Astrological Newsletter (Sept 2012)

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ALL GLORY TO SHRI GURU AND GAURANGA

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Mithuna Twiins Astrological Sr!ics

"Ho# o$ th %hrigu &ro'ct(

)His Di!inGrac A*C* %ha+ti!,anta Swa#i&ra-hu.a,a

/oun,r Achar0a1 Intrnational Socit0 $or 2rishna Consciousnss

"3ision o$ th Goswa#is(

(Shriman Gopal Chandra Ghosh said) During these months when I would visit (Shrila

Prabhupada) in his rooms at Radha-Damodara he occasionally told me some special things that I

understood as secrets in his bhajan !nce I came early in the morning in wintertime "e was chanting

hari-nama very deeply and I saw tears coming #rom his eyes $hen I in%uired several times #or him to

tell me anything& he said that he had received a visit last night In the courtyard by Shrila Rupa

'oswamis samadhi& he saw some very beauti#ul persons !ne was wearing only aupina and was

chanting on large tulasi mala around his nec "is eyes were large lie lotus #lowers and he was

e*tremely e##ulgent +lso coming there was another personality& dressed similarly& but older andtaller& very indly to him ,ehind them was a much younger sadhu& whose beauty and sweetness were

captivating Swami aharaja told me they were Shrila Rupa 'oswami& Shrila Sanatana 'oswami and

their nephew& Shrile .iva 'oswami "e said they spoe to him and gave him mercy and guidance #or

his writing and #or his #uture preaching I tried to as more but this is all he would tell me/ 0

-/ro#Shrila Prabhupada: A Friend to All -0 Hr Grac S#t Mula.ra+riti ,!i ,asi*

Chant this mantra:

Har 2rishna Har 2rishna 2rishna 2rishna Har Har

Har Ra#a Har Ra#a Ra#a Ra#a Har Har

and your life will be sublime

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a%%re"iated donation of => that literally blew us away. ?et another devotee, adis"i%le of hrila hivaraa wai, loaned whatever funds were not"overed so that we "ould "lear all visa re2uireents with the #ul$arian$overnent.

Disi"%les of our dear :urubhais sent in their ite fro @, ussia, Euro%e and;ndia and by their $ra"e we "rossed over the sea of the the rou$h %eriod. Be hadseen the a%roa"hin$ $loo well in advan"e sin"e those were days of an e"li%sein "or%io, a key si$n in ;C98. u"h are the "y"les of e"li%sese&%e"iallyin "or%io when both ahu and the Moon are debilitatedwhen the brahini"al"lass finds itself "hallen$ed fro all sides. #ut by the $ra"e of s%iritual sat-

sangha&whi"h has the %ower to destroy all sinful rea"tions, the %robles wereki"ked aside. /hat is the se"ret, for as hrila Prabhu%ada on"e told 'ishala das,FFCrishna "an ki"k away 1, ahus.G And e did, throu$h your $ra"eL.5K55 days, the tie it takes the un to travel throu$h ea"h ofthe twelve si$ns of the odia". /hese solar onths are naed for the"onstellations, onth of Mesha, onth of 'rishabha, Mithuna, et".

As far as the lunar "alendar is "on"erned, it is easured by the MoonHstraversin$ the twelve si$ns twelve ties. Ea"h tie the Moon be"oes full, it"onIoins a different inor "onstellation or nashatra. /hese nashatrasare very

i%ortant and are res%e"ted as the twenty-seven wives of handra. Ea"h lunaronth derives its nae fro the nashatra that the Moon "onIoins (or is near)onpurnimaor the full Moon day of ea"h onth.

6or e&a%le, in the 'itaCrishna tells ArIuna masanan margashirsoham* FF9fonths ; a Mar$ashirsha.G Mar$ashirsha is the onth around De"eber ea"hyear when the full Moon is "onIoined Mri$ashirsha, the FFdeerHs headGnashatra under whi"h hrila Prabhu%ada a%%eared. /o these lunar onthshrila #haktivinoda /hakur $ave the naes of the fors of +ord 8arayana that

we 'aishnavas adorn ourselves with ea"h tie we a%%ly sa"red tilaa. 6orhrila #haktivinoda /hakur, Mar$ashirsha be"ae Ceshava, and so forth. /henaes of the 'edi" lunar onths and their :audiya "ounter%arts are $iven in thefollowin$ table for easy referen"e*

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Chaitra 3ishnu

3aisha+ha Ma,husu,an

B0stha Tri!i+ra#

Asha,ha 3a#ana

Shra!an Sri,hara

%ha,ra Hrsi+sh

Ashwina &a,#ana-ha

2arti+a Da#o,ar

Mrgasirsha 2sha!a

&ausha Nara0ana

Magha Ma,ha!a

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/he lunar year is shorter than its solar "ounter%art sin"e handra "o%letes hisround of twelve si$ns of the odia" in only >K.>N days. en"e there is adis"re%en"y in tie between the lon$er solar year and the shorter lunar year bya%%ro&iately ten days. /o aend this differen"e in the two "alendars, an

inter"alary onth is added about every three years "alled Purushottaa, orAdika-asa. /his year witnessed a Purushottaa-asa added in the lunar onthof #hadra, hen"e it is known as #hadra Purushottaa.

Be :audiya 'aishnavas be$in our lunar "alendar ea"h onth with the first dayof the wanin$ Moon, the day after the full Moon. /his is the sensiblepurnima-antasyste. ;n the outh, the onth is ended (anta) at the dark of the Moonday, a fortni$ht after our onth ends. /his is the amavashya-antasyste. ;t isore reasonable to end the onth on the full Moon day sin"e the onth isnaed for the nashatra that the Moon "onIoins when full, and not the

"onstellation that handra sits ne&t to on the day of the dark Moon (amavashya).#esides, a onth should be ended when %roIe"ts are brou$ht to full "o%letion,as refle"ted by the full Moon, not when the Moon has entered amavashyaand isinvisible. /his is the intelli$en"e behind thepurnima-antasyste.

