Glory of Kartik Month from Hari Bhakti Vilasa
Kartik Starts Saturday, October 31st- below are the benefits of following Kartik and glorification from the book “Hari Bhakti Vilas” – if you need a guide on how to follow Kartik, (HARI BHAKTI VILASA 16/39,40 from SKANDA PURANA) There is no other month equal to Karttika and there is noContinue Reading
Please Take Me Out!
By Amrta Madhava Dasa as told to Gautam Saha Although born in Odisha, the land of Lord Jagannatha, I had never understood the science behind the worship of Jagannatha. I got married in 1976, and my wife got a set of deities of Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra to our home.Continue Reading
Serving Krsna in Exchange for Payment
Someone was asking that when they do service at the temple can they get paid for it. They said that they were told that it was going on in many of the temples with some people getting big, big salaries. I don’t know offhand the statistics on this, or howContinue Reading
Do Not Change My Words
Srila Prabhupada used to like to sit in his garden in Vrindavan especially in the mornings. He liked to hear his books read to him daily. One time Yasodanandan Prabhu was reading Sri Isopanisad when Srila Prabhupada stopped him and asked him to reread the last paragraph. After hearing itContinue Reading
The Holy Land of Dakor!
Above the entrances and elsewhere around the temple are closed-circuit TVs showing the Deity, but the pilgrims are not much interested in them. They want to get in and see the Deity as He is. Streams of people pour into the main gates, as others pour out the side gate.Continue Reading
Letter from HG Yasomatinandana Prabhu to Srila Prabhupada and its Reply.
Please read this wonderful 1973 letter by His Grace Yasomatinandana Prabhu to Srila Prabhupada in which he requests Prabhupada for the service of translating his books into Gujarati after excellently glorifying Srila Prabhupada. Srila Prabhupada was pleased with the letter and ordered to publish it in Back To Godhead; IContinue Reading
HG Jasomatinandan Prabhu has Left his Body
HG Jasomatinandan Prabhu was the Temple President of ISKCON Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. He has done a very great service in Srila Prabhupada’s mission. Because of him, KC spreads in Gujarat area. Below are some offerings of Prabhus and Maharajas towards him. HG Basu Ghosh Prabhu: Jasomatinandan Prabhu has left hisContinue Reading
Urgent and Intense Prayers Needed for HG Jasomatinandan Prabhu
Dear Maharajas and Prabhus, Namonamaha. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Gopal Krishna Maharaj has asked me to inform you that Jasomatinandan Prabhu has had a major medical setback – seems to be heart related – and is now on a ventilator, with little chance of survival at Ahmedabad. This has come afterContinue Reading
We are Getting Positive Help from Our Previous Acaryas”
One party strictly followed the instructions of Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, but another group created their own concoction about executing his desires. Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, at the time of his departure, requested all his disciples to form a governing body and conduct missionary activities cooperatively. He did not instruct a particularContinue Reading
We are Getting Positive Help from Our Previous Acaryas
One party strictly followed the instructions of Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, but another group created their own concoction about executing his desires. Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, at the time of his departure, requested all his disciples to form a governing body and conduct missionary activities cooperatively. He did not instruct a particularContinue Reading