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Dear ISKCON Community Members,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

In light of the tragic natural disaster that has already claimed over one hundred lives in Nepal and Tibet with over one thousand more missing, we call upon you all to please pray for those who have been affected by this catastrophe.

We have received the devastating news that seventeen dear devotees from our ISKCON communities in Ireland, South Africa, and the UK are currently missing. They were

Phalini McLeod: Dear Devotees, Please pray for our dear Godbrother and friend HG Drutakarma Prabhu. He is in critical condition in a hospital in LA. He just underwent a spinal fusion surgery and is feeling pain and numbness. Kindly keep him in your thoughts and prayers. I will update you all as soon as I hear any report. Thank you all for your prayers. Hare Krsna. 

Source: https://www.dandavats.com/?p=119199

Health update of Jayapataka Swami, 08:00 AM, 5th August 2026; Bengaluru, India.

Hare Kṛṣṇa,

Dear devotees, disciples, and well-wishers,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.

Today, Guru Mahārāja continues to remain in a delicate and critical condition.

Following yesterday’s severe episode of sepsis, he has not yet shown meaningful signs of improvement in overcoming this infection. The medical team has escalated his antibiotic treatment, but his body has not yet re

Shyam Pandey: Dear Devotees,
His Holiness Bhakti Anugraha Janardan Swami Maharaj got a stroke in Montreal, 3 hours back. He is conscious but not able to talk. Please pray intensely for Maharaj’s full recovery. Hare Krishna
Just got this update:
Hare Krishna, I’m here with Maharaj at the CHUM hospital in Montreal. Maharaj had a stroke affecting the right side of his body, causing weakness, which is much improved after receiving treatment. He is alert and answering questions. His strength is much

The hearts and prayers of the worldwide ISKCON community are with the devotees of ISKCON Venezuela during this time of uncertainty following the devastating earthquakes that have affected the region.

At the time of writing, we have not yet received confirmed updates regarding the well-being of the devotees, the congregation, or the condition of the ISKCON temple and its facilities in Caracas. Until reliable information becomes available, we can only pray and hope that all are safe and under the

Powerful mantras for protection to the Lord’s half-lion incarnation and His weapons. These are for protection from such things as malevolent spirits and material desires, as well as increased devotion and a peaceful world. Also contains the Nrisimha Kavacha.

Prayers to the Lord’s Weapons

To the Chakra

chakram yugantanala-tigma-nemi

bhramat samantad bhagavat-prayuktam

dandagdhi dandagdhy ari-sainyam ashu

kaksham yatha vata-sakho hutashaha

Set into motion by the Supreme Personality of Godhead a

The second Zoom class of a 5-part seminar given by Narayani Devi Dasi on the Prayers of Queen Kunti is dedicated to the verses of Srimad Bhagavatam 1.8.23 through 1.8.27. The video answers the questions:
1. How to deal with calamities in one’s life?
2. What to pray for?
3. How to get Krishna’s lotus feet?
The seminar concludes with questions from disciples.

Source: https://www.dandavats.com/?p=117701

On Thursday 9th March at 12.06pm, under the gaze of Śrī Giriraja, in the holy land of Śrī Vṛndāvana dhāma, in the loving company of his spiritual master and the vaisnavas, with a resounding kirtan party, His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami departed from this material realm.

 “Intelligent persons who take shelter of beautiful Vrndavana’s opulent vines melting with motherly love, and throw far away the idea that they are material, become supremely successful, both in this life and also after death

Hariharan Iyer: Hare Krishna

Recently it was the auspicious Siva-Ratri and let us take some time to read the wonderful prayers offered by Lord Siva as found in SB 4.24

SB 4.24.32: The great sage Maitreya continued: Out of his causeless mercy, the exalted personality Lord Śiva, a great devotee of Lord Nārāyaṇa, continued to speak to the King’s sons, who were standing with folded hands.

