This document provides an overview of an upcoming seminar on Varnashrama and Krishna Consciousness. The seminar will be presented in two parts. Part I will introduce Varnashrama Dharma, discuss its purpose and types based on scriptural references. It will cover perspectives on Varnashrama from major Acharyas and its historical practice in the four Yugas. Part II will focus on applying Varnashrama Dharma in ISKCON communities through practices like farming communities and gurukulas.
Srimad Bhagavatam
Srimad Bhagavata Purana_The ripened fruit of all Vedas
In the great Naimasharaya forest, in the assembly of the exalted rishis headed by Rishi Śaunaka, the perfect one – Śrī Sūta Gosvāmi recited to them – the Bhāgavat Purāna as sung by Śrī Sukadeva Goswami to Maharaj Parikshit on the banks of Ma Ganga near Hastinapur, amidst the greatest confluence of enlightened sages from all over the universe. Śrī Sukadeva, a self-realized perfect soul – an Avadhuta, narrated the greatest of purana when only 16 years old, but more learned than all the realized rishis present. Śrī Sukadeva studied the Bhāgavatam through upanishad from his father, compiler of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam – Bhagvān Veda Vyāsadeva (Bādarayana), Lord’s avataar.
Sukadev Goswami narrates Bhagavatam at the end of Dwaparayuga
idaṁ bhāgavataṁ nāma
purāṇaṁ brahma-sammitam
adhītavān dvāparādau
pitur dvaipāyanād aham
“At the end of the Dvāpara-yuga, I studied this great supplement of Vedic literature named Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, which is equal to all the Vedas, from my father, Śrīla Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva.”
~ Śrī Sukadeva Goswami, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (2.1.8)
Suta Goswami narrates Bhagavatam at Naimasharanya headed by Sunaka Rishi
idaṁ bhāgavataṁ nāma
purāṇaṁ brahma-sammitam
uttama-śloka-caritaṁ
cakāra bhagavān ṛṣiḥ
niḥśreyasāya lokasya
dhanyaṁ svasty-ayanaṁ mahat
This (idaṁ) scripture (purāṇaṁ) named (nāma) Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (bhāgavataṁ ) is the literary incarnation (brahma-sammitam) of God (uttama-śloka-caritaṁ), and it is compiled (cakāra) by Śrīla Vyāsadeva (ṛṣiḥ), the incarnation of God (bhagavān). It is meant for the ultimate good (niḥśreyasāya) of all people (lokasya), and it is all-successful (dhanyaṁ), all-blissful (svasty-ayanaṁ) and all-perfect (mahat).
~ Sūta Gosvāmi in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.3.40)
As God is all light, all bliss and all perfection, so also is Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. One can derive from its study all benefits that are possible to be derived from the personal presence of the Lord. It carries with it all the transcendental blessings of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa that we can expect from His personal contact. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam should be worshiped as respectfully as we worship the Lord.
Spotless, Unlimited, Lord Krsna’s Representative!
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has declared that Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the spotless (amalam) representation of all Vedic knowledge and history. What can be said more about this maha-purana? It is directly the Lord Himself – Krishna, Uttama-śloka in His absolute literary incarnation.
Mahaprabhu while giving confidential instructions to Sanatana Goswami says – “Just try to understand the real nature of Srimad-Bhagavatam. It is the sound representation of the Supreme Lord Krishna; therefore Srimad-Bhagavatam is not different from Krishna. Krishna is unlimited,
Srila Prabhupada's biography is made in a very clean template with reliable information. It can be used for class presentations or to enhance your knowledge. This ppt is very good and must be shared with family and friends.
Hare Krishna
Bhagvad Gita Chapter 7 (Revised 2021),Jnana-Vijnana Yoga (The yoga of knowled...Medicherla Kumar
Chapter 7: Jnana-Vijnana Yoga (The yoga of knowledge of Nirguna Brahma and manifest divinity) - 30 verses.
Krishna instructs the path of knowledge (Jnana Yoga).
Revised-2021
Dr.Medicherla Shyam Sunder Kumar.
samc108@gmail.com
Chapter 9: Raja-Vidya-Raja-Guhya Yoga (The yoga of the sovereign science and the sovereign secret) - 34 verses.
Krishna discloses to Arjuna how all beings find their existence in him (9:4-8).
He reveals his self, although independent and aloof, as that which pervades, creates and annihilates the entire cosmos through his material energy (9:9-10).
This awareness is recommended as a way to remember him in all circumstances. Krishna affirms that he will take care of his devotees, compensate for their deficiencies, and preserve their strength. And all he asks of his devotees is an offering of a leaf, a flower, or some water - if it is offered with devotion (9:26).
Even if a devotee unintentionally commits a dreadful sin, he will be rectified, for Krishna promises that his devotee will never perish (9:30).
