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SUMMARY:Disappearance Day of Srila Jayananda Prabhu 29th April 2026
DESCRIPTION:Jayananda Prabhu was a dedicated disciple of Srila Prabhupada’s who helped Srila Prabhupada introduce the Rathayatra festival in the United States.
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SUMMARY:Narasimha Caturdasi – Appearance of Lord Narasimhadeva 30th April 2026
DESCRIPTION:The appearance anniversary of Lord Narasimhadeva\, Lord Krishna’s incarnation as half-man\, half-lion. \ntava kara-kamala-vare nakham adbhuta-srngam\ndalita-hiranyakasipu-tanu-bhrngam\nkeshava dhrta-narahari-rupa jaya jagadisa hare \n“O Keshava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari\, who have assumed the form of half-man\, half-lion! All glories to You! Just as one can easily crush a wasp between one’s fingernails\, so in the same way the body of the wasp like demon Hiranyakashipu has been ripped apart by the wonderful pointed nails on Your beautiful lotus hands.” \n“The fourth incarnation is Nrisimhadeva. Nrisimhadeva appeared to save Prahlada Maharaja\, who was five-years-old boy and he was being tortured by his atheistic father. So He appeared from the pillar of the palace as a half-man\, half-lion. Because this Hiranyakasipu took benediction from Brahma that he’ll not be killed by any man or any animal. So the Lord appeared neither man nor animal. This is the difference between the Lord’s intelligence and our intelligence. We are thinking that we can cheat the Lord by our intelligence\, but the Lord is more intelligent than us. This Hiranyakasipu wanted to cheat Brahma by indirect definition. First of all he wanted to become immortal. Brahma said\, “That is not possible because even I am not immortal. Nobody in this material world is immortal. That is not possible.” So Hiranyakasipu\, the demon… The demons are very intelligent. He thought that “Round about way I shall become immortal.” He prayed to Brahma that “Please give me the benediction that I shall not be killed by any man or any animal.” Brahma said\, “Yes\, that is all right.” \n“I shall not be killed in the sky\, on the water or on land.” Brahma said\, “Oh yes.” “I shall not be killed by any man-made weapons.” “That’s all right.” In this way he utilized his intelligence in so many ways just to come to the conclusion of being immortal. But the Lord is so cunning that He kept intact all the benediction given by Brahma\, still he was killed. He said that “I’ll not be killed either during daytime or night.” Brahma said “Yes.” So he was killed just in the evening\, just in the junction of day and night. You cannot say it is day or night. He took the benediction that “I shall not be killed in the sky\, on the water\, on the land.” So he was killed on His lap. He took the benediction that “I shall not be killed by any man-made or any God-made weapons.” That was given\, “All right.” So he was killed by the nails. In this way\, all the benedictions were kept intact\, still he was killed. Similarly\, we may make plan\, we may make very advancement in scientific knowledge\, but the killing process of nature will be there. Nobody can escape. By our intelligence we cannot escape. The four principles of material existence means birth\, death\, old age and disease. We can manufacture many medicines\, many weapons\, many means\, many methods\, but you cannot escape these four principles of material existence\, however great you may be. That was proved by Hiranyakasipu. Hiranyakasipu was one of the stalwart materialistic and he wanted to live forever\, enjoy\, but he also could not live. Everything was finished” (A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. 18th February 1970. Class on Sri Varaha-dwadasi purporting the Dasavatar-stotra – Ten main incarnations of the Lor. Los Angeles.) \nLord Nrisimhadeva’s Appearance Day\nSrila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.5.22-34. Los Angeles\, May 27\, 1972\,\n720527SB.LA \nPrabhupada: So today\, appearance day of Lord Nrisimhadeva. Lord Nrisimhadeva appeared on this Nrisimha Caturdasi on account of His devotee\, Prahlada. As it is stated in the Bhagavad-gita\, yada yada hi dharmasya glanir bhavati bharata\, abhyutthanam adharmasya [Bg. 4.7]. Paritranaya sadhunam vinasaya ca dushkritam\, sambhavami yuge yuge [Bg. 4.8]. The Lord appears with two purposes. Paritranaya sadhunam: just to give protection and rescue the devotees\, and to kill the demons\, vinasaya ca dushkritam. So Prahlada Maharaja\, five-years-old boy\, his only fault was that he was Krishna conscious. He was devotee of Krishna. That was his only fault. And the father was so unkind to a child\, even five years old. He could not excuse\, “Oh\, let this boy do whatever\, chanting Hare Krishna.” No. The demons are so much against God consciousness that even at his home he would not allow his own child to become God conscious. This is demoniac civili… So you’ll find many critics\, many enemies\, because you are making progress in Krishna consciousness. So the demons are always against this Krishna consciousness movement. That is the whole history. Just like Lord Jesus Christ\, he was crucified. What was his fault? He was preaching God consciousness\, that’s all. This society is so cruel. So Prahlada Maharaja was tortured in so many ways. The torturing methods\, I think you will find as you will see in today’s picture\, how Prahlada Maharaja was tortured.\nSo one day\, Hiranyakasipu… After all\, he was his son. Affection was there. So one day\, Hiranyakasipu asked the boy\, \nprahradanucyatam tata\nsvadhitam kincid uttamam\nkalenaitavatayushman\nyad asikshad guror bhavan\n[SB 7.5.22] \nSo he asked his son\, “My dear son\, what you have learned? The best thing\, what you have learned from your teachers\, so you kindly let me know.” So Prahlada Maharaja informed that “I have learned like this.” What is that? \nsravanam kirtanam vishnoh\nsmaranam pada-sevanam\narcanam vandanam dasyam\nsakhyam atma-nivedanam  \niti pumsarpita vishnau\nbhaktis cen nava-lakshana\nkriyeta bhagavaty addha\ntan manye ’dhitam uttamam\n[SB 7.5.23-24] \nTan manye ’dhitam uttamam: one who is engaged in the matter of hearing about Vishnu\, sravanam kirtanamvishnoh. We are engaged in hearing and talking and chanting about so many things non-Vishnu. Just like you’ll find thousands of\, millions of different types of magazines sold in your country\, in all countries. Some of the magazines are sex literature\, some cinema literature\, some this literature\, that… So many different types. There is one paper I have seen\, “Diabetes Literature.” There are many patients of diabetes\, so they have formed a society\, “Diabetic Society.” I have seen it. (laughter) And there are many diabetic patients\, they are being hoaxed\, that “You pay two dollars per year\, and you get all information how to protect yourself from diabetes disease.” So in America two dollars is nothing\, but it is collecting millions and millions of dollars\, Diabetic Society. Diabetic magazine. So that sort of hearing and chanting is not needed. We are not interested in all these magazines\, because we are followers of Prahlada Maharaja. He’s our acarya. He’s guru. Prahlada Maharaja’s guru is Narada\, and Narada is also our guru. Narada is guru of Vyasadeva. So we are a branch\, but the original guru is Narada\, Brahma-sampradaya. So Prahlada Maharaja is also a disciple of Narada Muni. So he teaches that sravanam kirtanam vishnoh [SB 7.5.23]. \nWe have to hear and talk and chant about Vishnu. Sravanam kirtanam vishnoh smaranam pada-sevanam. To remember Him always\, to worship His lotus feet\, pada-sevanam. Arcanam\, temple worship\, to keep the Deity nicely worshiped\, offer foodstuff\, arati\, this is called arcanam. Vandanam\, offering prayers. Just like we offer prayer\, govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami **. These are prayers. There are so many prayers. Kesava-dhrita buddha-sarira\, keshava-dhrita narahari-rupa. These are all prayers. This is also part of devotional service. \nsravanam kirtanam vishnoh\nsmaranam pada-sevanam\narcanam vandanam dasyam\nsakhyam…\n[SB 7.5.23] \nArcanam vandanam dasyam. To be always in service of the Lord\, dasyam; sakhyam\, to make friendship with Him\, to consider Krishna as your friend. He says… Even if I do not say that He’s my friend\, He says\, “I am friend of everyone.” Suhridam sarva-bhutanam [Bg. 5.29]. He’s friend of everyone. We don’t want His friendship\, but He wants our friendship. He wants us to go back to home\, Godhead; we don’t want. So He is more anxious to take us\, exactly like the father is more affectionate than the son. That’s a fact. So He’s the supreme father. So He wants that we may be happy\, and therefore He comes to show us. He sends His representative\, son. He leaves behind Him books so that we may go back to home\, back to Godhead. So\, sakhyam. He’s always sitting with me\, within my heart. I am in the heart\, and Paramatma is also within the heart as friend to give me advice that “Why you are bothering