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 Dear Devotees,

HARE KRISHNA

Please accept Dandvat Pranam. 

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.

We are forming a group to associate and benefit from the events and functions arranged for the pleasure of Shree Shree Radha and Krishna and their devotees.

Praying to the lotus feet of Shree Shree Radha Giridhari to bless us and help us proceed in the devine path to their lotus feet together.

We all will try to share the upcoming events here. Please try to come along with your friends and relatives.

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Dandvat Pranam.

Sri Laxmi Narasimha Swamy Kavacham

Sri Laxmi Narasimha Swamy Kavacham 

with Lyrics and Meaning:

Sri Nrisimha Kavacha of Prahlad 

From the Brahmanda Purana 

Shri Nrisimha kavacha-stotram

Mega 2020 International Youth Festival UMANG

UMANG 2020

With the blessings of Srila Prabhupada and inspiration from His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj, we are excited to introduce you to the 2020 Mega International Youth Festival (MIYF).
ISKCON Youth Forum (IYF), one of the most prominent Youth Services body, is organizing this event. Its aim is to nourish hearts of today's youth with the sublime message of the Vedic scriptures. It will enable them to flourish in their lives within a wholesome manner. We would love to have you involved for this noble cause. 
The 2020 MIYF aims at educating the youths about the power of the character in the world apart from just focusing on accomplished competencies. We are targeting to reach out to at least 3000 young boys aged around 16-30 years. Core objective is to enhance day to day life of the future generation with a spectrum of goodness and provide them a platform to learn from the best mentors and international speakers at the event.

Also check UMANG (The Festival of Joy) at Mira Road, Mumbai which was held on 14th October, 2012 

Prasadam Mantra

Before honouring the Prasadam we say the following prayer:

maha-prasade govinde
nama-brahmani vaisnave
svalpa-punya-vatam rajan
visvaso naiva jayate

For those who have amassed very few pious activities, their faith in maha-prasad, in Sri Govinda, in the Holy Name and in the Vaishnavas is never born.

sarira avidya-jal, jodendriya tahe kal,
jive phele visaya-sagore
tar' madhye jihva ati, lobhamoy sudurmati,
ta ´ke jeta kathina samsare

O Lord, this material body is a place of ignorance, and the senses are a network of paths leading to death. Somehow, we have fallen into this ocean of material sense enjoyment, and of all the senses the tongue is most voracious and uncontrollable. It is very difficult to conquer the tongue in this world.

krishna baro doyamoy, koribare jihva jay,
sva-prasad-anna dilo bhai
sei annamrita pao, radha-krishna-guna gao,
preme dako chaitanya-nitai

But You, dear Krishna, are very kind to us and have given us such nice prasadam, just to control the tongue. Now we take this prasadam to our full satisfaction and glorify Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Krishna, and in love call for the help of Lord Chaitanya and Lord Nityananda.

Tilak Mantra

Putting On Tilak
Tilaka refers to the markings which Vaisnava devotees apply to their bodies, to remind themselves and others that we are all eternal servants of Lord Krsna. The U-shaped mark represents the heel of Lord Visnu, and the oval part represents the Tulasi leaf. Tilaka is applied to twelve parts of the body, and the twelve names of the Lord are recited with each application. To apply tilaka, start with a little Ganges or Yamuna water (if you don't have any, get some water, and stirring it with your right middle finger, chant:
ganga cha yamune chaiva godavari saravati narmade sindho kaveri jale 'smin sannidhim kuru "O Ganges, O Yamuna, O Godavari, O Saravati, O Narmada, O Sindhu, O Kaveri, please become present in this water."
Put the water in your left hand, and rub the hard tilak into the water, creating a wet paste out of the clay. Begin by putting your ring finger of the right hand into the clay, and starting between the eyebrows, bring the finger straight up to the hairline, making two straight lines. It should look like a long, narrow U-shape. Then use some more tilak to make the Tulasi leaf on your nose, it should extend about 3/4 of the way down your nose. As you apply the tilak to your body, chant the following mantras:
 forehead "om keshavaya namaha"
 belly    "om narayanaya namaha"
 chest    "om madhavaya namaha"
 neck     "om govindaya namaha"
 right belly "om vishnave namaha"
 right arm "om madhusudhanaya namaha"
 right shoulder "om trivikramaya namaha"
left belly  "om vamanaya namaha"
left arm  "om shridharaya namaha"
left shoulder  "om hrishikeshaya namaha"
upperback "om padmanabhaya namaha"
lower back "om damodaraya namaha"

