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It is the first and only Learning to Read program in the world where the books can be heard in 25 languages by touching each page The Most Wonderful ThingThe Most Wonderful Thing2,124 Views / EMail This Post / Print This Post / Home » The Most Wonderful Thing By Patita Pavana das Adhikary In his Bhaktivedanta Purport to verse 2.57 of the Shrimad Bhagavatam’s seventh canto, Shrila Prabhupada writes: “Yamaraja once asked Maharaja Yudhisthira, ‘What is the most wonderful thing within this world?’ Mahārāja Yudhisthira replied (Mahabharata, Vana-parva 313.116): ahany ahani bhutani gacchantiha yamalayam “Hundreds and thousands of living entities meet death at every moment, but a foolish living being nonetheless thinks himself deathless and does not prepare for death. This is the most wonderful thing in this world.” “Everyone has to die because everyone is fully under the control of material nature, yet everyone thinks that he is independent, that whatever he likes he can do, that he will never meet death but live forever, and so on. So-called scientists are making various plans by which living entities in the future can live forever, but while they are thus pursuing such scientific knowledge, Yamaraja, in due course of time, will take them away from their business of so-called research.” The Vedabase carries a decent English version of the Mahabharata by ISKCON devotee Shri Krishna Dharma Das of England that is well-written and immensely readable. The story of Yudhisthira’s conversation depicted above by Shrila Prabhupada is neatly-condensed in the chapter entitled “The Lake of Death.” The episode begins when a brahmana appeals to the Pandavas to find his arani sticks (used in fire sacrifices) that a deer has run off with. We pick up the narrative after the other Pandavas in turns have failed to return from fetching water while on their search for the sticks. Now King Yudhisthira, who is Dharmaraja-putra himself, must find not only the sticks, but his four missing brothers… “Passing by trees covered in blue and red blossoms, Yudhisthira approached the lake. The warbling of birds and the hum of bees resounded in his ears as he moved quickly through the woods. Within a short time he came to the lake, which seemed to him as if it had been transported from Indra’s abode. It was covered with lotuses and surrounded by blossoming trees and varieties of wild forest flowers. By the side of the delightful lake, however, Yudhisthira saw his four brothers fallen to earth, resembling the four Lokapalas fallen from the heavens at the end of an age. “Yudhisthira ran to his brothers and fell to the ground by their side. Breathing heavily he shed tears of grief. He lamented loudly, his voice echoing from the tall trees around the lake. ‘O mighty-armed Bhima, you swore you would break Duryodhana’s thighs in battle. Of what value is that promise now? O Arjuna, how are you lying here today? Human promises may prove false, but how can those of the demi-gods? We heard all the celestials proclaim your glories and declare that you would win back our lost kingdom. “None will be able to vanquish him in battle,” was Indra’s prophesy. How has this come to pass? Surely my heart is made of stone because it does not shatter upon seeing such a sight.’ “As he looked at his motionless brothers Yudhisthira was beside himself with grief. He cried for some time, his mind utterly confused. Gradually, he managed to control himself and ponder the situation. Who could have slain these great warriors? There were no signs of battle––their bodies were unmarked––and they seemed to have dropped to the earth in some deep, dreamless sleep. “Yudhisthira looked carefully at the lake. Perhaps Duryodhana had made it and filled it with poison. But no poison could kill Bhima. Maybe the Kauravas had conspired with the Asuras to bring about the Pandavas’ death. But again, what Asura could face Arjuna, who had single-handedly overpowered the Nivata Kavachas? “Yudhisthira looked around. He could see no footprints. Arjuna’s arrows were scattered here and there, but there was no blood. It was unimaginable that Arjuna would not have hit his enemy. He never discharged his arrows uselessly. Yudhisthira considered that some mighty being without a material body must have overpowered his brothers. He examined them closely. Although they appeared dead, they had not lost their color and their features were unchanged. Their souls were surely still present, although the symptoms of life were gone. It seemed that their life-force had been removed by the demi-god of death himself, acting from within them. Convinced of this, Yudhisthira thought he would discover the truth if he entered the lake. It was because of this lake that his brothers had met their death. “Yudhisthira went down to the water and, throwing off his armor, plunged in. Immediately he heard the same voice that had spoken to his brothers: “O child, do not take this water. This lake belongs to me and if you want to drink, you must first answer my questions.” “Yudhisthira gazed around. ‘Who are you?’ he shouted. “’I am a crane living on moss and fish. Your younger brothers, disregarding my warning, have been brought by me under the control of death. O King, if you do not answer my questions, then you shall become the fifth victim.’ “Yudhisthira looked about in astonishment. He saw the crane on a tree bough near the lake. ‘Are you Shiva or the foremost of the Vasus? Or are you a Marut? It is not possible for a bird to have killed these four mountain-like heroes. O strongest of all those endowed with strength, you have achieved what even the gods, Gandharvas and Asuras could not do. I do not know who you are or what is your intention, but I am curious to know these things––and I am also terrified. My heart is troubled and my mind confused. Please tell me why you stay here and what you desire.’ Yudhisthira then saw the crane transform into a huge, fearful-looking being. His large red eyes were pointed and he blazed like the sun. Roaring like a thundercloud, he said, ‘I am a Yaksha, not a bird. Hail to you! It was I who killed your energetic brothers for their own faults. Although forbidden to drink, they disregarded me. If one loves life, he should not attempt to take this water by force. The lake is mine and one may take its water only after answering my questions.’ “‘O Yaksha, I do not wish to take what is yours. I shall try to answer your questions to the best of my ability. Please ask me what you will.’ “The Yaksha began to place questions before Yudhisthira: “‘What makes the soul rise out of his entanglement in matter? Who keeps him company, who is his guide on that spiritual journey, and on what is he established?’ “’It is knowledge of the Supreme Lord which makes the soul rise. Godly qualities are his companions, dharma is his guide, and he is established on truth.’ “’What makes one learned? How does one attain to that which is most exalted? How does one acquire a second self, and by what, O King, does one become wise?’ “‘One becomes learned by studying the Vedas. By asceticism one attains what is most exalted. Intelligence is like a second self, and serving one’s elders makes one wise.’ “The Yaksha then asked about all kinds of subjects, ranging from worldly wisdom to knowledge of religion to spiritual matters. Yudhisthira answered them all without hesitation. Finally the Yaksha said, ‘I am satisfied. Answer my last four questions and I will restore one of your brothers to life. “‘Who in this world is happy? What is the most wonderful thing? What are the tidings of this world, and how can one find the eternal path of religion?’ “With folded palms Yudhisthira replied, ‘He who is neither in debt nor exiled and who lives simply, eating simple food in his own home, is happy. The most wonderful thing is that although every day innumerable creatures go to the abode of death, still a man thinks he is immortal. The tidings are that in this world––which is like a cauldron with the sun as its fire, days and nights as its fuel, and months and seasons as its wooden ladle––all creatures are being cooked by time. The eternal religious path is found only in the heart of great mystics.’ “The Yaksha smiled. ‘You have rightly answered every question. Tell me which of your brothers you wish to have restored to life?’ ‘O Yaksha, let Nakula, as tall as a sal tree and endowed with a broad chest and long arms, be brought to life.’ “The Yaksha was surprised. ‘Bhimasena is surely more important to you than Nakula, O King, and Arjuna is your chief support. Why do you ask for Nakula to be revived?’ “‘He who sacrifices virtue is himself destroyed,’ replied Yudhisthira, “and he who preserves virtue is in turn preserved by it. I am therefore careful to always observe virtue. For me, great virtue lies in refraining from cruelty; it is superior to all worldly gain. Thus I ask for Nakula. Both Kunti and Madri are the same to me. In myself Kunti still has one son, but Madri now has none. With a desire to behave equally toward my two mothers, I ask for the life of Nakula.’ “‘Since, O Pandava, you consider abstention from cruelty superior to both profit and desire, then let all your brothers be restored to life.’ As the Yaksha spoke, the four brothers rose from the ground as if from a sleep. They felt refreshed and free from hunger and thirst. “Yudhisthira then asked the Yaksha, ‘Who are you, O great being, who assumes the form of a crane? Tell me in truth your identity. Are you a demi-god? Perhaps you are my father himself.’ “Yudhisthira had guessed correctly and the Yaksha replied, ‘I am indeed your father, O best of the Bharatas. Know me to be Dharmaraa. I have come here with the intention of meeting you. Fame, truth, self-control, purity, simplicity, charity, modesty, steadiness, asceticism and celibacy are my limbs. I am reached by abstention from cruelty, impartiality, peacefulness, asceticism, purity and humility. You possess all these qualities, dear son. By good fortune you have conquered your mind and senses and practice virtue. I wanted to test you and I am fully satisfied. Ask me for boons and I will bestow them. Those who are ever devoted to me need never experience misfortune.’ “Yudhisthira bowed respectfully before his father and said, ‘My first desire is that the Agnihotra of the brahmana whose fire-sticks were lost not be destroyed.’ “‘O son of Kunti, it was I in the form of the deer who carried away those sticks. I shall return them to you. Ask for some other boon.’ “Yudhisthira thought carefully and said, ‘The twelve years of our forest life are now complete. For the thirteenth year we must live incognito. Please grant that no man will recognize us during that time.’ “‘So be it. Tatasthu. Even if you wander about in the world as your actual selves, you will not be recognized. Through my favor you will lead a secret, incognito life in the city of Virata. Now take these fire sticks and ask from me another boon. I am not satisfied with conferring only these two favors. O Yudhisthira, you should know that I begot you. Vidura, your friend and well-wisher, is also a part of myself.’ “Dharma handed the sticks to Yudhisthira, who replied, ‘O greatest among the demi-gods, it is enough for me that I have seen you. To please you, however, I will accept one further boon. O lord, grant that I may always overcome avarice, folly and anger, and that my mind be always inclined toward charity, asceticism and truth.’” “Dharma smiled and said, ‘By nature you are gifted with these qualities, O Pandava. You are already the embodiment of virtue. But I grant your desire.’ “The demi-god then disappeared, leaving the five Pandavas standing together on the shore of the lake. In wonder they returned to their hermitage with the brahmana’s fire-sticks.” Selfless King Yudhisthira’s devotion to duty above personal desires remains unsurpassed in the history of the world. Even Draupadi, the wife of the five Pandavas who appeared from King Drupada’s fire yagna (and is therefore of divine origin), was tested to the limits by his unerring adherence to the kshatriya code of ethics. So much so, that she would at one point ask of Bhima, “How can she who has Yudhisthira for a husband ever be free from grief?” By Patita Pavana das Hundreds and thousands of living entities meet death at every moment, but a foolish living being nonetheless thinks himself deathless and does not prepare for death. This is the most wonderful thing in this world 24 Hour Sri Harinam ( on 9/11/10 ) in DC dedicated to pay homage to H.G. Sripada Aindra prabhu !24 Hour Sri Harinam ( on 9/11/10 ) in DC dedicated to pay homage to H.G. Sripada Aindra prabhu !1,186 Views / EMail This Post / Print This Post / Home » 24 Hour Sri Harinam ( on 9/11/10 ) in DC dedicated to pay homage to H.G. Sripada Aindra prabhu ! Sarvajaya Gauranga Das: ( On behalf of the 24 HOUR Harinam Festival in DC Committee ) Hare Krsna! Please do accept our dandavat pranam and all glories to the saviour of the world and our truly eternal ever well wisher A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada !! Hope things are going great on your end in Krsna consciousness within and without ! By the causeless mercy of Lord Sri Hari and blessings of His devotees, here we are making it through in our endeavour to please Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga ! As the 12 Hour Akhanda Harinam was one of the major most successes in the ISKCON DC Metro yatra on the New Year’s Eve ( 2009 ), the stronger and never extinguished desire to have a 24 Hour Harinam here at the Potomac ISKCON Temple got intensified by the senior Srila Prabhupada desciples, senior devotees of the area, 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation ISKCON devotees and Gurukulis, our very dear and precious Congregational members, visitors and Friends of Lord Krsna. The glorious and untimely departure of one of the very best Kirtan leaders in the world, our beloved Sripada Aindra prabhu, made this need of having more and more Harinam chanting as an emergency call for all of us around the world, to take up the process of Krsna consciousness even more seriously as we practice it in our daily lives by constantly glorifying the Lord through His Holi Names collectively if not possible by individual efforts. The timeless tradition of akhanda Harinam chanting was given another flavour as H. G. Aindra prabhu took up the responsibility of continuing this chanting of Hare Krsna Mahamantra as his service of the life time till the last breath, in order to make this life a success in Krsna consciousness to go back home to Goloka Vrndabana Dham ! Being inspired thus, the devotees are very inclined to have a 24 HOUR Harinam on the 11th of September, 2010 ( Dusk of the 11th through the dusk on the 12th, rounding up with the world famous ISKCON Sunday Maha aratik and Love feast Dinner reception ). Again, This 24 HOUR Harinam is going to be dedicated as a homage to the departed soul, who is now eternally serving the Lord in His abode by chanting the Holi Name so nicely as he did when was physically around inspiring millions of devotees of the Lord in this world ! Sri Harinamanandi Sripada Aindra prabhu ki jaya !! On this auspicious occasion, may we beg your priceless association to participate in to by doing the best you do as your service endeavour in Krsna consciousness ! We are very close to the Festival date with last minute endless things to cover up. Hence, your so very kind response to