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A spiritual gathering in ancient India yields sage advice for our age of skepticism.

“Once, in a holy place in the forest of Naimisharanya, great sages headed by the sage Saunaka assembled to perform a great thousand-year sacrifice for the satisfaction of the Lord and His devotees. One day, after finishing their morning duties by burning a sacrificial fire and offering a seat of esteem to Srila Suta Gosvami, the great sages made inquiries with great respect.”—Srimad- Bhagavatam 1.1.4

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भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक

अध्याय नौ परम गुह्य ज्ञान

अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम् ।

परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम्  ।। -11- ।।

अवजानन्ति– उपहास करते हैं;माम्– मुझको;मूढाः– मूर्ख व्यक्ति;मानुषीम्– मनुष्य रूप में;तनुम्– शरीर;अश्रितम्– मानते हुए;परम्– दिव्य;भावम्– स्वभाव को;अजानन्तः– न जानते हुए;मम– मेरा;भूत– प्रत्येक वस्तु का;महा-ईश्वरम्– परम स्वामी।
भावार्थ : जब मैं मनुष्य रूप में अवतरित होता हूँ, तो मूर्ख मेरा उपहास करते हैं। वे मुझ परमेश्वर के दिव्य स्वभाव को नहीं जानते।

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By Atma Tattva Das

As the month of Kartika approaches, devotees of Krishna around the world are gearing up for one of the most spiritually potent times in the Vaishnava calendar. Taking place during October and November, this month is revered as the holiest of the year, and it offers a unique opportunity for spiritual advancement. From candlelit offerings to vows of austerity, Kartika is a time when devotees focus their hearts on Lord Krishna, specifically in His childhood form as Damodara, who

Kartik and offering lamps are synonymous. While you must be offering at your home, even at the local Temple but then there is a unique advantage of offering lamps in the holy Dham of Sri Mayapur in the auspicious month of Kartik, so why would one want to miss this cumulative spiritual benefit?

Let’s make the most of our Kartik !! There are nine options for offering lamps for you.  pick the frequency and category that suits you the most from the array of these.

Kartika is the best and most glorio

SRI MURARI GUPTA’S HOUSE

AT “SRI ANTARDVIPA” ISLAND OF SRI NAVADVIPA-MAYAPUR DHAM

"Murari Gupta, the twenty-first branch of the tree of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. was a storehouse of love of Godhead. His great humility and meekness melted the heart of Lord Caitanya." - Sri Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi Lila 10.49

INTIMATE ASSOCIATE, INTIMATE PASTIMES

Sri Murari Gupta was a very intimate associate whose pastimes with Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu were steeped in the loving bond of their eternal relations

Sri Murari Gupta Thakur

“An expert physician by the name Murari Gupta could cure people of their disease of material existence. Along with so many other Vaisnavas, Advaita Acarya, Sen Sivananda, Jagannath Misra, Nilambar Cakravarti, he also appeared in Sylhet. [C. B. Adi 2.35] Srivas Pandit, Candrasekhara Acarya and Sri Murari Gupta Thakur were all from Srihatta. Murari Gupta came from there to live in Navadwip, near the home of Jagannath Misra. He was a few years older than Caitanya Mahaprabh

By Giriraj Swami

We welcome you to this most auspicious place, the temple of Sri Sri Radha-Radhanath, on the most auspicious occasion of the beginning of Kartik, in the most auspicious association of Lord Krishna’s devotees. Kartik is also known as the month of Damodara (dama means “ropes,” and udara means “abdomen”), or Krishna who allowed Himself to be bound about the waist by the ropes of His devotee’s love.

Srila Rupa Gosvami compiled the law book of Krishna consciousness, the science of d

Laksmi Puja means worship of Laksmi Devi, the consort of Lord Visnu. Goddess Laxmi is said to have emerged from the ocean of milk at Diwali. On that day, Laxmi puja was performed to honour Her and as such, every year at Diwali, She is worshipped and offered prayers (not observed by Gaudiya Vaisnavas).

भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक

अध्याय नौ परम गुह्य ज्ञान

मयाध्यक्षेण प्रकृतिः सूयते सचराचरम् ।

हेतुनानेन कौन्तेय जगद्विपरिवर्तते ।। 10 ।।

मया– मेरे द्वारा;अध्यक्षेण– अध्यक्षता के कारण;प्रकृतिः– प्रकृति;सूयते– प्रकट होती है;स– सहित;चर-अचरम्– जड़ तथा जंगम;हेतुना– कारण से;अनेन– इस;कौन्तेय– हे कुन्तीपुत्र;जगत्– दृश्य जगत;विपरिवर्तते– क्रियाशील है।
भावार्थ : हे कुन्तीपुत्र! यह भौतिक प्रकृति मेरी शक्तियों में से एक है और मेरी अध्यक्षता में कार्य करती है, जिससे सारे चार तथा अचर प्राणी उत्पन्न होते

By Atma Tattva Das

On a freezing September 21st, 2024, the ISKCON Lenasia Rathayatra Festival reached a highly significant and noteworthy achievement that marks a pivotal moment in its journey—its 25th anniversary.

