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By Rukmini Krishna Das

With deep sorrow, we would like to communicate to the global devotee community the departure of His Holiness Bhakti Madhurya Govinda Goswami Maharaja at around 6.00 AM on the 14th of November, 2020 due to a second cardiac arrest and complications arising out his surgery for cervical spondylitis and a cardiac arrest. He had been unwell for quite a long time. He was COVID-negative, when last tested a couple of days before being shifted from the hospital to the ISKCON Punjabi

Happy Dipavali. A Good News for You!
Welcome to Puri Parikrama 2020!

As Supremely Merciful as Lord Jagannath, His Divine abode Puri dhama is reaching to you, wherever you are, in any part of this planet and you can join us in Puri Parikrama Online everyday from 2nd Dec-5th Dec. Do not miss the mercy of performing Puri Parikrama on the specific day prescribed in Scriptures(on the tithi of Marga sirsa masa Pancami – the 5th day after Purnima, in the month of Marga sirsa, this year it falls on 5th

In 2018 and 2019, His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami took us to Vrnda-kunda, where we offer our obeisances to Vrndadevi, who while arranging the pastimes of Radha, Krsna and Their associates, is also churning rasa. Check out Maharaja’s full kirtans and lectures below, along with a few photos, at Vrnda-kunda during Parikrama 2018 and Parikrama 2019.

It is Vrndadevi, who is the stage manager, always creating situations to provide joy to Radha and Krsna, to Krsna and His cowherd boyfriends, and also

In 2019, His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami took us to the Sri Sri Radha Madana-Mohana Mandir in Vrndavana in anticipation of the trip to Jaipur during that year’s parikrama. It is here where a shipwrecked captain constructed a temple for the Madana-Mohana Deity in accordance with the advice he received from Sanatana Gosvami. Check out Maharaja’s full kirtan, lecture and tour below, along with a few photos, at the iconic Sri Sri Radha Madana-Mohana Mandir during Parikrama 2019. If you watch the w

On this eve of Remembrance Day we give homage to those who sacrificed their lives in defence of innocent citizens. I saw that pedestrians passing by the park bench where I relaxed were bearing the symbolic poppy.

Saurav, 19, a student at U of T, whom I sat with, is from a Punjabi descent and I assume he knows not a lot about the gruesome world war of the 20th century. However, his ancestors may well know of the years of British occupancy and of the Partisan riots. These events are just ugly all

अध्याय चौदह – संध्या समय दिति का गर्भ-धारण (3.14)

1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: महर्षि मैत्रेय से वराह रूप में भगवान के अवतार के विषय में सुनकर दृढ़संकल्प विदुर ने हाथ जोड़कर उनसे भगवान के अगले दिव्य कार्यों के विषय में सुनाने की प्रार्थना की, क्योंकि वे (विदुर) अब भी तुष्ट अनुभव नहीं कर रहे थे।

2 विदुर ने कहा: हे मुनिश्रेष्ठ, मैंने शिष्य-परम्परा से यह सुना है कि आदि असुर हिरण्याक्ष उन्हीं यज्ञ रूप भगवान (वराह) द्वारा मारा गया था।

3 हे ब्राह्मण, जब भगवान अपनी लीला के रूप में पृथ्वी ऊपर उठा रहे थ

Every year from 2014 to 2019, His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami took us to Govardhana. In some years, we did a full parikrama of Govardhana, in other years we visited places of significance around Govardhana such as Surabhi-kunda and Puncari, and in other years we celebrated Govardhana-puja at the Krsna Balaram Mandir in Vrndavana. Check out Maharaja’s full kirtans, lectures and puja below, along with a few photos, at and around Govardhana and also on Govardhana-puja during Parikramas 2015, 2017

I think of Giri Govardhana as being similar to Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, because Giri Govardhana is Krishna Himself. But although he is Krishna Himself, according to the acharyas, he is in the mood of a devotee. And many devotees worship Giri Govardhana in that mood—that he is a devotee of Krishna and of the devotees of Krishna. There is a famous verse in Srimad-Bhagavatam in which the gopis, specifically Srimati Radharani, praise Govardhana Hill as the best servant of Lord Hari.

hantayam adrir

अध्याय तेरह – भगवान वराह का प्राकट्य (3.13)

1 श्रील शुकदेव गोस्वामी ने कहा: हे राजन, मैत्रेय मुनि से इन समस्त पुण्यतम कथाओं को सुनने के बाद विदुर ने पूर्ण पुरुषोत्तम भगवान की कथाओं के विषय में और अधिक पूछताछ की, क्योंकि इनका आदरपूर्वक सुनना उन्हें पसंद था।

2 विदुर ने कहा: हे मुनि, ब्रह्मा के प्रिय पुत्र स्वायम्भुव ने अपनी अतीव प्रिय पत्नी को पाने के बाद क्या किया?

3 हे पुण्यात्मा श्रेष्ठ, राजाओं का आदि राजा (मनु) भगवान हरि का महान भक्त था, अतएव उसके शुद्ध चरित्र तथा कार्यकलाप सुनने योग्य हैं। कृप

Hare Krishna

Dandvat Pranams, Jaya Srila Prabhupada

I am looking for Bhagavad Gita Gujarati PDF download , I need for online preaching. If someone can help me please.

