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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231208
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SUMMARY:Disappearance Day of Sri Narahari Sarakara Thakura 8th Dec 2023
DESCRIPTION:Narahari Sarakara was a personal associate of Lord Caitanya. He would often serve the Lord by fanning Him with a camara. He was also a great scholar and poet.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231210
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SUMMARY:Utpanna Ekadashi 9th Dec 2023
DESCRIPTION:The Bhavisyottara Purana describes the glories of Utpanna Ekadasi in a conversation between Sri Krsna and Arjuna. Sri Suta Gosvami addressed the assembly of Brahmanas thus: “If one hears with devotion and faith\, the process and glories of executing Ekadasi as presribed by Sri Krishna\, then happiness in this life and liberation in the next is assuredly granted.” \nArjuna once asked Krsna\, “O Janardana\, please describe the fruits of fasting\, eating at night or at midday only\, on the Ekadasi day.”\nLord Krishna replied\, ” Oh Arjuna\, in the early Autumn there is an Ekadasi that falls during the waning moon of Maghasirsha (November). On this auspicious day a person should take the vow of Ekadasi. In the early morning he should make a firm sankalpa or vow to fast. At the high noon he should purify his body\, mind and senses by taking bath. While bathing he should pray thus: “Oh Asvakanthe\, Oh Rathakrante\, Oh Visnukrante\, Oh Vasundhare\, Oh Mrittike\, Oh Mother Earth\, please annhilitate my prarabdha karma (reactions from previous births) and grant me the boon of entering your spiritual kingdom.” After cleansing himself by bathing thus\, he should hear about\, glorify and remember Lord Govinda. \n“Once upon a time\, Indra approached the Supreme Personality of Godhead and prayed as follows: ‘Oh Lord of the Universe\, Oh Supreme Person\, we graciously offer our respects unto you. You are the topmost shelter\, the parent of everyone. You create and you maintain; and you are the destroyer of all! You are the ultimate benefactor and you are Lord Brahma\, Lord Visnu and Lord Shiva. You are the enjoyer of all sacrifices\, austerities and prayers; and you are the real enjoyer of all living entities. There is no object in all the worlds which is not owned and controlled by you. Oh Lord! Oh Supreme Personality of Godhead! Oh Lord of all demigods\, Oh protector of those who are surrendered at your lotus feet. The demigods have been evicted from their heavenly abodes by the demons. Please protect them. O great Lord of all\, we have fallen to the Earthly stratum and are now merged in the ocean of miseries\, kindly be pleased with us.’ \n“Upon hearing Indra’s very pitiful prayer\, Lord Visnu replied “Who is this great demon who has triumphed over the exalted demigods? What is his name? From whom did he get such power? Oh Indra\, please explain to me everything in detail. Have no fear! \n“Indra said: “Oh Lord of all demigods\, Oh deliverer of devotees\, Oh supreme Lord. A mightily ferocious demon has attacked the demigods. His influence has struck chords of chaos everywhere. The demigods are most distressed now and we do not know how to overcome this manxome foe. There is a demon named Nadijangha who appeared in a brahmana family. He has an awesomely powerful son\, infamously known as Mura. This Mura demon now lives in the fantastic city of Candravati! The Mura daemon has invaded the lusciously delightful heavenly planets and is now living there. He has dethroned Indra\, Agni\, Yama\, Vayu\, Isa\, Candrama\, Nairita and Varuna and taken the positions for himself. Although many\, we demigods could not stop his powerful assault. Oh Lord please kill this demon and protect the demigods. \nUpon hearing the plee of Indra\, Lord Visnu became furiously angry with those who had harrassed the demigods\, and he said\, “Oh king of the demigods\, This rascally demon will undoubtedly perish at the hand of my personal might. You should not fear\, you can return to the city of Candravati with peace of mind. I will solve this situation post haste and restore peace to the kingdom of the demigods!” \nThereafter the multitude of demigods along with Lord Visnu proceeded towards the city of Candravati. A wonderful battle scene arose\, with demigods on one side and demons on the other. The Mura demon had a fearsome army of many followers\, there were demons of all shapes and sizes and the sight was truly kaleidoscopic. Lord Visnu and the demigods prepared an unbelievable array of weaponry\, and the demons also had a formidable arsenal. When the skirmish commenced the demons rushed at the demigods and the demigods fought with skillful dexterity. However\, after a time the demigods were scattered hither and thither by severe beatings from the demons. When Lord Visnu fetched the demigods together and led them in a group attack\, the combined effect ploughed into the demon horde. Although Lord Visnu flicked the lesser demons away as one wafts away a poisonous fly\, He took great pleasure in fighting with the demon Mura. In spite of attacking with various weapons\, the lord was unable to kill Mura. He wrestled with the archfiend for