I remember the infant Mukunda, Who sleeps inside a hollow Banyan leaf¹, and Who, by His lotus-hands, is putting His lotus-feet in His lotus-mouth.||1||

I remember the infant Mukunda, Who, having collected the worlds in His mouth, sleeps on a Banyan leaf, Whose form is without a beginning or an end, Who is the Lord of all, and Who incarnates for the benefit of everyone.||2||

I remember the infant Mukunda, Who has a blue-lotus like delicate and soft body, and Whose lotus-feet is reverred by Indra an

[Gopis say to Yashoda] Look at the beautiful body of Hari (Krishna). Why are you scolding Him like a heartless person? Just throw away that stick from your hands.||1||

[Since He is crying] Tear drops associated with lovely eye-pigment (kajal) are falling from His enticing eyes as if pure decorative juice is dripping slowly from a moon-like lotus.||2||

[O Yashoda] We are losing the knowledge of self to the beauty of Krishna, Who is adorned with the drops of (white) butter on the beautiful chest. It

Playing Krishna - Surdas

Hari is playing and swaying at the home of Nand. Yashoda (or Yashomati) is doing the work of kitchen while Krishna is chirping and crackling with joy.||1||

Yashoda asked Krishna, ‘‘Why don't you run and come here?’’ Recognizing mother's voice, Krishna starts moving towards Yashoda crawling on his knees.||2||

Yashoda lifted Krishna in her lap and started cleaning his soiled legs and hands with her clothes¹. She asks, while stroking away the dust, ‘‘O Dear! Where did you get

Playing Krishna - Surdas

Hari is playing and swaying at the home of Nand. Yashoda (or Yashomati) is doing the work of kitchen while Krishna is chirping and crackling with joy.||1||

Yashoda asked Krishna, ‘‘Why don't you run and come here?’’ Recognizing mother's voice, Krishna starts moving towards Yashoda crawling on his knees.||2||

Yashoda lifted Krishna in her lap and started cleaning his soiled legs and hands with her clothes¹. She asks, while stroking away the dust, ‘‘O Dear! Where did you get

Dear Devotees,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

The 2011 GBC Resolutions have now been published on Dandavats at the below link:
http://www.dandavats.com/?p=9536

Please visit this link to view the Resolutions and related attachments.

Hare Krishna,

Your servant,
Ananda Tirtha Das

" Rath Yatra festival "

Dear Devotees,
Hare Krishna. Jai Jagannath.

Please accept our humble obeisances.All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.

This year our Rath Yatra festival is on May 21st,2011.

we would like to invite devotees and well wishers of ISKCON to come to New Orleans and attend the festival. Madhua prabhu's "FESTIVAL OF INDIA" WILL BE HERE.

This year's featured artists,H.G SURDAS Prabhu from LA, TK's NamRock has confirmed their attendance with their live performance. World renowned Indian Sing

Every day but Sunday our Hawaii-based Skype-sanga broadcasts inspiring classes given by senior Vaisnavas/Vaisnavis from America and abroad. Regular presenters include HH Hanumat Preshak Swami, HG Urmila Mata, HG Dhanesvara Prabhu, HG Pushkara Prabhu, HG Narataka Gopal Mata, and many more.

As well we hold Skype conference calls with many devotees participating. Skype-sanga is just one way the Golden Avatar is increasing the Ocean of Transcendental Bliss and carrying Lord Krishna's glories to every

You must have that firm conviction that Krishna is the controller of everything and whatever Krishna does, he does it for your benefit.

-By H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami

Zulu-speaking children onstage. It made an impact on the largely Indian audience, who cheered and smiled.

Swarupa Damodara Dasa, the Durban temple president, later said about the event:

Introduction

Vedic literatures confirm that there are 8,400,000 varieties of life. Each form is unique in itself. And the living entity transmigrates into different forms based on the stringent laws of material nature as a reaction to one’s actions. But to revolve in the cycle of transmigration in a series of these vast varieties of lives is an imprisoned life for the condemned conditioned souls. The human form of life is a chance to get out of this imprisoned life, and as such the only occupati

(Said to be composed by Lord Chaitanya)

1)
kadacit kalindi-tata-vipina-sangitaka-ravo
mudabhiri-nari-vadana-kamalasvada-madhupah
rama-sambhu-brahmamara-pati-ganesarcita-pado
jagannathah svami nayana-patha-gami bhavatu me

With songs and sweet music, strolling gaily through groves, by the Kalindi.
A bee seeking nectar from the lotus-like faces of the gopis.
Praising him are Shiva, Brahma, Indra, Ganesh and Goddess Lakshmi.
Jagannatha Swami, Lord of all beings, be visible to me.

2)
bhuje savye venum sirasi s

In Bhagavad-gītā (4.11) it is said, ye yathā māḿ prapadyante tāḿs tathaiva bhajāmy aham: the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the supreme judge who rewards or punishes different persons according to their surrender unto His lotus feet. Therefore it can actually be seen that although karmīs and bhaktas may work in the same place, at the same time, with the same energy and with the same ambition, they achieve different results. The karmīs transmigra

In human society there are various activities performed for the protection of one's wealth and life by one's words, one's mind and one's actions, but they are all performed for one's personal or extended sense gratification with reference to the body. All these activities are baffled because of being separate from devotional service. But when the same activities are performed for the satisfaction of the Lord, the beneficial results are distributed