Srimad Bhagavatam
Srimad Bhagavata Purana_The ripened fruit of all Vedas
In the great Naimasharaya forest, in the assembly of the exalted rishis headed by Rishi Śaunaka, the perfect one – Śrī Sūta Gosvāmi recited to them – the Bhāgavat Purāna as sung by Śrī Sukadeva Goswami to Maharaj Parikshit on the banks of Ma Ganga near Hastinapur, amidst the greatest confluence of enlightened sages from all over the universe. Śrī Sukadeva, a self-realized perfect soul – an Avadhuta, narrated the greatest of purana when only 16 years old, but more learned than all the realized rishis present. Śrī Sukadeva studied the Bhāgavatam through upanishad from his father, compiler of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam – Bhagvān Veda Vyāsadeva (Bādarayana), Lord’s avataar.
Sukadev Goswami narrates Bhagavatam at the end of Dwaparayuga
idaṁ bhāgavataṁ nāma
purāṇaṁ brahma-sammitam
adhītavān dvāparādau
pitur dvaipāyanād aham
“At the end of the Dvāpara-yuga, I studied this great supplement of Vedic literature named Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, which is equal to all the Vedas, from my father, Śrīla Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva.”
~ Śrī Sukadeva Goswami, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (2.1.8)
Suta Goswami narrates Bhagavatam at Naimasharanya headed by Sunaka Rishi
idaṁ bhāgavataṁ nāma
purāṇaṁ brahma-sammitam
uttama-śloka-caritaṁ
cakāra bhagavān ṛṣiḥ
niḥśreyasāya lokasya
dhanyaṁ svasty-ayanaṁ mahat
This (idaṁ) scripture (purāṇaṁ) named (nāma) Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (bhāgavataṁ ) is the literary incarnation (brahma-sammitam) of God (uttama-śloka-caritaṁ), and it is compiled (cakāra) by Śrīla Vyāsadeva (ṛṣiḥ), the incarnation of God (bhagavān). It is meant for the ultimate good (niḥśreyasāya) of all people (lokasya), and it is all-successful (dhanyaṁ), all-blissful (svasty-ayanaṁ) and all-perfect (mahat).
~ Sūta Gosvāmi in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.3.40)
As God is all light, all bliss and all perfection, so also is Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. One can derive from its study all benefits that are possible to be derived from the personal presence of the Lord. It carries with it all the transcendental blessings of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa that we can expect from His personal contact. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam should be worshiped as respectfully as we worship the Lord.
Spotless, Unlimited, Lord Krsna’s Representative!
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has declared that Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the spotless (amalam) representation of all Vedic knowledge and history. What can be said more about this maha-purana? It is directly the Lord Himself – Krishna, Uttama-śloka in His absolute literary incarnation.
Mahaprabhu while giving confidential instructions to Sanatana Goswami says – “Just try to understand the real nature of Srimad-Bhagavatam. It is the sound representation of the Supreme Lord Krishna; therefore Srimad-Bhagavatam is not different from Krishna. Krishna is unlimited,
Srila Prabhupada's biography is made in a very clean template with reliable information. It can be used for class presentations or to enhance your knowledge. This ppt is very good and must be shared with family and friends.
Hare Krishna
Bhagvad Gita Chapter 7 (Revised 2021),Jnana-Vijnana Yoga (The yoga of knowled...Medicherla Kumar
Chapter 7: Jnana-Vijnana Yoga (The yoga of knowledge of Nirguna Brahma and manifest divinity) - 30 verses.
Krishna instructs the path of knowledge (Jnana Yoga).
Revised-2021
Dr.Medicherla Shyam Sunder Kumar.
samc108@gmail.com
Chapter 9: Raja-Vidya-Raja-Guhya Yoga (The yoga of the sovereign science and the sovereign secret) - 34 verses.
Krishna discloses to Arjuna how all beings find their existence in him (9:4-8).
He reveals his self, although independent and aloof, as that which pervades, creates and annihilates the entire cosmos through his material energy (9:9-10).
This awareness is recommended as a way to remember him in all circumstances. Krishna affirms that he will take care of his devotees, compensate for their deficiencies, and preserve their strength. And all he asks of his devotees is an offering of a leaf, a flower, or some water - if it is offered with devotion (9:26).
Even if a devotee unintentionally commits a dreadful sin, he will be rectified, for Krishna promises that his devotee will never perish (9:30).
Krishna Voice Magazine is a English publication circulated on a Monthly basis. Download latest Krishna issue voice from https://www.iskconbangalore.org
My concrete form is the eternal couple - the Supreme Lord and Energy - always in undivided union and abiding as the eternal consciousness pervading the three phenomenal states of waking, dream and sleep, and reclining on the cot whose four legs are Brahma (the Creator), Vishnu (the Protector), Siva (the Destroyer) and Isvara (Disappearance) and whose surface is Sadasiva (Grace) which is contained in the mansion known as 'fulfilment of purpose' enclosed by the garden of 'Kadamba' trees in the jewel island situated in the wide ocean of nectar surrounding the cosmos and extending beyond.