Your humble servant

By Madhava Smullen

In this gloomy time, there can never be too many sources of light. So it’s apt that on Diwali day (November 14th) this year, there are at least two new devotional songs set to be released. As well as Govinda Priya’s first single “Achyutam: Your Names,” another UK-based artist, Radhika Ranjana Das (affectionately known as Radhika Das) has announced his debut track Ram Sita Ram. 

“In my childhood I would hear ancient tales of Sita Ram and particularly Hanuman, the fiercely str

In 2017 and 2018, His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami took us to Surabhi-kunda, where Indra met Krsna after the Govardhana lila to ask for forgiveness for acting out of anger. Check out Maharaja’s full kirtans and lectures below, along with a few photos, at Surabhi-kunda during Parikrama 2017 and Parikrama 2018.

Indra allowed himself to fall prey to anger by being proud. When one is proud, one gives undue importance to oneself and everything that one experiences is extremely important. When we are

अध्याय बारह – कुमारों तथा अन्यों की सृष्टि (3.12)

1 श्री मैत्रेय ने कहा: हे विद्वान विदुर, अभी तक मैंने तुमसे पूर्ण पुरुषोत्तम भगवान के काल-रूप की महिमा की व्याख्या की है। अब तुम मुझसे समस्त वैदिक ज्ञान के आगार ब्रह्मा की सृष्टि के विषय में सुन सकते हो।

2 ब्रह्मा ने सर्वप्रथम आत्मप्रवंचना, मृत्यु का भाव, हताशा के बाद क्रोध, मिथ्या स्वामित्व का भाव तथा मोहमय शारीरिक धारणा या अपने असली स्वरूप की विस्मृति जैसी अविद्यापूर्ण वृत्तियों की संरचना की।

3 ऐसी भ्रामक सृष्टि को पापमय कार्य मानते हुए ब्रह्मा

We wish you all a happy Diwali. Diwali, or Dipavali, marks the end of the year, and by the year’s end we want to pay our debts, rectify our relationships–and then try to do better the next year.

The Vedic literatures inform us that in the present age, Kali-yuga, the recommended process for self-realization, or God realization, is the chanting of the holy names of the Lord. Of course, we know that Lord Krsna appeared about five thousand years ago and spoke the Bhagavad-gita. At the end of the Bh

अध्याय ग्यारह – परमाणु से काल की गणना (3.11)

1 भौतिक अभिव्यक्ति का अनन्तिम कण जो कि अविभाज्य है और शरीर रूप में निरूपित नहीं हुआ हो, परमाणु कहलाता है। यह सदैव अविभाज्य सत्ता के रूप में विद्यमान रहता है यहाँ तक कि समस्त स्वरूपों के विलीनीकरण (लय) के बाद भी। भौतिक देह ऐसे परमाणुओं का संयोजन ही तो है, किन्तु सामान्य मनुष्य इसे गलत ढंग से समझता है।

2 परमाणु अभिव्यक्त ब्रह्माण्ड की चरम अवस्था है। जब वे विभिन्न शरीरों का निर्माण किये बिना अपने ही रूपों में रहते हैं, तो वे असीमित एकत्व (कैवल्य) कहलाते ह

In 2016, 2017 and 2018, His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami took us to Prema-sarovara, where Radha and Krsna once met, and in a moment of separation, They shed so many tears that it formed the waters of this sarovara. Check out Maharaja’s full kirtans and lectures below, along with a few photos, at Prema-sarovara during Parikrama 2017 and Parikrama 2018.

In the Prema-sarovara, all the holy rivers manifest. There is a story explaining how all the holy rivers came here on a pilgrimage. This place ca

अध्याय दस – सृष्टि के विभाग (3.10)

1 श्री विदुर ने कहा: हे महर्षि, कृपया मुझे बतायें कि लोकवासियों के पितामह ब्रह्मा ने भगवान के अन्तर्धान हो जाने पर किस तरह से अपने शरीर तथा मन से जीवों के शरीरों को उत्पन्न किया?

2 हे महान विद्वान, कृपा करके मेरे सारे संशयों का निवारण करें और मैंने आपसे जो कुछ जिज्ञासा की है उसे आदि से अन्त तक मुझे बताएँ।

3 सूत गोस्वामी ने कहा: हे भृगुपुत्र, महर्षि मैत्रेय मुनि विदुर से इस तरह सुनकर अत्यधिक प्रोत्साहित हुए। हर वस्तु उनके हृदय में थी, अतः वे प्रश्नों का एक एक कर

In 2018, His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami took us to Narada-kunda, a place to reflect on Narada Muni, a pure Vaisnava, and the meaning of true bhakti. Check out Maharaja’s full kirtan and lecture below, along with a few photos, at Narada-kunda during Parikrama 2018.

Narada Muni desired to join the pastimes of Krsna as a gopi. He went to Kusuma-sarovara, took his bath there and transformed into Narada gopi. That, of course, was very convenient for him to enter the pastimes of the gopis. When Kr