Guest guest Posted September 2, 1999 Report Share Posted September 2, 1999 KRSNA INSTITUTE translators/publishers of rare Vaisnava works has a 40% OFF SALE FOR JANAMASTAMI! YES! From 9/3-9/5 only.....any orders placed for these jewels of Krsna Katha.....Lord Chaitanya, Lord Krsna, Srimati Radharani in vani-form...are 40% off regular price....shipping not included. See catalog below... Hare Krsna!!! (call with order before 8 PM EST, 9/5) THE KRSNA INSTITUTE CATALOG 1999 English Translations Of The Caitanya-Vaisnava Classics with Sanskrit and transliterations. Krsna Institute, 16717 NW 173 Terrace, Alachua FL 32615 Phone 904-462-1843/E-Mail:douggreenbrg (AT) earthlink (DOT) net ——————————————————————————————————————— NOTES: Recently all prices have been greatly reduced to increase availability to the Vaisnava community. Wholesale inquiries are invited. Revered Sannyasis and Temple/Projects receive 20% discount off all books. There are admittedly minor spelling errors here and there, we beg the forgiveness of the Vaisnavas, and trust the quintessential, priceless subject matter itself will more than compensate for minor errors. Many of these works are scarcely available. "OOS" beside a volume means "out-of-stock"... If you're have laulyam-lalasamayi for a particular work we can make special arrangements for you. (printing in 8 by 11 format, spiral bound.) Vol. 80. Anthology of Vaisnava Literature $8 Anthology Contents: Dvitiya Sri Caitanyastaka, by Srila Rupa Gosvami , Sri Gauranga-stava-kalpa-vrksa, by Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami Sri-Nityanandastaka, by Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura, Sri Advaitastaka, by Srila Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya Sri Krsnadevastaka, by Srila Jiva Gosvami Prayer to Lord Krsna, From the Narada-pancaratra Prayer to Lord Gopala, From the Narada-pancaratra Appeal to Srimati Radharani, From the Urdhvamnaya-tantra and much more. * Vol. 1. The Glories of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. $3 Contents: (partial list) Sri Caitanya Upanisad Sri Navadvipacandra-stavaraja, by Srila Raghunandana Thakura Prayer to Lord Caitanya, by Srila Sanatana Gosvami Prathama Caitanyastaka, by Srila Rupa Gosvami Sri Saci-sunv-astaka, by Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami Sri Saci-nandana-vijayastaka, by Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Sri Godrumacandra-bhajanopadesa, by Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura; 155 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Incarnation Predicted in scripture $5 An anthology of quotes from the Vedas, Upanisads, Puranas, Tantras, Samhitas and other scriptures predicting the appearance of Lord Caitanya. "In the Ananta-samhita it is said: Fair Goddess Radha is known by the name Gauri and dark Lord Krsna is known by the name Hari. Aware that They have both combined in the form of Sri Caitanya, the wise call Him Gaura-Hari." Vol. 179 Sri Nrsimha-stava $3. A little anthology of prayers to Lord Nrsimha. OOS Sri Nrsimha-kavaca,from the Brahma-samhita Trailokya-vijaya: "O Lord, Your loud and shrill laughter shakes the universe and agitates the peaceful ocean of the demigods' meditations. The demigods trust that this laughter means the death of Indra's enemies. O invincible, all-powerful Lord Nrsimha, please burn, burn into ashes my enemies and my sins." * Bhakti-ratnakara - Wonderful pastimes of Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai and devotees, in Bengal and Navadvipa. 550 pages, $20 Songbook of Vaisnava bhajans by Lord Chaitanya’s followers: Very sweet over 180 pages, dozens of songs glorifying Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Lord Nityananda, Their Divine Pastimes, Forms, Qualities etc. $20 Author Unknown: * Vol. 14. Sri Hari-bhakti-kalpa-latika (The Flowering Vine of Devotional Service) A poetic description of the different stages of bhakti. Bhaktivinoda Thakura discovered this anonymous book and published it. Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati kept it in print, printing it again and again. $10 "O Govinda, for a long time the bumblebee of my mind has been enchanted by the beautiful, glistening, blossoming lotus flower of Your smiling face. That bumblebee has now become delighted by the aroma of the nectar of Your lotus feet, which is carried by the sudden breeze of the association of Your devotees." (page 268) Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana: * Vol. 5. Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana's Sri Aisvarya-kadambini $5 (The Monsoon of Lord Krsna's Opulence) A glimpse into the spiritual world. OOS "When Uddhava and other messengers begged that He return to Gokula, Lord Krsna assented to their request. When the Lord returned, melodious sounds of dundubhi drums thundered, auspicious shouts of joy arose in every home, and the forests of Vrndavana showered a great monsoon of nectar." (page 100) Vol. 21 Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana's Sri Prameya-ratnavali (The Jewel Necklace of Truths) Basing his arguments on logic and scripture, the author proves nine basic tenets of Vaisnava philosophy $8 OOS Vol. 41 Srila Vyasadeva's Sri Vedanta-sutra with the Sri Govinda-bhasya Commentary of Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana. Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana defeats the atheists and mayavadis and proves that the Brahman in the Vedas is Lord Krsna. Whole set $39. 