By Aseem Krishna Das
A week-long Sādhu-saṅga program was organised at the Rajangana Hall of Udupi Śrī Kṛṣṇa Maṭha, Udupi, Karnataka, from 7th to 12th December 2025.
The program was held on the occasion of the 86th Vyāsa Pūjā celebration of Subhāga Swami Mahārāja. Senior disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda and sannyāsīs from ISKCON, along with revered Swāmījīs from the Madhva-sampradāya of Udupi Śrī Kṛṣṇa Maṭha, graced the occasion. The program nourished the spiritual lives of 1,300 devotees from var
sadhu-sanga (2)
The company that we keep plays a significant role in our lives. Our desires, habits, and goals are often dependent on the association that we are in (saṅgāt sanjāyate kāmaḥ, BG 2.62). Associating with cultured people helps us develop good habits, and associating with corrupt people makes us corrupt generally. The holy scriptures therefore repeatedly recommend that we avoid bad association and keep good association. Here is Lord Kṛṣṇa’s direct description on the glory of saintly association, in
