History_of_a_saint HH Krishna Mangala Swami

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A true history of a great saintHis Holiness Krishna Mangala Swami

This book is dedicated to the people of The World as an encouragement to live as one big familyand work towards eternal peace inspired by His Divine Grace Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila

Prabhupada the founder Spiritual Teacher of The !nternational Society "or #rishna $onsciousness%!S#$&'( and His Holiness Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami)

All glories to a peaceful World!

*y hearty greetings and warm feelings to all the people of this world) ! have always been workingfor unity among the people irrespective of social status religion country etc etc) With a view to

practically work on this ! have now set up a small monastery in 'agamangalam Trichy Tamil'adu South !ndia) ! very humbly re+uest your goodself to read this book very carefully) ! am sureyou will feel very pleased)

*y blessings to everybody in ,sia ,ustralia-'ew .ealand ,merica ,frica and /urope) 0eteverybody be happy peaceful and healthy)1ery many thanks)Sincerely#rishna *angala Swami

'agamangalam Date 23455 6une 7355

Please contact4'o) 78 1i9ayalakshrni 'agar 'agamangalam&pposite 6ericho SchoolTrichy : *adurai HighwayTrichy ; / mail ; krishnamangala=8?yahoo)co)uk


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Introduction

Disciples about His Holiness #rishna *angala Swami4!)#rishna *angala Swami is a vibrant soul who@s taken on multiple roles) He is a spiritual guru who

spreads the words and love of 0ord #rishna with a great amount of dedication a loyal friendproviding endless support and encouragement and best of all a loving spiritual father to many of hissons and daughters including myself) ! have personally met *ahara9a only once at my mother@shouse in *alang /ast 6ava !ndonesia where he showered us with his warmth and modesty beforereciting about his eAperiences with Srila Prabhupada and the importance of spreading #rishna$onsciousness to save the conditioned souls in our world)"urther on by 0ord #rishna@s mercy ! have been given the opportunities to feel his humble

presence through email darshans and correspondence) Since the day we met my life has graduallytransformed from struggles to a sense of peace) "rom this great soul !@ve come to realie the true+ualities of a pure devotee of #rishna : constantly loving humble forgiving honest and very open

; open to our +uestions stories troubles longings and hunger for 0ord@s #rishna@s spiritual spark)#rishna *angala Swami has shown us all the true inspiration that is almost noneAistent in thischaotic planet) ! sincerely pray that such a meeting with him would happen fre+uently)

'o doubt that this book which draws his life and teachings will be beneficial to all of us who havecontinuously +uestioned our purpose in this world but have not attained ade+uate fulfilling answers), most fallen daugtherSita Gryhastin 1oisine) %/ast 6ava !ndonesia(

!!),fter many years of missing the all comforting friendship and association of a sadhu at last Sri#rsna mercifully brought me into contact with HH #rishna *angala *ahara9a) ! am very glad forhaving made his contact)*ahara9a is such a perfect sadhu that We can hardly believe it) ,ll the good +ualities of #rsnaCs

pure devotees are with him) *ost notable are his humility kindness and his capacity to befriend allkinds of people) &ne person described him as being The most down to earth person ! have evermet) ! have had difficulty in convincing many to meet *ahara9a but every single person whoactually met him was very satisfied and ended up liking him a great deal)

Due to my constant travelling the eAchanges ! have with *ahara9a are mostly via his fre+uentemail communications) Whatever *ahara9a writes it has the +ualities of transcendence:eternalityfull cognisance and 9oyfulness) *ostly what we read after a few minutes it becomes stale andtasteless) But whatever *ahara9a has said the more we read it the more we feel peace happinessand love) The more we meditate on his words the deeper they get and the greater our satisfaction)Sometimes ! ask difficult +uestions of *ahara9a about how to best interact with or advise a

particular person) Eet every time his answer is completely satisfactory : in accordance with thescriptures full of wisdom selfless and most importantly very loving) His answers are always

perfect)

