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Shyam Kishor das singing a Hare Krishna bhajan.
Dallas, TX
2009-04-04
Bhajan – Shyam Kishor das – Hare Krishna
Lecture – Guruprasad Swami – SB 8.6.16-19
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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 8, Chapter 6, Texts 16-19 by Guruprasad Swami.
Dallas, TX
2009-04-17
16 – TRANSLATION
Sukadeva Gosvami continued: When the Lord was thus offered prayers by the demigods, headed by Lord Brahma, He understood the purpose for which they had approached Him. Therefore, in a deep voice that resembled the rumbling of clouds, the Lord replied to the demigods, who all stood there attentively with folded hands.
17 – TRANSLATION
Although the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the master of the demigods, was capable of performing the activities of the demigods by Himself, He wanted to enjoy pastimes in churning the ocean. Therefore He spoke as follows.
18 – TRANSLATION
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O Lord Brahma, Lord Siva and other demigods, please hear Me with great attention, for what I say will bring good fortune for all of you.
19 – TRANSLATION
As long as you are not flourishing, you should make a truce with the demons and asuras, who are now being favored by time.
PURPORT
One word in this verse has two readings — kalena and kavyena. Kalena means “favored by time,” and kavyena means “favored by Sukracarya,” Sukracarya being the spiritual master of the Daityas. The demons and Daityas were favored in both ways, and therefore the demigods were advised by the Supreme Lord to execute a truce for the time being, until time favored them.
Global Sacred Music Celebration – Kalindi Dasi – Hare Krishna
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This is just the Hare Krishna bhajan sung by Kalindi Dasi at the Global Sacred Music Celebration hosted by the Unity Church of Dallas.
Dallas, TX
2009-03-29
Global Sacred Music Celebration – All Performances
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We were invited to perform at the Unity Church of Dallas for a “Global Sacred Music Celebration”. This was quite an event. We were honored to be the first performance.
0:00:00 – Introduction
0:09:00 – Hinduism – Kalachandji Temple Kirtan Band
0:17:40 – Budhism
0:21:20 – Islam
0:26:50 – Native American (Peru)
0:31:40 – Judaism
0:41:04 – Christianity – Dance – Ordered Steps Production
0:46:56 – Baha’i
0:54:50 – Christinity – JD Martin & Jan Garrett
1:04:42 – Christianity – Unity Choir
1:09:04 – Christianity – Jan Garrett
1:13:52 – African Traditions
1:22:40 – Conclusion
Purchase the DVD: $15 + shipping.
Dallas, TX
2009-03-24
Lecture – Giriraj Swami – Sunday Feast – BG 3.10
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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavad Gita by Giriraj Swami.
Dallas, TX
2009-03-29
TRANSLATION
In the beginning of creation, the Lord of all creatures sent forth generations of men and demigods, along with sacrifices for Vishnu, and blessed them by saying, “Be thou happy by this yajna [sacrifice] because its performance will bestow upon you everything desirable for living happily and achieving liberation.”
PURPORT
The material creation by the Lord of creatures (Vishnu) is a chance offered to the conditioned souls to come back home — back to Godhead. All living entities within the material creation are conditioned by material nature because of their forgetfulness of their relationship to Vishnu, or Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Vedic principles are to help us understand this eternal relation, as it is stated in the Bhagavad-gita: vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah. The Lord says that the purpose of the Vedas is to understand Him. In the Vedic hymns it is said: patim visvasyatmesvaram. Therefore, the Lord of the living entities is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vishnu. In the Srimad-Bhagavatam also (2.4.20) Srila Sukadeva Gosvami describes the Lord as pati in so many ways:
sriyah patir yajna-patih praja-patir
dhiyam patir loka-patir dhara-patih
patir gatis candhaka-vrishni-satvatam
prasidatam me bhagavan satam patih
The praja-pati is Lord Vishnu, and He is the Lord of all living creatures, all worlds, and all beauties, and the protector of everyone. The Lord created this material world to enable the conditioned souls to learn how to perform yajnas (sacrifices) for the satisfaction of Vishnu, so that while in the material world they can live very comfortably without anxiety and after finishing the present material body they can enter into the kingdom of God. That is the whole program for the conditioned soul. By performance of yajna, the conditioned souls gradually become Krishna conscious and become godly in all respects. In the Age of Kali, the sankirtana-yajna (the chanting of the names of God) is recommended by the Vedic scriptures, and this transcendental system was introduced by Lord Caitanya for the deliverance of all men in this age. Sankirtana-yajna and Krishna consciousness go well together. Lord Krishna in His devotional form (as Lord Caitanya) is mentioned in the Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.5.32) as follows, with special reference to the sankirtana-yajna:
krishna-varnam tvishakrishnam
sangopangastra-parshadam
yajnaih sankirtana-prayair
yajanti hi su-medhasah
“In this Age of Kali, people who are endowed with sufficient intelligence will worship the Lord, who is accompanied by His associates, by performance of sankirtana-yajna.” Other yajnas prescribed in the Vedic literatures are not easy to perform in this Age of Kali, but the sankirtana-yajna is easy and sublime for all purposes, as recommended in Bhagavad-gita also (9.14).
