Author Archives: Manonatha Dasa (ACBSP)

  Yavata (also known as Javat, Jao or Yao) is the town of Radharani and the Manjari   Yavata is the birthplace of the eight principle manjaris. Yavata‚ or Yava-grama, lies approximately two miles east of … Read More

Srila Rupa Goswami, one of the six Goswamis of Vrindavana, was an incarnation of Rupa Manjari, the most important of the eight confidential maidservants of Srimati Radharani in the eternal transcendental Vrindavana. It is said that … Read More

One day, Krishna and Balaram were playing in this place near Yashoda kund with Their friends, but it was time for them to come home to take Their lunch and mother Yashoda sent Rohini, “You go … Read More

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This Website is a personal service to my spiritual master, ISKCON Founder Acarya Sri A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. – Manonatha Dasa Biography of Srila Prabhupada   His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was born … Read More

Question Namaskaram   I have a question about what you wrote (here: https://www.isvara.org/archive/deities-carved-by-vajranabha/).   My question is, I do not find mention of some of the deities stated below (source: https://twitter.com/swamindradyumna/status/1113884788136534017):   tataḥ sa mathurāyāṁ ca … Read More

The word Navagraha means “nine planets” (nava= nine, graha=planets).   They are: Surya: the Sun Chandra: the Moon Mangala: Mars Budha: Mercury Brihaspati: Jupiter Sukra: Venus Sani: Saturn Rahu: A dark planet Ketu: A dark planet … Read More

  Hare Krishna, Please receive my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. The verse you asked me for explanations actually comes from Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.2.11 and it contains a description of some qualities of Krishna. He is … Read More

  Question Hare Krishna 🙏 Radhe Radhe 💜 Thank you for yesterday’s class, I had to take a long moment to digest most of the information that you provided. I thought in the class we read … Read More