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TEXT 22

yat tu krtsna-vad ekasmin 
karye saktam ahaitukam 
atattvartha-vad alpam ca 
tat tamasam udahrtam

SYNONYMS

yat--that which; tu--but; krtsna-vat--all in all; ekasmin--in one;karye--work; saktam--attached; ahaitukam--without cause; atattva-artha-vat--without reality; alpam--very meager; ca--and; tat--that;tamasam--in the mode of darkness; udahrtam--is spoken.

TRANSLATION

And that knowledge by which one is attached to one kind of work as the all in all, without knowledge of the truth, and which is

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Hare Krishna.

25th April, 2015. Gurgaon.

Last Saturday was a very special day as HG Madhavananda Prabhuji, along with his kindhearted wife KrishnaKunda Mataji, purified our home. Prabhuji stayed only for day but he enlightened all of us with his deep insights into Krishna consciousness.

During the discussions at home Prabhuji asked do I know why do we offer chappan bhoga (56 dishes) to Krishna ? I replied in negative. After a while Prabhuji searched and came back to share the mystery of offering ch

TEXT 21

prthaktvena tu yaj jnanam 
nana-bhavan prthag-vidhan 
vetti sarvesu bhutesu 
taj jnanam viddhi rajasam

SYNONYMS

prthaktvena--because of division; tu--but; yat jnanam--which knowledge; nana-bhavan--multifarious situations; prthak-vidhan--differently; vetti--one who knows; sarvesu--in all; bhutesu--living entities; tat jnanam--that knowledge; viddhi--must be known;rajasam--in terms of passion.

TRANSLATION

That knowledge by which a different type of living entity is seen to be dwelling in different

Lecture on Imports of Word Niskincanah by HH Radhanath Swami on 12 April 2015 at ISKCON Chowpatty

(Radhanath Swami was born in Chicago in 1950. Radhanath Swami's childhood name was Richard Slavin; Radhanath Swami was given the name Radhanath Swami after he entered the renounced order. In his teenage years)

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Lecture on Hiranyakashipu Heart Surgery by HH Indradyumna Swami on 09 April 1994 at Poland

(Indradyumna Swami is a disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a Sannyasi traveling preacher, and a guru or spiritual teacher in the Chaitanya Vaishnava tradition.)

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Lecture on Helpless without Shelter by HH Smita Krishna Swami on 09 April 2015

(HH Smita Krishna Swami was born in Sweden in 1952. He joined ISKCON in 1970 in Hamburg, Germany and recieved spiritual initiation from His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1971. In 1973 he moved back to the Sweden with the first group of devotees to establish preaching of Krsna consciousness in Sweden.)

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Departing from Calgary on the morning of Sunday, April 19th we flew to Vancouver, Canada, one of the country’s largest devotee congregations, and had lunch at the home of Harirani dasi.

We quickly made our way to the temple, home of beautiful Sri Sri Radha Madan Mohan, Gaur Nitai and Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra. We set up our displays and table, and during the arati the Padukas and Sitari were bathed and adorned with flowers. About 200 devotees had come and Manu das, the temple president,

We departed from Edmonton on the morning of Saturday, April 18th, driving to Calgary for our TOVP presentation the same day.

We arrived in Calgary for lunch at the home of Veda Vyasa das and Rasalila dasi and made our way to the temple, home of Sri Sri Radha Madhava of Canada. During the Gaura arati the Padukas received an abhisheka and flower petals from all the devotees, and Atma Rama prabhu and Dipesvari Radhika mataji introduced the TOVP Team. Radha Jivana and Jananivas prabhus spoke about

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Gaura Purnima: The Advent of the Golden Avatar
BBC One Show’s Holi Special
Bhaktivedanta Player’s 30th Anniversary (1985 – 2015)
Sabbatical Adventures 2014-15
Rama Navami: The Advent of the Ideal King

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TEXT 20

sarva-bhutesu yenaikam 
bhavam avyayam iksate 
avibhaktam vibhaktesu 
taj jnanam viddhi sattvikam

SYNONYMS

sarva-bhutesu--in all living entities; yena--by whom; ekam--one;bhavam--situation; avyayam--imperishable; iksate--does see;avibhaktam--undivided; vibhaktesu--in the numberless divided; tat--that; jnanam--knowledge; viddhi--know; sattvikam--in the mode of goodness.

TRANSLATION

That knowledge by which one undivided spiritual nature is seen in all existences, undivided in the divided, is knowl

Hare Krishna prabhu.
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Prabhu, this is Ujjvala Sakha Das on behalf of ISKCON Kolkata. Prabhu, as you must be knowing that we are going to celebrate this year"50th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada going to west on Jaladuta" on 13th August in "Netaji Indoor Stadium" in Kolkata. Around 15,000 people shall be coming from all over the world for this grand festival. The event shall be graced by many senior leaders of ISKCON, delegates

Let us come together to pray for those affected by the earthquake in Nepal and India.

ISKCON Nepal has set up a relief camp with the help of 300 devotees in the Budhanilkantha locality of Kathmandu. If you know someone who wish to volunteer or contribute to the relief operation, please direct them to the ISKCON, Buddhanilkantha, Kathamandu.

Due to severe damage in infrastructure, electronic transfer details and phone numbers are currently unavailable. These details will be posted soon.

Srutakir

TEXT 19

jnanam karma ca karta ca 
tridhaiva guna-bhedatah 
procyate guna-sankhyane 
yathavac chrnu tany api

SYNONYMS

jnanam--knowledge; karma--work; ca--also; karta--worker; ca--also; tridha--three kinds; eva--certainly; guna-bhedatah--in terms of different modes of material nature; procyate--is said; guna-sankhyane--in terms of different modes; yatha-vat--as they act; srnu--hear; tani--all of them; api--also.

TRANSLATION

In accordance with the three modes of material nature, there are three kinds of kn

ॐ

Shri Narshimha Chaturdashi श्रीनृसिंहचतुर्दशी

Sanatana Dharma (literally meaning "eternal way of life") extols a unique way of interaction between the Creator and the Creation. While Vedas declare in their every breath the presence of Creator in the every blade of Creation, Puranas (literally meaning "ancient historical accounts as fresh as today's news") portray vividly multitudes of occasions when the Creator of Universe called Param Brahaman in Vedas, intervened in the functioning of His Crea

Dear Devotees, 

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!  All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga! 

This edition is about the glorious life of Srimati Kunti Devi. 

NBS # 10 Features:- 

1) Life Of Kunti devi 
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada 

2) Akrura’s Meeting With Kunti Devi 
Sri Krishna-dvaipayana 

3) Conversation between Kunti Devi and Lord Krishna 
Srila Vishvanatha Chakravarti Thakur 

4) The prayer for calamities 
Satyanarayan Das 

On this day the Ganga is worshipped and many people make offerings to the forefathers, and bathe in the Ganga. On this day, if possible, one should worship the Ganges and bathe in her waters.

From Bhaktivinode Thakura's Sri Navadvipa Mahatmya Chapter 13: Description of Vidyanagara and Jahnudvipa

As Nityananda spoke, they went to Jannagara where they saw the enchanting hermitage of Jahnu Muni. Nityananda Prahhu explained, "This enchanting place named Jahnudvipa is known as Bhadravana. At this pla

A humble request to all devotees...

                   There are many offensive websites criticizing krishna consciousness and even srila prabhupada on the internet..I humbly beg all the devotees not to even read them...as they will be completely bewildering for a neophyte...I came across many such websites and was literally surprised to see such vulgar and worst websites offending the lord and his devotees. They are of completely demoniac category and are awaiting huge and heavy punishments from