(English version of the ‘Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu’ by Sri Rupa Goswami)
Edited by Tridandi Goswami Abhay Charan Bhaktivedanta Swami
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Akhilla, Rasa, Amrita, Murti, Prasrmara, Ruci, Ruddha, Taraka, Pali, Kalita, Syama, Lalita, Radha, Preyan, Bidhu, Jayati.
Akhila=All inclusive, Rasa=Mellow, Zest, Amrita=Nectar, Murti=Form, Prasrmara=Expanding, Ruchi=Attractive features, Ruddha=Controlling, Taraka=of the name, Pali=of the name, Kalita=Influenced by, Syama=of the name, Lalita=of the name, Radha=
HG Drutakarma Prabhu—known outside ISKCON as Michael A. Cremo— is an American researcher, author, and lifelong Krishna devotee whose work brings Vedic perspectives on consciousness, human origins, and history into dialogue with modern science. He is best known internationally for *Forbidden Archeology*, co-authored with Richard L. Thompson (Sadaputa Dasa), and for decades of lectures, interviews, and publications presenting an alternative to strictly materialistic accounts of human antiquity.
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By Atma Tattva Das,
Morning Prayers, a devotional album by Anadi Radha Dasi recorded with her husband, Nitisara Das, has been entered for Grammy consideration. The couple says voting runs from October 10 to 22, 2026, and they will announce nominees on November 16. Released on streaming platforms in December 2025 via 108 Records Global, the album is in the Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album category. It has not been nominated.
Anadi, a Boise, Idaho, USA native, se
September 30th is a National Holiday to honour children who suffered during their residential school days. They were indigenous children separated from their families and restricted from using their mother tongue languages and native rituals. These children of God were abused on many levels and many did not survive.
To remember them Canada has made this day the Truth and Reconciliation Day. People wear orange T-shirts. I wore mine and other resident monks in our Hare Krishna Temple followed s
A devotee sees all as God’s dear children and wants to relieve their misery.
By Vishakha Devi Dasi
As eternal parts of Krishna, we naturally possess some of His quality of being concerned for the welfare of all living beings.
Krishna, the seed-giving father of all living beings (Gita 14.4), is also the well-wisher of all living beings (Gita 5.29). As a father wants the best for his children, Krishna wants the best for every one of us. And as a father provides for his children, so Krishna provid
Since the vast majority of our readers are coming to Srila Prabhupada and Krishna Consciousness for the first time through Internet searches, and without access to devotee association or a nearby Hare Krishna temple, many people have inquired about how they can set up an altar in their homes and start practicing Krishna Consciousness at their own pace.
The first and foremost principle of Krishna Consciousness is chanting the Hare Krishna mantra:
What does Self-Realization Mean?
What does self-realization mean in the Bhagavad-Gita? At its core, it means recognizing that the real self is not the temporary material body, the flickering mind, societal roles, or the false ego. The Gita teaches that the Jivatma (the individual spirit soul) is eternal, full of knowledge, and full of bliss, and its constitutional position is to be in an enduring, loving relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna.
This is not simply a theor
By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi,
West Bengal Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Minister Agnimitra Paul (center) with ISKCON Mayapur Co-Directors Subhekshana Das and Braja Vilasa Das outside the ISKCON Mayapur temple hall.
Recently, West Bengal Minister for Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Agnimitra Paul visited ISKCON Mayapur to meet senior officials and temple representatives to discuss a proposed plan to upgrade facilities at Sri Mayapur Dhama and its surroundings.
There has been beautiful interactions with creatures of the wild as of late. I’m referring to urban wild-life such as owls, hawks, squirrels, skunks, raccoons, and also, well, humans. All good, mind you! There was even a dog, one of those of the hunter category who moved slowly in a perpendicular direction right in front of me. I almost tripped over him. I learned something from this canine creature. It was so focused. Its target was a squirrel in the park. The busy-tailed tree-loving creature
By Mahatma Das
What follows are the main principles I teach in my marriage workshop entitled Sacred Union, The laws of relationship. Following these principles can help a bad marriage become good, a good marriage become better, and turn around a marriage that seems doomed to fail.
