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By Deena Bandhu Das

Please join us in prayers for our very dear Godbrother, His Grace Ekanatha Das.

The deity of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu in this temple is said to have been worshiped by Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s wife, Srimati Vishnupriya, after the Lord took sannyasa. This deity of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu has His arms extended out lovingly towards His devotees.

Vishnupriya was sixteen years old when Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu took sannyasa and she disappeared from this material world at the age of ninety-six, so she worshiped this deity for eighty years. Wooden shoes are kept in this temple w

Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj appeared in this world at a village in a part of India which is now Bangladesh. He was born in a wealthy family. 

Later in his life he was initiated by Jagadananda Goswami. His guru was in the line of Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana. One of our very great Acharyas. 

Srila Jagannath Das Babaji was a perfect devotee. In the holy place, Vrindavan, he had a little hut, a bhajan kutir. He would sometimes chant there for three days and nights, without stopping. He woul

(Bhaktivedanta Research Centre: This is a one of a kind original photo of Srila Jagannath Das Babaji Maharaj found by BRC while going through Sri Sundaranand Vidyabinode’s collection.)

Today is Srila Jagannatha dasa Babaji Maharaja’s disappearance day. He comes in the Gaudiya Vaishnava disciplic succession after Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura and Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana. He was a renounced ascetic, fully engaged in chanting the holy names of Krishna and meditating on His pastimes. For

“Srila Jagannatha dasa Babaji Maharaja was respected by all the Vaisnava community and was thus known as Vaisnava Sarvabhauma, or chief amongst the Vaisnavas. There are some nice stories connecting him with the finding of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s birthplace recorded in Sri Navadwipa Dhama Mahatmya.

Srila Jagannatha dasa Babaji Maharaja was born around the year 1800 AD. He spent many years in Vrndavana where he became famous as a perfect devotee, though more than this is not known of his early

Srila Jagannatha dasa Babaji Maharaja comes in the Gaudiya Vaishnava disciplic succession after Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura and Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana. He was a renounced ascetic, fully engaged in chanting the holy names of Krishna and meditating on the pastimes of Krishna. For some time he made his residence at Surya-kunda in Vraja-dhama, near the temple of Suryadeva, where Srimati Radharani used to come and worship the sun-god—or, I should say, where She used to come to meet Kris

gauravirbhava bhumes twam nirdesta sajjana priyah

vaisnava sarvabhauma sri jagannathaya te namah

“I offer my respectful obeisances unto Sri Jagannatha dasa Babaji Maharaja, who is respected by the entire Vaisnava community and who discovered the place where Lord Caitanya appeared.”

Sri Jagannatha Dasa Babaji Maharaja was born was born around the year 1800 AD.

in the Mayamansingh district of West Bengal. Not much is known about his ealry life. Gaudiya Vedanta-acharya Sri Baladeva Vidyabhushana h

Disappearance Sri Rasikananda Prabhu –HDGSP mentions this Great Devotee in His Books as follows–
The temple of Ksira-cora-gopinatha still exists in this village, and within the temple the samadhi tomb of Rasikananda Prabhu, the chief disciple of Syamananda Gosvami, can still be found.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Madhya 4.12

Rasikananda was not born in a brahmana family. There are many instances in which a born brahmana took initiation from a person who was not born in a brahmana family.
>>> Ref. VedaB

By Rasikananda das

Sri Rasikananda Deva appeared in this world in 1590 A.D. (Sakabda 1512), on the first day of the bright fortnight of the month of Kartik. His father was Sri Achyuta Deva, the king of Rohini. The village of Rohini was situated within the country known as Mallabhumi, encompassed on one side by the Suvarnarekha River.

