Hare Krishna dear Devotees,
please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. My name is Muralidhara Dasa, me and my friend Vidyananda Prabhu have been working for a while now on a cinematic music video about Lord Nrisimhadevas appearance. The narration is loyal to the tranlsations and purports of Srila Prabhupadas seventh Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam and is meant to be a "sankirtana" certified project. I would be happy if you checked out the trailer and mark your date THE LION
(October 17, 2026) Michael A. Cremo, internationally hailed as ‘The Forbidden Archeologist,’ has departed from this world on October 14, 2026 at the VA Hospice in North Hills, California, after discontinuing life support. For decades Cremo challenged modern explanations of evolution, exploring Vedic interpretations of consciousness and prevailing theories of human antiquity. Respected as a groundbreaking pioneer in exposing anomalous archeological evidence, Cremo’s meticulous research was vene
Parasuram das: Right now the world is in turmoil, nobody will disagree. War in many countries, fuel shortages, food has rocketed in price world wide, and some world leaders appear hell bent on creating more and more chaos.
Here in the UK over 27% of children live in food-insecure households, with millions facing hunger due to household low income and cost-of-living pressures, according to data highlighted by the BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yqw5d00r0o
And the House of Commons Lib
SEVA Care of Alachua will host a celebration of the life of Kripasindhu Dasa on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at the ISKCON New Raman Reti temple in Alachua, Florida. The program will feature remembrances from 1 to 4 p.m., followed by prasadam at 5:30 p.m. All times are US Eastern.
The memorial will also be streamed live online for those unable to attend in person. To watch, visit here.
Source: https://iskconnews.org/new-raman-reti-memorial-to-honor-kripasindhu-dasa-on-october-25/
By Hāḍāi Prāṇa Das
No one has ever said New York City was an easy place for devotees. Of course, the entire material world is a struggle, but the material energy in New York City is certainly amongst the strongest on the planet. The circumstances that were present during Srila Prabhupada’s pastimes are well documented: the homeless and the hippies living in squalor on Skid Row amidst a culture that venerated drugs, sex, and personal pleasure above all else.
Srila Prabhupada’s success as a prea
Every year the GBC body has two meetings, one in February/March in Mayapur, and another in October at a different location every year.
This year all the members, including ministers and other leaders, came together at Govardhan Eco-village and stayed for five days discussing ways to improve and spread the Krsna Consciousness Movement all over the world.
Kirtan is introduced to our young at an early age. If there is a microphone turned on in the temple they see it as an opportunity. This evening at ISKCON Manitoba’s temple, also known as Sri Hari Vaikuntha Dham, there was an uproarious chanting session, after some hours of penetrating meetings. During the song in praise of the Lion Avatar three young boys wanted to get ‘a piece of the action.’ They are obvious playmates, they teamed up together and appeared to know the song which begins with “N
The Indian High Commission in London hosted a special gathering on October 13 celebrating the progress and spiritual significance of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (TOVP) in Mayapur, India. The event brought together diplomats, ISKCON leaders, devotees, and well-wishers for an evening of presentations, devotional music, and fellowship. TOVP Vice Chairman Braja Vilasa Dasa provided updates on the temple’s construction and shared a video highlighting the recent visit of Indian Home Minister A
Among the great saints of the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava tradition, Śrīla Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī shines as an extraordinary example of renunciation, humility, and unwavering love for Śrī Chaitanya Mahāprabhu. One of the Six Gosvāmīs of Vṛndāvana, he dedicated his entire life to the loving service of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa.
Born into an immensely wealthy family in Bengal, Śrīla Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī possessed everything the material world could offer. Yet his heart longed for something far greater—the merc
Among the exalted Six Gosvāmīs of Vṛndāvana, Śrīla Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī shines as a remarkable example of humility, purity, and loving service to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
His life teaches us that devotion is not measured by the number of books one writes or the extent of one’s scholarship, but by the sincerity with which one serves the Lord, the Vaiṣṇavas, and the holy name.
Śrīla Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī was born around 1505 CE in Rāmapura, on the banks of the Padma River in East Bengal.
Hare Krishna, pamho, Jaya Srila Prabhupada!