/ake for e&a%le, the onth now in for"e, #hadra or rishikesh. /his onthbe$ins on the day after the full Moon of hridhara (or hravana-asa). 9n theei$hth day of #hadra in the rishnapasha or dark fortni$ht, +ord Crishnaadvented iself for the salvation of the world. en"e this day is known asJanashtai. 9ne fortni$ht later, in the bri$ht half of #hadra, hriatiadharani a%%eared. en"e #hadra shula ashtami or adhashtai is thea%%earan"e of hri CrishnaHs eternal "onsort. :enerally there are fifteen days

between the dates of advent of the divine "ou%le. /his year the onth ofPurushottaa was added into the onth of #hadra fro the day after the dark ofthe Moon or amavashyafor one onth. en"e this o""uran"e of Purushottaain the onth of #hadra se%arated adhashtai fro Janashtai by an e&tralunar "y"le (in"reasin$ the 'aishnavasH desire to serve hri adha and Crishnain the ood of se%aration). 8ow let us %ro"eed to the revered #haktivinoda

/hakuraHs learned e&%osition of the subIe"t.

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Th Gloris o$ Sri

&urushotta#a Month

Srila Shri @;> Sacci,anan,a %ha+ti!ino,a Tha+ura

Two ,i!isions o$ shastra: smarta an,paramartha

The 'edi" arya-sastrasare divided into two /he 'edi"arya-sastras are divided into two se"tions*Gsmarta

(literature based on smrti) andparamartha (trans"endental literature based onsruti). /hose who are eli$ible (adhiari) for thesmartase"tion do not have anynatural in"lination or taste for theparamartha-sastras. /he thou$hts, %rin"i%les,

a"tivities and life $oal of every huan is "onstituted a""ordin$ to his res%e"tiveruci (in"lination). :enerally, smartas a""e%t those s"ri%tures whi"h are ina""ordan"e with their res%e"tive ruci. avin$ $reater adhiara for smarta-

sastra& they do not deonstrate u"h re$ard for paramarthia-sastra.Providen"e is the a$ent behind the "reation of these two divisions. /herefore,undoubtedly the aintainer of the world ust have a hidden %ur%ose in havin$ade su"h an arran$eent.

As far as ; understand, the %ur%ose is that thejivasse2uentially ake %ro$ress in

their level of "ons"iousness by reainin$ steadfast in their res%e"tive adhiara.#y deviatin$ fro oneOs adhiara, one falls down. A""ordin$ to oneOs a"tivities,a %erson attains two ty%es of adhiara6armadhiaraand bhati-adhiharaAslon$ as one aintains his armadhiara, he derives benefit fro the %ath shown

by the smarta se"tion. Bhen he enters bhati-adhiara, by trans$ressin$ thearmadhiara, then he develo%s a natural ruci (in"lination) for the

paramarthia, or trans"endental, %ath. /herefore, %roviden"e has ade thesetwo divisions ofsastra*smartaandparamartha.

Th ruls an, rgulations o$ smarta sastraar co##itt, to arma

/hesmarta sastrahas ade various ty%es of rules and re$ulations in order tohel% one attain nistha, steadfastness, in armadhiara. ;n any instan"es, iteven deonstrates indifferen"e towards paramartha sastra to ake %eo%leattain s%e"ifi" nisthain su"h rules and re$ulations;n reality, althou$hsastraisone, it anifests in two ways for the %eo%le. ;f the jiva $ives u% adhiara-nistha&he "an never attain aus%i"iousness. 6or this reason, thesastrashave beendivided into two*smartaandparamartha.

Adhimasa@tra #onth5 also call, mala masa@i#.ur #onth5 is ,!oi, o$

all aus.icious acti!itis

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#y dividin$ the whole year in twelve %arts, thesmarta-sastrashave as"ertainedthe aus%i"ious, or reli$ious, a"tivities for these twelve onths. All the arma&reli$ious a"tivities whi"h are %art of the varnasramasyste when allotted to thetwelve onths, leave the e&tra onth (adhimasa) devoid of any su"h a"tivity.

/here is no reli$ious %erforan"e in adhimasa. ;n order to kee% lunar onthsand solar onths in tally, one onth has to be e&"luded every >5 onths. /henae of that onth is adhimasa (e&tra onth). Smartas have dis"arded thise&tra onth, "onsiderin$ it aboinable. /hey $ave it naes su"h as mala masa(i%ure onth), chora masa(thievin$ onth), and so on.777777777777777777777

;t is stated in Sri Surya Siddhanta that in one mahayuga there are 1,Q>,>>L e&tra onths and1,K, solar onths. Thr$or5 thr is on tra #onth a$tr !r0 :6 #onths5 ;7 ,a0s an,? hours o$ th solar caln,ar*

/ro# th .rs.cti! o$paramartha*sastra5 adhimasais su.rior an,

a,!antagous $or+ari*bha,ana

9n the other hand, the ost worshi%ableparamartha-sastraa""lais adhimasaas the ost outstandin$ onth for trans"endental a"tivities. in"e life in thisworld is te%orary, it is not %ro%er to s%end any %art of oneOs life eanin$lessly.;t is i%erative for thejivato reain "ontinuously en$a$ed in hari-bhajanaatevery oent. /hus, the adhimasa&whi"h "oes every third year, ay also

be"oe useful for hari-bhajana. /his is indeed the dee% eanin$ ofparamartha-sastras. Even thou$h armis%er"eive this onth to be devoid of allaus%i"ious a"tivities, for the deliveran"e of all thejivas, paramartha sastra&onthe other hand, has as"ertained that %eriod as the ost "ondu"ive for hari-bhajana Paramartha sastra says, "e jiva7 Durin$ this adhimasawhy shouldyou reain lay in hari-bhajana riad :olokanatha iself has as"ertainedthat this onth is the best of all. ;t is su%erior even to the $reatly %ious onthsof Carttika, Ma$ha and 'aisakha. ;n this onth, you should %erfor arcanaofri ri adha-Crishna with s%e"ial rules, or oods, for bhajana. ?ou willthereby attain all ty%es of %erfe"tion.

