The Spark of Renaissance – A book from Bhaktisiddhanta Dasa
On the occasion of the Gaura Purnima Festival 2021, we announce the launch of a new book “The Spark of Renaissance”. Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu was present in India and as a mere by- product of His … Read More
Krishna The God of Varieties
From Back to Godhead Variety is said to be the spice of life. Imagine a life where you eat the same vegetables daily, wear the same clothes, meet the same people, and visit the same places. … Read More
Quotes from Srila Prabhupada: Don’t Waste Time
“The bhakti-vedantas see that the people in general are wasting time in false sensuous things. Their business is to get the ignorant mass of people to reestablish their lost relationship with the Personality of Godhead. … Read More
Arjuna’s Return (Maha-bharata, English Edition)
Exactly five years had passed since Arjuna’s departure from Kamyaka, when the Pandavas noticed a supernatural phenomenon coming from the top of the mountain: it was a very powerful light, which dazzled like the rays … Read More
Sri Balarama Rasa-yatra
By Giriraj Swami For Balarama Rasa-yatra, we shall read from Srila Prabhupada’s summary study of the Tenth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam, called Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead— about Lord Balarama’s visit to Vrindavan after He and … Read More
God and Science: Christian and Vaisnava Perspectives
By Jonathan B. Edelmann This phenomenal world or material world in which we are placed is complete in itself because the twenty-four elements of which this material universe is a temporary manifestation, according to Sankhya … Read More
The Other Gita of Krishna
By Gauranga Darshan Das Context and Crux of Uddhava-gita Bhagavad-gita is the great philosophical song by Lord Krsna on the battlefield of Kuruksetra to motivate His bewildered friend Arjuna. There is yet another Gita that … Read More
Hanuman Jayanti
For Sri Hanuman Jayanti, I quote Sri Prahlada’s glorification of Hanuman from Sri Brhad-bhagavatamrta (1.4.40–52): “Hanuman is much more fortunate. For many thousands of years he has enjoyed serving the Lord constantly, without obstruction. “He is … Read More
Godruma Kalpatavi, by Bhaktivinoda Thakura, part 13
Sri Godruma Kalpatavi, Part Thirteen BY: SUN STAFF Hari Sankirtana Dec 20, 2021 — CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur’s original essay on Nama Hatta preaching. 9th Aswin, … Read More
The Wedding of Durvasa and Kandali
Chapter Twenty-four The Wedding of Durvasa’ and Kandali Text 1 Sri Narayana Rsi said O sage nou please hear the confidential story of celibate Durvasa’ Muni’s wedding. Text 2 After watching the sexual activities of … Read More
The impersonalists have no idea; they cannot even conceive that God has form
“In unalloyed love of Godhead we have to engage our senses, sarvendriya, all the senses. This means that sex is also to be engaged in Krsna consciousness. The conception of God as father or mother (vatsalya-rasa), … Read More
“The Lord is coming! The Lord is coming! Haribol! Haribol!”
Download the audio for this lecture here: http://www.mayapurtvarchives.com/p/downloads-2015.html From Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir Date: March 5, 2015 Speaker: HH Jayapataka Swami Subject: Gaura Purnima Beginning of recording missing. HH Jayapataka Swami But they … Read More
In Dvaitavana (Maha-bharata, English Edition)
One day, a small group of people arrived in Kamyaka. He was Krishna, accompanied by Dhristadyumna, Dhrishtaketu and the Kekaya brothers, all world famous for their prowess in warfare. They had come to visit the … Read More
The son of Jamadagni was Rāma, or Paraśurāma
The son of Jamadagni was Rāma, or Paraśurāma. When a king named Kārtavīryārjuna stole Jamadagni’s desire cow, Paraśurāma, who is ascertained by learned experts to be a saktyāveśa incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, killed … Read More
MILK IS ESSENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FINER BRAIN TISSUES
Prabhupada said: “MILK IS ESSENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FINER BRAIN TISSUES” These are Prabhupada’s words not mine. But devotees have a difficult time accepting all this suffering and slaughtering of poor cows and calves. So Srila … Read More
the Spiritual Master speaks it should be taken that Krishna is speaking
“You are correct when you say that when the Spiritual Master speaks it should be taken that Krishna is speaking. That is a fact. A Spiritual Master must be liberated. It does not matter if he … Read More
Prabhupāda: …my Guru Mahārāja was in his last days, these rascal doctors injected
Prabhupāda: …my Guru Mahārāja was in his last days, these rascal doctors injected… Our, this Kuñjabihārī, Tīrtha Mahārāja brought so many big, big doctors. And he protested, “Why are you giving me injection?” He protested. He … Read More
Pundarika Vidyanidhi
Jan 30–Appearance Day Pundarika Vidyanidhi who HDGSP described in His books as ”Radharani’s father in Krsna lila” and was ”slapped by Lord Jagganath ”–HDGSP writes– PURPORT In the Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā (54), Śrīla Puṇḍarīka Vidyānidhi is described as … Read More
