On the evening of 17th October, world renowned Bollywood playback singer, Alka Yagnik, and her daughter, Syesha, came to meet HH Jayapataka Swami at Sri Sri Radha Rasabihari Mandir, ISKCON Juhu. They were thrilled to meet Maharaja. Alka Yagnik also sang a short maha mantra kirtan in which all the devotees joined in to sing. They discussed various topics from chanting to Mayapur to the Bangla language. Both Alka and Syesha were inspired and expressed interest in meeting and collaborating with I
All Posts (36829)
Sort by
Worshippers of faiths from all corners of the world now call Houston home.
A Hare Krishna temple - ISKCON Houston – was built in 1969, and by the 1970s, the city’s Hindu community had begun expanding dramatically.
At first, devotees met in each other’s homes; now, mandirs are sprinkled throughout suburban Houston, most notably in Pearland, Stafford and Sugar Land.
The community has now swelled to more than 120,000 people, according to Vijay Pallod, a spokesman for Hindus in Houston, who immig
The question many ask is, what is so special about Kartik month that the Vedic scriptures, which do not exaggerate at all, praise it so lavishly? Why rewards offered during this month are so great, to the extent of being unbelievable?
We have heard of people dancing on the new year day, on birthdays, in clubs and in parties. Such dancing lasts for a day or two; may be a week. But one full month of nonstop dancing? That sounds insane. Surprising
Damodara lila special
One of the important legends associated with Diwali is Damodara lila, a pastime in which mother Yashoda tried to tie Krishna with a rope. The rope turned out to be two fingers short. So she tied more rope, but, no matter how many ropes she tied together, the combined rope remained two fingers short.
This pastime signifies that no matter how much we try, we will always fall short in our attempts to understand God with our intelligence. Modern science is finding the same abo
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
On 8th Oct'16, Garbh Sanskar ceremony and Kirtan sandhya was held at HG Suddha Nitai Prabhu's home in Pune. Around 50-60 devotees gathered and did the Kirtan and Garba, it was amazing and very joyful evening. Varsha mataji gave the lecture on garbh sanskar by telling the story of Indra and Diti from Shrimad Bhagavatam canto-6 (Diti_vows_to_kill_Indra). According to Vedic Scriptures, 16 sanskars are there for human being's and fr
From Back to Godhead
A time filled with love, devotion, and gratitude.
After going through the intense summer and a humid monsoon, we in India perceive sarat, or autumn, as one of the most beautiful seasons of the year. According to the vedic calendar, Sarat falls during the months of Asvin and Karttika, of which Karttika carries special significance because it is favored by Lord Krishna.
Everyone loves certain foods, drinks, clothes, and music, and Lord Krishna is no exception. In fact, we hav
This Book is a comprehensive guide to help the Bhakti Vriksha Servant Leaders in undertaking their classes.
Some Special Features of this Book:
* Set Aims and Objectives of each Week of the Module.
* Relevant topics given to the each week.
* Guide to conduct the Bhakti Vriksha comprehensively.
* Covered all the parts of Bhakti Vriksha Week: Spiritual Edification, Nectar of Holy Name and Preaching is the Essence.
Now this book is Online: Just Click on the link below
This Book is a comprehensive guide to help the Bhakti Vriksha Servant Leaders in undertaking their classes.
Some Special Features of this Book:
* Set Aims and Objectives of each Week of the Module.
* Relevant topics given to the each week.
* Guide to conduct the Bhakti Vriksha comprehensively.
* Covered all the parts of Bhakti Vriksha Week: Spiritual Edification, Nectar of Holy Name and Preaching is the Essence.
Now this book is Online: Just Click on the link below
TEXT 33
arjuna uvaca
yo 'yam yogas tvaya proktah
samyena madhusudana
etasyaham na pasyami
cancalatvat sthitim sthiram
yo 'yam yogas tvaya proktah
samyena madhusudana
etasyaham na pasyami
cancalatvat sthitim sthiram
SYNONYMS
arjunaḥ uvāca—Arjuna said; yaḥ—the system; ayam—this; yogaḥ—mysticism; tvayā—by You; proktaḥ—described; sāmyena—generally;madhusūdana—O killer of the demon Madhu; etasya—of this; aham—I; na—do not; paśyāmi—see; cañcalatvāt—due to being restless;sthitim—situation; sthirām—stable.
TRANSLATION
Arjuna said: O Madhusūdana, the system of yoga which you have summarized appears impractic
Authorities and Lawyers (2:10:51)
Any question that is put forward may be answered by quoting the authority, and that satisfies the saner section. That is the system even in the law court. The best lawyer gives evidence from the past judgement of the court without taking much trouble to establish his case. This is called the parampara system and learned authorities follow it without manufacturing rubbish interpretations.
