1. krsna-prasadena samasta-saila- samrajyam apnoti ca vairino ‘pi sakrasya yah prapa balim sa saksad govardhano me disatam abhistam krsna — of Krsna; prasadena — by the mercy; samasta — of all; saila –mountains; samrajyam — sovereignty; apnoti — attains; ca — and; vairinah — from the enemy; api — even; sakrasya — Indra; yah —…

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This evening in the garden Srila Prabhupada sat with his back very straight and with his eyes opened wide chanted, “Govindam adi purusam tam aham bhajami. This is our pride. We are servants to the most regal person — Krishna. Everyone is servant but our pride is that we are servant to Krishna. Govindam adi…

“Our English schools are flourishing wonderfully; we find it difficult to provide instruction to all. The effect of this education on Hindus is prodigious. No Hindu who has received an English education ever remains sincerely attached to his religion. It is my firm belief that if our plans of education are followed up, there will…

Here is my response to some discussion going on here: pranams to all assembled sadhus _o/__ _o____ _o/__ All glories to Srila Prabhupada! I appreciate that Pandu Prabhu is being given the chance for a healthy dialogue here. I think that his warranted indignation needs intelligent venting and sensitive discussion. This issue of child abuse…

durlabhaḥ kārttiko vipra mathurāyāṁ nṛṇām iha yatrārcitaḥ svakaṁ rūpaṁ bhaktebhyaḥ samprayacchati durlabhaḥ-rare; kārttikaḥ-Kārttika; vipra-O brāhmaṇa; mathurāyām-in Mathurā; nṛṇām-of the people; iha-here; yatra-where; arcitaḥ-worshiped; svakam-own; rūpam-form; bhaktebhyaḥ-to the devotees; samprayacchati-gives. “O brāhmaṇa, it is rare that one is allowed to spend the month of Kārttika in Mathurā. To they who worship Him in Mathura’ during Kārttika,…

ekādaśyāṁ parair dattaṁ dīpaṁ prajvalya mūṣikā mānuṣyaṁ durlabhaṁ prāpya parāṁ gatim avāpa sā ekādaśyām-on ekādaśī; paraiḥ-by others; dattam-offered; dīpam-lamp; prajvalya-lighting; mūṣikā-a mouse; mānuṣyam-a human birth; durlabham-rare; prāpya-attaining; parām-the supreme; gatim-destination; avāpa-attained; sā-she. “Somehow or other a mouse once lit a lamp that someone offered on ekādaśī during the month of Kārttika. That mouse attained a…

This is a story about how kind Giriraja has been to me. Today in Christchurch we celebrated Govardhana Puja. It is actually in four days but having the public celebrations on the weekend makes it more accessable for our guests. I look forward to this festival as there is always something special in store for…

“I am pleased also that you are decorating your temple nicely, and the more you decorate the temple beautifully the more your heart will be beautiful. The example is that the more you decorate the original the more the reflection automatically is decorated. So our heart is the reflection of the Original Consciousness, Krsna, and…

kiṁ ca nirdhanenāpi viprendra kṛtvā caivātma-vikrayam kartavyaṁ dīpa-dānaṁ tu yāvat kārttika-pūrṇimā kim- ca-furthermore; nirdhanena-penniless; api-even; viprendra-O king of brāhmaṇas; kṛtvā-doing; ca-and; eva-indeed; ātma-Himself; vikrayam-selling; kartavyam-to be done; dīpa-dānam-offering a lamp; tu-indeed; yāvat-when; kārttika-pūrṇimā-on the full-moon of Kārttika. “O king of brāhmaṇas, when someone offers Him a lamp on the full-moon day of the month of…

by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prem [ecstatic love of God] alone is the purpose of the life of the jivas (spirit souls). Bhava (soul’s feeling) develops into Prem. Turning their face towards Krishna, the more jivas progress, the more do they approach the temple of Prem. Thus, in considering the rights of Prem, we meet…

After a dozen years of airport book distribution and tens of thousands of books put in the hands of just as many people I had an epiphany on June 9th, 2003 which led to a conversation with a wonderful devotee named Atmarama last Spring when he and his wife had just gotten back from an…

from BBC NEWS: A US woman who killed herself was left hanging in public for more than 12 hours because people who saw the body mistook it for a Halloween decoration. The woman, 42, hanged herself from a tree on a fairly busy road in the US state of Delaware, state police said. It was…