Author Archives: Librarian

The Supreme Court of India confirms this year’s (2020) Puri Rathayatra is cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic, a very good decision. So how are we to understand why this discussion is necessary – Lets look at … Read More

Srila Prabhupada says, ”even if we do not want to be sinful, the circumstances is so made that we’ll be obliged to commit sins.”–Srila Prabhupada explains— Prabhupada: Arjuna is representative of the living entities. That means … Read More

While explaining to Srila Prabhupada some of my War Stories of Dacca 1971, His Divine Grace recites to me His Incredible Story, of How He Saved Srila BSS Thakur Dacca Math from being secretly exchanged with … Read More

This couplet of this song of Bhaktivinoda is extraordinary:   mārobi rākhobi-jo icchā tohārā nitya-dāsa prati tuwā adhikārā   The mood of one who is totally in love with Krishna is that such love is not … Read More

When a devotee becomes like a person haunted by a ghost, he laughs and very loudly chants about the qualities of the Lord. Sometimes he sits to perform meditation, and he offers respects to every living … Read More

Sri Narasimha Maha-mantra ugram viram maha-vishnum jvalantam sarvato mukham nrisimham bhishanam bhadram mrityur mrityum namamy aham   “I bow down to Lord Narasimha who is ferocious and heroic like Lord Vishnu. He is burning from every … Read More

Srila Prabhupada recites a very Instructive story about an old woman who asks God, “Kindly help me to take this burden on my head.”…… Prabhupada: There is that story that one old woman, she was suffering, … Read More

A Flower Offering of Praise A Sanskrit poem originally published in Śrī Gauḍīya Darśan, Volume 1, Issue 4, Tuesday, 15 November 1955 and Volume 9, Issue 4, Thursday, 14 November 1963. হরিভক্তিরসামৃতদানপরং পরমার্থিগণার্চ্চিতদীপ্ততনুম্ । তনু-নিন্দিত-সুন্দরচন্দ্রশতং শতশোঽথ … Read More

As seen on WhatsApp – forwarded by two persons there to myself. Years ago I visited – twice – Pandit Devadatt Patil, while he was residing at Pune. He has since returned to his native village … Read More

  Ruci rati asakti and bhava are the preliminary stages before prema , so this ruci or taste comes from high class association , like a touchstone one becomes transformed by coming into touch with someone … Read More

In India in the early 1970’s, when we held Pandal Programs, Srila Prabhupada referred to us as ”Dancing White Elephants”. Brahmananda Prabhu describes the story…….   Brahmananda: I’m thinking what Srila Prabhupada, when we came here, … Read More

  “It is said by Canakya Pandita that there are two envious living entities—the snake and the envious man. The envious man is more dangerous than a snake because a snake can be subdued by charming … Read More

Romapada Swami March 11, 2014 Q) Some devotees say the Caturmasya Vratas are not something that Srila Prabhupada gave much emphasis to. According to our scriptures, as followers of ISKCON and practicing Gaudiya vaisnavas are we … Read More