by Haripada dasa Srila Prabhupada said in 1972 in Kartika in Vrindavana that we must always be ready to offer respect to everyone, because each living entity is originally a devotee of God or Krishna, but circumstantially the soul being Read More …
Author: Yasoda nandana dasa
Sri Krishna Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s birthday
Srila Prabhupāda: Today is the second day of Lord Caitanya’s birth ceremony. The Lord has appeared yesterday, 4th March. Not exactly 4th March. It is called, according to Vedic calendar, Gaura pūrṇimā, the full moon day of the month of Read More …
Why the ISKCON gurus are bogus
“… So Kṛṣṇa is advising Arjuna, “Don’t excuse this rascal brahma-bandhu. Don’t excuse.” This is Kṛṣṇa’s advice. But it does not mean that we can do anything and everything under the pretext of Kṛṣṇa’s advice. You must be first of all a Read More …
Sripad Madhavendra Puri Tirobhava tithi [Disappearance day] – Saturday, March 4, 2023 [Mayapura, West Bengal, Bharata Bhumi time]
Sripad Madhavendra Puri Tirobhava tithi [Disappearance day ]-Saturday, March 4, 2023 [Mayapura, West Bengal, Bharata Bhumi time] Srila Prabhupada explains the exalted position of Madhavendra Puri in the Gaudiya Sampradaya compiled by Damaghosa dasa and Yasoda nandana dasa 1) Kṛṣṇa, 2) Read More …
Sri Nityananda Trayodasi. Friday, February 3, 2023 [Mayapura, West Bengal, Bharata Bhumi]
Srila Prabhupada describes the glories of Lord Nityananda Prabhu. In Rāḍhadeśa, the part of Bengal where the Ganges is not visible, Nityānanda Prabhu, Gaṅgādāsa Paṇḍita, Murāri Gupta and Mukunda took birth Purport Here rāḍha-deśe refers to the village of the Read More …
Sri Madhvacarya’s disappearance day (tirobhava tithi) – January 30, 2023 Mayapura time
Srila Prabhupada re Madhvacarya The specific mention of Draviḍa-deśa refers to the five Draviḍa-deśas in South India. All are very strong in rendering the preliminary devotional processes (śravaṇaṁ kīrtanam). Some great ācāryas, like Rāmānujācārya and Madhvācārya, also came from Draviḍa-deśa and became great preachers. They were Read More …
Lifetime of Lord Brahma
Srimad-Bhagavatam SB Canto 1 The duration of a day in the life of Brahmā is 4,320,000,000 solar years. This is stated also in the Bhagavad-gītā. SB 1.6.30, Translation and Purport: After 4,300,000,000 solar years, when Brahmā awoke to create again Read More …
Jaladuta – The Voyage of Compassion September 17, 1965: Arrival in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
September 17, 1965: Arrival in Boston, Massachusetts, USA Today – 36th day of Srila Prabhupada’s journey Srila Prabhupada wrote in his Jaladuta Diary: We are now on the dockyard of Boston and at 10 a.m. the custom officers and others Read More …
Why should we stay away from bogus Gurus/preachers and their bogus ideas?
Why should we stay away from bogus Gurus/preachers and their bogus ideas? Hare Krishna. All glories to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The following article exposes the intentions of nonsense preachers and also how to identify them and Read More …