Author Archives: Manonatha Dasa Vanacari

  Bahulastami Appearance of Radha Kunda       #radha kunda, #radhakunda #image

While #Raghunatha Bhatta was walking from Benarasi to Puri, he was thinking, “I wonder if Mahaprabhu will remember me? I was a small child then, and here at Puri He was so many devotees, I doubt … Read More

Law Book — Guru Name Abbreviations — 2019 [Rule of order] (Proposed by Nrsimha Kavaca Das and sponsored by Madhu Sevita Das and Praghosa Das) Whereas as ISKCON expands and an ever-increasing number of devotees get … Read More

Dear Vaisnavas, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.   Few days ago I received a request to answer two questions: 1) Do we have to first take birth in a Krishna-lila in … Read More

  Shiva (Lord Shiva) + ratri (night), so Shivaratri means the night of Lord Shiva. Every lunar month on the 13th or 14th day of the dark half of the moon phase there is a Shivaratri … Read More

Diwali, Dipavali   Diwali comes from the word Dipavali which has two words dipa means light and avali means carrier. Therefore Dipa or Diya (1) signifies ‘coming to light’. In the Vedic Literature it is mentioned: … Read More

Locanananda Dasa : In La Nouvelle Mayapur, at one point during the five hour drive, we pulled off the road for breakfast prasadam. Srila Prabhupada was seated on a big folding cushion placed against a Citroen … Read More

Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.11.8 aho sanatha bhavata sma yad vayam traivistapanam api dura-darsanam prema-smita-snigdha-niriksanananam pasyema rupam tava sarva-saubhagam aho — oh, it is our good luck; sa-nathah — to be under the protection of the master; bhavata — … Read More

Excerpt from a private email: The attraction to Krishna Consciousness and all the things that are part of it (such as the Sridhama, the Vaisnavas, the Holy Name etc.) is natural for the spiritual soul. It … Read More