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Akshaya Tritiya is regarded as one of the most auspicious days for new beginnings. This festival occurs on the third day (Tritiya) of the bright fortnight (Shukla Paksha) in the month of Vaishakha every year.

The word ‘Akshaya’ in Sanskrit means inexhaustible, that which is unlimited or everlasting. Thus this festival is a celebration of unending happiness, peace and prosperity.

It was on this day that Sudama, a poor brahmana, went to Dwaraka and met His childhood friend, Lord Krishna. Though S

I’m not sure of the history of Aksaya Tritiya. But ksaya means to diminish, so aksaya means that which never diminishes, or which goes on increasing. So this day is considered a very auspicious day to start anything from which you want the fruits never to diminish. I see that people start their businesses on this day, do grha pravesha on this day, start their journeys on this day. And there is a big festival in Nandagram on this day. But if you want to come and see it, you have to book your tax

Akshaya Tritiya, one of the most important days in the Vedic calendar. Akshaya Tritiya is the appearance day of Lord Parasurama, and it is also the day that the Ganges descended to the earth. Most devotees know it as the beginning of Candana-yatra, but actually many of Lord Krishna’s other pastimes also took place on this day, specifically those which highlight Krishna’s generous and intimate reciprocation with his devotees.
 

The very word Akshaya means “that which never diminishes”. Any servic

In the Skanda Purana (Utkala-khanda, Chapter 29) it is described that Lord Jagannatha instructed King Indradyumna to keep His transcendental body cool by applying sandalwood paste all over His divine form:

vaisakhasya site pakse tritiyaksaya samjnikatatra 
mam lepayed gandha lepanair ati sobhanam

“Smear fragrant sandalwood paste on My body on the day of Aksaya-trtiya during the waxing moon in the month of Vaisakha.”

This festival is called the Candana-yatra festival, which literally translates

The day known as Aksaya-tritiya occurs on the third (tritiya) day of the waxing moon in the month of Vaisakha. Every second of this blessed day is completely auspicious, and so there is no consideration of any one period (muhurta) being better than another. Aksaya means “inexhaustible”; anything a person undertakes on the day of Aksaya-tritiya is bound to succeed, especially the performance of devotional activities, which guarantee inexhaustible benefit.

It is said that Aksaya-tritiya is the

Recent American Artemis mission sent to the Moon made a little splash in our devotee community as well, with the same old questions about Moon travel. We have decades of debates on this – was it fake, was it real this time? Was it fake this time, too? In retrospect, most of it looks like a waste of time and eventually we all get tired of rehashing this over and over again.

It has also been a decade since Risiraja Prabhu’s book Mystic Universe – An Introduction to Vedic Cosmology was presented on

Experience the grand welcome of Maharaj at ISKCON Temple Korea
This vlog captures the kirtan energy, and joyful celebration with devotees.

Watch how devotees warmly Maharaj with love, chanting, and spiritual vibes.
If you love ISKCON, kirtan, and spiritual vlogs, this video is for you!

Source: https://www.dandavats.com/?p=117797

By Ekendra Das

Like many devotees, Ekendra Prabhu initially cycled through many “do the needful” services. As a professional musician, you can imagine his happiness of finally being able to offer those talents in service by hopping on the Straight Edge train and playing in Krsna Conscious bands. His love for theater and comedy kicked in and thus a star (Yama Niyama Dasa Brahmacari) was born!
Join Ekendra for a lively and dynamic discussion on creative endeavors he’s experienced over the decades.

73 Maha books
2,758 Big books
207 Medium books
2,256 Small books

Including:

1 Bhakta Stack

205 Trayodashi stacks
2 Caitanya-Caritamrta Sets
61 Srimad Bhagavatam Sets

58 (44 volume) sets

3 (18 volume) sets

Total: 5,294 books distributed!!

