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Notes from Sri Hari-bhakti-vilasa

Texts 247 to 542 of the 15th section of Hari-bhakti-vilasa describe the glories of Janmastami and how to observe it. The introduction to this section describes three reasons for observing the Lord’s appearance day:

nityatvam ca param tasya bhagavat-prinanan matam
vidhi-vakya-visesac cakarane pratyavayatah

The observance of Janmastami is accepted as a regulative principle in three ways: 1) the Supreme Lord bec

From Gopal Campu by Srila Jiva Goswami and and Ananda Vrindavan Campu by Kavi Karnapura

In Gopal Campu Srila Jiva Goswami describes that the father of Nanda and Upnanda was Sri Parjanya who was chief of the cowherds in the lineage of the Yadus. Sri Parjanya had five sons. When he retired from family life he installed his eldest son Sri Upnanda as heir. Upnanda accepted the title in accordance with his father’s wish but he immediately deferred the title of chief to his younger brother Sri Nanda.

Janmastami; Lord Sri Krsna’s Appearance Day Lecture
By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Montreal, August 16, 1968

So today, is the birth appearance ceremony of Lord Krsna. In the Bhagavad-gita the Lord says:

janma karma me divyam
yo janati tattvatah
tyaktva deham punar janma
naiti mam eti kaunteya
[Bg. 4.9]

“My dear Arjuna, any person who simply tries to understand about My transcendental birth or appearance and disappearance and activities, janma karma…” The Personality of Godhead is

In a Janmashtami message to the worldwide ISKCON community, GBC Chairman Madhusevita Dasa called upon devotees to protect the unity of Srila Prabhupada’s movement through cooperation, mutual respect, and renewed spiritual focus.

Reflecting on the conflicts troubling the world, he said that bodily identification lies at the root of division and described Lord Chaitanya’s sankirtana movement as humanity’s great hope. He also cautioned against allowing ideological, national, racial, or guru-centere

While attending the Janmastami festival at the ISKCON farm in Czechoslovakia several years ago, I was asked to give a lecture about the appearance of Lord Krishna. Afterwards I asked for questions and an elderly, red-haired lady raised her hand. Since almost all the devotees there spoke only Czech, I was surprised when she began to speak in English. She said, “Satsvarupa Gosvami, could you tell us something about Prabhupada, because you knew him very well?”

I started out by remembering Janmasta

By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada

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

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

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

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

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

From Back to Godhead

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