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kṛṣṇa-nāma-mahā-mantrera ei ta’ svabhāva yei jape, tāra kṛṣṇe upajaye bhāva Translation “ ‘It is the nature of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra that anyone who chants it immediately develops his loving ecstasy for Kṛṣṇa. Purport In this verse it is explained that one who chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra  develops  bhāva,  ecstasy, which is the point at which revelation begins. It is the preliminary stage in developing one’s original love for God. Lord Kṛṣṇa mentions this  bhāva  stage in the  Bhagavad-gītā  (10.8) : ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo   mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate iti matvā bhajante māṁ   budhā bhāva-samanvitāḥ “I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me. The wise who know this perfectly engage in My devotional service and worship Me with all their hearts.” A neophyte disciple begins by hearing and chanting, associating with devotees and practicing the regulative principles, and thus he vanquishes all of his unwanted...

The goddess Durgā is the superintending deity of this material world, which is made of material elements. The demigods are simply different directors engaged in operating the departments of material activities, and they are under the influence of the same material energy. Kṛṣṇa’s internal potencies, however, have nothing to do with the creation of this cosmic material world. The spiritual world and all spiritual activities are under the direction of the internal, spiritual energy, and such activities are performed by Yogamāyā, the spiritual energy. Yogamāyā is the spiritual or internal energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Those who are interested in being promoted to the spiritual world and engaging in the service of the Lord attain spiritual perfection under the control of Yogamāyā .  Those who are interested in material promotion engage in ritualistic religious ceremonies and economic development to develop sense gratification. They ultimately attempt to merge into the i...

  Asta-Naam-Stava Eight names of Tulasi Devi Vrindavani, vrinda, visvapujita, pushpasara, Nandina, krsna-jivani, visva-pavani, tulasi   Vrindavani – one who first manifested in Vrindavan. Vrinda – The goddess of all plants and trees (even if one Tulasi plant is present in a forest it can be called Vrindavan.). Visvapujita – one whom the whole universe worships. Pushpasara – the top most of all flowers, without whom Krishna does not like to look upon other flowers. Nandini – seeing whom gives unlimited bliss to the devotees. Krishna-jivani – The life of Krishna. Visva-pavani – one who purifies the three worlds. Tulasi – one who has no comparison.         Anyone while worshipping Tulasi Devi chants these eight names will get the same result as one who performs the Asvamed Yagna and one who on the full moon day of Karttik (Tulasi Devi’s appearance day) worships her with this mantra will break free from the bonds of this miserable world of birth ...

  The Marriage of  Tulasi Devi And Significance of  Shalagrama-shilas As Elaborated from  Brahma- Vaivarta   Purana ,  Prakriti-Khanda , Chapters 21 & 22 Compiled by Stephen Knapp           This explains the marriage between Lord Vishnu and Tulasi, how Tulasi became both the Gandaki River and the sacred Tulasi tree, and how Lord Vishnu accepted the form of the sacred stones found in the Gandaki River known as shalagram-shilas.   CHAPTER 21         Narada said: "O Lord, please narrate how You (Lord Narayana) impregnated Tulasi."         Narayana answered: "Hari, in order to accomplish the design of the gods, took the form of Sankhachuda and cohabited with Tulasi. He took the amulet of the demon and approached the house of Tulasi. At the threshold he played upon a drum and through a spy announcing these words, ‘May victory crown the King,’ he...

  Glories of Tulasi Devi From Patalakanda of the Padma Purana         Lord Shiva said: "My dear Narad Muni, kindly listen now I will relate to you the wonderful glories of Tulasi Devi.         One who hears Tulasi Devi’s glories will have all his sinful reactions, stored from many births, destroyed and very quickly attain the lotus-feet of Sri Sri Radha-Krishna.         The leaves, flowers, roots, bark, branches, trunk and the shade of Tulasi Devi are all spiritual.         One, whose dead body is burnt in a fire, which has Tulasi wood as fuel, will attain the spiritual world, even if he is the most sinful of sinful persons, and the person who lights up that fire, will be freed from all sinful reactions.         One who at the time of death takes the name of Lord Krishna and is touching the wood of Tulasi Devi...