Lecture – Giriraj Swami – SB 8.5.32
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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 8, Chapter 5, Text 32 by Giriraj Swami.
Dallas, TX
2009-05-15
TRANSLATION
On this earth there are four kinds of living entities, who are all created by Him. The material creation rests on His lotus feet. He is the great Supreme Person, full of opulence and power. May He be pleased with us.
PURPORT
The word mahi refers to the five material elements — earth, water, air, fire and sky — which rest upon the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Mahat-padam punya-yaso murareh. The mahat-tattva, the total material energy, rests on His lotus feet, for the cosmic manifestation is but another opulence of the Lord. In this cosmic manifestation there are four kinds of living entities — jarayu ja (those born from embryos), anda ja (those born from eggs), sveda ja (those born from perspiration), and udbhijja (those born from seeds). Everything is generated from the Lord, as confirmed in the Vedanta-sutra (janmady asya yatah [SB 1.1.1]). No one is independent, but the Supreme Soul is completely independent. Janmady asya yato ‘nvayad itaratas cartheshv abhijnah sva-rat [SB 1.1.1]. The word sva-rat means “independent.” We are dependent, whereas the Supreme Lord is completely independent. Therefore the Supreme Lord is the greatest of all. Even Lord Brahma, who created the cosmic manifestation, is but another opulence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The material creation is activated by the Lord, and therefore the Lord is not a part of the material creation. The Lord exists in His original, spiritual position. The universal form of the Lord, vairaja-murti, is another feature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Bhajan – Amala Kirtan das – Every Town and Village
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Amala Kirtan das singing Hare Krishna bhajans during the Every Town and Village global broadcast. This was an event where a bunch of different temples joined together and performed bhajans around the world. This segment is from… Dallas.
Dallas, TX
2009-03-28
Lecture – Giriraj Swami – SB 8.5.25
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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 8, Chapter 5, Text 25 by Giriraj Swami.
Dallas, TX
2009-03-21
TRANSLATION
There [at Svetadvipa], Lord Brahma offered prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, even though he had never seen the Supreme Lord. Simply because Lord Brahma had heard about the Supreme Personality of Godhead from Vedic literature, with a fixed mind he offered the Lord prayers as written or approved by Vedic literature.
PURPORT
It is said that when Brahma and the other demigods go to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead in Svetadvipa, they cannot directly see Him, but their prayers are heard by the Lord, and the needful action is taken. This we have seen in many instances. The word sruta-purvaya is significant. We get experience by directly seeing or by hearing. If it is not possible to see someone directly, we can hear about him from authentic sources. Sometimes people ask whether we can show them God. This is ludicrous. It is not necessary for one to see God before he can accept God. Our sensory perception is always incomplete. Therefore, even if we see God, we may not be able to understand Him. When Krishna was on earth, many, many people saw Him but could not understand that He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Avajananti mam mudha manushim tanum asritam [Bg. 9.11]. Even though the rascals and fools saw Krishna personally, they could not understand that He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Even upon seeing God personally, one who is unfortunate cannot understand Him. Therefore we have to hear about God, Krishna, from the authentic Vedic literature and from persons who understand the Vedic version properly. Even though Brahma had not seen the Supreme Personality of Godhead before, he was confident that the Lord was there in Svetadvipa. Thus he took the opportunity to go there and offer prayers to the Lord.
These prayers were not ordinary concocted prayers. Prayers must be approved by Vedic literature, as indicated in this verse by the words daivibhir girbhih. In our Krishna consciousness movement we do not allow any song that has not been approved or sung by bona fide devotees. We cannot allow cinema songs to be sung in the temple. We generally sing two songs. One is sri-krishna-caitanya prabhu nityananda sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrinda. This is bona fide. It is always mentioned in the Caitanya-caritamrita, and it is accepted by the acaryas. The other, of course, is the maha-mantra — Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. We may also sing the songs of Narottama dasa Thakura, Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Locana dasa Thakura, but these two songs — “sri-krishna-caitanya” and the Hare Krishna maha-mantra — are sufficient to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead, although we cannot see Him. Seeing the Lord is not as important as appreciating Him from the authentic literature or the authentic statements of authorized persons.
Jayapataka Swami Vyas Puja – Nrsimhadev Prayers
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Amala Kirtan das singing the Nrsimhadev Prayers bhajan at the end of Jayapataka Swami’s Vyas Puja celebration.
Dallas, TX
2009-04-05
Jayapataka Swami Vyas Puja – Guru Puja
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Guru Puja for Jayapataka Swami’s Vyas Puja celebration.
Dallas, TX
2009-04-05