By Radhanath Swami
The Appearance of Lord Vamana
“Bali Maharaj, very intelligent personality. He was the son of Virochana, grandson of Prahlad, great grandson of Hiranyakashipu, great grand-nephew of Hiranyaksha. A very mixed up type of family heritage!”
So he performed yajna to please his guru Shukracharya, and his guru-maharaj was very pleased with him. In fact he arranged for the descendents of Bhrigu Muni to come to perform this yajna. And his disposition, his good qualities, was so ple
(Excerpt from “Advancements of Ancient India’s Vedic Culture”)
By Stephen Knapp (Sri Nandanandana dasa)
When we talk about the planet’s earliest civilization, we are talking about the world’s earliest sophisticated society after the last ice age. This means that according to the Vedic time tables, various forms of civilization have been existing for millions of years. But the first record of an organized and developed society was the Vedic culture that arose in ancient India with the Indus Sa
By Mohini Radha Devi Dasi
In the interactions between the Lord and His
devotees, both relish the highest happiness.
Bhagavad-gita and other scriptures praise Arjuna for his close relationship with Krishna. Arjuna is known for his mood of friendship (sakha-bhava). Since relationships are by definition reciprocal, not only is Arjuna known as Krishna’s friend, but Krishna is known as Arjuna’s friend. Krishna drove Arjuna’s chariot and is therefore called Partha-sarathi, the “charioteer of Partha
Lecture by HH Radhanath Swami
Srila Prabhupada has told us that the culmination of all of our preaching in Krsna Consciousness is to induce people to wholeheartedly chant the holy names of Krsna. The chanting of the Holy names must continue. Srila Prabhupada said we can do without temples, we can do without everything. We don’t need money. If we can get it, we will use it. We don’t need property. If we get it we will use it. We don’t need vehicles. If we get it we will use it. We don’t need g
Brahma-vaivarta Purana
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Chapter Two
Sridama-Radha-kalaha-varnana
Description of the Quarrel Between Sridama and Radha
1-2 On whose request did Krsna come to the surface of the earth, what the Lord did before He returned to His own abode, how He removed the earth’s burden, and how He killed the demons, of all these I will, carefully thinking of what happened, tell you the story.
3 Listen and I will tell you of Lord Hari’s descent as a cowherd boy.
His arrival in Gokula, and Radha’s descent as g
Srila Prabhupada: (chants mangalacarana prayers) Today is birth, appearance day of Srimati Radharani, Radhastami. Fifteen days after Krsna’s birth, Radharani appeared. (pause) Radharani is Krsna’s pleasure potency. Radha-krsna-pranaya-vikrtir hladini-saktih. The Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, has got varieties of energies, as it is confirmed in the Vedic literature. Parasya saktir vividhaiva sruyate [Cc. Madhya 13.65, purport]. Na tasya karyam karanam ca vidyate. The Supreme Lord h
The ISKCON Deity Worship Ministry (IDWM) acts on behalf of the GBC to ensure that the worship in our temples and centres is done according to the standards as given by Srila Prabhupada. It also provides training for devotees interested in developing their skills and abilities as Pujaris and brahmanas. The Ministry is also presently compiling ‘position papers’ that address often asked questions related to worship. By closely studying and researching Srila Prabhupada’s books, conversations and let
By Anantacarya dasa [ACBSP 1972]
An early offering for Radhastami.
Srimati Radharani, the tenderhearted, feminine counterpart of Godhead, is that one person in all of existence who knows best how to express love for Krsna. She is the supreme container of love for Him, and, as such, She is known as the asraya category. Moreover, it is She who, like a mother, nurtures us in our devotional service.
Krsna, the object of Her love, comes once in a day of Brahma to display and enjoy His pastime mellow
By Satyaraja Dasa
The divine counterpart of Sri Krishna is known as Sri Radha. Together, according to the ancient Vaishnava tradition, this dual-gendered divinity is God-male and female dimensions of the Absolute Truth. Sri Radha is the complete energy, and Sri Krishna is the complete energetic source. They are nondifferent from each other, just as musk and its scent are forever merged, or as fire and heat are inseparable.
Radha and Krishna are one, yet They have assumed two separate forms to
Wish you and your family.
Srila Prabhupada is renowned author of many spirtiual books watch a short video clip of all His books
Hare Krishna!
PAMHO
In the pandemic, it could get hard to have Devotee Association while staying at home. So I thought that Online sanga is the best chance I have for progressing. I joined a course by Amogh Lila Prabhu from IYF Dwaraka called SMA/ Spirituality for modern age course. It was a great experience for me, and I got to know a lot more about spirituality! The course was started in July and each week we used to cover a different topic on saturdays and Have a Q/A session on tuesdays. There
Below are more reflections from inmate David B., from a prison in Danbury, Connecticut.
When I got the Covid19 I felt physically terrible with severe joint pains, chest pain and uncontrollable shivering. Yet, I was so at peace, and not only did I manage to chant my twenty rounds every day but even during the worst I spent all my waking time chanting the maha mantra, grateful for such suffering and the focus it gives to what matters and all the mercy Krsna so kindly bestowed.
I was thinking back
Srila Prabhupada - "When Krsna wants to be attracted by a woman, He has to create such a woman from His own energy. That woman is Rādhārāṇī". (Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 3 Chapter 31 text 38, Purport)
Love can only exist when there are "two or more" involved in loving reciprocations and exchanges.
Srila Prabhupada - ''We have got the propensity to love. Love means somebody else. Love cannot be "one" or love cannot be executed only one, there must be another one. I love somebody; somebody loves me, th
The Supreme Lord Bhagavan Krishna takes different forms as part of his sportive action to relieve Mother Earth from the burden. No one can really understand his powers, even Demigods have limited knowledge when comes to Lord's sportive actions and his powers.
Lord has taken 23 Leela avatars. Among these, the most powerful avatar is Bhagavan Shree Krishna avatar. The people, animals, plants, and land which came in contact with Lord are considered to be fortunate as they got a chance to interact an
।।श्री श्रीगुरु-गौरांगौ जयतः।।
नमःॐ विष्णुपदाय कृष्ण-प्रेष्ठाय भूतले।
श्रीमते भक्तवेदान्तस्वामिनिति नामिने।।
नमस्ते सारस्वते देवे गौर-वाणी-प्रचारिणे
निर्विशेष शून्यवादी पाश्चात्य देश तारिणे।
श्रीमद् भागवतम् - (भगवान का साहित्यिक अवतार) भौतिक दृष्टि से प्रेरित होने वाले समस्त धार्मिक कृत्यों को पूर्णतया बहिष्कृत करते हुए, सर्वोच्च सत्य का प्रतिपादन करता है, जो पूर्णतया शुद्ध ह्रदय वाले भक्तों के द्वारा बोधगम्य है। यह सभी के कल्याण के लिए मोह से विभेदित है। ऐसा सत्य तापत्रय को समूल नष्ट करने वाला है।मह
The marginal living entities, marginal potency or jiva-souls are ALWAYS found throughout the entire Spiritual Sky in four different ways.
1 - The jiva-souls associating with Krsna in Goloka-Vrindavana as a friend and four other different ways explained below.
2 - Serving Visnu as the Supreme God on the Vaikuntha planets.
3 - Being embodied (covered) in a temporary material bodily vessel in the material creation.
4 - And attempting to cease one's existence in the dormant inactive impersonal Brahmajyo
