“Perhaps you’re one of the few centres that’s really taking care of older Vaishnava men,” remarked an observer, a friend, the other day. Mind you, we do have younger men as residents in addition to the five who are average 71 years of age. Yes, I am one of those golden boys who joined monkhood in the 70’s. I’m in that age bracket, naturally.
We scheduled a meeting in our new seminar room and called it a “Seniors Meeting” to delve into the conditions of our remaining lives for the coming years.
Hera Panchami is a unique festival at the Gundicha Temple. ‘Hera’ means to ‘see’ and ‘Panchami’ means the ‘fifth day’. On the fifth day of the Rathayatra Festival, Goddess Lakshmi becomes very worried and thinks, "Where has my husband gone? He told me, I am going for a change of environment for some days, and I will return very soon. It has been five days now, and still He has not come back." She appears anxious because her husband forgets to take her. Four weary nights have already passed and
By Anousha Maheshwary, Dr.Neeta Maheshwary
“ The principle of chanting is to glorify the Lord and not to attract a crowd. If Krishna hears nicely then He will ask some sincere devotees to gather in such place.”
-Letter to Subala, November 12, 1967
In continuity of the Sankirtan journey a preaching trip of HG Ram Sakha Dasa from June 14, 2021, to June 25, 2021, in areas Ghotki, Sukkur, Khanpur, and Mirpur Khas was accomplished by the mercy of Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga which includes, house pr
अध्याय बयासी - वृन्दावनवासियों से कृष्ण तथा बलराम की भेंट (10.82)
1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: एक बार जब बलराम तथा कृष्ण द्वारका में रह रहे थे, तो ऐसा विराट सूर्य-ग्रहण पड़ा मानो, दिन का अन्त हो गया हो।
2 इस ग्रहण के विषय में पहले से ही जानने वाले अनेक लोग पुण्य अर्जित करने की मंशा से समन्तपञ्चक नामक पवित्र स्थान में गये।
3-6 पृथ्वी को राजाओं से विहीन करने के बाद योद्धाओं में सर्वोपरि भगवान परशुराम ने समन्तपञ्चक में राजाओं के रक्त से विशाल सरोवरों की उत्पत्ति की। यद्यपि परशुराम पर कर्मफलों का
अध्याय इक्यासी -- भगवान द्वारा सुदामा ब्राह्मण को वरदान (10.81)
1-2 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: भगवान हरि अर्थात कृष्ण सभी जीवों के हृदयों से भलीभाँति परिचित हैं और वे ब्राह्मणों के प्रति विशेष रूप से अनुरक्त रहते हैं। समस्त सन्त-पुरुषों के लक्ष्य भगवान सर्वश्रेष्ठ द्विज से इस तरह बातें करते हुए हँसने लगे और अपने प्रिय मित्र ब्राह्मण सुदामा की ओर स्नेहपूर्वक देखते हुए तथा मुसकाते हुए निम्नलिखित शब्द कहे।
3 भगवान ने कहा: हे ब्राह्मण, तुम अपने घर से मेरे लिए कौन-सा उपहार लाये हो? शुद्ध प्रेमवश
While at the temple in Los Angeles, when the weather permitted, Srila Prabhupada would take his massage outside in his garden. He described his garden in New Dwarka as his favorite place in the world, because there were so many Tulasi plants there. It was Vrindavan.
"The morning sun gives you energy and the afternoon sun takes it away," His Divine Grace told me. He would sit with his back to the sun, benefitting from the energizing rays it gave. On this particular sunny, springlike day he was h
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Vanipedia-Behind the Screen-Live conversation with Visnu Murti Das
GBC SPT brings to you inside insight into one of the most valuable projects within ISKCON-Vanipedia. This live interview aims to bring us to an understanding of how Vanipedia is invoking and fully manifesting Srila Prabhupada’s Vani-presence amidst us. We have the fortune to have with us the project director, Visnu Murti Das.
About Visnu Murti Das
Visnu Murti Dasa was born in New Zealand in 1958. Leaving New Zea
By Madhava Smullen
Started in the mid-2000s, MayapurTV now hosts broadcasts by over 150 ISKCON centers, sannyasis and leading devotees, with 314,000 subscribers on YouTube. The channel inspires viewers and provides free access to ISKCON programs worldwide, all in one place.
The next step for MayapurTV Manager Antardwip Das is to establish different branches of MayapurTV for different languages. With nearly 500 million native Spanish speakers in the world, one of these, naturally, had to be Maya
While the US is celebrating its birthday, on this beautiful day and weekend in remote Canada — actually Montreal — the Krishna community and I are seeing to a marriage. Samuel and Nandini Radha, tied the knot as a couple at around noon today at the Pie-IX Boulevard temple.
Priest Madan-Mohan conducted the ceremony at which parents from both bride and bride-groom were seated at the corner of the kund, or tiny arena, observing rites that were colourful and new to their eyes and ears.
I gave the a
अध्याय अस्सी – द्वारका में भगवान श्रीकृष्ण से ब्राह्मण सुदामा की भेंट (10.80)
1 राजा परीक्षित ने कहा: हे प्रभु, हे स्वामी, मैं उन असीम शौर्य वाले भगवान मुकुन्द द्वारा सम्पन्न अन्य शौर्यपूर्ण कार्यों के विषय में सुनना चाहता हूँ।
2 हे ब्राह्मण, जो जीवन के सार को जानता है और इन्द्रिय-तृप्ति के लिए प्रयास करने से ऊब चुका हो, वह भगवान उत्तमश्लोक की दिव्य कथाओं को बारम्बार सुनने के बाद भला उनका परित्याग कैसे कर सकता है?
