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Gita Jayanti is the day on which Lord Krishna spoke the Bhagavad-gita to Arjuna.

The Gita is also known as the Gitopanisad and is considered one of the Upanisads. The title Bhagavad-gita is sometimes translated as “The Song of God.” Gita means “song.” God, Krishna, is so sublime that whatever He speaks is music and poetry. The word bhagavan has been analyzed by Vedic authorities. Bhaga means “opulence” and is related to the word bhagya: “good fortune.” And van means “one who possesses.” So bhaga

By Giriraj Swami

“Now these Christmas holidays have begun in your country. Throughout the whole month of December you’ll observe nice festivities. Why? It began with God consciousness. Jesus Christ came to give you God consciousness, and in relation to him these festivities are going on. It may have degraded into another form, but the beginning was God consciousness. Now we may have lost it. But people cannot be happy without reviving God consciousness. It may be named differently—‘Krishna cons

अध्याय उन्नीस – राजा पृथु के एक सौ अश्वमेध यज्ञ (4.19)

1 महर्षि मैत्रेय ने आगे कहा: हे विदुर, राजा पृथु ने उस स्थान पर जहाँ सरस्वती नदी पूर्वमुखी होकर बहती है, एक सौ अश्वमेध यज्ञ आरम्भ किए। यह भूखण्ड ब्रह्मावर्त कहलाता है, जो स्वायम्भुव मनु द्वारा शासित था।

2 जब स्वर्ग के राजा सर्वाधिक शक्तिशाली इन्द्र ने यह देखा तो उसने विचार किया कि सकाम कर्मों में राजा पृथु उससे बाजी मारने जा रहा है। अतः वह राजा पृथु द्वारा किये जा रहे यज्ञ-महोत्सव को सहन न कर सका।

3 भगवान विष्णु हर प्राणी के हृदय में परमात्

This year is an unusual year. One of its many unusual features is that Christmas and Gita Jayanti, the speaking of Bhagavad-Gita (The Song of God), are celebrated on the same day. This is a special opportunity to connect East and West.

The Gita, India’s endearing holy book, is spoken 5000 years ago by the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna to the warrior prince Arjuna right before the great battle at Kurushetra in northern India. Arjuna is hesitant to fight. On the other side of the battlefield, his cousi

My beloved disciple, “ISKCON’s Mother,” Rajani Priya Dasi (Rose Forkash), passed away in her home in Carpinteria, California. Three months ago, we were pleased to celebrate her one hundredth birthday at my ashram.

You can read about Rajani Priya—and hear from her—on my website: https://girirajswami.com/blog/?p=16347

In a room conversation on January 20, 1977, in Bhubaneswar, Ramesvara dasa and Srila Prabhupada discussed Rose and her daughter, Lila-sakti dasi:

Ramesvara: We have one mother in Lo

Video: Click here

Registrations for the Online VIHE Govardhana Retreat 2021 are now open! Register here: http://www.bit.ly/govardhanaretreat  More info: https://vihe.org/retreats/index.html

The schedule will be announced shortly. The retreat is free of charge but it would be great if you could help to cover the organizing costs by donating according to your means. Donation information is available in the registration form. If you have any questions, write to retreats@vihe.org.

Speakers include:

Silver Jubilee year festival of Gita Jayanti inaugurated in grandeur at ISKCON Mayapur on 23rd December. After a long silence following the lockdown, it is a pleasure to welcome over 2000 guests who have arrived at Mayapur to take part in Gita Jayanti festival. Inaugurating the session, HG Bhakti Bijoy Bhagavat Swami informed that around 20000 students have been enrolled for Grade1 Gita Study Course and this shows how people are very eager to receive this king of knowledge. HH Bhakti Purusottama

In the Age of Kali, it is not going to be that beautiful. It is not possible to just get it perfect in this age. One has to always look out for disturbances and within it find some Krsna consciousness – that is how it is in spiritual life. We are living in a crazy world and we have to block it out and keep our little Krsna bubble. We have to find or create our own little sacred space amidst all this madness. That sacred space depends on the depth of our faith, kecit kevalaya bhaktya vasudeva-par

Rasheshvara called me up the other day and asked about a good spot in the city for his fiancé and him to venture to. I guess I’m an authority for some people as to the hot nature spots in town. By the way, Palak is his friend and they have decided to include our tiny walk as a portion of their engagement. A fire ceremony is to follow this weekend. So through walking we celebrated.

