” Upon seeing His mothers whipping stick, He cried and rubbed His eyes again and again with His two lotus hands. His eyes were fearful and His breathing quick, and as Mother Yasoda bound His belly with ropes, He shivered in fright and His pearl necklace shook. To this Supreme Lord, Sri Damodara, who is bound with His devotee’s love, I offer my humble obeisances.” (Damodarastakam)
We are now in the month of Damodara (Kartika). In honor and in celebration of the month of Damodara, we will be focu
As a part of celebrations going throughout the whole world to glorify the Golden Jubilee of the foundation of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), ISKCON Bangladesh has recently organized “Bhaktivedanta National Students’ Competition - 2016”.
More than 10,000 students from different parts of the country took part in the program. The competition took nearly five months to complete, and was held on four levels – zonal level, district level, divisional level and finally on nat
Hare Krishna devotees have their day filled with bliss when they join the procession at the annual Chariot Festival (Ratha Yathra). The main purpose behind this initiative is to take statues of three deities, Lord Jagannath, Baladev and Subadhra, to the devotees who are unable to visit the temple regularly. By the time this article is read by Nation readers, the chariot, carrying images of deities, would have been pulled along the streets of Colombo and made participants experience a spiritual
Anuttama das: The other day I was downtown and meeting with the US ambassador and International Religious freedom representative and it was about 15 people there from different religious traditions talking about what’s going on in Russia and they asked me to speak because they know the Hare Krishna devotees were the first ones to get arrested under this new law and people that are in the know are very much concerned, very frightened about these new laws in Russia that rolling back what was for
Giriraj Swami read and spoke from Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.32, verses 16 to 22.
” ‘But the reason I do not immediately reciprocate the affection of living beings even when they worship Me, O gopis, is that I want to intensify their loving devotion. They then become like a poor man who has gained some wealth and then lost it, and who thus becomes so anxious about it that he can think of nothing else’ (SB 10.32.20). It happens: We get something with great difficulty and then we lose it and become obs
Endeavour is required to make progress in this material world and austerity is part of it but austerity is not the goal. In Krsna consciousness also, whatever austerities are connected to initiation is not the goal; that is not the meditation. When we speak about four regulative principles, they are actually four prohibitions. So prohibition, restriction and austerity seem to come in that line but the Bhagavad-gita speaks about the regulative principles of freedom which is a different interpret
Indradyumna Swami: Lalita Sakhi is one of Srimati Radharani’s 8 principle girlfriends. Her home in Unchagaon is close to Radharani’s residence in Varsana. Our parikrama party visited Unchagaon on the 1st day of Kartika and enjoyed many wonderful hours of Krsna katha, kirtan and association with the villagers who live in that sacred abode.
Watch it here: https://goo.gl/yQh17E
Sivarama Swami’s latest book, the fourth volume of the Krishna In Vrindavana series, is hot off the press. Shri Damodara-janani weaves a captivating tale of the glories of Mother Yashoda. No other person has ever received the unique mercy that Krishna showed His own mother, teaching devotees for all time that the binding force of love for Him is more powerful than even His own supreme will.
The dedication
A pastime that stopped the demigods in their tracks, captivated the residents of Gokula,
KavicandraSwami: I recentely spent a few blissful days at SRI SRI Radha London Isvara Mandira.
They were just starting a KRSNA BALARAM marathon. Many devotees, about half of them Bhaktas and Bhaktins, were going out with great enthusiasm and distributing many books while charming the people on Oxford street and other parts of London.
Bhakta Simon was leading in distribution when I left for Africa. Some of the Bhaktas had never distributed before but were telling me that they would probably con
Dear Devotees,
Hare KrishnaPlease accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupad.For my upcoming book about Srila Prabhupada in Bombay, we conducted a personal interview with Srinathji Prabhu. In the interview with Srinathji Prabhu, he described his very first encounter with the Hare Krishna devotees.As an offering to HG Srinathji Prabhu, I would like to share his excerpt from the upcoming book.Your servant,
Lokanath Swami
EXTRACT FROM UPCOMING BOOK
It was around March 71, that Sri
Damodarananda Das: BMI-Bhaktivriksha organised and celebrated the First grand Ram Vijayotsava in Bloomington IL on Saturday Oct 15 with burning of 15 feet effigies of Ravana, Kumbhakarna and Meghnatha. About 500 people attended a fair like celebration. Festival of India put up many displays. The other highlight was first ever Ram Leela enactment of SundarKanda. The children really enjoyed the performance of an energetic Hanuman and others. There has been a very positive feed back fr
Somendranatha Das: The summary of Srimad Bhagawatam (Hierarchy of Universe in the 51st year of Brahma). One of the subject matter of Shrimad Bhagwatam is (Hierarchy of Universe). Starting from first canto to tenth Canto, the file contains hierarchy and roots of all generations during the 51st year of Brahma (upto 28th Chaturyug of seventh (Vaivaswat) Manu).
To download the entire article as a doc document click here: http://dandavats.com/wp-content/uploads5/heirarchy%20of%20brahmand.doc
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Today morning on 18th Oct. HG Vrajendranandan Prabhu met and presented Gita to Smt. Menka Sanjay Gandhi Minister of Women & Child Development of India.
For a sannyasi to associate with mundane persons is like willingly drinking poison! And not only for a sannyasibut for a devotee too. One should not associate with women who are addicted to lusty desires nor should one associate with men who are addicted to such women. This is not recommended for one who is serious about going back to Godhead because it is said that sex life is the chain, maithunya argara, it is the chain that binds us in the prison of material existence.
But you may ask, “Isn
On the morning of 18 Oct, Sriman Vrajavasi Prabhu, a Srila Prabhupada disciple from Mexico, left this world. He was in a coma for a week, with his loving family caring for him as best they could.
He was one of the first, and biggest, sankirtan devotees of Mexico. At one point in the mid and late 70s, he would distribute as much as 500-700 big books a day.
After marriage, he was the temple president for Mexico City for some time. Then he moved to a smaller town, Celaya Mexico, where he set up a
Following are excerpts from some scriptures (Puranas) describing the glories of lamp offering:
The sins accumulated in millions of kalpas vanish in an instant when a dipa is offered during Kartika. O great brahmana, listen to this dipa’s virtues, which are dear to Keshava. By offering a dipa in this month a person will not take birth on earth again.
This dipa-dana bestows all the benefits available at Kurukshetra during solar eclipses and at Narmada during lunar eclipses, multiplied by the mill
Part I
A pilgrimage is a journey in search of the Divine inside and outside us.
It does not take place within a physical space, rather it occurs in one's mind and consciousness. Its most intimate purpose is a deep purification of the heart, of the intellect, of the memory, and of our being in its wholeness. If we live the Pilgrimage deeply and authentically, it may represent a turning point, a special experience, that, due to an extraordinary combination of elements, favouring the purification
On October 16th the United Nations and the world celebrates World Food Day. In their communications the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) emphasizes: “Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too.” And they urge everyone: “Let's adapt agriculture to climate change to build the Zero Hunger Generation.”
According to Vladimir Rakhmanin, the European regional director of FAO, “while we have enough food to feed the entire human population, there are still millions out there starving
Prabhupada’s Palace of Gold, recently renovated front steps.
Since its construction, Srila Prabhupada’s Palace has been the heart and soul of the New Vrindaban community in West Virginia. A sacred Smriti Samadhi, it is the greatest memorial to ISKCON’s Founder-Acharya in the Western World.
What’s more, it was beloved by Prabhupada himself, who wanted to retire to it to translate his books, and repeatedly asked when it would be completed.
“When my palace will be ready I shall go there and stay