Th histor0 an, gloris o$ adhimasa

An, how it rci!, th na# &urushotta#a

/he $lories of adhimasa are entioned in the thirty-first "ha%ter of the8aradiya Purana. Adhiasa "onsidered the soverei$nty of the twelve onthsand saw that he was bein$ sli$hted. e went to 'aikuntha and related hisdilea to ri 8arayana. 9ut of "o%assion, 'aikuntha-%ati took Adhiasawith i and a%%eared before ri Crishna in :oloka. After hearin$ about thedistress of malamasa (the i%ure onth), ri CrishnaOs heart elted and es%oke thus*

aham etair yatha loe prathitah purushottamahtathayam api loesu prathitah purushottamah


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asmai samarpitah sarve ye gunamayi samsthitah

mat-sadrsyam-upagamya masanamadhipo bhavet

jagat-pujyo jagat-vandyo maso ayam tu bhavisyati

sarve masah saamas ca nisamo ayam maya rtah

aamah sarvaamo va yo adhimasam prapujayet

armani bhasmasat rtva mam evaisyaty asamsayam

adacin-mama bhatanamaparadheti ganyate

purushottama-bhatanam naparadhah adacana

ya etasmin-maha mudha japa-danadi-varjitah

sat-arma-snana-rahita deva-tirtha-dvija-dvisah

jayante durbhaga dustah para-bhagyopajivanah

na adacit suham tesam svapne api sasa-srngavat

yenahamarcito bhatya mase asmin purusottame

dhana-putra-suham bhuntva pascad-goloa-vasabha

FFe aa%ati< Just as ; a "elebrated in this world by the nae Purushottaa,siilarly, this Adhiasa too will be renowned in the world by the naePurushottaa. 8ow ; offer all My 2ualities to this onth. #e"oin$ like Me,fro today onwards, this Adhiasa is the onar"h of all the other onths, and is

the ost worshi%able and ost adored in the world. All other onths aresaama, that is, they will $rant worldly desires. /his onth, however, isnisama. /hose who worshi% this onth, either without any desires (aama) orwith all ty%es of desires, will have all their armasburnt. /hen they will a"hieveMe. My bhatassoeties "oit offenses, but in this Purushottaa onth,they will be %rote"ted fro "oittin$ any offense. ;n this adhimasa& those$reatly foolish %ersons who ne$le"t to %erfor aus%i"ious a"tivities, su"h as

japa, $ivin$ in "harity, visitin$ and bathin$ at the holy %la"es, and who areenvious of the dvijas(brahmanas) are deeed wi"ked, unfortunate and livin$ atthe "ost of others. /hus, they will not attain a s"ent of ha%%iness, even in their

dreas. onversely, those who are filled with bhatiwill take advanta$e of thisPurushottaa onth to %erfor arcanato Me. After enIoyin$ worldly ha%%iness,su"h as wealth, sons and so on, they will eventually attain residen"e in :oloka.G

Th gloris o$ &urushotta#a #onth in th contt o$ Drau.a,is histor0

Many e%isodes fro thePuranasare narrated in the "onte&t of the $lories ofPurushottaa onth. 9ne su"h e&a%le is Drau%adi. ;n her %revious life, shewas the dau$hter of Medha si. Even after hearin$ of the $lories ofPurushottaa onth fro Durvasa si, she ne$le"ted to observe that onth. As

a result, she attained any sufferin$s in that life and be"ae the wife of fivehusbands in her birth as Drau%adi. Durin$ their e&ile, the Pandavas followed ri

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CrishnaHs instru"tions to observe Purushottama-masa-vrataand thus "rossed over all their sufferin$s.As it is said*

evam sarvesu tirthesu bhramantah pandunandanah

purushottama-masadya-vratam cerur vidhanatah

tadante rajyam atulam avapur gata-antaam

purne caturdase varse sri rsna-rpaya mune

FF"e Muni< Durin$ the %eriod of their e&ile, thePandavas traveled throu$hout all the holy %la"es,and by the er"y of ri Crishna they observed riPurushottaa vratawith all rules and re$ulations.As a result of this they "o%leted their fourteen years of e&ile without any

obsta"les and at the end attained an un%aralleled kin$do.G

Th account o$ 2ing Dr,ha,han!a as s.o+n -0

3al#i+i rgar,ing &urushotta#a 3rata

Purushottaa-asa is $lorified in the a""ount ofCin$ DrdhadhanvaOs %revious birth. At#adarikasraa, 8arada heard the %ro"edure of thevratafro 8arayana si, whi"h 'aliki Muni thenrelated to Cin$ Dridhadhanva in answer to the kin$Os

2uestions. Just as the rules of ahania (gayatrimantras) for brahmanasare as"ertained in dharma-

sastras, siilarly, the obli$atory a"tivities for oneobservin$ Purushottaa vrataare also delineated,

be$innin$ fro the brahma-muhurtahour.

Ruls $or -athing in th #onth o$ Sri &urushotta#a

e$ardin$ the rules for bathin$ durin$ Purushottaa onth, it is said*

samudraga nadi-snanam-uttamam pariirtitamvapi-upa-tadagesu madhyamam athitam budhaih

grhe snanam tu samanyam grhasthasya prairtitam

FF/here are three ty%es of baths as de"lared by the wise. #ath in the rivers whi"heet the o"ean is the to%ost. #ath in lakes, %onds and wells is the se"ond best,and bath in oneOs hoe is an ordinary bath.G

6or one who is observin$ ri Purushottaa vrata&after takin$ bath he shouldobserve the followin$*

sapavitrena hastena uryad acamana-riyam

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acamya tilaam uryad-gopi-candana-mrt-snaya

urddhvapundra mrjum saumyam dandaaram praalpayet

sanha-caradiam dharyam gopi-candana-mrtsnaya

FFAfter bathin$ one should %erfor acamanawith "lean hands. 9ne should thenake %aste of gopicandana "lay and wear si%le, beautiful, strai$hturddhvapundra tilaaon his forehead and the arks of "on"h, dis" and so on, onhis body.G

Th clusi! worshi. o$ Sri Sri Ra,ha)2rishna is O-ligator0 in

&urushotta#a #onth

/he worshi% of ri Crishna is the obli$atory a"tivity of Purushottaa onth.

purushottama-masasya daivatam purushottamah

tasmat sampujayed bhatya sraddhaya purushottamam

'aliki said,"eDrdhadhanva< Purushottaa ri Crishna is the %residin$ deityof the Puroshottaa onth. /herefore, bein$ filled with bhati-sraddha& youshould worshi% Purushottaa ri Crishna with si&teen ty%es of %ara%hernaliaevery day of this onth. As it is said* sodasopacarais ca pujayet

purusottamFF/he worshi% of the divine "ou%le ri ri adha-Crishna is indeedobli$atory in Purushottaa asa.G

agaccha deva devesa sri rsna purushottama

radhaya sahitas catra grhana pujanam mamaActi!itis $or-i,,n in th #onth o$ &urushotta#a

