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श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी द्वारा स्तुति (2.4)

12 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: मैं उन पूर्ण पुरुषोत्तम भगवान को सादर नमस्कार करता हूँ, जो भौतिक जगत की सृष्टि के लिए प्रकृति के तीन गुणों को स्वीकार करते हैं। वे प्रत्येक के शरीर के भीतर निवास करनेवाले परम पूर्ण हैं और उनकी गतियाँ अचिन्त्य हैं।

13 मैं पुनः सम्पूर्ण जगत-रूप, अध्यात्म-रूप उन भगवान को सादर नमस्कार करता हूँ, जो पुण्यात्मा भक्तों को समस्त संकटों से मुक्ति दिलानेवाले तथा अभक्त असुरों की नास्तिक मनोवृत्ति की वृद्धि को विनष्ट करनेवाले हैं। जो अ

भीष्मदेव द्वारा स्तुति (1.9)

31-35 शुद्ध ध्यान द्वारा भगवान श्रीकृष्ण को देखते हुए, वे तुरन्त समस्त भौतिक अशुभ अवस्थाओं से और तीरों के घाव से होनेवाली शारीरिक पीड़ा से मुक्त हो गये। इस प्रकार उनकी सारी इन्द्रियों के कार्यकलाप रुक गये और उन्होंने शरीर को त्यागते हुए समस्त जीवों के नियन्ता की दिव्य भाव से स्तुति की। भीष्मदेव ने कहा: अभी तक मैं जो सोचता, जो अनुभव करता तथा जो चाहता था, वह विभिन्न विषयों तथा वृत्तियों के अधीन था, किन्तु अब मुझे उसे परम शक्तिमान भगवान श्रीकृष्ण में लगाने दो। वे सदैव आत्

कुन्ती देवी द्वारा स्तुति (1.8)

18-20 श्रीमती कुन्ती ने कहा: हे कृष्ण, मैं आपको नमस्कार करती हूँ, क्योंकि आप ही आदि पुरुष हैं और इस भौतिक जगत के गुणों से निर्लिप्त रहते हैं। आप समस्त वस्तुओं के भीतर तथा बाहर स्थित रहते हुए भी सबों के लिए अदृश्य हैं। सीमित इन्द्रिय-ज्ञान से परे होने के कारण, आप ठगिनी शक्ति (माया) के पर्दे से ढके रहनेवाले शाश्वत अव्यय तत्त्व हैं। आप मूर्ख दर्शक के लिए ठीक उसी प्रकार अदृश्य रहते हैं, जिस प्रकार अभिनेता के वस्त्र पहना हुआ कलाकार पहचान में नहीं आता। आप उन्नत अध्यात्मव

120 young ISKCON Pandava Sena members returned from an incredible retreat in Pembrokeshire with a great sense of optimism. One the last day, the baton of leadership passed once again. Raam Gor is now their new Pandava Sena president. Akash has done an exceptional job over the last four years and he has certainly set a high bar. if you see them, please give both of them your blessings!

ISKCON Pandava Sena is a devotional youth group for 15- 25s. It is a global life-changing youth organisation wh

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This is a video talk I did for the Global Hindu Heritage Foundation on the means how a united global Hindu community can work to defend the Vedic Traditions for the Survival of Hindu Vedic Dharma. It explains how I researched all of the major religions and philosophies until I reached Vedic culture with Bhagavad-gita through which I found the answers to spiritual questions that I had been looking for. This revealed the profound nature and deep insights that is provided by the

By Khusboo Basan 

The Kartik month starts on the 20th of October (in the west) and 21st of October (in the east) ) 2021 and continues for four weeks till the 18th/19th of November 2021, please check your local calendars for exact dates. In Chapter 12 of Nectar of Devotion, Srila Prabhupada mentions, “It is said that just as Lord Dāmodara is very dear to His devotees, so the month known as Dāmodara or Kārttika is also very dear to them.”

Significance of Kartik Month

Scriptures like Sanatana Gosw

ISKCON Statement 

ISKCON Appeals for Protection of Minorities in Bangladesh

Attacks on Hindu Temples and Communities Must Be Stopped

October 17, 2021

Anuttama Dasa, Minister of Communications

The worldwide International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) community is shocked and saddened by the recent series of violent events directed against the Hindu minority in Bangladesh, including our own ISKCON temples and members.

