Author Archives: Dandavats

What happened when the chief immigration officer refused to grant a visa to Srila Prabhupada on the basis of him being sick and unable to personally come to the office to submit the request?Read More…(This post has been viewed 320 times so far)

Once when mother earth was overburdened by hundreds of thousands of military phalanxes of various conceited demons dressed like kings, she approached Lord Brahma for relief. Mother earth assumed the form of a cow. Very much distressed, with tears in he…

A recent downpour of rain at the farm has seen the dams fill up and at last our wetlands have returned. The wetlands are the home of many bird species including pelicans, black swans, ducks, ibis and grebe. Read More…(This post has been viewed 326 ti…

By ISKCON GBC Ministry of Agriculture and Cow Protection The cows are as important as the citizens. Just as the human citizens should be given all kinds of protection. So the cows also should be given full protection. Srila Prabhupada did not make dis…

Welcome to another Sacred India Wisdom Tree message from Jagattarini. This week’s message is entitled: Memory BoxesRead More…(This post has been viewed 321 times so far)

By Pradyumna das For ten years, we have printed Srila Prabhupada Tributes and sent a free copy to each devotee who wrote for it. But this year, the pandemic that struck made us uncertain about whether our printers could provide the book on schedule, o…

By Anuradha dasi When WTRF came to do an interview for a piece about New Vrindaban on channel 7’s “Discover West Virginia” program, I had no idea this would be Kirtan the baby peacock’s debut into stardom. After all, it was meant to be a general docu…

Sanaka prabhu passed peacefully from his body at 2am, with Srila Prabhupada chanting Japa at his side and Srimati Tulasi devi close to him. Over the past few weeks he has had a lot of mercy from so many caring Vaishnavas. Devotees had kirtan for him fo…

By Danavir GoswamiHe was an offenseless, gentle soul, full of devotion for Lord Krishna. A complete artist: painter, singer, musician, etc. Although highly qualified in many fields, he was humble like a straw. His kirtans and paintings are a treasure f…

By Urmila Devi Dasi Activities and stories about Lord Balarama! Lots of fun things to do for children aged 2-18. Here are many stories about Balarama, along with activities about the stories. The story activities were created by the Hare Krishna Schoo…

A king’s duty is to his people. He should take care of them with no thoughts of pleasing himself. He should subordinate his own wishes and desires to those of the peopleRead More…(This post has been viewed 324 times so far)

HG Ramesvara Das: Srila Prabhupada’s desire to show Shri Krshna to the entire world pours out of every part of this amazing empowered eternal spiritual couple. We can never repay our debt to you both for what you have revealed to the world – by Srila P…

By Samapriya dasi In the beginning days of establishing his movement, Srila Prabhupada was assisted by a handful of dedicated disciples. Though unfamiliar with Vedic culture they were qualified through love and submission to their spiritual master. Th…

By Gauranga Darshan DasOnce Utkaca went to the hermitage of a sage named Lomaśa, who had studied a hundred lessons in morality from Lord Brahma. For no reason, Utkaca started breaking trees there, being puffed up of his strong body. Seeing him creating…

Gauridas Pandit was a great devotee of Lord Chaitanya that lived in Ambika Kalna near Navadvipa in West Bengal. Gauridas Pandit was Subal in Krishna-lila. From Puri, Gauridas had settled in Ambika KalnRead More…(This post has been viewed 324 times so…

She was in LA where she has had a massive stroke.Read More…(This post has been viewed 320 times so far)

By Vijaya Das Most temples in the world have decreased book distribution because of the pandemic, but some increased it. ISKCON of Silicon Valley had one of its best months. By using the phone or internet by selling sets, the ISV devotees did 46,788 b…

By Shyama Darshani dasi In a recent interview with the GBC Strategic Planning Team, Sesa Prabhu, my father, spoke about ksatriya training. I found the letter that was referred to in the interview which he wrote to Jagadish Maharaj on the topic in 1983….

Online Srimad Bhagavatam class by HG Bramatirtha Prabhu for the devotees of the Krishna House, GainesvilleRead More…(This post has been viewed 328 times so far)

How to Fight Virtual Collective Rukmini Prabhu and Anuttama PrabhuRead More…(This post has been viewed 326 times so far)

Sadbhuja Das: Hare Krishna, We have finally completed Nanda and Sunanda, our two Vaikunthadutas. Now we only have two more demigods remaining, which is Indra and Manu. All this wonderful work is done by the talented Ambhoda Devi Dasi, we are very than…

By Sri Nandanandana dasa My dear Daruka, do not be unhappy because of the destruction of the Yadu dynasty, or the disappearance of Lord Balarama. Become patient and fixed in actual knowledge. These calamities are simply an illusory show, fabricated by …

In each weekly five-minute episode, Nityananda Chandra speaks on a verse from the Bhagavad-gita or Srimad-Bhagavatam or a story from the Puranas or Mahabharata. He also incorporates personal anecdotes to make his philosophical points more relatable.Rea…

At New Vrindaban, Mother Earth is manifesting an exceptional radiance this year. We see it in our high tunnel greenhouses where the bountiful production of vegetables is unsurpassed. Read More…(This post has been viewed 331 times so far)

By Rtadhvaja Swami and Giriraj Swami“Ordinarily, the spiritual master, husband, father, mother or superior relative accepts worship from an inferior relative, but here Rsabhadeva forbids this. First the father, spiritual master or husband must be able …

It’s just a piece of coal, but it undergoes an intense pressure and transforms into a diamond.Read More…(This post has been viewed 336 times so far)

Sunday Feast – HG Danakeli devi dasi – The Best Use of a Bad BargainRead More…(This post has been viewed 349 times so far)

Srila Prabhupada: One who hears the transcendental sound vibration of the holy name of the Lord, Hare Krishna, also improves in health. We have actually seen that many brahmacaris and grhastas connected with the International Society for Krishna Consci…

The Monk’s Podcast with Krishna Kshetra SwamiRead More…(This post has been viewed 320 times so far)

Srila Prabhupada recounts: “So Calcutta became devastated. All people practically left Calcutta. Daily hundreds and hundreds of people were dying. I was one year old or one and a half year old. I have seen what was happening, but there was plague epide…

Sadbhuja Das: Here is a little update on the situation with the Ganga. Last time we took pictures of the water levels was last Monday, and as you can see the level of the water has gone up but not that much.Read More…(This post has been viewed 366 ti…

By Madhava Smullen An internship program has been launched to help build a website and carry out important research for the still under-development project “ISKCON at the United Nations.” After applying and going through a rigorous approval process, …

The offering of a sincere discipleRead More…(This post has been viewed 330 times so far)