God is always visible to the devotee – 24 hoursLecture by His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada given at Boston on May 1, 1969 on the occasion of Lord Narasimha’s Appearance Day
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In this series we bring you the pastimes of great Sri Vaishnava Acharyas who appeared after the celebrated Alwars.
Natha Muni’s grandson, Yamunai Thuraivar was born on the full moon day when Uttarashada asterism was prevailing in Adi
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Krishna and Rukmini’s pastimes of battle, eloping and marriage attests to the dynamism and exuberance of Their divine activity. In fact, the fight preceding Their |
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Among many other things, Srila Prabhupada taught his disciples how to worship the Deity forms of Lord Krishna and His eternal consort Srimati Radharani. For instance, he told us that
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The Supreme Lord is the Supreme Soul of everything, and therefore in the supreme conception affection is realized. The conception of affection is due to the relationship of soul to soul. A father is affectionat
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Srimad Bhagavatam – 1.1.5
ta ekada tu munayah
pratar huta-hutagnayah
sat-krtam sutam asinam
papracchur idam adarat
TRANSLATION
One day, after finishing their morning duties by burning a sacrificial fire and offering a seat o
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More than 75,000 devotees had nija rupa darshan of Sri Varahalakshmi Nrusimha Swamy in Simhachalam Friday. The revenue, police and endowment officials made elaborate arrangements for the annual festival wherein a team of blind
Read more…In this series we bring you the pastimes of great Sri Vaishnava Acharyas who appeared after the celebrated Alwars.
Natha Muni started to spend most of the time worshipping and contemplating on Lord Rama’s Deities in his small kuteeram. Once the king p
Read more…Prabhupada: Gradually, you'll understand Krishna, by eating only. Krishna is not so easy to be understood, but we are giving you facility to eat Krishna-prasadam so that one day you can understand this movement. This is the policy. Actually, that is
Read more…Chitra Kavitvani – amazing Sanskrit poetry from Rupa Goswami's Stava-mala where he has composed verses of only two or even one consonant. They generate terrific images as can be viewed in this video.
I offer my humble obeisances unto my gurus.
May Sri
Read more…Mohini Ekadashi is on May 10, 2014Yudhishthira Maharaja said, "O Janardana, what is the name of the Ekadashi that occurs during the light fortnight of the month of Vaishakha (April-May)? What is the process for observing it properly?" |
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Actual meditation in yoga aims at seeing the four-armed Vishnu murti, which is the form of the Lord within the heart. That is real meditation. Now rascals have manufactured other methods they call meditation, b
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On this day Jahnu Muni swallowed and r |
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Srila Prabhupada’s Letter to: Ramesvara
India
9 January, 1973
My Dear Ramesvara,
Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated December 27, 1972, and with great happiness I have read your fig
Read more…Mukti or Liberation can be offered by Mukunda aloneCompiled by Smita Krishna dasa, Ahmedabad All of the important planets are described in Vedic literatures, especially Srimad-Bhagavatam, and thespiritual world, which is beyond this material sky, is d |
Srimati Jahnava Devi Appearance Day – May 08, 2014
Sri Surja das Sarakhela had two daughters named Vasudha and Jahnava. His wife’s name was Bhadravati. He used to keep the accounts for the king of Gaur desh. In Gaur-ganoddesha-dipika it is stated that |
Brahmotsava marks the anniversary of the installation of the Deities, Sri Sri Radha Krishnachandra, Sri Sri Krishna Balarama, Sri Sri Nitai Gauranga, Sri Srinivasa Govinda and Sri Prahlada Narasimha, and the consecration of the temple. The Deities of
Read more…Making the best out of a bad bargainLecture by Sri Amitasana Dasa Srimad Bhagavatam – 1.1.14 apannah samsrtim ghoram TRANSLATION Living beings who are entangled in the complicated meshes |
Sri Gadadhara Pandita Appearance Day - April 29, 2014
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In this series we bring you the pastimes of great Sri Vaishnava Acharyas who appeared after the celebrated Alwars.
The Chola King, who was ruling the country with Gangai Konda Cholapuram as his capital, was a great patron of different art forms. There
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...just like Janmashtami and Nandotsava. So 
He made his appearance on a new moon day in the month of Vaishakha. His father's name was Sri Madhva Mishra and his mother's name Ratnavati-devi. They lived near the house of Sri Jagannatha Mishra