inform us about your probable participation at your earliest convenience will be highly appreciated and obliged! We can be reached at - 24hour.sriharinam.in.dc.2010@gmail.com & visit our website at www. Iskcondc.org or call us @ Temple – 301 299 2100, Sarvajaya Gauranga das - 240 543 4680 / Lakshmana Dasi - 301 219 2557 / Madhusudana Das - 978 3170630 / Chaitanya Nitai Das 240 476 6540. Sarvajaya Gauranga Das: Being inspired thus, the devotees are very inclined to have a 24 HOUR Harinam on the 11th of September, 2010 ( Dusk of the 11th through the dusk on the 12th, rounding up with the world famous ISKCON Sunday Maha aratik and Love feast Dinner reception ) Art Seminar Details Memo/ ReminderMalati Dasi: Here is current information about the New VrindabanArt Seminar with Dhriti & Ram das that runs from Sept. 13th through Sept 22nd Review Of Vaiyasaki’S Radha Damodar VilasaReview Of Vaiyasaki’S Radha Damodar Vilasa1,444 Views / EMail This Post / Print This Post / Home » Review Of Vaiyasaki'S Radha Damodar Vilasa
Reading Radha Damodar Vilasa allows you to climb on the bus with a group of young hippies, just turned happy Hare Krishnas on their cosmic “Road Show” all over America. It’s a gripping and devotional account of the history of Radha Damodara, one of the first sets of Radha Krishna deities in America, and their devoted servants such as Silavati Mataji and the mystical Vishnujana Maharaja. One of my favorite stories was when the devotees were arrested by a redneck sheriff in a small town in the South. The local people had never seen anything like the Hare Krishnas and thought that they were some kind of dangerous persons. Finding themselves in jail on Sunday, with no temple and no deities, the devotees were lamenting missing the Sunday Feast program. One of them suggested that they could have a Sunday Feast in their minds, like the South Indian brahmin in “Nectar of Devotion” who mentally cooked sweet rice for the Lord. Sitting in their jail cell the devotees began cooking a feast for Radha Damodar in their minds. After “cooking” they offered everything, had kirtana and arotika and then began to “distribute” the invisible prasadam to each other. They even called the guard over and asked him to hold out his hand so that they could give him something. And they wondered why the guard thought they were crazy. Sri Sri Radha-Damodar Vilasa is a must read for anyone interested in the history of the early days of Srila Prabhupada’s society. Vaiyasaki Prabhu has done a wonderful service by carefully researching and collecting many little known stories of ISKCON in the early 70s. However, as Krishna says in the Gita, every endeavor is covered by some kind of fault. I do have a few complaints about the book. First of all, if you have anything pressing going on in your life, don’t pick up this book. Once you open it up and start reading you won’t be able to put it down. The second complaint is even more serious, Radha Damodar Vilasa causes serious mental problems. Once you begin reading it, the enchanting form of Lord Damodar comes into your mind and heart, and no matter how hard you try, He just won’t go away. Krishna is in the heart of his devotees, and the devotees are in Krishna’s heart. Radha Damodar Vilasa is an intimate look at the inner heart of the Hare Krishna movement. The book is available here: http://www.kirtan.org/literature.html – Madhavananda Das Managing editor of Gopal Jiu Publications and Sri Krishna Kathamrita Magazine. www. gopaljiu. org Madhavananda Das: We can judge a community by their artists. They are in a sense the soul of society. In that context I consider Vaiyasaki Prabhu to be part of the heart of Srila Prabhupada's movement. Vaiyasaki Prabhu needs no introduction, he has long been one of the most famous kirtaniyas in ISKCON Prabhupada Festival 2010, Iskcon MontrealSamir Roy Choudhury: We are pleased to announce that ISKCON Montreal will be celebrating PRABHUPADA FESTIVAL ( 42 nd. Anniversary of Srila Prabhupada's festival to Montreal ) starting from September 3 ( Friday ) until September 5 ( Monday ) this year Harinama ki jai!Parasuram das: This is the harinam for Lord Nrisimhadev in London this year. Harinam leaders include Kripomoya prabhu, Govinda prabhu, and Ananta prabhu.
Untitled from Food For All on Vimeo. Parasuram das: This is the harinam for Lord Nrisimhadev in London this year. Harinam leaders include Kripomoya prabhu, Govinda prabhu, and Ananta prabhu. More Recent Articles |
Madhavananda Das: We can judge a community by their artists. They are in a sense the soul of society. In that context I consider Vaiyasaki Prabhu to be part of the heart of Srila Prabhupada’s movement. Vaiyasaki Prabhu needs no introduction, he has long been one of the most famous kirtaniyas in ISKCON. What many devotees do not know however, is that Vaiyasaki’s devotional artistic expression is not limited to kirtana. He is also a talented writer. His book, “Sri Sri Radha-Damodar Vilasa” is an exciting and fast-paced visit to the early days in ISKCON.Click here to safely unsubscribe now from "Dandavats" or change your subscription or subscribe
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