An average man spends his entire life collecting “pure” muck! In the traditional sense what the world knows as “Education” is in fact “Avidya” or deep ignorance.

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Holy Places where Srimati Sita Devi ( Consort of Lord Sri Ram) Dis-appeared from this material world

Place where sita mata entered the earth

 tree under which she did tapasya everyday In bithur(kanpur)

Place where dhruva was born and later ruled for 36000 yrs

Arrows found in excavation.....arrows used by luv kush

Offenses Their Consequences and Rectifications 
by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

More than inviting sinful reactions,offenses can uproot and destroy the tender devotional creeper we are struggling to cultivate.

Recently, I set up a book table at a Festival of Colors in San Bernadino, California. An older, wealthy looking American man and his younger, Latino wife approached the book table. The wife became attracted to the books but the huband was disinterested. So he kept coming up with excuses, like, "Honey, are you sure you will read it? Are you sure you want to carry this book around all day? I don't have any cash right now to make a donation."

So they left without buying a book. As I was packing up

Hare Krishna.
16th March, 2015. Gurgaon

I had the good fortune to visit Sri Vrindavan Dhama the last Saturday. It was an impromptu visit, more to attend enlightening classes of Srimati Mataji than my attraction for Dhama.

As I paid obeisances to deities at home, I prayed to Srila Prabhupada in particular to please bless me with constant association of devotees on this trip. Let me share some beautiful realisations I had.

I shared in my previous blogs that I am hearing Brahma Samhita seminar by HH T

Gopinath Deity of Srila Govinda Ghosh at Agradvipa

Srila Govinda Ghosh was intimate associate of Lord Caitanya, was known for his sweet kirtanas at the annual Jagannatha Puri Ratha-yatra festival. Lord Caitanya would at once begin to dance whenever Govinda Ghosh would sing. Govinda Ghosh and his brothers Vasudeva and Madhava are eternal associates of Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda Prabhu. (See Sri Caitanya Caritamrta, Adi-lila 10.115, 11.14-15, and 11.88.)

TEXT 21

yat tu pratyupakarartham 
phalam uddisya va punah 
diyate ca pariklistam 
tad danam rajasam smrtam

SYNONYMS

yat--that which; tu--but; prati-upakara-artham--for the sake of getting some return; phalam--result; uddisya--desiring; va--or; punah--again; diyate--is given in charity; ca--also; pariklistam--grudgingly;tat--that; danam--charity; rajasam--in the mode of passion; smrtam--is understood to be.

TRANSLATION

But charity performed with the expectation of some return, or with a desire for fruiti

The second verse of the Srimad Bhagavatham , the spotless world scripture says that almost all world religious activities are materially motivated.

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Mumbai City Celebrates Rath Yatra in More than 25 places each year.

Mumbai City Celebrates Rath Yatra in More than 25 places each year. It seems that Lord Jagannath is reaching every nook and corner of Mumbai City to bestow his unlimited mercy. This is only possible due to causless mercy of Srila Prabhupada and all Guru Maharaj. Thanks to devotees from Mumbai ISKCON temples and Mumbai preaching centers.

This Rath Yatra festival is celebrated in more than 25 places in Mumbai City. These Places i

Please accept my obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

In our effort to keep the worldwide devotees informed about the TOVP North American Tour we have created a special page on our website. Additionally, a Daily Diary Section is being included on that Page for each of the 108 days of our tour. We would like to encourage you to also do the same as we will be sending you the Daily Diaries along with photos. You can decide if you want to use the emailed article and photos or use the Diary

On the appearance day of Lord Nityananda, I told a few devotees, "Let's go chant locally for an hour." We had a plan to meet at 5 p.m.

At 5 p.m. I didn't see anybody outside the temple ready to chant, so I went by myself around the corner. While chanting and playing karatalas, I met a guy I'd met a few months ago.

At that time I'd distributed a "Higher Taste" to him for a donation. This time I invited him to the Sunday Feast and also told him that this evening there was a feast.

That evening th

TEXT 20

datavyam iti yad danam 
diyate 'nupakarine 
dese kale ca patre ca 
tad danam sattvikam smrtam

SYNONYMS

datavyam--worth giving; iti--thus; yat--that which; danam--charity; diyate--given; anupakarine--to any person irrespective of doing good; dese--in place; kale--in time; ca--also; patre--suitable person; ca--and; tat--that; danam--charity; sattvikam--in the mode of goodness; smrtam--consider.

TRANSLATION

That gift which is given out of duty, at the proper time and place, to a worthy person, and

Sri Ananta Padmanabha Swamy Temple at Trivandrum

SRI ANANTA PADMANABHA SWAMY TEMPLE

Trivandrum

LORD SRI ANANTA PADMANABHA SWAMY, Trivandrum

Sri Ananta Padmanabha temple is one of the most prominent temples of India. It is considered as one of the 108 Vaishnava temples (divya sthanam), one of the seven moksha sthalas and one of the six Narayana sthalas. Lord Balarama, Lord Nityananda and Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited this temple. The Temple is located inside the East Fort in the city of

Hare Krishna.
14th March, 2015. Gurgaon

Q: What is pulakāśru ?

Ans: Srila Prabhupada writes in his purport to sB 3.15.25 that when one is free from all ten of these offenses in chanting the holy name of God, he develops the ecstatic bodily features called pulakāśru. Pulaka means “symptoms of happiness,” and aśru means “tears in the eyes.” The symptoms of happiness and tears in the eyes must appear in a person who has chanted the holy name offenselessly.

Here in this verse it is stated that those wh

14th March 2015 is Divine Appearance of Srivas Thakur Pandit

Srivas Pandita is described as an incarnation of Narada Muni. Through Srivasa Thakur, Lord Chaitanya taught us how He is so much conquered by the love of His devotee and how anyone who is dear to His devotee also conquers His heart.

Because young Nimai Pandita seemed to have grown arrogant by His scholarship, one day Srivasa Pandita told Him, “Why do people study? So that they might understand what is devotion to Sri Krsna. If by sc

14th March 2015 is Disappearance Day of HH Sridhar Swami Maharaj- Also Known as Jolly Swami (Srila Prabhupada Disciple)

HH Sridhar Swami began his Krishna Conscious at the ISKCON temple in San Francisco, US and was instrumental in connecting thousands of people to ISKCON in his thirty-five year spiritual journey in which he travelled several continents to spread the message of Lord Krishna. He rendered substantial service at Sri Sri Radha Rasabihari Temple and founded the BHISMA dept. to conne

TEXT 19

mudha-grahenatmano yat 
pidaya kriyate tapah 
parasyotsadanartham va 
tat tamasam udahrtam

SYNONYMS

mudha--foolish; grahena--with endeavor; atmanah--of one's own self; yat--which; pidaya--by torture; kriyate--is performed; tapah--penance; parasya--to others; utsadana-artham--causing annihilation;va--or; tat--that; tamasam--in the mode of darkness; udahrtam--is said to be.

TRANSLATION

And those penances and austerities which are performed foolishly by means of obstinate self-torture, or to des

Haryana government to introduce bill making cow slaughter, beef possesion illegal in Budget session

Chandigarh: After Maharashtra, Haryana government will introduce a bill in the Budget session to ban beef and cow slaughter in the state. Punishment under section 302 which amounts to murder, will be slapped for cow slaughter and possession of beef will also be included as crime.

Haryana Agriculture Minister Om Parkash Dhankar had on March 8 said that the state is set to introduce a bill for "pro