The Lord states in the Gita that He accepts a leaf, flower, fruit or water from His bhaktas if it is offered with devotion. These items are easily available and by offering these things one can get His blessings to enter into His Kingdom. And from the scriptures we hear that the Lord has great liking for Tulasi leaves and He is very much pleased if we offer tulasi leaves to Him.

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This is the transcription based on the wonderful class given by HG Vaijayanthi mala Mathaji on S.B.5.19.3:

Glorification of Lord Sri Rama – Part 6 [granthraj]

Glorification of Lord Sri Rama – Part 5 [granthraj]

Glorification of Lord Sri Rama – Part 4 [granthraj]

Glorification of Lord Sri Rama – Part 3 [granthraj]

Glorification of Lord Sri Rama – Part 2 [granthraj]

Glorification of Lord Sri Rama – Part 1 [granthraj]

In Valmiki Ramayan, Valmiki muni inquired Narada muni whether there is any personality who possesses 16 qualities. Narada muni said it is Lord Rama.

In the previous mails we have seen the first 11 qualities of Lord Sri Rama. In this mail we will see the next quality of Rama.

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We came across a very nice past time of the Lord and wanted to share this with all of you. On one occasion, Narada went to Lord Narayana. In the course of their conversation, Narayana asked Narada, "You move around the three worlds, what news have you brought for Me from your wanderings? Have you seen anything great in My creation?" "What can be greater than You in the three worlds!" replied Narada. On hearing this, Narayana said, "I am asking you about My creation and not about Myself."

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This is the transcription of the wonderful class of HG Vaijayanthi mala Mathaji in Abu Dhabi on S.B.5.19.3:

In Valmiki Ramayan, Valmiki muni inquired Narada muni whether there exists a personality who possesses 16 qualities. Narada muni said it is Lord Sri Rama.

In the previous mails we saw the first 9 qualities of Lord Rama. In this mail we will see the next 2 qualities.

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This is the transcription of the wonderful class given by HG Vaijayanthimala Mathaji on S.B.5.19.3.

In Valmiki Ramayan, Valmiki muni inquired Narada muni whether there is any personality existing with 16 qualities. Narada muni said it is Lord Rama who possess all such qualities. In the previous mails we have seen the first 7 qualities of Rama. In this mail we will see the next 2 qualities of Lord Rama.
Valmiki Ramayan 1.1.3 says,

caaritrena ca ko yuktah / sarva bhuteshu ko hitah
vidvaan kah samarthah ca kah / ca eka priya darshanah

"He Who is conduct-wise blent with good conduct, who in respect of all beings is benign, who is adept and also ablest one, also uniquely good to look to…"

Glorification of Lord Sri Rama – Part 4 [granthraj]

Glorification of Lord Sri Rama – Part 3 [granthraj]

Glorification of Lord Sri Rama – Part 2 [granthraj]

Glorification of Lord Sri Rama – Part 1 [granthraj]

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Yudhisthira Maharaj said, “Oh Lord Sri Krishna, O glorious son of Vasudeva, please be merciful to me and describe the EkAdasii that occurs during the dark fortnight of the month of PhAlguna (February-March)"

Lord Sri Krishna replied, “Oh Yudhisthira, Oh king of kings, gladly I shall tell you about this great fast, known as VijayA EkAdasii. Whoever observes it certainly achieves success in this life and the next. All the sins of one who fasts on this EkAdasii and hears its sublime glories are eradicated.

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In the First canto, Fifth chapter of Srimad Bhagavatam, we find that Srila Narada muni advises Srila Vyasadeva to compose transcendental literature which is not only attractive but can also bring liberation from all kinds of bondage. Narada muni glorifies that Srila Vyasadeva is perfectly qualified to perform this service because of the following qualities he possesses as described in Srimad Bhagavatam 1.5.13:

atho mahaa-bhaaga bhavaan amogha-drk
shuci-shravaah satya-rato dhrta-vratah
urukramasyaakhila-bandha-muktaye
samaadhinaanusmara tad-viceshtitam

"O Vyasadeva, your vision is completely perfect. Your good fame is spotless. You are firm in vow and situated in truthfulness. And thus you can think of the pastimes of the Lord in trance for the liberation of the people in general from all material bondage."

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This is the continuation of transcription of the wonderful class given by HG Vaijayanthimala Mathaji on S.B.5.19.3.

Valmiki muni inquired Narada muni whether there is any existing personality who possesses all 16 qualities. In the previous mails we saw first 5 qualities. We will see the sixth and seventh quality in this offering.

Glorification of Lord Sri Rama – Part 3 [granthraj]

Glorification of Lord Sri Rama – Part 2 [granthraj]

Glorification of Lord Sri Rama – Part 1 [granthraj]

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This mail is the continuation of series titled – "Glorification of Lord Ram", based on wonderful class given by HG Vaijayanthimala Mathaji on S.B.5.19.3

om namo bhagavate uttamashlokaya nama aarya-lakshana-sheela-vrataaya nama
upasikshitaatmana upaasita-lokaaya namah saadhu-vaada-nikasanaaya
namo brahmanya-devaaya mahaa-purushaaya mahaa-raajaaya nama iti

"Let me please Your Lordship by chanting the bija-mantra omkara. I wish to offer my respectful obeisances unto the Personality of Godhead, who is the best among the most highly elevated personalities. Your Lordship is the reservoir of all the good qualities of Aryans, people who are advanced. Your character and behavior are always consistent, and you exhibit exemplary character to teach others how to behave. There is a touchstone that can be used to examine the gold, but you are like a touchstone that can verify all good qualities. You are worshipped by brahmanas who are the foremost of all devotees. You, the Supreme Person, are the King of Kings, and therefore I offer my respectful obeisances unto You."

