By HG Nrsimha Kavaca das
On Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.28.16, the focus is on meditation (dhyāna) as practiced in bhakti-yoga and the transformative power of fixing the mind on the form of the Lord. The verse describes the Paramātmā as supremely beautiful—so captivating that the devotee loses all interest in anything else. This is not poetic exaggeration but a description of purified perception.
In Vedic understanding, terms like mind, heart, and consciousness are closely related. When the heart is pu
By Dina-Palika Devi Dasi,
Beginning on Sunday, May 10, 2026, and continuing through July 19, 2026, an online Grief Support Group will meet weekly from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST. Designed to help participants navigate one of life’s most profound challenges, the program offers practical and spiritually grounded support for those experiencing grief and loss.
In today’s world, experiences of loss—whether through death, separation, or major life transitions—are increasin
A new network is being formed to connect and support sanga leaders ahead of the 2026 Bhadra campaign, while organizers are also encouraging temples to use a new banner resource designed to inspire and promote Srimad-Bhagavatam distribution.
The initiative is aimed at facilitators of Bhakti Vrkshas, reading groups, japa groups, and other sangas, with the goal of creating closer cooperation among local leaders and strengthening book distribution efforts for Bhadra Purnima. Organizers say the netwo
By Nityanand Ashraya Das
Under the flagship of ISKCON’s Congregational Development Ministry, a two-day Preaching Krishna Consciousness with Excellence training was held on April 11–12, 2026, at ISKCON Yamuna Nagar, Haryana. More than 15 temple devotees from the local community gathered to strengthen their preaching skills and expand congregational outreach. The program was organized under the guidance of Sri Karta Dasa, Temple General Manager of ISKCON Yamuna Nagar.
The training was conducted b
The sun was lifting the fog in the town, Huntsville. The serious snow falls over this past winter came in great volumes and is now melting. That Muskoka River is overflowing and the docks at the downtown district have disappeared under the fluid flow. That great gift to humankind, water, is moving at high speed and threatening to flood. Nature is naughty and nice. You have to keep a watchful eye.
My strolling along the downtown of Huntsville led me, with purpose, from one mural to another, al
I’m not sure of the history of Aksaya Tritiya. But ksaya means to diminish, so aksaya means that which never diminishes, or which goes on increasing. So this day is considered a very auspicious day to start anything from which you want the fruits never to diminish. I see that people start their businesses on this day, do grha pravesha on this day, start their journeys on this day. And there is a big festival in Nandagram on this day. But if you want to come and see it, you have to book your tax
Akshaya Tritiya, one of the most important days in the Vedic calendar. Akshaya Tritiya is the appearance day of Lord Parasurama, and it is also the day that the Ganges descended to the earth. Most devotees know it as the beginning of Candana-yatra, but actually many of Lord Krishna’s other pastimes also took place on this day, specifically those which highlight Krishna’s generous and intimate reciprocation with his devotees.
The very word Akshaya means “that which never diminishes”. Any servic
In the Skanda Purana (Utkala-khanda, Chapter 29) it is described that Lord Jagannatha instructed King Indradyumna to keep His transcendental body cool by applying sandalwood paste all over His divine form:
vaisakhasya site pakse tritiyaksaya samjnikatatra
mam lepayed gandha lepanair ati sobhanam
“Smear fragrant sandalwood paste on My body on the day of Aksaya-trtiya during the waxing moon in the month of Vaisakha.”
This festival is called the Candana-yatra festival, which literally translates
The day known as Aksaya-tritiya occurs on the third (tritiya) day of the waxing moon in the month of Vaisakha. Every second of this blessed day is completely auspicious, and so there is no consideration of any one period (muhurta) being better than another. Aksaya means “inexhaustible”; anything a person undertakes on the day of Aksaya-tritiya is bound to succeed, especially the performance of devotional activities, which guarantee inexhaustible benefit.
It is said that Aksaya-tritiya is the
Recent American Artemis mission sent to the Moon made a little splash in our devotee community as well, with the same old questions about Moon travel. We have decades of debates on this – was it fake, was it real this time? Was it fake this time, too? In retrospect, most of it looks like a waste of time and eventually we all get tired of rehashing this over and over again.
It has also been a decade since Risiraja Prabhu’s book Mystic Universe – An Introduction to Vedic Cosmology was presented on
Experience the grand welcome of Maharaj at ISKCON Temple Korea
This vlog captures the kirtan energy, and joyful celebration with devotees.
