Srimati Radharani is the eternal consort of Lord Krishna. Five thousand years ago, when Lord Krishna came to this planet to perform His pastimes, Srimati Radharani also appeared. This year we celebrate her appearance on September 5th. This special day is known as Radhashtami. The following is adapted from a lecture by His Holiness Varshana […]
Listen, all, and my tongue shall tell In what great person great virtues dwell. It is Prabhupäda, with such rare grace, Liberator of the human race. Ramai Swami 2011 To serve and not to be served is the constitutional position of the jiva, the living entity. Forgetting his real eternal nature, the conditioned soul becomes […]
Krishna Janmastami marks the anniversary of the appearance of Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead on this earth. The Vedas state that Krishna is the original person, but that He always appears young and attractive. He knows everything, He contains all of reality, and all other living beings are His inseparable parts. He is the all-powerful, supreme […]
Wewelcome you on the auspicious occasion of Sri Gaura-purnima, the appearance day of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna Caitanya. We are gathered here in the most holy abode of the Supreme Lord at the feet of the Panca-tattva. This year Gaura-purnima is especially significant for us because in Sri Mayapur-dhama, the birthplace of […]
namo namas te tri-dasesvarayabhutadi-nathaya mrdaya nityamganga-tarangotthita-bala-candracudaya gauri-nayanotsavaya “I perpetually offer obeisances unto you, the lord of the thirty primal devas, who are the original father of created beings, whose character is gracious, upon whose head, which is crested by the sickle moon, the Ganga springs, and who are a festival for the eyes of Gauri, […]
vrindavanvani pate jaya soma soma maule sanandana sanatana naradeya gopishvara vraja vilasi yuganghri padme prema prayaccha nirupadhi namo namas te “O Shiva, O gatekeeper of Vrindavan! O you who are accompanied by Uma! O you who carry the moon in your hair! O lord worshiped by Sananda-kumar, Sanat-Kumar and Narada Muni! O Gopishwara, the […]
Today (22/02) is the appearance day of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, Srila Prabhupada’s spiritual master. And we read Srila Prabhupada’s essay about him, “The Universal Teacher,” which Prabhupada presented on this occasion seventy-five years ago. The truth of Srila Prabhupada’s words penetrate the heart as much now as they must have then. He said: “Although […]
Today is a most important day. It is the appearance day of Srila Narottam das Thakur, a great acarya in our disciplic succession. sri krsna namamrta varsi vaktra candra prabha dhvasta tamo bharaya gaurangadeva nucaraya tasmai namo namah srila narottamaya “I offer respectful obeisances to Srila Narottama das Thakura, a sincere follower of Lord […]