*ore than that *ahara9a has a capacity to understand things very deeply) ! demonstrated this onetime to a senior Godbrother of mine) ! askedF How could he have known that He immediatelyreplied Paramatma indicating that *ahara9a can communicate directly with Sri #rsna) !t cannot

but be because his answers are always sublime ; they have the +ualities of transcendence)


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epeatedly *ahara9a has shown miracles in his understanding and perfect advice)*ahara9a also has an inconceivable ability to bless) &nce *ahara9a asked me to convey his

blessings to my mother and sisters as ! was about to visit them) ! +uestionedF How can you blessthem when you have never met them *ahara9a replied that it is the +uality of a brahmana to blessall even unknown or unseen people) *ore than that when at last ! did somewhat comply andeApress *ahara9aCs good wishes to 9ust one of my sisters she immediately became full of emotion

and saidF Eou please tell your *ahara9a that on hearing his words my chest is heaving and ! ambecoming glassy eyed) ! have observed the same kind of result many times)*ahara9a also can see things and know things which are simply impossible to be known) Thissurely can only be because of his being in communication with Sri #rsna) *ahara9a described thekirtana ! did with the above mentioned sister and another of her friends even though he has nevermet any of them nor has he ever been to my country what to speak of being there to witness whattook place) He recently eAplained the unusual behavior of one devotee telling that it is the result ofhis childhood eAperiences and that he needs more love and attention to help him overcome hisdisturbed background) But *ahara9a has never met the person what to speak of talking with himfor hours which would be needed to discover such a deep and hidden truth) ! was again amaed)

!t is our great fortune to meet such a pure sadhu a representative of Sri #rsna and the more we caninteract with *ahara9a especially in the matter of following his loving advice in our lives the moreis our eternal benefit) ! hope all reading this book will feel the greatness of *ahara9a and will

become increasingly inclined to accept him in their lives and hearts) *ahara9a@s support guidenceand love are indispensable for our spiritual progress) Hare #rsnaIEour humble servant!sha Prakash Dasa %Perth ,ustralia(

His Holiness #rishna *angala Swami with His Grace !sha Prakash Prabhu


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!!!)Please accept my humble obeisance),ll glories to Guru and Gauranga)! bow to your lotus feet)

!f you decide to start to live your life in #rishna consciousness it seems to be easy in the beginning)

Eou chant and you read the scriptures and you feel close to Sri #rishna) But then you read againand again that you only can reach Sri #rishnaCs Goloka Dhama by the help and the guidance of a

bonafide master) ,nd it@s not up to you to find this spiritual master itCs #rishna in His never:endingmercy who leads the Guru to yourself) ,nd so it was in my case)

&ne day ! came in contact with HH #rishna *angala Swami) He was there when !@ve needed him)"rom this moment it was like sun enlightens darkness) !t was clear he is my spiritual master nodoubt) ! wanted to follow him) He has enriched my life) !@m sure under his guidance it may be

possible to go home : home back to Godhead) ,lthough there is such a great distance on earthbetween him and me it@s no problem to communicate with him)

He is always reachable) He eAplains everything about #rishna with words that let my heart melt)Whatever ! ask he never gets angry) He is so hearty and patient) His warmth and affections for allliving entities is very hard to describe) HH #rishna *angala Swami is like a father for a little childfor me on my spiritual way) He takes my hand and teaches me how to go always benevolent)

*y confidence in him is boundless) When ! read his blessings in the morning !@m sure my day willbe good : and it happens) When ! get darshan by his photos ! feel his presence as if he would bewith me in one room) !@m so grateful that he entered into my life),s for me ! think it will be a blessing for all mankind to read about him and his preaching)Eour humble servantGiri9a Devi Dasi %Germany(


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His Holiness # rishna *angala Swami

This is the true story of a very special spiritual master who has taken birth in this material world toserve all living entities with immeasurable love compassion and care) His thoughts and actions arealways centered on The ,lmighty 0ord) ,s many among the people of this world are unaware of hisspiritual powers this book is being published) By reading this booklet one will become aware of

the benefits that human kind stands to gain by serving him)

