By Chanda Chatterjee
Any discussion on religion remains incomplete without a reference to moral and ethical values. The case of Gaudiya Vaishnavism is no exception to that. It is true that ethics has not been systematically treated by the Gaudiya philosophers and that the issue in question has not been discussed independently, yet the fact remains that morality or ethics remains the sheet-anchor in their thought system. The philosophers of this school maintain that spiritual progress is hardly
One lady raised her hand after Prabhupada had finished a Bhagavad-gita class, as she had a question. She asked, “In the Bhagavad-gita it is said that if one thinks of Krishna at the time of death, one will go to Krishna. Now my question is, What if I think of you at the time of death? Will it have the same effect?”
Prabhupada didn’t answer right away. He closed his eyes for two or three seconds as if he were searching for the answer, and then he smiled and said, “That is very nice. Yes, it will
Some folks know how to spend time during the lockdown. One real nice Punjabi family forwarded me their little kirtan, rendered with keyboard, mrdunga drum and voices to the maha mantra. It’s very nice and I’m sharing it. Nanda Maharaj Das, Ananda Mayi and family put some time into showing their uptime during downtime. Thank you!
It was today at 12:30 p.m. that our group of three, Dwarkanath, Karuna Sindhu and I, got into the groove for an hour-long chanting session; for a Kirtan Mela. Since the
अध्याय तेरह – भावी मनुओं का वर्णन (8.13)
1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: वर्तमान मनु का नाम श्राद्धदेव है और वे सूर्यलोक के प्रधान देवता विवस्वान के पुत्र हैं। श्राद्धदेव सातवें मनु हैं। अब मैं उनके पुत्रों का वर्णन करता हूँ कृपा करके सुने।
2-3 हे राजा परीक्षित! मनु के दस पुत्रों में (प्रथम छह) इक्ष्वाकु, नभग, धृष्ट, शर्याति, नरिष्यंत, तथा नाभाग हैं। सातवाँ पुत्र दिष्ट नाम से जाना जाता है। फिर तरुष, तहत, पृषध्र के नाम आते हैं और दसवाँ पुत्र वसुमान कहलाता है।
4 हे राजन! इस मन्वन्तर में आदित्य, वस
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Just from a logical deduction perspective, Sri Krsna has to be the Original Supreme Personality of Godhead, the cause of all causes, one without a second. There is no one in the history of the universe that can compare to Him, in transcendental beauty, paraphernalia, qualities, pastimes etc.
(The following are names of some of His exquisite paraphernalia; His milk bucket, His signet ring, His earrings and locket, even His scissors.)
(from Srila Rupa Goswami’s Radha-Krishna-ganoddesha-dipika)
By Kesava Krsna Dasa
There is a lot of emphasis nowadays on the need for love and trust among devotees. We can cite the six loving exchanges between us. We can also use the strength of the often quoted, “your love for me will be shown by how you cooperate.” In spite of our efforts to promote this ideal, can we ever expect a situation where love and trust dominates in all of our devotee interactions?
Are we too big as an organisation to assume that this will happen? Can each of us get by simply
By Bhakti Bhringa Govinda Swami
Many times in life we have heard the saying, “A single twig will break, but the bundle of twigs is strong.” For practicing devotees the connotation was that we always live, practice, and teach in the society of like-minded Vaisnavas. Then we will maintain spiritual strength. Yet, this past year has given us a new perspective on the simple understanding that in unity we remain strong and withstand weakness.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a once-in-a-century event
What we are discussing today is from that time of Mahaprabhu where He was traveling for six years and he set off from Jagannath Puri towards south India. When Mahaprabhu set out for this journey, Srila Prabhupada has helped us understand there were many reasons that are why He set off for this journey. One of the reasons was that he wanted to visit all the holy places. Yes that’s a reason, that’s expressed but through the travel of his holy places within this section that we’ll be reading today
By Acarya dasa, All-India Padayatra leader
The All-India Padayatra has been on the road for thirty-six years – big time. Wherever padayatra goes, it implants the seeds of bhakti in people’s hearts. Some people become devotees by darshan of Sri Sri Nitai-Gaurasundar, some by reading Srila Prabhupada’s books, some by seeing the purity and love of padayatris, and some by honouring prasadam. Some also get attracted to our four-legged souls in padayatra, our oxen. Whoever took darshan of Their Lords
The temperature reached an all-time high for Ontario at 16° C for March 11th. The mercy of Shiva. However, it turned a bit nippier, which deterred my trip to the park. I am on crutches still, and David was going to be a walking companion, a necessity, although the green space is only across the street. The chill would aggravate my condition for the time being.