in this material world? Please come back to home\, back to Me.” This is going on. Sakhyam atma-nivedanam. Atma-nivedanam means fully surrendered. So there are examples of devotees who\, sarvatma-nivedanam. Just like Bali Maharaja. He gave everything to Krishna\, even his body\, everything\, whatever\, his kingdom\, money\, everything. \nSo Prahlada Maharaja says\, iti pumsarpita vishnau bhaktis cen nava-lakshana. All these items means hearing. Hearing about Vishnu\, chanting about Krishna\, giving everything to Vishnu\, offering prayers to Vishnu\, offering arcana\, temple worship\, Vishnu. In this way Prahlada Maharaja summarizes that “Anyone who is doing like this\, everything about Vishnu…” iti pumsarpita vishnau bhaktis cen nava-lakshana\, “this nine kinds of different devotional services\,” kriyeta bhagavatay addha\, “directly to the Supreme Personality of Godhead\,” tan manye ’dhitam uttamam\, “I think he is the best learned man in the world. He is the most learned.” Tan manye ’dhitam. “He has studied everything very nicely.” Actually\, that is the fact. Jnana\, knowledge Knowledge means to know Krishna\, God\, and the Vedic injunction is\, yasmin vijnate sarvam evam vijnatam bhavanti. If you understand the Supreme Lord\, then you understand everything. You haven’t got to study differently different subject matters. Just like we sometimes talk of science\, of astronomy\, economics\, politics. We talk sometimes. But we are not going to\, or we didn’t study all the subject matter separately. But in course of our studying Krishna consciousness\, we know something of everything. So Prahlada Maharaja says\, tan manye adhitam uttamam: “One who is engaged in these nine kinds of devotional services directly…” So Prahlada Maharaja recommends\, kriyeta bhagavaty addha tan manye ’dhitam uttamam. \nnisamyaitat suta-vaco\nhiranyakasipus tada\nguru-putram cedam rusha\nprasphuritadharah \nAs soon as he heard\, “Oh\, what this nonsense boy is speaking?” he became so angry that sphuritadharah. When one becomes angry\, his lips vi…\, I mean to say\, jumps. What is called? Quiver\, yes. So he became so angry that it is said\, sphuritadharah. (He) immediately called his teacher. He’s king… Because he thought\, “The rascal teachers\, they have taught him like this. I have entrusted the boy to the teachers\, to brahmanas\, and they have taught this Krishna consciousness. So call him. Otherwise\, how is that this small boy\, five years old only\, he’s talking just like a great saint? So call his teacher!” \nbrahma-bandho kim etat\nte vipaksham srayatasata\nasaram grahito balo\nmam anadritya durmate \nHiranyakasipu became bitterest enemy of Vishnu because his brother Hiranyaksha\, he was killed by Vishnu taking the shape of Varaha. You know the story. Since then\, Hiranyakasipu was bitterest enemy. “Oh\, He has\, Vishnu has killed my brother. So He is my greatest enemy.” So he won’t hear anything about Vishnu. Any Vishnu devotee\, he will punish him\, even his own son. That was his policy. So he immediately called him\, the teachers\, and addressed him\, \nbrahma-bandho kim etat te\nvipaksham srayatasata\nasaram grahito balo\nmam anadritya durmate \nSo here… Teachers are generally brahmanas. Not generally. To become teacher is the business of the brahmanas. Brahmana means they have got six kinds of… Everyone must have livelihood. This material world is that you must work; otherwise you cannot get your livelihood. That is the law\, whatever you may be. So the brahmanas’ means of livelihood\, six things: pathana pathana yajana yajana dana pratigraha. Pathana means he must be a very learned scholar\, study the Vedic literature\, and must teach others also. That is brahmana’s business. And in that way\, whatever the disciples bring\, that is his income. No salary\, no contract\, that “If you pay me hundred dollars or five hundred dollars weekly\, then I can teach you.” No. There is no such contract. \nTeaching is free. It is the business of a brahmana to give free education to everyone. Now\, it is the… Just like in our institution\, I am your teacher\, but there is no such contract that you have to pay me. But you pay me more than anything. So pathana pathana\, that is the means of livelihood of brahmana. And kshatriya\, they are kings. They can levy tax of the citizens because they are giving protection from being hurt by others. Kshatriya means one who gives protection (to) a man being hurt by others. That is the real root meaning. Kshatriya. And vaisya means they should\, krishi-gorakshya-vanijyam\, they should engage themselves in producing foodstuff\, foodgrains\, krishi\, protect cows. Especially gorakshya. As the king is meant for giving protection to the man\, similarly\, a vaisya is supposed to give protection to the cows\, or they keep cows and produce milk products. They are vaisya. And sudra\, simply service. So these are the different types of employment of different kinds of social order. And a king\, the king has to see that everyone is employed. Not that hundreds of people are unemployed\, and government has to give welfare\, subsidy. Not like that. The king’s duty is that everyone is independently earning his livelihood. That is king’s duty. \nSo here the teachers are addressed here brahma-bandho. Brahma-bandho means a person who is born by a brahmana father but is not acting as a brahmana. He’s called brahma-bandho\, dvija-bandhu. Dvija-bandhu\, one who is born of a\, actually born of a brahmana father\, but he’s not acting as a brahmana. So Hiranyakasipu addressed the teachers brahma-bandho\, not brahmana. “Because you are untrustworthy. I gave you\, I entrusted you with my son to be taught\, and you have taught him this Krishna consciousness. So against my will…” He says practically\, brahma-bandho kim etat te vipaksham srayatasata: “I entrusted my child for being educated by you\, and you have instigated him to speak in favor of my enemy\, Vishnu? Vishnu is my enemy. How is that?” Asaram grahito balo mam anadritya durmate. “This rascal boy\, he does not care for me\, and he has learned this Krishna consciousness\, and you have taught him. How is that?” \nsanti hy asadhavo loke\ndurmaitras chadma-vesinah\ntesham udety agham kale\nrogah patakinam iva \n“So I think these demigods who are followers of Vishnu\, they are coming in disguise and poisoning my son by teaching Krishna consciousness\, and you did not take care of him. So what is this?” Then the teachers replied\, \nna mat-pranitam na para-pranitam\nsuto vadaty esha tavendra-satro\nnaisargikiyam matir asya rajan\nniyaccha manyum kad adah sma ma nah \nThey said\, “My dear King\, don’t think we have taught him like this. It is not… I know\, it is not our duty to teach him against your will. But his Krishna consciousness is not due to our teaching; neither somebody is coming in disguise and teaching him.” Na mat-pranitam na para-pranitam. “He is neither taught by us\, nor by anyone else.” Suto vadaty esha tavendra-satro. Indra-satro. The enemy… The Hiranyakasipu is the enemy of the demigods; therefore he is addressed as Indra-satro. As he addressed the brahmana\, brahma-bandho\, so they retaliated also\, that “You are enemy of the demigods.” Naisargikiyam\, “By nature he is doing that. We try to forbid him. We try to stop him chanting Hare Krishna\, but still he’s doing.” Matir asya rajan niyaccha manyum kad adah sma ma. “You don’t be angry upon us. We never did it.” So… “He is\, by his own nature he chants\, he preaches\, he’s doing all this.” \ngurunaivam pratiprokto\nbhuya ahasurah sutam\nna ced guru-mukhiyam te\nkuto ’bhadrasati matih \nThen he again asked his son\, “Now I understand that your teacher has not taught you all these things. You rascal\, where you have learned all this Krishna consciousness?” (laughter) Abhadra. Kuto abhadrasati matih: “Wherefrom you got this rascal wisdom? Tell me.” So this is the position\, you see. Even father becomes enemy. Now\, Prahlada Maharaja is replying. Prahlada Maharaja is replying\, \nmatir na krishne paratah svato va\nmitho ’bhipadyeta griha-vratanam\nadanta-gobhir visatam tamisram\npunah punas carvita-carvananam\n[SB 7.5.30] \n“My dear father\, don’t be afraid. It is not a thing to be taught.” Matir na krishne. “Nobody can become Krishna conscious\,” matir na krishne parato\, “being taught by others\,” matir na krishne paratah svato va\, “or by mental speculation or thinking oneself\,” mitho ’bhipadyeta\, “or by making conference meeting\, religious meeting\, conference.” No. Three things. One thing is to learn Krishna consciousness by speculative method\, self-realization. Just like so many people are very much interested that “Why shall I go to a guru? I can realize myself. I shall meditate.” So that is called svatah. And paratah means by others’ instruction. And mitho\, mitho means by assembly. So who? Now\, griha-vratanam. If one is griha-vrata… There are two things: grihastha and griha-vrata\, or grihamedhi. “So those who are griha-vrata…” because he is pointing out his father’s position\, that he’s griha-vrata. He has no other