Srila Prabhupada Tributes, 2020 – Manonatha Maharaji
For my spiritual master This is a part of a preface to the book “Śyāmānanda, the joy of Rādhārāṇī.” Never could a Vaiṣṇava write a book without first addressing a thought to his guru … Read More
Are Arjuna and Kunti Devi in Krishna Loka ?
Srila Prabhupada: To answer your second question, you should know that Arjuna and Kunti Devi are not in Krishna Loka. They are eternally associated with Krishna only in the material world. Just like Krishna is always … Read More
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.3.13 – Prabhupada class
#Prabhupāda: Chant. Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Page 141, text number 13. [leads chanting of verse] [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] śaunaka uvāca ity abhivyāhṛtaṁ rājā niśamya … Read More
Prabhupāda Vigil part 2
Prabhupāda Vigil Type: Conversation Date: Nov. 1, 1977 Location: Vṛndāvana Brahmānanda: If you’re not feeling well today, it can be postponed to another day. Prabhupāda: I am not feeling… [pause] I did not eat even today. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Prabhupāda says he … Read More
Prabhupāda Vigil Vṛndāvana 19771101
Prabhupāda Vigil Type: Conversation Date: Nov. 1, 1977 Location: Vṛndāvana Brahmānanda: [discussing the Gītā Pratiṣṭhāna conference being held there]…they offered him respects. This Bajaj, he was speaking something to him, offering him some respect. He was sitting in the … Read More
Kesava, meaning of the name
Infact in the same Maha-bharata (12.328.1 up to 6) we find a description of the multicolored rays emanating from the Lord body seen by Narada Muni, and after in the same chapter number 328 Sri Krishna … Read More
Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.2.11
ŚB 1.2.11 वदन्ति तत्तत्त्वविदस्तत्त्वं यज्ज्ञानमद्वयम् । ब्रह्मेति परमात्मेति भगवानिति शब्द्यते ॥ ११ ॥ vadanti tat tattva-vidas tattvaṁ yaj jñānam advayam brahmeti paramātmeti bhagavān iti śabdyate Synonyms vadanti — they say; tat — that; tattva–vidaḥ — … Read More
What is the difference between karma and service to Hari?
What is the difference between karma and service to Hari? The constitutional duties of a pure spirit soul are called service to the Lord and the materially designated activities of a conditioned soul are called … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 1.40.
अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः । स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः ॥ ४० ॥ adharmābhibhavāt kṛṣṇa praduṣyanti kula-striyaḥ strīṣu duṣṭāsu vārṣṇeya jāyate varṇa-saṅkaraḥ Synonyms adharma — irreligion; abhibhavāt — having become predominant; kṛṣṇa — O Kṛṣṇa; praduṣyanti … Read More
ISKCON temple in Vrindavan sealed as 22 people, including priests, test COVID-19 positive ahead of Janmashtami
Krishna Janmashtami, to be celebrated on August 12 this year, is celebrated to mark the birth of Lord Krishna. Pic courtesy: mathura.nic.in Vrindavan: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (#ISKCON) temple in … Read More
Balya (or Kaumara), Pauganda, Kaisora
Krishna’s periods of age are three and are called: • Balya (or Kaumara), from birth to five years; • Pauganda, from five to ten years; • Kaisora, from ten to little less than sixteen years. … Read More
Itihasa, what are the Itihasa?
Among the various historical books written in Sanskrit, there are two particularly important: The Ramayana, which is the story of Sri Ramacandra, written by Valmiki Muni, and The Maha-bharata written by Sri Vyasadeva. … Read More
Remembering Janmastami 1966
While attending the #Janmastami festival at the ISKCON farm in Czechoslovakia several years ago, I was asked to give a lecture about the appearance of Lord Krishna. Afterwards I asked for questions and an elderly, red-haired … Read More
Srila Prabhupada’s childhood
Srila Prabhupada’s childhood was a rich mixture of devotion, education, and adventure. His father, Gour Mohan De, tried to fulfill his every wish, and when the five-year-old child wanted to put on a miniature … Read More
