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Nature of Pure Devotee

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Arjuna refused to fight the war out of compassion for his friends and relatives In the first chapter of the Bhagavad Gita we saw how upon Arjun's request krsna placed the chariot in between two phalanxes of soldiers. Senayor ubhayor madhye ratham sthapaya me acyuta (BG 1.21) Krsna has agreed to take an inferior position as Arjuna's charioteer. So this is very nice position for devotional service. Non devotees aspire to merge into the existence of the supreme or to become one with krsna. But by devotionl service a devotee can become greater than krsna even up to the stage of ordering krsna, just as Arjuna, that is power of Pure devotional service. Pure devotional service is rendered without any material motivation, So here we see that Arjuna has identified himself with the body, considering himself to be belonging to the kuru family with all his relatives, brothers, nephews, his grandfather ad others. therefore he refused to fight. Identifying our Disease In the Shastra it is sa...
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Vaishnav Tilak

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Vaishnav Tilak      1.  What is Vaishnav Tilak? Krishna devotees wear the urdhva pundra made up of Gopi Chandan as tilak. The tilak symbolize lotus feet of lord Krishna and his beloved devotee Tulsi leaf. Tilak indicates   that the  lord resides in the heart and identifies once body as a temple.  Srila Prabupada emphasized that tilak was part of essential dress of a devotee. Srila prabhupada has given the example of a policeman, not only policeman is identified by his dress but also remind that his behavior should honor his position. Similarly by seeing someone wearing tilak he is identified as devotee of lord Krishna i.e "There is a Hare Krishna" As per SB 4.12.28 Purport " In kali-yuga one can hardly acquire gold or Jeweled ornaments, but the twelve tilak marks on the body are sufficient as auspicious decorations to purify the body."                             ...
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Pranaam Mantras ISKCON (श्री वैष्णव प्रणाम मंत्र)

Pranaam Mantras ISKCON Sri Guru Pranama om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya cakshur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah   Meaning:  "I offer my respectful obeisance unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, which were blinded by   the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge." Sri Rupa Pranama sri-caitanya-mano-’bhishtam sthapitam yena bhu-tale svayam rupah kada mahyam dadati sva-padantikam Meaning:  "When will Srila Rupa Gosvami Prabhupada, who has established within this material world the mission to   fulfill the desire of Lord Caitanya, give me shelter under his lotus feet?" Mangalacarana vande ‘ham sri-guroh sri-yuta-pada-kamalam sri-gurun vaishnavams ca   sri rupam sagrajatam saha-gana-raghunathanvitam tam sa jivam sadvaitam savadhutam parijana-sahitam krishna-caitanya-devam sri-radha-krishna-padan saha-gana-lalita- sri-visakhanvitams  ca Meaning:  "I offer my respectful obeisance unto the lotus feet of my s...
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