business. He simply wants to get money\, hiranya. Hiranya means gold\, and kasipu\, a nice apartment. That’s all. So he says that griha-vratanam\, “If one makes it his point to remain in a comfortable home life\, for him\, either by speculation or by teaching or by meeting\, he’ll never develop Krishna consciousness.” Griha-vratanam. Then what is their position? Now\, adanta-gobhir visatam tamishram: “They are unable to control their senses\, and as such\, they are entering into the darkest region of material existence.” Punah punas carvita-carvananam: [SB 7.5.30] “Their only business is chewing the chewed.” They have no other ways. Griha-vratanam\, those who want to be happy materially\, actually they are chewing the chewed. Material happiness means sex life\, ultimate\, utmost\, topmost happiness. So people are simply trying to\, how to utilize this sex life in so many ways\, in pictures and in… I do not wish to discuss. In dancing\, in club\, in so many ways. Because they cannot control the senses. The same thing\, same thing\, the same sex life in different way. Sometimes a naked dance\, sometimes in this way\, sometimes in that way. \nTherefore it is called punah punas carvita-carvananam [SB 7.5.30]. I have heard that some people go to Florida and they spend fifty thousand dollars per week for organizing naked dance. So naked woman he has seen so many times\, but still he spends more money to see it in a different way. That is called punah punas carvita-carvananam [SB 7.5.30]\, “chewing the chewed.” So persons who are too much attached to sense gratification\, and they have made it their conclusion that “We shall be happy within our family life or this social life…” Vidyapati sings\, tatala saikate vari-bindu sama suto-mita-ramani-samaj(?). Our society means… Society\, friendship\, and love. There must be woman\, must be children\, suto-mita-ramani-samaje. So there is some pleasure\, undoubtedly. Otherwise\, why people are working so hard to stick to this position? Vidyapati sings that tatala saikate vari-bindu sama suto-mita-ramani-samaj(?). There is undoubtedly some pleasure\, but that pleasure is so insignificant that it can be compared: a drop of water on the desert. Desert\, if you want to utilize desert to make it a garden or productive field\, you have to pour water. The whole ocean water you have to pour there. Now\, if somebody says\, “All right\, you want water. Now take this one drop water\,” then what it will do? Similarly\, our heart is hankering after so many things. We are hankering… Actually we are hankering after Krishna\, but we do not know. We are trying to satisfy our hankering in so many ways in material life. Actually we are hankering after Krishna. Just like a small child\, it is crying. It cannot express\, but it is wanting the mother’s breast feeding. So you cannot stop him crying unless it is transferred to the mother. Similarly\, actually we love Krishna. That is a fact. Because we love Krishna… Therefore you\, who did not hear even the name of Krishna\, say\, four or five years ago\, why you after so much Krishna? This is the proof\, that actually we are after Krishna. This Krishna consciousness movement is being accepted in Western countries by the younger generation. Why? Because every one of us\, we love Krishna. But it is now covered by maya. We have to simply take out the covering\, maya; then we are Krishna conscious.\nThat is explained in the Caitanya-caritamrita\, \nnitya-siddha krishna-bhakti ‘sadhya’ kabhu naya\nsravanadi-suddha-citte karaye udaya \nThat Krishna consciousness is not an artificial thing\, that we are making some propaganda on Krishna consciousness\, publishing some books\, magazines\, and our preachers are going place to place. No\, there are so many propaganda is going on. But they are not so effective. And our\, what means we have got to make propaganda? We simply make this propaganda\, “Please chant Hare Krishna.” That’s all. Of course\, we do sincerely. So if we propagate sincerely and seriously\, as Caitanya Mahaprabhu has ordered\, yare dekha\, tare kaha ‘krishna’ upadesa… [Cc. Madhya 7.128]. We must be sincere. Then\, if we canvass\, “Please chant Hare Krishna\,” it will be effective. It will be effective. The business is not very serious or very difficult. Caitanya Mahaprabhu says\, yare dekha\, tare kaha ‘krishna’… “Anyone you meet\, you simply request him about hearing about Krishna.” So… But if one is so much covered by materialistic enjoyment\, it takes little time. It takes little time. Otherwise\, automatically there is love for Krishna\, and sravanadi-suddha-citte… \nTherefore Prahlada Maharaja says\, sravanam. If we hear about Krishna constantly\, through realized souls\, not professional—if we hear\, satam prasangan mama virya-samvido [SB 3.25.25]—then automatically\, our dormant Krishna consciousness come out. So Prahlada Maharaja says\, therefore\, that “Those who are determined to become happy within this material world\, they cannot be raised to Krishna consciousness either by personal teaching or by making conference or by mental speculation.” That is not possible\, because he is determined. So our duty is that we should know that in the materialistic way of life we shall never be happy. This is called knowledge. And vairagya. So this vairagya and knowledge is not so easy. Prahlada Maharaja says\, adanta-gobhir visatam tamisram: it is not possible. That means he assures his father\, “Don’t be worried. You will never be Krishna conscious. (laughter) Because your only aim is to stick to home and money and women. Therefore rest assured\, you’ll not be … It is not that a person like you will be raised to Krishna consciousness.” Then? How you have done? The next question should be: Why they are sticking to this materialistic way of life? That is answered by Prahlada\, na te viduh svartha-gatim hi vishnum [SB 7.5.31]. “These persons\, those who are so much materially attached\, they do not know the ultimate goal of life is Vishnu\, the Supreme Personality of Godhead\, Vishnu.” That is actually the ultimate goal of life. We are here in this material world\, forgetting Krishna\, to enjoy\, to lord it over the material nature. Everyone is trying to become the lord\, master of material… That is struggle. Nobody can become lord or master of this material world. But that struggle to become master\, they are taking it happiness. They are taking it happiness. That is the nature of persons who are influenced by the modes of passion. They’ll work hard\, and that will\, they will take it is very good\, pleasing. Because they do not know that the… Na te viduh svartha-gatim hi vishnum durasaya ye bahir-artha-maninah [SB 7.5.31]. They are hoping against hope to become happy within this material world. That is the whole history. Take the history\, any history\, modern history. There are so many empires: the Roman Empire\, the Carthaginian Empire\, the Greek Empire\, the British Empire recently\, Hitler’s Nazism\, and so many. For some time they become very powerful. Just like Hiranyakasipu\, he’s now very powerful. He’s thinking\, “Nobody can…” Now today he’ll be killed. Kesava-dhrita narahari rupa is coming. So this demonic civilization will never be successful. That’s a fact. But they are so fool\, they do not see even historical evidences. So many empires failed. The Roman Empire failed\, the British Empire failed. Still\, somebody is trying to create another empire\, another\, different empire. Just like your President Nixon\, he’s trying to influence all other nations under his control. Why? Of course\, I should not speak all these things. There may be criticism. But that is the way\, going on. That is the way. We can understand. We can understand politics\, economics\, everything\, but we do not bother about. But our aim is that this way of life\, to increase materially happiness\, it will never be successful. That is our conclusion. We are not fools that we have given up everything for advance in Krishna consciousness. Because we know that this\, this way we shall never be happy. It is not possible. That is explained by Prahlada Maharaja. These rascal people who are so much materially attached… Krishna also says in the Bhagavad-gita\, \nbhogaisvarya-prasaktanam\ntayapahrita-cetasam\nvyavasayatmika buddhih\nsamadhau na nigacchati\n[Bg. 2.44] \nThose who are too much attached\, bhoga\, material enjoyment\, aisvarya\, material opulence … Bhogaisvarya-prasaktanam tayapahrita-cetasam. Persons whose heart has been misled by this kind of civilization\, they cannot take to Krishna consciousness. Therefore to become too much materially opulent is a disqualification for attaining Krishna consciousness. It is a disqualification. Because they don’t care. Just like in our temple\, not very rich men\, they are coming\, because they (say\,) “What is this nonsense\, Krishna consciousness? We have got everything. These boys\, they haven’t got to eat anything; therefore they are chanting Hare Krishna on the street. That’s all.” They think like that. “They’re needy. All right\, they are