Between October 13 and 15, multiple temples, homes, shops, and

Report on Bangladesh Attacks

Jagatguru Gauranga das and Naru Gopal das

October 17, 2021

On 13th October 2021, radical extremists began strategic, coordinated attacks on Hindu minorities in Bangladesh. The attacks continued until October 15th, 2021, with innumerable homes, shops, puja pandals, and temples being looted, burned, and destroyed. There are currently 6 to 10 fatalities reported in various media outlets, while many more people have sustained injuries or been hospitalized.

It is with a

I walked in at least two residential areas of Cleveland. I saw more blue jays and squirrels than people. People! Where do they hide? Cars, homes, gyms and restaurants, I suppose. I thought everyone was missing each other because of a long covid threat? The yards to homes here are huge. They are green but empty. I don’t get it. How about children playing in the outdoors?

With Brae we put in an hour and twenty minutes, before and after our indoor event of kirtan, Gita (8.24) and prasadam. We spok

GBC SPT is committed to bring to you daily Srimad Bhagavatam discourses to augment your absorption in Krishna during this holy month of Kartika. We are honored to host Sivarama Swami to kick off the series with an exquisite introduction to Krishna Lila in Vrindavan.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/Dandavats/posts/2096487173849521

🪔🪔 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗽𝘂𝗿 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗸 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮 🪔🪔

💫🌹𝟮𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝗰𝘁 -𝟭𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗼𝘃 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭🌹💫

All glories to the most divine of all the twelve months, all glories to that beautiful little cowherd boy who has specially given us fallen souls the opportunity to render such insignificant service to His Divine form as Damodar!

“It is said Just as there is no yuga equal to Satya-yuga, no scripture equal to the Vedas, and no place of pilgrimage equal to the Ganges, so there is no month equal to Kartika, that is dearest to Lord Krishna.” Dur

Dear Devotees,

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Many of you are aware of the atrocious attack against our temple and many Hindu temples in Bangladesh that occurred between October 13 and 15.

We offer heartfelt prayers that Lord Nrsimhadeva, the protector of the devotees, may offer his divine protection to the Vaisnava community in Bangladesh, and particularly offer his mercy to the two devotees who were brutally murdered in these attacks, Pranta Chandra das a

I believe Prabhupada would really like the weather we are going through. It will be a mild twenty-one degrees Celsius (seventy degrees Fahrenheit) today, and that’s pleasant. He didn’t mind the heat though and the sun. I was blessed to be on a walk with him (and others) at a park in Atlanta. It was February and cold, even for residents there, but he was all bundled up. If I’m not mistaken, he wore the long coat custom made for him in Hawaii by Jaya Sri, an outstanding devotee from the states. S

Statement from the ISKCON North America Council

October 16, 2021

A North American legal case that has lasted almost two decades took a decisive turn in favor of ISKCON this past week. This long-running case, known in ISKCON as the Long Island Court Case,  began in 2004 in Freeport, New York. At that time, a group of “ritviks” opposed to the ISKCON Governing Body Commission (GBC) from outside Long Island, through deception and subterfuge, took control of the Long Island ISKCON Temple and the Boa

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When we give away mercy, mercy multiplies.

Source: https://www.kksblog.com/2021/10/mercy-multiplies/

Answering to belated birthday messages is a pleasurable task, really, and in the midst of it I managed to pull together, within minutes, a poem about my still-living siblings and I. There’s no real spiritual content here. It’s light and it serves a purpose. Untitled, here it is.

We’re just a bunch of peachy, beachy kids

“Peach” because we picked them before they hit the skids

We harvested just about everything, you bet

And “beach” because our summers meant getting wet

We had a blast at playing

The Avanti Foundation is pleased to announce its acquisition of Branston Hall, Lincoln, as part of its continued development of well-being and educational resources. The fifty-roomed heritage estate, including a lake and 75 acres of grounds, much of which is arable, will host residential retreats and other events based on Krishna conscious teachings and practice. The aim is to become the country’s leading retreat venue for spiritual nourishment and education and will work in collaboration with

The 20th of September marked the beginning of a new term of school visits after a lull due to the pandemic. The teachers, who brought along 70 children that day, were very eager to experience the arati in the temple room. One said “the arati is so magical and is the most important part of the visit.” She also shared that it is always her favorite trip and she is already looking forward to her next visit next year! She has been visiting the Manor with her school for 12 years now and became veget