more than ten thousand years! Finally\, after a considerable scuffle-the Divine Lord defeated Mura and went to Badirikashrama. In Badirikashrama the Lord rested in a splendidly beautiful cave called Hemavati and took rest. \nThe Supreme Personality Of Godhead said: “Oh Arjuna\, the Mura demon followed me to that cave and seeing me resting\, prepared to attack. Suddenly an incandescent daughter appeared from my body! She held many mystical and divine weapons & began to unmericilessly fight the demon. After slaying the demon the effulgent goddess cleaved his head from his body. Thereupon\, all other demons fled to Patalaloka. When I arose from my slumber I saw the dead body of the Mura demon and the radiant goddess stood before me with folded palms. \nStartled by such an extramundane sight the Personality of Godhead asked her “Who are you?” The goddess replied “Oh my Lord & Master\, I am born from out of your own body. I have removed this demon from his torment by cutting off his gruesome head. When he saw you resting he shamefully thought to kill you in your sleep! Therefore I have appeared and severed his head. \nThe Supreme Lord said: “Oh Goddess\, i am grateful for your protection and well pleased with you for this kind act. You may ask any benediction you like from me.” \n“Oh Lord.” replied the deific beauty. \n“If you at all wish to give a boon unto me\, then please give unto me the potency to deliver even the most heinous sins from all who fast on this day. It is my heartfelt desire that even if one simply eats in the evening\, then that person will receive half the benefit of fasting; and if one eats only at noontime\, that person will receive half as much credit again. Please gift me with this auspicious favor. \nThe Lord said: “You are undoubtedly my spiritual energy\, and since today is called Ekadasi – your name will be Ekadasi. Anybody who observes fasting on this\, your day-will have his sinful reactions alleviated and attain unending spiritual bliss. \n“Oh Arjuna\, from that day until this\, all Ekadasi days are vitalized by the Supreme Lord’s blessings. I award entrance to the supreme abode\, unto those who observe the day of Ekadasi. Oh dearest son of queen Kunti\, an Ekadasi which is mixed with Dvadasi is the best of all. One should always give up sex life\, eating grains\, honey\, meat\, eating off of bell metal\, and applying oil on the day of Ekadasi. If a person observes this Sri Ekadasi and hears of it’s illimatable glories he can obtain even more results!
URL:https://www.iskconpunjabibagh.com/event/utpanna-ekadashi-9th-dec-2023/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231210
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SUMMARY:Disappearance Day of Sri Kaliya Krsnadasa 9th Dec 2023
DESCRIPTION:Kaliya Krsnadasa is mentioned as having been a disciple of Gauridasa Pandita.
URL:https://www.iskconpunjabibagh.com/event/disappearance-day-of-sri-kaliya-krsnadasa-9th-dec-2023/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231212
DTSTAMP:20260428T051313
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SUMMARY:Disappearance Day of Sri Saranga Thakura 11th Dec 2023
DESCRIPTION:Saranga Thakura\, an associate of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu\, lived under a Bakula tree in Navadvipa during the time of Lord Caitanya. The great devotee Murari Thakura was his disciple.
URL:https://www.iskconpunjabibagh.com/event/disappearance-day-of-sri-saranga-thakura-11th-dec-2023/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231218
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231219
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SUMMARY:Odana Sasthi 18th Dec 2023
DESCRIPTION:At the beginning of winter\, there is a ceremony known as the Odana Sasthi. During the Odana-sasthi festival the servants of Lord Jagannatha would dress Lord Jagannatha and Balarama with starched cloth. \nThis ceremony indicates that from that day forward\, a winter covering should be given to Lord Jagannatha.That covering is directly purchased from a weaver. According to the archana-marga\, a cloth should first be washed to remove all the starch\, and then it can be used to cover the Lord. On this occasion by the desire of Lord Jagannatha\, His servants dress Him in new\, starched clothes.
URL:https://www.iskconpunjabibagh.com/event/odana-sasthi-18th-dec-2023/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231223
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231224
DTSTAMP:20260428T051313
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SUMMARY:Advent of Srimad Bhagavat Gita 23rd Dec 2023
DESCRIPTION:This is the annirversary day commemorating the day that Srimad Bhagavad Gita was spoken by Lord Sri Krishna to His dearmost devotee Arjuna. \nAt the place now known as Jyotisar Tirtha amid the waring families of the Kurus and the Pandavas at Kurukshetra. If one wishes one can still go and visit that place and see the monument erected there with Krishna as Parthasarati (the chariot driver) and Arjuna\, the warrior on their chariot. It is claimed by the ashram who maintain the shrine that the tree that is next to Them is a continum growth of the original tree witness that was there at the actual day of speaking.
