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First Rainfall |
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First Shower |
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1 |
Mangalacarana |
1 |
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2 |
Prayers to the Personification of Sambandha, Abhidheya and Prayojana |
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1. Sri Madana - Gopaladevastaka |
6 |
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2. Sri Govindadevastaka |
9 |
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3. Sri Gopinathadevastaka |
11 |
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3 |
The Exalted Position of Srila Rupa Gosvami |
14 |
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4 |
Empowerment by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu |
15 |
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5 |
Important Events in Srila Rupa Gosvami's Life |
16 |
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Second Shower |
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6 |
A Homage to Srila Rupa Gosvami |
18 |
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7 |
To Be a Rupanuga |
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a. The Word Rupanuga |
20 |
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b. Some Thoughts from Srila Prabhupada |
22 |
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c. Some Thoughts from Snla Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura |
25 |
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d. Last Will and Testament of a Rupanuga |
28 |
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e. The Heart of a Rupanuga |
30 |
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Third Shower |
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8 |
What Is the Meaning of Sri Upadesamrta? |
34 |
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9 |
What Is the Significance of Sri Upadesamrta? |
35 |
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10 |
Sri Upadesamrta in Vedic Perspective |
38 |
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11 |
An Outline of Sri Upadesamrta |
39 |
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12 |
A Comment on the Commentators |
40 |
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13 |
Another Comment on the Commentators |
43 |
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Fourth Shower |
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14 |
Srila Prabhupada Explains Why Srila Rupa Gosvami Gave Us Sri Upadesamrta |
46 |
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15 |
A Letter from Srila Prabhupada |
47 |
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16 |
Did I Catch the Essence? |
49 |
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Second Rainfall |
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First Shower |
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1 |
Srila Prabhupada's Transliteration and Translation of Text One |
52 |
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2 |
Walk Through Map One |
53 |
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3 |
Walk Through Map Two |
54 |
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4 |
Walk Through Map Three |
55 |
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5 |
Practical and Transformational Insights |
56 |
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6 |
Did I Catch the Essence? |
59 |
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7 |
What's the Problem with Uncontrolled Senses? |
63 |
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Second Shower |
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8 |
Commentaries by Our Acaryas |
78 |
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9 |
Patience Is the Key |
90 |
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10 |
A Song for a Sadhaka |
93 |
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11 |
More Songs for a Sadhaka |
95 |
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Third Shower |
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12 |
The Spiritual Master |
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a. A Collage of Transcendental Insights |
100 |
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b. Who Is a Bonafide Guru? |
102 |
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c. Who Is a Bonafide Guru (2)? |
107 |
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d. Who Are Diksa and Siksa Gurus? |
109 |
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More on Diksa and Siksa Gurus |
110 |
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e. More on Guru-tattva |
113 |
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The Absolute Nature of Sad-guru |
115 |
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f. Transcendental Insights on Acarya-tattva |
117 |
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g. Who Is a Bona Fide Founder - Acarya? |
120 |
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Third Rainfall |
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First Shower |
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1 |
Snla Prabhupada's Transliteration and Translation of Text Two |
122 |
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2 |
A Walk Through Map |
123 |
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3 |
Practical and Transformational Insights |
124 |
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4 |
Did I Catch the Essence? |
127 |
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5 |
Am I at Fault? |
128 |
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Second Shower |
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6 |
Commentaries by Our Acaryas |
144 |
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7 |
Transcendental Insights from Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura |
154 |
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8 |
Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura Explains Why These Six Faults Trouble Us |
166 |
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9 |
Have I Finished My Heart Cleaning? |
168 |
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10 |
Am I Above the Clouds? |
169 |
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Third Shower |
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11 |
Good News for a Struggling Sadhaka |
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(a) Words of Encouragement from Srila Prabhupada |
172 |
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(b) Sixteen Sacred Rounds |
173 |
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12 |
Songs for a Sadhaka |
176 |
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13 |
More Songs for a Sadhaka |
181 |
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14 |
Prayers for a Sadhaka |
184 |
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Fourth Rainfall |
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First Shower |
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1 |
Srila Prabhupada's Transliteration and Translation of Text Three |
186 |
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2 |
A Walk Through Map |
187 |
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3 |
Practical and Transformational Insights |
188 |
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4 |
Did I Catch the Essence? |
190 |
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5 |
An Elaboration on Six Qualities which Enhance Devotional Service |
192 |
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Second Shower |
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6 |
Commentaries by Our Acaryas |
208 |
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Further Transcendental Insights from Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura |
215 |
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Third Shower |
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Songs for a Sadhaka |
238 |
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Inspirational Prayers for a Sadhaka |
241 |
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Fifth Rainfall |
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First Shower |
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1 |
Srila Prabhupada's Transliteration and Translation of Text Four |
244 |
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2 |
A Walk Through Map |
245 |
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3 |
Practical and Transformational Insights |