Take the remaining tilak, and wipe it on the back of the head, in the area of the sikha, and chant om vasudevaya namaha.


Lord Shiva says to Parvati that in the middle of the tilak marking there is a space, and in that space reside Lakshmi and Narayana. Therefore the body that is decorated with tilaka should be considered a temple of Lord Vishnu.

Shikshashtakam / शिक्षाष्टकं

शिक्षाष्टकम् (मूल संस्कृत)	शिक्षाष्टकम् (हिंदी भावानुवाद)	Shikshashtakam (English)
चेतोदर्पणमार्जनं भव-महादावाग्नि-निर्वापणम् श्रेयः-कैरवचन्द्रिकावितरणं विद्यावधू-जीवनम् । आनंदाम्बुधिवर्धनं प्रतिपदं पूर्णामृतास्वादनम् सर्वात्मस्नपनं परं विजयते श्रीकृष्ण-संकीर्तनम् ॥१॥	चित्त रूपी दर्पण को स्वच्छ करने वाले, भव रूपी महान अग्नि को शांत करने वाले, चन्द्र किरणों के समान श्रेष्ठ, विद्या रूपी वधु के जीवन स्वरुप, आनंद सागर में वृद्धि करने वाले, प्रत्येक शब्द में पूर्ण अमृत के समान सरस, सभी को पवित्र करने वाले श्रीकृष्ण कीर्तन की उच्चतम विजय हो॥१॥	Let Sri Krishna sankirtana be ultimately victorious which cleanses dust off mind, extinguishes the formidable fire of repeated birth and death, glorious like rays of the moon, gives life to knowledge, increases the ocean of bliss, has every word sweet like nectar and makes everybody holy.॥1॥
नाम्नामकारि बहुधा निज सर्व शक्तिस्तत्रार्पिता नियमितः स्मरणे न कालः। एतादृशी तव कृपा भगवन्ममापि दुर्दैवमीदृश- मिहाजनि नानुरागः॥२॥	हे प्रभु, आपने अपने अनेक नामों में अपनी शक्ति भर दी है, जिनका किसी समय भी स्मरण किया जा सकता है। हे भगवन्, आपकी इतनी कृपा है परन्तु मेरा इतना दुर्भाग्य है कि मुझे उन नामों से प्रेम ही नहीं है॥२॥	O Lord, you have filled your many names with all your power and which can be remembered any time. O God, you are so kind to do it but I am so unfortunate that I don't love your beautiful names.॥2॥
तृणादपि सुनीचेन तरोरपि सहिष्णुना। अमानिना मानदेन कीर्तनीयः सदा हरिः ॥३॥	स्वयं को तृण से भी छोटा समझते हुए, वृक्ष जैसे सहिष्णु रहते हुए, कोई अभिमान न करते हुए और दूसरों का सम्मान करते हुए सदा श्रीहरि का भजन करना चाहिए॥३॥	Assuming ourselves smaller than straw, being more tolerant than trees, devoid of pride and respecting others, we should always sing in the praise of Sri Hari.॥3॥
न धनं न जनं न सुन्दरीं कवितां वा जगदीश कामये। मम जन्मनि जन्मनीश्वरे भवताद् भक्तिरहैतुकी त्वयि॥४॥	हे जगत के ईश्वर! मैं धन, अनुयायी, स्त्रियों या कविता की इच्छा न रखूँ। हे प्रभु, मुझे जन्म जन्मान्तर में आपसे ही अकारण  प्रेम हो॥४॥	O Lord of the universe, I do not desire money, followers, women or poems. O God, I wish to have causeless devotion for you in my all future births.॥4॥
अयि नन्दतनुज किंकरं पतितं मां विषमे भवाम्बुधौ। कृपया तव पादपंकज- स्थितधूलिसदृशं विचिन्तय॥५॥	हे नन्द के पुत्र, इस दुर्गम भव-सागर में पड़े हुए मुझ सेवक को अपने चरण कमलों में स्थित धूलि कण के समान समझ कर कृपा कीजिये॥५॥	O son of Nand, consider me as your eternal servant,  bound in this ocean of birth and death, please show your mercy accepting me as a dust-particle in your lotus feet.॥5॥
नयनं गलदश्रुधारया वदनं गदगदरुद्धया गिरा। पुलकैर्निचितं वपुः कदा तव नाम-ग्रहणे भविष्यति॥६॥	हे प्रभु, कब आपका नाम लेने पर मेरी आँखों के आंसुओं से मेरा चेहरा भर जायेगा, कब मेरी वाणी हर्ष से अवरुद्ध हो जाएगी, कब मेरे शरीर के रोम खड़े हो जायेंगे ॥६॥	O Lord, when will the tears of my eyes fill my face on taking your name, when will my voice choke up and when will the hair of my body stand erect on reciting your name?॥6॥
युगायितं निमेषेण चक्षुषा प्रावृषायितम्। शून्यायितं जगत् सर्वं गोविन्द विरहेण मे॥७॥	श्रीकृष्ण के विरह में मेरे लिए एक क्षण एक युग के समान है, आँखों में जैसे वर्षा ऋतु आई हुई है और यह विश्व एक शून्य के समान है॥७॥	O Krishna, in your separation, a moment looks like ages. Tears are flowing from my eyes like torrents of rain and all this world seems meaningless.॥7॥
आश्लिष्य वा पादरतां पिनष्टु मामदर्शनान्- मर्महतां करोतु वा। यथा तथा वा विदधातु लम्पटो मत्प्राणनाथस्- तु  स एव नापरः॥८॥	उनके चरणों में प्रीति रखने वाले मुझ सेवक का वह आलिंगन करें या न करें, मुझे अपने दर्शन दें या न दें,  मुझे अपना मानें या न मानें, वह चंचल, नटखट श्रीकृष्ण ही मेरे प्राणों के स्वामी हैं, कोई दूसरा नहीं॥८॥	Whether He embraces me as a devotee of His feet or not, whether he appears before me or not, whether He accepts me as his own or not, the naughty Sri Krishna is my Lord and no one else.॥8॥

