I will read a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam, Canto Three, Chapter Two, Text 23. This verse is very significant. Not only is the verse beautiful, but it also has historical significance, because when Sukadeva Gosvami came out of the womb, after sixteen years, he left home immediately, and his father, Srila Vyasadeva, followed him into the forest. And when he came close enough to him, he recited two verses from Srimad-Bhagavatam, one describing Krishna’s beauty, from the Tenth Canto, and one descri

The Ramayana culminates in a massive war between the vicious Ravana and the virtuous Rama, the Supreme descended in human form. The confrontation between them is triggered by Ravana’s abduction of Rama’s wife, Sita. But its seeds were sowed much earlier, by the demon’s atrocities that had extended for a long time.

Ravana is traditionally seen as the embodiment o

Lord Ram constructed a bridge to Lanka across the Ocean. Lord Ramchandra does not require a bridge to cross over the ocean, he is God, but in order to glorify his followers, good devotees like Hanuman and others including the little squirrel, Lord Ramchandra constructed a bridge to Lanka across the Ocean. Lord Ram gave them a chance, they simply chanted ‘Jai Shri Rama’ and threw stones into the water and the stones started floating, such is the potential of the holy name.

Sri Chaitanya Mahaprab

This is for all of our preachers in the Far East. May it give them more preaching information to use in their location to help convince people of their connection with Vedic culture.

Bharatvarsha’s beginnings go back to a very long way in time and it is almost certain that the results or influence that is seen today around the world, in the main, were not achieved by military expeditions or conquest, but by peaceful trading and religious teaching, and thereby all the more permanent. This is esp

This is a simple introduction to how we can begin to recognize how Vedic culture infiltrated or was simply accepted into various cultures around the world. If you are interested in understanding this more deeply, please see my books “Proof of Vedic Culture’s Global Existence” and “Mysteries of the Ancient Vedic Empire.”

WHAT IS THE VEDIC ARYAN CULTURE?

It is often considered that the Vedic Aryans are a race of people. But aryan actually means a standard of living, an ideal. It was the Sanskrit

By Gauranga Darshan Das

How would you feel if your parents are partial towards your sibling? Would you be comfortable when your teacher is biased towards your classmate? It is natural to expect from one’s superior or guardian a similar treatment as one’s equals receive. Any discrepancy in that leads to disappointment. Perception of partiality is painful and could demotivate people and slacken their spirits. What if one sees partiality in God?

Isn’t God Equal to All?

Yes. God is equipoised. He i

SRIMAN NARAYANA, SRI LAKSHMI AMMA (DAYA DEVI) AND THE HOLIEST OF HOLY WORKS OF THE REVERENTIAL AZHWARS ( MYSTIC SAINTS ) OF THE SOUTH OF INDIA.       ( Part 2 / 21)  

SRIMAN NARAYANA, OUR SUPREME PERSONALITY OF GODHEAD           

 Part 2  of 21

THE MAHATMAS WHO ATTAINED SRIMAN NARAYANA AND MAHALAKSHMI AMMA THROUGH PRAPATTI (TOTAL WHOLEHEARTED SURRENDER)

Countless Mahatmas over the four yugas ( Krita, Treta, Dwapar and at present Kali yuga) have attained Sriman Narayana and Lakshmi amma by Prapatti

By Khonika Gope-Kumar

[Translated and abridged from the Bengali Book “Gauda Mandal Parikrama: The Holy Tirthas in Bangladesh” by Patita Uddharan Das Brahmacari. Publisher: Hare Krishna Publications, ISKCON Swamibag]

A lot of Bengali devotees lament that even though A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada instructed a number of his senior disciples to preach in Bangladesh, he personally never visited Bangladesh. However, devotees would be happy to know that Prabhupada’s Guru, Srila Bhakti Sidd

From Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir

Date: February 22, 2017

Speaker: HH Devamrita Swami Subject: Srimad Bhagavatam 7.10.12

Verse:

kathā madīyā juṣamāṇaḥ priyās tvam

āveśya mām ātmani santam ekam

sarveṣu bhūteṣv adhiyajñam īśaṁ

yajasva yogena ca karma hinvan

TRANSLATION

It does not matter that you are in the material world. You should always, continuously, hear the

instructions and messages given by Me and always be absorbed in thought of Me, for I am the

Supersoul existing in the core of everyon

From Back to Godhead

By Urmila Devi Dasi

Because sexual desire has a spiritual origin, the practices of bhakti-yogacan recover its pure eternal purpose.