needy. Give them some money.” That’s all. They don’t like to take anything from us because the same business\, matir na krishne paratah svato va. They’ll never understand\, because their aim is grha-vratanam. They want to be happy… Although they are seeing there is no happiness\, they never can be happy\, still… This is called punah punas carvita-carvananam [SB 7.5.30]\, chewing the chewed. One\, the sugarcane\, is chewed by somebody. It is thrown away. And if somebody else comes and chew it again\, what juice he will have it? So punah punas carvita… Na te viduh svartha-gatim hi vishnum [SB 7.5.31]. Durasaya ye durasaya vishaya vasi (reads Sanskrit commentary) tantraya karanam te hi vishnum na viduh. Tatra hetu svasminn eva arthe purushartha yesham tesham gatim gramyam. Na tu te ’pi guru pati syat vishnu jnasyasi tatra bhak bahir vishaye bahavo yesham te bahir arthas tann eva guru tena mantra silam yesham te. \nSo one who is fixed up in this conclusion\, that “We shall become happy with this materialistic way of life\,” they cannot take to Krishna consciousness. And they do not know also that our ultimate goal of life is Krishna\, Vishnu. Then why it is so? Now\, andha yathandhair upaniyamanas te ’pisa-tantryam uru-damni baddhah. They have become blind. They are blind themselves\, and they are also led by blind leaders. The leaders\, at the present moment\, leaders\, they say that “Why you are going to church? Why you are going to temple? If you want your bread…” Just like in Christian religion you go to church\, “O God\, give us our daily bread.” But the atheist class\, they are propagating\, “For bread\, why you are going to church? You make industry\, you make business\, and you get bread.” But actually… We were just talking that there are so many unemployment. Our Karandhara prabhu was… No. Who was talking? Syamasundara. Syamasundara said that the computer… What is called\, computer? It can do thousands of men’s business. So they have discovered this machine. That means thousands of men will be unemployed. That is actually happening in your country due to so many machines. Now\, take for example\, formerly… You have seen the picture\, Krishna\, Vrindavana picture\, Krishna’s father transferring Krishna. They were going on bullock carts\, no motorcar. You have seen the picture. So formerly\, transport was bullock carts. The cows and the bulls\, the bulls were employed for agricultural purpose\, for drawing the carts. So there was no necessity of motorcar. Now you have got motor\, motor-tractor. You don’t want the bullocks. Therefore kill them. How you can utilize them? Therefore you must have slaughterhouse to kill them. And as soon as you kill them\, then you have to eat them. So this is the\, I mean to say\, entanglement. If you kill\, then you become responsible for being killed. The subtle laws… \nTherefore\, without knowing our ultimate goal of life is Vishnu\, na te viduh svartha-gatim hi vishnum… [SB 7.5.31]. That is our interest. The human form of life is offered by nature after so much evolutionary process. Just to understand Vishnu\, God\, this is the only business. But instead of attending our real business\, we are trying to be happy in other ways. Then you can say that “If we are engaged in real business\, then how the economic question will be solved? We have to work.” That’s all right\, you work. But work simple. Why you have invented so much botheration? Work is there. If you have cows and if you have got land\, then you till the land\, get grains\, and there is milk\, there is fruit\, there is flower. Anywhere\, you can live peacefully. Whole economic question is solved. And because we have forgotten\, we have missed the real point\, that our life is meant for God-realization. We are simply increasing botheration. Punah punas carvita. Adanta-gobhir vishatam tamisram. Andha yathandhair upaniyamanah. The leaders are blind; we are also blind. So they are advising that “If you want to solve your economic problem\, why you are going to church? Why you are going to temple? Come here\, increase business\, industry. Take loan and start business.” That’s all. This is going on. But actually\, the more we are trying to mislead this people… Because they are thinking it is all right. They are… That the social condition is becoming more and more grave. That’s a fact. We are trying to solve one problem\, but many other problems are coming because we do not know what is the ultimate goal of life. Because we are missing the real point. \nTherefore Prahlada Maharaja said\, na te viduh svartha-gatim hi vishnum durasaya ye bahir-artha-maninah [SB 7.5.31]. These rascals\, they are thinking that by so-called economic development\, by exploiting material resources\, we shall be happy. That is not possible. The best example your country has given. You have exploited the material resources\, and other countries are also following\, but where is the happiness? Instead of happiness\, there is “hippyness.” (laughter) So still\, they have no eyes to see that “Where we are going?” Adanta-gobhir visatam tamisram punah punas carvita-carvananam [SB 7.5.30]. Because we cannot control our senses\, we are driving\, we are being pushed towards the darkest region of material existence\, very hard to leave. Darkest region means that we are going to become animals next life. Because this is animalistic civilization. Nature gave us the opportunity to realize God\, but God-realization is meant for human being. The human being\, if he does not realize God\, he’s simply engaged in animalistic way of life—eating\, sleeping\, mating—then nature will call\, “All right\, sir\, again become animal.” Punar mushiko bhava: “Again become a mouse.” You know this story? Punar mushiko bhava. There is a story. There is a very nice story. One rat\, mouse\, he came to a saintly person. Everyone comes to saintly person for some blessing\, you see. Real blessing they don’t want. Some material blessing. Real blessing\, Krishna\, they don’t want. If you give him some blessing that “You become very rich man and…” These are all very well\, this. So this mouse also came and begged the saintly person\, “Sir\, I am in difficulty. If you give me some blessing?” \n“What is that?”\n“The cat chases after me always. I’m very unhappy.”\n“So what do you want?”\n“Now\, if you make me a cat\, then I can get relief from this thing.”\n“All right\, you become cat.” So he became cat.\nSo after few days\, again he comes. “Sir\, again I am in trouble.”\n“What is that?”\n“The dog is chasing me.” (laughter) Don’t laugh\, hear seriously. “Dog is chasing me.”\n“All right\, then\, what do you want?”\n“Now\, make me a tiger.”\n“All right\, you become a tiger.”\nSo when he became a tiger he was staring on the saintly person like this.\nSo he asked\, “Why you are staring upon me? You want to eat me?”\n“Yes.”\nSo he again curses\, punar mushiko bhava: “Again you become mouse. Again you become mouse.” \nSo that is our position. We are advanced in civilization. Now we want to kill God. So we are again going to be uncivilized\, to remain in the forest and to remain naked. Actually\, they are practicing that: nature’s way. So again they are going to be aborigines. And that is being practiced. They are going to the forest\, they remain naked. So actually\, punar mushiko bhava: “Again become mouse.” Civilized human being means God conscious\, happy life\, no trouble\, no enviousness\, everything happy\, no hard labor. Why hard labor? Everything is there. You just employ your little intelligence\, you get sufficient food by grains\, by fruits\, by flowers\, milk. There is no difficulty if we remain in our own way. So that is the difficulty\, that we do not know that our ultimate goal of life is God-realization. Then God has got all arrangement. You cannot produce fruits and grains in factory. They are given by God. Why? That “You eat them and be Krishna conscious\, chant Hare Krishna.” But we don’t want that. We want slaughterhouse\, unnecessarily. Actually\, if you go to the store… There are so many stores. How many stores are selling only meat? It is not possible. Ninety-nine percent fruits\, vegetables\, grains you are taking\, and maybe a little percentage of meat. So why you cannot give up this little percentage? If you think that meat is very palatable\, why don’t you live on meat? Russia is also trying like that. That has become the fashion. In Moscow\, it was very difficult to find out nice grains. With great difficulty Syamasundara used to spend two hours daily to secure these things. \nSo this is the problem. Na te viduh svartha-gatim hi vishnum durashsaya ye bahir-artha maninah [SB 7.5.31]. They are trying to be happy by the arrangement of these material activities. Andha yathandhair upaniyamanas te ’pisa-tantryam. They do not know that the material nature is so strong that you cannot get out of it unless you are prepared to suffer more and more. If you take to natural life and live peacefully and take to Krishna consciousness\, that is your real life. And if you simply increase botheration and