I, and many others, have found these principles extremely valuable in creating a good marriage. Please put these principles into practice in your marriage and share them with as many people as possible. These princ
September 26th - October 10th
The period from the full moon of Shukla Paksha Bhadrapada month (26th Sept) to the new moon day (10 Oct) of Krishna Paksha of Ashwin month is called Pitru Paksha. It is recommended in the sastras that in this period, one should offer Srardha (oblations) to the forefathers. One should also pray to the Lord to bestow a higher destination to his forefathers. One should also donate as per his capacity. If one cannot do yearly shraddha karma for all the ancestors it coul
A luminary of Vraja and a stalwart and exemplary Go-sevaka, Shri Ramesh Baba of Maan Mandira left on the most auspicious Indira Ekadasi.
The renowned Padma Shri awardee and ascetic saint of Vraja, Ramesh Baba Maharaj, passed away at the age of 88 on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at the famous Maan Mandira in Barsana, Uttar Pradesh. After a long illness, he left his mortal body and went to Goloka Dhama. The news of his disappearance (tirodhan) has cast a shadow of deep sorrow over the entire Brajbhoo
Dear Maharajas, Prabhus, and Matajis,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
I just received news from Gaura Gopal das, the son of Sriman Jaya Tirtha Charan Prabhu, that he is preparing to leave his body in New Zealand. He wrote:
“I am informing you that my father is preparing to leave his body in his home. He has been diagnosed his Stage 5 Kidney Failure which is now at the end of life stage. This is putting pressure on other organs in his body, and it appears he
There is always more magic amidst trees over concrete. So, on my way to Brampton, I chose a ravine to walk through. At one spoke two fellows had their cameras aimed at a tree. I looked. There perched on different branches of the same tree were two different predators — a Cooper’s hawk and a Barred Owl. Both were nonchalant in behaviour, minding their own business and not bothered with each other. Spotting either one of these birds of prey is rare as they camouflage within the forest, but to see
From Back to Godhead
After years searching and struggling, she finally found the right place to develop the natural connection she felt with God.
It was the third day in the hospital. The IV was still in my right arm. As I gazed through the window, a few leaves, colored yellow and red by the season, fell from a nearby tree. It was a beautiful fall day in Montreal, I was twenty, and I was trapped in here. How did it come to this?
I was raised in a middle-class, French Canadian, Catholic family
From Back to Godhead
A look at Lord Caitanya’s “Eight Instructions” and their relevance to japa, the individual practice of chanting Hare Krishna.
A friend once told me this analogy about spiritual life: a flock of geese share strength by flying in a V formation, but if one goose goes down, the others can’t help. Similarly, though seekers of enlightenment help each other, success ultimately depends on personal effortand the kindness of the Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna.
Krishna’s kindness appears i
It’s still early morning, the sun is starting to rise over the horizon, and it’s reddish—it reminds me of Srimati Radharani’s tilak upon Her beautiful broad forehead. And the glowing of the sun, the rays that it casts everywhere, paint the village nearby and the field in front of me a golden color.
There are flowers everywhere, and those flowers are growing in tall grass, knee-high grass, which sways to one side and then another. It’s like the way the Brijbasi’s sway under the winds of their pr
Deena Bandhu Prabhu: Please join us in prayers for a dear friend, Ananta Shakti Prabhu. who left us Dwadasi evening surrounded by devotees in England. A kind sensitive soul who was dedicated for over four decades serving though his art touching the hearts of many devotees. Ananta was tottaly dedicated to the mission who loved the devotess and expressed this deeply through his humility. May Srila Prabhupada take him in his arms and lead to the Lotus feet of the Lord!
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HOUSTON, TX — On Saturday, October 3rd, 75 devotees gathered with joyful enthusiasm in Houston, to celebrate the 61st anniversary of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada’s historic arrival in the United States. Organized by the Houston Harinam Sankirtan group as part of their weekly street chanting program, the landmark occasion took to the local waters on a riverboat in League City, Texas echoing the momentous 1965 Jaladuta voyage that brought the teachings of Lord Chaitanya to