For now, those of us who are within the Vaishnava culture are gearing up for the coming birthday of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, a most notewor
अध्याय बारह – मोहिनी-मूर्ति अवतार पर शिवजी का मोहित होना (8.12)
1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: स्त्री के रूप में भगवान हरि ने दानवों को मोह लिया और देवताओं को अमृत पिलाया।
2 इन लीलाओं को सुनकर बैल पर सवारी करनेवाले शिवजी उस स्थान पर गये जहाँ भगवान मधुसूदन रहते हैं। शिवजी अपनी पत्नी उमा को साथ लेकर तथा अपने साथी प्रेतों से घिरकर वहाँ भगवान के स्त्री-रूप को देखने गये।
3 भगवान ने शिवजी तथा उमा का अत्यन्त सम्मान के साथ स्वागत किया और ठीक प्रकार से बैठ जाने पर शिवजी ने भगवान की विधिवत पूजा की तथा मुस
In our Krishna conscious movement, we should follow in the footsteps of Lord Caitanya and the six Goswamis of Vrindavan. They were always serving Krishna in the mood of separation, they never said now I’ve seen Krishna or last night I danced with Krishna no they were crying where is Krishna and they were always searching after Him wondering when they would finally be able to see Him we should also desire intensely to see and be with Krishna. But first thing is to become purified through devotion
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By Tarakanatha Dasa
Last year Food For Life Wales was awarded with the prestigious Points of Light Award by the UK Prime Minister. They received a letter in which Prime Minister Boris Johnson wrote:
“I wanted to write personally to thank you for your extraordinary efforts at ‘Food For Life Wales’ feeding tens of thousands of vulnerable people and our wonderful NHS workers. Your uplifting mission has brought nourishment and care to so many people and I am lost in admiration for
It is that pure devotional service that can completely satisfy the heart. Therefore, it is attractive. And therefore, the sankirtana devotee has absorbed himself in drinking this transcendental nectar. He is relishing it and then whatever is overflowing from his genuine enthusiasm, he is trying to hear about Krsna, to glorify Krsna, to serve Krsna – bhaje Krsna bolo Krsna kore Krsna sikha! Chant the Holy Name of Krsna and follow the teachings of Krsna. And when all that absorption if there, the
अध्याय ग्यारह – इन्द्र द्वारा असुरों का संहार (8.11)
1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: तत्पश्चात भगवान श्रीहरि की परम कृपा से इन्द्र, वायु इत्यादि सारे देवता जीवित हो गये। इस प्रकार जीवित होकर सारे देवता उन्हीं असुरों को बुरी तरह पीटने लगे जिन्होंने पहले उन्हें परास्त किया था।
2 जब सर्वाधिक शक्तिशाली इन्द्र क्रुद्ध हो गए और उन्होंने महाराज बलि को मारने के लिए अपने हाथ में वज्र ले लिया तो सारे असुर "हाय हाय" चिल्लाकर शोक करने लगे।
3 गम्भीर, सहिष्णु तथा लड़ने के साज-सामान से भलीभाँति सज्जित बलि महारा
“The twenty-third and twenty-fourth prominent devotees of Nityananda Prabhu were Sadasiva Kaviraja and his son Purusottama dasa, who was the tenth gopala. Since birth, Purusottama dasa was merged in the service of the lotus feet of Lord Nityananda Prabhu, and he was always engaged in childish play with Lord Krsna.” [C.C. Adi 11.8-39]
“Sri Sadasiva Kaviraja was extremely fortunate. His son’s name was Sri Purusottama das. He was never externally conscious of his material body. Nityananda Candra e
About Devamrita Swami
Devamrita Swami is an educator, author, and monk in the Krishna bhakti tradition. For over forty years, he has been traveling the world sharing the teachings and lifestyle of bhakti-yoga.
With a unique ability to analyze modern problems through the wisdom of the Bhagavad-gita and Shrimad-Bhagavatam (essential Vedic texts), he challenges audiences to understand that the quest for genuine personal and social upliftment is rooted in precise and comprehensive knowledge. Often
ISKCON at the UN and the ISKCON Vaishnavi Ministry have organized an interfaith panel discussion entitled “Shared Stories: Culture, Religion & Women’s Empowerment” which will take place virtually on March 21st as part of the NGO Commission on the Status of Women Forum. The panel, which will take place from 12:30pm to 2:00pm EDT, is co-sponsored by Muslims for Progressive Values and ACT Alliance, a coalition of Protestant and Orthodox churches and church-related organizations engaged in humanita