246 |
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4 |
Did I Catch the Essence? |
248 |
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5 |
Why Six Loving Exchanges? |
250 |
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6 |
The Dynamics of Transcendental Loving Exchange |
253 |
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Part One |
254 |
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Part Two |
263 |
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7 |
The Choice is Mine |
268 |
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Second Shower |
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8 |
Commentaries by Our Acaryas |
270 |
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9 |
What It Means to Associate |
273 |
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Third Shower |
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10 |
Songs for a Sadhaka |
276 |
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11 |
Inspirational Prayers for a Sadhaka |
289 |
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Sixth Rainfall |
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First Shower |
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1 |
Srila Prabhupada's Transliteration and Translation of Text Five |
294 |
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2 |
A Walk Through Map |
295 |
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3 |
Practical and Transformational Insights |
296 |
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4 |
Did I Ca tch the Essence? |
300 |
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5 |
Three Kinds of Devotees |
302 |
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6 |
Am I an Advanced Devotee? |
310 |
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Second Shower |
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7 |
Commentaries by Our Acaryas |
316 |
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8 |
The Culture of the Gaudiya Vaisnava |
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(1) The Transcendental Origin of Madhyama Culture |
324 |
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(2) The Dynamics of Humility and Respect |
324 |
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(3) The Dynamics of Compassion |
326 |
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Third Shower |
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9 |
Songs for a Sadhaka |
332 |
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10 |
Inspirational Prayers for a Sadhaka |
337 |
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11 |
Inspirational Meditations for a Serious Sadhaka |
339 |
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Seventh Rainfall |
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First Shower |
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1 |
Srila Prabhupada's Transliteration and Translation of Text Six |
346 |
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2 |
A Walk Through Map |
347 |
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3 |
Practical and Transformational Insights |
348 |
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4 |
Did I Catch the Essence? |
350 |
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5 |
How Is My Vision? Let's Check It! |
352 |
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Second Shower |
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6 |
Commentaries by Our Acaryas |
362 |
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Third Shower |
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7 |
How Good Is My Vision (Test 1)? |
368 |
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8 |
How Good Is My Vision (Test 2)? |
369 |
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9 |
How Good Is My Vision (Test 3)? |
370 |
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Ignorant, or in Full Knowledge? |
370 |
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Diseased, or Healthy? |
371 |
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Outcaste, or Beyond Caste? |
372 |
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10 |
When Seeing Means Suffering |
375 |
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11 |
When Seeing Means Sweetness |
377 |
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Fourth Shower |
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12 |
Songs for a Sadhaka |
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Part One |
382 |
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Part Two |
385 |
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Part Three |
389 |
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13 |
Inspirational Prayers for a Sadhaka |
394 |
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14 |
Meditations for a Serious Sadhaka |
397 |
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Eighth Rainfall |
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First Shower |
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1 |
Srila Prabhupada's Transliteration and Translation of Text Seven |
402 |
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2 |
A Walk Through Map |
403 |
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3 |
Practical and Transformational Insights |
404 |
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4 |
Did I Catch the Essence? |
406 |
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5 |
My Mouth Is the Door to Krsna- prema |
408 |
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6 |
Amrta Vani Illuminations and Nourishment for the Journey |
413 |
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Second Shower |
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7 |
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Shares a Secret |
428 |
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8 |
Chanting Is the Most Excellent Form of Bhakti |
430 |
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9 |
Loud Chanting Is the Most Excellent Form of Chanting |
434 |
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10 |
Commentaries by Our Acaryas |
437 |
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11 |
The Essential Practicalities Guiding True Nama Bhajana |
441 |
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12 |
Keys to Realizing Krsna's Name, Form, Qualities, Pastimes and Seva |
444 |
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Third Shower |
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13 |
Obstacles on the Path |
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a. Do I Have a Hearing Problem? |
448 |
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b. Do I Have a Prajalpa Problem? |
449 |
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c. The Critic Takes the Karma |
452 |
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d. Pramada |
454 |
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e. Suffering from Inattention? |
455 |
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f. Namaparadha |
457 |
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g. Namaparadha Equals Spiritual Suicide |
459 |
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h. I'm an Offender, What Should I Do? |
460 |
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14 |
Helpmates on the Path |
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a. Inspirational and Practical Help |
461 |
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b. Transcendental Sound Will Be the Agency |
463 |
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c. O Harinama, Please Enter My Heart Through My Ears |
464 |
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d. Let's Rise Above Anisthita Nama-bhajana |
465 |
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e. Let's Stay Above Anisthita Nama-bhajana |
467 |
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f. Am I Qualified to Chant Harinama? |
469 |
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g. A Nitty-gritty Reality Check |
471 |
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Fourth Shower |
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15 |
Songs for a Sadhaka |
474 |
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16 |
Inspirational Prayers for a Sadhaka |
490 |
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17 |
Meditations for a Serious Sadhaka |
495 |
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Volume II |
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Ninth Rainfall |
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First Shower |
