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कृपया मेरा विनम्र प्रणाम स्वीकार करें !

(Please accept my humble obeisances)

श्रील प्रभुपाद की जय हो !

(All Glories to Sril Prabhupada)

हे प्रभु, हे वसुदेव पुत्र श्रीकृष्ण, हे सर्वव्यापी भगवान, मैं आपको सादर नमस्कार करता हूँ। मैं भगवान श्रीकृष्ण का ध्यान करता हूँ, क्योंकि वे परम सत्य हैं और व्यक्त ब्रह्माण्डों की उत्पत्ति, पालन तथा संहार के समस्त कारणों के आदि कारण हैं। वे प्रत्यक्ष तथा अप्रत्यक्ष रूप से सारे जगत से अवगत रहते हैं और वे परम स्वतंत्र हैं, क्योंकि उनसे परे अन्य कोई कारण है ही नहीं।

कृपया मेरा विनम्र प्रणाम स्वीकार करें ! (Please accept my humble obeisances)

श्रील प्रभुपाद की जय हो ! (All Glories to Sril Prabhupada)

अध्याय तेरह – श्रीमद भागवत की महिमा

1 सूत गोस्वामी ने कहा: ब्रह्मा, वरुण, इन्द्र, रुद्र तथा मरुतगण दिव्य स्तुतियों का उच्चारण करके तथा वेदों को उनके अंगों, पद-क्रमों तथा उपनिषदों समेत बाँच कर जिनकी स्तुति करते हैं, सामवेद के गायक जिनका सदैव गायन करते हैं, सिद्ध योगी अपने को समाधि में स्थिर करके और अपने को उनके भीतर लीन करके जिनका दर्शन अपने मन में करते हैं तथा जि

Thank Krsna I have had my two jabs of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine that now allows me to travel and tell others about Krsna.

The vaccine is free.

Hundreds are dying every day and sadly all those who are dying are unvaccinated.

So save your life and get vaccinated so you can travel and preach about Kṛṣṇa, and please avoid anti-vax ignorant people with their nonsense big pharmacy is after your money nonsense, most are stupid conspiracy theories.

Remember the vaccine in free.

Krsna helps those who do everyth

अध्याय बारह – श्रीमदभागवत की संक्षिप्त विषय-सूची

1 सूत गोस्वामी ने कहा: परम धर्म भक्ति को, परम स्रष्टा भगवान कृष्ण को तथा समस्त ब्राह्मणों को नमस्कार करके, अब मैं धर्म के शाश्वत सिद्धान्तों का वर्णन करूँगा।

2 हे ऋषियों, मैं आप लोगों से भगवान विष्णु की अद्भुत लीलाएँ कह चुका हूँ, क्योंकि आप लोगों ने इनके विषय में मुझसे पूछा था। ऐसी कथाओं का सुनना उस व्यक्ति के लिए उचित है, जो वास्तव में मानव है।

3 यह ग्रन्थ उन भगवान श्री हरि का पूर्ण गुणगान करनेवाला है, जो अपने भक्तों के सारे पापों को दूर करने वाल

At Bhaktivedanta Manor, ISKCON’s flagship centre in the UK, Srila Prabhupada’s 125th anniversary theme was: Srila Prabhupada offers enlightenment to the world through his books.

For the occasion, the stage in the new Haveli was decorated with dozens of candles symbolizing the light of knowledge that Srila Prabhupada brought to the world through his spiritual teachings. Throughout the morning of Vyasa Puja, Srila Prabhupada’s disciples and grand disciples expressed their gratitude to him and app

Janmastami, the sacred occasion of Lord Krishna's appearance, (celebrated on August 30th this year) is a special day that is extremely powerful and inspirational for bhakti practitioners. Devotees often remember their early Janmastami festivals as a foundational experience. Here, three generations of devotees recall some of their favorite Janmastami memories:

Ksamesvari Dasi, 25, USA:

One of my favorite parts of Janmastami has always been going through Village of Vrindavan in Alachua, where eve

By Madhava Smullen 

ISKCON of Washington D.C. held a three-day Bhumi Puja (ground-breaking) event from August 20th to 22nd, preceding a new 22,000 square-foot temple for Sri Sri Radha Madan Mohan, Sita Rama Lakshman Hanuman, and Gaura Nitai.

The event took place at the current D.C. temple property, which is situated on eleven acres of rolling wooded terrain with a creek running through it. The same property will also be home to the new temple, while the old building will be converted for other p

The Supreme Personality of Godhead and cause of ALL causes is Lord Krsna who expands as Karanodakshayi Visnu (Maha Visnu) into the material creation.

From the four armed Bodily form of Maha Visnu, all the billions material massive universes (Brahmandas) originate from the pores of His skin and His breathing.

In this way Maha Visnu creates all the material universes (Brahmandas) that take up 1/4 of the Spiritual Sky.

The other 3/4s of the Spiritual Sky is the Vaikuntha planets and Krsna's central ab

Srila Prabhupada - "I offer my respects to Rādhārāṇī, whose bodily complexion is like molten gold and who is the Queen of Vṛndāvana. You are the daughter of King Vṛṣabhānu very dear to Lord Kṛṣṇa.

