Bhadranga Prabhu unfortunately met with a sudden fatal accident on Friday 21st April, whilst visiting his family in New Zealand.
A little background by Gokul Lila Dasi:
In about year 2007 Krsnaloka, Sukanthi Radha, Sevamrta and myself arrived for the first time to the YHA backpackers in Napier, Hawkes Bay. One our ‘contacts’ was Bob (Bhadranga’s father) the boss of the YHA who seemed to love and despise our presence at his backpackers hostel. He became accustomed to our “portable” kitchen (pots
From Back to Godhead
When we think calmly and carefully about this wonderful universe, we can see that everything is working under the control of a supreme brain. The arrangements in nature are perfectly ordered. Things would be at random without the careful planning of a scientific and engineering brain. It is a common understanding that there is a cause behind each action. A machine cannot run without an operator. Modern scientists are very proud of automation, but there is a scientific brain
Dear Devotees and TOVP Donors,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Greetings from Sridham Mayapur and blessings from Sri Sri Radha-Madhava, Sri Panchatattva and Lord Nrsimhadeva.
This Saturday, April 29, is Akshaya Tritiya, one of the most important days in the Vedic calendar. The very word Akshaya means “that which never diminishes”. Any service or charity one performs on this day will be paid back many times over. Traditionally, this is the best day for sta
One of the unique feature of studying at MI is Mayapur Experience. Throughout the year many wonderful festivals are celebrated here, and our students get to participate in these festivals. Bhakti Sastri Bengali students participated in the wonderful Chandan Yatra Festival that started today. Today's theme is Natabara - The Best Dancer -When the wives of the brahmanas heard that Krishna was nearby they got very excited. Like rivers flowing towards the ocean the four types of food were brought tog
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(This is another billboard design I put together but later realized was a bit too out of context and weird because the average person living in Calcutta doesn’t live on the third or fourth floor of a large apartment building as suggested by the top of the cart passing through the open window. The original sketch was just a plain line drawing but I added the solid colors to enhanced the blueprint to make up for the fact that the document I scanned was really faded out and virtually unreadable.
() I had to make a comprehensive parts list detailing out the size and length of every piece of lumber required to build the chariot. This was not only needed to order the lumber, it was also how I was able to estimate the costs for every part and figure out quite closely how much the entire cart would cost to build.)
“At the present moment, India may be compared to the lame man and the Western countries to the blind man. For the past two thousand years Indi
Akshaya Tritiya is a very auspicious day according to Vedic Astrology. In Sanskrit, the word ´Akshaya´ means ´the never diminishing´, hence, Akshaya Tritiya is a day which brings good luck and success. Performing charitable activities on this day will bring blessings. The Vedic Scriptures inform us that ‘Akshaya’ means ´that which does not reduce´. Therefore, anything started on this day will grow without diminishing.
It is mentioned in the scriptures that - “The Lord is the bestower of all bened
ARTICLE SOURCE: JAYA NITAI GAURANGA
श्रीमद्भागवतं १०.८७.३०
अपरिमिता ध्रुवास्तनुभृतो यदि सर्वगतास्
तर्हि न शास्यतेति नियमो ध्रुव नेतरथा ।
अजनि च यन्मयं तदविमुच्य नियन्तृ भवेत्
सममनुजानतां यदमतं मतदुष्टतया ॥ ३०॥
अनुवाद:
यदि ये असंख्य जीव सर्वव्यापी होते और अपरिवर्तनशील शरीरों से युक्त होते, तो हे निर्विकल्प, आप संभवत: उनके परम शासक न हुए होते। लेकिन चूँकि वे आपके स्थानिक अंश हैं और उनके स्वरूप परिवर्तनशील हैं, अतएव आप उनका नियंत्रण करते हैं। निस्सन्देह, जो किसी वस्तु की उत्पत्ति के लिए अवयव की आपूर्ति
(This is another billboard design I put together but later realized was a bit too out of context and weird because the average person living in Calcutta doesn’t live on the third or fourth floor of a large apartment building as suggested by the top of the cart passing through the open window. The original sketch was just a plain line drawing but I added the solid colors to enhanced the blueprint to make up for the fact that the document I scanned
ISKCON coimbatore organised 2nd Annual Sri Jagannath Rathayatra festival at Ooty on 22nd
April Saturday.The festival was inaugurated by prominent Guests and dignitariesalong with the presence of His
Holiness.Bhaktivinoda Swami Maharaj( ISKCON Coimbatore Temple President ,Zonal secretary of Western Tamilnadu & Kerala).