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1 |
Srlla Prabhupada's Transliteration and Translation of Text Eight |
510 |
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2 |
A Walk Through Map |
511 |
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3 |
Practical and Transformational Insights |
512 |
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4 |
Did I Catch the Essence? |
514 |
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5 |
Did I Catch the Core - Essence? |
516 |
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6 |
Commentaries by Our Acaryas |
517 |
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7 |
What Does Text Eight Look Like in Real Life? |
522 |
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Second Shower |
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Entering Sri Krsna's Sacred Realm |
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8 |
Transcendental Geography |
532 |
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9 |
Map One |
533 |
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10 |
Map Two |
537 |
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11 |
Map Three |
541 |
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12 |
Map Four |
545 |
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13 |
Transcendental Geography: A Very Special Flavor |
547 |
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Third Shower |
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Torchlight on the Sacred Path |
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14 |
Please Don't Forget Your Keys! |
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a. Sevonmukhe hi jihvadau |
550 |
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b. A Letter from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura |
552 |
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15 |
Eligibility Through Harinama |
552 |
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16 |
Questions We Need to Ask - Answers We Need to Know |
557 |
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17 |
Siddha and Sadhaka Are Not the Same |
562 |
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18 |
The Raga and Vidhi Dynamic |
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a. Part One |
563 |
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b. Part Two |
565 |
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19 |
The Bhava and Babajl Dynamic |
568 |
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20 |
Our Prayojana - Anartha-nivrtti or artha-pravrtti? |
569 |
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21 |
Excerpts from a Lecture at Radha-kunda |
570 |
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22 |
The Practicalities of Walking the Sacred Path |
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a. Part One |
572 |
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b. Part Two |
575 |
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Forth Shower |
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23 |
Songs for a Sadhaka |
582 |
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24 |
Inspirational Prayers for a Sadhaka |
588 |
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25 |
Meditations for a Serious Sadhaka |
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a. Part One |
597 |
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b. Part Two |
601 |
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Tenth Rainfall |
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First Shower |
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1 |
Srila Prabhupada's Transliteration and Translation of Text Nine |
604 |
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2 |
A Walk Through Map |
605 |
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3 |
Practical and Transformational Insights |
606 |
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4 |
Did I Catch the Essence? |
607 |
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5 |
Did 1 Catch the Core - Essence? |
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Part 1 |
608 |
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Part 11 |
611 |
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6 |
The Glories of Sri Krsna's Sacred Realm |
612 |
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Second Shower |
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7 |
Commentaries by Our Acaryas |
622 |
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8 |
A Further Elaboration |
625 |
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Third Shower |
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9 |
Torchlight on the Path |
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a. To Be a Vraja-vasi |
630 |
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b. Understanding Vraja-vasa and Vraja-vasis |
636 |
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Fourth Shower |
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10 |
Songs for a Sadhaka |
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a. Part One |
640 |
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b. Part Two |
645 |
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11 |
Inspirational Prayers for a Sadhaka |
651 |
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12 |
Meditations for a Serious Sadhaka |
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a. Part One |
663 |
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b. Part Two |
667 |
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Eleventh Rainfall |
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First Shower |
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1 |
Srila Prabhupada's Transliteration and Translation of Text Ten |
676 |
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2 |
A Walk Through Map |
678 |
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3 |
Practical and Transformational Insights |
679 |
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4 |
Did I Catch the Essence? |
681 |
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5 |
Did I Catch the Core - Essence? |
683 |
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Second Shower |
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6 |
Commentaries by Our Acaryas |
686 |
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7 |
a. Who Is Most Dear to Sri Krsna (Part One)? |
689 |
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b. Who Is Most Dear to Sri Krsna (Part Two)? |
692 |
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Third Shower |
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8 |
Torchlight on the Path |
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a. Lust and Love |
698 |
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b. Only the Gaudiyas Know |
699 |
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c. Why Is Sri Radha the Crest Jewel Among the Gopis? |
701 |
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d. When Will That Day Come? |
703 |
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Forth Shower |
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9 |
Songs for a Sadhaka |
706 |
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10 |
Inspirational Prayers for a Sadhaka |
711 |
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11 |
Meditations for a Serious Sadhaka |
716 |
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Twelfth Rainfall |
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First Shower |
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1 |
Srila Prabhupada's Transliteration and Translation of Text Eleven |
722 |
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2 |
A Walk Through Map |
723 |
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3 |
Practical and Transformational Insights |
724 |
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4 |
Did I Catch the Essence? |
726 |
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5 |
Srila Prabhupada Shares a Few Rare and Precious Thoughts |
728 |
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Second Shower |
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6 |
Commentaries by Our Acaryas |
732 |
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7 |
Further Illuminations by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura |
737 |
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Third Shower |
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Transcendental Geography |
