svaroop Das and Jaga mohan.

I want so much to be accepted in Vrndavana as a simple citizen by Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami.

Respects to all.