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Verses nine through twelve of Swami B. V. Tripurari’s Gopala-tapani Upanisad.

9. tad iha sloka bhavanti
sat-pundarika-nayanam meghabham vaidyutambaram |
dvi-bhujam jnana-mudradhyam vana-malinam isvaram ||

The following verses are a meditation on Krishna’s form that are meant to accompany the eighteen-syllable mantra: Lord Krishna’s eyes are like perfect lotus petals, his bodily color is that of a monsoon cloud, and his garments are the color of lightning. He has two arms, and his hands are held in t

Sat-tila Ekadasi

Sri Daalbhya Rishi said to Palastya Muni, "When the spirit soul comes in
contact with the material energy, he immediately begins to perform sinful
activities, such as stealing, killing, and illicit sex. He may even perform
many other terrible deeds, such as killing a brahmin. Oh purest of
personalities, please tell me how these unfortunate souls may escape the
punishment of being sent to hellish regions of creation. Kindly inform me
how, by giving even a little in charity, one may be

Many of our readers are habituated to eating and onions and garlic and do not understand why devotees of Lord Krishna strictly avoid eating them. I have been asked this question so many times that I decided to devote an article to it.

Our reason for not taking onions and garlic is very simple. It is not at all complicated. According to the instructions very clearly given in the Bhagavad-gita, devotees of Lord Krishna are meant to eat only the remnants of food offered with love and devotion to Lor

My dear boys and girls, I thank you very much for attending this meeting. We are spreading this Krishna consciousness movement because there is a great need of this consciousness throughout the world. And the process is very easy -- that is the advantage. First of all, we must try to understand what the transcendental platform is. As far as our present condition is concerned, we are on various platforms. So we have to first of all stand on the transcendental

Birth appearance at midnight of Shravana k8 to Devakee (July 19/20, year 3228 BC)
-taken by Vasudeva from Mathuraa to Nanda and Yasodaa in Gokula

Untill 3 years

-lived in Gokula
-killed Pootanaa, Shakataasura, Trinavarta demons

3 – 6 years

-moved to Vrindaavana
-killed Bakaasura, Aghaasura, Dhenukaasura (Balaraama killed Pralambaasura)
-moved to Nandagraama

7-10 years

-Brahmaa steals and returns cowherd boys
-Govardhana-poojaa
-played raasa-leelaa with the gopees
-taken to Mathuraa for wrestling match

Mc Donalds vs ISKCON Mauritius: The battle is on

I think many of you dont know about the recent news about Mc Donalds and Iskcon Mauritius fight. Mac Donald is planning to open a branch at Phoenix, Mauritius at some meters only from the Iskcon building (International Society for Krishna Consciousness).
The Mac Donald has already done everything like building, the permits, the legal notices. however ISKCON recently discovered about this and now they are protesting againest it for many reasons like,

Much of print and electronic media has been devoted to delineate the positive as well as negative effects of modern civilization and the scientific revolution of the previous century. We have endless discussions and debates in our living rooms, schools, colleges, corporate circles, social bodies and the like, about the radical change that is taking place around us. Proponents of scientific progress and super-industrialization claim that the average man’s standard of living has improved dramatica

Radhanath Swami: How do you know there is no God? Can anyone actually prove that there is no God? There are so many theories, but what really is the evidence? Was anyone there to actually eye-witness the Big Bang with a video camera? It is just a concept born in peoples’ minds which seems to make sense due to certain phenomenon that they are witnessing today. But the obvious question is, is it more logical that everything comes from nothi

We are not these material bodies, we are the spiritual force, the spiritual spark, the soul within. These bodies are simply an outward dress only. As I change my clothes yet still remain the same person so I also change my bodies but I am still the same person.

I am not an Australian, an Indian, a man, a woman, a human being or an animal, I am eternally a part and parcel of the Supreme Person, Krishna, so I have the same qualities as Him, although He has the qualities in fullness whereas I have

However, how can we mistake the rope for a snake unless we know what a snake is? The conception of

SRI SRI RADHIKA ASTOTTARA SATA NAMA STOTRAM

by Srila
Raghunatha Dasa Goswami

aviksatmesvari kascid vrndavana-mahesvarim
tat padamboja-maka gati dasyati katara
patita tat-saras tire ruda tyartha-ravakulam
tac chri-vaktreksanavaptyai namanyetani sanjagau


Some maidservant, unable to find her mistress, has
fallen on the bank of Radhakunda, crying in great
anxiety, being very eager to take exclusive
shelter of
Her lotus feet, glorifying Her by singing the
following names of Her:


radha gandharvika gosthayuva-

The Hindu front held a press conference on Tuesday. “We are a tolerant society. We are not against development in the country but there is a limit to everything,” said Srinjay Das, secretary of ISKCON.

According to Das, the most important point for objection is the smell of food items made from beef and poultry. “This will bother the devotees who are vegetarian,” he said, adding that cow protection is a fundamental Hindu religious principle.

“The restaurant that proposes to start operations im

The relevance of Srimad Bhagavad Gita in today’s age

The question of relevance for such topics comes into picture whenever certain systems of knowledge and certain practices are perceived to be outdated due to dynamically changing social structures and a widespread discomfort for anything labeled as religious, dogmatic or sectarian. The focus for this article is to try and brush aside these biases and objectively study the relevance of this very old but thoroughly timely system of knowledge in th