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mālā-kāraḥ kṛpā-kāraḥ kokila-svara-bhūṣaṇaḥ rāmo nīlāmbaro devo halī durdama-mardanaḥ He is expert at making flower garlands (mālā-kāra), merciful (kṛpā-kāra), decorated with a voice like the cuckoos’ singing (kokila-svara-bhūṣaṇa), Lord Balarāma (rāma), dressed in blue garments (nīlāmbara), the Supreme Personality of Godhead (deva), the holder of the plow (halī), and the crusher of the invincible (durdama-mardana). –…

Srila Prabhupada once used the tree as a metaphor, comparing it to a humble and proud human being. During the lecture he was posturing as he spoke, in order to emphasize his point. He said that a tree laden with fruit bends forward like a humble human, whereas a tree devoid of fruits, flowers and…

How’s that for a title? 🙂 Here’s the story from www.bdsnews.net: “A story that Tara Prabhu often tells is that of a woman who approached a book distributor and asked him, “Do you have the Krsna book?!” He said yes and showed her volume one. She replied, “No; no!! Volume two is what I want.…

“Everything I eat comes from dumpsters,” Ash says. “For me it’s a logical lifestyle choice. It’s such a natural thing to use up that waste.” Some call them “dumpster divers,” others brand them “skip lickers,” but Ross Parry and Ash Falkingham like to count themselves among the Freegans — a growing band of foragers who…

gaja-sāmī gajoddhārī kāmī kāma-kalā-nidhiḥ kalaṅka-rahitaś candro bimbāsyo bimba-sattamaḥ He is powerful like an elephant (gaja-sāmī and gajoddhārī), passionate (kāmī), a treasury of amorous arts (kāma-kalā-nidhi), pure (kalaṅka-rahita), splendid like the moon (candra), with a face splendid like the moon (bimbāsya), and splendid like the moon (bimba-sattama). – Sri Gopala-sahasra-nama – Text 9

Haribol. Over here you can read about Vidyapati Prabhu’s quest to barter his airfare for a trip to Sri Mayapur Dham. Sri Panca-tattva He was inspired by an individual in Canada who is doing something similar in hopes of securing a house. This guy started with one red paper clip and has already traded various…

by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada Question: When a devotee is born in a fam ily, does that family benefit from his or her birth? Srila Bhaktisiddhanta: When a great saint, a pure devotee, appears in a family, then his ancestors and descendants for a hundred generations each are elevated. When a devotee of the…

May 15, VRINDAVAN, INDIA (SUN) — An excerpt from the May issue of the Care For Cows newsletter. The following is based on a true story from Gauseva Chamatkar, an historical collection of cow miracles. The riot of 1857 was spread all over India – Delhi was the centre of it. Each and every street…

Scheverman: Well I would be very interested, as the man who lives across the street right over here, pastor of St. Mark’s parish, in talking with your local leadership and discussing whatever programs you are interested in working in this particular community. And I think perhaps… Prabhupāda: No community—everyone is welcome. Scheverman: Well, there are…

The popular saying is that a housewife teaches the daughter-in-law by teaching the daughter. Similarly, the Lord teaches the world by teaching the devotee. The devotee does not have to learn anything new from the Lord because the Lord teaches the sincere devotee always from within. Whenever, therefore, a show is made to teach the…

There is a older devotee named Madhava Gosh Prabhu who has a blog here. He has had some problems with his aging body and is now recovering in the hospital. If you’ve ever had to spend a bit of time in the hospital as a devotee then you’d know how austere it is being bereft…

sarva-maṅgala-dātā ca sarva-kāma-pradāyakaḥ ādi-kartā mahī-bhartā sarva-sāgara-sindhu-jaḥ He is the giver of all auspiciousness (sarva-maṅgala-dātā), the fulfiller of all desires (sarva-kāma-pradāyaka), the original creator (ādi-kartā), the maintainer of the earth (mahī-bhartā), and the father of all rivers and oceans (sarva-sāgara-sindhu-ja). – Sri Gopala-sahasra-nama – Text 8

tad-vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum evābhigacchet samit-pāṇiḥ śrotriyaṁ brahma-niṣṭham “To understand these things properly, one must humbly approach, with firewood in hand, a spiritual master who is learned in the Vedas and firmly devoted to the Absolute Truth.” – Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad 1.2.12