Pranaam Mantra

Pranaam Mantra used in ISKCON in English and Hindi 

(प्रणाम मंत्र)

Srila Prabhupada Pranaam Mantra 

(प्रभुपाद प्रणाम मंत्र )

Here is the Mantra prayer to His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.  The purpose of chanting the pranama mantra is to get the mercy of Prabhupada who can purify our heart and take the mind towards Krishna.

nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-tale
srimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti namine

I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who is very dear to Lord Krishna on this earth, having taken shelter at His lotus feet.

namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracharine
nirvishesha-shunyavadi-pashchatya-desha-tarine

Our respectful obeisances are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Sarasvati Gosvami. You are kindly preaching the message of Lord Chaitanya deva and delivering the Western countries, which are filled with impersonalism and voidism.

Panch-tattva Pranaam Mantra 

(पंच-तत्व प्रणाम मंत्र)

jaya sri-krishna-caitanya prabhu nityananda,

sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrinda.

जय श्री कृष्ण चैतन्य, प्रभु नित्यानंद,

श्री अद्वैत, गदाधर, श्रीवास आदि गौर भक्त वृन्द ।।

Meaning of the mantra:

I offer my obeisances unto the Supreme Lord, Kirishna, who is nondifferent from His features as a devotee, devotional incarnation, manifestation, pure devotee, and devotional energy.