6 volumes. "From this it may be understood that Brahman, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is different from the liberated jiva. Because it cannot be said that the liberated jiva has dominion over all or control over all, and because sutra 4.4.17 will say jagad-vyapara-varjyam (The liberated jiva has not the power to create the universes), the idea that the Brahman and the liberated jiva are identical is refuted," (page 164) Vol. Vol. 220 Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana's Sri Vedanta-syamantaka (The Syamantaka Jewel of Vedanta) $4 "Sri Radha is the origin of all forms of Goddess Laksmi. Sri Krsna is the origin of all forms of Lord Visnu. In the Purusa-bodhini Upanisad it is said: `In the land of Gokula in Mathura-mandala, Lord Krsna resides. At His two sides are Radha and Candravali.' " Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura: * Vol. 166 Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura's Sri Amnaya-sutra, $8 OOS "Regaining their original spiritual forms, the individual souls may enter Lord Krsna's pastimes. That is their greatest glory." Vol. 178 Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura's Sri Datta-kaustubha, $6 "When the Supreme is far away and His qualities cannot be seen, he is known as the effulgent impersonal Brahman. When He enters the heart and stands before one's eyes, He is known as Krsna." Vol. 19 Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura's Sri Gauranga-smarana-mangala (Auspicious Meditations on Lord Gauranga) Lord Caitanya's pastimes and philosophy $8 Vol. 216 Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura's Gita-mala (A Garland of Songs) $9 "When, rejecting the happiness of this body, calling out `O Radha! O Krsna!', and weeping, will I wander among the trees and vines in Lord Caitanya's forest by the Ganga's bank?" Vol. 196 Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura's Gitavali (Songs) $9 "Chanting, `Merciful Caitanya and Nityananda!', dance, O my heart! Dance, O my heart!. Dance, O my heart!" Vol. 217 Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura's Sri Hari-nama-cintamani (The Cintamani Jewel of Lord Krsna's Holy Name) $8 "Sri Haridasa preached the glories of the holy name to various pure devotees, and, in their gurudeva's name, these disciples wrote various books. . .This book, Hari-nama-cintamani, is a compilation of those teachings." Vol. 196 Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura's Sri Jaiva-dharma, whole set $24. 6 volumes Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura's famous novel. OOS "O servant of Lord Krsna, please be merciful and give me attraction for the holy name, mercy to the living entities, and happy association with the Vaisnavas. The shade of your feet is my only hope." Vol. 213 Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura's Kalyana-Kalpataru (The Kalpataru Tree of Auspiciousness) $9 "Hearing Krsna's flute-music, seeing His wonderful picture, and hearing His virtues from the people's mouths, I find that I have fallen in love with Him." Vol. 61 Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura's Sri Navadvipa-dhama- mahatmya, Pramana-khanda (The Glories of Sri Navadvipa: Evidence From Scripture) $8 "I offer my respectful obeisances to Gaura-avatara, who destroys the impurities of the age of Kali, who resides in Navadvipa, who wears a garland on His neck, to whose cheeks cling glistening golden earrings, who wears splendid jeweled keyura and angada armlets on His arms, and who gives to the devotees Lord Hari's holy name, which destroys all sins. Vol. 218 Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura's Sri Prema-pradipa (The Lamp of Love) $6 "When the rebellious soul turns away from the Supreme Lord, the spiritual love that is part of the soul's original nature becomes changed into love for the objects of the material senses. The material relationships that we see in the material world, dasya, sakhya, vatsalya, and srngara-rasa are only perverted reflections of the rasas present in Vaikuntha." Vol. 212 Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura's Saranagati (Surrender) $8 "When, gazing and gazing, will I forget my material body? When will the spiritual, eternal, blissful beauty of Vraja-pura stand before my eyes?" Vol. 182 Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura's Sri Tattva-sutra (The Truth) $8 "They who know the truth give all their love to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, are equally friendly to all living beings, and are appropriately detached from this dull and inert material world." * Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura's Tattva-viveka $5 "A concise overview of all major philosophies and their relationship to the teachings of Lord Chaitanya, a great book for preachers. Covers Vedic and non-vedic paradigms." Sri Garga Muni: * Vol. 106. Sri Garga-samhita, Partial set $48 12 volumes. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura was fond of this book and quoted often from it. It describes Lord Krsna pastimes, giving many pastimes not found in other places, and giving more details in its account of familiar pastimes. "Then the spiritual ground came from the realm of Goloka. In a moment everything was golden and studded with rubies and many jewels. Vrndavana forest manifested a splendid transcendental form with beautiful desire-trees, and the Yamuna's shore had jewel steps and golden palaces. Govardhana was made of jewels and had glistening golden peaks everywhere, maddened bees, and caves beautiful with swiftly-flowing streams. O king, it was like a great, gigantic elephant. Then the forest grove assumed its real form with many assembly houses, courtyards, splendid pavilions, bumblebees, and the cooing of peacocks, paravatas, and cuckoos. It was filled with the sweetness of spring. Continued... Srila Gunaraja Khan: * Vol. 202 Srila Gunaraja Khana's Sri Krsna-vijaya (The Glories of Lord Krsna) $3 "When He attained the age of twelve years, Krsna became very handsome. He enchanted all the worlds." * Srila Jiva Gosvami: * Vol. 180 Sri Brahma-samhita, $6.50 With commentary of