Activities (Material and Spiritual) & Milk Preparations (4:30:19)
Mater
Kurma dasa: Our Australian Godbrother and disciple of Srila Prabhupada Sriman Yugatita Dasa passed away today Sunday 23 October at 3:40pm in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
Condolences for his family, especially to Yuga Avatar (Jingara Hart) and Suniti.
To pass away in the Holy Month of Kartik is a very great blessing.
Yugatita Prabhu ki Jaya! We deeply appreciate your many years of feisty, larger-than-life, prabhu-of-all-trades, sometimes grumpy, but always endearing, enthusiastic serv
Chapati means hot!
Sravanananda das: While in Madras we had a nice facility for Srila Prabhupada to stay at in a life member’s home at night. But during the day he would come to the temple.
One day I was asked if I would cook for him. I said that I had never cooked for Prabhupada before, so Harikesh said, “I’ll cook.” We made a little sitting area for Srila Prabhupada and when I brought him his plate, he touched the chapati and said, “Chapati means hot.”
I ran back to Harikesh and told him what
Bahulastami or appearance day of Radha-kunda comes in the month of Kartik. In this month of Kartik the presiding deity of the month is Srimati Radhika and in the same month is also the appearance day of the lake which is the embodiment of the Love of Radharani. In Front of Radha Madhava Asta Sakhi altar a Radha kunda and Shyam Kunda was made for the pleasure of the divine couple. Following is the description of Radha Kunda in Navadvipa Dham by Sri Nityananda Prabhu, Bhakti vinoda thakura and Sr
Shri Radhakund on Bahulashtami Night
It gives me immense pleasure to bring to you this inaugural issue of “Karuna-Sindhu”, a bi-monthly e-magazine. “Karuna-Sindhu” establishes connectivity and develops loving relationship amongst the disciples of His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja, thus, enhancing their dedication to ISKCON. This 50 year of ISKCON incorporation marks an auspicious start of the e-magazine “Karuna-Sindhu”.
It gives me immense pleasure to bring to you this inaugural issue of “Karuna-Sindhu”, a bi-monthly e-magazine. “Karuna-Sindhu” establishes connectivity and develops loving relationship amongst the disciples of His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja, thus, enhancing their dedication to ISKCON. This 50 year of ISKCON incorporation marks an auspicious start of the e-magazine “Karuna-Sindhu”.
TEXT 32
atmaupamyena sarvatra
samam pasyati yo 'rjuna
sukham va yadi va duhkham
sa yogi paramo matah
samam pasyati yo 'rjuna
sukham va yadi va duhkham
sa yogi paramo matah
SYNONYMS
ātma—self; aupamyena—by comparison; sarvatra—everywhere;samam—equality; paśyati—sees; yaḥ—he who; arjuna—O Arjuna;sukham—happiness; vā—or; yadi—if; vā—or; duḥkham—distress; saḥ—such; yogī—transcendentalist; paramaḥ—perfect; mataḥ—considered.
TRANSLATION
He is a perfect yogī who, by comparison to his own self, sees the true equality of all beings, both in their happiness and distress, O Arjuna!
PU
Sri Sri Narasimha Kavacha Sthotram
along with Diacritics
narasimha-kavacham vakshye
prahlādenoditam purā
sarva-rakshā karam punyam
sarvopadrava-nāshanam 1
I shall now recite the Narasimha-kavaca, formerly spoken by Prahlada Maharaja. It is most pious, vanquishes all kinds of impediments, and provides one all protection.
sarva-sampat-karam chaiva
svarga-moksha-pradāyakam
dhyātvā narsimham devesham
hema-simhāsana-sthitam 2
It bestows upon one all opulences and can give one elevati
My first striking encounter with Srinathji Prabhu highlighted his extraordinary attention to specifics. About a decade ago, when I was a fledgling author, I would feel encouraged whenever anyone appreciated my writings. Once after a Pune yatra, while everyone was taking prasadam and preparing to depart, I happened to meet Srinathji Prabhu. And he spontaneously started appreciating my writings; he mentioned several articles by their titles and went into specific details of an article that had des
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
On Saturday 15th Oct'16, a spiritual program held at HG Suddha Nitai Prabhu's home in the pune and lecture given by HG Anand Murari Prabhu on the importance of Kartik month (Damodar mass) in our life. The Kartik month festival starts on the 16th of October 2016 and runs for four weeks till 14th of November 2016. The Damodarastakam, a series of eight beautiful verses by the great sage Satyavrata Muni is sing and offer a candle
