The reward of service is simply that we have served. Vrindavan Das Thakur in Caitanya Bhagavat has said that the highest position that one can possibly achieve is to have the title "DAS"- Servant of Lord....
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Once, Mother Yasoda was in her storeroom, organising some skirts, blouses, shawls and other expensive clothes and ornaments to be placed in a large chest, when mischievous Krsna burst into the room. He came up behind her, put His arms behind her neck and insisted on knowing what she was doing. "Maiya, is it My birthday today?" He asked. "Are you preparing all of these clothes and ornaments for Me?"
"Go and play now," Maiya answered with some irr
All glories to Radha Kunjabihari ! All glories to Srila Prabhupada !! All glories to all Guru and Gauranga !!!
This is one of the story, which my father had narrated me in my childhood, but only after coming to ISKCON, I realized the meaning of the story.
Raghu at early dawn, as usual headed towards his boat at the bank of the river. It was the early morning of spring and the skies were clear also the weather was pleasant . He wanted to reach his boat before anyone could reach there, as his bo
BG 7.21: I am in everyone's heart as the Supersoul. As soon as one desires to worship some demigod, I make his faith steady so that he can devote himself to that particular deity.
Question: Why Krishna Puts Devotees in Trouble?
It just came through the news that there was explosion On 3rd September at the ISKCON Hare Krishna temple on Thoresby Street, in Leicester, England. The cause of the explosion has now been confirmed to be a gas leak in the kitchen area.
Why did Krishna let such a thing happ
labhalabhau jayajayau
tato yuddhaya yujyasva
naivam papam avapsyasi
[Bhagavad-gita 2.37]
Here, in this material world, when you work, there are two things,
either loss or gain. Either happiness or distress, sukha-duhkha. Loss
or gain, victory or Defeat. Because it is the world of duality. There
must be something dual, black-white, darkness-light, sukha,
happiness-distress, father-son. There must be. This is called relative
world. One thing, if you understand one thing, you must kno
Hare Krishna Vaishnavas and Vaishnavis
Please accept my most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Please accept the blessings of Their Lordships Sri Sri Jagannatha, Sri Baldeva and Subhadra Maharani.
With the blessings of H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj, Senior Vaisnavas and under the able leadership of our JCC chairman H.G. Ved Vyasa prabhu and JCC Festival chairman H.G. M L Satija we are celebrating 1st ever Festival of Chariots - Sri Jagannatha Ratha-yatra in South Delhi in M
sa adi-devo jagatam paro guruh
svadhisnyam asthaya sisrksayaiksata
tam nadhyagacchad drsam atra sammatam
prapanca-nirmana-vidhir yaya bhavet
sah -- he; adi-devah -- the first demigod; jagatam -- of the universe; parah -- supreme; guruh -- spiritual master; svadhisnyam -- his lotus seat; asthaya -- to find the source of it; sisrksaya -- for the matter of creating the universal affairs; aiksata -- began to think; tam -- in that matter; na -- could not; adhya
atma-tattva-visuddhy-artham
yad aha bhagavan rtam
brahmane darsayan rupam
avyalika-vratadrtah
atma-tattva -- the science of God or that of the living entity; visuddhi -- purification; artham -- goal; yat -- that which; aha -- said; bhagavan -- the Personality of Godhead; rtam -- in reality; brahmane -- unto Lord Brahma; darsayan -- by showing; rupam -- eternal form; avyalika -- without any deceptive motive; vrata -- vow; adrtah -- worshiped.
yarhi vava mahimni sve
parasmin kala-mayayoh
rameta gata-sammohas
tyaktvodaste tadobhayam
yarhi -- at any time; vava -- certainly; mahimni -- in the glory; sve -- of himself; parasmin -- in the Supreme; kala -- time; mayayoh -- of the material energy; rameta -- enjoys; gata-sammohah -- being freed from the misconception; tyaktva -- giving up; udaste -- in fullness; tada -- then; ubhayam -- both (the misconceptions of I and mine).
bahu-rupa ivabhati
mayaya bahu-rupaya
ramamano gunesv asya
mamaham iti manyate
bahu-rupah -- multiforms; iva -- as it were; abhati -- manifested; mayaya -- by the influence of the exterior energy; bahu-rupaya -- in multifarious forms; ramamanah -- enjoying as it were; gunesu -- in the modes of different qualities; asyah -- of the external energy; mama -- mine; aham -- I; iti -- thus; manyate -- thinks.
sri-suka uvaca
atma-mayam rte rajan
parasyanubhavatmanah
na ghatetartha-sambandhah
svapna-drastur ivanjasa
sri-sukah uvaca -- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; atma -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; mayam -- energy; rte -- without; rajan -- O King; parasya -- of the pure soul; anubhava-atmanah -- of the purely conscious; na -- never; ghateta -- it can so happen; artha -- meaning; sambandhah -- relation with the material body; svapna -- dream; drastuh -- of th
yad yat pariksid rsabhah
pandunam anuprcchati
anupurvyena tat sarvam
akhyatum upacakrame
yat yat -- whatsoever; pariksit -- the King; rsabhah -- the best; pandunam -- in the dynasty of Pandu; anuprcchati -- goes on inquiring; anupurvyena -- the beginning to the end; tat -- all those; sarvam -- fully; akhyatum -- to describe; upacakrame -- he just prepared himself.
praha bhagavatam nama
puranam brahma-sammitam
brahmane bhagavat-proktam
brahma-kalpa upagate
praha -- he said; bhagavatam -- the science of the Personality of Godhead; nama -- of the name; puranam -- the supplement of the Vedas; brahma-sammitam -- just in pursuance of the Vedas; brahmane -- unto Lord Brahma; bhagavat-proktam -- was spoken by the Personality of Godhead; brahma-kalpe -- the millennium in which Brahma was first generated; upagate -- just in
Today's verses narrated how Drauni, Asvattama, the son of a brahmana, became degraded by accepting the occupation of a ksatriya. Asvattama decapitated the five sleeping sons of Draupadi and presented their heads to Duryodhana. Even Duryodhana, who lay dying after having had his spine broken by Bhima's club, was di
Srila Prabhupada sat behind his desk and Mr. Sarkar stood to his left, facing his audience. Both were in a jolly mood, and for about twenty minutes Mr. Sarkar demonstrate
Srila Prabhupada told him that bathing the large Deities should be a one-time affair. Generally only the small D
Srila Prabhupada began by refuting the mistaken idea of the prakrta-sahajiyas who think that Krsna's seemingly worldly activities, such as on the battlefield o
So it was that just after lunch today I ran through Srila Prabhupada's sitting room carrying a big stick. He looked up with surprise and curiosity. "What is tha
I was puzzled because I couldn't see how the local people could avoid it. "Well, Srila Prabhupada, what about the Brijbasis, the people who are
Prabhupada gave a powerful lecture this morning, issuing a strong warning to the devotees to be careful to avoid indulging in sex in the holy dhama, thereby committing offences. The increasing conglomeration of householders and single women in the community is an ongoing concern for him. Although he is not against them staying here, his many recent comments have made it clear that there is a need for caution. Today he voiced his concern to the assembly
