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भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक

अध्याय नौ परम गुह्य ज्ञान

मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः ।

राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः ।। 12 ।।

मोघ-आशाः– निष्फल आशा;मोघ-कर्माणः– निष्फल सकाम कर्म;मोघ-ज्ञानाः– विफल ज्ञान;विचेतसः– मोहग्रस्त;राक्षसीम्– राक्षसी;आसुरीम्– आसुरी;च– तथा;एव– निश्चय ही;प्रकृतिम्– स्वभाव को;मोहिनीम्– मोहने वाली;श्रिताः– शरण ग्रहण किये हुए।
भावार्थ : जो लोग इस प्रकार मोहग्रस्त होते हैं, वे आसुरी तथा नास्तिक विचारों के प्रति आकृष्ट रहते हैं। इस मोहग्रस्त अवस्था में

By Ganashraya Nitai Das

On Sunday, September 29th, Nottingham’s Market Square witnessed its first-ever Rathayatra festival. Around 1,500 people gathered to take part in this joyous celebration, during which Lord Jagannatha, Lord Baladeva, and Lady Subhadra came to bless the city. The chariot, brought from London by Parasuram Das, was beautifully decorated by devotees from ISKCON Nottingham Nama-hatta and Leicester.

The festival began with welcoming speeches and a graceful Odissi dance performed

By Alumni of the Italian Gurukula

At the temple, finally back home!

It had been more than 30 years since the alumni of the Italian Gurukula had met together in Villa Vrindavana. By our great fortune, thirty years later, the mysterious plans orchestrated by Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Vrajasundara, brought us back home on a journey of healing, love and forgiveness.

It was an overwhelming experience! We finally had the opportunity to return to our childhood home with our new families. Smiling de

It was a sweet AM sadhana program before taking to the trail with Partha and Vyasacharya. Many locals also take advantage of the path by the bay connecting to the Muskoka River. Pedestrians are admiring the fall colours as we are. As taught by our guru, Prabhupada, we are inspired to link it all to Krishna - all that is wondrous.

I was humoured to catch a hint of the popular Hallowe’en when passing by a household with its full-on ghoulish decor and a sign that reads, “Broom Parking 5 cents Witch

Who or what is God? In our modern world, when we observe the amount of energy consumed by all of the other topics that fill our lives, this question is given almost no consideration or thought whatsoever. As such, we are burdened with so many frivolous misconceptions of God, the Supreme.

For the most part, this lack of attention to the true nature of God is due to the misconception that we cannot know God. Although there is certainly truth in thinking that total knowledge of the Infinite is not

From Back to Godhead

Why Krishna’s holy names are the greatest treasure.

Some people fantasize about accumulating immense wealth and dream of what they would buy if they only had enough. To them, happiness hovers elusively on the other side of that new car, that big house, that diamond necklace.

While many of us will say, “Money can’t buy happiness,” do we really believe it? If not money, what is the solution to our hankerings? What is the greatest treasure that will bring true happiness? And h

From Back to Godhead

Sri Brahma-samhita is one of the oldest Vedic scriptures, and it is accepted by Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu (an incarnation of Krsna Himself who appeared 484 years ago) as the essence of Vaisnava (Krsna conscious) philosophy. The first verse of the Fifth Chapter of Sri Brahma-samhita reads: “Krsna, who is known as Govinda, is the Supreme Godhead. He has an eternal, blissful spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin, and He is the Prime Cause of

A spiritual gathering in ancient India yields sage advice for our age of skepticism.

“Once, in a holy place in the forest of Naimisharanya, great sages headed by the sage Saunaka assembled to perform a great thousand-year sacrifice for the satisfaction of the Lord and His devotees. One day, after finishing their morning duties by burning a sacrificial fire and offering a seat of esteem to Srila Suta Gosvami, the great sages made inquiries with great respect.”—Srimad- Bhagavatam 1.1.4

When I tel

भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक

अध्याय नौ परम गुह्य ज्ञान

अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम् ।

परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम्  ।। -11- ।।

अवजानन्ति– उपहास करते हैं;माम्– मुझको;मूढाः– मूर्ख व्यक्ति;मानुषीम्– मनुष्य रूप में;तनुम्– शरीर;अश्रितम्– मानते हुए;परम्– दिव्य;भावम्– स्वभाव को;अजानन्तः– न जानते हुए;मम– मेरा;भूत– प्रत्येक वस्तु का;महा-ईश्वरम्– परम स्वामी।
भावार्थ : जब मैं मनुष्य रूप में अवतरित होता हूँ, तो मूर्ख मेरा उपहास करते हैं। वे मुझ परमेश्वर के दिव्य स्वभाव को नहीं जानते।

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By Atma Tattva Das

As the month of Kartika approaches, devotees of Krishna around the world are gearing up for one of the most spiritually potent times in the Vaishnava calendar. Taking place during October and November, this month is revered as the holiest of the year, and it offers a unique opportunity for spiritual advancement. From candlelit offerings to vows of austerity, Kartika is a time when devotees focus their hearts on Lord Krishna, specifically in His childhood form as Damodara, who

Kartik and offering lamps are synonymous. While you must be offering at your home, even at the local Temple but then there is a unique advantage of offering lamps in the holy Dham of Sri Mayapur in the auspicious month of Kartik, so why would one want to miss this cumulative spiritual benefit?

