Author Archives: Dandavats

By Nitya Kishore dasi Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu left His house (where the Yoga Pitha is situated) in the early morning heading to the Ganga. He crossed the river by swimming on His way to Katva to take sannyasa. When Saci mata understood that He was not…

On March 10, International Women’s Day, the Amravati, Maharashtra, ISKCON Girls’ Forum successfully completed the movement’s inaugural vaisnavi one-day padayatra.Read More…

By Nitya Kishore dasiThe next stop was the house of Saranga Murari, the famous guru who initiated a dead body that was floating in the Ganga in the early morning. His very unique pastimes made the devotees laugh when they heard the incredible activitie…

Gopi Gita: Nothing compared to my visit to the Bhakti Center! Every nook and cranny felt powered by intention; every step a visit takes carefully thought out in order to guide guests to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. From the smiling receptionist …

The area was undeveloped and considered unsafe. Local people and even disciples used to tell Prabhupada that although he was planning to spend so much money, no one would go there, because it was so isolated. Undeterred, Prabhupada would say that it wa…

H.H.Radhanath Swami and HG Gauranga prabhu, during an important social event of the wedding of the son of Indian magnate Mukesh Ambani met with legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and Super star Rajnikanth.Read More…

Adikarta das: Some of you, especially in America may have seen the news that Tusi Gabbard is running for President of the USA. Of course Tulsi is by birth a Hare Krishna devotee and has the potential to be an instrument for many people to hear Krishna’…

By Bhaktimarga SwamiThereafter, Paraśurāma joined his father’s head to the dead body and placed the whole body and head upon kuśa grass. By offering sacrifices, he began to worship Lord Vāsudeva, who is the all-pervading Supersoul of all the demigods a…

By Jaya Gaursundar Dasa “The Personality of Godhead Viṣṇu is the Absolute Truth, whose lotus feet all the demigods are always eager to see. Like the sun god, He pervades everything by the rays of His energy. He appears impersonal to imperfect eyes.” …

By Nitya Kishore dasi So, we can’t describe the happiness of the devotees to visit such sacred places! Champahati (or the market of jasmines) are one of the most beautiful places in Navadvipa Dhama. The Lordships Gaura Gadhadara are forever worshipped …

Bhaktimarga Swami: Many of our crew members are quite ill with fever, but like real troopers they’re carrying on with the show. A number of them wouldn’t mind participating in the walking events, called parikrama,but they see the need to reserve time …

By Sacinandana Swami The degree to which you are able to turn to Krsna while chanting reveals the depth of your relationship with Him and how healthy you are spiritually. If you are unhealthy, you simply cannot turn to Krsna. Your mind will dislike th…

By Radhanath Swami Prema is within the heart of every being. It’s who we are. It’s what we are, it’s how we are. But we can’t find it unless it’s awakened and there is nothing we can do to awaken it. Even we gain all the eight mystic siddhis of being …

By Caitanyacandra das The Independent online news reports that this weekend (24th of February) the animated cartoon Peppa Pig has attained 10 years of being broadcast for the entertainment of young children. The Independent mentions that Peppa Pig is …

By Devaki Devi Dasi In February, the leaders of the Sri Mayapur International School had requested me to spend quality time with their pupils aged 11 to 18. We had decided to first welcome the boys with a group of teachers for two days to Nityananda’…

By Suvilasi Madhavi Devi Dasi So the purpose of the program today is to increase the awareness and the importance of all of us participating to complete the TOVP project in time. Whats our deadline? 2022! And how many years are left? Three years! We do…

By Rohininandan dasI have been distributing Srila Prabhupada’s books for more than 12 yrs.
This is the part of my book distribution that I have started for the last 2 years now, and this has been successful. I give Srila Prabhupada’s books, I explain …

By Badrinarayan Swami The materialists spend their whole time fixing petty problems. We should appreciate the scope, the depth, the value of Vedic wisdom. It goes to the heart of the matter. What is the first thing that’s essential for a good doctor? W…

All glories to Sri Navadvipa Dhama, the birth place of Harinama sankirtan! Sri Caitaya Mahaprabhu said: “This sankirtana movement is the prime benediction for humanity at large because it spreads the rays of the benediction moon.” Kali Yuga it is an ho…

