SRI MURARI GUPTA’S HOUSE
AT “SRI ANTARDVIPA” ISLAND OF SRI NAVADVIPA-MAYAPUR DHAM
"Murari Gupta, the twenty-first branch of the tree of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. was a storehouse of love of Godhead. His great humility and meekness melted the heart of Lord Caitanya." - Sri Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi Lila 10.49
INTIMATE ASSOCIATE, INTIMATE PASTIMES
Sri Murari Gupta was a very intimate associate whose pastimes with Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu were steeped in the loving bond of their eternal relations
Sri Murari Gupta Thakur
“An expert physician by the name Murari Gupta could cure people of their disease of material existence. Along with so many other Vaisnavas, Advaita Acarya, Sen Sivananda, Jagannath Misra, Nilambar Cakravarti, he also appeared in Sylhet. [C. B. Adi 2.35] Srivas Pandit, Candrasekhara Acarya and Sri Murari Gupta Thakur were all from Srihatta. Murari Gupta came from there to live in Navadwip, near the home of Jagannath Misra. He was a few years older than Caitanya Mahaprabh
By Giriraj Swami
We welcome you to this most auspicious place, the temple of Sri Sri Radha-Radhanath, on the most auspicious occasion of the beginning of Kartik, in the most auspicious association of Lord Krishna’s devotees. Kartik is also known as the month of Damodara (dama means “ropes,” and udara means “abdomen”), or Krishna who allowed Himself to be bound about the waist by the ropes of His devotee’s love.
Srila Rupa Gosvami compiled the law book of Krishna consciousness, the science of d
Laksmi Puja means worship of Laksmi Devi, the consort of Lord Visnu. Goddess Laxmi is said to have emerged from the ocean of milk at Diwali. On that day, Laxmi puja was performed to honour Her and as such, every year at Diwali, She is worshipped and offered prayers (not observed by Gaudiya Vaisnavas).
भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक
अध्याय नौ परम गुह्य ज्ञान
मयाध्यक्षेण प्रकृतिः सूयते सचराचरम् ।
हेतुनानेन कौन्तेय जगद्विपरिवर्तते ।। 10 ।।
मया– मेरे द्वारा;अध्यक्षेण– अध्यक्षता के कारण;प्रकृतिः– प्रकृति;सूयते– प्रकट होती है;स– सहित;चर-अचरम्– जड़ तथा जंगम;हेतुना– कारण से;अनेन– इस;कौन्तेय– हे कुन्तीपुत्र;जगत्– दृश्य जगत;विपरिवर्तते– क्रियाशील है।
भावार्थ : हे कुन्तीपुत्र! यह भौतिक प्रकृति मेरी शक्तियों में से एक है और मेरी अध्यक्षता में कार्य करती है, जिससे सारे चार तथा अचर प्राणी उत्पन्न होते
By Atma Tattva Das
On a freezing September 21st, 2024, the ISKCON Lenasia Rathayatra Festival reached a highly significant and noteworthy achievement that marks a pivotal moment in its journey—its 25th anniversary.
What began as a small community event has grown into a large celebration, gathering devotees from across South Africa and the world to participate in the vibrant and sacred procession of Lord Jagannatha in the southwest of the Johannesburg Central Business District.
One of the key fi
On September 28, 2024, Devotees gathered in NYC to celebrate the grand opening of the “Bhakti Loft” on the second floor of their iconic Brooklyn building.
