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This is a story which happened in Benares about 300 years ago:
There was one Brahmin who used to take bath in Manikarnika-ghat, a very nice bathing place. One day when he was taking bath he saw a young boy sitting on the steps crying. He felt very compassionate and he went and took the young boy on his lap and asked, “You look so beautiful, a nice attractive young boy. Why are you crying like this?”
“You look at my back,” the boy replied. So when the brahmin lifted up the young boy’s shirt and l

“Thank you for appreciating my books. Read them carefully and you will preach very nicely”
Srila Prabhupada Letter to Candramukhi– Honolulu, 2 February 1975

Source: http://www.dandavats.com/?p=94593

By Madhava Smullen

‘Strengthening the Bonds that Free Us,’ a Grihastha Course that will teach devotees how to develop the insights and skills for a more meaningful, happy, and inspiring marriage will be offered online via Bhaktivedanta College from April 12th to May 16th. The course is facilitated by husband and wife Partha Das and Uttama Dasi, who have been married for the past fifty years.

Uttama and Partha are part of the Grihastha Vision Team (GVT), a group of Vaishnava couples and professio

अध्याय ग्यारह -- भगवान रामचन्द्र का विश्व पर राज्य करना (9.11)

1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: तत्पश्चात भगवान रामचन्द्र ने एक आचार्य स्वीकार करके उत्तम साज समान के साथ बड़ी धूमधाम से यज्ञ सम्पन्न किये। इस तरह उन्होंने स्वयं ही अपनी पूजा की क्योंकि वे सभी देवताओं के परमेश्वर हैं।

2 भगवान रामचन्द्र ने होता पुरोहित को सम्पूर्ण पूर्व दिशा, ब्रह्मा पुरोहित को सम्पूर्ण दक्षिण दिशा, अर्ध्वर्यू पुरोहित को पश्चिम दिशा और सामवेद के गायक उदगाता पुरोहित को उत्तरदिशा दे दी। इस प्रकार उन्होंने अपना सारा साम्रा

By Damodarleela dasa, Maharashtra Padayatra leader

The Maharashtra Padayatra reached Pandharpur dhama on January 26, 2021. We were welcomed at the entrance of the dhama by the devotees and our spiritual master, Lokanath Maharaja. It was a great moment. I jumped from the chariot to offer my obeisances to Gurudev and as I stood up, he put a garland around my neck. I felt so humble and thought the perfection of my life is pleasing him, because padayatra is the heart of our spiritual master.

Maharaj

By Subroto Dasa

The care for the resident devotees is of foremost importance and to ensure this ISKCON Mayapur has initiated the launch of Free Covid Relief Prasadam service for all the devotees infected by Covid and their family members. Prasadam will be delivered at their doorstep by the volunteer devotees in disposable containers.

In a note released by the Management “Devotees who wish to register for this service will need to send their Covid test report to us via Whatsapp message and they

9th April 2021

To HRH Queen Elizabeth and family

It is with great sadness that we of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness write to you today, on the passing of Prince Phillip.

Throughout the years we noted how dedicated he was to the betterment of British society, and humanity at large, a principle which we also, in our humble way, are trying to contribute towards. He tried extensively to establish and support projects for the welfare of the people in general and touched the live

अध्याय दस – भगवान रामचन्द्र की लीलाएँ (9.10)

1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: महाराज खटवांग का पुत्र दीर्घबाहु हुआ और उसके पुत्र विख्यात रघु महाराज हुए। महाराज रघु से अज उत्पन्न हुए और अज से महापुरुष महाराज दशरथ हुए।

2 देवताओं द्वारा प्रार्थना करने पर परम सत्य भगवान अपने अंश तथा अंशों के भी अंश के साथ साक्षात प्रकट हुए। उनके पावन नाम थे राम, लक्ष्मण, भरत तथा शत्रुध्न। ये सुविख्यात अवतार महाराज दशरथ के पुत्रों के रूप में चार स्वरूपों में प्रकट हुए।

3 हे राजा परीक्षित, भगवान रामचन्द्र के दिव्य कार्

“I was distributing on a sidewalk at an intersection in Barcelona, Spain. Every day I would try to stop the same young lady, but she would ignore me. One day I walked with her a few meters, pleading with her in a friendly way: “Come on! Just take one book!” Pointing to the Teachings of Queen Kunti I was holding, I said, “Here, please take the teachings of the queen!”

But to no avail; she wouldn’t stop.

“However, the next day when I saw her she humbly approached me and asked, ‘Can I buy the Teac

It’s nice to get a call, like the following, once in a while (it’s paraphrased).