Watch how devotees warmly Maharaj with love, chanting, and spiritual vibes.
If you love ISKCON, kirtan, and spiritual vlogs, this video is for you!
Source: https://www.dandavats.com/?p=117797
By Ekendra Das
Like many devotees, Ekendra Prabhu initially cycled through many “do the needful” services. As a professional musician, you can imagine his happiness of finally being able to offer those talents in service by hopping on the Straight Edge train and playing in Krsna Conscious bands. His love for theater and comedy kicked in and thus a star (Yama Niyama Dasa Brahmacari) was born!
Join Ekendra for a lively and dynamic discussion on creative endeavors he’s experienced over the decades.
73 Maha books
2,758 Big books
207 Medium books
2,256 Small books
Including:
1 Bhakta Stack
205 Trayodashi stacks
2 Caitanya-Caritamrta Sets
61 Srimad Bhagavatam Sets
58 (44 volume) sets
3 (18 volume) sets
Total: 5,294 books distributed!!
Source: https://www.dandavats.com/?p=117791
By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi,
By most measurable indicators, the world today is far from peaceful. Armed conflicts persist across multiple regions, families are being strained under mounting pressures, and economic instability continues to erode livelihoods on a global scale. In both private and public spaces, conversations are increasingly dominated by anxious, often polarized discussions of politics and geopolitics.
It is within this atmosphere of collective unease that ISKCON Farmingto
By Bhava Sandhi Devi Dasi
It all started a decade ago with the 50/50 Campaign, an initiative by the BBT to celebrate the 50-year anniversary of ISKCON, which encouraged devotees to distribute 50 of Srila Prabhupada’s books in 2016. I wanted to come up with different ways to distribute books because, as a working mother, I didn’t have a lot of time to go out on the street. I was reading Our Family Business by Vaisesika Dasa, for inspiration, and came across the idea of a “Smart Table.”
In the pas
Gadadara Pandit was a childhood friend of Nimai and both were students in the same ‘Tol’ or school. Gadadhar’s parents Madhav Mishra and Ratnavati were natives of Chattagram district but later moved to Navadwip. Gadadhar Pandit was born in Navadwip.
In the Gaura-ganodesa-dipika, verses 147 through 153, it is stated: “The pleasure potency of Sri Krishna formerly known as Vrindavaneshvari Srimati Radharani is now personified in the form of Sri Gadadhara Pandit in the pastimes of Lord Chaitanya Ma
Today Is The Appearance Day of Sri Gadadhara Pandita!
Rādhārāṇī had said one time that She would like to be in a male body. so she could associate with Kṛṣṇa without any inhibition. Therefore, as a result She came in the form of Gadādhara. And always remained in the association of Kṛṣṇa. When He was in Navadvīpa, and after that when Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Nīlācala, Jagannātha Purī, Gadādhara Paṇḍita also went to Nīlācala Jagannātha Purī.
Gadādhara Prabhu in Jagannātha Purī, He would r
The Chariot Fest, also known as Ratha Yatra, is a successful one, considering the good attendance here in Durban since its inception 35 years ago. To throw together a great party by the local Durban Krishna Conscious community is a large undertaking. Funds must be raised, purchasing, cooking, decorating, securing permits, entertainers preparing, accommodating guests from abroad, transportation of goods and people etc.
I walked around the grounds to meet the organizers, out of my own interests
By ISKCON Mayapur
gadadhara-paṇḍitadi — prabhura nija-sakti
tan’-sabara carane mora sahasra pranati
“I offer my respectful obeisances unto the internal potencies of the Lord, of whom Sri Gadadhara Prabhu is the foremost.” (Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila 1.41)
Sri Gadadhara Pandita is one of the five Panca-tattva, who along with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Nityananda Prabhu, Sri Advaita Acarya, and Srivasa Thakura descended to this world to teach pure devotional service and spread the chanti
Sri Kavi Karnapura states in Gaura Ganodessa Dipika that in Vraja lila Gadadhara Pandit is the daughter of King Vrsabhanu-Srimati Radharani. Gadadhara Pandit served as Lord Gaura’s chief assistant during His Navadvipa-lila. Sri-Sri Radha Krishna in Vrndavana appear as Gaura-Gadadhara to perform pastimes in Navadvipa in the forest groves beside the Ganges.
shri-radha-prema-rupa ya pura vrindavandeshvari
sa shri-gadadharo gaura-vallabhah panditakhyakah
nirnitah shri-Svarupair yo vraja-lakshmitay