Srila Jiva Gosvami OOS "Goloka is also described in the following words of the Rg Veda: `O Krsna and Balarama, we aspire to attain the place where You enjoy transcendental pastimes, and where there are beautiful surabhi cows with large horns. The Vedas describe this place as the transcendental abode of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who fulfills all desires'." Vol. 219 Srila Jiva Gosvami's Sri Gopala-campu, Volume One $6.50 "When, late at night, Lord Krsna returned to Goloka, dundubhi drums were sounded at King Nanda's doorway in Goloka." Thinking, `This sound must signal a blissful festival,the people of Goloka rose from their sleep." Vol. 2 Srila Jiva Gosvami's Songs from Sri Gopala-campu $4 "Krsna wears a crown of peacock feathers, gunja, leaves, flowers, and other things. He calls the surabhi cows and they become like many rivers flowing to Him." (page 80) Vol. 152 Srila Jiva Gosvami's Songs from Sri Gopala-campu, Vol. 2 $5 Vol. 6. Srila Jiva Gosvami's Sri Tattva-sandarbha (An Essay on Truth) The first volume of Srila Jiva Gosvami's Sri Sad-sandarbha $8 "Because of these four defects, the material senses and mind cannot show us the spiritual reality. The Vedic literatures, on the other hand, give us a very different source of knowledge. Because the Vedic revelation, which descends to us from the spiritual world, gives all knowledge, both material and spiritual, it is our sole reliable evidence for understanding the wonderful spiritual reality, which is beyond the jurisdiction of matter, which is the shelter of everything, and which cannot be understood by the workings of the material mind." Vol. 64 Srila Jiva Gosvami's Sri Bhagavat-sandarbha (An Essay on Bhagavan), Whole set $28, 5 volumes. (OOS but available in large size, one volume) $24 Vol. 112. Srila Jiva Gosvami's Sri Bhakti-sandarbha (An Essay on Devotional Service), Whole set $60. 13 volumes. "This does not happen with any other teaching. Many other teachings may be heard, but it is the hearing of narrations that begin with the Supreme Truth's pastimes that makes one yearn to taste the nectar of the Lord. Sri Prahlada and other devotees are examples here. Hearing about the Lord gives the seed (to see the Lord face-to-face), and it also destroys the seed of lust and a host of vices." Vol. 44 Srila Jiva Gosvami's Sri Krsna-sandarbha (An Essay on Krsna) Vol. 1 More than 1200 pages of proof (in six volumes) that Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Vol. 1 Whole set $28, 6 volumes. OOS "Someone may question: Lord Krsna explains (18.63-64) that the last verses of Bhagavad-gita are the most confidential part of knowledge. This last part of Bhagavad-gita, however, simply restates what has already been stated in a general way in the previous verses of the Gita. Why does Lord Krsna say that this last part is more confidential? "I answer: It is not that in the later part of Bhagavad-gita Lord Krsna explains a higher method of worship, but rather in the last part of the Gita He explains a higher object of worship. Earlier in the Gita, the Lord describes the all-pervading Supersoul, the neutral observer of all living entities (8.4) ("tat"=Him) and later the Lord describes Himself as the Original Supreme Person ("mat"=Me). In this way Lord Krsna is described as the ultimate object of worship." Vol. 188 Srila Jiva Gosvami's Sri Paramatma-sandarbha. Whole set $30, 6 volumes. "A person who takes shelter of Lord Narayana attains the four goals of life. He does not need to perform any other spiritual activities other than taking shelter of the Lord." Vol. 225 Srila Jiva Gosvami's Sri Priti-sandarbha (An Essay on Transcendental Love) $36 (available in one volume format, $20) "When in that stage of raga the devotee sees the beloved Krsna as newer and newer at every moment, that stage is called `nava-navi-bhavann anuraga'. In that stage Lord Krsna and His devotee become under each other's control." Vol. 22 Srila Jiva Gosvami's Sri Gopala-virudavali (Calling Out to Lord Gopala) Famous as a philosopher, Srila Jiva Gosvami was also a great poet $3 "May Lord Krsna, who is famous for killing the demons, who killed Kamsa, who is the destiny that kills repeated birth and death for the intelligent, who is an ocean of the splendor of transcendental glory, whose footprints in Vraja Brahma and the demigods yearn to attain, who was born in a family of His own devotes, and who is fond of playing the flute, appear before us." (page 28) Vol. 134 Srila Jiva Gosvami's Sri Sankalpa-kalpadruma (The Kalpadruma Tree That Fulfills All Desires), Vol. 1 $6.50 A poem narrating Lord Krsna's pastimes. "O mind, please understand what I will now teach you: Krsna is a monsoon cloud of nectar. He is a kalpa-vrksa tree that fulfills all desires." Vol. 149 Srila Jiva Gosvami's Sri Sankalpa-kalpadruma, Vol. 2 $6.50 Srila Kavikarnapura: * Vol. 69 Srila Kavi-karnapura's Sri Caitanya-candrodaya (The Rising of the Moon of Sri Caitanya), Act 1 (The Entrance of His Bliss) Whole set $30. $8 singly. OOS "Its nine new candrakanta jewels of devotional service eclipsing Kuvera's lily, lotus, conch, and other treasures, and its arrows of light wounding the cakravaka bird of Kali-yuga, may the moon of Lord Gaura destroy the darkness of the world." (page 1) Vol. 162 Srila Kavi-karnapura's Sri Caitanya-carita, Vol. 1 $5.00 "We worship Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, whose long arms reach to His knees, whose limbs are decorated by a great circle of light, whose playful glance almost touches His ears, whose cheeks are splendid, and who plays like a hundred lions." Vol. 12. Srila Kavi-karnapura's Sri Caitanya-sahasra-nama (A Thousand Names of Lord Caitanya $6 "One who allows Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu to appear within his mind in the form of these holy names