So if we approach Kṛṣṇa through Rādhārāṇī, through the mercy of Rādhārāṇī, then it becomes very easy.

If Rādhārāṇī recommends that "This devotee is very nice," then Kṛṣṇa immediately accepts, however fool I may be. Because it is recommended by Rādhārāṇī, Kṛṣṇa accepts.

Therefore in Vṛndāvana you'll find a

अध्याय ग्यारह – महापुरुष का संक्षिप्त वर्णन

1 श्री शौनक ने कहा: हे सूत, आप सर्वश्रेष्ठ विद्वान तथा भगवद्भक्त हैं। अतएव अब हम आपसे समस्त तंत्र शास्त्रों के अन्तिम निर्णय के विषय में पूछते हैं।

2-3 आपका कल्याण हो, कृपा करके हम जिज्ञासुओं को लक्ष्मीपति दिव्य भगवान की नियमित पूजा द्वारा सम्पन्न की जानेवाली क्रिया योग विधि बतायें। कृपा करके यह भी बतलायें कि भक्तगण उनके अंगों, संगियों, आयुधों तथा आभूषणों की किन विशेष भौतिक वस्तुओं से कल्पना करते हैं। भगवान की दक्षतापूर्वक पूजा करके मर्त्य प्राणी अमरता

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Historic Moment Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi ji Released ₹125 Special Coin on the occasion of 125th Birth Anniversary of ISKCON Founder Acharya Srila Prabhupada 

First Photo of Special Commemorative Coin ₹125 for 125th Birth Anniversary of ISKCON Founder Acharya Srila Prabhupada released by PM of India Shri Narendra Modi  ji - Govt of India.

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Actor Ed Asner passed away today. Back when deprogramming was in the news and devotees were negatively portrayed as cult members, he and his popular T.V. show defended a person’s right to become a devotee of Krishna.
This is from the first year of the Lou Grant television series, and some of it was filmed in the New Dwarka Temple in Los Angeles. That scene begins at 14:58.
On his T.V. show he spoke to an enormous audience of millions in a positive manner about chanting Hare Kri

I have written several articles on vows and feel that any discussion on vows wouldn’t be complete without addressing sexual restraint. Plus, men often ask me how to control sexual desire and I felt that to do justice to this question I would need to write an article.

I am approaching this issue mainly from the male perspective (obviously because I am a man and also because the scriptures approach it more from that perspective). Still, although men and women are wired differently and thus respond

By Madhava Smullen 

“This year, Janmastami Goes Digital,” reads the massive billboard that can now be seen all over Mumbai.

The billboards are advertising “Krishna Fest,” presented by ISKCON Chowpatty and Govardhan Eco-Village from August 22nd to 31st. The ten-day event is an ingenious way of celebrating a massive Janmastami festival with thousands of people during the pandemic – a virtual experience that mimics the in-person one.

Among the team who developed and organized the Fest are Govardha

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Translation
As the spider very easily creates the network of its cobweb and manifests its power of creation without being defeated by others, so also you yourself, by employment of your self-sufficient energy, create without any other’s help.

Purport
The best example of self-sufficiency is the sun. The sun does not require to be illuminated by any other body. Rather, it is the sun which helps all other illuminating agents, for in the presence of the sun no other illuminating a

अध्याय दस – शिवजी तथा उमा द्वारा मार्कण्डेय ऋषि का गुणगान

1 सूत गोस्वामी ने कहा: भगवान नारायण ने अपनी मोहमयी शक्ति का यह ऐश्वर्यशाली प्रदर्शन नियोजित किया था। इसका अनुभव करके मार्कण्डेय ऋषि ने भगवान की शरण ग्रहण की।

2 श्री मार्कण्डेय ने कहा: हे भगवान हरि, मैं आपके उन चरणकमलों के तलवों की शरण ग्रहण करता हूँ जो उनकी शरण ग्रहण करनेवालों को अभय दान देते हैं। बड़े-बड़े देवता भी आपकी माया से मोहित रहते हैं जो ज्ञान के रूप में उनके समक्ष प्रकट होती है।

3 सूत गोस्वामी ने कहा: एक बार जब शिवजी अपनी पत्नी प

There were three poor men who always desired great riches. One day a special delivery man handed to each poor man an envelope and informed each man, that within the envelope is a great fortune.

The first poor man did not think very much of the envelope, thinking it to be junkmail, he tossed it on a pile of similar mails that was supposed to make him a millionaire, or win a special prize, sweepstakes etc.

The second poor man opened the envelope and found a golden card. Thinking it to be real gol

I was a proofreader for Srila Prabhupada Tributes 2021 back in June and July, and I noted down some excerpts that were striking in some way or other. Some are quotes of Srila Prabhupada, others are stories of Srila Prabhupada that I had not heard before, some are examples of eloquence, essential truth spoken concisely, others are creative rhymes. I hope reading them increases your devotion to Srila Prabhupada and inspires you to read the entire book, Srila Prabhupada Tributes 2021. Sharing this