Let’s make the most of our Kartik !! There are nine options for offering lamps for you.  pick the frequency and category that suits you the most from the array of these.

Kartika is the best and most glorio

SRI MURARI GUPTA’S HOUSE

AT “SRI ANTARDVIPA” ISLAND OF SRI NAVADVIPA-MAYAPUR DHAM

"Murari Gupta, the twenty-first branch of the tree of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. was a storehouse of love of Godhead. His great humility and meekness melted the heart of Lord Caitanya." - Sri Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi Lila 10.49

INTIMATE ASSOCIATE, INTIMATE PASTIMES

Sri Murari Gupta was a very intimate associate whose pastimes with Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu were steeped in the loving bond of their eternal relations

Sri Murari Gupta Thakur

“An expert physician by the name Murari Gupta could cure people of their disease of material existence. Along with so many other Vaisnavas, Advaita Acarya, Sen Sivananda, Jagannath Misra, Nilambar Cakravarti, he also appeared in Sylhet. [C. B. Adi 2.35] Srivas Pandit, Candrasekhara Acarya and Sri Murari Gupta Thakur were all from Srihatta. Murari Gupta came from there to live in Navadwip, near the home of Jagannath Misra. He was a few years older than Caitanya Mahaprabh

By Giriraj Swami

We welcome you to this most auspicious place, the temple of Sri Sri Radha-Radhanath, on the most auspicious occasion of the beginning of Kartik, in the most auspicious association of Lord Krishna’s devotees. Kartik is also known as the month of Damodara (dama means “ropes,” and udara means “abdomen”), or Krishna who allowed Himself to be bound about the waist by the ropes of His devotee’s love.

Srila Rupa Gosvami compiled the law book of Krishna consciousness, the science of d

Laksmi Puja means worship of Laksmi Devi, the consort of Lord Visnu. Goddess Laxmi is said to have emerged from the ocean of milk at Diwali. On that day, Laxmi puja was performed to honour Her and as such, every year at Diwali, She is worshipped and offered prayers (not observed by Gaudiya Vaisnavas).

भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक

अध्याय नौ परम गुह्य ज्ञान

मयाध्यक्षेण प्रकृतिः सूयते सचराचरम् ।

हेतुनानेन कौन्तेय जगद्विपरिवर्तते ।। 10 ।।

मया– मेरे द्वारा;अध्यक्षेण– अध्यक्षता के कारण;प्रकृतिः– प्रकृति;सूयते– प्रकट होती है;स– सहित;चर-अचरम्– जड़ तथा जंगम;हेतुना– कारण से;अनेन– इस;कौन्तेय– हे कुन्तीपुत्र;जगत्– दृश्य जगत;विपरिवर्तते– क्रियाशील है।
भावार्थ : हे कुन्तीपुत्र! यह भौतिक प्रकृति मेरी शक्तियों में से एक है और मेरी अध्यक्षता में कार्य करती है, जिससे सारे चार तथा अचर प्राणी उत्पन्न होते

By Atma Tattva Das

On a freezing September 21st, 2024, the ISKCON Lenasia Rathayatra Festival reached a highly significant and noteworthy achievement that marks a pivotal moment in its journey—its 25th anniversary.

What began as a small community event has grown into a large celebration, gathering devotees from across South Africa and the world to participate in the vibrant and sacred procession of Lord Jagannatha in the southwest of the Johannesburg Central Business District.

One of the key fi

On September 28, 2024, Devotees gathered in NYC to celebrate the grand opening of the “Bhakti Loft” on the second floor of their iconic Brooklyn building. 

“Over the past year, we have been busy renovating our balcony space on the second floor, which was underutilized,” said Aditya Devi Dasi, VP of ISKCON NYC. “Now we have transformed the place, including restoring the arch windows which were an original feature of this 1920’s building. This finally allows light to flood into the space and even

There we sat, the three of us, on those comfy outdoor Muskoka chairs, waiting, for a fourth member, Partha, of today’s strolling crew. Vrndavan, Nityananda and I were committed to a loop walk which included a stretch of the Trans Canada Trail. Our waiting location on Main Street was quite central to the numerous murals on building walls of the iconic Group of Seven artwork. As a team of experts in “Impressionistic” work of nature scenes defined the art of Canadian mastery. Check out the work of