All the rules and re$ulations re$ardin$ ri Purushottaa vrata&whi"h we have%resented above fro these sastras&should be followed by reli$iously devoted%ersons of all the varnas ("astes). /he 8aradiya Purana "on"ludes by sayin$that in the holy %la"e of 8aiisaranya, ri uta :osvai s%oke to the assebleddevotees as follows*

bharate janurasadya purusottam-uttamam

na sevante na srnvanti grhasata naradhamah

gatagatam bhajante 9tra durbhaga janmajanmani

putra-mitra-alatrapta-viyogad duhha bhaginah

asmin mase dvija srestha nasacchastrany udaharet

na svapet para-sayayam nalapet vitatham vacit

parapavadan na rayan na athancit adacana

parannanca na bhunjita na urvita parariyam

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FFEven after takin$ birth in ;ndia, those who are the lowest of ankind reainatta"hed to household life and never hear the $lories of ri Purushottaa vrata:nor do they observe it. u"h unfortunate %ersons under$o the sufferin$ ofre%eated birth and death and the distress infli"ted by the se%aration fro sons,friends, wife and other relatives.

FF9 best of the dvijas< ;n this Purushottaa onth, one should not uselesslydis"uss worldly literature or undane %oetry. 9ne should not slee% on the bed ofothers nor indul$e in dis"ussions of worldly sense enIoyent. 9ne should not"riti"ie others, eat foodstuffs "ooked by others, or %erfor a"tivities %res"ribedfor others.

Th o-ligator0 acti!itis in th &urushotta#a #onth

vittasathyam aurvano danam dadhyad dvijataye

vidyamane dhane sathyam urvano rauravam vrajet

dine dine dvijendraya dattva bhojanam-uttamam

divasasyastame bhage vrati bhojanam acaret

indradyumnah satadyumno yauvanasvo bhagirathah

purushottamam aradhya yayur bhagavadantiam

tasmat sarva prayatnena samsevya purushottamah

sarva sadhanatah sresthah sarvartha phala-dayaah

govardhana-dharam vande gopalam gopa-rupinamgoulotsavam-isanam govindam gopia-priyam;

aundinyena pura protam imam mantram punah punah

japan-masam nayed bhatya purushottamam-apnuyat

dhyayen-navaghana-syamam dvibhujam muralidharam

lasat pita-patam ramyam sa-radham purosottamam

dhyayam dhyayam nayen-masam pujayan purushottamam

evam yah urute bhatya svabhistam sarvam apnuyat

FF:ivin$ u% iserliness, one should $ive in "harity to the brahmanas. ;f a %ersonreains iserly even thou$h he has wealth, his iserliness will be the "ause ofhis $oin$ to aurava (one ty%e of hell). Everyday one should feed the 'aisnavasand brahmanaswith the best foodstuffs. A %erson who is followin$ the vowsshould take his food in the ei$hth %art of the day. ;ndradyuna, atadyuna,?auvanasva and #ha$iratha attainedsamipya&"lose asso"iation of #ha$avan byworshi%in$ the Purushottaa onth. 9ne should %erfor servi"e toPurushottaa with all of oneOs endeavors. u"h servi"e to Purushottaa is

su%erior to all ty%es ofsadhanaand fulfills all variety of desires. ;n a %reviousa$e, Caundilya Muni re%eatedly "hanted the mantra 9govardhana-dharam vande9.

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#y "hantin$ this mantrawith devotion durin$ ri Purushottaa onth, one willattain ri Purushottaa iself. 9ne should devote Purushottaa onth to"onstantly editatin$ u%on nava-ghana dvibhuja muralidhara pitambara riCrishna with ri adha. /hose who do this with devotion will have all their"herished desires fulfilled.G

777777777777777777777 ; worshi% the lifter of :ovardhana, :o%ala, who has the for of a gopa. e is the festival of :okula(goula-utsava), the u%ree ontroller of all (isvara), and e is :ovinda the beloved of thegopis(gopia-priyam).

Th o-sr!anc $or transcn,ntalists ) s-anistha. paranisthaan, nirapesa

/here are three ty%es of trans"endentalists*svanistha -those who are steadfast intheir %ersonal vowsRparanisthita -those who are steadfast in followin$ the vowsset forth by their res%e"tive acaryasR and nirpesa -those who are indifferent to

the above two ty%es of steadfastness. All the a"tivities entioned above forPurushottaa onth are %res"ribed for svanistha trans"endentalists.Paranisthita bhatasare eli$ible to observe Purushottaa vrataa""ordin$ to therules and instru"tions of Carttika vrata%res"ribed by their res%e"tive acaryas.

8irapesa bhatas re%e"t this sa"red onth by daily honorin$ sri bhagavatprasad with one-%ointed attention, followin$ soe routine for sravana andirtanaofsri harinamaa""ordin$ to their "a%a"ity.

777777777777777777777 Svanistha and paranisthita bhatas are $enerally householders and nirapesa bhatas arerenun"iates.

/he followin$ stateent fro 4isnu Rahasya&whi"h is the to%ost instru"tionof Sri "ari-bhati-vilasa, re"oends*

indriyarthesv-asatanam sadaiva vimala matih

paritosayate visnum nopavaso jitatmanah

FF/hose whose intelli$en"e has been %urified by bhati are deta"hed fro thein"lination for sense enIoyent. /he intelli$en"e of su"h %ersons is naturally

%ureR therefore, they are jitatma&they have "on2uered their inds. ;t is by theirinnate bhati&rather than by upavasa(fastin$) and other su"h a"tivities, that theyhave %urified their inds and are thus able to %lease ri Crishna at all ties.G

Th innat ru/i@inclination an, o-ligator0 acti!itis o$ eantia bhatas

/herefore, rila anatana :osvai has "on"luded his book Sri "ari-bhati-vilasaby %resentin$ the followin$ stateents for one-%ointed devotees*

evam eantinam prayah irtanam smaranam prabhoh

urvatam param-pritya rtyam-anyan na rocate

bhavena enacit presthah sri murter-anghri sevane

syad icchyaisam svatantrena sva-rasanaiva tad-vidhih

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vihitesv eva nityesu pravartante svayam hite

ityady eantinam bhati mahatmyam lihitam hi tat

&urushotta#a #asa is clusi!l0 #ant $or th singl)#in,, worshi. o$ Shri Ra,ha)2rishna5 sn hr

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be"ause, in"identally, in this onth no disturban"e fro the arma-anda "an

"oe to obstru"t the %erforan"e of oneOs bhati.