I was touched to be included in the program. I thought the easiest and dreamiest place would be the Brickworks. No o

अध्याय अठारह – पृथु महाराज द्वारा पृथ्वी का दोहन (4.18)

1 मैत्रेय ने विदुर को सम्बोधित करते हुए आगे कहा: हे विदुर, जब पृथ्वी ने स्तुति पूरी करली तब भी राजा पृथु शान्त नहीं हुए थे, उनके होंठ क्रोध से काँप रहे थे। यद्यपि पृथ्वी डरी हुई थी, किन्तु उसने धैर्य धारण करके राजा को आश्वस्त करने के लिए इस प्रकार कहना प्रारम्भ किया।

2 हे भगवन, आप अपने क्रोध को पूर्णतः शान्त करें और जो कुछ मैं निवेदन कर रही हूँ, उसे धैर्यपूर्वक सुनें। कृपया इस ओर ध्यान दें। मैं भले ही दीन हूँ, किन्तु बुद्धिमान व्यक्ति सभी स्

Coming up-  25th Dec is the day of Advent of Bhagavad Gita. Celebrated as Mokshada Ekadashi , in Brahmanda Purana, we find glories of observing this Ekadashi and its spiritual merits.

The Ancient History of Mokshada Ekadashi from Brahmanda Purana:

Yudhishthira Maharaj said, “O Vishnu, master of all, O delight of the three worlds, O Lord of the entire Universe, O creator of theworld, O oldest personality, O best of all beings, I offer my most respectful obeisances unto You.

“O Lord of lords, for

I am reminded of feet every day, not just merely because I use them daily, rather my reflections on feet come from another source. As a devotional routine our monkly crew offers prayer to the guru. We approach him with all humility while reciting these prayers in a firm meditation. As tradition has it, when the guru is no longer with us in body, but in spirit, one can offer flower petals to an imprint of his feet as a way of honouring him; as a way of expressing gratitude. It is a ritual that is

For those whose lives have been forever improved by meeting Lord Krishna personally in the pages of the Gita, Gita Jayanti is not only a day of celebration but also a chance to express their gratitude. And the best way to do so is to share the Gita with others. Krishna Himself says, “There is no servant in this world more dear to Me than he, nor will there ever be one more dear.” (Bg. 18.69)

The Gita teaches the essence of spiritual knowledge, purely and succinctly, in a way that anyone – in an

भगवान कृष्ण को अवतारी भी कहा जाता है, जिसका अर्थ है, “जिनसे समस्त अवतार उद्भूत होते हैं।" भगवद गीता (10.8) में भगवान कृष्ण कहते हैं – अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते – मैं समस्त आध्यात्मिक तथा भौतिक जगतों का उद्गम हूँ, हर वस्तु मुझ ही से उद्भूत है। -तात्पर्य श्रीमद भागवतम (4.17.6-7) ~श्रील प्रभुपाद~!

अध्याय सत्रह – महाराज पृथु का पृथ्वी पर कुपित होना (4.17)

1 मैत्रेय ऋषि ने आगे कहा: इस प्रकार उन गायकों ने जो महाराज पृथु की महिमा का गायन कर रहे थे, उनके गुणों तथा वीरतापूर्ण कार्यों का वर्ण

By Ritudvipa dasa, UP Padayatra leader

Walking through the city of Kanpur and the surrounding villages during the first few days of the Uttar Pradesh Padayatra in September 2019 was a big challenge for us, as people in that area are not aware of padayatra culture. We had virtually no donations and had to rely on the support of the congregation devotees to keep our mission moving, but we endured and found preaching on the road to be a rewarding experience.

On one occasion we had no grains or puls

I felt very fortunate because I was able to see Prabhupada when he wasn’t with his disciples. He wasn’t busy training them in management in a variety of ways or chastising them for the mistakes they had made. He wasn’t getting involved in seeing that the books were being produced. So many different services that he was doing in the service for his spiritual master.

At various times during the day behind closed doors Prabhupada was just there by himself and they were the times that I liked the mo

A devotee farmer near the Gita Nagari farm in Port Royal, Pennsylvania, has received a Farm Ownership Loan from the USDA Farm Service Agency, which offers low rates to help new farmers buy farms. The program offers up to 100% financing on up to $600,000, and encourages people to take up farming and save farmland for future generations.

Considering Srila Prabhupada’s many teachings advocating cow protection, food production and self-sufficiency, Gita Nagari’s leaders as well as ISKCON North Ameri

अध्याय सोलह – बन्दीजनों द्वारा राजा पृथु की स्तुति (4.16)

1 महर्षि मैत्रेय ने आगे कहा: जब राजा पृथु इस प्रकार विनम्रता से बोले, तो उनकी अमृत-तुल्य वाणी से गायक अत्यधिक प्रसन्न हुए। तब वे पुनः ऋषियों द्वारा दिये गये आदेशों के अनुसार राजा की भूरी-भूरी प्रशंसा करने लगे।

2 गायकों ने आगे कहा: हे राजन, आप भगवान विष्णु के साक्षात अवतार हैं और उनकी अहैतुकी कृपा से आप पृथ्वी पर अवतरित हुए हैं। अतः हममें इतनी सामर्थ्य कहाँ कि आपके महान कार्यों का सही-सही गुणगान कर सकें? यद्यपि आप राजा वेन के शरीर से प्रकट