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Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, Isvara, Sadasiva, Ganesa, Skanda, the gods of the eight quarters, their energies, other gods, celestials, serpents and other superhuman beings are all manifestations of myself. However, people do not know ME because their intellect is shrouded in ignorance.
I grant boons to those who worship ME. There is no one besides ME worthy of worship or capable of fulfilling all desires.
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Slide 2: Introduction to Mindfulness
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2. VARNASHRAMA & KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS
CONTENT OF SEMINAR
PART I
Purpose of the Seminar
Sanatana Dharma in Two Features
Types of Varnasrama Dharma
References from Scriptures
Acharyas on Varnasrama Dharma
History of Varnasrama Dharma in Four Yugas
3. VARNASHRAMA & KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS
Purposes of the Seminar
To impress the point that
1) Srila Prabhupada clearly stated that fifty per cent of his mission remained
incomplete without Varnashrama,
2) previous Acharyas such as Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura also expressed that
the easiest way one can advance as a Vaishnava is within the system
of Varnashrama.
Bringing awareness that most of the devotees practice vaidhi bhakti
therefore practicing Varnashrama is of utmost importance:
"Vaidha bhaktas should always try to bring their hearts to the lotus feet of
Krsna while spending their lives situated in varnasrama-dharma. This is
bhakti yoga. The main purpose of of varnasrama-dharma ...”
4. VARNASHRAMA & KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS
Purposes of the Seminar
Applying Varnasrama- Live in an open place, produce your own food grains,
produce your own milk, save time, chant Hare Krishna. Plain living, high thinking:
ideal ...
Gurukulas and Varnashrama Colleges: Srimad-Bhagavatam (9.10.50)
“As there are schools and colleges to train students to become chemical engineers,
lawyers, or specialists in many other departments of knowledge, there must be
schools and colleges to train students to become brahmanas, ..
Service to the Vaishnavas and society at large-
5. VARNASHRAMA & KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS
Part I
‘Dharma samsthapanarthaya’- Sanatana Dharma
• Introduction- Sanatana Dharma – why there are
two aspects Bhagavata Dharma & Varnashrama
Dharma? Types of Varnashrama.
• Vedic scriptures, Four Vaishnava sampradayas,
Gaudiya Vaishnava Acharyas, Srila Prabhupada on
Varnashrama Dharma.
• History of Varnashrama in the four yugas.
6. VARNASHRAMA & KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS
Introduction- Sanatana Dharma – Two Aspects
* Bhagavata Dharma
activities of the Soul
* Varnashrama Dharma
activities of the body
7. VARNASHRAMA & KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS
Introduction- Sanatana Dharma – Two Aspects
* Varnashrama Dharma – Vibhagasah (dividing)
* Bhagavata Dharma- to unite in service of
Krishna (nartho yas ceha karmabhih) (sva
karmana tam abhyarchya)
Why divide and then unite? Bg 3.8
9. VARNASHRAMA & KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS
Varnashrama References from Scriptures
• Vedas- Purusa sukatam (is hymn 10.90 of the
Rigveda) Yad purusha vyadhadhu (divided) brAhmaNo asya
mukhamAseet | bAhoo rAjanya: krta: | ooru tadasya yad vaishya |
padbhyAm shoodro ajAyata || 12 ||
• Puranas-Vishnu Purana 3.8.9 varnasramacaravata
purusena parah puman……
• Srimad-Bhagavatam
• Bhagavad-gita
10. VARNASHRAMA & KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS
Acharyas on Varnashrama
• Sripad Sankaracharya- established
brahminical culture
• Sripad Ramanujacharya- established
brahminical culture and encouraged everyone
to accept bhakti.
• Sripad Madhvacharya- established
brahminical culture and encouraged everyone
to accept bhakti.
11. VARNASHRAMA & KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS
Acharyas on Varnashrama
• Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura established bhakti practices
for everyone and explained varnashrama to be a good
tool to enhance bhakti especially in Vaidhi Bhakti.
• Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada
practically established Varnashram by introducing the
Brahmachari ashram and the Sannyasi order.
• Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada established
bhakti (Sankirtan yajna) all over the world and also
started farm communities and gurukulas to make life
simple .
12. VARNASHRAMA & KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS
History of Varnasrama in Four Yugas
Satya: Eka Varna - Hamsas
Treta: Strict Varnashrama - Sri Rama
Dvapara: Varnasrama misused -
Dhritarastra
Kali: Varnasrama corrupted -
started from Sringi
To be continued…
