I worship Lord Nityananda, the limitless root of the tree of devotional service. As He walks with the grace of a majestic elephant, His pure, splendid beauty shines like the full autumn moon. Though He Himself is the Absolute Truth, He is maddened with pure love for Lord Hari. He smiles as He rolls His […]
“Going from house to house with His companions, Lord Nityananda always enjoyed pastimes of sankirtana. Elaborately dressed as the great wrestler of sankirtana, how charming was Lord Nityananda! Simply by seeing Him, everyone attained piety and bliss. On His head was a turban of many different kinds of silk. Above that were many different graceful […]
On September 17, 1965, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada arrived in Boston on board the ship Jaladuta. He carried within his heart the orders of his spiritual master to spread the teachings of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu to the entire world. The following poem, originally written in Bengali, perfectly illustrates Srila Prabhupada’s complete humility […]
Today is the 51st anniversary of Srila Prabhupada accepting sannyasa. Here is a pastime retold relating Srila Prabhupada’s faith in the holy names that took place at Srila Prabhupada’s sannyasa ceremony in Mathura as retold by Giriraj Swami.
Today is the auspicious appearance day of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, one of the great acharya’s in our line. The Thakura wrote many beautiful bhajans and as we are celebrating World Holy Name festival here is the transalation of a beatifiul and deeply moving bhajan: Keno Hare Krsna Nam – Oh, Why While Chanting Hare Krishna […]
Hare Krsna, Yesterday saw the auspicious disappearance day of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur, a great
Once Bhimasena, the younger brother of Maharaja Yudhisthira, asked the great sage Shrila Vyasadeva, the grandfather of the Pandavas, if it is possible to return to the spiritual world without having observed all the rules and regulations of the Ekadasi fasts.
