By Acarya dasa, All-India Padayatra leader
The Indian government extension of the country’s second Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown has determined that the All-India Padayatra will currently remain in Bharkawada where the padayatris recently celebrated Ramanavmi. Fortunately, we are still staying at the Panchmukhi mahadev temple on the outskirts of the village and are still doing our programmes.
When we were performing sankirtan not long after the Ramanavmi festival the police came and all the vi
Today His Grace Mahaprabhu Dasa (Sri R. K. Maheshwari), my dear friend and Srila Prabhupada’s staunch devotee, passed away at his home in Khar, Mumbai. To honor his sacred memory, here is an excerpt from my book I’ll Build You a Temple: The Juhu Story about Mahaprabhu’s first visit to Hare Krishna Land, on the occasion of the temple’s grand opening, January 14, 1978.
One of the first-time visitors, a lawyer, R. K. Maheshwari (later initiated as Mahaprabhu dasa), later remembered hearing about t
He also understood Sudama hid within his clothes a bundle with some rice that he was too ashamed to show. The Lord inquired, “Have you brought a gift from home for Me? I greatly value any gift from saintly devotees. A cup of water makes Me smile, though I could drink an ocean. A fruit or flower pleases Me, when offered in devotion.” Despite this clear encouragement, Sudama was ashamed to give his gift to Krishna in this opulent domain. Lord Krishna knew Suddma’s pure affection had no price, so
FIVE YEARS, ELEVEN MONTHS and a lifetime of unexpected love
VISAKHA DASI a memoir
Essay by Annette Murphy
(Aditya Varna Devi Dasi)
How beautiful on the mountain are the feet of those who bring good news
(Isaiah 5:27)
Through her sharp camera lens and with the point of her pen Visakha Dasi takes us on a roller coaster ride through the near 6 years, of her life from 1971 to 1977. Something extraordinary happened to this self-confessed, proud atheist. A Darwinian, which was as she points out the i
By Madhava Smullen
Deep Leap, a new Youtube series from Bhaktivedanta College of Radhadesh, Belgium, is responding to the “overwhelming need” amidst ISKCON devotees for applied philosophy, with authentic solutions to modern challenges. The series of short clips will deliver concise messages based on scripture and the examples of saintly persons, that viewers can apply practically in their lives.
As well as hearing about how the Acharyas and great saints in the Srimad-Bhagavatam practiced Krish
Is it not the most divine form of communication
A way of expression, a marvelous supplication
An urge from the heart due to a hurt or a wound
A cry so desperate from feeling so ruined
A call for help as if lost in dense jungle
Seeking signs for a way out of the tangle
Prayer can be a request for strength, hope, courage
It certainly transcends any mundane verbiage
But special requests do not alone constitute prayer
Prayer should not only refer to events of despair
Not just reserved when life app
अध्याय तैंतीस - रास नृत्य (10.33)
1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: जब गोपियों ने भगवान को अत्यन्त मनोहारी इन शब्दों में कहते सुना तो वे उनके विछोह से उत्पन्न अपना दुख भूल गई। उनके दिव्य अंगों का स्पर्श पाकर उन्हें लगा कि उनकी सारी इच्छाएँ पूर्ण हो गई।
2 तत्पश्चात भगवान गोविन्द ने वहीं यमुना के तट पर उन स्त्री-रत्न श्रद्धालु गोपियों के संग में रासनृत्य लीला प्रारम्भ की जिन्होंने प्रसन्नता के मारे अपनी बाँहों को एक दूसरे के साथ शृखंलाबद्ध कर दिया।
3 तब उल्लासपूर्ण रासनृत्य प्रारम्भ हुआ जिसमें गोपिय
I am writing this to hopefully stir some practical steps to re-ignite a better place for the oxen.
Lord Caitanya told Chand Kazi that the bull is like our father because he helps us produce grains ***vrisha anna upajaya tate tenho pita*** CC Adi 17.153. I am sure we have quoted that or paraphrased it in our presentations about the importance of the cow and the bull and that they should not be killed. Do we really believe it is relevant for society? For Lord Caitanya it was a significant argumen
By Madhava Smullen
On May 1st, 2nd and 8th, devotees from all over Brazil and beyond attended the “Art of Caring for Vaishnavas” Zoom webinar by Vaishnavas CARE co-founder Sangita Devi Dasi, which offered training in how to lovingly serve devotees, especially those experiencing terminal illnesses.
Altogether 80 people registered for the course including participants from the North and South of Brazil, several generations, senior devotees, brahmacharis, congregational members, newcomers, a disci
A Montreal group of Russian speaking origin occupied the late morning on a zoom call. My assignment was on the topic of “Memories of Prabhupada,” referring to my own recollections of our reverent guru. Despite my lack of preparedness for the presentation, the listeners were so attentive and appreciative. The translations done for Ukrainian and Russian folks did not hamper the presentation. One woman confessed, “You made us feel close to him.”