3 असली वाणी वही है जो भगवान के गुणों का वर्णन करती है, असली हाथ वे हैं, जो उनके लिए
Our life is like a yatra – a pilgrimage, a spiritual journey towards the Divine. Our body symbolises the rath or chariot, through which we embark on the journey towards serving and attaining eternal love of the Lordships. Though we live in this material body or ‘rath’, the bonafide shastras and acharyas advise us to surrender its control to the all-merciful Lord Purushottama. Thus, by sincerely following their instructions, we earn their blessings and eventually we are able to blissfully maneu
अध्याय उन्यासी – भगवान बलराम की तीर्थयात्रा (10.79)
1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: हे राजन, तब प्रतिपदा के दिन एक प्रचण्ड तथा भयावना झंझावात आया, जिससे चारों ओर धूल बिखर गई और सर्वत्र पीब की दुर्गन्ध फैल गई।
2 इसके बाद यज्ञशाला के क्षेत्र में बल्वल द्वारा भेजी गई घृणित वस्तुओं की वर्षा होने लगी। तत्पश्चात वह असुर हाथ में त्रिशूल लिए हुए आया।
3-4 विशालकाय असुर काले कज्जल के पिण्ड जैसा लग रहा था। उसकी चोटी तथा दाढ़ी पिघले ताम्बे जैसी थी, उसके भयावने दाँत थे तथा भौंहें गढ़े में घुसी थीं। उसे देखकर ब
अध्याय अठहत्तर – दन्तवक्र, विदूरथ तथा रोमहर्षण का वध (10.78)
1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: अन्य लोकों को गये हुए शिशुपाल, शाल्व तथा पौण्ड्रक के प्रति मैत्री-भाव होने से दुष्ट दन्तवक्र बहुत ही क्रुद्ध होकर युद्धभूमि में प्रकट हुआ। हे राजन, एकदम अकेला, पैदल एवं हाथ में गदा लिए उस बलशाली योद्धा ने अपने पदचाप से पृथ्वी को हिला दिया।
3 दन्तवक्र को पास आते देखकर भगवान कृष्ण ने तुरन्त अपनी गदा उठा ली। वे अपने रथ से नीचे कूद पड़े और आगे बढ़ रहे अपने प्रतिद्वन्द्वी को रोका, जिस तरह तट समुद्र को रोके रहत
Ratha Yatra or Chariot Festival'is a festival associated with Lord Jagannath held at Puri in the state of Odisha, India. It is the oldest Ratha Yatra taking place in India and the World, whose descriptions can be found in Brahma Purana, Padma Purana, and Skanda Purana and Kapila Samhita.This annual festival is celebrated on Ashadha Shukla Paksha Dwitiya (second day in bright fortnight of Ashadha month).The festival commemorates Jagannath's annual visit to Gundicha Temple
The presiding deities o
One of the special book distribution efforts during this year’s campaign, inspired by Bhaktivinod Thakur, will be “Books to McGill.” In 1896 – the year of Prabhupada’s birth – the Thakur mailed copies of his book Sri Chaitanya: His Life and Precepts to McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
Following Bhaktivinod Thakur’s example, the Books to McGill program will see devotees send an introductory letter, as well as some of Prabhupada’s books, to the thinkers, political leaders and luminaries of
All Glories to Sri Gadadhar Pandit whose emotions are not possible to describe!
“Another name of Lord Gauranga is the ‘Lord of the life of Gadadhara.’ Who can understand what mercy has been bestowed upon him? Their glories are sung by everyone as Gadai- Gauranga.”
Today is the holy disappearance day of Gadadhar Pandit, who is none other than Shrimati Radharani, appearing in this material world to bless the household of Madhava Mishra and Ratnavati devi and to assist Shri Chaitanya in fulfilling
Karuna Sindhu is a safe driver behind the wheel and so I was his passenger, safely seated as we moved along eastward bound. It was momentous because this morning marked my first time beyond the Ontario border in approximately 16 months. We both felt a kind of freedom; enjoying what we could not for all this time. Entering into the city of Montreal was a sweet sensation and being greeted by the community of Vaishnavas I haven’t seen (many of them fairly new to bhakti) for so long was a real brea
GOOGLE DOODLE for 125th Birth Anniversary of Srila Prabhupada
*Jaya Srila Prabhupada*
If you wish that ISKCON should celebrate 125th Birth Anniversary of Srila Prabhupada worldwide and simultaneously include in this celebration every human being on earth (at least those who use internet), then here is a ‘ONCE IN A LIFETIME’ chance:
Google has a service called GOOGLE DOODLE (http://www.google.com/doodles), which helps people in celebrating their important days. So if you wish that they should create
अध्याय सतहत्तर – कृष्ण द्वारा शाल्व का वध (10.77)
1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: जल से अपने को तरोताजा करने के बाद, अपना कवच पहनकर तथा अपना धनुष लेकर भगवान प्रद्युम्न ने अपने सारथी से कहा, “मुझे वहीं वापस ले चलो, जहाँ वीर द्युमान खड़ा है।"
2 प्रद्युम्न की अनुपस्थिति में द्युमान उनकी सेना को तहस-नहस किये जा रहा था, किन्तु अब प्रद्युम्न ने द्युमान पर बदले में आक्रमण कर दिया और हँसते हुए आठ नाराच बाणों से उसे बेध दिया।
3 इन बाणों में से चार से उसने द्युमान के चार घोड़ों को, एक बाण से उसके सारथी को त
