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Here is a statement by Prahlāda Mahārāja, one of the twelve authorities, regarding the distinction between a devotee and a brāhmaṇa expert in karma-kāṇḍa, or Vedic ritualistic ceremonies. There are four varṇas and four āśramas, which divide human society, but the central principle is to become a first-class pure devotee. It is said in the Hari-bhakti—sudhodaya:

bhagavad-bhakti-hīnasya

jātiḥ śāstraṁ japas tapaḥ

aprāṇasyaiva dehasya

maṇḍanaṁ loka-rañjanam

“If one is born in a high family like that

Kind donor, I thought, and that was my last thought (to my recollection) before shut-eye and saying goodbye to the day. A good sleep.

Our Vancouver centre received a nice donation from one admirer (anonymous) to the tune of just less than a quarter million. That’s super kind. So, I was informed. Good heart, I thought. More hearts like that are needed. Our project in the centre of the Greater Vancouver Area is in Burnaby; a great location. A new facility needs to go up and will cost 15 million.

अध्याय पन्द्रह – भगवान का योद्धा अवतार, परशुराम (9.15)

1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: हे राजा परीक्षित, पुरुरवा ने उर्वशी के गर्भ से छह पुत्र उत्पन्न किये। उनके नाम थे – आयु, श्रुतायु, सत्यायु, रय, विजय तथा जय।

2-3 श्रतायु का पुत्र वसुमन हुआ, सत्यायु का पुत्र श्रुतंजय हुआ, रय के पुत्र का नाम एक था, जय का पुत्र अमित था और विजय का पुत्र भीम हुआ। भीम का पुत्र कांचन, कांचन का पुत्र होत्रक और होत्रक का पुत्र जह्व था जिसने एक ही घूँट में गंगा का सारी पानी पी लिया था।

4 जह्व का पुत्र पुरु था, पुरु का

By Kamala Radha Devi Dasi 

On March 7th, 2021 a puja was held at the site of the new Krishna's Home, a devotee-centered Adult Care / Assisted Living Haven for ISKCON Devotees. Krishna's Home ACT is being constructed into a ten-bed assisted living facility. It was designed with Vastu Vedic alignment in mind, with one area of the large house designated for men and another for women's personal space,  bedrooms, and bathrooms. People will gather in the spacious living room and dining room, which al

Lord Nrsimha roars loudly and causes others to roar. With His multitudes of arms, He tears the demons asunder and kills them in this way. He is always seeking out and tormenting the demoniac descendants of Diti, both on this earth planet and in the higher planets, and He throws them down and scatters them. He cries with great anger as He destroys the demons in all directions, yet with His unlimited hands He sustains, protects, and nourishes the cosmic manifestation. I offer my respectful obeis

Calls continued to come from well-wishers. Thank you!

I spent a good chunk of the day reviewing the draft manuscript for “The Saffron Road,” which details my walking experiences throughout the US and Canada, as well as a host of other countries; mostly more tropical. Then there’s Ireland – very moist.

So, we are moving along and getting closer to the book’s release and I’m hoping you will all be looking forward to it’s reading. Frankly I feel that it was almost a previous life that I am looking

In this quote Srila Prabhupad describing that Krishna Conscious temples are the hospitals for all diseased souls of this material world..... To know how read whole quote carefully.

Jai Srila Prabhupad

अध्याह चौदह – पुरुरवा का उर्वशी पर मोहित होना (9.14)

1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने महाराज परीक्षित से कहा: हे राजन अभी तक आपने सूर्यवंश का विवरण सुना है। अब सोमवंश का अत्यन्त कीर्तिपद एवं पावन वर्णन सुनिए। इसमें ऐल (पुरुरवा) जैसे राजाओं का उल्लेख है जिनके विषय में सुनना कीर्तिप्रद होता है।

2 भगवान विष्णु (गर्भोदकशायी विष्णु) सहस्रशीर्ष पुरुष भी कहलाते हैं। उनकी नाभि रूपी सरोवर से एक कमल निकला जिससे ब्रह्माजी उत्पन्न हुए। ब्रह्मा का पुत्र अत्री अपने पिता के ही समान योग्य था।

3 अत्री के हर्षाश्रुओं से

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On the 21st of this month we will celebrate the birthday of Ram. This is my latest poetical rendering. It is in his honour.
 