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“One should try to keep himself satisfied in any condition of life—whether distress or happiness—which is offered by the supreme will. A person who endures in this way is able to cross over the darkness of nescience very easily.”

Sri Narada Muni – Srimad Bhagavatam 4.8.33

Disclaimer: The daily ‘Vedic thought’ are posted by Deepak Prabhu in the Yahoo Groups – Govindadwipa. All credits goes to him and the groups. Hare Krishna.

This is the transcription of the wonderful class given by HG Vaijayanthi mala Mathaji on S.B.5.19.3.

om namo bhagavate uttamashlokaya nama aarya-lakshana-sheela-vrataaya nama
upasikshitaatmana upaasita-lokaaya namah saadhu-vaada-nikasanaaya
namo brahmanya-devaaya mahaa-purushaaya mahaa-raajaaya nama iti

"Let me please Your Lordship by chanting the bija-mantra omkara. I wish to offer my respectful obeisances unto the personality of Godhead, who is the best among the most highly elevated personalities. Your Lordship is the reservoir of all the good qualities of Aryans, people who are advanced. Your character and behavior are always consistent, and you exhibit exemplary character to teach others how to behave. There is a touchstone that can be used to examine the gold, but you are like a touchstone that can verify all good qualities. You are worshipped by brahmanas who are the foremost of all devotees. You, the Supreme Person, are the King of Kings, and therefore I offer my respectful obeisances unto You."

Glorification of Lord Sri Rama – Part 1 [granthraj]

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Few months back my younger daughter Mahika was in hospital for Malaria treatment. It was the third day in the hospital and doctors were still struggling to find out the exact malaria strain to confirm the necessary medicines. Fever had gone high. Paracetamol and icepacks were the only material solutions at that time on which we were relying. We were very sad and morose due to the slow effect of the measures taken by the doctors. Our beloved god brother HG Govardhan Prabhuji visited the hospital and after initial greetings, first thing he asked me was why Krishna’s photograph is not in the room? Have you recited Narsimha Kavacha? I had no alternative but to look down at my toes. He recited the Narasimha Kavacha there with us and also we chanted few rounds of Japa. That was the eye opener. I immediately rushed home, brought the Prabhupada chanting box, a copy of Bhagavad Gita and a photograph of Krishna. The fever was down within 2 hours and from that day onwards there was no fever. Doctors found the stain on next day morning and started routine dose of quinine. Mahika was fit to leave hospital in next 2 days time. When I shared my experience with HG Devakinandan Prabhuji, his first comment was “This is the power of the association of devotees”.

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To think about the subject matter of the transcendental Lord we need to qualify ourselves. The next question that automatically comes is "What are those qualifications?". This is very nicely explained by Srila Narada muni in his advice to Srila Vyasadeva to write on Srimad Bhagavatam.

SB 1.5.13

atho mahaa-bhaaga bhavaan amogha-drk
shuci-shravaah satya-rato dhrta-vratah
urukramasyaakhila bandha muktaye
samaadhinaanusmara tad-viceshtitam

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The world becoming more and more competitive these days, we find  people are not willing to teach others or share the knowledge gained by them. But this is completely opposite in case of spiritual world. There devotees are always eager to tell what they know about the Lord to others and whenever they are questioned by others on topics concerning the Lord, they are surcharged with enthusiasm and they energetically speak about the Lord. In Srimad Bhagvatam Cano 2 Chapter 5 verse 9,  Lord Brahma thanks Narada Muni when he inquires to him about the glories of the Lord.

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avyaktaḿ vyaktim āpannaḿ
manyante mām abuddhayaḥ
paraḿ bhāvam ajānanto
mamāvyayam anuttamam

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Whenever Maharajas or Sadhus visit our place the whole atmosphere is surcharged with spirituality. Normally after offering prasada to such mahatmas it is a common scene among devotees to run for mahaprasadam. Everyone tries to grab the plate and swallow the entire blessings. While we may do this, often there is a tendency to get too superficial about the whole concept of Mahaprasadam and eat it without understanding the real power of Mahaprasadam.

In SB 1.5.25 Srila Naradji says,

ucchishta-lepan anumodito dvijaih
sakrt sma bhunje tad-apaasta-kilbishah
evam pravrttasya vishuddha-cetasas
tad-dharma evaatma-rucih prajaayate

"Once only, by their permission, I took the remnants of their food, and by so doing all my sins were at once eradicated. Thus being engaged, I became purified in heart, and at that time the very nature of the transcendentalist became attractive to me."

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śrī-bhagavān uvāca
pārtha naiveha nāmutra
vināśas tasya vidyate
na hi kalyāṇa-kṛt kaścid
durgatiḿ tāta gacchati

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sarva-bhūta-sthitaḿ yo māḿ
bhajaty ekatvam āsthitaḥ
sarvathā vartamāno ‘pi
sa yogī mayi vartate

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Few days back HG Sarvamangala Mathaji had written a nice mail stressing the importance of leading a simple life. As Srila Prabhupada insisted if we follow simple living and high thinking we would be able to realise and  work towards the goal of our life – Lord Sri Krishna. On the other hand if we lead a complex life style devoid of Krishna consciousness, we keep running behind so many things and struggle a lot to acquire them and later continue the struggle more to maintain them.

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