Sri Gopala is the sustainer of the universe, full of all opulence, as beautiful as a lotus flower, the primeval Lord, the Lord of the cows, the husband of mother earth, the chastiser of miscreants, the destroyer of the devotee’s distress and the possessor of unlimited mouths. – Sri Gopala-sahasra-nama – Text 2

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Here’s a shot of Kurma Prabhu getting hauled off the streets of Melbourne in the earlier days of the Hare Krishna movement. Classic photo isn’t it? 4 cops and one sandal missing. I believe the whole incident worked in our favour in terms of generating publicity and sympathy from the clergy. This picture goes well…

Dear devotees, please accept our humble obeisances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada. PLEASE POST THIS ON YOUR TEMPLE’S NOTICE BOARD Hare Krishna. We are pleased to inform you that there is now a comfortable, affordable and secure accommodation for devotees to stay overnight just 1 one minute drive away from the Calutta airport located on…

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“The process of speaking in spiritual circles is to say something upheld by the scriptures. One should at once quote from scriptural authority to back up what he is saying.” – Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 17.15 Purport

13. Lord Gaurasundara’s broad shoulders are like a lion’s, and the charming smile on the corner of His cheeks is the sweetest of all sweet things. He is absorbed in the unfathomable, ecstatic love the gopis felt in separation from Krishna. And thus, His body sometimes under goes very amazing transformations. Srimati Radharani and Lord…

Sri Gopala is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the source of everything, the Supreme Lord, the transcendental Cupid, the ultimate goal of the Kama-bija mantra, a cowherd boy, the maintainer of the universe, and the knower of all Vedic literatures. – Sri Gopala-sahasra-nama – Text 1

The shining full moon of Lord Caitanya was born from the milk ocean of Srimati Sacidevi’s womb; that moon is learned in the sixty-four astonishing transcendental arts, and it appears very splendid dressed in glorious saffron garments the color of the rising sun. That pure and beautiful moon is full of the nectar of pure…

From the Sri Rupa Cintamani and Ananda Candrika of Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura 1) O Mind! Always remember the markings On the right lotus foot Of Sri Gauranga At the base of the toe of the right foot Is a barleycorn, And below that is an umbrella. At the connecting place below the toe and…

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by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada The great mistake of modern civilization is to encroach upon other’s property as though it were one’s own and to thereby create an unnecessary disturbance of the laws of nature. These laws are very strong. No living entity can violate them. Only one who is Krishna conscious can easily overcome…

Here is a copy of H.G. Bhurijana Prabhu’s poem to Srila Prabhupada. namah om vishnu-pādāya krishna-prestāya bhū-tale srimate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine namaste sarasvate deve gaura-vane-pracarine nirvesesa-sunyavadi-pascatya-desa-tarine For the Good of Others For the good of others For their welfare You struggled You planned You spoke You wrote— You lived For the eternal good of others…

by Govinda dasi ACBSP One day in Montreal, during afternoon guest hours a young devotee from the temple asked me for an appointment to see Srila Prabhupada. I agreed and told her to come in the late afternoon, as it was his custom to visit with guests and devotees after his afternoon nap. This girl…

Today’s darsan is available as a desktop wallpaper. Just click on the image below to download. Gopala’s bodily complexion is just like a fully blossomed blue lotus. His face is as pleasant as the moon. His head is decorated with peacock feathers. His chest is adorned with the mark of Srivatsa. He wears a Kaustubha…