What began as a small community event has grown into a large celebration, gathering devotees from across South Africa and the world to participate in the vibrant and sacred procession of Lord Jagannatha in the southwest of the Johannesburg Central Business District.

One of the key fi

On September 28, 2024, Devotees gathered in NYC to celebrate the grand opening of the “Bhakti Loft” on the second floor of their iconic Brooklyn building. 

“Over the past year, we have been busy renovating our balcony space on the second floor, which was underutilized,” said Aditya Devi Dasi, VP of ISKCON NYC. “Now we have transformed the place, including restoring the arch windows which were an original feature of this 1920’s building. This finally allows light to flood into the space and even

There we sat, the three of us, on those comfy outdoor Muskoka chairs, waiting, for a fourth member, Partha, of today’s strolling crew. Vrndavan, Nityananda and I were committed to a loop walk which included a stretch of the Trans Canada Trail. Our waiting location on Main Street was quite central to the numerous murals on building walls of the iconic Group of Seven artwork. As a team of experts in “Impressionistic” work of nature scenes defined the art of Canadian mastery. Check out the work of

भगवद्गीता यथारूप 108 महत्त्वपूर्ण श्लोक

अध्याय नौ परम गुह्य ज्ञान

मया ततमिदं सर्वं जगदव्यक्तमुर्तिना ।

मत्स्थानि सर्वभूतानि न चाहं तेष्ववस्थितः ।। 4 ।।

मया– मेरे द्वारा;ततम्– व्याप्त है;इदम्– यह;सर्वम्– समस्त;जगत्– दृश्य जगत;अव्यक्त-मूर्तिना– अव्यक्त रूप द्वारा;मत्-स्थानि– मुझमें;सर्व-भूतानि– समस्त जीव;न– नहीं;च– भी;अहम्– मैं;तेषु– उनमें;अवस्थितः– स्थित।

भावार्थ : यह सम्पूर्ण जगत् मेरे अव्यक्त रूप द्वारा व्याप्त है। समस्त जीव मुझमें हैं, किन्तु मैं उनमें नहीं हूँ।

तात्पर्य : भगवान् की अनुभूति स्थूल

In around 1503 AD, Raghunath Bhattacharya appeared as the son of Tapana Mishra, a dear devotee of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu who hailed from the village of Ramapura on the banks of the Padma River in East Bengal.

Mahaprabhu first met Tapana Mishra when he went to East Bengal during his career as a teacher of Sanskrit. Tapana Mishra had studied many scriptures but was still bewildered about the purpose of life and what to do to attain it. He had a dream in which he was instructed by a Brahmin to go

By Sri Radha Govinda Dasi  

ISKCON Community Life, a division of the ISKCON Congregational Development Ministry, recognized the outstanding contributions to devotee care of three very special individuals by giving them the following awards:

Trailblazer in Community Wellness Award – Rambhoru Devi (ACBSP)
Director/Founder & Training Supervisor, Karuna Care Association. After 26 years of international pioneer outreach work (while raising two sons), Rambhoru Devi completed her B.A. in Religious Stud

The Hindu Mandirs Empowerment Council (formerly known as the Hindu Mandirs Executive Conference) held its annual gathering of North American Hindu Leaders representing all the various Hindu Mandirs and Organizations across the region. ISKCON leaders were among the presenters at the September 27th to 29th, 2024 conference, held in Raleigh, North Carolina.

HMEC is the largest annual conference of its kind, welcoming hundreds of past and present executives, community leaders, and scholars of Mandi

PLEASE COME AND JOIN OUR COURSES GIVEN DURING JANUARY 2025....!

Click on the link below:
COURSE SCHEDULE FOR MAYAPUR.pdf

SCHEDULE AND VENUE

 * All courses will be offered this year from Monday to Friday, 10:30am to 1:00pm - NOT IN THE AFTERNOONS LIKE PREVIOUS YEARS.

 * It will take place in the class room of the Vaisnava Academy, 2nd floor (opposite the Goshala in Mayapur)

 * 30th of Dec to 3rd of Jan 2025:
 Mentorship in Krishna Consciousness

 * 6th to 10th of January 2025:
 Meeting Death wi

Today is the auspicious disappearance day of three great acharyas in the Gaudiya-Vaishnava sampradaya: Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, and Srila Krishnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami. We shall read about Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami from Srila Krishnadasa Kaviraja’s Sri Caitanya-caritamrta.

Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-lila, Chapter Thirteen: “Pastimes with Jagadananda Pandita and Raghunatha Bhatta.”

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etha tapana-misra-putra raghunatha-bhattacarya
prabhure de