URL:https://www.iskconpunjabibagh.com/event/advent-of-srimad-bhagavat-gita-23rd-dec-2023/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231223
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231224
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SUMMARY:Moksada Mahadvadashi 23rd Dec 2023
DESCRIPTION:This Ekadasi occurs in the month of Magashirsa November/December. The glories of this Ekadasi are untold. In the Brahmananda Purana they are described in a conversation between Krsna and Maharaja Yudhisthira.\nWhen Maharaja Yudhisthira questioned Krsna about this particular Ekadasi he asked: “How should one spend his time on this glorious day? Please explain to me the delineation of how to follow this Ekadasi and thus please The Supreme Personality of Godhead.” \nSri Krsna replied: “Oh my dear one\, Yudhisthira. If one worships the Supreme Lord on this most munificent day\, all his sinful reactions will be completely destroyed. One should offer tulasi leaves and manjaris to the Lords lotus feet. By so doing\, He will be unlimitedly pleased. By observing this Ekadasi one achieves the result of performing three hundred thousand Sankranta sacrifices. \n“There was once a king named Vaisakhacuda who lived in the city of Camakpura and ruled over it very mercifully. The citizens cared for him very much\, but he was despondent and couldn’t quite understand why. He was affectionate to the citizens and many highly qualified Brahmanas came to advise him regularly. One day the King had a vision in a vast dream he was having. He dreamt that his father had fallen into a hellish condition and was suffering a terrible afflictation of mind\, body and spirit. \nWhen realising this unbeknown truth the King decided very firmly to do something practical about it. The following day the King awoke at dawn and rallied his faithful confidants to his aid. He foreswore to explain to them exactly what had happened and be truthful in his telling. He also made a firm sankalpa to deliver his father from the decrepid position he had fallen into. \nUpon disclosing the nature of his dream and his intention to rectify the situation\, the kings brahmana advisors posited a perfect plan. They sat in counsel for a long time and mulled over the problem-analysing it from all possible angles of vision. The old and wise advisors to the king\, suggested many practical solutions and the younger brahmanas also raised some apt and pertinent points. \nWhen they’d completely eradicated all doubt from their minds; the plan forumulated in full concentration and they approached King Vaisakhacuda. \n“Oh King\, barely a stones throw from this place there is the hermitage of Parvata Muni.He is tri-kala-jna meaning he knows the past\, the present and the future simultaneously. We would request you to relate the topics of your dream to him.” \n“Once the brahmanas had recounted their conclusions to the King they accompanied him to the asrama of Parvata Muni. When the muni enquired as to the welfare of his lands the king replied \n“My Lord\, due to your munificence and exemplary character the people of our land are happy and contented. However\, despite the general welfare of the land I am troubled. A doubt has arisen in my mind and I believe you are my only hope in rectifying this difficulty. \n“After considering the Kings words the greatly sagacious muni known as Parvata began to speak. \n“In his previous life\, your father was very lusty and has thus degraded himself in this way. The best solution I can recommend\, in this particular case-is for you and your familiars to observe the vow of the Ekadasi that falls in the month of Maghashirsa. This one day of Ekadasi will free your father from all sinful reactions – if you just observe this one Ekadasi there will be no difficulty for you or your kin. Just observe this one day of austerity and by so doing-offer the resultant piety to your father. That way your father and your family will be relieved of the burdensome weight of sins accumulated over billions of births.” \n“After hearing the instruction of Parvata Muni\, King Vaisakhacuda and his courtiers returned to the palace at Camakpura. When the Ekadasi day arrived\, the King and his Queens\, along with the servants-observed the vrata or vow\, with enthusiasm. Upon completing the vociferous fast the father departed for the heavenly planet and blessed his son with all due love\, care and attention. The pious results accrued from such an act were so vast that they were shared with all\, to their fullest capacity. \n“Oh King\, anyone who observes this Ekadasi is certainly released from all his sinful reactions.”
URL:https://www.iskconpunjabibagh.com/event/moksada-mahadvadashi-23rd-dec-2023/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231226
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231227
DTSTAMP:20260428T051313
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SUMMARY:Katyayani Vrata Ends 26th Dec 2023
DESCRIPTION:A vow to observe austerities to please Katyayani Devi\, or Yogamaya Devi\, the spiritual energy of Lord Krsna.
URL:https://www.iskconpunjabibagh.com/event/katyayani-vrata-ends-26th-dec-2023/
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