will become able to give up the poison of material existence and become filled with ecstatic love for the Lord." (page 60) Vol. 11. Srila Kavi-karnapura's Sri Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (A Lamp to See the Associates of Lord Caitanya) Lord Caitanya's associates in Lord Krsna's pastimes. $4. "Lord Brahma, the master of the universe, who is considered one of the members of the nava-vyuha and who is the original teacher of the Vedas and Tantras, appeared in Lord Caitanya's pastimes as Sri Gopinatha Acarya." * Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja: * Vol. 92 Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja's Sri Suka-sari-stava (The Parrots' Prayers) $5.00 "The demons yearn after sense pleasures, yet they hate Lord Krsna, who gives all pleasures to His devotees. The demons greedily run after money, yet they hate Lord Krsna, who gives all wealth to His devotees. The demons aspire for a happy situation in life, yet they hate Lord Krsna, who is the personification of all happiness. The demons desire sovereignty over the world, yet they hate Lord Krsna, the master of all the universes. The demons are not very intelligent, for they have become bitter enemies of the only person able to fulfill their desires." * Srila Locana dasa Thakura: *Vol. 223 Srila Locana dasa Thakura's Sri Caitanya-mangala $16 * Srila Madhvacarya: * Vol. 13. Srila Madhvacarya's Sri Tattva-muktavali (A Hundred Refutations of the Mayavada Fallacy) $4.00 OOS "O Mayavadi friend, if you, I, and everyone and everything else are all actually the same Supreme Brahman and there is no real distinction between us, then we are actually all one. If this is true, then your wealth, children, wife, and all your possessions are actually also mine. I claim them all now. Give them to me at once." * Srila Narada Muni: * Vol. 109. Sri Satvata Tantra (The Devotees of the Lord) Vol. 1, $6.50 "With sixteen holy names of the Lord and with mantras from the Tantras the people in that age will worship the Lord of the universes, whose complexion is fair and who is named Sri Krsna Caitanya." Vol. 110. Sri Satvata Tantra, Vol. 2, $6.50 * Srila Narottama dasa Thakura: * Vol. 128. Srila Narottama dasa Thakura's Sri Prarthana (Prayers) $6.50 OOS "The great ocean of love of Krsna stretches without limit in all directions. Although Narottama dasa does not know how to swim across that ocean, he plunges headfirst into it." Vol. 129. Srila Narottama dasa Thakura's Sri Prema-bhakti-candrika (The Moonlight of Loving Devotion) $6.00 "The happiness of the senses is full of poison. Pride does not bring happiness. These things do not bring happiness. They bring only pain. Taste the nectar of serving Lord Govinda. Associate with the devotees. Learn the truth of loving devotional service." * Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati: * Vol. 2. Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati's Sri Caitanya-candramrta (The Nectar Moon of Sri Caitanya) Poetry by a personal associate of Lord Caitanya. $4.00 "Will Lord Gaura, whose splendor condemns millions and millions of Cupids, whose handsome face eclipses millions and millions of rising autumn moons, and whose generosity makes millions and millions of desire trees seem insignificant, place His lotus feet in my heart after I have accumulated pious deeds in millions and millions of births?" (page 82) Vol. 43 Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati's Sri Navadvipa-sataka (A Hundred Verses Glorifying Navadvipa) $4 "I meditate on wonderful Gaura-sthala splendid with gold, crystal, and rubies, with great sapphire trees, with courtyards made of many kinds of jewels, with buzzing bees, with blossoming vines, with wonderful parrots, peacocks, cuckoos, and other birds, and with lakes filled with lotuses and other flowers." Vol. 204 Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati's Sri Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi (The Nectar Moon of Sri Radha's Sweetness) $8 "All glories to the delicate being that bears the name Radha, a being all the Vedas cannot describe, a being who is the sweetest essence of the nectar ocean, a being whose mercy has no limit, a being splendid, sweet, graceful, and beautiful, a being whose passionate love has pushed away the shackles that chained Her heart." Vol. 16. Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati's Sri Vrndavana-mahimamrta, Vol. 1 (The Nectar Glory of Sri Vrndavana) Prayers Glorifying Vrndavana. Whole set $49, 17 volumes. (Missing volume 3.) "Impersonal liberation is bitter, the objects of the senses shine as a fearful hell, sense pleasures are great flames of virulent poison, all great demigods are insects, and yogic powers are mirages, now that my heart is intoxicated by tasting the sweet nectar of Vrndavana." (page 45) * Srila Raghava Gosvami: * Vol. 34. Srila Raghava Gosvami's Sri Krsna-bhakti-ratna-prakasa (The Splendor of the Jewel of Krsna-bhakti) Vol. 1 $8 Vol. 35. Sri Krsna-bhakti-ratna-prakasa Vol. 2 $12 "Sri Radha's form is made of transcendental bliss. Lord Hari's form is made of transcendental bliss. They have forms of bliss. Their forms are not creations of the material elements." * Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami: * Vol. 111. Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami's Sri Dana-keli-cintamani (The Cintamani Jewel of the Toll Pastime) $6.50 OOS "For Your beautiful face, which eclipses the glory of all other faces, You must pay the toll of one hundred thousand full moons, one hundred thousand blossoming lotus flowers, and one hundred thousand jewel-studded golden mirrors. For Your chin You must pay the toll of many precious gems." Vol. 93 Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami's Sri Stavavali (Collected Prayers), Vol. 1 Whole set $16, 4 volumes. OOS as a set. "Mind, worship Lord Hari's beloved Radha, who with the splendor of Her beauty makes Rati, Gauri, and Lila burn with envy, who with the power of Her good fortune defeats Saci, Laksmi, and Satyabhama, and who with Her ability to control Krsna completely eclipses Candravali and the other pious young girls in Vraja. (page 21) Vol. 4. Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami's Sri Vraja-vilasa-stava (Prayers Glorifying the Lord's Pastimes in Vraja) $5.00 "Even if I have the opportunity to bathe in the nectarine ocean of pure love of Krsna, and even if I have the pure devotees of the infallible Supreme Personality of Godhead as my associates, I will not consent to live, even for a single moment, in any sacred place other than Vrajabhumi. Even if the residents of Vraja appear to be ordinary, and even if they fill my ears with useless gossip, I pray that I may remain among them, eternally residing here in Vraja." (page 96) Note that Sri Vraja-vilasa-stava is volume 2 of Sri Stavavali. * Srila Ramananda Raya: * Vol. 96 Srila Ramananda Raya's Sri Jagannatha-vallabha (Lord Jagannatha's Beloved), $9 OOS "This is not a smile, but moonlight. These are not eyes but lotus flowers. These are not ears, but Kamadeva's bowstring stretched for the conquest of the world.' May the blissful gopis' bewilderment, born from their gazing at Krsna's face, bring to you a hundred benedictions." * Srila Rasikananada: * Vol. 221 Srila Rasikananda's Sri Syamananda-sataka (A Hundred Verses Glorifying Sri Syamananda) $4.00 "O people, if your hearts yearn to taste the rare sweet nectar of love for Lord Krsna, if you wish, without the trouble of great searching, to find the cintamani jewel of ecstatic love for Lord Krsna, and if you are attracted to the great treasure of spontaneous love for Lord Krsna, then with all your heart please always worship the kalpavrksa tree that bears the name Srila Rupa Gosvami: * Vol. 9. Srila Rupa Gosvami's Sri Astadasa-cchandah-stava (Eighteen Chandah Prayers) Lord Krsna's pastimes. $4 "O Lord whose transcendental pastimes have become earrings worn by the vraja-gopis, who are the most beautiful girls in the three worlds and who are all deeply in love with You, O Lord who enjoys transcendental pastimes deep in the smiling autumn forest, I pray that intense love for You may playfully arise within me." (page 55) (Note Sri Astadasa-cchandah-stava is Vol. 4 of Sri Stava-mala.) Vol. 215 Srila Rupa Gosvami's Sri Dana-keli-kaumudi (The Moonlight of the Dana-keli Pastime) $4 "All glories to Radha's love for Krsna, the enemy of the demon Mura. Although it is all-pervading, it tends to increase at every moment. Although it is important, it is devoid of pride. And although it is pure, it is always beset with duplicity."* Vol. 3. The Glories of Sri Krsna (Verses From Srila Rupa Gosvami's Padyavali) Srila Rupa Gosvami's notebook of favorite verses. $3 OOS "Let there be all victory for the chanting of the holy name of Lord Krsna, which can cleanse the mirror of the heart and stop the miseries of the blazing fire of material existence. That chanting is the waxing moon that spreads the white lotus of good fortune for all living entities. It is the life and soul of all education. The chanting of the holy name of Krsna expands the blissful ocean of transcendental life. It gives a cooling effect to everyone and enables one to taste full nectar at every step." (page 4) Vol. 8. Srila Rupa Gosvami's Sri Govinda-virudavali (Calling Out to Lord Krsna) Srila Rupa Gosvami prays for protection. $4 "The elephant of my mind is now drowning in the waters of material illusion. Strongly held by the ferocious crocodile of the threefold miseries, it anxiously cries with fear in its heart. O Lord Hari, please rescue it with Your glowing Sudarsana cakra, which cuts the sufferings of the demigods to pieces." (Note Sri Govinda-virudavali is Vol. 3 of Sri Stava-mala.) Vol. 98 Srila Rupa Gosvami's Sri Hamsaduta (The Swan Messenger), $6 "Sitting on a couch of very soft white cushions at the height of the three worlds' opulences, His form slightly bent, happy, resting His elbows on a great cushion splendid as a full moon, His splendor glorious as the Yamuna's rising waves, His cheeks charming with swinging jewel shark earrings, and His silk garments defeating the splendor of gold, Mukunda will splash your eyes with the nectar of bliss." (page 30) Vol. 99 Srila Rupa Gosvami's Sri Laghu-Bhagavatamrta (A Little Nectar of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His Devotees), Vol. 1 Whole set $18, 3 volumes. OOS "Because He enjoys many happy pastimes, delighting His dear associates, and even enchanting Himself, Lord Krsna is called `lila-purusottama' (the most playful person)." Vol. 209 Srila Rupa Gosvami's Sri Lalita-Madhava (Playful Krsna) (Complete in One Volume. English only. No Sanksrit) $8 OOS "Is this a nectar moon to make the lotus flowers of the gopis blossom with happiness? Is this a regal festival of youthfulness appearing in Gokula? Is this a garden of flowers to delight the cuckoo bird of My heart? O slender-waisted one, this person I see splashes My eyes with waves of nectar." Vol. 40 Srila Rupa Gosvami's Sri Mathura-mahatmya (The Glories of Mathura) Quotes from the Puranas describing Mathura and Vrndavana. $8 "In the Padma Purana, Patala-khanda, it is said: The flood of eternal, blissful spiritual nectar that is called Brahman in the Upanisads is the Yamuna, which has become a flowing river to purify the worlds." (page 146) Vol. 208 Srila Rupa Gosvami's Sri Nikunja-rahasya-stava and Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti's Gitavali and Other Poems $3 "Please meditate on Sri Sri Radhika-Krsnacandra, whose limbs are monsoon clouds and gold, whose eyes are red and blue lotuses, whose foreheads are anointed with sweet