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Yudhishthira Maharaj said, "Oh Lord Shri Krishna, O glorious son of Vasudeva, please be merciful to me and describe the Ekadashi that occurs during the dark fortnight of the month of Phalguna (February-March)."     Lord Shri Krishna replied, "Oh Yudhishthira, Oh king of kings, gladly I shall tell you about this great fast, known as Vijaya Ekadashi. Whoever observes it certainly achieves success in this life and the next. All the sins of one who fasts on this Ekadashi and hears its sublime glories are eradicated.     Narada Muni once asked lord Brahma, who sits on a lotus flower about the Vijaya Ekadashi. Shri Narada said, "Oh best of all the demigods, kindly tell me the merit one can achieve by faithfully observing Vijaya Ekadashi."     Narada's great father then replied, "My dear son, this oldest of fasting days is pure, and it nullifies all sins. I have never revealed this to anyone until today, but you can understand beyond any doubt that ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati was one of ten children born to Bhaktivinoda Thakura, a great Vaishnava teacher in the disciplic-line from Lord Chaitanya Himself.  While living in a house named Narayana Chata, just near the temple of Lord Jagannatha in Puri, Bhaktivinoda Thakura was engaged as a prominent Deputy Magistrate and also served as the superintendent of the temple of Lord Jagannatha. Yet in spite of these responsibilities, he served the cause of Krishna with prodigious energy. While working to reform Gaudiya Vaisnavism in India, he prayed to Lord Chaitanya, "Your teachings have been greatly depreciated and it is not in my power to restore them."  Thus he prayed for a son to help him in his preaching mission.  When, on February 6, 1874, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati was born to Bhaktivinoda and Bhagavati devi in Jagannatha Puri, the Vaishnavas considered him the answer to his father's prayers. ...

Sarvabhaum Bhattacharya has written this song “Nityanandam Aham Vande”. The official name of this song is Nityananda Astottara Sata Nama Stotram. In this song, Sarvabhaum Bhattacharya recites the 108 names of Sri Nityananda and states that anyone who rises early in the morning and recites these 108 Names of Lord Nityananda truly achieves love of Sri Krsna.   (invocation mantra) sriman-nityananda-candraya namah   (1) nityanandam aham vande, karne lambita-mauktikam caitanyagraja-rupena, pavitri-krta-bhutalam   (2) pranamya sri-jagannatham, nityananda-mahaprabhum namnam astottara-satam, pravaksyami mudakaram   (3) nilambara-dharah srimal-languli-musala-priyah sankarsanas candra-varno yadunam kula-mangalah   (4) gopika-ramano ramo vrndavana-kala-nidhih kadambari sudha-matto gopa-gopi-ganavrtah   (5) gopi-mandala-madhya-stho rasa-tandava-panditah ramani-ramanah kami mada-ghurnita-locanah   (6) rasotsava-parisranto gharma-niravrtananah kalindi-bhedanotsahi n...

  Manah-siksha Teachings to the Mind (from Prarthana) (1) nitai-pada-kamala, koti-candra-susitala je chayay jagata juray heno nitai bine bhai, radha-krishna paite nai dridha kori’ dharo nitair pay (2) se sambandha nahi ja’r, britha janma gelo ta’r sei pasu boro duracar nitai na bolilo mukhe, majilo samsara-sukhe vidya-kule ki koribe tar (3) ahankare matta hoiya, nitai-pada pasariya asatyere satya kori mani nitaiyer koruna habe, braje radha-krishna pabe dharo nitai-carana du’khani (4) nitaiyer carana satya, tahara sevaka nitya nitai-pada sada koro asa narottama boro dukhi, nitai more koro sukhi rakho ranga-caranera pasa Translation: (1)  The lotus feet of Lord Nityananda are a shelter where one will get the soothing moonlight not only of one, but of millions of moons. If the world wants to have real peace, it should take shelter of Lord Nityananda.  Unless one takes shelter under the shade of the lotus feet of Lord Nityananda, it will be very difficult for him  to app...