KK Bindu #144

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Our humble obeisances!

 

Jaya Sri Sri Guru Gauranga!

 

You will find attached to this text issue #144 of Sri Krishna Kathamrita

Bindu.

 

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IN THIS ISSUE

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* "Eligible to Live in Vrindavan" - His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta

Swami Prabhupada speaks about how many of the monkeys and pigs in Vrindavan

got their birth.

 

* "External Formalities & Sectarian Conflicts" - Srila Thakur Bhaktivinode

describes how the devotees of the Lord are detached from sectarian

conflicts.

 

* "Power of Chastity" - Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami tells a couple of

short stories about the power of chaste ladies.

 

* "The Meeting of Parshuram and Lord Ramachandra" - Part four of a six-part

excerpt from the English poetry of the late Christian missionary Reverend A.

G. Atkins. In this installment, Lakshman continues to speak insolent and

sarcastic words to the proud Parshuram.

 

* "Glories of Adwaita Acharya" - A special offering in honor of the upcoming

appearance day of Srila Adwaita Acharya Prabhu. This Bengali song was

written by the medieval Vaishnava poet Shyam Das.

 

* "Meditating on Srila Adwaita Acharya" - Sanskrit verses about Srila

Adwaita Acharya. Our thanks to His Grace Nityananda Das, who kindly

translated them especially for this issue of KK Bindu.

 

We would also like to express our appreciation to Srimati Meera Seth for her

kind editing assistance.

 

We pray that this issue may bring some happiness and inspiration to the

Vaishnavas who are preaching the mission of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

 

Das anudas abhas, Madhavananda Das, editor

 

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COMING IN OUR NEXT ISSUE:

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Bindu 145 will include some stories from the life of Lord Nityananda Prabhu

from Srila Murari Gupta's Sri Caitanya-carita Mahakavya, in honor of his

upcoming appearance day.

 

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"This chanting should go on. Instead of meetings, resolutions, dissolutions,

revolutions and then no solutions, there should be chanting."

- His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, from Lilamrita Vol.6

p.182