problems\, then you’ll have to suffer. That is the position of modern civilization. Actually\, superficially we see that material advancement of material science\, people have got so many machines\, so many facilities. But actually\, they are in trouble. Just like I gave you one example: the computer machine. It can work for thousands of men. So thousands of men means the thousands of men must be unemployed. And especially in your country\, they are taking advantage of this machine because the salary is If you want to pay to the worker\, a big\, big salary. So they want to save. They are taking machine\, and they think they will save money\, so many workers. But the workers are becoming unemployed. The government has to give them welfare. The government will tax. That’s all. (laughter.) Government will not give money\, welfare\, from government’s pocket. The government will increase your taxation. So you are…\, you stop payment by importing some machine\, now you have to pay that money to the government. This is called entanglement. This is a crude example. I don’t say that you stop all this business\, but the material world is like that. You want to solve something; instead of solving\, you’ll create so many problems. This is material life. Because our life is not meant for solving problems and creating problems. Our life is meant for understanding God. Then everything is all right. But that you have given up. \nna te viduh svartha-gatim hi vishnum\ndurasaya ye bahir-artha-maninah\nandha yathandhair upaniyamanas\nte ’pisa-tantryam uru-damni baddhah \nThey do not know that you cannot go an inch beyond the stringent laws of material nature. That is not possible.\nThen the next question is that how… People are not interested in Krishna consciousness\, and then\, they are misled by blind leaders. So how\, what is the solution? That is Prahlada Maharaja saying\, \nnaisham matis tavad urukramanghrim\nsprisaty anarthapagamo yad-arthah\nmahiyasam pada-rajo-’bhishekam\nnishkincananam na vrinita yavat \nTherefore one has to take shelter of a pure devotee. That is the only solution. He says\, naisham matis tavad urukramangrhim. The beginning was that “They are not interested in Krishna consciousness.” Then how to become Krishna conscious if that is the solution? Then Prahlada Maharaja says\, naisham matis tavad: “So long one does not approach a pure devotee\,” mahiyasam nishkincananam\, “great personalities\, who has no more any material interest\,” nishkincana\, “and takes the dust of his lotus feet on the head…” Naisham matis tavad urukramanghrim: “So long one does not approach such personality\, there is no possibility of becoming Krishna conscious.” Naisham matis tavad urukramanghrim. As soon as one approaches the pure devotee and takes the dust of his lotus feet and puts it on his head\, immediately\, anartha apagamah\, he’ll be freed from all this nonsense. That means he’ll forget this idea that “Materially we can advance.” This is the process. So we have to approach a nishkincana\, who has nothing to do with this material world. His only ambition is to serve more Krishna. And if somebody approaches him and takes the dust of his lotus feet\, then he can understand. Mahiyasam pada-rajo-’bhishekam nishkincananam na vrinita yavat. (aside:) Our time is over? All right. \nSo in this way Prahlada Maharaja talked with his father\, and the father became more angry. Instead of taking the lesson … Murkhaya upadesa hi prakopaya na santaye. If you teach lesson to a foolish person\, he’ll be simply angry. He’ll not take your lesson. How it is so? Payah-panam bhujanganam kevalam visha-vardhanam. If you keep a snake and if you want to make friendly behavior with him\, that\, “My dear snake\, don’t bite any more. I’ll give you milk and banana. You eat here and stay here nicely\,” he’ll not… His poison will increase\, and one day he will… There is a story in the Hitopadesa: one day\, one… The same thing. So payah-panam bhujanganam kevalam visha-vardhanam. So these are lessons\, stories. So his father\, Hiranyakasipu\, became more and more angry. So one day… Because after all\, son and father… The son was simple boy. So one day he said\, “Prahlada\, I shall now kill you. I shall see how your Krishna saves you.” So immediately\, Prahlada was seeing to the pillars of the hall. He was king. So Hiranyakasipu asked him\, “Is your God\, Krishna\, in the pillar?” He said\, “Yes\, sir. Yes\, my father\, He is there.” So immediately\, with anger he broke the pillar and Nrisimhadeva came out.\nNow we can honor Him. (end) \n(Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.5.22-34. Los Angeles\, May 27\, 1972. ) \nSrila Rupa Goswami mentions some of the benefits of worshipping a Nrsimha shalagram sila in his book\, Padyavali: \n“A tulasi leaf offered to the lotus feet of the Nrsimha shalagram sila destroys the sin of murder. Water that has washed the lotus feet of the Nrsimha shalagram sila destroys the sin of theft. Foodstuff offered to the Nrsimha shalagram sila destroys the sin of drinking liquor. Sincere surrender to the Nrsimha shalagram sila destroys the sin of adultery with the wife of the spiritual master. Association with the devotees of the Nrsimha shalagram sila destroys the sin of offenses to the devotees. This is the extraordinary glory of the Nrsimha shalagram sila.”
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SUMMARY:Apara Ekadashi 13th May 2026
DESCRIPTION:The divine topics of Apara Ekadasi are described in the Brahmanda purana in a conversation between Lord Krsna and Maharaja Yudhisthira. Once Maharaja Yudhisthira asked of Lord Krsna. “O Lord\, O Janardana\, what is the name of the Ekadasi that occurs during the waning moon in the month of Jyestha (May / June) and what are it’s glories? Please descrive unto me in understandable language the process for observing this Ekadasi. \nSri Krsna replied\, “O Maharaja Yudhisthira\, you have asked Me and intelligent question that is actually beneficial for everyone. The name of this Ekadasi is Apara. O King! This Ekadasi awards a tremendous amount of piety to those who observe it and destroys all their sinful reactions. By observing this Apara Ekadasi many grave sinful activities are destroyed such as killing a Brahmana\, cow slaughter\, killing an embryo\, criticizing others\, illicit sex life\, speaking lies\, giving false witness\, bragging to others\, reciting or teaching the Vedas for the sake of money\, and concocting one’s own scripture. \nA cheater\, a pseudo astrologer\, and a cheating physician are also as sinful as those who give false witness. All these sinful activities are totally eradicated by observing this Apara Ekadasi. Any ksatriya who gives up his profession and runs away from the battlefield certainly falls down from his occupational duties and goes to hell. If such a person observes this Ekadasi with faith he also attains the heavenly planet. \nLord Krsna continued\, “O King! A disciple who after receiving knowledge from his spiritual master engages in blasphemy or neglects to hear his spiritual master’s instructions\, certainly accumulates greatly mammothian quantities of sins. Such a condemned sinful person can be relieved from his sinful reactions by following this Apara Ekadasi and can attain the supreme destination. \nO King of Kings! The result one obtains by taking bath three times at Pushkar in the month of Kartika\, the piety one accumulates by taking bath at Prayaga in the month of Janurary when the sun enters the house of Capricorn\, the results one obtains by observing the vow of Sivaratri at Kasi and by offering oblations at the lotus feet of Visnu at Gaya\, and the auspicious results one obtains by taking bath in the river Gautami when the planet Jupiter enters Leo\, by visiting Kedarnatha during Kumbha-Mela\, by visiting and worshipping Badrinatha\, by taking bath at Kurukshetra during a solar eclipse\, and by giving elephants\, horses\, cows\, gold and land in charity are all obtained easily by observing the vow of Apara Ekadasi. \nIt is like the sharp axe for cutting down the tree of sinful activities and like the lion to a deer in the forest of sinful activities. O King! By observing this Apara Ekadasi and worshipping Lord Visnu in His form as Trivikram\, a person attains the all-auspicious abode of Lord Visnu. Anyone who hears or reads the glories of this Ekadasi\, that I have described to you for the benefit of everyone\, is relieved of all his sinful reactions.”
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SUMMARY:Appearance Day of Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura 14th May 2026
DESCRIPTION:Vrndavana Dasa Thakura was the author of Sri Caitanya Bhagavata\, a great biography of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He is considered the manifest Vyasadeva of Lord Caitanya’s pastimes.
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SUMMARY:End of Jala Dana 15th May 2026
DESCRIPTION:End of Tulasi Jala Dana During the hot season in India\, a pot of dripping water is placed over Tulasi and Salagrama to keep them cool.