He is like a great mountain filled with love concern for a better world) He cares for everybodyirrespective of country status religious faith etc etc) His compassion towards all living entities isvery uni+ue) He is a spiritual master for everybody in the universe)

Please read and communicate with him) He will receive you with open and loving arms) Hisfeelings of brother and sisterhood is something amaing and great to eAperience) His touch of lovewill be soothing)

He was born on the 23th of 6une 58=8 in Trichur #erala) But at infancy itself he had to leave

#erala to live in Bombay %'ow *umbai( as his late father Sri T)')1enkateswaran settled down inBombay@s suburb of ,ndheri) His mother@s name is Srimati #)S) anganayaki)


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Parents late Srimati K.S. Ranganayaki and Sri T.N.Venkateswaran (with sister)

The original given name of His Holiness #rishna *angala Swami was 1) 'arayanaswamy) He livedand studied in ,ndheriCs famous colony Shree am 'agarJ) ,s a student he was very average) Hehad a great inclination to help everybody) Suiting his pet name #rishnamoorthy he was veryattracted to 0ord Sri #rishna from infancy itself) Because of his shy +ualities many failed to notice

this) But this +uality came out of the hiding when his father used to take the family to #erala)

This continued until the early 58K3@s when His Divine Grace Bhaktivedanta Swami SrilaPrabhupada used to visit *umbaiCs 6uhu area fre+uently in connection with building a huge templeof marble very close to the 6uhu beach for the great pleasure of 0ord Sri #rishna) Srila Prabhupadachanged his life)

He was also very much encouraged by his childhood friend ,nantharaman) Thus began aprofessional spiritual 9ourney which today is at the very highest peak and has richly benefitted manythousands spread across the world to whom His Holiness #rishna *angala Swami preachesvigorously with mountains of love compassion care brotherhood sisterhood both personally and

by e mail) World Peace is his goal and he is very sincere and determined to achieve this)

,fter Srila Prabhupada departed for Goloka 1rindavana in 58KK he served his eternal spiritual


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master His Holiness Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami from *anipur) He had a very intimaterelationship with HH Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami like a father and son) He spent years servinghim both in *anipur and #olkata with great sincerity and honesty)

His Holiness Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami gave him Dhiksha or spiritual initiation as per the1edic $ulture and named him J#rishna *angalaJ) His Holiness Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami

left this world in the year 733


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His Divine Grace ,) $) Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

His thoughts and ideas

The people of this world should always be happy and healthy)

To achieve this fights +uarrels wars and destructive weapons should take eternal rest)

Books on +uality education and writing instruments should be encouraged) Spiritual thoughts peaceful atmosphere and discipline should grow)

&ne must always think of good)

&ne must be firm in thinking that good will happen)

/veryone must be united irrespective of their countries religious faiths to achieve worldpeace)

His qualities

He is an embodiment of love)

*iAing with everyone very easily and lovingly)

He has no enemies)

High thinking honest dealings)

, symbol of truth)

Simple living)

,lways connected to the ,lmighty 0ord)

1ery very affectionate towards children because they are tomorrow@s leaders)

"or him everything is God@s property)

Selfless service for mankind)


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Honesty

During the ancient days in !ndia lawyers sometimes would suggest his ancestores to lie in order toac+uire properties but his ancestors would refuse to do so saying that we never lie as we are godconscious) #rishna *angala Swami comes from that lineage)

&nce in the railway station called $hurchgate in *umbai a rich person forgot his luggage in thetrain) ,n employee of the railways #han Msaw this luggage and gave it to the station master) !n awhile the owner claimed the luggage and was greatly relieved to find all the contents in tact) Thecontents included currency notes passport and some other valuable documents) Pleased with thehonesty of #han the owner gifted him with N3333 %approAimately LS O5533( in cash) But #hanrefused the offer reasoning that this money was not earned by him) So ,llah would not pardon him#rishna *angala Swami would often narrate this incident to the students and feel very proud of#han)

!n Philippines one boy named *arcos would do small 9obs like cleaning pots polishing shoes etc

for some ,merican soldiers) *arcos was an orphan) &ne of the ,merican soldiers who also had asimilar upbringing like *arcos would tell the little boy everydayF SON NEVER EVER TELL LIESand always be honest!