Bhakti-yoga gives us the key to the origin of sexuality and its means of total fulfillment. Yoga literally means “union.” Bhakti means loving service.Bhakti-yoga, therefore, means the loving union of the soul with the Supreme Soul. The soul’s deepest desire is for this loving union.

Whenever the Lord is pleased in any way, He and His pleasure e

Sri Ananta Padmanabha Swamy Temple at Trivandrum

SRI ANANTA PADMANABHA SWAMY TEMPLE

Trivandrum

LORD SRI ANANTA PADMANABHA SWAMY, Trivandrum

Sri Ananta Padmanabha temple is one of the most prominent temples of India. It is considered as one of the 108 Vaishnava temples (divya sthanam), one of the seven moksha sthalas and one of the six Narayana sthalas. Lord Balarama, Lord Nityananda and Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited this temple. The Temple is located inside the East Fort in the city of

yad yad vibhutimat sattvam

srimad urjitam eva va

tat tad evavagaccha tvam

mama tejo-'msa-sambhavam

TRANSLATION

Know that all beautiful, glorious, and mighty creations spring from but

a spark of My splendor.

PURPORTS

Any glorious or beautiful existence should be understood to be but a

fragmental manifestation of Krsna's opulence, whether it be in the

spiritual or material world. Anything extraordinarily opulent should be

considered to represent Krsna's opulence.-Srila Prabhupada's commentary.

Lord Kr

In remote corners of Vrndavana, Pilgrims find little known places of Krsna's  pastimes and get a clearer view Into their own hearts.

THE VRAJA Mandala Parikrama* is a walking pilgrimage throughout the land of Vraja, or Mathura, the district in North India where Lord Krsna appeared five thousand years ago. Devotees walk the entire parikrama path, stopping at the places where Krsna performed His pastimes. Vraja Mandala Parikrama can be considered pada-sevanam (serving Sri Krsna's lotus feet), one o

Paramananda madhavam sri caitanya isvaram. The situation in Navadvip and the whole of India that time was that people were religious but they were not spiritual. They were religious just to show on the outside but actually they did not know the purpose of religion. People spent a lot to marry off their daughter, to put on a big show to show that they were very religious. One such wealthy had no more daughters to marry off then he married a female cat or a female dog or some demigod. So this was

yad yad vibhutimat sattvam

srimad urjitam eva va

tat tad evavagaccha tvam

mama tejo-'msa-sambhavam

TRANSLATION

Know that all beautiful, glorious, and mighty creations spring from but

a spark of My splendor.

PURPORTS

Any glorious or beautiful existence should be understood to be but a

fragmental manifestation of Krsna's opulence, whether it be in the

spiritual or material world. Anything extraordinarily opulent should be

considered to represent Krsna's opulence.-Srila Prabhupada's commentary.

Lord Kr

Transcription : Hari Kantha Dasi, Ranga Radhika Dasi, Syama Mohini Dasi, Prema Lila Dasi, Ramananda Raya Dasa

Editing : Ramananda Raya Dasa

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17 October 2010 Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 4 Chapter 25 Text46

His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami sings Jaya Radha Madhava :

Jaya Radha Madhava Kunj-Bihari
Gopi-Jana-Vallabha, Giri-var dhari
Yasoda-Nandana, Braja-jana Ranjana
Yamuna-tira-vana-cari

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna Krishna, Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare R

The rathayatra often falls in the summer season of May-June each year and Puri becomes a vibrant scene of crowd attraction during the festival. Perhaps a million plus gather to witness the tumultuous event. This is one of the ancient festivals in Bharatam and a place of huge crowd attractions like the Kumbha-mela, Makara-sankranti, and Pongal festivals. The rathayatra festivities are organised and financed mainly by the Government of Orissa. As said, during the rathayatra, the three Deities are