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PANKAJANGHRI

He was a fellow perceptibly mellow

He arrived with his brother to follow

At the beck and call of Mahaprabhu

In a land of mist and morning dew

From there on, it was all over

Worldliness gone/personal makeover

A dedication to good deed and thought

Attention to all His Divine Grace brought

He learned, he grew, and did so glow

Teaching others what he did know

On the subject of worship and wisdom

In an atmosphere of devotional rhythm

Like the Ganges with her endless liquidity

His service was on

Dear devotees and friends of ISKCON Mayapur,

The loss of Pankajanghri Prabhu has saddened the hearts of devotees worldwide. Jananivasa and Pankajanghri Prabhus are the two of the brightest gems in ISKCON. Srila Prabhupada has said, “Vrindavan is my home, Mayapur is my place of worship, and Bombay is my office.” Jananivasa and Pankajanghri Prabhus, being the embodiment of Srila Prabhupada’s worship, are rightly known as the heart of Mayapur. Their unalloyed and uninterrupted service and dedicati

Whenever devotees in ISKCON go through any problems, they at once remember Narasimhadev. Remembering Narasimhadev invariably means remembering Ugra Narasimha of Mayapur. And when you think of Ugra Narasimha of Mayapur, how can you not think of the two glorious twin brothers, Jannanivas Prabhu and Pankajanghari Prabhu who are always standing at the side of Narasimhadev ready to offer prayers of protection to Him on behalf of the devotees?

Even though, the world is now bereft of the association

I walked to a different park bench, plopped myself down and began chanting with the aid of my beads when a neighbor walked by and stopped. He has seen me around. Hugh Smiley is his name.

“So, you’re chanting? I chant sometimes. I learned it from the Park Avenue bowling alley in Montreal. It became a Krishna Centre.”

“Nice to meet you, Hugh!” I said this to the nice guy who became a Baha’i teacher living in South America for seven years on that mission. Hugh never forgot the pranam mantra to our

The devotees wanted to worship a Deity of the Lord in his fiercest form, but at first no sculptor was willing to carve Him.

ON MARCH 24, 1984, at 12:20 A.M., thirty-five men armed with weapons and bombs attacked Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir, ISKCON’s center in Mayapur, West Bengal. When the dacoits tried to steal the deities of Srila Prabhupada and Srimati Radharani, the devotees fearlessly challenged the attackers. How could the devotees see Srila Prabhupada and Srimati Radharani carried awa

अध्याय तेरह - ब्रह्मा द्वारा बालकों तथा बछड़ों की चोरी (10.13)

1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: हे भक्त शिरोमणि, परम भाग्यशाली परीक्षित, तुमने बहुत सुन्दर प्रश्न किया है क्योंकि भगवान की लीलाओं को निरन्तर सुनने पर भी तुम उनके कार्यों को नित्य नूतन रूप में अनुभव कर रहे हो।

2 जीवन-सार को स्वीकार करने वाले परम हंस भक्त अपने अन्तःकरण से कृष्ण के प्रति अनुरक्त होते हैं और कृष्ण ही उनके जीवन के लक्ष्य रहते हैं। प्रतिक्षण कृष्ण की ही चर्चा करना उनका स्वभाव होता है, मानो ये कथाएँ नित्य नूतन हों। वे इन कथाओ

Srila Prabhupada properly shows us here how to recognise God's help and guidance.

Sadly many do not understand how to properly pray and then positively deal with illness and sickness in the best way.

For example, some believe nothing else can heal your material body except only the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra, without doing anything else to also try to help yourself with (see second story below), which is simply NOT true explained here -

In early February 1973 in Sydney Australia, Srila Pra

22          Service to Krsna is Reality

Service to Krsna is Reality
An interview with Pankajanghri Prabhu

Could you please tell us how you joined ISKCON?