“Hi! I just wanted to introduce myself. I am Jorge. I live up north, have a family, work at a factory. Right now, as we’re talking, I am walking my two dogs on a forest trail that I frequent almost every day. I have a mother who is a devout Christian and, as I grew up, I would accompany her to services; so I appreciate the tradition very much.

“It was a friend of mine who introduced me to the Bhagavad-Gita. I’m rea

In my youth, I came to Krsna consciousness and I had lots of energy and I used it all with a lot of enthusiasm to do many things. The focus was on doing things for Krsna – doing service. I tried to do a lot of service. In the cause of doing service, I did step on a few toes here and there. I did elbow a few people out of the way or knock them over. What shall I say? But these things were secondary to me because the things that needed to be done in devotional service were the most important. But

अध्याय नौ – अंशुमान की वंशावली (9.9)

1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने आगे कहा: राजा अंशुमान ने अपने पितामह की तरह दीर्घकाल तक तपस्या की तो भी वह गंगा नदी को इस भौतिक जगत में न ला सका और उसके बाद कालक्रम में उसका देहान्त हो गया।

2 अंशुमान की भाँति उसका पुत्र दिलीप भी गंगा को इस भौतिक जगत में ला पाने में असमर्थ रहा और कालक्रम में उसकी भी मृत्यु हो गई। तत्पश्चात दिलीप के पुत्र भगीरथ ने गंगा को इस भौतिक जगत में लाने के लिए अत्यन्त कठिन तपस्या की।

3 तत्पश्चात माता गंगा राजा भगीरथ के समक्ष प्रकट होकर बोली, “

The perfection of human life is attained by following three principles of civilization: protecting the cows, maintaining the brahminical culture and, above all, becoming a pure devotee of the Lord. Without becoming a devotee of the Lord, one cannot perfect one's human life. The perfection of human life is to be elevated to the spiritual world, where there is no birth, no death, no disease and no old age. That is the highest perfectional aim of human life. Without this aim, any amount of material

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Honouring Srila Prabhupada’s beloved sister. Commemoration of the anniversary of Pishima’s disappearance. Srila Prabhupada’s daughters ANANGA MANJARI Devi Dasi & SRUTIRUPA Devi Dasi, who both had personal association of Pishima, share never before heard pastimes.

“Pishima embodied true devotion and deep wisdom. Our blessed time together transformed me into a more authentic person and Vaishnavi. I am forever grateful.” ~ Ananga Manjari Devi Dasi (ACBSP)

Source: http://www.dandav

In this time of social upheaval, how do we build bridges across differences? How do we inspire a shift in mindset on an individual, organizational, and global level? A dialogue facilitated by Gauravani Das with Sastivar Das (ACBSP) and devotees from the Urban Center in Washington D.C. (IFAST) – Madhavacharya Das, Ekavira Das, and Jagannatha Pandit Das.

By Lilasuka dasi

Every temple, project and school in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is required to have a trained and active Child Protection Team (CPT). CPT’s have two main functions – to help prevent and to respond to child abuse concerns in local ISKCON communities. CPT’s have the special focus of helping local management implement policies that enhance safety, including screening those in positions of trust; awareness training for adults and children; and resp

I’m going on close to one week since starting my two-week quarantine. It’s relatively an easy one to tackle. For members I also want to acknowledge that this year marks 125 years since the birth of His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Celebrations have begun to recognize his great efforts and contributions to this world.

As expressed in words in a recent letter to me the other day, referring to Prabhupada as “the one who I believed radically changed American society in ways that

अध्याय आठ – भगवान कपिलदेव से सगर-पुत्रों की भेंट (9.8)

1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने आगे कहा: रोहित का पुत्र हरित हुआ और हरित का पुत्र चम्प हुआ जिसने चम्पापुरी नामक नगर का निर्माण कराया। चम्प का पुत्र सुदेव हुआ और सुदेव का पुत्र विजय था।

2 विजय का पुत्र भरुक, भरुक का पुत्र वृक और उसका पुत्र बाहुक हुआ। राजा बाहुक के शत्रुओं ने उसकी सारी सम्पत्ति छीन ली जिससे उसने वानप्रस्थ आश्रम ग्रहण कर लिया और अपनी पत्नी सहित वन में चला गया।

3 जब बाहुक वृद्ध होकर मर गया तो उसकी एक पत्नी उसके साथ सती होना चाहती थी।

On Saturday, March 13, 2021, the first virtual Child Protection Office (CPO) North America conference was held on Zoom. This was a long-cherished dream of the North American CPO regional director, Lila Suka Dasi, who has wanted to provide ongoing support for the teams that have been created to prevent child abuse in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).

The Child Protection Office was established by the Governing Body Commission (GBC) of ISKCON in 1997. The GBC's guideli