By ISKCON Mayapur In 2019, kirtan is readily available anywhere in the world. Kirtan is daily performed in temples and on the streets across the globe. Every year, more kirtan events are held, some drawing hundreds of thousands. Kirtan recordings and a…

By Bhakti Caru Swami It is so unfortunate that today, especially in India, that people think these are fairy tales, concocted stories. No, these are not concocted stories, these are historical facts. These are facts. People think that this is mythology…

By Brijabasi Das Sri Locana dasa Thakura, he very beautifully describes sankirtana as an actual yajna. He says in his Caitanya Mangala – “The living entities ears are sacrificial openings, yajna kunda, our ears are yajna kunda, the tongue is a sacrif…

Satsvarupa Das Goswami: Prabhupada’s mood was like that of Lord Caitanya, who deliberately reached out to persons outside the caste system. Lord Caitanya accepted Haridasa Thakura, who was a Muslim by birth, and Rupa and Sanatana, who were considered a…

By Devamrita Swami Material society is ripped apart, material family life is ripped apart, material desires are ripped apart. It is natural that the conditioned soul in this world wants shelter. One of the inconceivable characteristics of the conditio…

The International Society For Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has a Temple in Agartala. The presiding deities are Sri Sri Jagannatha, Baladeva, Subhadra. There is a book shop and a Prasadam stall in front of the temple. Behind the temple is Govindas res…

After preaching in Maharashtra’s Bhandara district the All-India Padayatra entered Nagpur city at Suryanagar on February 7. Walking for a further 7km, we reached the ISKCON Radha-Gopinath temple in Empress City, where the devotees welcomed Sri Sri Nita…

Every Purnima, sixty flags will be offered to the Deities and two raised every day in the names of their sponsors. The flags will then be shipped to the sponsors as prasadam for their seva. This transcendental monthly festival will continue into the fu…

Iskcon Mayapur: Since Sri Sri Panca-tattva were installed in the Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir in 2004, every 5 years They have been worshipped by an elaborate and ecstatic Maha Abhiseka. This year, 2019, was the 15th installation anniversary of Sri Sr…

By Yugala Kishor Gour dasa On the 10th of March it will be exactly 60 years ago, 10th of March 1959, that the MS Jaladuta was launched at its shipbuilding yard in Lubeck Germany. It is this vessel that brought Srila Prabhupada from Calcutta, via Bost…

Radha Mohan das: Please view my latest Youtube presentation, entitled “Understanding the Multidimensional Universe of the Vedas”.Read More…

By Parasuram dasa At the official opening of Krishna’s Castle in the City of London on March 1st 2019, representatives from 10 banks and businesses were in attendance. Since 14 months Krishna’s Castle, situated in the heart of the banking world, has…

Iskcon Mayapur: Shiva-ratri occurs every lunar month on the 13th or 14th day of the dark half of the moon phase. Once every year during the month of Phalgun, a Maha Shiva-ratri occurs. This Maha Shiva-ratri day is considered to be the day when Lord Sh…

Indradyumna Swami: During our 2018 Kartik Parikrama we visited the village of Dauji, named after the presiding deity of the town, Dauji. Dauji means “the older brother” and is a name for Lord Balaram, Lord Krsna’s older brother. During that parikrama w…

His Grace Bhaskara Prabhu ACBSP departed. He has just passed away suddenly from what appears to be a heart attackRead More…

By TOVP staff On or around Gaura Purnima 2022 all of ISKCON will ecstatically celebrate together the Grand Opening of the magnificent Temple of the Vedic Planetarium at the World Headquarters of ISKCON in Sridham Mayapur on its 50th Anniversary, and …

By Giriraj Swami These pastimes with Lord Siva show his true nature, or internal mood, as a Vaishnava, a pure devotee of Krishna. In one pastime the hundred sons of King Barhisat, known as the Pracetas, were engaged in austerities to realize Vishnu, o…

By Vijaya Dasa There’s a temple in Europe that’s a relic of ISKCON’s past. It’s in Czech Republic and is called Prabhupada Bhavan. There are about fifteen brahmacaris whose main service is book distribution. This is the No. 1 temple in Europe in the …