+oly 0hadra Purnima is

Shri#a, %haga!ata# Da0

&atita &a!ana ,as A,hi+ar0

@L Th st o$ Shrila &ra-hu.a,a4s0ha1a-atams ro0all0 nthron, $or th 2ing o$ Thailan,* @R Th

soli, gol, .laFu ra,s AUM Maha)&urana Sri#a, %haga!ata# Srila AC %ha+ti!,anta Swa#i

&ra-hu.a,a(*

Ea"h year hriad #ha$avata Day, the day that is es%e"ially set aside fordistributin$ the "rest Iewel of all 'edi" literature, falls on the full Moon of#hadra masa. /his year that date (for u"h of the world) falls on 5Q e%t.A""ordin$ to the,hagavataitself (15.1>.1>), FF;f on the full Moon day of theonth of #hadra, one %la"es Shrimad ,hagavatamon a $olden throne and $ivesit as a $ift, he will attain the su%ree trans"endental destination.G

9ne early dis"i%le of hrila Prabhu%ada, hrian rishikeshananda dasPrabhu, took that instru"tion very seriously. 9n hriad #ha$avata Day of1QQL, the 1 year "elebration of hrila Prabhu%adaHs advent, Prabhu and hiswife t. ha%aklata devi %resented a full set of hrila Prabhu%adaHs Shrimad

,hagavatamsto is oyal i$hness, the Cin$ of /hailand. /hey s%ent lavishlyout of their own %o"kets to $et Prabhu%adaHs essa$e to the hi$hest e"helon.urely this a"t of devotional %rea"hin$ was ins%ired by none other than the +ordof the heart hri Crishna iself.

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After a"2uirin$ the kin$Hs ,hagavatams in Maya%ur, rishikeshananda"oissioned a "usto teak wood throne for the Cin$ of +iterature. /o assurelon$evity, ten "oats of bla"k la2uer were a%%lied. /he nae%late is %ure 5K "aret$old and is set with a flawless blue sa%%hire (the $e of %hiloso%hy and

vairyagya) and a %erfe"t yellow sa%%hire (the $e of #rihas%ati, for devotion)./he $old nae%late, whi"h wei$hs several oun"es, is affi&ed with solid $olds"rews, not $lue. is MaIestyKing Bhumibol Adulyadej Rama IXre"eived therearkable %resentation throu$h his Prin"i%le Private e"retary who es"ortedthe devotees throu$h the usually %rivate roo of the :rand /hrone. /he kin$was $rateful to re"eive Prabhu%adaHs books andre"i%ro"ated by offerin$ hrila Prabhu%adaHsdevotees a set of royal $ifts.

#hadra Purnia is also worshi%%ed as the day whenhrila Prabhu%ada, the acharya of the essa$e ofShrimad,hagavatam, a""e%ted sannyasa disha athri CeshavaIi :audiya Math in Mathura in 1Q.Bhat are your %lans for hriad #ha$avata DayBill you distribute a volue, or a "anto, or a full setof ,hagavatamson this day

rishikeshananda das Prabhu first et hrila Prabhu%ada when is Divine :ra"e was stayin$ at a bea"hfronthouse in tinson #ea"h, alifornia in 1QLN and he re"eived ari 8aa initiation later that year. e is a well

known authority on $estones.

All twenty*si adashi*-ratas in a nutshell

Th Walth o$ E+a,ashi

A-ha0a Mu,ra Dasi

;. &a.a#ochani E+a,ashi1/he Ekadashi that falls in the rishna pashaof theonth of haitra 0 'ishnu (Mar"h-A%ril when the full Moon will "onIoin the

hitra star) is "alled Pa%ao"hini. /he ain Deities are Anirudha and is wifeushila. Mo$ra flowers and fruits should be used for the %rayers. A "alf should

be offered in "harity. /his Ekadashi destroys all sin.

6* 3i#ala @2a#a,a E+a,ashi1/he Ekadashi that falls in shulapasha ofhaitra0 'ishnu onth $rants every wish. en"e it is "alled 'iala or Caada./he ain Deities are +ord 'ishnu and is wife aaa. 6ruits (es%e"iallyan$o), flowers and laddu of dal should be offered. 9ne should $ive sweets in"harity. /his Ekadashi frees one fro any sort of "urse. #e sure your ama

(desire) is %ure (vimala).

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:* 3aruthini E+a,ashi1/he Ekadashi that falls in rishna pashaof 'aishaka 0Madhusudan (A%ril-May when the full Moon will "onIoin 'ishakha nashatra)is "alled 'aruthini. 9bservin$ it, the devotee be"oes freed of all a""uulatedsins. 9ne should %ray unto +ord Purushottaa and is wife 8anda while

offerin$ fruits and champaaflowers. 9ne ay also offer land on this Ekadashi./his Ekadashi frees one fro all %re-a""uulated sins.

?* Mohini E+a,ashi1 /he Ekadashi that falls in shulapasha of 'aishaka 0Madhusudan (A%ril-May) is "alled Mohini Ekadashi. /he devotee should %rayto +ord Madhusudana alon$ with is wife Madhvi and offer lar$er varieties offruits alon$ with flowers and ilk. :ive a bed in "harity. 9bservan"e of thisEkadashi e2uals the erit of $ivin$ away 1, "ows.


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res%e"ts by all and liberation with no "han"e for future births in the aterialworld.

;>* &a!itro.ana E+a,ashi1 /he Ekadashi that falls in shula pasha ofhravana 0 hridhar onth is also "alled Putrada Ekadashi. 9ne should

su%%li"ate Janardana alon$ with is wife undari with flowers and fruits andofferin$s of laddusade fro brown su$ar. A buffalo ay be $iven in "harity./his Ekadashi $rants a son.

;;* Anna,a E+a,ashi1 /he Ekadashi that falls in the rishna pashaof #hadra0 rishikesa onth (Au$ust-e%teber when the full Moon is "onIoinedPurvabhadra%ada) is "alled Annada or AIa. +ord Crishna with is wifeulakshana are su%%li"ated with the flowers of sesae and "o"onut. 9fferin$s offlowers, fruits, sweet ri"e and laddu ade fro brown su$ar are a%%ro%riate as

well as "harity of bull or buffalo. /his Ekadashi "an ake a %oor an ri"h.;6* &ari!artini E+a,ashi* /he Ekadashi that fall inshula pashaof #hadra 0rishikesha onth is also "alled Parshva, Jayanti or 'aana Ekadashi. 9fferin$flowers %rofusely, one should %ray to rishikesha alon$ with is wifeA%araIitaa. /his is the day when +ord 'ishnu, slee%in$, turns u%on is otherside. :ive a 2ualified %erson soe yo$urt i&ed with ri"e. /his


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#anana, a %ot ofgheeand lar$e %ie"es of su$ar are offered. e who observesthis Ekadashi ay obtain a kin$do.

;7* &ara-o,hini E+a,ashi1 /he Ekadashi that falls in shula pasha ofCarttika 0 Daodara onth is "alled Parabodhini, Devotthana or aribodhini.

+ord Daodara with is wife adha are su%%li"ated with lotus flowers,offerin$s of un$ dal and lotus seeds. /he su%%li"ant ust worshi% /ulasi Devi.;f a devotee offers a sin$le yellow flower of the etai, or wood-a%%le, tree to+ord 'ishnu, Bho rides u%on :aruda, he is freed fro the sins of ten illion

births. 6urtherore, one who offers +ord Ja$annatha flowers and also ahundred leaves anointed with red and yellow sandalwood %aste will "ertainly"oe to reside in vetadvi%a, far beyond the "overin$s of this aterial "reation.Donate a "ow and dashina to a brahmana as well as a bed. /his Ekadashi$rants all wishes and $ives the result of 1, sa"rifi"es. /he +ord awakens on

this day.

;* Ut.anna E+a,ashi1 /he Ekadashi that falls in the rishna pasha ofMar$ashirsha 0 Ceshava (8oveber-De"eber when the full Moon "onIoinsMar$ashirsha) is also "alled afla Ekadashi. 9ne should %ray to ankarshanaalon$ with is wife unanda. 9ne should offer fruits, flowers fro theMa$nolia tree and ladduade fro brown su$ar. harity of $old is eritoriouson this Ekadashi. /his Ekadashi is a $iver of a kin$do and "an even free onefro the sin of killin$ a brahmana.

;* Mo+sha,a E+a,ashi1 /he Ekadashi that falls on the shula pasha ofMar$ashirsha 0 Ceshava is "alled Mokshada Ekadashi. /he Deity to be %rayed is+ord Ceshava alon$ with is wife hrina. Also known as :ita Jayanti, on thisday hri Crishna s%oke ,hagavad 'itato ArIuna. 9ne should offer oran$es,fried laddu and seven ty%es of $rains, et". (wheat, "orn, ri"e, sesae seeds,

barley, seolina and dal) in "harity. /his Ekadashi $ives full and %erfe"tliberation after death and u%lifts one fro hellish "onditions.

;=* Sa.hala E+a,ashi1 /he Ekadashi that falls in the rishna pasha of theonth of Paush 0 8arayana (De"eber-January when the full Moon will "onIoinPushyai) is "alled a%hala Ekadashi. /he ain deity is 'asudeva alon$ withis wife hri%riya. 9ne should offer $arents, flowers and sesae seeds as"harity. /his Ekadashi $ives fae.

6>* &utra,a E+a,ashi1/he Ekadashi that falls in theshulapashaof Pausha 08arayana onth is "alled ananda, Mukkoti or 'aikuntha Ekadashi. 9ne should%ray to 8arayana and is wife Pada offerin$ $reen flowers or flowers of the$u$$ul tree. 9ne should ake flat bread and ladduout of halva. 9ne ay offer

%oe$ranates alon$ with a %ot of $hee in "harity. /his Ekadashi $ives a son.

6;* Tri.risha E+a,ashi1/he Ekadashi that falls in rishna pashaof the onthof Ma$ha 0 Madhava (January-6ebruary when the full Moon "onIoins Makha) is

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also "alled at-tila Ekadashi. 9ne should %ray to Paraata Madhava and iswife 8itya. 9ne should use flowers and fruits. 9ne should $ive away sesaeseeds in any for. 9ffer the +ord %u%kin, "o"onut and $uava. /his Ekadashi$ives as any years in heaven as sesae seeds are donated.

66* %hai#i E+a,ashi1 /he Ekadashi that falls in shulapasha of Ma$ha0Madhava onth is also "alled Jaya Ekadashi. 9ne should %ray to Pradyunaand is wife Dhi. /ulasi leaves should be used in thepuja. +eon should beused in thepuja. 6ootwear ay be offered in "harity. ;ts observan"e $rants thatthe one will never have to e&%erien"e a $hostly e&isten"e.

6:* 3i'a0a E+a,ashi1/he Ekadashi that falls in rishna pashaof the onth ofPhal$una 0 :ovinda (6ebruary-Mar"h when the full Moon "onIoins@ttara%hal$uni). ;t $rants vi"tory and is also known as Ma$hvadi Ekadashi. 9ne

should %ray to Pradyuna and is wife Dhi. 5ulasileaves should be used in thepujawith offerin$s of leon. 6ootwear ay be $iven in "harity.

6?* Dhatri or A#ala+i E+a,ashi1/he Ekadashi that falls inshula pashaofPhal$una 0 :ovinda onth is known variously as Aalaki Ekadashi. /he ainDeity is :ovinda and is wife handravati. 6lowers and a%ri"ot should beoffered. :ive a %ot of sesae seeds in "harity. /his Ekadashi $rants wealth(either the wealth of this world or the ne&t).