In the village of Royni, Rasikananda Deva was dearly beloved by the people. He was also known as Murari. At a very young age he became quite proficient in all of th

During a flower-offering ceremony in Bombay, Ekanatha decided to internally act “very humble” just before approaching his spiritual master. As he offered flowers, he loudly declared in his mind that he was a “number one rascal” and unworthy to be there, deliberately avoiding eye contact. After returning to his place, another devotee told him that his spiritual master had given him a huge smile. Realizing this, he felt embarrassed and understood that his spiritual master had perceived his thought

Please join us again in prayers for HG Ekanatha Prabhu ACBSP, from the The Bhaktivedanta Archives. Yesterday afternoon on Vijay Ekadasi, he suddenly left this world from heart failure in Sandy Ridge, North Carolina. He did a marvelous service preserving Srila Prabhupada’s books, tapes, photos, etc. and maintaining the Bhaktivedanta Vedabase! Faithful Prabhupada man and wonderful devotee, he will be sorely missed!
Ekanatha Das of Dutch origin joined ISKCON Amsterdam in 1972. He came to India in 1

In a recent video presentation, ISKCON Vrindavan highlighted its ongoing Devotee Care Project, an initiative dedicated to supporting senior devotees and sannyasis who have spent their lives serving the mission of Śrīla Prabhupāda. The project seeks to provide a spiritually uplifting environment where devotees can receive physical, emotional, and spiritual support while residing in the holy dhama.  See our earlier coverage on this project here.

The initiative was made possible through a land dona

By Radha Krishna Das

It is with great sadness that we inform you of the departure of His Grace Raktak Das on Monday, February 9, 2026, due to a massive heart attack. He was surrounded by the Holy Name and devotees Radha Krishna Das and Avinatha Das.

Radha Krishna Das has been caring for Raktak Das for over 1.5 years. He helped him with meals, appointments, shopping, association, and anything he needed. We are ever grateful to Radha Krishna das for his service attitude.

The following remembrance

In the teachings of Harinama Cintamani, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura explains that the Holy Name is not different from the Lord Himself. Whether chanted softly on beads as japa or sung together in kīrtana, the Holy Name is complete, spiritual, and full of mercy. By attentive chanting, the heart becomes purified and gradually develops genuine attraction for devotional service.

It is in this spirit of chanting and service that the Gaura Pūrṇimā Festival Season has now officially begun in Sri Dham M

Another holy pilgrimage was to Surabhi Kunja and Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur’s Bhajana Kutir.

While living here Srila Bhaktivinoda wrote the Navadvipa-dhama-mahatmya, which describes the glories of Navadvipa dhama. He also discovered Lord Caitanya’s appearance place during this time. Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s samadhi and Gaurakisora dasa Babaji’s bhajana kutira are also here.

Upstairs in the main house is the bedroom of Bhaktivinoda Thakura. There is a temple next to the original house where Gaura-Ga

In honor of the upcoming appearance day festival of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu we are continuing with excerpts from a rare little-known Bengali book called, “Gambhiraya Sri Gauranga”, which speaks about the pastimes of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in the Gambhira in Jagannath Puri. We hope that the text and rare artwork herein bring some pleasure to the readers.

Sri Krishna Kathamrita Bindu issue 616 Gambhiraya Sri Gauranga

Source: https://www.dandavats.com/?p=117328

Statement from the Executive Committee of the ISKCON Governing Body Commission on Vaisnavi Diksa Guru – GBC AGM 2026

At the GBC AGM 2026, the GBC considered and approved a proposal submitted by the GBC – ISKCON Bureau (IB) Committee concerning the topic of Vaisnavi Diksa Guru. The GBC Executive Committee presents the proposal below in its original form, as approved by the GBC. The proposal approved by the GBC is as follows:

Whereas the GBC – ISKCON IB joint committee was given the responsibility

By Kasisvar Das

A new outreach initiative, the Gita Game, is being introduced as a creative tool for community building and book distribution. Developed by a team of ISKCON devotees from the Bhagavad-gītā Institute in Almaty, Kazakhstan, the board game emerged from years of educational work rooted in Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Bhagavad-gītā As It Is. The Institute operates as a branch of the Institute for Applied Spiritual Technology, founded by His Holiness Bhakti Tirtha Swami.

Since 2017, the internat

Devotees from around the world gathered online for a special training session organized by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT) Marketing, Communications, and Innovations Team to strengthen efforts in distributing Sri Caitanya-caritamrita. Facilitated by Shyama Bhakti Devi Dasi, the call brought together experienced speakers from ISKCON communities in India and Europe to share practical strategies, inspiration, and realizations on presenting Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s teachings to diverse audi