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Sri Krishna Janmastami

Santa Cruz 6 pm to 1 am
San Jose 5:30 pm to 9 pm

mumucur munayo devah
sumanamsi mudanvitah
mandam mandam jaladhara
jagarjur anusagaram
nisithe tama-udbhute

jayamane janardane
devakyam deva-rupinyam
vishnuh sarva-guha-sayah
avirasid yatha pracyam
disindur iva pushkalah

(Srimad Bhagavatam: 10.3.7-8)

     “The demigods and great saintly persons showered flowers in a joyous mood, and clouds gathered in the sky and very mildly thundered, making sounds like those of the ocean’s waves. Then the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vishnu, who is situated in the core of everyone’s heart, appeared from the heart of Devaki in the dense darkness of night, like the full moon rising on the eastern horizon, because Devaki was of the same category as Sri Krishna.”

Those who are not in full knowledge that the appearance and disappearance of the Lord are transcendental (janma karma ca me divyam [Srimad Bhagavad-gita: 4.9]) are sometimes surprised that the Supreme Personality of Godhead can take birth like an ordinary child. Actually, however, the Lord’s birth is never ordinary. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is already situated within the core of everyone’s heart as antaryami, the Supersoul. Thus because He was present in full potency in Devaki’s heart, He was also able to appear outside her body….
As stated in Srimad Bhagavad-gita, the Lord is aja, unborn, and He is the supreme controller of everything. Nonetheless, He appeared as the child of Devaki. This verse describes the inconceivable potency of the Lord, who appeared like the full moon. Understanding the special significance of the appearance of the Supreme Godhead, one should never regard Him as having taken birth like an ordinary child.

(Excerpt from Srila Prabhupad’s purport on the above verse)

Sri Nandotsav and the
Appearance Day of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad

Santa Cruz 11 am to 2 pm
San Jose 5:30 pm

Dates to remember:

• August 18, 2014 – Sri Sri Krishna Janmastami. Complete fast until midnight (then no grains)
• August 19, 2014 – Sri Nandotsav. Appearance of Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad
• August 20, 2014 – Ekadasi
• August 21, 2014 – Paran from 6:31 to 10:57 am
• August 30, 2014 – Appearance of Sri Sita Devi, the Consort of Sri Adwaita Prabhu
• September 1, 2014 – Sri Lalita Saptami
• September 2, 2014 – Sri Radhastami (fast until noon)
• September 5, 2014 – Ekadasi
• September 6, 2014 – Paran from 6:44 to 10:58 am. Appearance of Sri Vamanadev and Srila Jiva Goswami
• September 7, 2014 – Appearance of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur

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