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🌼 03 Radhey Krishna 🌼
Posted 3 months ago

Wish you all Blissful Karthik Month , Offer Ghee Lamp to Lord Krishna everyday 🌿🌺 Hare Krishna 😊

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🌼 03 Radhey Krishna 🌼
Posted 3 months ago

*☀️🕉️🪷 Jai Shri Rām 🪷🕉️☀️*

*🏹 Happy Dussehra (Shri Rāmchandra Vijay Utsav) 🏹*
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*His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada(ISKCON Founder Acharya)―*

“Transcendental power is always superior to the power of the materialist.”

*(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam :― Canto 9: Liberation, Chapter 10: The Pastimes of the Supreme Lord, Rāmacandra, Text 20- Purport)*
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*His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada(ISKCON Founder Acharya)―*

“Anyone who aurally receives the narrations concerning the characteristics of Lord Rāmacandra’s pastimes will ultimately be freed from the disease of envy and thus be liberated from the bondage of fruitive activities.”

*(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam : 9.11.23, Translation)*
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*His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada(ISKCON Founder Acharya)―*

“Sītā is Lakṣmījī, or the goddess of fortune, but she is never to be enjoyed by any living being. She is meant for being worshiped by the living being along with her husband, Śrī Rāmacandra. A materialistic man like Rāvaṇa does not understand this great truth, but on the contrary he wants to snatch Sītādevī from the custody of Rāma and thus incurs great miseries. The materialists, who are after opulence and material prosperity, may take lessons from the Rāmāyaṇa that the policy of exploiting the nature of the Lord without acknowledging the supremacy of the Supreme Lord is the policy of Rāvaṇa. Rāvaṇa was very advanced materially, so much so that he turned his kingdom, Laṅkā, into pure gold, or full material wealth. But because he did not recognize the supremacy of Lord Rāmacandra and defied Him by stealing His wife, Sītā, Rāvaṇa was killed, and all his opulence and power were destroyed.”

*(Srimad-Bhagavatam :― Canto 2: The Cosmic Manifestation, Chapter 7: Scheduled Incarnations with Specific Functions, Text 23- Purport)*
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*His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (ISKCON Founder Acharya)―*

“After thus rebuking Rāvaṇa, Lord Rāmacandra fixed an arrow to His bow, aimed at Rāvaṇa, and released the arrow, which pierced Rāvaṇa’s heart like a thunderbolt. Upon seeing this, Rāvaṇa’s followers raised a tumultuous sound, crying, “Alas! Alas! What has happened? What has happened?” as Rāvaṇa, vomiting blood from his ten mouths, fell from his airplane, just as a pious man falls to earth from the heavenly planets when the results of his pious activities are exhausted.”

*(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam :― Canto 9: Liberation, Chapter 10: The Pastimes of the Supreme Lord, Rāmacandra, Text 23- Translation)*
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🌼 03 Radhey Krishna 🌼
Posted 4 months ago

🪷🌼 *Happy Rādhāṣṭamī* 🌼🪷

*🌸 Wednesday, 11th September 2024 (today) is Rādhāṣṭamī ― Appearance Day Of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī 🌸*

*All Glories to Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī 🙏🏽*
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_tapta-kāñcana-gaurāṅgi_
_rādhe vṛndāvaneśvari_
_vṛṣabhānu-sute devi_
_praṇamāmi hari-priye_

"I offer my respects to Rādhārāṇī whose bodily complexion is like molten gold and who is the Queen of Vṛindāvan. You are the daughter of King Vṛṣabhānu, and You are very dear to Lord Krishna."
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*His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (ISKCON Founder Acharya)―*

"The loving affairs of Śrī Rādhā and Krishna are transcendental manifestations of the Lord's internal pleasure-giving potency. Although Rādhā and Krishna are one in Their identity, They separated Themselves eternally."

*(Shri Chaitanya-charitamrta― Adi-lila : Adi 1: The Spiritual Masters : Adi 1.5 : Translation)*
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*His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (ISKCON Founder Acharya)―*

"Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is as fully spiritual as Krishna. No one should consider Her to be material. She is definitely not like the conditioned souls, who have material bodies, gross and subtle, covered by material senses. She is all-spiritual, and both Her body and mind are of the same spiritual embodiment. Because Her body is spiritual, Her senses are also spiritual. Thus Her body, mind and senses fully shine in love of Krishna. She is the personified _hlādinī-śakti_ (the pleasure-giving energy of the Lord's internal potency), and therefore She is the only source of enjoyment for Śrī Krishna."

*(Shri Chaitanya-charitamrita― Adi-lila : Adi 4: The Confidential Reasons for Lord Caitanyas Appearance : Adi 4.71, Purport)*
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*His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (ISKCON Founder Acharya)―*

"Rādhārāṇī is _hari-priyā,_ very dear to Krishna. So if we approach Krishna through Rādhārāṇī, through the mercy of Rādhārāṇī, then it becomes very easy. If Rādhārāṇī recommends that "This devotee is very nice," then Krishna immediately accepts, however fool I may be. Because it is recommended by Rādhārāṇī, Krishna accepts. Therefore in Vṛndāvana you'll find all the devotees, they're chanting more Rādhārāṇī's name than Krishna's. Wherever you'll go, you'll find the devotees are addressing, "Jaya Rādhe." You'll find still in Vṛindāvan. They are glorifying Rādhārāṇī. They're more interested, worshiping Rādhārāṇī. Because however fallen I may be, if some way or other I can please Rādhārāṇī, then it is very easy for me to understand Krishna."

*(Festival Lecture: Radhastami, Srimati Radharani's Appearance Day ― London, August 29, 1971)*
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*We should worship _Rādhārāṇī_ First*.

That is our business. Instead of offering directly one Flower to _Kṛṣṇa_, you just put it in the Hands of _Rādhārāṇī_:

*"My _Mother Rādhārāṇī_*,
*_Jagan-Mātā_*,
*if You kindly take this flower and offer it to Kṛṣṇa."*
_"Oh,"_ _Rādhārāṇī_ says,
_"Oh, you have brought a Flower?"_

_Kṛṣṇa_ said,
_patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati_ (BG 9.26),
but don't try to offer Kṛṣṇa directly.
Just *offer through _Rādhārāṇī_*.
It will be very much appreciated by _Rādhārāṇī_.

*(Srila Prabhupada's Festival Lecture : Radhastami, Srimati Radharani's Appearance Day -- Bhagavad-gita 18.5 -- London, September 5, 1973)*