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ISKCON Vishakhapatnam had organized a 3 day (30th April, 1st and 2nd May)

festival called the 'ISKCON Ustav' Grand Pandal festival to commemorate the

500th Sannyas Anniversary of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu at its picturesque campus

with hills on one side and the Bay Of Bengal on the other.

Every day the Utsav began at 4:00 pm with Homam, Gita Chanting, and Harinam

Sankirtan which went on simultaneously throughout the program in the temple

room. On the Stage the program started with Krishna Bhajans by renown

A general definition of Bhagavata-saptaha: a seven-day series of lectures on Srimad-Bhagavatam given by professional reciters to a paying audience.

"Srila Prabhupada instructed us never to speak the Srimad Bhagavatam for the purpose of making a living and vehemently criticized professional reciters.This is certainly in line with the statements made by the Kumaras inchaptersix: "He (the reciter of the Srimad Bhagavatam) should be a renouncedbrahmana,a devotee of the Lord, and free from material de

Srila Prabhupada once made a comment on Bhakti Caru Swami when a devotee asked about his position since he joined the movement relatively later. Srila Prabhupadasaid, 'He was born more qualified.' From this statement, we canunderstand thatthose who take a good birth are born with superior qualities. Thosewho areborn in Vaisnava families, and who accept the opportunity of such abirth (andare not destroyed by others with demoniac qualities) are certainly tobe respected.We consider seniority primar

"Sri" is basically a noun and is also used as an adjective.

According to Sanskrit dictionary, "Sri" as a noun, means Srimati Radharani, Laksmidevi, wealth, opulence, beauty, fame, knowledge, strength, any virtue or excellence, etc.

Also "Sri" as an adjective means splendid, radiant, adorning (decorated) etc.

So when "Sri" is used for Visnu-tattva, it can be taken both as a noun and an adjective.

But whenever it is used for the jiva-tattva, it is used as an adjective.

"Srila" is an adjective of the no

Came across these beautiful thoughts to counter the Mayavada philosophy (taken from Bhakta's handbook):

1. Since we possess individuality, it is not logical that our ultimate source doesn't possess individuality. Since we can normally observe that personality is superior to an impersonal energy, we can conclude that personality is superior to impersonal energy. Since the Vedanta sutra explains that the Absolute Truth is the source of all existence, it must also be the source of personality and po

Sri Yudhishthira MahArAja said, “Oh Supreme Lord, what is the name and character of that EkAdasii that occurs during the dark fortnight (krishna paksha) of the extra, leap year month of Purushottama. Also, Oh master of all the universes, what is the process for observing it properly? Kindly narrate all of this to me?”

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna, replied, “Oh Yudhishthira, this meritorious day is called ParamA EkAdasii. It bestows the great benediction of an enjoyable lif