anadi-vidhana nitya vag utsrista svayambhuva adau veda-mayi divya yatah sarvah pravrittayah In the beginning of creation, the Supreme Lord emitted the eternal, beginningless, endless and transcendental words in the form of the Vedas, from which all … Read More
Today is the appearance day of Sri Madhvacarya, who is the sampradaya-acarya of our Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Vaisnava Sampradaya.*[See Endnote 1] He appeared in a place called Pajaka-ksetra. His father’s name was Madhvagaya, his mother’s name was Vedavidya, … Read More
jahnava devi married nityananda a ambika kalna Nityananda Married Jahnava and Vasudha Ambika Kalna is an historic town for Gaudiya Vaisnavas. Situated 70 kilometers from Sri Mayapura Dhama it is the place where Lord Nityananda married … Read More
Baladeva’s Birthday Today is the appearance day of Rohini-nandana Baladeva. According to the Vedic scripture Garga-samhita, Baladeva Prabhu appeared after Janmastami, but if this is accepted, there would be confusion. Baladeva would be older … Read More
Second Prank – The Meeting in the Disguise of Abhimanyu Once, Sri Radha, the young daughter of Vrishabhanu Maharaja, took a vow to regularly bathe in the Yamuna River[1] early in the morning. This filled … Read More
*Quotes by HH Radhanath Swami during a recent class:* 1. If we judge devotees, it is our spiritual destruction. Do not judge them. You don’t know who they may be. 2. Mercy means to get what … Read More
Text 9 sayam phanindro ‘vatu mam sadaiva parat paro raksatu mam pradose purne nisithe ca duranta-viryah pratyusa-kale ‘vatu mam sadaiva sayam – at sunset; phanindrah – the king of serpents; avatu – may protect; mam – … Read More
Krishna Nama Japa and Lila Smarana 2906019 Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das For the last 500 years, Gaudiya Vaisnava acharyas have directed their students to chant Hare Krishna nama japa while remembering, even in a small way, … Read More
In the scriptures it is also said: vikara-vishesha-yogat “Shiva is touched by the modes of material nature.” In some places in the scriptures it is seen that Shiva is not different from … Read More
Nanda Bhavan Temple and Chaurasi Khambha This is where Krishna and Balarama lived with Nanda Maharaja and Yasoda. There are big Deities here of Nanda Maharaja on the left, Mother Yasoda on the right, and Lord … Read More
Lord Krishna and Lord Balarama accompanied Akura to the city of Mathura to kill the evil King Kamsa and to be reunited with Their parents Devaki and Vasudeva. After revealing to Akura Their other forms of … Read More
The spiritual planet goloka Vrndavana, the eternal abode of Lord Krishna, is shaped like the whorl of a lotus flower. Even when the Lord descends to any one of the mundane planets, He does so … Read More
How Do Devotees of KrisHna offer respect to sHiva? His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada It is said, vaiṣṇavānāṁ yathā śambhuḥ: Lord #Shiva is the best of all devotees. Therefore all devotees of Lord … Read More
Last week one of our scholarly youth asked me who composed Srila Prabhupada’s second pranama mantra (“namas te sarasvate deve…”). So I sent off a few emails to people who might know. Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami replied: … Read More
Karna Pretending to be a brahmin Karna commenced taking instructions in archery from Parasurama. When his education was complete Parasurama taught him Brahmastra. One day tired after a long walk in the forests Parasurama took rest … Read More