*arcos hearing this message strongly registered the same in his mind) &n growing up *arcosapplying this message into practise became a multi millionaire) Eears rolled by) *arcos now amillionaire wanted to meet the ,merican soldier to thank him) The soldier told *arcos that he gavethe same message to whomever he met) But because *arcos took the message seriously he was

benefitted)

Narrating this true story His Holiness Krishna Mangala Swai would oten brea" down with tears

o #ride or Mar$os%

Compassion and care

&nce on a deepavali %a very popular festival of lights widely celebrated by !ndians all over theworld( day #rishna *angala Swami set out to meet a good friend of his) While on the way he met a

blind person) "eeling for his lack of sight #rishna *angala Swami lovingly held his hand andeventhough it took all day to help the blind person he did it with a smile) ,fter the 9ob was done

#rishna *angala Swami went back home without even meeting his good friend) !nstead hetelephoned him to inform him of what happenedIII ,nd sincerely apologied)

Popular among the masses

#rishna *angala Swami spent one year in ussia) Delivered a series of lectures on #rishna$onsciousness and the immense necessity of practising spirituality for a peaceful world) The depthof his lectures and his answers to +uestions left the ussians spellbound) They told himF Please

stay in ussia we will provide a ussian Passport and $itienship) We will build a house on thebanks of the river 1olga for you)Q But #rishna *angala Swami had commitments back home in!ndia towards his spiritual master His Holiness Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami) The ussians


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many of them weeping bid him a tearful farewell stocking him with plenty of delicious #rishnaPrasadam)

Serving his Spiritual Master

Back in !ndia HH B)Damodara Swami gave #rishna *angala Swami the responsibility ofmaintaining accounts for the magnificent temple that stands today in lmphal the capital city of*anipur) ,fter completing that assignment #rishna *angala Swami with the permission and

blessings of HH Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami decided to settle down in Tamil 'adu a state heso dearly loved right from chilhood) , state where he feels very much at home)

What his disciples say aout Krishna Mangala Swami

He is a pure hearted great saint)

His greatest ability is to involve4 everyone in the devotional path and remove all theobstacles that stand in the way)

*any thousands have eAperienced his spiritual powers)

Whoever comes into contact with him will most certainly be benefitted both spiritually andmaterially as well) To be blessed by him is a great fortune)

By looking at his face and serving him one will be relieved of the sinful reactionsaccumulated for seven generations)

He is a rare gem of a spiritual master He has great transcendental +ualities He is genuine

pure and honesty personified) He is a spiritual master for the whole world)

He is a great guide and simply by following his instructions world peace can be achieved)

He is a great mountain of love)

6ust by being near him one can feel his immense love and care)

He welcomes everybody with a smile and genuine affection) His disciples are spread acrossthe planet)

!veryody"s ultimate destination

He has the immense capacity to guide any body to Goloka 1rindavana) Goloka 1rindavana is theultimate destination of all those who are born in this material world) !t is the original home of all theliving entities)

There one can always associate with 0ard Sri #rishna) The melodious vibration of Histranscendental flute is always in the air) There is no birth old age disease and death) The air isalways fresh and supremely fragrant) 'o accidents fights +uarrels) 'o wars no cheating) 'o lying)

/verybody is e+ual there) /verybody is super rich) /verybody gets everything in plenty) There isonly one occupation there : to eternally serve #rishna) /verybody is always 9oyful and healthy)/veryday is a festival day fragrant flowers incenses music dance feast)


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/verybody lives in huge magnificent palaces) /veryone has vehicles and airplanes) /ven ordinaryconversation is a melody and ordinary walk an eyecatching dance)

#he Supreme Almighty $ord

'obody can ever even imagine the kind of wealth that #rishna owns) 'obody can be any wherenear as beautiful as #rishna) 'obody can be as intelligent as #rishna) #rishna is the strongest) ,s a

boy of


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The Hare #rishna *ahamantra reverberates within his holi body all the time)