musk, who wear garlands of malati and kunda flowers, who have the charming playfulness of youth, and who wear regal blue and yellow garments in a secluded forest grove." Vol. 63 Srila Rupa Gosvami's Sri Padyavali $12 OOS "O my dark rising moon, O my child, You are not asleep?" "No. Sleep has not yet come to Me." "Listen, my son. I shall tell You a bedtime story that will make You fall asleep." "What is this story I have never heard? Please tell it." Mother Yasoda then told the story. When she came to the sentences, "Then Lord Nrsimha appeared from the pillar. Lord Nrsimha was very eager to rip the demon to shreds," a smile suddenly rose on child Krsna's lips. Vol. 7. Srila Rupa Gosvami's Sri Sri Radha-Krsna-ganoddesa-dipika (A Lamp to See the Associates of Sri Sri Radha-Krsna) A description of the associates of Sri Sri Radha-Krsna in Goloka Vrndavana. $10 "Gauri-devi always wears white garments. Her complexion is the color of a peacock. Because her sweet and charming words are often laced with acid sarcasms, Lord Krsna jokingly calls her Sitakhandi (always sweet)." (page 140) Vol. 88 Srila Rupa Gosvami's Sri Stava-mala (A Garland of Prayers) Whole set $21, 6 volumes. OOS as a set "I am very weak and lazy to do even the smallest devotional service and so when I hear of the peerless and difficult-to-perform services performed by the great devotees in ancient times, my heart burns with despair. O Lord, O killer of Aghasura, when I hear that Your waves of mercy splash everyone from the demigod Brahma down to the most insignificant creature, then my heart becomes sprinkled with a cooling drop of hope." (page 97) Vol. 89 Sri Stava-mala, Vol. 2 $5 Sri Stava-mala, Vol. 3 $5 (See Sri Govinda-virudavali)In stock. Vol. 4 $8 (See Sri Astadasa-cchanda-stava)In stock. Vol. 90 Sri Stava-mala, Vol. 5 $5 Vol. 88 Srila Rupa Gosvami's Sri Uddhava-sandesa (A Message for Uddhava) $5 "Then please go to the place where many deer stay, a place filled with flowering vines, a place on the outskirts of Vraja. Eager to enjoy pastimes, I used to go there at dawn. Filling that place with beautiful circles of sweet flute-music, I used to charm the deer who, separated from Me during the night, yearned to see Me." Sahasra-nama-stotras: * Vol. 97 Sri Bala-Krsna-sahasra-nama (A Thousand Names of Child Krsna), $6.50 OOS Sri Caitanya-sahasra-nama (See under Srila Kavi-karnapura) $6 "Lord Krsna is He who assumes the form of Sri Caitanya (Caitanya-rupi), who is Sri Caitanya (Caitanya and Cetana), who has no material qualities (Guna-varjita), who expertly acts as Advaita Acarya (Advaitacara-nipuna), who is Advaita (Advaita), and who is the supreme leader (Parama-nayaka)." (page 41) Vol. 167 Sri Gopala-sahasra-nama, $6 Vol. 222 Sri Krsna-sahasra-nama (A Thousand Names of Lord Krsna From Sri Visnu- dharma Purana) $5 "Great sins that cannot be destroyed by any atonement are at once destroyed by chanting these holy names." Vol. 181 Sri Nrsimha-sahasra-nama (A Thousand Names of Lord Nrsimha) $5 "Obeisances to Lord Nrsimha, whose teeth are thunderbolts, who holds a thunderbolt, whose body is a thunderbolt, who is a thunderbolt, whose claws are thunderbolts." Vol. 140 Sri Radha-Krsna-sahasra-nama, $8 Vol. 105. Sri Radha-sahasra-nama (A thousand Names of Sri Radha). Taken by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura from Sri Narada-pancaratra, $8 Vol. 15. Sri Visnu-sahasra-nama-stotra (A Thousand Names of Lord Visnu) The famous prayer from the Mahabharata with the commentary of Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana. $8 OOS "They who worship the lotus-eyed Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the unborn creator, controller, and annihilator of the material universe, do not suffer defeat at the hands of the cycle of repeated birth and death, but become liberated from material existence and return back home, back to Godhead." *Sanskrit Grammar: * Vol. 114. Sri Krsna-kathamrta-vyakarana, An Introduction to Sanskrit, Vol. 1, Whole set $15, three volumes. OOS This is the Sanskrit textbook used in the Gurukula system. Dr. A. L. Basham, a famous Sanskrit scholar, commented about this book: "Sanskrit is difficult enough as it is, and most Sanskrit grammars only make it more difficult. This book makes it easy." Srila Sanatana Gosvami: *Brhad-bhagavatamrta Whole set $42, 8 volumes. "With hundreds of different playlets and funny expressions on His lotus face, He won over the discriminating audience of His friends expert in comedy and made them happy. In this way He and Balarama enjoyed many happy pastimes. (Chapter 7, page 34) Srila Sanatana Gosvami's Sri Hari-bhakti-vilasa, pertinent sections for ISKCON. 7 volumes $28, Vol. 39 Srila Sanatana Gosvami's Sri Krsna-lila-stava (Prayers Glorifying Lord Krsna's Pastimes) 432 prayers based on the pastimes in Srimad-Bhagavatam. $8 "O Sri Krsna, may one who chants these prayers named the Sri Krsna-lila-stava, which grant liberation. which consist of 108 obeisances, and which follow the previous descriptions, by Your mercy quickly attain transcendental love for Your form, name, and pastimes." * Srila Sanatkumara: * Vol. 164 Sri Sanatkumara-samhita $6.50 "Radha watched as Lord Krsna enjoyed these pastimes of eating breakfast. When Yasoda called, Radha, accompanied by Lalita and many other gopi friends, shyly ate breakfast." * Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti: * Vol. 20 Poems of Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti, 19 beautiful poems glorifying Lord Caitanya, Lord Krsna, Vrndavana, the holy name, etc. $5 "May Srila Gopaladeva. who is the abode of ever-fresh opulence and auspiciousness, whose left hand rests on His waist, who possesses handsomeness multiplied millions of times, who protects His devotees, and who expertly increases their love for Him, appear in my heart." (page 39) Vol. 211 Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti's Sri Prema-samputa (The Case Filled With Jewels of Love) $5 "In enjoying pastimes of love Radha is the best, and in love-in-separation Radha is the best millions and millions of times over." Vol. 62 Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti's Sri Rupa-cintamani (The Cintamani Jewel of Beauty) and Sri Radhika-dhyanamrta (The Nectar of Meditation on Sri Radhika), $4 "Decorated with splendid jewel lotus petals, the youthful and fragrant divine couple are splendid as a monsoon cloud and lightning as They stand on a jeweled golden pavement under a tall kalpa-druma tree by the Yamuna in Vrndavana forest. O mind, please always remember Their charming, gentle smile." Vol. 33. Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti's Sri Vraja-riti-cintamani (The Cintamani Jewel of Vraja) A guided tour of Vrndavana $6.50 OOS "Govardhana Hill is like a flag of intense sweetness placed in the opulent land of Vrndavana. As the king of mountains, Govardhana Hill offers very pleasing royal service to the young prince of Vraja. The rocks of Govardhana Hill are many kinds of splendid jewels that provide thrones, couches, and other kinds of furniture for Sri Krsna, the supreme monarch of all nectar mellows." (page 93) Vol. 135 Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti's Sri Sankalpa-kalpadruma (The Kalpadruma Tree That Fulfills All Desires) $5. "Ascending the topmost turret overlooking the garden, taking You to the window, and showing You Your beloved as He milks the surabhi cows, I will throw You into great waves of the ocean of bliss." * Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura * Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura's Sri Caitanya-bhagavata $20, four original volumes. "I offer my respectful obeisances to the two fathers of the sankirtana movement, whose long arms reach to Their knees, who are splendid like gold, whose large eyes are lotus flowers, who are the maintainers of the worlds, the best of brahmanas, and the protectors of the yuga-dharma (the religion of the age), who bring happiness to the people of the world, and who have come to this place because They are very merciful." * Srila Vyasadeva:* Vol. 190 Some Stanzas From the Puranas, $4 OOS Chapters from the Padma Purana and Skanda Purana describing prayers to Lord Krsna, the glories of devotional service, and the marriage of Laksmi and Narayana. "Then one should meditate on an eight-petal red lotus flower in the midst of that spiritual world paved with jewels. Then one should meditate on Lord Krsna, who is splendid like the rising sun." Sri Brahma-vaivarta Purana (selections) Whole set $48. This is the book Srila Prabhupada planned to do after Srimad-Bhagavatam was completed. "Thus the demigods gazed at auspicious, wonderful, spiritual Goloka, which had a thousand lakes, which was made of jewels, and which, by the will of Lord Krsna and the wisdom of Sri Radha, was situated in the spiritual sky. The demigods then gazed at the beautiful dancing they saw there." Vol. 163 Sri Govinda Vrndavana $7.50 "In that place was the Yamuna, the best of rivers. Both its banks were studded with jewels. It was filled with swans and many lotus flowers." Vol. 187 Sri Hayagriva Upanisad and Other Vaisnava Upanisads $6 OOS "The Supreme is a person. He has no material form. He is within and without. He is unborn. He has neither material breath nor material mind. He is handsome and glorious. He is superior to the impersonal Brahman." Vol. 165 Sri Krsna Upanisad and Other Vaisnava Upanisads $4 "In the fourth yuga the Supreme Personality of Godhead takes birth in a brahmana family. Desiring to teach the message of all the Upanisads, preach the truths of the dharma-sastras, and deliver all the people, He preaches all the truths of vaisnava-dharma and He also uproots all the atheists and offenders." Vol. 185 Srimad-Bhagavatam, Canto Ten, Chapter Fourteen, With the Commentaries of Srila Sridhara Svami, Srila Sanatana Gosvami, and Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti. $6 "Here Lord Krsna may say: Some persons may claim that because I am the Supreme Personality of Godhead it is not a fact that I am the son or other friend or relative in Vraja. However, it is a fact. These persons are mistaken." Vol. 177 Sri Skanda Purana's Sri Vasudeva-mahatmya $5 The Skanda Purana's description of Narada Muni's visit to Goloka Vrndavana. "Crossing that splendid transcendental river, by the Lord's will Narada came to a great moat and the hundred peaks of Mount Govardhana." Vol. 79 Sri Svetasvatara Upanisad $5 "Rapt in meditation, the sages then saw the mysterious potency and transcendental qualities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the first cause, who alone dominates the secondary causes, from time to the individual living entity." (page 3) Srila Yamunacarya: * Vol. 10. Srila Yamunacarya's Sri Stotra-ratna (The Prayer Jewel) Prayers by the famous Sri Vaisnava acarya. $3 "Let us submit one piece of information before You, dear Lord. It is not at all false, but it is full of meaning. It is this: If You are not merciful upon us, then it will be very, very difficult to find more suitable candidates for Your mercy." Series Two (Contemporary Authors): Prayers And Stanza By Kusa Kratha Prabhu, Founder of Krsna Institute Vol. 1 Sri Krsnakrstih (Attraction to Lord Krsna) $3 A book of prayers. "No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. I will not listen to you. I will not go running in the desert to search for money and fame. I will stay here at Lord Krsna's feet." Vol. 2 Sri Nrsimha-palana-prarthana (Prayers to Lord Nrsimha For Protection), $3 "To the demons, who say among themselves, `The devotees have only a ferocious lion and we have many great armies,' I