SB 4.24.33: Lord Śiva addressed the Supreme Personality of Godhead with the following prayer: O Supreme Person

We are deeply saddened to see the suffering faced by people who are victims of the escalating conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. The Ukrainian people are in need of our sincere prayers. While we are staying warm and comfortable in our homes with our families, in Ukraine it is getting harder and harder for people to get hot food, shelter, medications, and in some places, even drinking water. Can we help? Yes! What we can do as a community is to gather and chant together, pray for peace

As many are aware, Kazakhstan is currently in turmoil and regional army troops have been sent to quell the social unrest in the region.

Russian devotees that we spoke to relayed to us that they have not heard from the Kazakstan devotees in approximately two days because cellular service and internet are currently turned off there. They are concerned for their safety, but it has been explained to us that Sri Vrindavan Dham Farm, although located in Almaty, is in a rural region far enough away fr

Dear Devotees,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

HG Pankajanghri Prabhu, ISKCON’s most beloved Nrsimhadeva pujari, has departed from this world in Sri Dham Mayapur.

Having joined ISKON in the footsteps of his twin brother, HG Jananivasa Prabhu, in 1973, the two brothers dedicated their lives to serving the Lordships of ISKCON’s International Headquarters in Lord Caitanya’s divine abode of Sri Mayapur.

Pankajanghri Prabhu served not only the Lord, but devotees

Dear Devotees,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

HG Pankajanghri Prabhu, ISKCON’s most beloved Nrsimhadeva pujari, has
departed from this world in Sri Dham Mayapur.

Having joined ISKON in the footsteps of his twin brother, HG Jananivasa
Prabhu, in 1973, the two brothers dedicated their lives to serving the
Lordships of ISKCON’s International Headquarters in Lord Caitanya’s divine
abode of Sri Mayapur.

Pankajanghri Prabhu served not only the Lord, but devotees

GBC SPT hosts "Kirtan Prayers Global" for all devotees worldwide afflicted by Covid-19 on Saturday, May 1st and May 2nd, Sunday. Live on: https://gbcstrategicplanningteam.com/kirtanprayers/

Chant for Love and Peace, kirtan event May 2nd. Live on: www.bit.ly/chantforindia 


Source: https://iskconnews.org/chant-for-love-and-peace-and-kirtan-prayers-global-events,7783/

HH Mukunda Goswami Maharaja relates:

There is an interesting story that I wrote about. It took place when “Govinda” first came out, when the recording was first released. I was in England, and Yamuna was in England, and we sent this recording to the devotees in Los Angeles to show how we were really preaching big time to the Beatles and had done this record. But the devotees in Los Angeles didn’t want Prabhupada to hear this, because they thought it was very strange that a woman’s voice would b

By Karnamrita das

PRAYERS FOR SURRENDER TO LET GO OF THE UNHELPFUL AND ACCEPT OUR CONTRIBUTION: I may die today. I may not be able to finish this piece of writing. I have an incurable condition which I was blessed to remember from my cancer diagnosis. I am a soul encased in a body that by identifying with gives me the view that I must suffer disease, old age, death, and rebirth. I have an ego that feels threatened by non-existence and sees others as competitors for what appear to be scarce resou

My dear devotees

Please accept my humble obeisances
All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Homebase :Sridham Mayapur
Camp :Sridham Mayapur

In Mayapur, because of the outreach programs, various namahatta devotees attending in Mayapur, somehow the coronavirus has spread amongst our namahatta preachers. Of them, two swamis, His Holiness Gauranga Prema Swami and His Holiness Bhakti Vilasa Gauracandra Swami have tested positive. So they have quarantined the whole namahatta and they are undergoing treatment

(an open letter to his disciples and followers)

by Hari-dhama dasa

Hari-dhama dasa, a disciple of His Holiness Mukunda Goswami, is a qualified and experienced bereavement and grief counsellor who has worked in the UK hospice movement for more than 15 years. He is currently the on-call Hindu-Vaisnava chaplain for two major London hospitals. In this open letter he throws light on how to recognise and respond to grief and bereavement in light of the recent departure of His Holiness Srila Bhakti Ch