Author Archives: H.H. Giriraj Swami

On the anniversary today of the incorporation of ISKCON in New York City . . . Bhavananda: In Svarup Ganj there’s one big astrologer. So, he saw your photograph, and he said, “This is the face of the most powerful spiritual personality on the planet.” Prabhupada: [laughs] Hare Krishna. Brahmananda: Then what else? Bhavananda: Then […]

How to keep the devotees together and closer to Krishna?
How to keep the devotees together and closer to Krishna?

For Gopala Bhatta Gosvami’s disappearance day, I thought to read one verse and purport about him from Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila, Chapter Ten, “The Branches of the Caitanya Tree”: TEXT 105 sri gopala bhatta eka sakha sarvottama rupa-sanatana-sange yanra prema-alapana TRANSLATION Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, the forty-seventh branch, was one of the great and exalted branches […]

Giriraj Swami in an interview with Gauranga Das from the ISKCON GBC Strategic Planning Team on “Devotee Care”.

Srila Prabhupada Personifies Devotee Care
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Dear Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaja, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. And all glories to your wonderful service to him. One of your most prominent qualities while you were physically with us was your deep love for Srila Prabhupada. Very soon after you met him, he included you in his personal […]

Appreciating His Holiness Srila Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaja. Zoom conference with ISKCON Towaco.

Posted by Giriraj Swami on Monday, July 6, 2020

Memorial Event for HH Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj
Memorial Event for HH Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj
Posted by Bhaktivedanta Manor on Monday, July 6, 2020

Tributes from Bhakti Caitanya Swami, Jayadvaita Swami and Giriraj Swami.

Guru Purnima Class by HH Giriraj Swami Maharaja
LIVE class by HH Giriraj Swami Maharaja on Guru Purnima,
Glorifications of His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaja.
Special Occasions:
-Sri Guru Purnima
-Srila Sanatana Goswami’s disappearance day…

Today is Guru-purnima. Srila Prabhupada has explained that the system of honoring the spiritual master is current in all sections of Vedic followers. In the Mayavadi (impersonalist) sects, the disciples offer respect to the spiritual master once a year, on Guru-purnima. And in the Gaudiya Vaishnava sampradaya, the disciples offer homage annually on the appearance […]

Dear Devotees, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. It is with overwhelming heartache that we announce to you the departure of our beloved godbrother and a dearmost servant of Srila Prabhupada, His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami. From his earliest days as a young devotee, Maharaja had the extraordinary privilege of serving […]

Certain situations are extremely painful, and our intelligence fails to understand how this could be a blessing of the Lord. At such times, we can try humbly submitting a prayer: “O God, please give me the strength to see this situation as your mercy, although my intelligence fails to see it so.” This way we […]

I will read a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam, Canto Three, Chapter Two, Text 23. This verse is very significant. Not only is the verse beautiful, but it also has historical significance, because when Sukadeva Gosvami came out of the womb, after sixteen years, he left home immediately, and his father, Srila Vyasadeva, followed him into the […]

Chanting before Tulasi today, I recalled an incident with Srila Prabhupada in his garden in New Dvaraka, Los Angeles, in 1973. I was looking at him, and suddenly his face lit up, his eyes opened wide, and he smiled broadly, as if he were seeing a long-lost dear friend. When I turned around to see […]

Giriraj Swami read from Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.1.11 during the program.

 
Kirtan & Lecture by HH Giriraj Swami Maharaj
Posted by Prem Kirtan Mela – Delhi on Saturday, June 27, 2020

Ratha Yatra Pastimes by HH Giriraj Swami Maharaj
Ratha Yatra Pastimes by HH Giriraj Swami Maharaj
Posted by ISKCON Sri Jagannath Mandir, Seshadripuram, Bangalore on Monday, June 22, 2020

Class by H.H.Giriraj Swami Maharaj
Posted by Iskcon Orlando on Sunday, June 21, 2020

Giriraj Swami read and spoke from Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.5.12.

Srila Prabhupada expressed his appreciation for his father in his dedication to his book Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, “To My Father, Gour Mohan De (1849-1930)”—“A pure devotee of Krsna, who raised me as a Krsna conscious child from the beginning of my life. In my boyhood ages he instructed me how to play […]

Giriraj Swami discusses Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Srila Gadadhara Pandita on their disappearance day.