Shri Krishna Pranaam Mantra 

(श्री कृष्ण प्रणाम मंत्र)

                                    he krishna karuna-sindho, dina-bandho jagat-pate.

                                       gopesa gopika-kanta, radha-kanta namo’stu te.

हे कृष्ण करुणा-सिंधु, दीन-बन्धु जगत्पते । 

गोपेश गोपिकाकान्त राधाकान्त नमोस्तुते ॥ 

Meaning of the mantra:

O my dear Krishna, ocean of mercy, You are the friend of the distressed and the source of creation. You are the master of the cowherdmen and the lover of the gopis, especially Radharani. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

namo brahmanya-devaya, go-brahmana-hitaya ca.

jagad-dhitaya krishnaya, govindaya namo namah.

नमो ब्रह्माण्ड दवाये, गो ब्राह्मण हिताय च ।

जगत धिताय कृष्णाय, गोविन्दाय नमो नमः॥ 

Meaning of the mantra:

My Lord, You are the well-wisher of the cows and the brahmanas, and You are the well-wisher of the entire human society and world.

Radha Rani Pranaam Mantra 

(राधा रानी प्रणाम मंत्र)

                                       tapta-kancana-gaurangi, radhe vrindavanesvari.
                                          vrishabhanu-sute devi, pranamami hari-priye.

तपत-कांचन गौरांगी, राधे वृन्दावनेश्वरी ।

वृषभानु सुते देवी, प्रणमामि हरी प्रिये ॥

Meaning of the mantra: 

I offer my respects to Radharani, whose bodily complexion is like molten gold and who is the Queen of Vrindavana. You are the daughter of King Vrisabhanu, and You are very dear to Lord Krishna.

Shri Vaishnava Pranaam Mantra 

(श्री वैष्णव प्रणाम मंत्र)

                                   vancha-kalpatarubhyas ca, kripa-sindhubhya eva ca.

                                   patitanam pavanebhyo, vaishnavebhyo namo namah.

वांछा-कल्पतरूभयशच कृपा-सिंधुभय एव च ।

पतितानाम पावने भयो वैष्णवे नमो नमः ॥

Meaning of the mantra:

I offer my respectful obeisances unto all the Vaishnava devotees of the Lord. They are just like desire trees who can fulfill the desires of everyone, and they are full of compassion for the fallen conditioned souls.

Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Pranaam Mantra 

(श्री चैतन्य महाप्रभु प्रणाम मंत्र)

namo maha-vadanyaya, krishna-prema-pradaya te

krishnaya krishna-chaitanya, namne gaura-tvishe namah

नमो महा-वदान्याय, कृष्ण प्रेम प्रदायते।

कृष्णाय कृष्ण चैतन्य, नामने गोर-तविशे नमः ॥

Meaning of the mantra:

O most munificent incarnation! You are Krishna Himself appearing as Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. You have assumed the golden color of Srimati Radharani, and You are widely distributing pure love of Krishna. We offer our respectful obeisances unto You.

Basics for Harinaam Initiation

Harinaam initation Checkpoints

1. Pranam mantra of HDG.AC. Bhakti vedanta Swami Prabhupada.
2. Pranam mantra of Maharaj from whom you want to take Diksha(Initiation).
3. You should do 16 rounds of mala for more than 2 years and 25 rounds on Ekadashi.
4. You should know bhoga mantra.
5. You should know Prasad Mantra.
6. You should know Tilak mantra.
7. You should know
     #Mangala Aarti
     #Gaur Aarti
     #Tulsi Aarti
     #Narasimha Aarti
     #Guru Aarti
8. You should know Puja Vidhi / Puja rituals.
9. You should know 10 name offense (१० नाम अपराध).
10. You should know Shikshastakam.
11. You should read and listen Prabhupada and Maharaj's lecture twice a week.