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If you visit the town of Puri on the Bay of Bengal, you will find, amid palm trees and small houses, a stone shrine marking the place where the great saint Haridasa Thakura sat alone or with a devotee companion and worshiped Krsna. There he passed almost the whole day and night simply chanting the Hare Krsnamaha-mantra. He softly repeated the sacred syllables hour after hour, keeping count on his prayer beads until, long after sunset, the holy names had crossed his lips no less than three hundr

By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

One day Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu met Haridasa Thakura as usual, and in the course of discussion He inquired as follows.’My dear Thakura Haridasa, in this age of Kali most people are bereft of Vedic culture, and therefore they are called yavanas. They are concerned only with killing cows and brahminical culture. In this way they all engage in sinful acts. How will these yavanas be delivered? To My great unhappiness, I do not see any way. His

भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक

अध्याय चार दिव्य ज्ञान

ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम्।
मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः ।। 11 ।।

 ये– जो;यथा– जिस तरह;माम्– मेरी;प्रपद्यन्ते– शरण में जाते हैं;तान्– उनको;तथा– उसी तरह;एव– निश्चय ही;भजामि– फल देता हूँ;अहम्– मैं;मम– मेरे;वर्त्म– पथ का;अनुवर्तन्ते– अनुगमन करते हैं;मनुष्याः– सारे मनुष्य;पार्थ– हे पृथापुत्र;सर्वशः– सभी प्रकार से।

भावार्थ : जिस भाव से सारे लोग मेरी शरण ग्रहण करते हैं, उसी के अनुरूप मैं उन्हें फल देता हूँ। हे प

In 1885, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura wrote: “Lord Chaitanya did not advent Himself to liberate only a few men in India. Rather, His main objective was to emancipate all living entities of all countries throughout the entire universe and preach the eternal dharma. Lord Chaitanya states in Sri Caitanya-bhagavata, ‘In every town, country, and village My name will be sung.’ There is no doubt that this unquestionable order will come to pass… . Although there is still no pure society of Vaishnavas, Lor

Devotees often find themselves immersed in conflict with other devotees and thus see their development come to a halt. This has certainly happened to me. By the mercy of Hari-Guru-Vaisnava, this is changing and I am slowly progressing in my spiritual life. I simply try to focus on chanting the holy name and on not committing offenses against any living entities, especially against devotees. I will share with you some excerpts from three books that have profoundly changed my life. I take the opp

By the EuroGBC

This paper aims to present the contribution of Bhaktivinoda Thakur to the establishment and development of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). It regards his personal life as the role model for the practitioners of Vaisnavism, and it considers his input in expanding preaching techniques, both innovative and traditional ones.

Bhaktivinoda Thakur: role model for ISKCON members

Being born in a non-Vaisnava family, educated in Christian and Westernized Hindu

Today marks the anniversary of the birth—the appearance—of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, “the pioneer of the program for benedicting the entire world with Krishna consciousness.” To honor the occasion, I would like to share a short piece I wrote about Srila Bhaktivinoda and Srila Prabhupada. We pray for their continued guidance and mercy.

“Dedicated to the sacred service of Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura, who initiated the teachings of Lord Chaitanya in the Western world (McGill Universi

From Back to Godhead

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura (1838-1914) is a prominent preceptor acharya in our succession of spiritual masters and disciples coming from Lord Krishna. He was a pioneering spiritual leader, a householder, a magistrate working in colonial India under the British rule, a prolific preacher, writer, and poet. He wrote volumes of books reintroducing the pure teachings of Lord Chaitanya at a time when those teachings had practically become lost. He composed hundreds of devotional

By Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

The last instructions of Srila Bhaktivinoda thakura is found in his Sva niyama dasakam:

Sri Sri Sva-niyama-dasakam
“12 Verses of My Own Self-imposed Regulative Principles”
by Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura

The 1st Verse
(The Objects of Devotion Birth After Birth)

gurau sri-gaurange tad-udita-subhakti-prakara ne
saci-sunor-lila-vikasita-s utirthe nija manau
harer namni presthe hari-tithisu rupanuga-jane
suka-prokte sastre prati-jani mamastam khalu ratih

No

A lecture by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s appearance day, September 3, 1971,  London.

