सीतानाथ समारम्भां रामानन्दार्य मध्यमाम्।
अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे श्रीगुरू परम्पराम् ।।

The first chapter of Valmiki Ramayana is called moola-Ramayana - which was narrated by Devarshi Narada to Brahmarshi Valmiki muni. Moola Ramayana has so many references - to arrive to this conclusion that Shri Ram is the most superior personality, in fact it is an eulogy to the supreme personality by Sage Narada. This is the reason it is chanted daily by many devotees.

Once divine sage Narada visited Sage Va

सीतानाथ समारम्भां रामानन्दार्य मध्यमाम्।
अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे श्रीगुरू परम्पराम् ।।

Very great question you have asked !!

See, their is a very common saying, “As Father As Son".

What ever be the appearance of a father around same will be the appearance of a son (avoid genetic variations). Means, if father have 1 face, 2 hands and 2 feet than son will also have same phenotypic appearance. If a father have just double of above mentioned than his son will also follow the same.

According to Vedās

सीतानाथ समारम्भां रामानन्दार्य मध्यमाम्।
अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे श्रीगुरू परम्पराम् ।।

Nothing in this entire eternal universe can match the glory of the Bow & Arrow of Parātpar Par-Brahma Śrī Rām. Although the glory of his Bow and Arrow is in every scripture but to be specific we will go with Srimad Brihd-Hanuman Nataka 14.7-13;

बहुचक्र समं विष्णोः बहुशूल समं हरः ।
बहु वज्र समश्वासोः रामबाण प्रतापवान् ।।
तणेनैकशरं करेण दशधा सन्धानकालेशतंचापेऽभूत् सहस्र लक्षगमने कोटिश्च कोटिर्वधे ।
अन्तेखर्वनिखर्

सीतानाथ समारम्भां रामानन्दार्य मध्यमाम्।
अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे श्रीगुरू परम्पराम् ।।

Very great question !!

See, Brahma Sūtra & Vedās are in highly coded form as God himslef loves what is described in esoteric terms (परोक्ष=गुप्त रूप). Because according to Maha-Purusha-s these Scriptures are very illusionary as they contains everything and they themselves don't want that people come out from this illusion. जैसे गंगा में प्रत्येक प्रकार का पानी बहता है जैसे नगर का, घर का, किसी राज्य का, किसी

सीतानाथ समारम्भां रामानन्दार्य मध्यमाम्।
अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे श्रीगुरू परम्पराम् ।।

This chaupāai of Śrīmad Rāmāyaṇa has a very depth meaning in it, let's see how!!

बंदउँ कौसल्या दिसि प्राची। कीरति जासु सकल जग माची।।

प्रगटेउ जहँ रघुपति ससि चारू। बिस्व सुखद खल कमल तुसारू।।

I bow before mother Kaushalya who symbolizes the eastern horizon (पूर्व दिशा). Her fame and good name has spread over the whole world (as the mother of Lord Ram). For she gave birth to Lord Ram who is like the beautiful ful

सीतानाथ समारम्भां रामानन्दार्य मध्यमाम्।
अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे श्रीगुरू परम्पराम् ।।

According to Vedas relationship between Śrīmati Sītā Maharāni & Śrīmati Lakṣmī Ji is of Ansh & Anshi (original form and his manifestation). Śrimati Lakṣmī Ji is manifestation of Śrīmati Sītā Maharāni Ju.

सा देवी त्रिविधा भवति शक्त्यासना इच्छाशक्तिः क्रियाशक्तिः साक्षाच्छक्तिरिति इच्छाशक्तिस्त्रिविधा भवति श्रीभूमिनीलात्मिका भद्ररूपिणी प्रभावरूपिणी सोमसूर्याग्निरूपा भवति

Śrī Sītā threefold manifests through Her

सीतानाथ समारम्भां रामानन्दार्य मध्यमाम्।
अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे श्रीगुरू परम्पराम् ।।

Śrī Sampradaya is one of the four religious communities of the Vaishnavas that form the crux of the Hindu religion. It is a Vedic evidences that it was born with the consent of Śrī Rām and Śrimati Sītā Maharani.

In this community, the word Śrī has been used; which is normally prefixed for Sri Devi i.e. Śrī Sita Devi.

श्रीश्च ते लक्ष्मीश्च पत्नयावहोरात्रे

Shukla-Yajurveda 31/22 says:

"O' Paratpar Purusa (Rama),

This morning after my sadhana, spiritual exercise, I put some attention to my machinery. I’m speaking more particularly about the bridge of my upper teeth. Keshava, our dear friend from Malaysia and former ISKCON Toronto temple president, is also a dentist. It took some time to break the old bridge that was cracked. One main reason for the crack is my excess grinding which I apparently do during sleep. My night guard is something I used to be proactive at using for protection and dental care, b

After a long seven days of total assumption, it still feels like it wasn’t enough. The separation is avid as the Navadvip Mandala Parikrama comes to an end. Sri Navadvipa dhama’s mood is full of personalism and love exchange between the Lord and His beloved devotees. Hearing about it fulfills our inner desire to love and to be loved. In fact, performing Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama is the antidote for our disease of impersonalism.

