"suddha-bhakata-carana-renu,
bhajana-anukula
bhakata-seva, parama-siddhi,
prema-latikara mula
The dust of the lotus feet of pure devotees,
enthusiastic devotional service,
and service to the pure devotees of
the highest order are the roots of the
creeper of devotion"-first verse of suddha-bhakata by sri bhaktivinoda thakura
for some reason i GOOGLEd those lyrics to read today.here im listening to PIXIES while reading these lyrics....
the picture up there is my whole altar.
on the left up is sri lakshmi-narasimhadeva(brought to me by madhavananda),next is my most merciful sri sri gaura-nitai(they came to me from former devotees),on the right is sri yoga-narasimhadeva(he travels with gaura-nitai allways)
on the middle there is pictures of srila b.s.govinda maharaja(my gurudeva),srila a.c.bhaktivedanta swami prabhupada,srila b.r.sridhar maharaja,srila bhaktisiddhanta swami prabhupada.
on the lower level there is a picture of lord shiva and his family(i also have altar of lord shiva in lingam form under my main altar,picture in my next post) and on the right corner there is sri hanumanji!!!
there are also lots of pictures around the deitys.sri radha-krsna,lord narasimhadeva,gaura-nitai of finland iskcon,sri sri sita-ram-laksman-hanuman,etc.
i also have sri jagannath-baladeva-subadra deitys in a box sleeping and waiting for the day when they will get back to the altar or somewhere...i got them also from a former devotee.who once phoned me and said that:"i still have jagannath in my box and i want you to take 'em?!"
my puja to the deitys is not regular in any sense...but i still try to offer them prasadam as often as possible.as i cant sing like a gandharva i try to play some bhajan/kirtan cd's to them.but oneday when im old and single and brahmin i will start super puja everyday!!! :D
this was a little briefing to the wonderful world of my altar! :) more will come...
this is one of my favorite deity oriented website: http://www.salagram.net/Sri-Shaligram-Tirtha.htm
i have allways been attracted to the form of shaligram and govardhan silas.
...but now i have to sell some punkrock...
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Since we moved into our new house, VSD brought our Deities out again, Nitai Gaurasundar. When I was visiting San Francisco/Berkeley, and at the SF temple, one devotee there, Mirabai, wanted to give me a gift before I left. It was Deities! The SF temple had gone through many changes and hardships so the standards were reduced to only one offering per day and maybe 2 or 3 aratis. No one was really in charge there. Later in hindsight, I remembered that there were no little Gaura Nitai deities on the altar. You know when there's larger deities in temples, they have a smaller matching set as well? Anyhow, hard to explain, but just the vibe I got, I think she took the small INSTALLED Gaura Nitai off the altar and gave Them to me! CRAZY.
I also have Jagannath, Baladev, and Subhadra who are sleeping. (Hehe, we're twins with our sleeping JBS!) And a tiny 1 inch tall bronze Nrsimhadev that an ex-bf gave me. I should take pics and share.
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