Today is a very auspicious day, Thakura Bhaktivinoda’s birthday. Here is the picture of Thakura Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda. He was one of the acharyas of this disciplic succession from Krishna. We have got a succession table from Krishna—a genealogical table. There are two kinds of genealogical tables, one by the semen—the father, his son, hi

Today we have gathered for the most auspicious celebration of the appearance day of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura was one of the most prominent acharyas in the disciplic succession after Lord Chaitanya, and his contribution to Gaudiya Vaishnavism and to the world is so great that one devotee called him the Seventh Gosvami. Much of the present Krishna consciousness movement founded by Srila Prabhupada is being conducted under the guidance of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, an

भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक

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वीतरागभयक्रोधा मन्मया मामुपाश्रिताः ।
बहवो ज्ञानतपसा पूता मद्भावमागताः ।। 10 ।।

वीत– मुक्त;राग– आसक्ति;भय– भय;क्रोधाः– तथा क्रोध से;मत्-मया– पूर्णतया मुझमें;माम्– मुझमें;उपाश्रिताः– पूर्णतया स्थित;बहवः– अनेक;ज्ञान– ज्ञान की;तपसा– तपस्या से;पूताः– पवित्र हुआ;मत्-भावम्– मेरे प्रति दिव्य प्रेम को;आगताः– प्राप्त।

भावार्थ : आसक्ति, भय तथा क्रोध से मुक्त होकर, मुझमें पूर्णतया तन्मय होकर और मेरी शरण में आकर बहुत से व्यक्ति भूत काल में मेरे ज्

भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक

अध्याय चार दिव्य ज्ञान

जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः ।
त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोSर्जुन।। 9 ।।

जन्म– जन्म;कर्म– कर्म;च– भी;मे– मेरे;दिव्यम्– दिव्य;एवम्– इस प्रकार;यह– जो कोई;वेत्ति– जानता है;तत्त्वतः– वास्तविकता में;त्यक्त्वा– छोड़कर;देहम्– इस शरीर को;पुनः– फिर;जन्म– जन्म;न– कभी नहीं;एति– प्राप्त करता है;माम्– मुझको;एति– प्राप्त करता है;सः– वह;अर्जुन– हे अर्जुन।

भावार्थ : हे अर्जुन! जो मेरे अविर्भाव तथा कर्मों की दिव्य प्रकृति को जा

भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक

अध्याय चार दिव्य ज्ञान

परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् ।
धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे ।। 8 ।।

परित्राणाय– उद्धार के लिए;साधूनाम्– भक्तों के;विनाशाय– संहार के लिए;च– तथा;दुष्कृताम्– दुष्टों के;धर्म– धर्म के;संस्थापन-अर्थाय– पुनः स्थापित करने के लिए;सम्भवामि– प्रकट होता हूँ;युगे– युग;युगे– युग में।

भावार्थ : भक्तों का उद्धार करने, दुष्टों का विनाश करने तथा धर्म की फिर से स्थापना करने के लिए मैं हर युग में प्रकट होता हूँ।

तात्पर्य: भगवद्गीता के

भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक

अध्याय चार दिव्य ज्ञान

यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत ।
अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम् ।। 7 ।।

यदा यदा– जब भी और जहाँ भी;हि– निश्चय ही;धर्मस्य– धर्म की;ग्लानिः– हानि, पतन;भवति– होती है;भारत– हे भारतवंशी;अभ्युत्थानम्– प्रधानता;अधर्मस्य– अधर्म की;तदा– उस समय;आत्मानम्– अपने को;सृजामि– प्रकट करता हूँ;अहम्– मैं।

भावार्थ: हे भरतवंशी! जब भी और जहाँ भी धर्म का पतन होता है और अधर्म की प्रधानता होने लगती है, तब तब मैं अवतार लेता हूँ।

तात्पर्य : यहाँ पर सृ

By Atma Tattva Das

ISKCON Lisbon, a community with deep roots in the Portuguese capital, is steadily growing, with a strong influx of young people. Many are drawn by the dynamic programs that blend traditional Krishna Conscious practices with modern outreach methods. But facing the potential loss of its current space and the absence of a permanent temple for over four decades, the dynamic community is now appealing to the international Krishna Conscious community for help.

As temple president S

Shyamasundar Das (Sam Speerstra), one of Srila Prabhupada’s first disciples and a friend of the Beatles, recently spoke to “The Fest for Beatle Fans” convention, the oldest and largest annual Beatles gathering of its kind. This year was their 50th anniversary.

The event, held in Chicago from August 8 to 10, featured an impressive lineup of famous figures connected to the Beatles and contemporary figures who continue to be inspired by the iconic band. Syamsundar, who joined the fest on August 10t

Hare Krishna
Please accept my humble obeisance
All glories to Srila Prabhupada

On the auspicious occasion of Radhastami 2024, ISKCON Mayapur is excited to announce the launch of the ‘Navadvipa Mandal’ feature on both the Mayapur App and Website. This offering is dedicated to Srimati Radharani, who manifested the sacred land of Navadvipa. We warmly invite all devotees to explore and immerse themselves in the divine glories of Navadvipa Mandal through this new virtual experience.

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