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8 |
A Glimpse of the Radha-kunda Krsna Sees |
745 |
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9 |
The Origin of Radha-kunda and Syama-kunda in this World |
749 |
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10 |
Divine Water Sports at Radha-kunda |
754 |
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Fourth Shower |
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Seven Questions, Seven Answers |
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11 |
Question One: Why is Radha-kunda as Dear to Krsna as Sri Radha Herself? |
757 |
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12 |
Question Two: Is the Radha-kunda Sri Radha Krsna See the Same as the One We See? |
760 |
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13 |
Question Three: What Does Sri Radha Krsna's Radha-kunda Look Like? |
762 |
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14 |
Question Four: What Does It Mean "to Bathe in Radha-kunda"? |
764 |
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15 |
Question Five: What Does It Mean "to Live on the Banks of Radha-kunda"? |
768 |
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16 |
Question Six: What Does It Mean to Take Shelter of, and Serve Under the Direction of "the Confidential Serving Maids of Sri Radha"? |
770 |
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17 |
Question Seven: What Does It Mean to Serve Radha-kunda? |
773 |
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Fifth Shower |
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|
18 |
Songs for a Sadhaka |
782 |
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19 |
Astakam and a Prayer for a Sadhaka |
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a. Part One |
793 |
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b. Part Two |
803 |
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20 |
Meditations for a Serious Sadhaka |
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a. A Meditation on Sri Radha's Names |
807 |
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b. Two Meditations on Sri Radha's Love for Krsna |
808 |
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c. Two Meditations on Sri Radha's Thoughts on Prema |
811 |
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d. Meditations on Love for Sri Radha |
812 |
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e. A Very Special Meditation |
813 |
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Sixth Shower |
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Srila Rupa Gosvami's Vision |
818 |
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Srila Rupa Gosvami |
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Sri Upadesamrta |
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Text One |
829 |
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Text Two |
831 |
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Text Three |
833 |
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Text Four |
835 |
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Text Five |
837 |
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Text Six |
839 |
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Text Seven |
841 |
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Text Eight |
843 |
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Text Nine |
845 |
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Text Ten |
847 |
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Text Eleven |
849 |
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Srila Radha-ramana dasa Gosvami |
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Sri Upadesa-prakasika-tika |
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Introduction and Verse One |
850 |
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Verse Two |
852 |
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Verse Three |
853 |
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Verse Four |
854 |
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Verse Five |
854 |
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Verse Six |
855 |
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Verse Seven |
856 |
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Verse Eight |
856 |
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Verse Nine |
857 |
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Verse Ten |
858 |
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Verse Eleven and Concluding Words |
859 |
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Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura |
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1 |
Sri Upadesamrta Bhasa |
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Introduction and Text One |
864 |
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Text Two |
865 |
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Text Three |
866 |
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Text Four |
868 |
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Text Five |
868 |
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Text Six |
868 |
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Text Seven |
869 |
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Text Eight |
870 |
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Text Nine |
870 |
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Text Ten |
870 |
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Text Eleven |
871 |
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2 |
Piyusa- varsini- vrtti |
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Introduction and Text One |
873 |
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Text Two |
875 |
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Text Three |
876 |
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Text Four |
877 |
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Text Five |
877 |
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Text Six |
878 |
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Text Seven |
879 |
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Text Eight |
879 |
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Text Nine |
880 |
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Text Ten |
880 |
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Text Eleven |
880 |
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Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura |
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1 |
Sri Upadesamrta Bhasa |
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Text One |
882 |
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Text Two |
882 |
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Text Three |
883 |
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Text Four |
884 |
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Text Five |
885 |
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Text Six |
886 |
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Text Seven |
887 |
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Text Eight |
887 |
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Text Nine |
888 |
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Text Ten |
889 |
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Text Eleven |
890 |
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Concluding Words |
891 |
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2 |
Sri Upadesamrta Anuvrtti |
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Introduction and Text One |
892 |
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Text Two |
898 |
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Text Three |
904 |
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Text Four |
908 |
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Text Five |
909 |
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Text Six |
914 |
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Text Seven |
915 |
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Text Eight |
916 |
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Text Nine |
920 |
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Text Ten |
920 |
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Text Eleven |
921 |
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Concluding Words: A Prose Poem |
922 |
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A Parade of Kali's Tricks |
930 |
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My Dear Devotee |
937 |