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SUMMARY:Padmini Ekadasi 27th May 2026
DESCRIPTION:Sri Suta Goswami said\, “Yudhishthira Maharaja said\, Oh Janardana\, what is the name of the Ekadasi that occurs during the light fortnight (shukla paksha) of the extra\, leap year month?\nHow does one observe it properly? Please narrate all this to me.” \n“The Supreme Personality of Godhead\, Lord Sri Krishna\, replied\, ‘Oh Pandava\, the meritorious Ekadasii that occurs during the light fortnight of the extra month of leap-year is called Padmini.\nIt is very auspicious. The fortunate soul who observes it with great determination and faith will return to My personal abode. This extra-month Ekadasi is as powerful as I am in nullifying sins. Even four-headed Lord Brahma cannot glorify it sufficiently. Long ago Lord Brahma told Narada about this liberating\, sin-removing Ekadasi.’ \n“Lotus-eyed Lord Krishna became very pleased by the enquiry of Yudhishthira and spoke to him the following pleasing words:\n‘Oh king\, please listen carefully as I narrate to you the process of fasting on Padmini Ekadasi\, which is rarely done even by great sages. “‘One should begin his fast on the Dashami\, the day before Ekadasi\, by not eating any Urad dahl\, chickpeas\, spinach\, honey\, or sea salt\, and also by not dining in homes of others or off bell-metal plates. These eight things should be avoided. One should eat only once on the Dashami\, sleep on the ground\, and remain celibate. On Ekadasi the devotee should rise early in the morning but should not brush his teeth. Then he should thoroughly bathe – in a place of pilgrimage\, if possible. While chanting sacred hymns from the Vedas\, he should smear his body with cow dung mixed with clay\, sesame-seed paste\, kusha grass\, and the powder of Amalaki fruits. Then the devotee should take another thorough bath\, after which he should chant the following prayers: “‘”Oh sacred clay\, you have been created by Lord Brahma\, purified by Kashyapa Muni\, and lifted by Lord Krishna in His form as Varaha\, the boar incarnation. Oh clay\, please purify my head\, eyes\, and other limbs. Oh clay\, I offer my obeisances unto you. Kindly purify me so I may worship the Supreme Lord\, Sri Hari. \n“Oh cow-dung\, you posses medicinal and antiseptic qualities because you have come directly from the stomach of our universal mother\, the cow. You can purify the entire planet Earth. Please accept my humble obeisances and purify me. \n“Oh Amalaki fruits\, please accept my humble obeisances. You have taken your birth from the saliva of Lord Brahma\, and thus by your very presence the entire planet is purified. Kindly cleanse and purify my bodily limbs. \n“Oh Supreme Lord Vishnu\, Oh God of the gods\, Oh master of the universe\, Oh holder of the conch\, disc\, club\, and lotus\, please allow me to bathe in all the holy places of pilgrimage.” \n‘Reciting these excellent prayers\, chanting mantras to Lord Varuna\, and meditating on all the places of pilgrimage located on the banks of the Ganges\, one should bathe in whatever body of water is at hand. Then\, Oh Yudhishthira\, the devotee should rub his body\, thus purifying his mouth\, back\, chest\, arms\, and waist as a prelude to worshipping the Supreme Lord\, who wears brilliant yellow garments and gives pleasure to all creatures. By so doing\, the devotee will destroy all his sins. Afterwards\, he should chant the sacred Gayatri mantra\, offer oblations to his forefathers\, and then enter a Vishnu temple to worship Lord Narayana\, the husband of the Goddess of Fortune\, Laxmi-devi. \nIf possible\, the devotee should then fashion Deities of Sri Sri Radha and Krishna or Shiva and Parvati out of gold and offer them nice devotional worship. He should fill a copper or clay pot with pure water mixed with scents\, and then he should cover the pot with a cloth lid and a gold or silver lid\, in this way preparing an Asana upon which the Radha-Krishna or Shiva-Parvati murthis may sit for worship. According to capacity\, the devotee should then worship these murtis with fragrant incense\, a bright ghee lamp\, and sandalwood paste along with camphor\, musk\, kumkum\, and other scents\, as well as selected aromatic flowers like white lotuses and other seasonal blooms\, and also very nicely prepared foods. On this special Ekadasi the devotees should dance and sing ecstatically before the Deity. He should avoid prajalpa (talking unnecessarily of ordinary\, mundane conversational topics) at all costs and should not talk to or touch low-born persons (untrained persons habituated to low acts) or a woman in her menstrual period\, or others so absorbed. On this day he should be especially careful to speak the truth and certainly not criticize anyone before the Deity of Lord Vishnu\, the brahmins\, or the spiritual master. Rather\, with other devotees he should be absorbed in listening to Vaishnavas read the glories of Lord Vishnu from the Puranas. One should not drink or even touch water to his lips on this Ekadasi\, and one who is unable to perform this austerity should drink only water or milk. Otherwise\, the fast is considered broken. One should remain awake that Ekadasi night\, singing and playing musical instruments for the transcendental pleasure of the Supreme Person. \nDuring the first quarter of the Ekadasi night the devotee should offer some coconut meat to his worshippable Deity (Isthadeva)\, during the second part he should offer soothing bel fruit\, during the third part an orange\, and as the night draws to a close some betel nut. Remaining awake during the first part of the Ekadasi night bestows on the devotee/sadhaka the same merit as that gained by performing the Agnistoma-yajna. Staying awake during the second part of the night bestows the same merit as that gained by performing a Vajapeya-yajna. Stay awake during the third part gives one the same merit as that attained by performing an Ashvamedha-yajna. And one who remains awake throughout the night receives all of the above mentioned merit\, as well as the grand merit of having performed a Rajasurya-yajna. Thus there is no better fasting day in the year than Padmini Ekadasi. Nothing can compare to it as a giver of merit\, whether it be a fire sacrifice\, knowledge\, education\, or austerity. Indeed\, whoever observes this sacred Ekadasi fast receives all the merit attained by bathing in all the places of pilgrimage in the world. \nAfter remaining awake throughout the night\, the devotee should bathe at sunrise and then worship Me nicely. He should then feed a qualified brahmin and respectfully give him the Deity of Lord Keshava and the pot filled with pure scented water. This gift will guarantee the devotee success in this life and liberation in the hereafter. \n‘Oh sinless Yudhishthira\, as you have requested\, I have described the rules and regulations\, as well as the benefits\, regarding the Ekadasi that occurs during the light fortnight of the extra\, leap-year month. Fasting on this Padmini day bestows merit equal to that gained by fasting on all other Ekadasis. The Ekadasi that occurs during the dark part of the extra month\, which is known as Parama Ekadasi\, is as powerful at removing sin as this one\, Padmini. Now please listen to Me carefully as I narrate to you a fascinating account connected with this sacred day. Pulastya Muni once recited this history to Naradji. \nPulastya Muni once had occasion to rescue the ten headed demon Ravana from the prison of Kartaviry Arjuna\, and upon hearing of this event Narada Muni asked his friend\, “Oh greatest of sages\, since this Ravana defeated all the demigods\, including Lord Indradev\, how could Kartaviry Arjuna defeat Ravana\, who was so skilled in battle?” \nPulastya Muni replied\, “Oh great Narada\, during the Tretayuga\, Kartavirya (Kartaviry Arjuna’s father) took birth in the Haihaya dynasty. His capital city was Mahishmati\, and he had one thousand Queens\, whom he loved very dearly. None of them\, however\, was able to give him the son he wanted so badly. He performed sacrifices and worshipped the devas (demigods) and forefathers (pitris)\, but due to the curse of some sage he was unable to beget a son – and without a son\, a king cannot enjoy his kingdom\, just as a hungry man can never really enjoy his senses. \nKing Kartavirya carefully considered his plight and then decided to perform severe austerities to achieve his goal. Thus he donned a loincloth made of bark\, grew matted locks\, and turned over the reins of his kingdom to his ministers. One of his queens\, Padmini – who was born in the Ikshvaku dynasty\, who was the best of all women\, and who was the daughter of King Harishchandra – saw the king leaving. She felt that\, since she was a chaste wife\, her duty was to follow in the footsteps of her beloved husband. Removing all the regal ornaments from her beautiful body and donning but one piece of cloth\, she thus followed her husband into the forest. \nAt last Kartavirya reached the summit of Mount Gandhamadana\, where he performed severe austerities and penances for ten thousand years\, meditating and praying to Lord Gadadhara\, who wields a club. But still he did not get a son. Seeing her dear husband waste away to mere skin and bone\, Padmini thought of a solution to the problem. She went to the chaste Anasuya. With great reverence\, Padmini said\, ‘Oh great lady\, my dear husband\, Kartavirya\, has been performing austerities for the last ten thousand years\, but Lord Krishna (Keshava)\, who alone can remove one’s past sins and present difficulties\, has not yet become pleased with him. Oh most fortunate one\, please tell me a fast day we can observe and thus please the Supreme Lord with our devotion\, so much so that He will bless me with a nice son who will later rule the world as emperor.’ \nUpon hearing the appealing words of Padmini\, who was very chaste and deeply devoted to her husband\, the great Anasuya replied to her in a very cheerful mood: ‘Oh beautiful\, lotus-eyed lady\, usually there are twelve months in a year\, but after every thirty-two months an extra month is added\, and the two Ekadasis that occur during this month are called Padmini Ekadasi and Parama Ekadasi. They fall on the Dvadasis of the light and dark part of the month\, respectively. You should fast on these days and rema n awake throughout the night. If you do so\, the Supreme Personality of Godhead\, Sri Hari\, will bless you with a son.’ \nOh Narada\, in this way Anasuya\, the daughter of the sage Kardama Muni\, explained the potency of these special Ekadasis. Hearing this\, Padmini faithfully followed the instructions to fulfill her desire for a son. Padmini fasted completely\, even from water\, and remained awake all night\, chanting the glories of God and dancing in ecstasy. Lord Keshava thus became most pleased with her devotion and appeared before her\, riding on the back of the great Garuda. The Lord said\, ‘Oh beautiful one\, you have greatly pleased Me by fasting on the special Ekadasi of the extra month of Purushottama. Please ask Me for a benediction.’ \nHearing these sublime words from the overseer of the entire universe\, Padmini offered the Supreme Lord devotional prayers and asked Him for the boon her husband desired. Lord Keshava (Krishna) was moved to reply\, ‘Oh gentle lady\, I am very happy with you\, for there is no month dearer to Me than this\, and the Ekadasis that occur during this month are the most dear to Me of all Ekadasis. You have followed My devotee Anasuya’s instructions perfectly\, and therefore I shall do what will please you. You and your husband will have the desired son that you wish.’ \nThe Lord\, who removes the distress of the world\, then spoke to King Kartavirya: ‘Oh King\, please ask of Me any boon that will fulfill your heart’s desire\, for your dear wife has pleased Me greatly with her devotional fasting.’ The king was very happy to hear this. Naturally he asked for the son he had desired for so long: ‘Oh master of the universe\, Oh killer of the Madhu-demon\, kindly grant me a son who will never be conquered by the demigods\, human beings\, snakes\, demons\, or hobgoblins\, but whom only You can defeat.’ The Supreme Lord immediately replied\, ‘So be it!’ and disappeared. \nThe king became so very pleased with his wife and returned to his palace in her company. Padmini soon became pregnant\, and the mighty-armed Kartaviry Arjuna appeared as her son. He was the mightiest person in all the three worlds\, and thus even the ten-headed Ravana could not defeat him in battle. Except for Lord Narayana\, who holds a club\, a disc\, and other symbols in His hands no one could overcome him. By the merit that resulted from his mother’s strict and faithful observance of Padmini Ekadasi\, he could defeat even the dreaded Ravana. This is not at all surprising\, Oh Naradji\, for Kartaviry Arjuna was the fulfillment of the benediction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.” With these words\, Pulastya Muni departed.’ \n“The Supreme Lord\, Sri Krishna\, concluded\, ‘Oh sinless Yudhishthira\, as you have enquired from Me\, I have explained to you the power of this special Ekadasi. Oh best of kings\, whoever observes this fast will surely attain to My personal abode. And similarly\, if you want all your desires fulfilled\, you should do likewise.’ \nHearing these words from the mouth of his beloved Keshava\, Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira) became filled with joy\, and when the time came he faithfully observed Padmini Ekadasi. Suta Goswami concluded\, “Oh sage Saunaka\, I have explained to you all about this meritorious Ekadasi. Anyone who devotedly fasts on the Ekadasis that occur during the extra\, leap-year months\, carefully following all the rules\, becomes glorious and happily goes back to Godhead. And one who merely hears or reads about these Ekadasis will also obtain great merit and ultimately enter the abode of Lord Sri Hari. \nThus ends the narration of the glories of Padmini Ekadasi\, the Ekadasi that occurs during the light fortnight of the extra\, leap-year month of Purushottama\, from the Skanda Purana.
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SUMMARY:Parama Ekadasi 11 June 2026
DESCRIPTION:Sri Yudhishthira Maharaja said\, “Oh Supreme Lord\, what is the name and character of that Ekadasii that occurs during the dark fortnight (krishna paksha) of the extra\, leap year month of Purushottama.\nAlso\, Oh master of all the universes\, what is the process for observing it properly? Kindly narrate all of this to me?” \nThe Supreme Personality of Godhead\, Lord Sri Krishna\, replied\, “Oh Yudhishthira\, this meritorious day is called Parama Ekadasi. It bestows the great benediction of an enjoyable life and ultimate liberation\, release from birth and death. The process for observing it is similar to that for observing the Ekadasii that occurs during the light part of this month of Kartika. That is to say\, on this Ekadasi one should worship Me\, the best of all living beings\, with full love and devotion. In this connection I will now tell you a wonderful history\, just as I heard it from the great sage in the city of Kampilya. \n“Once a very pious brahmin named Sumedha resided in Kampilya with his wife\, Pavitra\, who was extremely chaste and devoted to her husband. On account of having committed some sin in his previous life\, Sumedha was without any money or food grains\, and even though he begged many people for food\, he could not obtain any substantial amount. He hardly had adequate food\, clothing\, or shelter for himself and his beautiful young wife\, who was of such excellent character that she continued to serve Sumedha faithfully despite their poverty. When guests would come to their home\, Pavitra mataji would give them her own food\, and although she often went hungry\, her beautiful\, lotuslike face never faded. This fasting made her weak\, but her affection for Sumedha remained unbreakable. \n“Seeing all this\, and lamenting his bad luck\, Sumedha one day said to Pavitra\, ‘My dear wife\, Oh most beautiful one\, I beg alms from the rich but receive scarcely a scrap. What am I to do? What possible relief is there for our plight? Where should I go for relief? Oh most obedient and loving wife\, without enough wealth\, household affairs are never successful\, – na vandhu madhye dhanahina jivanam. Therefore please permit me to go abroad and attain some wealth. If I make such an effort\, I shall certainly obtain whatever fortune I am destined to enjoy. Without making some endeavour a person cannot satisfy his desires or meet his needs.\nThus wise men have said that enthusiastic endeavour is always auspicious.’ The revealed scriptures declare\, udyoginah siNgham upaiti laxmi daivena deyati ka purushah vadantii: “One who endeavours enthusiastically will certainly attain success\, but one who merely says\, ‘I accept my lot in life is a lazy man”. \n“Upon hearing this from her husband as he spoke these words\, Pavitra joined her palms and\, her eyes brimming with tears\, spoke to him with great respect and affection: ‘I think there is no one greater or more learned than you\, my dear. One who\, though in misery\, is interested in the welfare of others speaks just as you have. However\, the scriptures state that whatever wealth a person attains in his life is due to his having given charity in previous lives\, and that if one has not given charity in previous lives\, then even though he may sit a top a mound of gold as big as Mount Sumeru\, he will still remain poor. \npurva-janmarjitam vidya\npurva-janmarjitam dhanam\npurva-janmarjitam kanya\nagre dhavati dhavatih \n“Transcendental knowledge\, spiritual education\, satisfying wealth\, and pleasing family members are acquired by a person who has given profuse charity. Whatever good a person does returns to him many fold.”\nIn Manu-nitii\, Manu Maharaja says\, bhagyam phalanti sarvatra na cha vidya na cha paurusham: “Whatever is predestined by Viddhata\, the fortune-maker\, will surely happen. One’s so called good education\, skill\, and enthusiasm will not necessarily guarantee to bring one success.” Whatever charity a person gives in the form of education\, money\, fertile land\, and the like is returned to him in a future lifetime. We gain what we have given\, when given with a good heart. Indeed\, whatever the Lord of destiny\, the creator\, has written as one’s fortune will certainly come to pass. No one attains any wealth without having given in charity in his previous life. Oh best of the brahmins\, since we are now poor\, in our previous lives neither you nor I must have given any/sufficient charity to worthy persons. Therefore\, Oh gracious husband\, you should remain here with me.