Honesty Truthfulness punctuality and treating everybody with e+ual love)

Pure thinking pure ideas and the great ability to) get along effortlessly with everybody)

/veryday sincerely praying for the welfare of the entire population of the world)

"ull involvement in Social work for the welfare of all without any eApectation for self)

$hant always the Hare #rishna *ahamantra and be always happyI

'uture plans

/stablish a monastry to spread the ideas of a Lnited World of Peace)

&rganie meetings of people from all parts of the world to encourage them for this tobecome a reality)

/ncourage the younger generation to actively work on this as they are tomorrow@s leaders)

To actively work on getting support and sponsors for all these to happen)

#rishna *angala Swami who is a symbol of humility a sincere soul very humbly begs for widesupport from the people of this world)

!ssence of the (hagavad )ita

Whatever happened was good)

Whatever is happening is also good)

Whatever will happen that also will be good)

What did you lose that you are crying for

What did you bring which you have lost

What did you create that is destroyed

Whatever you have taken is taken only from here)

Whatever you have given is given only from here) Whatever is yours today will belong to somebody else tomorrow)

,nd belong to someone else day after tomorrow)

This inevitable change is the law of the universe)

,nd the ob9ective of *E creation)

The ,lmighty 0ord Sri #rishna)

#en Commandments to ecome a perfect Student

0ove God : emember God always)

0ove your parents and serve them always)


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'ever tell lies always be honest)

0ove and respect your teachers always)

espect all human beings and animals)

Develop the habit of keeping a small writing pad always and write whenever necessary sothat you never forget)

,lways be humble)

,void anger)

Be always disciplined)

Lnited We stand Divided we fall)

)ems and *iamonds from #he (hagavad )ita

"ord Krishna e#plains$

&ha#ter '() Te*t +,-

! am the generating seed of all eAistences) There is no being moving or non moving that can eAistwithout */)&ha#ter '.) Te*t '.-

! am seated in everyoneCs heart and from */ come remembrance and knowledge) By all the 1edas! am to be known) !ndeed ! am the compiler of the 1edanta %Lltimate Supreme #nowledge(&ha#ter '/) Te*t 00-

,bandon all varieties of religion and 9ust surrender unto */) ! shall deliver you from all sinfulreactions) ! shall protect you) Do not fear)

&ha#ter '.) Te*ts '1 and '+-The splendor of the Sun which dissipates the darkness of this World comes from */) ! enter intoeach planet and by *E energy they stay in orbit) ! become the *oon and thereby supply the 9uiceof life to all the vegetables)&ha#ter 2) Te*t 3-

/arth water fire air ether mind intelligence and the body : all these are *E energies)&ha#ter '() Te*ts +1 and 3'-

&f all creations ! am the beginning and the end and also the middle) &f all sciences ! am thespiritual science of the self and among the logicians ! am the conclusive truth) #now that all

opulent beautiful and glorious creations spring from but a spark of *E splendor)&ha#ter 2) Te*ts 10 and 2-

,s The Supreme 0ord ! know everything that has happened in the past all that is happening in thepresent and all things that are yet to come) ! also know all the living entities) There is no truthsuperior to */) /verything rests upon */ as pearls are strimg on a thread)&ha#ter '/) Te*ts .2 and ./-

!n all activities 9ust depend upon */ and work always under *E protection) !n such devotionalservice be fully conscious of */)

!f you become conscious of */ you will pass over all the obstacles of conditioned life by *Egrace) !f however you do not work in such consciousness but act through false ego not hearing*/ you will be lost)


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,ll the teAts QGems and Diamonds from The Bhagavad Gita are from %haga&ad'(ita As )t )sbyHis Divine Grace ,)$) Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada) Bhagavad Gita is an invaluableinstructions manual as to how everbody can live peacefully happily and prosperously)

*ery many thans!

0et all of humankind animals plants and trees be eternally 9oyful) Hare #rishnaI

All glories to W+"- ./A/
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