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The Leadership Summit, ISKCON 3.0, will be held on May 15th-16th, just under a month from now. During this virtual event, we will gather as GBC, Temple Presidents, Senior Devotees, and Next Generation Leaders - all members of Srila Prabhupada’s Family, to collaborate and co-create the future of ISKCON in North America.

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With care and caution, “Govinda’s Restaurant” is up and going again. And with its self-imposed Covid restrictions for some days its management was determined to re-open after the break. The facility, which is open only for takeout, is located under the quarters where I stay. Sri, the hands-on (gloves-on) personnel on the ground, stirs around in preparation for customers. Better still, we’ll call them recipients of prasadam, food that’s blessed. There’s a spiritual benefit on top of the nourishme

अध्याय चार - राजा कंस के अत्याचार (10.4) 

1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: हे राजा परीक्षित, घर के भीतरी तथा बाहरी दरवाजे पूर्ववत बन्द हो गए। तत्पश्चात घर के रहने वालों ने, विशेष रूप से द्वारपालों ने, नवजात शिशु का क्रन्दन सुना और अपने बिस्तरों से उठ खड़े हुए।

2 तत्पश्चात सारे द्वारपाल जल्दी से भोजवंश के शासक राजा कंस के पास गए और उसे देवकी से शिशु के जन्म लेने का समाचार बतलाया। अत्यन्त उत्सुकता से इस समाचार की प्रतीक्षा कर रहे कंस ने तुरन्त ही कार्यवाही की।

3 कंस तुरन्त ही बिस्तर से यह सोचते हुए उ

Surasa, the mother of all serpents, she appeared from under the waters, she appeared in a massive Rakshasi like form. Hanuman saw her. They looked at each other and Surasa in a very thunderous voice, She was very powerful. She roared, “Today the gods have bestowed nice food for me. O monkey I am very fond of eating your flesh and drinking your blood. Today you will be my lunch.”

Hanuman said, “Lord Ramacandra is my master. I must deliver his message to Sitadevi, His beloved consort. That’s all.

Arjuna and Krishna preparing for battle “The emblem of Hanuman on the flag of Arjuna is another sign of victory because Hanuman cooperated with Lord Rama in the battle between Rama and Ravana, and Lord Rama emerged victorious. Now both Rama and Hanuman were present on the chariot of Arjuna to help him. Lord Krishna is Rama Himself, and wherever Lord Rama is, His eternal servitor Hanuman and His eternal consort Sita, the goddess of fortune, are present. Therefore, Arjuna had no cause to fear any

अध्याय तीन -- कृष्ण जन्म (10.3)

1-5 तत्पश्चात भगवान के आविर्भाव की शुभ बेला में सारा ब्रह्माण्ड सतोगुण, सौन्दर्य तथा शान्ति से युक्त हो गया। रोहिणी नक्षत्र तथा अश्विनी जैसे तारे निकल आए। सूर्य, चन्द्रमा तथा अन्य नक्षत्र एवं गृह अत्यन्त शान्त थे। सारी दिशाएँ अत्यन्त सुहावनी लगने लगीं और मनभावन नक्षत्र निरभ्र आकाश में टिमटिमाने लगे। नगरों, ग्रामों, खानों तथा चरागाहों से अलंकृत पृथ्वी सर्व-मंगलमय प्रतीत होने लगी। निर्मल जल से युक्त नदियाँ प्रवाहित होने लगीं और सरोवर तथा विशाल जलाशय कमलों तथा कुमुदिन

Click to watch, scroll to read the transcription (by HG Harsarani devi dasi) and connect with Lord Caitanya and the most nectarean Sri Caitanya Caritamrta.

- https://youtu.be/UTrAbAVXamQ

So the Caitanya-caritāmṛta is describing us the nectarean characteristics of Lord Caitanya. As we know from Rupa Gosvami’s writings in the verse:

namo mahā-vadānyāya

kṛṣṇa-prema-pradāya te

kṛṣṇāya kṛṣṇa-caitanya

nāmne gaura-tviṣe namaḥ

(Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya-lila 19.53)

That Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeare

This is Janette, Makhanacora’s partner/spouse of 25 year’s. Mark left his body Friday with a beatiful Hare send-off, thanks to KanhaiyaDas, Noble, daughter Jahnavi and son Will.
After the fall to cement, Krishna moved to take Mak relatively quickly _ 11 months, much of them engaged in a process with the hopeful prognosis of walking again. It was only in November, ‘20 when decline began. And even then, hope didn’t, not unril regular food was out. That was late March. Then, things got crunchy.
He