Source: https://www.dandavats.com/?p=117791

By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi, 

By most measurable indicators, the world today is far from peaceful. Armed conflicts persist across multiple regions, families are being strained under mounting pressures, and economic instability continues to erode livelihoods on a global scale. In both private and public spaces, conversations are increasingly dominated by anxious, often polarized discussions of politics and geopolitics.

It is within this atmosphere of collective unease that ISKCON Farmingto

By Bhava Sandhi Devi Dasi

It all started a decade ago with the 50/50 Campaign, an initiative by the BBT to celebrate the 50-year anniversary of ISKCON, which encouraged devotees to distribute 50 of Srila Prabhupada’s books in 2016. I wanted to come up with different ways to distribute books because, as a working mother, I didn’t have a lot of time to go out on the street. I was reading Our Family Business by Vaisesika Dasa, for inspiration, and came across the idea of a “Smart Table.”

In the pas

Hare Krishna Dear Devotees!😊😊😊

Please accept my humble obesiances!

All glories to Srila Prabhupad!

With Bhagavad Gita reading I am simultaneously reading the book On the Way to Krishna.This blog presents the points which I have learned from reading the 1st five paragraphs of the 1st chapter of the book On the Way to Krishna.

So let's start:

• We can't experience real and eternal happiness in temporary things.
• Trees have the lowest level of consciousness, so it can't feel happiness when someone gives w

By ISKCON Mayapur

gadadhara-paṇḍitadi — prabhura nija-sakti
tan’-sabara carane mora sahasra pranati

“I offer my respectful obeisances unto the internal potencies of the Lord, of whom Sri Gadadhara Prabhu is the foremost.” (Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila 1.41)

Sri Gadadhara Pandita is one of the five Panca-tattva, who along with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Nityananda Prabhu, Sri Advaita Acarya, and Srivasa Thakura descended to this world to teach pure devotional service and spread the chanti

Sri Kavi Karnapura states in Gaura Ganodessa Dipika that in Vraja lila Gadadhara Pandit is the daughter of King Vrsabhanu-Srimati Radharani. Gadad­hara Pandit served as Lord Gaura’s chief assistant during His Navadvipa-lila. Sri-Sri Radha Krishna in Vrndavana appear as Gaura-Gadadhara to perform pastimes in Navadvipa in the forest groves beside the Ganges.

shri-radha-prema-rupa ya pura vrindavandeshvari
sa shri-gadadharo gaura-vallabhah panditakhyakah
nirnitah shri-Svarupair yo vraja-lakshmitay

In this material world, relationships are short-lived. Growing up many people have said to each other that they will remain together forever, but due to providence such relationships hardly last for years. But such a scenario was unseen in the life of Gadadhara Pandit. He was the most intimate companion of Mahaprabhu and was very dear to Him [Mahaprabhu].

Gadadhara Pandit was born in the village of Beleti Gram in the Chittagong district (modern Bangladesh) in the year 1486 AD. His father was Ma

SRI SRI TOTA GOPINATHA TEMPLE

at Sri Ksetra Jagannatha Puri Dhama

and

SRI GADADHARA PANDITA

Sri Tota Gopinatha is exquisitely beautiful self-manifested Deity of Lord Sri Krishna. Sri Tota Gopinatha is also a most unique Deity because He is the only Krishna Deity in the world “sitting down” and playing His flute.

Sri Tota Gopinatha has such a charismatic bewitching quality that draws one to His darshana over and over again. Srila Vrindavana Thakura extols His power: “Even an extreme atheist wil

Today is the most auspicious occasion of Sri Gadadhara Pandita’s appearance day. As many of you know, Lord Chaitanya is Krishna Himself in the role of His own devotee. He is Krishna, but with the complexion and mood of Srimati Radharani. There are different purposes for the Lord’s advent. The internal reason for Lord Chaitanya’s appearance is that He wanted to experience the glory of Srimati Radharani’s love for Him, the wonderful qualities in Him that She alone relishes through Her love, and t