Dhruva Maharaja got Pancaratriki Diksa
Dhruva-Mahārāja was initiated at the age of 5-years by Nārada-muni. It is interesting to ask which type of dīkṣā did he receive from Nārada-muni. Some say it is Vaidika-dīkṣā as it was satyuga. However, if we see, Dhruva Mahārāja received dvādaśākṣara mantra—oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya—which is not a śruti mantra.Continue Reading
13 Female Gurus in ISKCON’s Guru Parampara mentioned in Bhagavad-gita “As It Is”
13 Female Gurus in ISKCON’s Guru Parampara mentioned in Bhagavad-gita “As It Is” Hare Krishna. Good News for both sides: Pro-FDG as well as anti-FDG. From the Guru Parampara mentioned in the Bhagavad-gita “As It Is.” 65% Gurus are Females in their spiritual identities At a careful analysis of theContinue Reading
A Response to devotee’s Query to ISKCON Bureau Resolution on FDG
A Response to devotee’s Query to ISKCON Bureau Resolution on FDG My humble pranams to all the devotees. Sri Sri Guru Gaurangau Jayatah. Following is the first para of devotee’s query email after which he ended quoting CC Madhya 23.105 with purport: In light of Srila Prabhupada’s purport, below, canContinue Reading
British Prime Minister’s and Home Secretary’s Visit to Bhaktivedanta Manor
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Priti Patel at the Bhaktivedanta Manor on 08.Dec.2019Continue Reading
ISKCON’s GBC members release a statement on their meeting with ritvik leader Madhu Pandit Das
Dear Maharajas and Prabhus, Dandavat pranams. Jaya Srila Prabhupada. Please find below a report on yesterday’s meeting that was held in ISKCON, East of Kailash, New Delhi with Madhu Pandit Prabhu and his team . Your servant, Yudhistir Govinda Das —– Bhakti Vaibhava Maharaja (GBC Chairman), Gopal Krishna Maharaja, BhaktiContinue Reading
Will ISKCON’s Governing Body Comission accept the ritvik initiation system?
Read also: ISKCON’s GBC members release a statement on their meeting with ritvik leader Madhu Pandit Prabhu On Friday, Dec 6, 2019, Madhu Pandit Prabhu was at the ISKCON Temple in Delhi, East of Kailash, to discuss with Gopal Krishna Maharaja, Anuttama and Bhakti Charu Swami about the possibility ofContinue Reading
An Uncontrolled Mind And An Unchaste Wife Are The Same
nityaṁ dadāti kāmasya cchidraṁ tam anu ye ’rayaḥ yoginaḥ kṛta-maitrasya patyur jāyeva puṁścalī An unchaste woman is very easily carried away by paramours, and it sometimes happens that her husband is violently killed by her paramours. If the yogī gives his mind a chance and does not restrain it, his mindContinue Reading
A Humble Request
We are at the beginning of the December marathon of book distribution, and as editors of this website, we are very interested in letting our readers know about how Lord Caitanya’s infinite mercy is being distributed through Srila Prabhupada’s books all over the world. Therefore, we would like to kindlyContinue Reading
Who Are Brāhmaṇas And What Are Their Qualifications?
The Vedas are My(Lord Himself) eternal transcendental sound incarnation. Therefore the Vedas are śabda-brahma. In this world, the brāhmaṇas thoroughly study all the Vedas, and because they assimilate the Vedic conclusions, they are also to be considered the Vedas personified. The brāhmaṇas are situated in the supreme transcendental mode ofContinue Reading
Discussion On The Female Diksha Guru Issue: Amongst Godbrothers
Dear ACBSP #1 Prabhu, Namonamaha. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Received your message: Whereas, we all know that “books are the basis”, and in our foundational book, Srimad Bhagavatam, 4.12.32, Prabhupada clearly stated that “being a woman” Suniti could not be Dhruva’s diksha guru”. The Bureau finds that the said resolution institutingContinue Reading