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अध्याय पन्द्रह – पाण्डवों की सामयिक निवृत्ति(1.15)

1 सूत गोस्वामी ने कहा: भगवान कृष्ण का विख्यात मित्र अर्जुन, महाराज युधिष्ठिर की सशंकित जिज्ञासाओं के अतिरिक्त भी, कृष्ण के वियोग की प्रबल अनुभूति के कारण शोक-सन्तप्त था।

2 शोक से अर्जुन का मुँह तथा कमल-सदृश हृदय सुख चुके थे, अतएव उसकी शारीरिक कान्ति चली गई थी। अब भगवान का स्मरण करने पर, वह उत्तर में एक शब्द भी न बोल पाया।

3 उसने बड़ी कठिनाई से आँखों में भरे हुए शोकाश्रुओं को रोका। वह अत्यन्त दुखी था, क्योंकि भगवान कृष्ण उसकी दृष्टि से ओझल थे और वह

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By Madhava Smullen

Disciples and well-wishers of ISKCON guru Varsana Swami have established a Health Care Fund to help cover costs as Maharaja faces various health challenges. 

A beloved long-time resident of New Vrindaban and dedicated disciple of Srila Prabhupada, Varsana Swami has been battling Chronic Lyme Syndrome for several years. Most recently, he developed a severe acute episode which has further complicated his progress in healing. The neurological conditions suggest that Lyme disease,

I was walking near the new Yorkville Mall when the threat of a rain storm compelled me to search for shelter. Well, there is such a place at a side entrance, a fair expanse. It was there that I met a fellow with a coffee cup in hand who approached me in a jovial manner.

“Are you hare-ing?” he inquired.

“Excuse me?” I asked, not sure of the word he used.

“Are you hare-ing?” He asked in a higher tone.

Of course, I took it that he was saying, “Hurrying.” After all I was a little anxious about stayi

अध्याय चौदह – श्रीकृष्ण का अन्तर्धान होना (1.14)

1 श्री सूत गोस्वामी ने कहा: अपने सम्बन्धियों, मित्रों से मिलने तथा भगवान से उनके अगले कार्यकलापों के विषय में जानने के लिए अर्जुन द्वारका गये।

2 कुछ मास बीत गये, किन्तु अर्जुन वापस नहीं लौटे। तब महाराज को कुछ अपशकुन दिखने लगे, जो अत्यन्त भयानक थे।

3 उन्होंने देखा कि सनातन काल की गति बदल गई है और यह अत्यन्त भयावह था। ऋतु-सम्बन्धी नियमितताओं में व्यतिक्रम हो रहे थे। सामान्य लोग अत्यन्त लालची, क्रोधी तथा धोखेबाज हो गये थे और वे सभी जीविका के अनुचित

श्रीमद भागवतम का प्रचार-प्रसार
कृष्णकृपामूर्ति श्री श्रीमद अभय चरणारविन्द भक्ति वेदांत स्वामी श्रील प्रभुपाद ने श्रीमद भागवतम की भूमिका में यह परामर्श दिया है  कि पाठक को बिना कूद-फांद मचाते हुए एवं धैर्यपूर्वक सभी स्कन्धों के अध्यायों का क्रमानुसार  इसका पारायण करना चाहिए।
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तदनुसार श्रीभगवान की असीम कृपा से इस्कान, इन्दौर के अंतर्गत हरे कृष्ण भक्तिवृक्ष समूह तथा श्री जगदीश चौहान के सौजन्य से श्रीमद भागवतम (समस्त वेदों का सार) के समस्त अध्यायों को इस्कॉन डिजायर ट्री पर प्रसारित करना आरंभ हो गया

George Harrison’s number one single My Sweet Lord has topped a chart of the most played songs this century that were released on The Beatles’ Apple Records label.
The single has received more public airplay since 2000 than Imagine by John Lennon and the Liverpool band’s Hey Jude, which was the first single released on the label in the UK 50 years ago.
My Sweet Lord went to number one upon its original release in 1970 and again in 2002 when it was re-issued following Harrison’s death.

The group’s

By Svaha Dasi and Rangavati Dasi

Lord Narasimhadeva appeared in the month of Purushottama to protect His dear devotee Sri Prahlad Maharaja and annihilate Hiranyakashipu because Hiranyakashipu had received the boon to not be killed in the twelve months of the year from Lord Brahma in his vain attempts to achieve immortality. In honor of this historic event, which occurred in the glorious month of Sri Purushottama, we wish to present our design for the pleasure of His Lordship and the devotees!

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New Vrajamandala, ISKCON’s farm near Guadalajara, Spain, has temporarily closed due to COVID-19 cases. 

Temple President Yadunandana Swami writes, “Considering that several devotees have tested positive for COVID-19, the Board of Directors and the Council of Department Leaders have decided to close Nueva Vrajamandala to the public most probably until the end of October, to avoid exposing the public to possible contagions.”

