prayer by Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati – Oh, look at Vrindavan, so beautiful with many blissful, splendid groves of kalpa-vrksa trees, with many parrots and other birds intoxicated by singing Vedic hymns glorifying Krishna, with many deer … Read More
Oh born of Moslem parents Haridas! And trained in youth in Moslem creed Thy noble heart to Vaishnava truth did pass Thy holy acts thy candor plead! Is there a soul that cannot learn from … Read More
By Dillip Kumar Samantary for Orissa Review. The kings who were ruling over Orissa since the Ganga Rule (13th century A.D. onwards) were considering themselves as the servant (Rautta) of the great Lord Jagannath. The … Read More
Vamanajana: My wife and I ran a little store across the street called the Surabhi Store. We would arrange for Srila Prabhupada’s afternoon refreshment of dab (fresh coconut). The last year that Prabhupada was here … Read More
Prabhupāda: Yes, yes. So, my father was Vaiṣṇava, but when I invited these Gauḍīya Maṭha sādhus, my father thought that I have invited some sādhus of the Ramakrishna Mission. So he was not very interested. When … Read More
Are there Vedic Mantras that promote the Hindu concept of sacred cow? Yes most certainly it is. In Vedas Cows are equated to the nectar of immortality (Amrita) and also to the supreme Vedic deities like … Read More
Rasika non ha speso il tempo nei giochi come gli altri bambini. Ma meditava sul maha-mantra rifiutando di accettare cibo da sua mamma finchè non aveva finito il suo canto quatidiano di dieci mille nomi. … Read More
Question: For some, Balarama’s age is a controversy. 1 year is mentioned in Brahma-vaivarta Purana, Krishna-janma-khanda 13.235. However, many Gaudiya vaisnavas say this contradicts other descriptions. Most acaryas seem to concur that the difference was … Read More
By Archana Siddhi Devi Dasi Developing the quality of empathy has many benefits for aspiring devotees of the Lord. When I was doing my clinical psychotherapy internship in graduate school, a supervisor stressed connecting … Read More
As I recall, one of the features of ISKCON culture in the mid-’70s was to offer obeisances to the other devotees first thing in the morning. I’ve always understood that this came from Srila Prabhupada, … Read More
Srila #Bhaktivinoda Thakura lists ten offenses against the holy Dhama that we must carefully avoid to gain the full benefit of pilgrimage or residence in the dhama: 1. To disrespect one’s spiritual master, who reveals … Read More
Odana Sasthi Sri Caitanya Caritamrta – Madhya 16.78 gadadhara-pandite tenho punah mantra dila odana-shashthira dine yatra ye dekhila TRANSLATION Pundarika Vidyanidhi initiated Gadadhara Pandita for the second time, and on the day of Odana-shashthi … Read More
“Do not imitate the kirtana-kari (one who does kirtana) Anukara, imitation, is a mere burlesque. By arraying oneself in the trappings of a devotee like a harlequin one may deceive people, but one does no good … Read More
“So if you actually feel for your country, for your community, for your people, just spread this Krishna consciousness. They’re dying. You spread this Krishna consciousness. They’ll come again to life, and everything will be actually … Read More
“The spiritual master is also kind in that he begs from door to door, country to country, town to town: “My dear ladies and gentlemen, my dear boys and girls, please take to Krsna consciousness.” In … Read More
That type of kindness which does not give rise to manda, or evil, is termed amandodaya daya. For example, if a sick man is allowed to eat forbidden items or a drunkard is helped to … Read More