In  1967  Jananivasa  and  I  came  to  India together,  searching  for  truth .  We  travelled all  around  India  for  3  years,  and  I  had  2  gurus  before  meeting  the  devotees,  although they  were  Mäyävädé  gurus.  [Pankajanghri Prabhu  chuckles]  Jananivasa  had  a  couple of  paper  Bhagavad-gétäs,  however  they were  not  Pra

The author of Shri Chaitanya Bhagwat, Shrila Vrindavan Das Thakur, who was a dear devotee of Shri Chaitnaya Mahaprabhu and the disciple of Shrila Nityananda Prabhu, blessed and sanctified the dashami tithi in the month of Vaishakh by choosing to leave this earthly planet on this particular day. Shrila Vrindavan das thakur had taken birth from the womb of Shrimati Narayani devi, the niece of Shrivas pandit and the recipient of Shri Chaitanya Mahraprabhu’s unlimited mercy. Shrimati Narayani devi

Lord Narasimhadeva Appears in Mayapur

In ISKCON Sri Mayapur itself is an act of ‘Maya’ of the Supreme Lord. The story of how Lord Narasimhadeva came to Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir is really flabbergasting to know. The story below is reproduced ‘as such’ from the Mayapur journal based on experiences of HG Atma Tattva Prabhu (ACBSP)

On the 24th of March 1984, at 12.20 a.m., thirty-five dacoits armed with weapons and bombs attacked Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir. They harassed the devotees and t

The sun captivated everyone. Motorists rolled down their windows to take in the good air as they moved along slowly; as is usual on a Friday afternoon. I had my window down also. I could hear pedestrians and music blaring from the autos.

One guy did it deliberately — had his music pumped up and loud — as he coasted along near our temple. It was “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” by George Harrison and the boys, the Beatles. I was actually having my lunch at the time and I had an additional tantalize

अध्याय बारह - अघासुर का वध (10.12)

1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: हे राजन, एक दिन कृष्ण ने जंगल में विहार करते हुए कलेवा करना चाहा। उन्होंने बड़े सुबह उठकर सींग का बिगुल बजाया तथा उसकी मधुर आवाज से ग्वालबालों तथा बछड़ों को जगाया। फिर कृष्ण तथा सारे बालक अपने अपने बछड़ों के समूहों को आगे करके व्रजभूमि से जंगल की ओर बढ़े।

2 उस समय लाखों ग्वालबाल व्रजभूमि में अपने -अपने घरों से बाहर आ गये और अपने साथ के लाखों बछड़ों की टोलियों को अपने आगे करके कृष्ण से आ मिले। ये बालक अतीव सुन्दर थे। उनके पास कलेवा की प

By Sukanthi Radha dasi

For instance, during the last Gaura Purnima festival, I called over a devotee in the crowd and asked her to distribute the Lord’s caranamrta to the ladies, which she did. Later, when she brought the caranamrta pot back, she remarked that Lord Nrsimhadeva was very merciful to reciprocate so quickly.

“I was praying this morning that I might be able to offer some direct service to Him, and now you have given me this service.”

“Yes,” I said, “desires are quickly fulfilled in the dham. Just see, the

Why try to control the material energy? Why try to manipulate it? Why try to force the hand of destiny? Instead, just take it as it comes. And under each circumstance, just make the best of the situation. And if we do so, then surely we will get the mercy of the Lord!


Source: https://www.kksblog.com/2021/05/make-the-best-of-the-situation/

I took to the back alley as my walking route. Back alleys in our neighborhood are nothing foreboding. They are neat, tidy, safe and hardly a person you’ll see.

Now I’m not being antisocial by taking to the garage trail. I’m just trying to be obedient. The restrictions on Covid in Ontario are some of the most stringent in the world. On top of that whatever is being enforced as part of a lockdown, timeline wise, has now been extended to last into the month of May.

It is uncertain as to where all

अध्याय ग्यारह – कृष्ण की बाल-लीलाएँ (10.11)

1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने आगे कहा: हे महाराज परीक्षित, जब यमलार्जुन वृक्ष गिर पड़े तो आसपास के सारे ग्वाले भयानक शब्द सुनकर वज्रपात की आशंका से उस स्थान पर गये ।

2 वहाँ उन सबने यमलार्जुन वृक्षों को जमीन पर गिरे हुए देखा किन्तु वे विमोहित थे क्योंकि वे आँखों के सामने वृक्षों को गिरे हुए तो देख रहे थे किन्तु उनके गिरने के कारण का पता नहीं लगा पा रहे थे ।

3 कृष्ण रस्सी द्वारा ओखली से बँधे थे जिसे वे खींच रहे थे। किन्तु उन्होंने वृक्षों को किस तरह गिरा लि