The Symbolic Markings on the Lotus Feet of Krsna and the Reasons for these Marks
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, in his commentary on this verse, gives the following scriptural information about the symbolic markings on the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa: “In the following verses the Skanda Purāṇa states the particular places on His feet where Kṛṣṇa carries the mark of the flag and also other marks, andContinue Reading
How Husband and Wife can be Happy and Make Spiritual Progress
SB 7.11.28: A chaste woman should not be greedy, but satisfied in all circumstances. She must be very expert in handling household affairs and should be fully conversant with religious principles. She should speak pleasingly and truthfully and should be very careful and always clean and pure. Thus a chaste woman should engageContinue Reading
Cambridge has put ISKCON in their Syllabus in the Hinduism Sections
The Syllabus copy of Cambridge attached below in pdf and ISKCON relevant sections are given below. 4.2 New Religious Movements Content • Two new movements within Hinduism, including origins, practices and key teachings of these new movements: – International society for Krishna consciousness (ISKCON) Practices of ISKCON including: – bhaktiContinue Reading
Perfecting Sravanam Makes it all Perfect
From Teachings of Queen Kunti, Chapter 19: Therefore, even though the Lord may be present before our eyes, it is not possible to see Him unless we have the necessary vision. This necessary qualification is developed by the process of devotional service only, beginning with hearing about the LordContinue Reading
Mukunda Datta Das(ACBSP – Vrindavan dham)’s Offering to Bhubanesvara Prabhu(ACBSP)
There are too many things I would like to say in the glorification of Bhubanesvara Prabhu’s sublime character, example, and deep devotion–but time is limited, so I will try to be brief. We are all feeling the absence of Bhubanesvara Prabhu now. I knew him since our Radha-Damodara days whenContinue Reading
The Memorial Function Organized in the ISKCON temple to Honor Bhubaneshwar Prabhu(ACBSP)
The following was submitted upon request for the memorial function at Vrindavan organized in the ISKCON Krishna Balaram temple to honor Bhubaneshwar Prabhu(ACBSP), who left his body just a few days back. Remembering Bhubaneshwar Prabhu – a very short essay by Basu Ghosh Das Not sure how I can properlyContinue Reading
क्या मानव सेवा ही माधव सेवा है ?
कोरोना के इस संकट काल में गौड़ीय_वैष्णवों का क्या कर्तव्य है? क्या उन्हें भारी मात्रा में भोजन वितरण करना चाहिए? क्या उन्हें #Hospitals खोलने चाहियें? क्या कोरोना आपदा ख़त्म करने के लिए भक्तों को नृसिंह यज्ञ या संकीर्तन करना चाहिए?? क्या मानव सेवा ही माधव सेवा है? कोई कुछ बोल क्योंContinue Reading
श्रील प्रभुपाद जी का गुणगान मलूक पीठ श्री राजेंद्र दास जी महाराज द्वारा
जगदगुरु श्रील A.C. भक्तिवेदांता स्वामी प्रभुपाद ने विश्व भर के महानतम लोगो अपनी शिक्षाओ की तरफ आकृष्ट किया है। भारतवर्ष में वैष्णव धर्म को यथारूप स्थापित किया है। उनकी पुस्तकों एवं शिक्षाओं को सभी वैष्णव सम्प्रदाय के आचार्यो ने मानक के रूप में स्वीकार किया है। इसी तरह से मलूकContinue Reading
What did Prabhupada Desire Regarding Prasad Distribution?
BY: BASU GHOSH DAS (ACBSP) Oct 25, 2011 — BARODA, INDIA (SUN) — In response to the short message from Brhat Shloka Prabhu regarding prasad distribution at Bombay, there are two letters from Srila Prabhupada that highlight his outlook on the subject. Before reading the letter to Giriraj (now) Swami, notice the sentence:Continue Reading