Author: Visvakarma Dasa

Back To Prabhupada, Issue 35, Spring 2012 This year’s GBC resolutions state: “That the Governing Body Commission recommends that all prospective disciples and aspiring initiates attend the ISKCON Disciple Course prior to their initiation, preferably before choosing an initiating spiritual master.”(GBC resolution 305, 2012) Such a course for prospective disciples has been run every year […]

Śrī Raṅga-kṣetra (Śrī Raṅgam) is a very famous place. It lies in the district of Tiruchchirāpalli, about ten miles west of Kumbhakonam and near the city of Tiruchchirāpalli, on an island in the Kāverī River. The Śrī Raṅgam temple is the largest in India, and there are seven walls surrounding it. There are also seven […]

Srila Prabhupada presents the glories of Sri Gadadhara Pandita compiled by Yasoda nandana dasa gadādhara-paṇḍitādi–prabhura nija-śakti tāṅ’-sabāra caraṇe mora sahasra praṇati SYNONYMS gadādhara–paṇḍita–ādi—headed by Śrī GadādharaPaṇḍita; prabhura—of the Supreme Lord; nija–śakti—internal potencies; tāṅ’-sabāra—of all of them; caraṇe—unto the lotus feet; mora—my; sahasra—thousands; praṇati—respectful obeisances. TRANSLATION I offer my respectful obeisances unto the internal potencies of […]

https://pin.it/7HzhxrU Pratijna Tava Govinda  Na me bhaktah pranasyati Iti samsrtya samsmrtya Pranan samddharamy aham My dear Govinda, I always rremember  your promise that  you always protect your devotee.  I remember this again and again and it maintains my life. Draupadi praying to Lord Krsna for His protection in the assembly of the Kurus [asat sabha].  […]

Srila Prabhupada’s books and recordings – Srila Prabhupada Amrta “This mission has been established simply on the publishing and distributionof my books. So get them translated and published as soon as possible”.(Srila Prabhupada Letter 26/7/75) SPECIAL NECTAR FROM SRILA PRABHUPADA AMRITAThe following are links to a compilation of all Srila Prabhupada’s nectar drops: 1. ORIGINAL […]

Check this out how Srila Prabhupada was protected by Lord Krsna Srila Prabhupada: One Muhammadan, he wanted to killme. Prabhupāda: Anything we can do. Setterji: Gurujī, one night at the Pakistan front we stay in one place, and forty, fifty men came there, Kuraris and Kundasas. And another fellow which was with me, he was asked to be one […]

Sri Vrindavan dasa Thakura avirbhava tithi [appearance day].Saturday, April 15, 2023 Compiled by Narasimha dasa and Yasoda nandana dasa Srila Prabhupada glorifies Srila Vrindavana dasa ThakuraSri Vrindavana dasa Thakura’s birth.nārāyaṇī–caitanyera ucchiṣṭa-bhājanatāṅra garbhe janmilā śrī-dāsa-vṛndāvanaSYNONYMSnārāyaṇī—of the name Nārāyaṇī; caitanyera—of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu; ucchiṣṭa-bhājana—eater of the remnants of food; tāṅra—of her; garbhe—in the womb; janmilā—took birth; śrī-dāsa-vṛndāvana—Śrīla […]

Srila Prabhupada re Bathing in the Ganges and the seven sacred rivers of Bharata Bhumi Gange cha Yamune chaiva Godavari Saraswati |Narmade Sindhu Kaveri jalesmin sannidhim kuru || गंगा च यमुने चैव गोदावरी सरस्वती |नर्मदे सिंधु कावेरी जलेस्मिन संनिधिम कुरु || Srila Prabhupāda: I’m spelling. V-i-j-a-y N-r-i-s-i-n-g-a G-a-r-h. Vijaya Nṛsiṁha Garh temple. This is near […]

Original Rules and Regulations for Devotees Posted by Śrīla Prabhupāda at 26 Second Ave., New York, NY – November 1966

yat-pāda-pallava-yugaṁ vinidhāya kumbha-dvandve praṇāma-samaye sa gaṇādhirājaḥvighnān vihantum alam asya jagat-trayasyagovindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi Synonyms yat — whose; pāda–pallava — lotus feet; yugam — two; vinidhāya — having held; kumbha–dvandve — upon the pair of tumuli; praṇāma–samaye — at the time of offering obeisances; saḥ — he; gaṇa–adhirājaḥ — Gaṇeśa; vighnān — obstacles; vihantum — to destroy; alam — capable; asya — of these; jagat–trayasya — three worlds; govindam — Govinda; ādi–puruṣam — the original person; tam — Him; aham — I; bhajāmi — worship. Translation I adore the primeval […]