Ram possesses all the qualities of a superhero

Royal traits of ultimate prince, monarch or pharaoh

Reverent to all, eager to help and listen

With a service attitude acting on what’s given

His build is admirable, countenance grave

A task he’ll tackle meant only for the brave

He never moves suddenly at a reckless whim

No wonder his father, the emperor, adores him

Ram is a h

अध्याय तेरह – महाराज निमि की वंशावली (9.13)

1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: यज्ञों का शुभारम्भ कराने के बाद इक्ष्वाकु पुत्र महाराज निमि ने वसिष्ठ से प्रधान पुरोहित का पद ग्रहण करने के लिए अनुरोध किया। उस समय वसिष्ठ ने उत्तर दिया, “हे महाराज निमि, मैंने इन्द्र द्वारा प्रारम्भ किये गये एक यज्ञ में इसी पद को पहले से स्वीकार कर रखा है।"

2 “मैं इन्द्र का यज्ञ पूरा कराकर यहाँ वापस आ जाऊँगा। कृपया तब तक मेरी प्रतीक्षा करें।" महाराज निमि चुप हो गये और वसिष्ठ इन्द्र का यज्ञ सम्पन्न करने में लग गये।

3 महा

Dear Devotees, your prayers can make a difference! Lawer of ISKCON Russia, Maha Balaram prabhu, who triumphantly fought for us in the Bhagavad Gita case, has called me to request support of devotees worldwide. Two days ago there was a raid in Moscow and 3 harinama parties were arrested at the same time and were charged with illegal rallies and obstructing pedestrian movement. Last summer in the same way the harinama party was arrested in my hometown, but we have won all 18 cases in court with t

Renowned ISKCON author, Hridayananda Das Goswami, aka Howard Resnick, presents a spellbinding novel that scales literary heights while delivering a powerful Krishna conscious message.

What if an ancient Sanskrit text holds the answers to today’s deepest problems? What if the past—the ancient past—can help us unlock both our present and our future? 

Read more: https://iskconnews.org/justin-davis-the-first-novel-by-hd-goswami,7755/

I’m receiving a lot of sympathy calls and mail. How sweet it is! Thank you all!

My peers do the same! Some of it’s fun, like the message I received from Devamrita Swami, regarding recovery:

“Some have written praying that you walk over the Covid. Other say no, “trample it.” I pray, Dance out of it, in your signature Vaishnava-Motown style!”

Thank you, dear Devamrita Swami. You lift my spirits.

Two more sunny spots of the day I’ll describe and brief. For a Halifax group I Zoomed in to deliver a

अध्याय बारह – भगवान रामचन्द्र के पुत्र कुश की वंशावली(9.12)

1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: रामचन्द्र का पुत्र कुश हुआ, कुश का पुत्र अतिथि था, अतिथि का पुत्र निषध और निषध का पुत्र नभ था। नभ का पुत्र पुण्डरीक हुआ जिसके पुत्र का नाम क्षेमधन्वा था।

2 क्षेमधन्वा का पुत्र देवानीक था और देवानीक का पुत्र अनीह हुआ जिसके पुत्र का नाम पारियात्र था। पारियात्र का पुत्र बलस्थल था, जिसका पुत्र वज्रनाभ हुआ जो सूर्यदेव के तेज से उत्पन्न बतलाया जाता है।

3-4 वज्रनाभ का पुत्र सगण हुआ और उसका पुत्र विधृति हुआ। विधृति

This is a story which happened in Benares about 300 years ago:
There was one Brahmin who used to take bath in Manikarnika-ghat, a very nice bathing place. One day when he was taking bath he saw a young boy sitting on the steps crying. He felt very compassionate and he went and took the young boy on his lap and asked, “You look so beautiful, a nice attractive young boy. Why are you crying like this?”
“You look at my back,” the boy replied. So when the brahmin lifted up the young boy’s shirt and l

“Thank you for appreciating my books. Read them carefully and you will preach very nicely”
Srila Prabhupada Letter to Candramukhi– Honolulu, 2 February 1975

Source: http://www.dandavats.com/?p=94593

By Madhava Smullen

‘Strengthening the Bonds that Free Us,’ a Grihastha Course that will teach devotees how to develop the insights and skills for a more meaningful, happy, and inspiring marriage will be offered online via Bhaktivedanta College from April 12th to May 16th. The course is facilitated by husband and wife Partha Das and Uttama Dasi, who have been married for the past fifty years.

Uttama and Partha are part of the Grihastha Vision Team (GVT), a group of Vaishnava couples and professio