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Lecture given by Giriraj Swami at the home of Ketan and Usha Patel. He speaks on the importance of having Srimad Bhagavatam in our homes and the strength of the Lord’s name by retelling the story of Ajamil.
Dallas, TX
2008-10-24
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Lecture by Giriraj Swami on the importance of the month of Kartik and then a more in depth description of Govardhan Puja.
Dallas, TX
2008-10-19
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A drama titled “The Three Modes of Nature” performed by members of the Alachua temple.
Rtadhvaja Swami gave a short address at his Vyas Puja ceremony after the devotees’ offerings.
Dallas, TX
2008-10-11
Many offerings from the devotees given on Rtadhvaja Swami’s Vyas Puja celebration.
Dallas, TX
2008-10-11
Rtadhvaja Swami’s lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 7, Chapter 14, Text 37. Given on his Vyas Puja.
purany anena srishtani
nri-tiryag-rishi-devatah
sete jivena rupena
pureshu purusho hy asau
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Personality of Godhead has created many residential places like the bodies of human beings, animals, birds, saints and demigods. In all of these innumerable bodily forms, the Lord resides with the living being as Paramatma. Thus He is known as the purushavatara.
PURPORT
In Bhagavad-gita (18.61) it is said:
isvarah sarva-bhutanam
hrid-dese ‘rjuna tishthati
bhramayan sarva-bhutani
yantrarudhani mayaya
“The Supreme Lord is situated in everyone’s heart, O Arjuna, and is directing the wanderings of all living entities, who are seated as on a machine, made of the material energy.” The living entity, who is part and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, exists on the mercy of the Lord, who is always with him in any form of body. The living entity desires a particular type of material enjoyment, and thus the Lord supplies him with a body, which is like a machine. Just to keep him alive in that body, the Lord remains with him as the purusha (Kshirodakasayi Vishnu). This is also confirmed in Brahma-samhita (5.35):
eko ‘py asau racayitum jagad-anda-kotim
yac-chaktir asti jagad-anda-caya yad-antah
andantara-stha-paramanu-cayantara-stham
govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami
“I worship the Personality of Godhead, Govinda, who enters the existence of every universe and every atom by one of His plenary portions and thus manifests His infinite energy throughout the material creation.” The living entity, being part and parcel of the Lord, is known as jiva. The Supreme Lord purusha remains with the jiva to enable him to enjoy material facilities.
Dallas, TX
2008-10-11
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The Temple Bhajan Band (www.TempleBhajanBand.com) performed at the BKS Iyengar Yoga Studio here in Dallas. Sura Prabhu and Kunjesvari get the yoga studio crowd to get up and dance.
Dallas, TX
2008-10-04
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pThe Temple Bhajan Band (www.TempleBhajanBand.com) performed at the BKS Iyengar Yoga Studio here in Dallas.
Dallas, TX
2008-10-04
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Sura Prabhu visited Dallas to perform Bhajans with his Temple Bhajan Band (www.templebhajanband.com). He also gave the Sunday Feast Lecture where he spoke about chanting the Holy Names, performed some bhajans, and spoke about some history of the Dallas temple and Tamal Krishna Goswami.
Dallas, TX
2008-10-05
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Giriraj Swami’s lecture on Japa presented during the Sunday Feast.
Dallas, TX
2008-09-28