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Th 6;st Cntur0

a//ordin1 to a series of Fren/h Post/ards from #344*#4#"

Here is an interestin$ set of FF%redi"tionsG about the world we are su%%osed tobe livin$ in now, as envisioned a "entury a$o. /hese 6ren"h artists were tryin$to ia$ine lifeen lan deu* mille&in the year 5. /o see the "o%lete set of"ards, $o to htt%*00fodder.en$au$e."o05150Q01Q0fren"h-%ost"ards-of-the-future0

At last on l#nt o$ th .ictur is corrct5 ,s.it #o,rn a,!anc#nt in scinc5 #an4s consciousnss

r#ains on .ar with th $our)lgg,s* To,a0 #ost o$ th worl,4s tchnolog0 -co#s in!st, into a giant

an, snslss war #achin whrin #an+in, .ro!s that it has not !ol!, -0on, th Fua,ru.,4s

.ro.nsit0 $or $aring5 $ighting an, ,$n,ing* Loo+ing -ac+ insta, o$ aha,5 this lightr)than)air

warshi. coul, !n ha! -long, to asuras li+ In,ra'it in th Trta Yuga* Or it coul, ha! -n th

airshi. na#, Sau-a -longing to th ,#onic Sal0a in th Dwa.ara*

S+0. # tonight5 will 0ou &ra-hu'iJ( This is an arl0 .r,iction rgar,ing .ictur

tl.hons* As Shrila &ra-hu.a,a sa0s in th Gita5 San'a0a was a stu,nt o$ 30asa5 an,

thr$or5 -0 th #rc0 o$ 30asa5 San'a0a was a-l to n!ision th %attl$il, o$ 2uru+shtra

!n whil h was in th roo# o$ Dhritarashtra*( In othr wor,s5 th ra,io5 tl!ision an,

intrnt ar #rl0 gross .h0sical #ani$stations o$ #0stical 0ogic siddhis*

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It is tru that #o,rn #an has #a, tr#n,ous a,!anc#nt in th scinc o$ air tra!l* In,,

.rsonal air !hiclsKli+ 't .ac+s an, s+0 carsK,o ist to,a0 that can .ro.l th a,!nturr #uch

li+ this .ro.htic ,rawing* %ut as long as a #an4s consciousnss r#ains on th sa# l!l as our wing,

$rin,s5 h can onl0 ho. to - r)-orn as .igon5 #osFuito or a hous$l0 in th !icious c0cl o$ samsara

onc his $lights o$ to#$oolr0 hr ar $inish,*

A 6;st Cntur0 hous hat, -0 a stic+ o$ ra,ioacti! nrg0J Ouch* W ha! witnss, th rsults o$

nuclar .owr $ro# th Chrno-0l an, /u+ushi#a trag,is* An, still ths ,#onic scintists cla#or $or

#or nuclar nrg0 to $, thir insatia-l ,sirs $or lust5 .owr an, sns grati$ication*

5ow for a 1enuine -ision of the future 6from eyes of the

Paramhamsa

Th Co#ing /inancial Colla.s a//ordin1 to Shrila Prabhupada

Ra#sh!ara* /here was one 2uestion ; had, hrila Prabhu%ada.?ou have written in the /hird 'olue of the 6irst anto differentinstru"tions for the a$e of Cali, how thereOll be "o%ulsoryarria$e and so on and so on. And you entioned about the $oldstandard, that this is very bad, this artifi"ial standard of onetarye&"han$e.Shrila &ra-hu.a,a* 9h, yes. ;t is very bad.Ra#sh!ara* ;n the future this is soethin$ that we should try to

"orre"t.Shrila &ra-hu.a,a* ?ou should introdu"e "oin, real oney.

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Hari)shauri* eal $old "oins. 8o %a%er.Shrila &ra-hu.a,a* Anyone has $ot oney... ;t is fa"t. And what is this nonsense,kee%in$ soe %a%er and thinkin$ he has $ot oney ow "heatin$ it is $oin$ on, fro$overnentOs side. And therefore artifi"ial inflation. ?ou "an %rint, so the %ri"e isin"reased. #e"ause you havenOt $ot to %ay hi real oney, you %rint and %ay hi, andhe will ask, S:ive e this oney. /hen ;Oll su%%ly.S SAll ri$ht, take.S ?ou %rint and

%ay.Ra#sh!ara* ;tOs definitely a eans that the $overnent has for "ontrollin$. #e"ausethey "an withdraw oney, %ull it ba"k out of "ir"ulation by in"reasin$ the interest the

banks $ive, or they "an $et ore oney in...Shrila &ra-hu.a,a* Anythin$ done artifi"ially.R#sh!ara* /hey "ontrol the aount of interest on loans. ;tOs all standardied frowhat they "all the 6ederal eserve syste. /his was introdu"ed durin$ the De%ression

by the bankers.Shrila &ra-hu.a,a* Bhatever they do, when you re"eive oney in the %a%er it hasno value. #ad oney. ;t is bad oney. ;t is not $ood oney.Ra#sh!ara* A"tually ost %ur"hasin$ in Aeri"a is done on "redit now. Even a ste%

beyond %a%er oney is "redit, no oney, buyin$ on no oney, loans.Shrila &ra-hu.a,a* /hat is in ;ndia also.Ra#sh!ara* Be donOt find these thin$s in 'edi" "ulture too u"h.Shrila &ra-hu.a,a* /here was never %a%er oney.Hari-shauri* 8o. /hey used to...Shrila &ra-hu.a,a* /hat barter syste. ?ou have $ot ri"eR ; have $ot soethin$ else.o ; $ive you soethin$R you $ive e soethin$.

