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अध्याय इकहत्तर – भगवान की इन्द्रप्रस्थ यात्रा (10.71)

1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: इस तरह देवर्षि नारद के कथनों को सुनकर और सभाजनों तथा कृष्ण दोनों के मतों को जानकर महामति उद्धव इस प्रकार बोले।

2 उद्धव ने कहा: हे प्रभु, जैसी ऋषि ने सलाह दी है, आपको चाहिए कि आप राजसूय यज्ञ सम्पन्न करने की योजना में अपने फुफेरे भाई युधिष्ठिर की सहायता करें। आपको उन राजाओं की भी रक्षा करनी चाहिए, जो आपकी शरण के लिए याचना कर रहे हैं।

3 हे सर्वशक्तिमान विभु, जिसने दिग्विजय कर ली हो, वही राजसूय यज्ञ कर सकता है। इस त

So, it’s the first day of summer but I was reminded of one other aspect of today. It’s Father’s Day. I spent the night with a family in Bracebridge. They have a gorgeous shrine in their front room. At 7 a.m., we all came together for chanting, puja, and a discussion on the Bhagavad-gita, 14.4, referencing Krishna on the topic of fatherhood, where He claims, as God, to be the ultimate Dad.

We drove south to Toronto and on very short notice I was requested to give a class for our Vancouver Centre

अध्याय सत्तर – भगवान कृष्ण की दैनिक चर्या (10.70)

1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: जैसे जैसे प्रभात निकट आने लगा वैसे वैसे भगवान माधव की सारी पत्नियाँ जो आलिंगित थीं, बाँग देते मुर्गों को कोसने लगीं। ये विक्षुब्ध थीं क्योंकि अब वे उनसे विलग हो जायेंगी।

2 पारिजात उद्यान से आने वाली सुगन्धित वायु से उत्पन्न भौरों की गुनगुनाहट ने पक्षियों को नींद से जगा दिया और जब ये पक्षी जोर जोर से चहचहाने लगे, तो उन्होंने भगवान कृष्ण को जगा दिया मानो दरबारी कवि उनके यश का गायन कर रहे हों।

3 अपने प्रियतम की बाहों

More than 1,000 local residents and devotees gathered at the Spanish Fork temple on June 20th to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Radha Krishna Temple joining the religious landscape of the predominantly Morman state of Utah. 

Read more: https://iskconnews.org/20th-anniversary-celebrations-of-spanish-fork-radha-krishna-temple,7897/

Nature is a knock-out. That is easy to see in the more northern regions. I mean to say there is this gorgeousness about Mother Nature from whatever angle you look, but everyone has their preferences, geographically. During my walks, I was truly taken by the desert beauty of Utah, the mountainous power of B.C., the ruggedness of rocky Newfoundland, the green tones of Ireland, and the exotic wonder of beachy Mauritius. But there’s something special about the Muskoka cottage country.

Karuna, Madha

अध्याय उनहत्तर – नारद मुनि द्वारा द्वारका में भगवान कृष्ण के महलों को देखना (10.69)

1-6 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: जब नारदमुनि ने सुना कि भगवान कृष्ण ने नरकासुर का वध कर दिया है और अकेले अनेक स्त्रियों के साथ विवाह कर लिया है, तो नारदमुनि के मन में भगवान को इस स्थिति में देखने की इच्छा हुई। उन्होंने सोचा, “यह अत्यन्त आश्चर्यजनक है कि एक ही शरीर में भगवान ने एकसाथ सोलह हजार स्त्रियों से विवाह कर लिया और वह भी अलग अलग महलों में।” इस तरह देवर्षि उत्सुकतापूर्वक द्वारका गये। यह नगर बगीचों तथा उद्य

This article was originally published in Atlantis Rising magazine in 2003 in my column, Notes from the Forbidden Archeologist.

In February of 2002, I was on a lecture tour of South India. At universities and other educational and cultural institutions in several cities, I was giving talks about the archeological evidence for extreme human antiquity documented in my book Forbidden Archeology. This evidence is consistent with accounts of a very ancient human presence on earth, found in the Vedas,

Dhruva Maharaja was born as a son of a great king. The king had two wives, and he begot children by each of them. One day, while Dhruva’s stepbrother was playing on the lap of the king, Dhruva also wanted to play on his father’s lap. We can picture the king, whose name was Uttanapada, seated on the throne in a leisurely moment, in an affectionate mood, with one of the boys on his lap. His boy Dhruva, who was five years old, climbed up on his father’s knee, but his father did not receive him wit

By Madhava Smullen

Historically in ISKCON, the only book distribution marathon was held in December, leaving the rest of the year rather quiet on the book distribution front in many parts of the world. Recently, however, Global Duty Officer for book distribution Vaisesika Dasa and the BBT Marketing, Communications and Innovations team have been introducing new campaigns throughout the year to give devotees special impetus to reach goals in disseminating transcendental literature.

