WVA Newsletter #9
World Vaishnava Association
Vishva Vaishnava Raj Sabha
World Vaishnava Association
All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga!
All glories to Jagadguru Sri Srimad Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prabhupada and Guru Parampara!
Respected sannyasis, vaishnavas and vaishnavis
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Happy Janmastami!
Welcome to the 9th edition of our fortnightly newsletter.
Sri Rupa Goswami's Siksha
Written by Srila Bhakti Ballah Tirtha Maharaja
Through Rupa Goswami, Mahaprabhu taught the world about Krishna's Vrindavan pastimes and the process for attaining Krishna in Vrindavan. Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami writes, "Through the mercy of Sanatan I have learned the devotional doctrines, while by the grace of Rupa I have been able to discover the extensiveness of the divine aesthetics of devotion." (Chaitanya Charitamrita 1.5.203)
The Lord taught about sacred rapture and Vraja's pastimes of love through Rupa Goswami. Who can effectively describe the subtleties of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's lila? (Chaitanya Charitamrita 3.5.87)
vrndavaniyam rasa-kelivartam
kalena luptam nija-saktim utkah
sancarya rupe vyatanot punah sa
prabhor vidhau prag iva loka-srstim
Sri Baladeva Avatara
Written by Srila Bhakti Ballah Tirtha Maharaja
Sri Baladeva Prabhu, the original Narayana, is the vaibhava-prakasa of Govinda. He is the original cause of all emanations. The Propagating Prime Cause of individuality or the All-pervading Function-Holder of the Personal Godhead is also Baladeva - He is svayam-prakasa. Sri Baladeva’s color is white, different from Krsna. He carries a buffalo horn, which produces more sound than the flute of Krsna. Therefore He is known as the Horn-holder (Singadhrka). Sri Baladeva possesses qualities like Krsna. He is the fountainhead or prime source of the all-embracing, all-pervading and all-extending energy. The actual meaning of these definitions cannot be understood completely using limited mundane terminology.
Eve of Janmastami - Sanctifying the Heart
Written by Srila Bhakti Ballah Tirtha Maharaja
Our Most Revered Gurudeva, Nityalila Pravishta Om Vishnupada Sri Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madhava Goswami Maharaja, Founder/President of Sri Chaitanya Gaudiya Math institution, established this Calcutta Math, and his objects of worship, Sri Sri Guru-Gauranga-Radha-Nayananatha Jiu, appeared here by dint of his devotion. He installed the Deities during the winter season. Thereafter, our Gurudeva introduced two five-day religious meetings in the Calcutta Math, to celebrate the occasions of the anniversary of the installation of the Deities and Sri Krishna Janmastami, the advent anniversary of Sri Krishna.
Tulsi Gabbard's Janmastami message
Tulsi Gabbard (born April 12, 1981) is a vaishnava and American politician who has been the United States Representative for Hawaii's second congressional district since 2013. She is also a Vice-Chair of the Democratic National Committee. She is the first Hindu member, and, along with Tammy Duckworth, one of the first female combat veterans in the United States Congress.
Gabbard has being frequently giving formal public messages over different topics of the Gaudiya Vaishnavism's philosophy bringing up the Vedic Culture to a worldwide public platform.
Sri Krishna Janmastami Darshan's
Take darshans from the most special celebration of the year for the vaishnavas of Sri Vrindavan Dhama:
Sri Sri Radha Gokulananda
Sri Vyasapuja of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Sri Vyasapuja of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada at Sri Krishna Balaram ISKCON Temple, Sri Vrindavan Dhama.
Gita Manjari Devi Dasi singing Gopinath (Opera style)
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