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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

By Prisni Devi Dasi

In 1976, Srila Prabhupada instructed the founding members of the Bhaktivedanta Institute “to build a model of the universe that could later be built full size at the future Mayapur Temple and Planetarium complex.” To help broadly facilitate Srila Prabhupada’s directive, the Bhaktivedanta Institute for Higher Studies (BIHS) in Gainesville, Florida, recently hosted its second cosmography workshop with the title, “Models and memes and maps: A modern journey through ancient cos

It was the second Sunday night in a row that I took a walk to Isabella Street to meet Vallabha and Michaela, the great couple that worked on our film, “Rolling the Dice.” My intent on the visit, which was outside their apartment for Covid safety, was to bring them a token of appreciation in the form of cake prasadam. Also, we needed to set some schedules to fine-tune our production. It was our first film.

My day was like a live-wire of bhakti, devotional service. At 6 a.m. I chatted with Vrishab

अध्याय पन्द्रह – राजा पृथु की उत्पत्ति और राज्याभिषेक (4.15)

1 मैत्रेय ऋषि ने आगे कहा: हे विदुर, इस प्रकार ब्राह्मण तथा ऋषियों ने राजा वेन के मृत शरीर की दोनों बाहुओं का भी मंथन किया। फलस्वरूप उसकी बाँहों से एक स्त्री तथा एक पुरुष का जोड़ा उत्पन्न हुआ।

2 ऋषिगण वैदिक ज्ञान में पारंगत थे। जब उन्होंने वेन की बाहुओं से एक स्त्री तथा एक पुरुष को उत्पन्न देखा, तो वे अत्यन्त प्रसन्न हुए क्योंकि वे जान गए कि यह युगल (दम्पत्ति) भगवान विष्णु के पूर्णांश का विस्तार है।

3 ऋषियों ने कहा: यह पुरुष तो सम्पूर्ण

By Kalakantha das and Jitamitra dasi

We became close to Yamuna and Dinatarine Prabhus over the last five years. We run a busy college outreach program in Gainesville and, in 2006, looking for a getaway during the summer breaks, we decided to visit Saranagati, as we had lived and served in Vancouver temple years ago and had many friends there.

Soon after arriving in Saranagati we discovered Banabihari Ashram, a straw bale house plastered in adobe covered with a green metal roof perched on a smal

By Malati Devi Dasi

Hare Krishna Respected Vaishnavas: With immense sorrow and deep regret, I beg to report the departure of Her Grace Yamuna devi dasi, premier disciple of Srila Prabhupada, known for her deeply spiritual qualities and connection with His Divine Grace, for her glorious offering of the Govindam prayers that we hear and chant daily, for her love of pure kirtan, for her ecstatic award winning cook books which were infused with spiritual anecdotes, for greatly inspiring and encourag

The third annual MAN-tra Retreat was held online November 20th to 21st. Due to Covid-pandemic restrictions,  the planned 2020 New Vrindaban in person retreat was cancelled but then, bad became good. With 210 registered participants from Canada, US. England,South Africa, Trinidad, India, Indonesia, Australia, Russia and Bangladesh the audience widened. International participants have requested that the online format continue next year.   

The retreat included panel discussions, powerpoint present

Her Grace Yamuna-devi dasi passed away on December 20, 2011. 

There is so much to be said about Srimati Yamuna-devi dasi.

In October of 1970 I was one of a group of Srila Prabhupada’s disciples from America going to join him in India. On the way, we stopped in Brussels, and it was there, in an apartment, that I first met Yamuna-devi—and Malati and Shyamasundar (I had met Gurudas before, in Boston). Upon entering, I could immediately feel their intense, extraordinary devotion to Srila Prabhupada—

I committed to time in the walk-in cooler where we keep produce of fruits and veggies but also flowers and greens. The lifting, stretching and reaching, to some degree, compensated for the day’s no-walking program. The sorting out had to be done and the coolness of the fridge made me feel as if, indeed, I was outside.

By the way, the cold rain and wind of the out-of-doors was a deterrent for me. First and foremost, the cleaning and setting things up for the sake of efficiency was my impulsive se