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Thursday, April 14th Kamada Ekadasi Break fast on 15th between 7:01AM - 7:54AM Thursday, April 28th
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| April Upcoming Events! Tuesday, April 12th, 6:30PM Rama Navami: Appearance of Lord Ramachandra Sunday, April 17th, 2:00PM Holi: Spring Color Festival |
Rama Navami: The Holy Appearnce Day of Lord Ramachandra The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Rama appeared about 2 million years ago at the holy place of Ayodhya in Bharat Varsha (India). His activities are still being glorified today and every year since.
Lord Rama was the the most ideal king any society has ever been ruled by. Glorifying His name and activities is the best means to acquire everlasting happiness.
Please join us for Rama Navami, starting at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, April 12th 2011.
Schedule of events:
6:30 PM Maha Aarti
7:00 - 7:30 Talk on glories of Lord Rama
7:30 - 7:50 - 'Ramayana characters', Fancy dress show by children
7:50 - 8:00 - Ramayana songs by children
8:00 - Greet Divyam Jindal on his first birthday and honor grand feast prasadam sponsored by his parents.
Sponsorship for garlands and Maha Arati are available.
To sponsor, contact Sundari Radhika Devi Dasi: sangeetha_b_reddy@yahoo.com OR 208-475-4931
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Holi! Sunday, April 17th, 2:00PM
Holi is a Spring festival celebrated in India connected to Lord Krishna where he throws colored powder on his friends. Ever since then it has become a fun and festive way to welcome Spring.
Colored powders and gel will be provided. Wear something you don't mind being stained with colors. Arrive earlier at 12:30 pm for chanting and dancing followed by a complimentary vegetarian lunch at 1:00 pm. |
Srila Prabhupada gives the following summary of Ramayana in Srimad Bhagavatam:  The son of Maharaja Khatvanga was Dirghabahu, and his son was Raghu. The son of Raghu was Aja, the son of Aja was Dasaratha, and the son of Dasaratha was Lord Ramacandra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When the Lord descended into this world in His full quadruple expansion -- as Lord Ramacandra, Lakshmana, Bharata and Satrughna -- great sages like Valmiki who were actually in knowledge of the Absolute Truth described His transcendental pastimes. Srila Sukadeva Gosvami describes these pastimes in brief.
Lord Ramacandra went with Visvamitra and killed Rakshasas like Marica. After breaking the stout and strong bow known as Haradhanu, the Lord married mother Sita and cut down the prestige of Parasurama. To obey the order of His father, He entered the forest, accompanied by Lakshmana and Sita. There He cut off the nose of Surpanakha and killed the associates of Ravana, headed by Khara and Dushana. Ravana's kidnapping of Sitadevi was the beginning of this demon's misfortune. When Marica assumed the form of a golden deer, Lord Ramacandra went to bring the deer to please Sitadevi, but in the meantime Ravana took advantage of the Lord's absence to kidnap her. When Sitadevi was kidnapped, Lord Ramacandra, accompanied by Lakshmana, searched for her throughout the forest. In the course of this search, They met Jatayu. Then the Lord killed the demon Kabandha and the commander Vali and established a friendly relationship with Sugriva. After organizing the military strength of the monkeys and going with them to the shore of the sea, the Lord awaited the arrival of Samudra, the ocean personified, but when Samudra did not come, the Lord, the master of Samudra, became angry. Then Samudra came to the Lord with great haste and surrendered to Him, wanting to help Him in every way. The Lord then attempted to bridge the ocean, and, with the help of advice from Vibhishana, He attacked Ravana's capital, Lanka. Previously, Hanuman, the eternal servant of the Lord, had set fire to Lanka, and now, with the help of Lakshmana, the forces of Lord Ramacandra killed all the Rakshasa soldiers. Then Lord Ramacandra personally killed Ravana. Mandodari and other wives lamented for Ravana, and in accordance with Lord Ramacandra's order, Vibhishana performed the funeral ceremonies for all the dead in the family. Lord Ramacandra then gave Vibhishana the right to rule Lanka and also granted him a long duration of life. The Lord delivered Sitadevi from the Asoka forest and carried her in a flower airplane to His capital Ayodhya, where He was received by His brother Bharata. When Lord Ramacandra entered Ayodhya, Bharata brought His wooden shoes, Vibhishana and Sugriva held a whisk and fan, Hanuman carried an umbrella, Satrughna carried the Lord's bow and two quivers, and Sitadevi carried a waterpot containing water from holy places. Angada carried a sword, and Jambavan (Riksharaja) carried a shield. After Lord Ramacandra, accompanied by Lord Lakshmana and mother Sitadevi, met all His relatives, the great sage Vasishtha enthroned Him as King.
Lord Ramacandra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, performed various sacrifices by which to worship Himself, and at the end of these sacrifices He gave land to the
hota, adhvaryu, udgata and brahma priests. He gave them the eastern, western, northern and southern directions respectively, and the balance He gave to the acarya. Lord
Ramacandra's faith in the brahmanas and affection for His servants was observed by all the brahmanas, who then offered their prayers to the Lord and returned whatever
they had taken from Him. They regarded the enlightenment given to them by the Lord within the core of their hearts as a sufficient contribution. Lord Ramacandra
subsequently dressed Himself like an ordinary person and began wandering within the capital to understand what impression the citizens had of Him. By chance, one night He heard a man talking to his wife, who had gone to another man's house. In the course of rebuking his wife, the man spoke suspiciously of the character of Sitadevi. The Lord immediately returned home, and, fearing such rumors, He superficially decided to give up Sitadevi's company. Thus He banished Sitadevi, who was pregnant, to the shelter of Valmiki Muni, where she gave birth to twin sons, named Lava and Kusa. In Ayodhya, Lakshmana begot two sons named Angada and Citraketu, Bharata begot two sons named Taksha and Pushkala, and Satrughna begot two sons named Subahu and Srutasena. When Bharata went out to conquer various lands on behalf of the emperor, Lord Ramacandra, He fought many millions of Gandharvas. By killing them in the fight, He acquired immense wealth, which He then brought home. Satrughna killed a demon named Lavana at Madhuvana and thus established the capital of Mathura. Meanwhile, Sitadevi placed her two sons in the care of Valmiki Muni and then entered into the earth. Upon hearing of this, Lord Ramacandra was very much aggrieved, and thus He performed sacrifices for thirteen thousand years. After describing the pastimes of Lord Ramacandra's disappearance and establishing that the Lord appears for His pastimes only, Sukadeva Gosvami ends this chapter by describing the results of hearing about the activities of Lord Ramacandra and by describing how the Lord protected His citizens and displayed affection for His brothers.
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Sincerely,
Boise Hare Krishna Temple and
Vedic Cultural Center
1615 Martha St.
Boise, ID 83706
208.344.4274
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