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
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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
Dear devotees, friends and supporters;
My obeisances unto you. Srila Prabhupada ki jai!
As I am sure you will know, India is going through a very severe wave of Covid 19 at the present time. Many have referred to it as a tsunami as opposed to a wave and our ISKCON communities have been badly affected too.
The GBC members are deeply concerned by the suffering of our fellow Vaishnavas in India, Bangladesh and beyond.
Hundreds of devotees are now infected and some have left this world while others
Dear Devotees,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
HG Pankajanghri Prabhu, ISKCON’s most beloved Nrsimhadeva pujari, has departed from this world in Sri Dham Mayapur.
Having joined ISKON in the footsteps of his twin brother, HG Jananivasa Prabhu, in 1973, the two brothers dedicated their lives to serving the Lordships of ISKCON’s International Headquarters in Lord Caitanya’s divine abode of Sri Mayapur.
Pankajanghri Prabhu served not only the Lord, but devotees
By Bhakti Beirut
On August 4th, 2020, Prema Dhan was sitting alone in his office on a phone call, catching up with some work. Suddenly his desk started shaking and he almost fell off his chair. It felt like an earthquake. "I'll call you back," he said.
As he went outside to investigate, he saw many other people in a similar state of confusion. Within minutes, news of what had happened started to spread.
A warehouse containing ammonium nitrate had exploded in the port of Beirut, sending an epic
Dear Devotees,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
HG Pankajanghri Prabhu, ISKCON’s most beloved Nrsimhadeva pujari, has
departed from this world in Sri Dham Mayapur.
Having joined ISKON in the footsteps of his twin brother, HG Jananivasa
Prabhu, in 1973, the two brothers dedicated their lives to serving the
Lordships of ISKCON’s International Headquarters in Lord Caitanya’s divine
abode of Sri Mayapur.
Pankajanghri Prabhu served not only the Lord, but devotees
अध्याय दस - यमलार्जुन वृक्षों का उद्धार (10.10)
1 राजा परीक्षित ने श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी से पूछा: हे महान एवं शक्तिशाली सन्त, नारदमुनि द्वारा नलकूवर तथा मणिग्रीव को शाप दिये जाने का क्या कारण था? उन्होंने ऐसा कौन-सा निन्दनीय कार्य किया कि देवर्षि नारद तक उन पर क्रुद्ध हो उठे? कृपया मुझे कह सुनायें।
2-3 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: हे राजा परीक्षित, चूँकि कुबेर के दोनों पुत्रों को भगवान शिवजी के पार्षद होने का गौरव प्राप्त था, फलतः वे अत्यधिक गर्वित हो उठे थे। उन्हें मन्दाकिनी नदी के तट पर कैलाश
Loss after loss... the dependence of those suffering and rely more on you in their suffering
Ad Infiniti
Miracle after miracle... sowing hope
Experiencing despair
The hurt of those who turn away or curse at him
Those who are relieved not lost in grief
As He sits with us He sees and experiences our relationship with Him
Giving to Him... Asking to join Him
Letting out
As a sparrow
As we give Him
Separation from Him
Those who seek Him only and chant His name
Those who are unaffected by the wind of the materi
To Love God is a short English article written in 1871, describing bhakti (love) as the religion of the soul. The piece is based on Christ Jesus’ teaching “Love God with all thy heart, with all thy mind, and with all thy strength, and love man as thy brother.
To Love God (1871)
by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura
(Tajpur journal, Friday, August 25, 1871)
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By Madhava Smullen
A second Covid wave has struck India hard, with deaths passing 200,000, although according to the BBC “the real number of fatalities is thought to be far greater, with many not being officially recorded.” There have been at least 300,000 new infections every day in the past week, with over 17.9 million cases registered altogether. Some parts of the country, such as Delhi, Mumbai, and parts of Maharashtra have been affected worse than others; however acute stress on the medical
