News and views on culture, philosophy and siddhanta of ISKCON Vaishnavas
Pastimes and stories from Bhagavatam, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Puranas (when the narrative is the point).
In Vedic culture and in ancient cultures around the world, east was given the highest importance among all the 4 directions. The sun rises in the east and therefore east had importance…
An interesting account from the Vedic literature on the creation of various armies from the Kamadhenu Note: The content in brackets is my explanation When the sage Vasistha was attacked by king…
After describing the appearance of the white Boar Incarnation that had appeared during the Svayambhuva devastation, Maitreya next described the red Boar Incarnation that had appeared during the Chakshusha devastation. Maitreya related…
Today when I read this verse I recalled an old memory of mine. I was in an evening class of Bhagavad Gita, during the question-answer session one person asked the speaker "Is…
How Uddhava, on the order of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, delivered the Lord’s message to the gopīs, consoled them and then returned to Mathurā. When the young maidens of Vraja saw lotus-eyed Uddhava, who wore…
In a unique form, Lord Krsna is worshiped in a famous temple In Puri and at Rathayatris there and around the world. I was born in a conservative Oriyan Vaisnava family in Puri, on…
On this day lord Sri Krishna became a qualified cowherd. Before this day, he was a keeper of the calves. On this day lord Sri Krishna became a qualified cowherd. Before this…
Vamanadeva is Lord Krishna's avatar (incarnation) as a dwarf brahmana during a period of intense conflict between the appointed directors of the universe (devas, or "demigods") and asuras ("demons"). The Srimad-Bhagavatam tells…
[Translation from Hindi] Saharanpur, JNN: ISKCON Kurukshetra President and Katha-vyasa Sakshi-Gopal Das said a sinful man has no taste for hearing Krishna-katha. All the time he persists in scheming, and because of…
[translation from Hindi] Bhaskar News Network, Jul 30, 2019, 07:20 AM IST: Gwalior: In Balvant Nagar, at the permanent ISKCON branch, head of ISKCON Mumbai Praneshvar Das gave a lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam. He…