“Over the past year, we have been busy renovating our balcony space on the second floor, which was underutilized,” said Aditya Devi Dasi, VP of ISKCON NYC. “Now we have transformed the place, including restoring the arch windows which were an original feature of this 1920’s building. This finally allows light to flood into the space and even
There we sat, the three of us, on those comfy outdoor Muskoka chairs, waiting, for a fourth member, Partha, of today’s strolling crew. Vrndavan, Nityananda and I were committed to a loop walk which included a stretch of the Trans Canada Trail. Our waiting location on Main Street was quite central to the numerous murals on building walls of the iconic Group of Seven artwork. As a team of experts in “Impressionistic” work of nature scenes defined the art of Canadian mastery. Check out the work of
भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक
अध्याय नौ परम गुह्य ज्ञान
मया ततमिदं सर्वं जगदव्यक्तमुर्तिना ।
मत्स्थानि सर्वभूतानि न चाहं तेष्ववस्थितः ।। 4 ।।
मया– मेरे द्वारा;ततम्– व्याप्त है;इदम्– यह;सर्वम्– समस्त;जगत्– दृश्य जगत;अव्यक्त-मूर्तिना– अव्यक्त रूप द्वारा;मत्-स्थानि– मुझमें;सर्व-भूतानि– समस्त जीव;न– नहीं;च– भी;अहम्– मैं;तेषु– उनमें;अवस्थितः– स्थित।
तात्पर्य : भगवान् की अनुभूति स्थूल
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 Sri Radha Govinda Dasi
ISKCON Community Life, a division of the ISKCON Congregational Development Ministry, recognized the outstanding contributions to devotee care of three very special individuals by giving them the following awards:
Trailblazer in Community Wellness Award – Rambhoru Devi (ACBSP)
Director/Founder & Training Supervisor, Karuna Care Association. After 26 years of international pioneer outreach work (while raising two sons), Rambhoru Devi completed her B.A. in Religious Stud
The Hindu Mandirs Empowerment Council (formerly known as the Hindu Mandirs Executive Conference) held its annual gathering of North American Hindu Leaders representing all the various Hindu Mandirs and Organizations across the region. ISKCON leaders were among the presenters at the September 27th to 29th, 2024 conference, held in Raleigh, North Carolina.
HMEC is the largest annual conference of its kind, welcoming hundreds of past and present executives, community leaders, and scholars of Mandi
Once every fortnight Vaishnavas all over the world observe a day for cutting down on dietary extravagance. In fact it is a total abstinence of grain. No pizza ! No pasta ! No rice or roti !
Those of us who wandered off to Gir Farms where people come to cuddle cows took advantage of what the fields have to offer at this time of year. Guru Das and I were chewing on raw okra with no pesticides. Peppers were also on the menu, again raw and delicious. Gir Farms owners, Vishal and Yasomati, also tu
PLEASE COME AND JOIN OUR COURSES GIVEN DURING JANUARY 2025....!
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SCHEDULE AND VENUE
* All courses will be offered this year from Monday to Friday, 10:30am to 1:00pm - NOT IN THE AFTERNOONS LIKE PREVIOUS YEARS.
* It will take place in the class room of the Vaisnava Academy, 2nd floor (opposite the Goshala in Mayapur)
* 30th of Dec to 3rd of Jan 2025:
Mentorship in Krishna Consciousness
* 6th to 10th of January 2025:
Meeting Death wi
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.”
TEXT 89
etha tapana-misra-putra raghunatha-bhattacarya
prabhure de
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
भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक
अध्याय नौ परम गुह्य ज्ञान
राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम् ।
प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम् ।। 2 ।।
राज-विद्या– विद्याओं का राजा;राज-गुह्यम्– गोपनीय ज्ञान का राजा;पवित्रम्– शुद्धतम;इदम्– यह;उत्तमम्– दिव्य;प्रत्यक्ष– प्रत्यक्ष अनुभव से;अवगमम्– समझा गया;धर्म्यम्– धर्म;सु-सुखम्– अत्यन्त सुखी;कर्तुम्– सम्पन्न करने में;अव्ययम्– अविनाशी।
By Atma Tattva Das
Sanga, service, and spiritual adventure awaited devotee youth in the sunny environment of San Diego. The inaugural West Coast summer retreat for The Sanga Initiative (TSI) saw 45 attendees from 24 cities across seven states join together at ISKCON San Diego for an immersive and energizing spiritual experience. A dedicated team of organizers led by Abhirama Thakura Das, Braja Priya Devi Dasi, Kapiduach, and Sruthi worked diligently to organize this experience for West Coast you
By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi
ISKCON Sacramento recently held a Devotee Care Course from September 13th to 15th, 2024, facilitated by Radha Gopinath Das and Damodar Das. The event, which was attended by 15 participants, was designed to deepen their understanding of the role of devotee care in sustaining a loving and vibrant spiritual community.
Throughout the three-day course, the facilitators explored key insights into what it truly means to care for others within the ISKCON community. Pa
