By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada
August 1973 at the Bhaktivedanta Manor, in the countryside near London. Several thousand guests (including the Indian High Commissioner) listen to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada speak about the day Lord Krsna made His appearance on earth.
Your Excellency the High Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I thank you very much for your coming here and participating in this ceremony -Janmastami, the advent of Krsna.
Yamuna Devi: Three Years Ago, on Janmastami, Lord Krsna’s appearance day, I received a copy of the diary Srila Prabhupada wrote aboard the steamship Jaladuta. It’s a personal account of his first journey from India to America. Though I had read excerpts in various publications, the full handwritten text revealed a richness I had barely realized before.
Often difficult to read, the cramped and sometimes blurry script describes dramatic events with life-threatening heart attacks, repeated illness
The Temple in our Hearts
A Guide for celebrating Krsna Janmastami At home
Śrī Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī mahā-mahotsava, the advent of Lord Kṛṣṇa on this earthly planet is the biggest religious festival in our vaishnava calendar and it is celebrated by hundreds of millions of people around the world. On this day, devotees flock to various temples including the holy land of Vrndavana to take darshan of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in his arca vigraha form
Janmashtami commemorates the earthly appearance of Krishna, who is described in India’s sacred writings as God Himself. One of the biggest religious festivals in the world, it is celebrated by nine hundred and thirty million people around the world–and two mill
In today's world, people need to be sustained through two means: knowledge and wealth. In the Gita, Sri Krishna states that He is extremely fond of those who disseminate divine knowledge to others. We should spend our wealth on propagating the message of God and serving the needy; this is the true and proper use of wealth. Just as a person bails out water with both hands to save themselves and the boat when it begins to flood, one should give in charity with both hands as one's wealth increases.
HH Mukunda Goswami Health Update – 1 September 2026 Very good news from Maharaja! After a successful surgery, he is going to return to his regular schedule. We are grateful for his recovery and wish him continued good health and strength.
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By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi,
The Bhaktivedanta Research Center has taken a significant step toward fulfilling Srila Prabhupada’s vision of presenting Gaudiya Vaishnava wisdom to the global academic community with the inauguration of the Satellite Center of the Bhaktivedanta International Center of Excellence for Chaitanya Vaishnava Studies (BICECVS). The inaugural program was held on July 22, 2026, at the Bhaktivedanta Research Center in collaboration with the Department of Sanskrit, Uni
Health Update of HH. Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja, Bengaluru | 1st September 2026 | 9:00 PM IST
Dear devotees, disciples, and well-wishers of HH. Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda!
By the mercy of Śrī Śrī Rādhā Mādhava, Śrī Pañca-tattva, Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, Śrīla Prabhupāda, and the sincere prayers of devotees around the world, we continue to remain hopeful and grateful for every positive step in Guru Mahārāja’s recovery.
Guru Mahārāja had
The Radha Krishna Kanhaiya temple in Penang, Malaysia, is a major complex. There are also deities of Jagannatha, Baladeva, Subhadra and Gaura Nitai here.
The temple is itself is big but there is also a large conference hall with guest accommodation on the higher floors. In another building there is an ashrama, offices and wonderful prasadam area with commercial kitchen attached.
We visited here during the Jhulan Yatra (swing festival) of Radha and Krishna and every evening many devotees came fro
James from Ottawa was my guy to take me back home — back to Toronto. I was intending to make the trip adventurous and with a pilgrimage quality to it. “Let’s break up this usual five hour drive,” I said to James. He was quite keen for a little recreation.
Through the perfect weather, rain overnight and sun, at a moderate temperature, was ideal for our car zipping through farm and rock country. At Silver Lake, off of a branch of the Trans Canada Highway was our stop over place. The water was h
By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
Any contact with Krishna purifies our consciousness and gradually qualifies us for eternal loving exchanges with Him.
Pradyumna Dasa, Srila Prabhupada’s Sanskrit editor, begins reading The Nectar of Devotion, Introduction:
Invoking auspiciousness: Lord Sri Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the cause of all causes, the reservoir of all rasas, or relationships, which are called neutrality, or passive adoration, servitorship,
Frequently asked Questions on Mentoring
When I was initiated in 1975, Srila Prabhupada wrote a letter to my temple president at the Bhaktivedanta Manor, asking him to make sure I followed all the rules. He wrote:
13th November, 1975
My dear Prabhavisnu das,
Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter undated and accept upon your recommendation the following as my initiated disciples….I also accept the following as twice-born brahmanas and their threads and mantra sheets are
The first time Prabhupada arrived that I saw him was July 20, 1972.
He stayed for five days in France.
And Bhagavan had just come.
Hansadutta was still technically the GBC of France, and Harivilas was the temple president.
So we all went out to Orly Airport. There was no Charles de Gaulle, to the best of my recollection. We all went out to Orly, and it was packed.
There were up to 200 devotees, if you can believe it, because the German devotees came.
Do you remember the arrival of the German de
Several months ago, New Vrindaban temple president Jaya Krishna proposed hosting an open house for the surrounding community. He had organized a similar event some years earlier, and it had been a success. With 2026 marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of ISKCON, the community decided to hold another open house this summer, offering free admission and a full day of programming to anyone who wanted to visit.
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) hosted a brief visit today by Mohan Bhagwat, leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, to ISKCON’s historic first temple in the world, in New York City’s Lower East Side. Bhagwat also visited a nearby ISKCON temple, The Bhakti Center, host of the only Radha-Krishna Deities in Manhattan. Both visits were part of the commemoration of ISKCON’s 60th Anniversary. A month back, the same two temples hosted Hema Malini, the iconic actress, da
By Atma Tattva Das,
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Hyderabad concluded a four-day Golden Jubilee festival on August 18, marking fifty years since the founding of the Sri Sri Radha Madanmohan Mandir in Abids. The celebration, held August 15 to 18 at the temple and at the Exhibition Grounds in Nampally, was free and open to the public, drawing devotees, government officials and residents across a city that has changed considerably since the temple’s founding in 19
Leo was kind enough to take me to the nation’s capital city, Ottawa, and that he did in careful speed. I struggled with sleep the night before but made up for the loss by slumber and his moving car. It was like magic. I stepped into his vehicle at 6:30 am and woke up 4 1/2 hours later, at our destination, Russell.
Those devotees gather each Sunday for spiritual nourishment at the Bhakta Prahlad Montessori School, a solid red brick building in the heart of town. I chose 8.9 from the Bhagavad-g
From Back to Godhead
God is a person, and out of His infinite kindness He allows us even in
our present condition to render Him personal service.
In the Srimad-Bhagavatam, the devotee Prahlada Maharaja, a great spiritual authority, says, “Hearing and chanting about the transcendental holy name, form, qualities, paraphernalia, and pastimes of Lord Visnu [Krsna], remembering them, serving the lotus feet of the Lord, offering the Lord respectful worship…, offering prayers to the Lord, becomin
Bhagavad-gita As It Is
BG Chapters 1 – 6
If a man gets some ministership in the government by worshiping a political leader, he considers that he has achieved a great boon.
BG 4.12, Purport:
The boons of the demigods are material and temporary. Both the material worlds and their inhabitants, including the demigods and their worshipers, are bubbles in the cosmic ocean. In this world, however, human society is mad after temporary things such as the material opulence of possessing land, family and
A historic moment at 26 Second Avenue, New York—the birthplace of ISKCON. Hon. RSS Sarsanghchalak Shri Mohan Bhagwat ji visited this sacred place and offered a garland to Śrīla Prabhupāda
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