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Today is the auspicious disappearance day of three great acharyas in the Gaudiya-Vaishnava sampradaya: Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, and Srila Krishnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami. We shall read about Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami from Srila Krishnadasa Kaviraja’s Sri Caitanya-caritamrta.
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-lila, Chapter Thirteen: “Pastimes with Jagadananda Pandita and Raghunatha Bhatta.”
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etha tapana-misra-putra raghunatha-bhattacarya
prabhure de
In around 1503 AD, Raghunath Bhattacharya appeared as the son of Tapana Mishra, a dear devotee of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu who hailed from the village of Ramapura on the banks of the Padma River in East Bengal.
Mahaprabhu first met Tapana Mishra when he went to East Bengal during his career as a teacher of Sanskrit. Tapana Mishra had studied many scriptures but was still bewildered about the purpose of life and what to do to attain it. He had a dream in which he was instructed by a Brahmin to go
By Ramai Swami
Sri Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami was born in a Nadiya family of physicians at the village of Jhamatpur, within the district of Barddhaman, near Naihati. His father was Sri Bhagiratha, and his mother was Sri Sunanda. He had a younger brother named Syama das.
The deity of Gaura-Nityananda installed by Sri Kaviraja Gosvamis is still being worshiped there. It appears that his family line is no more. More information about the early life of Sri Kaviraja is available in a book called
Raghunatha dasa Gosvami used to reside on the bank of Sri Radha-kunda. At the time Radha-kunda was just a small pond of water, and therefore sometimes Raghunatha would meditate on enlarging the kund. Then he would chastise himself for desiring something which would require a large amount of money.
Around this time one very wealthy Seth underwent great austerity by walking to Badarikasrama in the Himalayas. Arriving there he very reverently worshiped Sri Badrinarayana and offered much wealth at H
Why does one correction make us forget a hundred kindnesses?
We all love to be appreciated. A few words of praise can brighten our entire day. But when someone points out our mistakes, even with the best intentions, something within us immediately begins to resist.
We become defensive. We feel hurt. Sometimes, we even begin questioning the intentions of the very person who has cared for us for years.
Isn’t it strange that we can remember one unpleasant correction more vividly than a hundred acts
By Chaya Devi and ISCOWP Staff
His Grace Balabhadra Das, president and cofounder of the International Society for Cow Protection (ISCOWP), passed away peacefully at the ISCOWP cow sanctuary on October 17, 2026, at the age of 80. He was surrounded by his beloved cows, his Deity Lord Giriraj, his family, and Srila Prabhupada chanting japa.
Since 2008, he had medical difficulties each year, from which he recovered and thus continued his service to the cows. In the past three years, he became seriou
In light of the recent passing of Drutakarmā Dāsa (Michael Cremo), Forbidden Archeology’s principal author, and of one of its lead researchers, Mādhavendra Purī Dāsa (Stephen Bernath), last July, I feel inspired to write something about Forbidden Archeology, a book which we all worked on together as a team under the direction of Sadāpūta Dāsa (Richard L. Thompson) at the San Diego branch of the Bhaktivedanta Institute.
The history of that book begins in 1984, when Rāmeśvara Dāsa, then serving as
Maharaj Yudhisthira said O Madhusudan what is the name of the Ekadasi that occures during the waxing moon in the monthof September/October. Please be kind and explain this to me .
Lord Krishna replied, O best of the Kings! The name of this Ekadasi is Pasankusa Ekadasi. Now please hear from me the glories of this Ekadasi which distroyes all ones sins. Some people also callthis Ekadasi as Papankusa Ekadasi. One should specially worship lord Padmanabha onthe day of this Ekadasi. This Ekadasi award
Govardhan Eco Village, founded by HH Radhanath Swami in 2003, is an award-winning Eco-community and spiritual oasis nestled in the Sahyadri mountains near Mumbai, India. Spread across more than 100 acres, it promotes living in harmony with Krishna, the self, nature and the community.
Govardhan Eco-village is recognized by multiple United Nations bodies and is dedicated to developing and implementing sustainable models that integrate Vedic wisdom with modern methods. The GBC was fortunate to be i