\nWithout you I cannot live even a moment. \n“‘Bereft of her husband\, a woman is not welcomed by her father\, mother\, brother\, father-in-law\, or any other family members. Everyone will say\, “You have lost your husband; you are bad luck/fortune personified!”\nIn this way I shall be criticised severely! The Nitii-shastras says\, vinaashraye na tishthanti panditah vanita latah: “Without proper shelter and support\, the following three things cannot survive; a learned man/brahmin\, a woman\, and a creeper.” Therefore the modern women’s liberation movement is a total failure. Furthermore\, the GaruDa Purana states\, pati dharma pati sargah pati hi paramam tapah patiri pritim Apanne priiyante sarva devata “A chaste woman always thinks that pleasing her spiritually situated husband is her heavenly pleasure\, utmost duty\, and greatest austerity. If her husband is pleased (as Kulottama\, Vishnu personified)\, she thinks the Supreme lord and all the demigods are pleased. The Supreme Lord includes all the devatas (demigods).” \nPavitra continued\, ‘Please\, therefore\, stay with me and be satisfied with whatever wealth we get. Whatever is destined\, we shall obtain in due course of time and enjoy here in perfect happiness.’ \n“Hearing these plaintive words from his wife\, Sumedha decided to remain in their native village. One day the great sage Kaundinya arrived at their place\, and upon seeing him the brahmin Sumedha and his wife stood up before him and then offered him their respectful obeisances. With his head bowed\, Sumedha welcomed him: ‘We are very fortunate to behold you here today\, Oh wisest of sages. My life has become successful\, and I am much obliged to you.’ \n“Sumedha offered Kaumdinya Muni a comfortable seat and highly praised his austerities and learning. ”Just by having your darshan today\,’ said Sumedha\, ‘I have become very fortunate.’ The poor brahmin couple fed the sage as sumptuously as they could afford to according to their means \, and afterwards Pavitra asked the mendicant\, ‘Oh most learned one\, what process can we follow to be relieved of our poverty? How can a person who has not given anything in charity in his previous life get a good family\, much wealth\, and a fine education in this life? My husband wants to leave me here and go abroad to beg alms\, but I have earnestly prayed to him to stay here with me. I humbly told him that if one lacks wealth in the present life\, it is because of not having given sufficient charity in previous life times. And so he has consented to remain here.\nIt is only due to my great fortune that you have so mercifully come here today. Now we are certain to see the end of our poverty very soon. \n“Oh best of the brahmanas\, please tell us how we can be free of this perpetual misery brought on by poverty. Oh merciful one\, kindly describe some means – a place of pilgrimage we may visit\, a day of fasting we may observe\, or an austerity we may perform – by which our ill fortune will end forever.’ \n“Hearing this sincere supplication from the patient lady\, the great sage Kaundinya reflected silently for a moment and then said\, ‘There is a fast day very dear to the Supreme Personality of Godhead\, Lord Hari.\nFasting on this day nullifies all kinds of sins and removes all miseries caused by poverty. This fast day\, which occurs during the dark part (krishna paksha) of the extra\, leap-year month\, is known as Parama Ekadasi.\nIt is the topmost day of Lord Vishnu\, hence the name Parama. This extra month (Purushottam Mase)\, dark fortnight Ekadasi bestows all the necessities of life\, such as money and food grains\, and at last gives liberation/release. When the evening of this day comes\, one should begin singing the glories of the Lord and dancing in ecstasy\, and one should continue through the entire night. \nThis holy fast was once observed faithfully by Lord Kuvera (the treasurer of the devas). When Lord Shiva saw how strictly he had fasted\, Shiva became very pleased and made Kuvera the treasurer of heaven.\nAlso\, king Harishchandra fasted on this Ekadasi after his dear wife and son had been sold\, and the king was able to get them back. Thereafter he ruled his kingdom with no further impediments. Therefore\, Oh broad-eyed lady\, you also should observe the sacred fast of Parama Ekadasi\, following all the appropriate rules and regulations and remaining awake all night.’” \nLord Sri Krishna continued\, “Oh Yudhishthira\, son of Pandu\, in this way Kaundinya Muni mercifully and affectionately instructed PavitrA about the Parama Ekadasi fast. Then he said to Sumedha\, ‘On the Dvadasi\, the day after Ekadasi\, you should vow to observe Pancharatriki fasting according to all the rules and regulations. After taking a bath early in the morning\, you and your good wife\, along with both your parents and hers\, should fast for five days according to your ability. Then you will all become eligible to return home\, to the abode of Lord Vishnu. \n‘A person who simply makes use of only one seat during these five days goes to the heavenly planets. Whoever feeds qualified brahmins nicely on these five days has in effect fed all the demigods\, all human beings\, and even all the demons. Whoever donates a pot of drinking water to a twice born brahmin during this five-day period will gain merit equal to that gained by donating the entire planet in charity. Anyone who gives a learned person a pot filled with sesame seeds resides in heaven for as many years as there are seeds in the pot. One who donates a pot filled with golden ghee will surely go to the abode of the sun god after fully enjoying the pleasures of this earthly planet. Whoever remains celibate during these five-days will attain celestial happiness and enjoy with the maidens of Indraloka. Therefore both of you – Sumedha and Pavitra – should fast during these five days of Pancharatrika in order to be rewarded with ample grains and wealth for the rest of your lives on this planet. The spiritual world will be your abode thereafter.’ \nHearing this sublime advice\, the brahmin couple\, Sumedha and Pavitra\, properly observed the Parama Ekadasi and the fast of Pancharatrika\, and very soon thereafter they beheld a handsome prince approaching them from the royal palace. On the orders of Lord Brahma\, the prince gave them a beautiful\, exquisitely furnished house and invited them to live in it. Praising their austerity and patience\, he also gave them an entire village for their livelihood. Then he returned to the palace. Thus Sumedha and his wife enjoyed all kinds of facilities in this world and at last went to the abode of Lord Vishnu. \nAnyone who observes a fast on Parama Ekadasi and also the fast of Pancharatrika is freed from all his sins\, and after enjoying life he returns to Vishnuloka\, as did the brahmin Sumedha and his faithful wife\, Pavitra.\nIt is impossible\, Oh Yudhishthira\, to calculate the extent of the merit one obtains by fasting on Parama Ekadasi\, for such an observance is equal to bathing in places of pilgrimage such as Pushkara Lake and the Ganges river\, giving cows in charity\, and performing all sorts of other religious activities. One who fasts on this day has also completed the offerings of oblations to his forefathers in Gaya. He has\, in effect\, fasted on all other auspicious days. \n“As in the social order the brahmin are considered the best\, as amongst four-legged creatures the cow is best\, and as among demigods Lord Indradev is the best\, so among all months the extra month of leap-year is the best. The Pancharatrika fast – the fast of five days (panch = five\, ratri = nights) in the extra\, leap year month – is said to remove all kinds of abominable sins. But the Pancharatriki fast\, together with the fasts of Parama and Paramai Ekadasi\, destroys all a person’s sins. If a person is unable to fast on these days\, he should observe the fasts during the extra month according to his ability. A person who\, having received a human birth\, does not take a proper bath during this extra month and then observes these Ekadasis\, which are very dear to Lord Hari\, commits suicide and suffers in the cycle of 8\,400\,000 species. The rare human birth is meant for accumulating merit and at last achieving liberating release from this material world. Therefore one should by all means observe fasting on this auspicious Parama Ekadasi.” \nLord Sri Krishna concluded\, “Oh sinless Yudhishthira\, as you have requested\, I have described to you the wonderful merit one can attain by fasting on the Ekadasi named Parama\, which occurs during the dark part of the extra\, leap-year month. You should observe this fast if at all possible.” \nKing Yudhishthira did exactly as Lord Krishna had instructed\, and so did all his brothers and their wife\, Draupadi. After enjoying pleasures rarely achieved in the material world\, they returned home\, back to Godhead.\nWhoever\, after taking a proper bath\, observes a fast on these two extra-month Ekadasis will go to heaven and finally attain to the abode of Sri Vishnu\, and as he travels there he will be praised and prayed to by all the demigods. \nThus ends the narration of the glories of Parama Ekadasi\, the Ekdasi that occurs during the dark fortnight of the extra\, leap-year month\, from the Skanda Purana.
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