Author Archives: Dandavats

By Gour Govinda Swami“The Western world means countries where the people are gross materialists, who have no Krsna consciousness, no God consciousness at all. Therefore, who is able to spread Krsna consciousness among them? It is completely impossible,…

By Chandan Yatra Das Sri Vrindavan Das Thakura’s mother’s name was Sri Narayani Devi. She was the daughter of Srivasa Thakura’s brother. Narayani devi was only a 4 year old girl when Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu revealed His divinity in the house of Sriva…

We all want our goals and dreams to manifest. But we also want to enjoy life.
Are they contradictory?Read More…(This post has been viewed 378 times so far)

Narration given by H.G. Padma Mukha Nimai dasa. Read More…

On the sad but glorious passing of HG Pankajanghri Prabhu, I think this was the last time he was at ISKCON-LondonRead More…(This post has been viewed 336 times so far)

By Kamala Locana dasWe have a magazine of disciples of H.H. Niranjana Swami which name is “Mukam Karoti Vacalam”. Once the theme of an issue was Deity worship, so we put together different articles about that including an interview with His Grace Panka…

This class on Srimad Bhagavatam 9.4.69 is given by HG Brahma Tirtha Prabhu at Bhakti Center. Read More…

He was a fellow perceptively mellow

He arrived with his brother to follow

At the beck and call of Mahaprabhu

In a land of mist and morning dew

>From there on, it was all overRead More…(This post has been viewed 132 times so far)

It is with great distress that we inform the entire devotee community about the loss that we have experienced in Iskcon Vrindavan. Vaishnava association is one of the most important limbs of devotional service and the greatest treasure of life, and lo…

By Pankajanghri das Being labeled Lord Nrsimhadeva’s pujari in Mayapur, I have been asked to recount some stories in connection with Him, but unlike the sastras (scriptures), these “lilas” (pastimes) have no authority except for the testimony of the …

By Sukanthi Radha dasi A song in glorification of our dear Pankajanghri Prabhu. The depths of your devotion are impossible to know, you live and breathe pure spiritual life. Simply by seeing you one’s heart becomes satisfied. We deeply wanted you to …

Mahasrngha das is initially from the USA. He has been seriously ill from the Covid virus for 10 days now. He currently resides at Iskcon Jaipur temple. There is no hospital nearby that has oxygen. He is thus reconciled to departing this life, and has s…

Here is a little report about my condition. Now I have been tested Negative, which is very good. I am at home in Mayapur and everything is going quite well. I am still weak, but my strength is returning and I feel an improvement every day. I take vita…

Hare Krishna, and today in honor of the Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia – Srila Prabhupada’s ′′ Food of Life ′′ mission special porridge with Irish milk, very filling and delicious and wonderful buckwheat. Thank you very much for …

This video outlines how important succession was to Srila Prabhupada and the plans he put in place for the same. Those plans were exclusively based on the instructions of his own spiritual preceptor Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura. In addition …

By Praghosa dasa As I am sure you will know, India is going through a very severe wave of Covid 19 at the present time. Many have referred to it as a tsunami as opposed to a wave and our ISKCON communities have been badly affected too. The GBC members…

By GBC Executive CommitteeHG Pankajanghri Prabhu, ISKCON’s most beloved Nrsimhadeva pujari, has departed from this world in Sri Dham Mayapur. Having joined ISKON in the footsteps of his twin brother, HG Jananivasa Prabhu, in 1973, the two brothers ded…

Pankajanghri Prabhu’s situation remains the same as past few hours, critical. Read More…(This post has been viewed 360 times so far)

By Vijaya Dasa Here’s a surprise: Ambarish Maharaja, a sannyasi from Russia, is No. 17 in the world, with 1,850 book points. I think that this is the first time I’ve seen a sannyasi do such a huge score in the category of regular person-to-person book …

The Governing Body Commission of ISKCON, in conjunction with ISKCON leaders in South Asia, has launched a Covid Relief Appeal to provide funds to aid devotees and others in need in the Mayapur region and Bangladesh. Below is an appeal letter from the G…

“Glories of Abhirama Thakur & Krsna-Lord of Opposites” (SB-4.30.26) by Badrinarayana Swami 5/2/2021 Read More…(This post has been viewed 334 times so far)

O Partha, happy are the ksatriyas to whom such fighting opportunities come unsought, opening for them the doors of the heavenly planets. Read More…(This post has been viewed 331 times so far)

The Book ”Gargamoney” is now available Read More…(This post has been viewed 340 times so far)

To Love God is a short English article written in 1871, describing bhakti (love) as the religion of the soul. The piece is based on Christ Jesus’ teaching “Love God with all thy heart, with all thy mind, and with all thy strength, and love man as thy …

San Diego Hare Krishna Temple ScheduleRead More…(This post has been viewed 365 times so far)

The latest issue of 243Review has just been released! This monthly community newsletter includes in-depth information, intriguing content, and compelling articles Read More…(This post has been viewed 332 times so far)

Does God become angry? Can He be fearsome? – Why not! The simple answer to these questions is that – “God becomes angry when His dear devotees are troubled by demoniac people, towards whom He becomes very fearsome.”Read More…(This post has been view…

Srila Prabhupada wrote in the 9th Canto, “In these days of drought, people can gain relief from scarcity of rain and food by the simple method of the Hare Kṛṣṇa yajña. Indeed, this can relieve all of human society.” Read More…(This post has been view…

By H.G. Drutakarma DasRead More…(This post has been viewed 334 times so far)

Pankajanghri prabhu is quite weak. Doctors are tying to improve his nutritional intake, which will help him to recover. He had a good appetite today, after many days.
As per Pankajanghri Prabhu’s request, Srila Prabhupada’s Srimad Bhagavatam lecture…

World’s first and only ICU where Doctor is leading kirtan, nurses repeating it. (DR Shyamlal Prabhu singing kirtan in Bhaktivedanta Hospital ICU)
Double Cure -Body + Soul!Read More…(This post has been viewed 335 times so far)

There are three simple steps which will help you go deeper into your kirtan and mantra experience.
1. Focus! Absorb yourself and exit the spiderweb of self-narratives which the mind creates.
2. Don’t hesitate to give yourself entirely to the practice…

“Profound” means “deep” in Latin, and when I say “dive deep into the Gita” I do not mean this in a cliche way. Yesterday’s video and the experience of absorbing myself in scripture and the words of great souls is still reverberating in my heart. A kin…

We learn prayers from our childhood. There are simple prayers of gratitude, prayers for the welfare of loved ones, and, of course, prayers for some cherished desire to be fulfilled. We offer prayers for forgiveness, and prayers for strength to change o…

Deena Bandhu Das: Very sad news that a most dear Godbrother, Edhaniyasvabhava Das, passed on from Covid today! He joined Portland Temple when I was temple president in 1974. He was a very excellent artist. Later he joined the Radha Damodar Party and se…

We called the cows to the fresh spring grass of the back pasture. Happy cows ran, jumped, and mooed their joy! Once they reached the spring grass, they munched to their heart’s content. All winter they have been eating hay with an occasional mouthful o…

Indradyumna Swami: Dear devotees: Today we lost a very sweet devotee to COVID-19. Vrindavan-behari dasa passed away this afternoon in a government hospital in Vrindavan, India. He was a dear and loving disciple of BB Govinda Maharaja. Those of us who k…