He adds: “Based on how the situation evolves, the date of opening to the

I began my steps through Ramsden Park, which is particularly busy this late afternoon. People are lined-up on both sides of the tennis courts waiting for a spot. The playgrounds are full. People are seated on the grass in circles. I wonder what they are talking about? The government is cracking down on gatherings starting tomorrow. A second wave of Covid-19 has begun and is drawing concern. Is that on people’s minds?

One circle of young men, five in number, looked my way as I strode along. I got

अध्याय तेरह – धृतराष्ट्र द्वारा गृह-त्याग(1.13)

1 श्री सूत गोस्वामी ने कहा: तीर्थयात्रा करते हुए विदुर ने महर्षि मैत्रेय से आत्मा की गति का ज्ञान प्राप्त किया और फिर वे हस्तिनापुर लौट आये। वे अपेक्षानुसार इस विषय में पारंगत हो गये।

2 विविध प्रश्न पूछने के बाद तथा भगवान कृष्ण की दिव्य प्रेमामयी सेवा में स्थिर हो चुकने पर, विदुर ने मैत्रेय मुनि से प्रश्न पूछना बन्द किया।

3-4 जब उन्होंने देखा कि विदुर राजमहल लौट आये हैं, तो महाराज युधिष्ठिर, उनके छोटे भाई, धृतराष्ट्र, सात्यकि, संजय, कृपाचार्य, कुन

It was 1984 and after distributing books at the State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Florida. We had parked in a Days Inn parking lot for the night. Our van of five brahmacharis was fast asleep when we heard over a megaphone, “Alright in there! Come out slowly with your hands raised!” I looked out the window surprised to see the van surrounded by ten police cars and more than a dozen officers with their guns drawn!
We emerged from the van squinting from the bright flashlights burning our eyes. The office

Forgiveness is Pleasing to Krsna

The duty of a brahmana is to culture the quality of forgiveness, which is illuminating like the sun. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, is pleased with those who are forgiving. (SB 9.15.40)

The Lord is very satisfied with His devotee when the devotee greets other people with tolerance, mercy, friendship and equality. (SB 4.11.13)

Forgiveness is Dharma

Forgiveness is virtue, forgiveness is sacrifice and forgiveness is the Vedas. Forgiveness is purity and pe

New ministers In Caribbean country Trinidad and Tobago, take oath on Bhagavad Gita as it is of ISKCON Founder-Acarya His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada. Srila Prabhupada ki jai…. Srimad Bhagavad Gita ki jai…

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By Gaura Das ACBSP

I have a little story about the time I distributed a Bhagavad-gita As It Is to the then-future Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau and his fiancee Sophie-Gregoire. They married in 2005 so it must have been a year or two before that when I met them.The Montreal Hare Krishna devotees from the ISKCON community of Sri Sri Radha Manora were doing Harinam Sankirtan, the congregational chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra in a parade down trendy St. Laurent Blvd. The parade was

The third annual Govindadvipa Mellows – a kirtan festival usually held on the island also known as Inis Rath in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland – will be held virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The event is co-hosted online on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/914108069123040/ by Govindadvipa Mellows and Kirtan Dublin, and will run from 7:00am to 7:30pm Irish time on Saturday October 17th. 

As with previous editions of the Mellows, the virtual event will be dedicated

 An Italian devotee couple has created and installed a permanent “sound path” at the Museum of Sacred Art (MOSA) in Villa Vrindavana, near the city of Florence, home of the Italian renaissance. The installation was created by Madhava and Margherita at their Grotta Sonora, or “The Sounding Cave.”

Consisting of unique handmade gongs and other instruments, called “sound sculptures,” the sound path makes tours of MOSA an auditory as well as a visual experience. Different sounds in each room create d

A lot of people think that in chanting 16 rounds, it is all about sincerity. And they come to me and ask, “I am lacking. What can I do to get more serious about chanting 16 rounds?” In other words, how to become more sincere? But it is not about sincerity, it is about organisation. Organise your life! Become regulated! Do not let the mind and the senses just drag you according to their dictations. The ‘manoratha’, the chariot of the mind, is taking us here and there and everywhere. Whatever we s

अध्याय बारह – सम्राट परीक्षित का जन्म (1.12)

1 शौनक मुनि ने कहा: महाराज परीक्षित की माता उत्तरा का गर्भ अश्वत्थामा द्वारा छोड़े गये अत्यन्त भयंकर तथा अजेय ब्रह्मास्त्र द्वारा विनष्ट कर दिया गया, लेकिन परमेश्वर ने महाराज परीक्षित को बचा लिया।

2 अत्यन्त बुद्धिमान तथा महान भक्त महाराज परीक्षित उस गर्भ से कैसे उत्पन्न हुए? उनकी मृत्यु किस तरह हुई? और मृत्यु के बाद उन्होंने कौनसी गति प्राप्त की?

3 हम सभी अत्यन्त आदरपूर्वक उनके (महाराज परीक्षित के) विषय में सुनना चाहते हैं, जिन्हें श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी