Author Archives: Dandavats

I am self-isolating and following the medical protocol prescribed by a devotee doctor who is monitoring my case.
Humbly, I request your prayers so that I can beat this.Read More…(This post has been viewed 377 times so far)

Somehow a fire started in the deity clothing room about 6pm last night. The Deities were removed downstairs and the fire put out. All the Deity clothes were burnt but the fire didn’t do any further damage. Radha Govinda are OK. The temple building is O…

By Bhaktimarga Swami I wrote a poem for Hanuman yesterday, as yesterday was his birthday. Here it is, it’s a shorty! Read More…(This post has been viewed 10 times so far)

By Giriraj Swami “When the Lord assumes a humanlike body to show mercy to His devotees, He engages in such pastimes as will attract those who hear about them to become dedicated to Him.” (SB 10.33.36) By hearing these pastimes, we can think, “I want …

After the fall to cement, Krishna moved to take Mak relatively quickly _ 11 months, much of them engaged in a process with the hopeful prognosis of walking again. It was only in November, ‘20 when decline began. And even then, hope didn’t, not unril r…

By Sacred Street Party That Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared to give love of God to the most fallen. He came to give the topmost to the most fallen. And not just love of God. Although love of God is rare in this world still love of God can be found als…

“I was standing in Union Square park, in downtown San Francisco, with a little box of books. There was an art festival going on, so I slipped in and out of the park so the security wouldn’t bother me. “At around 10:30 a.m. I noticed a very familiar fa…

“This was an amazing day in yet another way, because shortly after the class, I met two siblings who are devotees and wanted to start a campus club. They needed a faculty member to sponsor it. I said that I could most likely arrange that with the profe…

The Hare Krishna Community (also known as the International Society for Krishna Consciousness) joins hands with other religious and civic leaders in condemning the gun killings of eight FedEx employees in Indianapolis on April 15th. Our prayers go out …

“Although it is my writing, but I know it is not my writing. It is Krsna’s writing. So we should read Bhagavatam always.”
Srila Prabhupada Room Conversation — Vrndavana, 4 September 1976 Read More…(This post has been viewed 330 times so far)

Beautiful recitation of a Bhagavad-Gita verse by wonderful Radhika Priya’s daughter, Laxmi PriyaRead More…

A comedy play put on at the Northeast American Sankirtan Awards in 1980s Read More…(This post has been viewed 801 times so far)

HH Brhat Bhagavata Swami Maharaja has given a lecture entitled:
“Mother Sita, consort of Lord Ramachandra – Chaste and Pure” in Mauritius on Zoom Read More…

By Manorama das Peter Leggieri, the editor-owner of “The East Village Other” (EVO), wrote the “Save Earth Now” article about the Hare Krishna movement in 1966 under the pen name Irving Shushnick. Here’s an excerpt from the EVO website where he mentions…

Brett Prabhu is part of the Management team for the New Gokula Farm and is also the Manager of the Bhakti Tree Restaurant in Newcastle. He first met the devotees through the Veggie Club at the Newcastle University in 2002 when he was studying and fell …

By Giriraja Swami On Earth Day, I thought of a prayer that resonated with me in my youth. “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. For He has founded it on the seas, and established it on the floods. W…

By The GBC Executive Committee As you may know, His Grace Pankajanghri Prabhu, the beloved, longstanding pujari of Sri Sri Prahlad-Nrsimhadeva from Sri Dham Mayapur, is critically battling the Covid-19 virus. We request devotees worldwide to please off…

HG Pankajanghri Prabhu’s oxygen demand is increasing. He needs high oxygen support almost all the time to maintain his oxygen saturation.
His blood parameters for inflammation are also showing increasing inflammation.
His chest X Ray is also showing…

Bhakta Ram met a nice lady on sankirtan named Alexis who runs a beauty school and she was planning to do a mind over matter retreat with some of her students in Piedmont park where we regularly go to distribute books! She invited us to come and partici…

An excerpt from a recent interview.Read More…(This post has been viewed 340 times so far)

By Ananta dasi and Karuna Dharini dasi All of us who had the good fortune to know Yasoda Priya Devi Dasi will eagerly testify to her excellent character and deep devotion. Once, when asked how one could recognize a true devotee of Krishna, Prabhupada …

New pasta machine for the devotee’s restaurant Govinda in Ljubljana, SloveniaRead More…(This post has been viewed 330 times so far)

Hare Krishna. So, one astrologer devotee told me, “Better you do not get married now anyway since all planets are inauspicious.” I said that is OK. He said, “If you had married that mataji the Temple President told you about there would have been Hell …

‘Demetri Gross is an actor who has been in some big blockbuster movies like ‘Rampage’, and ‘13 hours.’ I met him today at my book table in City Park(what are the chances?) here in New Orleans.Read More…(This post has been viewed 772 times so far)
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Parividha das:A performance in Antwerp around 2000 of our musical SUDAMA BRAHMANARead More…(This post has been viewed 635 times so far)

Creative video about the daily life of the Harinama groupRead More…(This post has been viewed 560 times so far)

When I was laying there immobile, I thought “ok I better try to chant” and I was literally unable to string one word of the mahamantra after the other. The words just began to scramble.Read More…(This post has been viewed 348 times so far)

“Regarding my books, everyone should read. I am also reading. Everyone should be engaged 24 hours. That is the sum and substance. How much you
should read and how much you should do other types of service, that has to be decided by each individual de…

Yasoda-dulal Das: Please hear this MOST hope-giving talk by the brilliant Bhakti Rasamrita Swami. He spoke on the verse most often quoted from Mukunda Mala Stotra.Read More…(This post has been viewed 992 times so far)

“From Miner to Monk” – Hare Krishna Festivals UK – Podcast Exclusive (16th April 2021) We’re super excited to be joined this week by His Holiness Dayananda Swami as our guest.Read More…(This post has been viewed 0 times so far)

ISKCON Kanpur – Sri Sri Radha Madhav Mandir, Maharaja’s lungs 90 percent damaged from Covid. Please pray to Lord Nrsringhadeva for protectionRead More…(This post has been viewed 405 times so far)

s doctors said Maharaj has mild covid and these tablets will solve infection in lungs and headache Maharaj has.Read More…(This post has been viewed 356 times so far)

Today Pankajangri Prabhu’s health condition has deteriorated and the Doctors are considering various options for his treatment. The situation is quite urgent.
The doctors are even considering to shift him to a better facilities in Kolkata.Read More……

Update on Pankajanghri Prabhu’s health [13th April 2021, 12:30 PM]
This afternoon Prabhu was shifted to Vamsi Bhavan. Here he will be getting more oxygen supplies and better medical assistance.
Kindly continue prayers for Prabhu’s speedy recovery!Re…

Just want to make an announcement that Sadbhuja prabhu has typhoid and COVID. This is a double infection.
Ask everybody, please, pray for his speedy recovery. And come back to his service again. Read More…(This post has been viewed 354 times so far)

By Kamalini Devi Dasi We’re seeing Krishna at every moment. We’re just not aware of it. There’s nowhere Krishna is not, so it’s really amazing that we can’t see Him. At the same time, we can’t see very much with our material eyes, so we shouldn’t be su…