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Srila Prabhupada and his disciples were all invited by Puri Maharaja for a program and feast at the Sri Caitanya Gaudiya Matha in Sector 20. By the time Prabhupada arrived, a large crowd was already gathered … Read More
Yamuna : One particular morning in Tittenhurst garden, the long grasses were particularly wet from the dew, and it was very foggy. So we were going down a hillock, and Prabhupada was walking a little ahead … Read More
El primer discípulo de Srila Prabhupada, Acarya Prabhakar Misra, era un respetable profesor y académico sánscrito, quien obtuvo un título de maestría y doctorado en 1954. En una entrevista para el Srila Prabhupada Lilamrita en los … Read More
Śrīla Prabhupāda told us we were all nonsense. He angrily rebuked us, “Now you have to fast for three days!” [Hare Krishna Land Juhu Beach, Bombay, January 13th, 1976] Hari Śauri: Today was Ekādaśī, and Śrīla … Read More
How I met Srila Prabhupada in heart and body. Everytime I am asked to relate my personal experiences of Srila Prabhupada I ask myself two questions: 1) How much should I be allowed to use the … Read More
Arrival In Vrindavan (May 17, 1977) Pradyumna and I arrived in Vrindavan from Hrishikesh at about 4am. We alerted the temple President, Akshayananda Maharaja, of Srila Prabhupada’s statement that he was coming to Vrindavan to ‘leave … Read More
“One of Prabhupada’s sannyasi disciples, Hanuman, had fallen down from the sannyasa standard and had married. Such a thing had never before happened in ISKCON. But now, on Prabhupada’s first day in Mexico, Hanuman, dressed as … Read More
Srila Prabhupada Srila Prabhupada was born Abhay Charan De on September 1st 1896 in Calcutta, India. His father was Gour Mohan De, a cloth merchant, and his mother was Rajani. His parents in accordance with Bengali … Read More
By Srutakirti dasa “It wasn’t you had to think, ‘Oh, can I have a mango?’” Srutakirti dasa, November 1973, ISKCON Bombay, Juhu Beach One evening Srila Prabhupada called me into his room. “This evening you can … Read More
You cannot follow nicely unless you hear nicely, and you cannot lead nicely unless you have learned to follow nicely. Yamuna: From the very beginning of our programs in Bombay, Srila Prabhupada became known as one … Read More
The surprising events surrounding the initial publication of Srila Prabhupada’s Bhagavad-gita As It Is. The Bhagavad-gita was important to Srila Prabhupada. He saw it as the perfect book to convey Krishna consciousness, as it consists of … Read More
Hari Sauri : On March 12, 1976, in Mayapur, Srila Prabhupada visited the newly erected public exhibition and saw some of the displays. The presentation of so many international projects was impressive. Prabhupada suggested that a … Read More
प्रयत्नाद्यतमानस्तु योगी संशुद्धकिल्बिष: । अनेकजन्मसंसिद्धस्ततो याति परां गतिम् ॥ ४५ ॥ prayatnād yatamānas tu yogī saṁśuddha-kilbiṣaḥ aneka-janma-saṁsiddhas tato yāti parāṁ gatim Synonyms prayatnāt — by rigid practice; yatamānaḥ — endeavoring; tu — and; yogī — such … Read More
Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.61 dharmān anyān parityajya mām ekaṁ bhaja viśvasan yādṛśī yādṛśī śraddhā siddhir bhavati tādṛśī kurvan nirantaraṁ karma loko ‘yam anuvartate tenaiva karmaṇā dhyāyan māṁ parāṁ bhaktim icchati Synonyms dharmān — meritorious performances; anyān — … Read More
Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.40 yasya prabhā prabhavato jagad-aṇḍa-koṭi- koṭiṣv aśeṣa-vasudhādi vibhūti-bhinnam tad brahma niṣkalam anantam aśeṣa-bhūtaṁ govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi Synonyms yasya — of whom; prabhā — the effulgence; prabhavataḥ — of one who excels in … Read More