Hari)shauri1 #ut isnOt inflation %ossible even with "oins Even if you have $old "oins,isnOt inflation still %ossibleShrila &ra-hu.a,a* 8o, $old is a""e%table by everyone.R#sh!ara* /he ain %oint is the barter syste.Hari-shauri* ?es, well its value is re"o$nied by its %ur"hasin$ %ower.Hari-shauri* o you "an alter... ay, you have one $old "oin. ?ou "an alter what it...Shrila &ra-hu.a,a* 8o. ;f you introdu"e real etal "oin, then there will be noinflation.Hari-shauri* /hereOs only a "ertain aount of etal.Shrila &ra-hu.,a* /hatOs all ri$ht. /he e&"han$e... /he ore deand, ore %ri"e.

o su%%ose here is a s%e"ta"le. ; a deandin$ ten ru%ees. o both of you are"ustoer, and you are askin$ for this s%e"ta"le. /hen ; a in"reasin$ y %ri"e. o ifyou "an %ay e by %rintin$ %a%er, youOll a""e%t any %ri"e. /hat eans artifi"ially %ri"eis in"reased. ;s it notHari-shauri* o the idea is that with "oins the an who has the $oods, he "anOt...Shrila &ra-hu.a,a* /herefore... u%%ose he has $ot ten "oinsR you have $ot ten"oins. ; a wantin$ fifteen "oins. o there will be no "o%etition. ; have to a""e%teither fro you or you, ten "oins.Hari-shauri* i$ht. #e"ause thereOs only that u"h oney.Shrila &ra-hu.a,a* #ut if ; in"rease %ri"e and if you %rint... ;f you have $ot %ower to

%rint, SAll ri$ht. /ake fifteen "oins, er, fifteen ru%ees.S #ut you %rint and %ay e. #utif the $old, the "oin, is there, you "annot in"rease on that.

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Hari)shauri* e "anOt in"rease the %ri"e of the %rodu"t, and the an who $ot..., O"ausethereOs only a "ertain aount of oney there.Shrila &ra-hu.a,a* #ut ; "an in"rease the %ri"e %rovided you %ay e. #ut by

%rintin$, it is easier. #ut if you have to "olle"t "oins, that will be diffi"ult, so there willbe no artifi"ial in"rease of...Hari-shauri* ?es. oins are a "he"k...&ra-hu.a,a* ?es.Hari-shauri* ...on "har$in$ too u"h.Shrila &ra-hu.a,a* /hat is wanted. And these ras"als, they are artifi"ially %rintin$

%a%er as oney. And ; a a ras"alR ;O deandin$ ore be"ause ; have $ot "ustoer.Ra#sh!ara* /he differen"e between 'edi" "ulture and..., the C a "ons"ious "ulture and the odern "ulture is very, very draati", very bi$ differen"e. o thetransforin$ of so"iety...Shrila &ra-hu.a,a* And besides that, if we "on"entrate in far %roIe"t there will beno need of e&"han$e, be"ause ;Oll be satisfied with y %rodu"ts. /hatOs all. /here is noneed of e&"han$e. Bhatever ; need, ; $et in y far.Ra#sh!ara* Beavin$, "loth.Shrila &ra-hu.a,a* Everythin$ ; $et. o ; havenOt $ot to $o outside for e&"han$e. ;fyou are satisfied in your far; a satisfiedthen where is 2uestion of e&"han$e/here is no need of artifi"ial... o this bankin$, Sfankin$,S !r0thing will colla.sauto#aticall0./here is no oney, who is $oin$ to kee% oney in the bankHari-shauri* Bho needs it&ra-hu.a,a* (lau$hs) So this arti$icial wa0 o$ -an+ing5 that will - also -colla.s,*

Hari-shauri* /his is revolutionary.Ra#sh!ara* ;tOs very hard for the ind to ("o%rehend)...Shrila &ra-hu.a,a* 8o, si%ly do this.Ra#sh!ara* u"h a draati" transforation of so"iety.Shrila &ra-hu.a,a* ?es. Bhatever it ay be. Be should be satisfied lo"ally by ourfood, by our "loth, by our ilk. /hatOs all. +et the whole world $o to hell. Be donOt"are. ;f you want to save yourself also, you do this. ere is an e&a%le. ;f you wantartifi"ial life, "ity life, and hellish life, you do. #ut we shall live like this. /his is the

ideal life. Prasada, Deity worshi%, devotional life./hen it will be all ri$ht. @r, $lag

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"ow dare you call me a roc7 Seriously& dear Prabhu& yes the sade sati cycle can be brutal

because Saturn return (to the oons position) means arma return rishna

underwent sade sati according to the Shani ahatmyam& as seen by the episode o# the

Shyamtaa .ewel

5hose who are undergoing sade sati should regularly read that portion #rom the >rishna

,oo and understand how the Supreme =ord& when paying the role o# an ordinary man& also

has a horoscope $ell& by Shri >rishnas mercy you are out o# it now& Prabhu& and that bad

arma is behind you7 ?ou have a very bright period ahead o# you& so please do not waste a

minute but get as close as you can to Prabhupada and do what you now would be most

pleasing to our 'uru ahraja with your ensuing good #ortune

"A#a,(

Dear Patita Pavana das and Abhaya Mudra Dasi,/hank you so u"h for your $reat Iob. ; was aaed< ;nforation in dashasfits the real lifefa"ts< /here is no way you would know it fro other than astrolo$i"al sour"es. 6or instan"e, ;did not tell you "ertain thin$s whi"h you knew. ?ou even knew what ; was hos%italied for inthat %eriod. As an i$norant %erson, ; thou$ht it was be"ause of y %arentsnow ;O relievedto know that all y troubles already were %res"ribed. u"h a""ura"y about y %ast akes e

believe that all the inforation in this readin$ is true. ;t also akes e ha%%y to know that thebest days of y life are still ahead of e, and ; have a real %ossibility to reunite with Crishna"ons"iousness durin$ this lifetie.

; have 2uestions about Cetu dasha. ;t starts in 5K, when ;Oll be 5 years old. ;Ove seen y

both $randothers endin$ u% that way. ;Ove seen old ladies in the rest hoe where ; wasworkin$ livin$ a life in dia%ers and havin$ entality of a 5 year old for 1-1 years. (;thou$ht aybe Crishna %re%arin$ the for the anial bodies, so the transition would besooth for these %oor souls.) /he edi"ine for %rolon$in$ life of a body is $reat in Aeri"a,

but the edi"ine for kee%in$ inds in fun"tional order is away behind. ; want to die in theri$ht indthinkin$ of Crishna. /hank you so u"h< #est re$ards,: (@A)

Shrila Prabhupada said o# the devotees& 'enerally we do not #all ill/ It is a #act that we are

#ar less susceptible to diseases than the armis +s long as you eep to this >rishna

consciousnli#estyle and chant at least si*teen rounds daily o# the maha-mantra& those #ear#ul

situations you describe cannot be#all you 5his is guaranteed @

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Astrological Newsletter (Sept 2012)