These now incl

Hare Krishna dear Devotees, Please accept our humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati reveals the secret of Navadvipa-dhama in his Navadvipa Satakam (verse 78):

aradhitam nava-vanam vraja-kananam te

naradhitam nava-vanam vraja eva dure

aradhito dvija-suto vraja-nagaras te

naradhito dvija-suto na taveha krsnah

“If you worship the nine islands of Navadvipa, you are actually worshiping Vrndavana and can easily gain entrance into that confidential place. If y

It’s a long day for sun endurance. Yes, we are approaching summer solstice. I enjoyed the bench and stretched my neck back to just catch some rain drops the size of tiny ants. The nostrils couldn’t help the perfumes projected from trees surrounding me. And there were people all around. I’ve never seen picnicking on the scale it is these days. 

There’s so much to be grateful for. That is the way I’m viewing the chanting I’m doing. The japa technique is soft and I like to say with it “Thank you a

अध्याय अड़सठ – साम्ब का विवाह (10.68)

1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: हे राजन, जाम्बवती के पुत्र साम्ब ने, दुर्योधन की पुत्री लक्ष्मणा का स्वयंवर सभा से अपहरण कर लिया।

2-3 क्रुद्ध कौरवों ने कहा: साम्ब ने हमारी अविवाहित कन्या को उसकी इच्छा के विरुद्ध बलपूर्वक हर कर हमारा अपमान किया है, अतः साम्ब को बन्दी बना लो। आखिर वृष्णिजन हमारा क्या कर लेंगे? वे हमारे द्वारा प्रदत्त पृथ्वी पर शासन कर रहे हैं।

4 यह सुनकर कि उनका पुत्र पकड़ा गया है यदि वृष्णिजन यहाँ आते हैं, तो हम उनके घमण्ड को तोड़ डालेंगे। वे उस

By Madhava Smullen

The Bhaktivedanta Academy in Alachua, Florida, a thriving spiritually-centered Pre-K through 10th grade Montessori and International Baccalaureate school, is seeking applicants for its new internship program for Pre-K and Elementary teachers.

An informal internship program has already been running for some time; however, with the school now looking to double its capacity over the next several years, a formalized program is being launched to prepare for future growth. Beyond b

Srila Prabhupada emphasized that management and preaching go together. “Good management follows preaching like a shadow,” he wrote, “and the best thing is that the managers should always be preaching.”

At a certain stage in India during Srila Prabhupada’s presence, Tamal Krishna Goswami, who was the GBC for India, wanted to leave and go to the West to preach. At first Srila Prabhupada was reluctant, because he depended on Tamal Krishna Goswami to manage activities in India, but eventually Prabh

It’s not always that easy to find someone in the park who comes over to talk to me about personalities from “The Mahabharat”. Chris was lying on the grass and on his side reading a book borrowed from the library — a book authored by Gopi Krishna. We do meet each other from time to time.

Our conversation bore topics of sadhana, kundalini and the reverential warrior Bhisma, best of the bhakti-yogis. Chris and I can talk-up spirituality. It’s rare to meet someone like that.

Then I met Keith, who a

अध्याय सड़सठ – बलराम द्वारा द्विविद वानर का वध (10.67)

1 यशस्वी राजा परीक्षित ने कहा: मैं अनन्त तथा अपार भगवान श्रीबलराम के विषय में और आगे सुनना चाहता हूँ जिनके कार्यकलाप अतीव विस्मयकारी हैं। उन्होंने और क्या किया?

2 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: द्विविद नाम का एक वानर था, जो नरकासुर का मित्र था। यह शक्तिशाली द्विविद मैन्द का भाई था और राजा सुग्रीव ने उसे प्रतिशोध का आदेश दिया था।

3 अपने मित्र नरक की मृत्यु का बदला लेने के लिए द्विविद वानर ने नगरों, गाँवों, खानों तथा ग्वालों की बस्तियों में आग

Video: Click here

A new Children's Drama produced in Mayapur and maybe a first in ISKCON as a children's drama shot in 4K with 3D Graphics about Tulasi Maharani.
Video editing by Shyamsundar dasa. Video uploading by Pandava dasa.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/Dandavats/posts/2006973832800856

Last year my brother, Jerry, popped by to drop off vintage photographs of our biological family.

They came in two cardboard boxes with one of them labelled “Brownies,” which my sisters were members of. Likely that box contained Brownies chocolate bars or cookies, which were fundraisers for the organization. That one box, still kicking around with old pics in it, has been around for 55 years. The box itself is vintage.

In any event, I’m copying some of these photos for posterity’s sake and I’m h

अध्याय छियासठ – पौण्ड्रक छद्म वासुदेव (10.66)  

1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: हे राजन, जब बलराम नन्द के ग्राम व्रज को देखने गए हुए थे तो करुष के राजा ने मूर्खतापूर्वक यह सोचकर कि "मैं भगवान वासुदेव हूँ" भगवान कृष्ण के पास अपना दूत भेजा।

2 पौण्ड्रक मूर्ख लोगों की चापलूसी में आ गया जिन्होंने उससे कहा, “तुम भगवान वासुदेव हो और ब्रह्माण्ड के स्वामी के रूप में अब पृथ्वी पर अवतरित हुए हो।” इस तरह वह अपने आपको भगवान अच्युत मान बैठा।

3 अतएव उस मन्द बुद्धि पौण्ड्रक ने अव्यक्त भगवान कृष्ण के पास द्वारका