Purushottam Nitai Das: How many of us remember our days in our mother’s womb? Although we spent 9 months there but we remember nothing. How many of us can recollect each and every moment of our life which we have spent till now? Of course we can remember in bits and pieces but not in entirety. In fact if we retrospect our life’s spent moments then it will pass in a flash. What does it convey? That the moment which is very precious to us now will lose its relevance in future and we will forget i
By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada
August 1973 at the Bhaktivedanta Manor, in the countryside near London. Several thousand guests (including the Indian High Commissioner) listen to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada speak about the day Lord Krsna made His appearance on earth.
Your Excellency the High Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I thank you very much for your coming here and participating in this ceremony -Janmastami, the advent of Krsna. In
Sri Krsna Janmastami
A Talk by Giriraj Swami
September 2, 2007 Ojai, California
We read from Srimad-Bhagavatam, Canto Ten, Chapter Two: “Prayers by the Demigods for Lord Krsna in the Womb.”
TEXT 18
tato jagan-mangalam acyutamsam samahitam sura-sutena devi dadhara sarvatmakam atma-bhutam kastha yathananda-karam manastah
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, accompanied by plenary expansions, the fully opulent Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is all-auspicious for the entire universe, was transferred from t
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 millio
By Madhavananda das GGS (Gopal Jiu Publications – IN)
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 be
By Svavasa Dasa
A wonderful thing just happened. Tadit and I had a meeting with a rep from Amazon.com. They are launching a new program for their Prime Amazon customers in So. Cal. for take out food. We were picked as one of their vendors for take out within a three mile radius of the temple. This is really a big step up for us since they are a premier company for delivery goods as I’m sure you know.
They will take our menu put it on the Amazon site and give their customers an app and then the
By Chaitanya Chandra Das
Recently we commenced monthly book distribution venture by our temple bus in the interiors of Maharashtra, India. It is really an exhilarating experience to realize Srila Prabhupada’s statement in Srimad Bhgavatam
It is the duty of a mendicant (parivräjakäcärya) to experience all varieties of God’s creation by traveling through all forests, hills, towns, villages, etc., 1)to gain faith in God and 2)strength of mind as well as 3)to enlighten the inhabitants with t
How many of us remember our days in our mother’s womb? Although we spent 9 months there but we remember nothing. How many of us can recollect each and every moment of our life which we have spent till now? Of course we can remember in bits and pieces but not in entirety. In fact if we retrospect our life’s spent moments then it will pass in a flash. What does it convey? That the moment which is very precious to us now will lose its relevance in future and we will forget it. Not that we forg
Lecture on Material Elements and Yoga by HH Bhakti Charu Swami on 09 Jun 2015 at ISKCON New Jersey
(HH Bhakti Charu Swami was born in Bengal in 1945, he met with A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada at the end of 1976.From their very first meeting, Srila Prabhupada gave His Holiness the assignment of translating his books into Bengali and made him his Secretary for Indian Affairs.)
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Lecture on Krishna Avirbhav Lila by Devakinandan Prabhu on 30 Aug 2015 at ISKCON Juhu
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Lecture On Appearance Day of Lord Balarama by Prabodhananda Sarasvati Swami at ISKCON New Jersey on 30 Aug 2015
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By Kesava Krsna dasa
I had been a bhakta for about two weeks. Up until that fateful morning I had relished whatever prasadam was put in front of me, except my first taste of upma.
Upma seems to be one of those dishes we either love or loathe, except of course when it is prasada. Then again it is an acquired taste for many, and for a debutant like me it was, please bear with me, a revolting experience. Yes, it was prasadam prabhu. I think an acronym is in order here: Upstart Preliminary Masticat
By Praghosa dasa
Whenever it is stated that we are all eternal spirit souls, eternal servants of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Jivera ‘svarupa’ haya-krsnera ‘nitya-dasa’ there is rarely, if ever, any confusion, misunderstanding or contention among the devotee community. On the contrary it is a statement that we can all get behind and support. There are of course other statements and subject matters that the devotee community do not so easily see eye to eye on. Such a situation is in many w
By Premanjana Das
The festival of Balaram Jayanti was celebrated with great jubilation, pomp and grandeur here at Sri Sri Krishna Balaram Temple (ISKCON Punjabi Bagh) on 29th Aug Saturday.
Salient features of this year’s festival are:
1. The Devotee here were blessed with the association of many senior Devotees like HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja, HG Vaiyasaki Pr, HH Bhakti Ashray Vaisnava Maharaja, HG Patri Pr, HG Haygriva Pr and many other leaders from Delhi NCR Temples.
2. Balaram Katha w
By Premanjana Das
On 23rd Aug’ 15, ISKCON Punjabi Bagh organized its Annual Rathyatra(The Chariot Parade) which started at 3:00 PM continuing to grace the citizens of West Delhi upto 10:00 PM in the Night.
Their Lordships bestowed their merciful glance and gave their Darshans to thousands of people who pulled the chariot that day.
The festival organized at this time also serves as an awareness program and invitation to general public about the upcoming festivals of Balaram Jayanti, Janamastami,
