Lord Vishnu imparted the knowledge of reaching Him to four great personalities – Lakshmi Devi, Lord Shiva, Sri Brahma, and the four kumara. These four personalities imparted the knowledge to four great devotees who started the four Sampradayas. Lakshmi to Ramanujacharya – Sri Sampradaya, Shiva to Vishnuswami – Rudra Sampradaya, Brahma to Madhvacharya – Brahma sampradaya and the four Kumaras to Nimbarka – Kumara Sambradaya.
Today is the appearance day of Sri Madhvacharya. Madhvacharya (acarya me
I wish to offer my gratitude to everyone who has so kindly assembled today on this auspicious occasion of Dussehra. Today all over the world there are millions and millions of people celebrating this day. But like most spiritual occasions not so many know why? – It is a characteristic of kali yuga that even very sacred things are perceived very superficially. Often times religious festivals of all religions are more of an opportunity for some sort of social entertainment than for genuinely cult
We read from Srimad-Bhagavatam, Canto Nine, Chapter Ten: “The Pastimes of the Supreme Lord, Ramacandra.”
TEXT 20
te ’nikapa raghupater abhipatya sarve
dvandvam varutham ibha-patti-rathasva-yodhaih
jaghnur drumair giri-gadesubhir angadadyah
sitabhimarsa-hata-mangala-ravanesan
TRANSLATION
Angada and the other commanders of the soldiers of Ramacandra faced the elephants, infantry, horses, and chariots of the enemy and hurled against them big trees, mountain peaks, clubs, and arrows. Thus the soldi
The festival of Dussehra, also known as Vijaya dashmi, is one of the fascinating festivals of India and is celebrated with joy and enthusiasm. According to the great scripture, the Ramayana, Lord Rama performed chandi-puja (holy prayer). This was carried out in order to invoke the blessings of Durga for the killing of Ravana, the ten-headed demon king of Sri Lanka who had abducted Sita, wife of Lord Rama.
Durga divulged the secret to Rama on how he could slay the great Ravana. Hence upon vanqui
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अध्याय आठ भगवत्प्राप्ति
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोSर्जुन ।
मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते ॥ 16 ॥
आ-ब्रह्म-भुवनात्– ब्रह्मलोक तक;लोकाः– सारे लोक;पुनः– फिर;आवर्तिनः– लौटने वाले;अर्जुन– हे अर्जुन;माम्– मुझको;उपेत्य– पाकर;तु– लेकिन;कौन्तेय– हे कुन्तीपुत्र;पुनःजन्म– पुनर्जन्म;न– कभी नहीं;विद्यते– होता है।
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अध्याय आठ भगवत्प्राप्ति
मामुपेत्य पुनर्जन्म दु:खालयमशाश्वतम् ।
नाप्नुवन्ति महात्मानः संसिद्धिं परमां गताः ।। 15 ।।
माम्– मुझको;उपेत्य– प्राप्त करके;पुनः– फिर;जन्म– जन्म;दुःख-आलयम्– दुखों के स्थान को;अशाश्वतम्– क्षणिक;न– कभी नहीं;आप्नुवन्ति– प्राप्त करते हैं;महा-आत्मानः– महान पुरुष;संसिद्धिम्– सिद्धि को;परमाम्– परं;गताः– प्राप्त हुए।
By Jagdish Shyam Das
The ISKCON Youth Forum (IYF) Gaya, hosted its grand annual Youth Festival, “VIPLAVA – Glories of Vedic India,” on September 15, 2024, at Gaya, Bihar. Over 1,000 enthusiastic young devotee participants from across Bihar gathered for this transformative experience.
IYF has spent the last decade empowering young minds through seminars, festivals, and personal development initiatives. Its mission is to inspire the next generation to tap into their inner potential, cultivate serv
By Nandita Mehta
ISKCON’s Congregation Development Ministry is continually working to help temples and devotee communities grow and flourish by providing various preaching programs, such as Bhakti Vriksha, programs for children, and more. They also want to highlight the success stories from communities and events worldwide that would inspire devotees.
In this article, they highlight the expanding devotees’ service in the Whitefield area of Bangalore, which has grown into a large congregation of
I joined Krishna consciousness in ’73. The following is an homage to those residents in the ashram that I remember.