say, `Fools, you are about to be smashed into pieces." Vol. 3 Sri Nandanandanabhinandana (Welcoming Lord Krsna with Prayers), $3 " `May Sri Radha be kind upon me.' I practice saying it again and again. I am ready. If Krsna were ever to appear before me and grant me a boon, now I know what to ask." Vol. 4 Sri Gaura-kirtana (The Glories of Lord Gaura) $3 "O calendar-makers, please give us a calendar with a different pastime of Lord Gaura for every half-second. Moment by moment we will observe a great festival for each of these pastimes, a festival with great singing and dancing." Vol. 5 Sri Krsna-kirtana (The Glories of Lord Krsna) $3 "If I can gaze on Lord Krsna's moonlike face, of what use to me are millions of splendid moons? If I can gaze on Lord Krsna's lotus eyes, of what use to me are millions of blossoming lotus flowers?" Vol. 6 Sri Krsna-stavastakavali (Prayers to Lord Krsna). $6.50 Twenty-three astakas glorifying Lord Krsna and His devotees. "How beautiful is the moon this evening in Vraja. Look! Look! The land of Vraja is splendid with nectar moonlight! The land of Vraja is flooded with bliss!" Vol. 7. Sri Vrajavira-virudavali (Calling Out to Lord Krsna) $3 "O Krsna whose flute creates a flooding stream of nectar that attracts the beautiful gopis's hearts, charms the deer and other animals in Gokula's forests, makes the surabhi cows prick up their ears with joy, makes the rocks and other unmoving creatures in Gokula melt with happiness, makes the Yamuna and the other rivers become stunned with joy, bewilders the assembled demigods, and fills the residents of Gokula with bliss, O Lord whose fingers dance over the holes of the flute, O Krsna, all glories to You!" Vol. 8 Sri Vrndavana-kirtana (The Glories of Sri Vrndavana) $3 "Friend, look! From this beautiful rooftop-room you can see the whole land of Vraja glistening like a thousand-petal lotus flower." Vol. 9. Sri Radha-Kirti (The Glories of Sri Radha) $3 "I will paint many pictures of Radha and Krsna joking and enjoying happy pastimes and I will keep all these pictures in my heart. With every step I take in this world I will look at these pictures." Vol. 10 Sri Sri Radha-Giridhari-gitavatamsa (A Garland of Songs Glorifying Sri Sri Radha-Giridhari)$5 "Why is Krsna so handsome? I do not know. Did thousands of flooding streams of nectar converge to become the limbs of Krsna? Did the splendid king of monsoon clouds, accompanied by his entourage, descend to the village of Vraja? Did the king of yogi poets create, by his mystic power, the most handsome of all forms? Did the king of lotus flowers, disguised as a gopa, appear in the land of Vraja? Vol. 11 Sri Vedanta-rahasya (The Secrets of Vedanta)$3 "Some night, my eyes glistening with wonder, will I gaze at Lord Krsna as with limitless playfulness as He dances with Sri Radha and the gopis on the thousand charming peaks of Mount Govardhana splendid in the moonlight?" Vol. 12 Sri Vraja-mandala-kavita(The Poetry of Vraja)$6 "My wide-open eyes flooded with the nectar of Their beautiful and handsome forms filled with nectar, I serve Vrsabhanu's lotus-eyed daughter and Nanda's lotus-eyed son." Vol. 13 Sri Sri Radha-Mukunda-stava (Prayers Glorifying Sri Sri Radha-Krsna)$3 "I worship Sri Sri Radha-Mukunda who, accompanied by an army of gopas and gopis, and armed with many weapons of glistening puns, playfully fight in the battle of joking words in the splendid forests of Vraja." Vol. 14 Sri Sri Radha-Govinda-lilaravindatavi-manda-vayv-avali (Fragrant Breezes From the Lotus Forest of Sri Sri Radha-Krsna's Pastimes)$3 "O beautiful saintly girl, for Your splendid face You must pay a toll of ten million times ten million charming full moons, moons charming with flowing rivers of nectar, moons splendid in the night-sky of flower-filled Vrndavana forest." Vol. 15 Sri Sri Radha-Madhava-stava (Prayers Glorifying Sri Sri Radha-Krsna) $3 "I worship Sri Sri Radha-Krsna, whose pastimes in Vrndavana forest are sublimely sweet, the beauty and handsomeness of whose graceful forms are sublimely sweet, whose kindness and other dear virtues are sublimely sweet, and whose graceful limbs are gloriously decorated with a host of flowers." Vol. 17 Sri Surabhi-pankajangi-stava (Prayers Glorifying Lord Krsna, Whose Limbs Are Like Fragrant lotus Petals) $3 "I offer my respectful obeisances to Lord Krsna, who at the festive and delicious breakfast happily laughs and makes the gopa boys laugh also with His playful joking words, and whose limbs are like fragrant lotus petals. Vol. 18 Sri Sri Radha-Madhava-keli-cintamani-vicitra-citravali (Cintamani Jewel Pictures of Sri Sri Radha-Krsna's Pastimes) $3 "May Sri Sri Radha-Krsna, who are merciful, glorious, and splendid with playfulness, and whom the devotees, worship, love, and gaze upon, be manifest in my heart." Vol. 19 Sri Murali-madhura-stava (Prayers Glorifying the Graceful Flutist of Vraja) $3 "I offer my respectful obeisances to Lord Krsna, the smiling graceful teenager who, walking on the Yamuna's flower-filled banks, sweetly plays on His flower-decorated flute." * Vol. 20 108 Sonnets Glorifying Lord Krsnacandra $3 (English-language poems describing Lord Krsna's pastimes.) "In Sri Yasoda's kitchen Radha looks with smiles on smiling friends. They make a plan. The graceful, slender, charming gopi cooks now cook Krsna's feast. Now many a pan or pot or tray is filled with squash or rice or leafy vegetables. Now fragrant steam ascends from all the cooking work. Now spice is added with artistic skill. Now cream is hardened into many a tempting sweet delight. Now gently simmering plantains are done. Now puffs up many a whole-wheat bread. Now flowing juice of sugar canes is added here and there with loving hands. In every cook's thoughts smiling Krsna stands." 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