 
Posted by David Nrsimhananda Shapiro on Friday, June 19, 2020

Today we are observing the disappearance day of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Sri Gadadhara Pandita. I first learned of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura when I visited the Boston temple. At that time there were only two published books in ISKCON: the abridged edition of Bhagavad-gita As It Is, published by Macmillan, and Teachings of Lord Chaitanya, […]

Giriraj read and spoke from Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.16.37 and SB 10.14.8.

HH Giriraja Swami Maharaja addressing to HH Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaja’s Disciples and Well Wisher’s
Posted by ISKCON Vesu Surat on Wednesday, June 17, 2020

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“In order to encourage the King, who had only seven remaining days of life, Srila Sukadeva Gosv?m? asserted that there is no use in living hundreds of years without any knowledge of the problems of life — better to live for a moment with full consciousness of the supreme interest to be fulfilled. The supreme […]

This Krishna consciousness movement is spreading quickly all over the world—within four, five years. Is it my credit? No. It is Krishna’s credit. But because I have tried to do this business, people are automatically giving me the credit. They say, “Swamiji, you have done wonderful.” I have done nothing wonderful. It is Krishna’s business. […]

According to tithi, the date on the Vaishnava calendar, today is the disappearance anniversary of His Holiness Sridhar Swami Maharaja, who left his body in Mayapur on Srivasa Pandita’s disappearance day in 2004. He was such a good friend to me—and to all the devotees in ISKCON, and ultimately to everyone. I spend my days […]

Srivasa Pandita is one of the members of the Pancha-tattva: sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu-nityananda sri-advaita gadadhara srivasa. Vedic authorities state that in the current Age of Kali, Krishna came as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Balarama came as Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Similarly, Maha-vishnu appeared as Advaita Acharya, Srimati Radharani as Gadadhara Pandita, and Narada Muni as Srivasa Pandita. […]

HH Giriraj Swami Maharaj from USA
H.H Giriraj Swami

From Snana-yatra to Ratha-yatra
Posted by Giriraj Swami on Saturday, June 13, 2020

“On numerous occasions Srila Prabhupada has given the the formula for enthusiasm – which is to follow all the regulative principles strictly. To chant our minimum sixteen rounds, to follow the four restrictive principles, and to engage in all of the activities that we are instructed. That is the way to become enthusiastic and to […]

The Passing Away of Devotees in Apparently Unfortunate Circumstances
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Topic: “The Passing Away of Devotees in Apparently Unfortunate Circumstances”
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“These regulative principles should act as servants of the basic principle — that is, one should always remember Krishna and never forget Him. This is possible when one chants the Hare Krishna mantra. Therefore one must strictly chant the Hare Krishna maha-mantra twenty-four hours daily. One may have other duties to perform under the direction […]

For Sripada Tamal Krishna Goswami’s Vyasa-puja today, I wrote a small offering: Tamal Krishna Goswami has done so much service for Srila Prabhupada—I could speak for hours about it—and I know that Prabhupada is pleased and proud of him. Tamal Krishna Goswami has helped me personally in so many ways as well. I could speak […]

Giriraj Swami read and spoke from Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.1.16. etevan sankhya-yogabhyam sva-dharma-parinisthaya janma-labhah parah pumsam ante narayana-smrtih Translation The highest perfection of human life, achieved either by complete knowledge of matter and spirit, by practice of mystic powers, or by perfect discharge of occupational duty, is to remember the Personality of Godhead at the end of […]

Giriraj Swami read and spoke from Srimad-Bhagavtam 1.8.25. “Generally the distressed, the needy, the intelligent and the inquisitive, who have performed some pious activities, worship or begin to worship the Lord. Others, who are thriving on misdeeds only, regardless of status, cannot approach the Supreme due to being misled by the illusory energy. Therefore, for […]

In difficult times like these, I feel the urgent need for Srila Prabhupada’s books to be distributed in large numbers, for only such literature can enlighten people how to proceed in the right way. Srila Prabhupada’s preface to Srimad-Bhagavatam is profoundly relevant: “We must know the present need of human society. And what is that […]