अध्याय दो - देवताओं द्वारा गर्भस्थ कृष्ण की स्तुति 

1-2 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: मगधराज जरासन्ध के संरक्षण में शक्तिशाली कंस द्वारा यदुवंशी राजाओं को सताया जाने लगा। इसमें उसे प्रलम्ब, बक, चाणुर, तृणावर्त, अघासुर, मुष्टिक, अरिष्ट, द्विविद, पूतना, केशी, धेनुक, बाणासुर, नरकासुर तथा पृथ्वी के अनेक दूसरे असुर राजाओं का सहयोग प्राप्त था।

3 असुर राजाओं द्वारा सताये जाने पर यादवों ने अपना राज्य छोड़ दिया और कुरुओं, पञ्चालों, केकयों, शाल्वों, विदर्भों, निषधों, विदेहों तथा कोशलों के राज्य में प्रविष्ट

Tatastha-sakti fully explained.

“I was distributing at Orange Coast College near Los Angeles with my friend from India, Dhira Lalita Prabhu. Dhira Lalita set up a table, and I walked around. He met a student who fell in love with Srila Prabhupada’s books and stayed at the table all day.

We decided to go back there a week later. Before we got to the campus, Dhira called our friend to let him know we were coming. He met us, helped us set up, and even distributed books. He must be picking up where he left off in his last life.

“

By Madhava Smullen

ISKCON New Vrindaban is set to offer a Covid-safe Mother’s Day Wellness Retreat for Vaishnavis and their families with an aim to provide nourishment, relaxation and inspiration for women during difficult times.

“During the pandemic, people have sacrificed their sanga, and in some ways their mental health through isolation,” says Palace Lodge Manager Sarah. “So although we can’t do something on the scale of Festival of Inspiration [which was typically held over the Mother’s Day

The day was gloomy, chili, overcast but necessary as a part of a cycle. Rain came. It’s needed. The night came in with a waxing crescent moon just as it has been some nights before in the cycle. Then we love our seasons. “Of seasons I am flower-bearing spring,” states Krishna in The Gita. This welcoming season has come full circle. There’s a pattern also with the sun. “Here Comes the Sun” (the Beatle’s song). Visible and not visible.

Then we have “The Circle of Life” (Lion King). Yes, we have o

अध्याय एक - भगवान श्रीकृष्ण का अवतार-परिचय (10.1)

1 राजा परीक्षित ने कहा: हे प्रभु, आपने चन्द्रदेव तथा सूर्यदेव दोनों के वंशों का, उनके राजाओं के महान तथा अद्भुत चरित्रों सहित विशद वर्णन किया है।

2 हे मुनिश्रेष्ठ, आप परम पवित्र तथा धर्मशील यदुवंशियों का भी वर्णन कर चुके हैं। अब हो सके तो कृपा करके उन भगवान विष्णु या कृष्ण के अद्भुत महिमामय कार्यकलापों का वर्णन करें जो यदुवंश में अपने अंश बलदेव के साथ प्रकट हुए हैं।

3 परमात्मा अर्थात पूर्ण पुरुषोत्तम भगवान कृष्ण, जो विराट जगत के कारण हैं, यदुवंश

My mother, Purnamasi, was born on August 15, 1922, in Surat, India. At the tender age of twelve she married Purushottam Patel, who brought her to South Africa.

They had nine children. In order to support the large family after her husband’s early demise, Mother Purnamasi held three jobs: at a creche in the morning, at the local Gujarati school as a teacher between 2 and 5 p.m., and doing tuitions from 5:30 to 9.

The creche was in a two-story building on Victoria Street in Durban. On the first fl

I would devote the day in my service to guru’s mission with a stride in the park. It was dark and some young men from the neighborhood just completed shooting basketball. I was on a bench fingering on my meditation beads and, as they walked by, they very respectfully nodded or made remarks such as, “Hi!” Or “Good night!” I was impressed. Decent people do exist.

In one conversation with a member of our community he expressed that people are having it tough, even amongst the devotional types, bein

अध्याय चौबीस – भगवान श्रीकृष्ण (9.24)

1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: अपने पिता द्वारा लाई गई उस लड़की के गर्भ से विदर्भ को तीन पुत्र प्राप्त हुए – कुश, क्रथ तथा रोमपाद। रोमपाद विदर्भ कुल का अत्यन्त प्रिय था।

2 रोमपाद का पुत्र बभ्रु हुआ जिससे कृति नामक पुत्र की उत्पत्ति हुई। कृति का पुत्र उशिक हुआ और उशिक का पुत्र चेदि, चेदि से चैद्य तथा अन्य राजा (पुत्र) उत्पन्न हुए।

3-4 क्रथ का पुत्र कुन्ति, कुन्ति का पुत्र वृष्णि, वृष्णि का निर्वृति, निर्वृति का दशार्ह, दशार्ह का व्योम, व्योम का जीमूत, जीमूत का