I was molded by the group on the street Gerrard
In those early days we worked together very hard
For the mission of our dear Srila Prabhupada
Our guru and magnanimous representative of God
We had given up the opportunities for a college degree
Instead laid a foundation for a spiritualized humanity
It meant very long hours in the heat and the snow
Out to the public to give what
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अध्याय आठ भगवत्प्राप्ति
अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः ।
तस्याहं सुलभः पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिनः ।। 14 ।।
अनन्य-चेताः– अविचलित मन से;सततम्– सदैव;यः– जो;माम्– मुझ (कृष्ण) को;स्मरति– स्मरण करता है;नित्यशः– नियमित रूप से;तस्य– उस;अहम्– मैं हूँ;सु-लभः– सुलभ, सरलता से प्राप्य;पार्थ– हे पृथापुत्र;नित्य– नियमित रूप से;युक्तस्य– लगे हुए;योगिनः– भक्त के लिए।
भावार्थ : हे अर्जुन! जो अनन्य भाव से निरन्तर मेरा स्मरण करता है उसके लिए मैं सुलभ हूँ, क्योंकि वह मेरी भ
Hare Krishna, Dhandavats,
I hope all is fine. Attached is a garland of poems gently weaved unto the divine most lotus feet of our Lord SriKrishna. I hope you find joy while reading as much as I did while writing. Please stay blessed always.
PEACOCK FEATHERS SRIRAMSRIKRISHNASRIHARI.pdf
Kind regards,
🕉 Tat Sat.
🕉 Tat Sat
Date: October 6th, 2024, Location: Ilford, East London
Sunday, 6th October was a very special day as the East London Hare Krishna Community got an opportunity to organize the 11th Jagannath Rathyatra Chariot festival in Ilford.
This was the annual Chariot festival when the Lord of the Universe (Lord Jagannatha) shows his mercy on everyone. There had been a lot of planning and management going around for more than 3 weeks to make this festival a success and a joyful experience for all attendees.
By Kumari Kunti Sherreitt
At the end of the year Malati Devi Dasi will officially resign as a GBC member. In New Vrindavan, at the North American Leadership Conference’s final day of events, a ceremony in the temple room was held to thank her for endless service to ISKCON in this capacity. Anuttama Dasa, Praharana Dasi, Kuladri Das, and Jaya Krsna Das each spoke of her glories and dedication to ISKCON and Srila Prabhupada. As part of the appreciation, she was given a gift and plaque.
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Here is a poem found in my recently published set of literary work called “The Walking Monk Poems. 1 available through Amazon or myself. This piece is called “Love and Marriage,”
Partnership is when two are one
In pain and in fun
Sharing any burden
Is the method to learn from
Listening is that skill
Requiring just the will
Complementing each other
Helps one to discover
Sacrificing is the key
In a mutual ‘we agree’
Compromising is forever
Simply say ‘no’ to ‘never’
Being gentle is
From Back to Godhead
The metaphysical technologies listed here are simple yet profound tools that you may want to incorporate into your management style. To reap the greatest benefits from these principles, you can include meditation on these ten technologies in your daily regimen.
1. What is it? What for? So what?
This meditation is designed to help us realize that many illusions can influence or enslave us. Leo Tolstoy once wrote about a transition in his life when he began to question ev
A devotee sees all as God’s dear children and wants to relieve their misery.
By Vishakha Devi Dasi
As eternal parts of Krishna, we naturally possess some of His quality of being concerned for the welfare of all living beings.
Krishna, the seed-giving father of all living beings (Gita 14.4), is also the well-wisher of all living beings (Gita 5.29). As a father wants the best for his children, Krishna wants the best for every one of us. And as a father provides for his children, so Krishna provid
Why is devotee care important in our society?
We have the most complete philosophy, and Srila Prabhupada has given us the wonderful process of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Part of that process is taking care of the devotees. Actually, Krishna says that He has nothing else to do but to take care of His devotees. And since His devotees are always thinking about Him, He is also always thinking about His devotees. So actually, devotee care is one of the primary angas or aspects of Krishna consciousness
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अध्याय आठ भगवत्प्राप्ति
तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु मामनुस्मर युध्य च।
मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्मामेवैष्यस्यसंशयः ॥ 7 ॥
तस्मात्– अतएव;सर्वेषु– समस्त;कालेषु– कालों में;माम्– मुझको;अनुस्मर– स्मरण करते रहो;युध्य– युद्ध करो;च– भी;मयि– मुझमें;अर्पित– शरणागत होकर;मनः– मन;बुद्धिः– बुद्धि;माम्– मुझको;एव– निश्चय ही;एष्यसि– प्राप्त करोगे;असंशयः– निस्सन्देह ही।
His connection with Srila Prabhupada began at a yoga retreat in the Catskill Mountains of New York.
By Satyaraja Dasa
“The Swami has been my only true guru in life. He will always be with me.”
It was January 1967. The vigorous hippie movement in San Francisco was increasing by the day. The “Summer of Love” was only months away, and while thousands were gradually gathering in Golden Gate Park to rebel against a repressive establishment, a determined foursome were getting initiated as Vaishnavas
