O brāhmaṇas, the incarnations of the Lord are innumerable, like rivulets flowing from inexhaustible sources of water. (SB1.3.26)
This morning as I was reading the Srimad Bhagavatam, First Canto, Vol. 1, I spent a few minutes just looking at the pictures. They say a picture tells a thousand words, and the above image is no exception. The Thousand words follow…
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Canto One, Chapter Three
Kṛṣṇa Is the Source of All Incarnat
So today we’re marking the life of a great saint in our tradition who lived 500 years ago. He was the son of a Sri Vaishnava brahmana, Venkata Bhatta, and was born in a village near the famous temple town of Sri Rangam, on the banks of the Kaveri River.
Born around 1500 AD, he was 11 years old when Sri Chaitanya ‘the great master’ came and stayed with his family for the four months of the rainy season. His father served Chaitanya meals and washed his feet out of profound respect for his guest.
Friends of Caitanya Lila Holt, 30-year-old US national, who died after allegedly choking on mud in a paddy field last week, have started an online campaign on the social media seeking justice for the former US soldier.
The #JusticeforCaitanya campaign started on Facebook on Thursday, alleges that Caitanya, a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) in the US was "murdered by a lynch mob and the police in Goa. We seek Justice!"
As part of the campaign, a letter ha
Meet Dimyana, a happy recipient of Srila Prabhupada’s books. She studies neuroscience and pre-Medical. Wears shirt that says ‘Yogi Namaste’. Her grandmother is from Egypt. She approached the table, she had already Srila Prabhupada’s Bhagavad Gita, which she started. Not only Gita but also most of the other books I had on the table. We spoke about where she comes from, the bay area, and how her experience is down here in southern California. She’s into philosophy and wants to help society to her
“A hall of fame is a structure housing famous or illustrious individuals in a certain field, usually chosen by a group of electors. The meaning of “fame” has changed over the years, originally meaning “renown” as opposed to today’s more common meaning of “celebrity“.” – Wikipedia
Sri Govind Gau Gram Prachar Yatra (SGGGPY) entered Konne village, a part of Bachannapet mandal on 27 December 2015. I was part of a team of devotees who travelled from Hyderabad to join the other team members to associ
On Friday, January the 4th in 1891, Hindus who were bathing in the sacred river Yamuna witnessed an amazing scene. A ship with a name in an unknown language was approaching.
In the morning mist, a young light-skinned man in an officer’s jacket and surrounded by armed soldiers, but not looking belligerent, came ashore. The stranger was the crown prince Nicholas, who was to be the last Russian emperor when he died in the Revolution of 1917.
The small town of Vrindavan, 80 miles to the south of
Lecture on Blessing your Future by Charu Prabhu in 2016
(Charu Das was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1970. He has been President, variously, of the Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Berkeley (USA) temples.)
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Lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 01, Chapter 17, Text 16 by Bhakti Vinoda Swami on 20 Jan 2016 at ISKCON Coimbatore
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Lecture on Nature of a worldly women by Devakinandan Prabhu on 30 Oct 2015 at ISKCON Kanpur
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