A second group tuned in from the Central Asia area,
अध्याय बत्तीस - पुनः मिलाप (10.32)
1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: हे राजन, इस तरह गाकर तथा अपने हृदय की बातों को विविध मोहक विधियों से प्रकट करके गोपियाँ जोर जोर से रोने लगीं। वे कृष्ण का दर्शन करने के लिए अत्यन्त लालायित थीं।
2 तब भगवान कृष्ण अपने मुखमण्डल पर हँसी धारण किए गोपियों के समक्ष प्रकट हो गये। माला तथा पीत वस्त्र पहने वे ऐसे लग रहे थे, जो सामान्य जनों के मन को मोहित करने वाले कामदेव के मन को भी मोहित कर सकते थे।
3 जब गोपियों ने देखा कि उनका परमप्रिय कृष्ण उनके पास लौट आया है, तो वे सह
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This is the beautiful prayer and poem to Lord Narasimha that Kusakratha Prabhu has written.
Sri Narasimha Palana Prarthana
Dedication
Sri Sri Nrsimhadevesa
palana prarthana stavam
gurave Prabhupadaya
Gauravenarpayamy aham
To my spiritual master His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada this Sri Nrsimha Palana Prarthana is respectfully dedicated
Text 1
Koti koti vadanah prapalakam
Koti koti vadanah khalantakam
koti koti vadanah Nrsimhakam
koti koti vadanas to santu tam
Millions and mil
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada gave the following Kavacha for the protection of sannyasis he had send to the west:
Sri Nrisimha Kavacha of the Trailokya Vijaya in the Samhita of Brahma
1. Sri Narad Muni said: “My dear father and lord, master of the Universe, lord of the multitude of demigods headed by Indra, kindly tell me the kavaca mantra of Lord Nrsimha, the incarnation of Visnu. O master, reading this kavaca aloud, a learned man will become victorious throughout the three worlds
Today is Nrsimha-caturdasi, the appearance day of Lord Nrsimhadeva. The appearance and activities of the Lord in the world are a great mystery. Therefore in the Bhagavad-gita (4.9) Lord Krishna says:
janma karma ca me divyam
evam yo vetti tattvatah
tyaktva deham punar janma
naiti mam eti so ’rjuna
“One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.”
To under
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has written five beautiful prayers in “Sri Navadvipa Bhava Taranga” for receiving the mercy of Lord Narasimha. These prayers are certainly assurance to all sincere devotees that the worship of Lord Narasimha is purely in the line of aspiring love and devotion to Sri Sri Radha and Krsna. Those prayers are as follows.
e dusta hrdaye kama adi ripu chaya
kutinati pratisthasa sathya sada raya
hrdaya-sodhana ara krsnera vasana
nrsimha-carane mora ei to’ kamana
Within my sin
अध्याय इकतीस - गोपियों के विरह गीत (10.31)
1 गोपियों ने कहा: हे प्रियतम, व्रजभूमि में तुम्हारा जन्म होने से ही यह भूमि अत्यधिक महिमावान हो उठी है और इसीलिए इन्दिरा (लक्ष्मी) यहाँ सदैव निवास करती हैं। केवल तुम्हारे लिए ही हम तुम्हारी भक्त दासियाँ, अपना जीवन पाल रही हैं। हम तुम्हें सर्वत्र ढूँढती रही हैं अतः कृपा करके हमें अपना दर्शन दीजिये।
2 हे प्रेम के स्वामी, आपकी चितवन शरदकालीन जलाशय के भीतर सुन्दरतम सुनिर्मित कमल के कोश की सुन्दरता को मात देने वाली है। हे वरदाता, आप उन दासियों का वध कर रहे है
Hare Krishna,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Finally, the most sort and awaited time of the year Sri Narasimha Caturdashi is here!
kandiya nrsimha-pade magibo kakhana
nirapade navadvipe jugala-bhajana
bhaya bhaya paya yan’ra darsane se hari
prasanna hoibo kabe more daya kari
Weeping, I will be at the lotus-feet of Lord Narasimha for the benediction of worshipping Radha and Krsna in Navadvipa, perfectly safe and free from all difficulties. When will this Lor
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has written five beautiful prayers in “Sri Navadvipa Bhava Taranga” for receiving the mercy of Lord Narasimha. These prayers are certainly assurance to all sincere devotees that the worship of Lord Narasimha is purely in the line of aspiring love and devotion to Sri Sri Radha and Krsna. Those prayers are as follows.
e dusta hrdaye kama adi ripu chaya
kutinati pratisthasa sathya sada raya
hrdaya-sodhana ara krsnera vasana
nrsimha-carane mora ei to’ kamana
Within my sin
अध्याय तीस - गोपियों द्वारा कृष्ण की खोज (10.30)
1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: जब भगवान कृष्ण इस तरह एकाएक विलुप्त हो गये तो गोपियाँ उन्हें न देख सकने के कारण अत्यन्त व्यथित हो उठीं जिस तरह हथिनियों का समूह अपने नर के बिछुड़ जाने पर खिन्न हो उठता है।
2 भगवान श्रीकृष्ण का स्मरण करते ही गोपियों के हृदय उनकी चाल-ढाल तथा प्रेममयी मुसकान, उनकी कौतुकपूर्ण चितवन, मोहने वाली बातों तथा अपने साथ की जानेवाली अन्य लीलाओं से अभिभूत हो उठे। इस तरह रमा के स्वामी कृष्ण के विचारों में लीन वे गोपियाँ उनकी विविध
