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Announcing the passing of Hansadutta das

With great sorrow we report that Hansadutta das has left his mortal shell, as of today, 25 April. In recent months he had been suffering from acute pancreatitis, but in late March it was discovered that he had advanced cancer of the pancreas. Hansadutta, who would have been 80 in May, spent his final days chanting and sometimes singing the holy names alternating with listening to Srila Prabhupada's lectures.

Arjuna versus Ekalavya

Posted on December 5, 2012 Author: Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur

by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda

Many people regard Ekalavya’s guru-bhakti as that of the ideal disciple. But one special consideration must be observed… more →

Posted in Ritvik, Spiritual Master | Tagged Arjuna, dakshin, Dronacharya, Ekalavya | 2 Comments

Discrepancies in grammar not counted

Posted on January 16, 2012 Author: Gadadhara das

Srila Prabhupada’s own words about grammatical errors in his books:

“So far your telling me that some devotees consider that because there may be some grammatical discrepancies in my Srimad-Bhagavatam, first canto, then they may also be allowed to translate with errors accepted, that is just like imitating Raslila. When you do all other things like Krishna, then you can do Raslila. So if these other writers can do like me and spread Krishna Consciousness all over the world by becoming big Vedic scholars, then they can do. If one is too big, there is no mistake. Arsapreyaya means there may be discrepancies but it is all right. Just like Shakespeare, sometimes there are odd usages of language, but he is accepted as authority. I have explained all these things in my Preface to First Canto.”
(Letter to: Mandali Bhadra — Jaipur 20 January, 1972)

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Battlefield Commission

Posted on January 16, 2012 Author: Gadadhara das

Dhristadyumna das relates his memories of Srila Prahbupada. The circumstances at the time Srila Prabhupada made this statement were in 1976, when Madhudvisa had disappeared and given up sannyasa. Srila Prabhupada said: “Actually, I have not given any of you sannyasa. But I am in a war with Maya, the material energy, and I need leaders.” He said, “It is called in wartime ‘battlefield commission.’ There are no qualified leaders, but someone has to lead the charge. So you take every fifth man, ‘You are now lieutenant of the squad.’ He is really a private, but we make him lieutenant for the day and he leads the charge.” Then Prabhupada said, “It is to be understood that you are not sufficiently equipped for this fight and most of you will go down.”
(Following Srila Prabhupada DVD – ISKCON Cinema)

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