This year 8 parties – 13000 registered participants – 15 Sanyasis

“Shut the door, the mosquitoes are getting in!” That’s a common remark coming from anyone of us who have a room in the Gada building and are trying to keep it bug-free when someone comes to visit. No one is trying to be mean here, just realistic. Have some courtesy and keep the pests out.

The pesky little ones known all over the world are making their mark in the holy dham. It happens every year at this time. It’s a given as soon as the western pilgrims show up. It seems like there is rich bloo

A video library of H.H. Tamal Krishna Goswami’s lectures is now available on YouTube. Most of these video lectures have not been available online till now. New lectures are being released three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. The dates of the lectures will range from 1988-2002. The lectures have been carefully curated and edited to improve sound quality.

We hope this library of H.H.Tamal Krishna Goswami’s lectures will become a treasured resource for you to relish and share

The TOVP management is pleased to announce that from February 12-16, 2023 the ISKCON Leadership Sanga (ILS) will have their annual seminars in the TOVP.

Braja Vilasa, TOVP Co-Chairman and ILS Committee Member stresses the importance of these meetings for ISKCON leaders, and invites all devotees with leadership positions to attend this important sanga and share ideas and experiences and garner new information to enhance their service to Srila Prabhupada and ISKCON.

Go to www.ilsglobal.org for mo

Reflections on the relevancy of ISKCON in this world

If there was a predominant message that Srila Prabhupada left all his followers at the end of his life, it would arguably be, “You will show your love for me by how much you cooperate together.”

Our Founder-Acharya (teacher by example) issued this simple yet profound barometer of our love for him. Clearly, as has been the case with all spiritual institutions, ISKCON struggles with this clear dictum.  

We can all probably agree that ISKCON is

For about ten years, I maintained myself and my family by driving a taxi. Srila Prabhupada’s kirtan always softly played in the taxi, and I was distributing his books to my passengers. Some happily accepted, and some refused as always.

One day, I picked up a passenger from the airport to take him downtown, about a forty-minute drive with traffic.

On the way, he recognized the maha-mantra in the background and started a conversation with me. I slowly introduced him to the message of the Bhagavad

Ten days ago I received a message from a Manufacturer and business colleague, Dr Guissepe, that he was coming to the UK to visit me. It was going to be on Saturday and I was saddened immediately, I could not go on Harinama! What could I do? It was like a blow to the chest, I felt very sad inside. But Dr. Guiseppe had arranged to stay with me to set up one of his record decks and I had been waiting patiently for it for years. I couldn’t say no. I am normally quite apprehensive of others staying

There comes a time when human kind
descends to most degraded.
When basic need is fixed on greed
and honesty’s dissuaded.

A fallen age of selfishness
when no one trusts another,
And a life within the womb,
is aborted by the mother.

But the Lord who loves us all,
hearing Sri Advaita’s call,
devised a plan to counter-act,
the brutal ways of Maya’s attack.

Considering the state of affairs,
in a place where no one cares,
with interest in oneself alone,
and hearts become as hard as stone,
A process w

By Ekachakra Prana Dasa 

The Live to Give campaign, also known as the Prabhupada Marathon, is an annual effort to “cover the earth” with Bhagavad-gitas. This global operation, which launches the day after Bhadra Purnima and runs until January, is coordinated by the BBT MCI team.

Year-over-year results have increased rapidly. In 2020, we distributed 2.1 million Gitas. In 2021, we distributed 2.8 million. Our goal for 2022 was set at three million.

Thousands of book distributors from hundreds of

Our theatrical warmup practices look something like this:

1. Participants stand in a circle and chant the pranam mantras to our guru, Srila Prabhupada. Then mantras to the five features of the Absolute. Then mantras to the divine female and divine male, Radha and Krishna

2. Voice projection then involves the mantra, om namo bhaghavate vasudevaya.

3. Mouth muscle exercise with vowels A-E-I-O-U.

4. Surya namaskar, salutations to the sun – yoga stretches with Kunti from Canada.

5. Further body stretche

Management to facilitate preaching is spiritual, not material.
Srila Prabhupada: Everywhere, in the office, there is some immediate boss. So you have to please him. That is service. Suppose in office, in a department there is office superintendent. And if you do in your own way, “Yes, I’m doing my business,” and the office superintendent is not pleased, do you think that kind of service is nice? No. Similarly, everywhere we have got immediate boss. So we must work. That is systematic. If ever

HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaj and HH Guruprasad Swami Maharaj launching the book, Svalikhita Jivani at ISKCON Leadership Sanga in Sridham Mayapur on 15th February 2023

By Khusboo Basan 

Svalikhita Jivani, the autobiography of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura published by the Bhaktivedanta Research Center (BRC) in its original Bengali language was released at ISKCON Leadership Sanga by HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaj and HH Guruprasad Swami Maharaj facilitated by HG Gauranga Prabhu and HG Braj Vilas Prabhu