"Srila Prabhupada has given all this previlage of participating in Sri Jagannath RathYatra Festival all over the world blissfully chanting holyname of the Lord in associa
Watch the glories of Vaishakha Month. Keep yourself tuned to hear more benefits of this month and what the scriptures say about it. To Donate - http://mayapurinstitute.org/campus-pr…/square-foot-campaign/
(When I heard that the temple intended to contract for some billboards to be erected around the city of Calcutta, I submitted a few sketches with ideas for what those billboards might look like. In the top left corner of the drawing is a photo of how the artists interpreted this theme into a huge colorful billboard.)
“So do it carefully...” - A phrase that Srila Prabhupada would often cite.
“But in 1970 we worked for two months straight an
Recently, I took the initiative to encourage the BBT trustees to correct the translation of the refrain in Srila Prabhupada’s Bengali poem written on the Jaladuta as he arrived in America. On September 13, 1965, he wrote: “Today I have disclosed my mind to my companion, Lord Sri Krishna. There is a Bengali poem made by me in this connection.”
Coincidentally – precisely fifty-one years later – on September 13, 2016, the BBT trustees discussed the proposed correction. During a Skype meeting, they
A few years ago I presented a photo table at a Sunday feast at one of our temples. One devotee came up to the table and held a photo of Lord Nrsimhadev in his hands. I encouraged him to take Lord Nrsimhadev home, but he said, “If I was qualified to worship Him!” and quickly walked away. He seemed to be afraid of Lord Nrsimhadev.
More recently my daughter and her husband removed the photo of Lord Nrsimhadev from their altar because they heard that some couples had been devastated by worshiping a
Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana) – Canto 2: The Cosmic Manifestation – SB 2.9: Answers by Citing the Lord’s Version
yatha mahanti bhutani
bhutesuccavacesv anu
pravistany apravistani
tatha tesu na tesv aham
Synonyms: yatha — just as; mahanti — the universal; bhutani — elements; bhutesu ucca-avacesu — in the minute and gigantic; anu — after; pravistani — entered; apravistani — not entered; tatha — so; tesu — in them; na — not;tesu — in them; aham — Myself.
Translation: O Brahma, p
That afternoon, Sunday April 2, 2017, the old city in Semarang became crowded by people who wanted to watch ogoh-ogoh carnival. The Old City became witness of the diversity of the ethnic, religion, culture and faiths. Narayana Smriti Temple too was officially invited and the devotees pulled Lord Jagannath in the main streets of Semarang.
“This is very good proposal. Make the Ratha-yatra festival very great success. This will be a great introduction in your city and people will appreciate it” (S
A few months back I had the good fortune to get association of a senior Vaishanava. During the lecture one line that really touched my heart was the advice that we should daily pray to Prabhupada to ‘make me an instrument of your compassion in this very life time’. It was seemingly a simple statement but it touched my heart and I started following it since then. Just by praying like this daily to Srila Prabhupada had some effect on my dull consciousness, inspired me to some act and brought newe
On a warm Sunday morning, in a city bereft of people who are away to enjoy a long weekend, a stream of devotees in Vaishnava attire trickle out of a small building in a quiet Wellington suburb, carefully hugging their books. Their faces are lit with serene contentment as one more part of their existence is explained, one more aspect of their life given meaning and purpose. The devotee congregation in the ISKCON temple at Wellington, New Zealand is small, but tightly woven. The quaint single sto
