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nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale śrīmate bhaktisiddhānta-sarasvatīti nāmine śrī-vārṣabhānavī-devī-dayitāya kṛpābdhaye kṛṣṇa-sambandha-vijñāna-dāyine prabhave namaḥ mādhuryojjvala-premāḍhya-śrī-rūpānuga-bhaktida śrī-gaura-karuṇā-śakti-vigra…

Today is the appearance day of Lord Nityananda. We should understand his divine nature before attempting to understand his divine lila. He is the supreme godhead, who appears to distribute the mercy of love of God. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally a…

Tomorrow we shall be celebrating the appearance anniversary of Varaha avatar. Varaha is Krishna appearing in the extraordinary form of a gigantic boar—gigantic enough to carry the Earth on His tusks. Sound amazing? It is. And why should the activities …

By the causeless mercy of Srila Prabhupada , ISKCON Mayapur is pleased to announce the First-ever Virtual Ekachakra Parikrama on the most auspicious Nityananda Trayodasi on the 25th Feb, 07:30 PM IST onwards. You will be taken on the complete tour of t…

Today is the day when we honor that personality who has brought the descent of Lord Caitanya into this world Shri Advaita Acarya, He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He is Mahavishnu, He is the personality who created this entire cosmic manifesta…

Vasanta Panchami The festival of Vasant Panchami is celebrated on fifth day of Shukla Paksha of Magh Mas. This is the first day of spring in India (Northern Hemisphere). On this day one should celebrate the coming of spring to Vrndavana by offering Kri…

Sri Mayapur Community hospital needs your help to start Operation Theatre services:           Dear Devotees, Please accept the blessings of Sri Sri Radha Madhava and our humble obeisances at your lotus feet. We are very gratefu…

Dear TOVP Supporters, Please accept my obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Hare Krishna! The year 2020 has been one of the most unusual and difficult years in the history of modern civilization worldwide. No doubt, karma is taking its toll and…

It is all by the blessings and mercy of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu as we happily welcome you all to Sri Mayapur Gaura  Purnima 2022. Do not hesitate to join us whether present in Mayapur or not! For guest house bookings, please write to gprb108@gmail.com…

By Pankajanghri Prabhu The fact that people just love to hear stories is one reason why some of the Vedic codes were gradually transmitted in story form, like the epic histories Mahabharata and Ramayana and the Puranas. When such stories concern the pa…

Three hundred years before the appearance of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Shri Jayadeva Goswami served as the court pandita of Shri Lakshmana Sena, King of Bengal. Jayadeva and Padmavati (his wife and an expert dancer) used to worship Lord Shri Krishna w…

Shri Ramachandra Kaviraja was the disciple of Shrinivasa Acharya Prabhu and the very intimate friend of Narottama dasa Thakura. His father was Chiranjiva Sena and Mother Shri Sunanda. Chiranjiva was originally an inhabitant of Kumara nagar but after ma…

I worship that transcendental seat, known as Śvetadvīpa whereas loving consorts the Lakṣmīs in their unalloyed spiritual essence practice the amorous service of the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa as their only lover; where every tree is a transcendental purpose tr…

Navadwipa Mandala Parikrama was initiated some 470 year ago with Lord Nityananda taking Srila Jiva Gosvami on a parikrama of the holy dham. Nityananda Prabhu said to Jiva, “Although in the eyes of common people, Visvambhara took sannyasa and left Navad…

“I am the servant of Thakura Shri Narahari, who is the master of my life. The desire of all my desires, I place my head at his lotus feet; which is that this vile creature (myself) might describe some-thing about the wonderful qualities of Shri G…

One afternoon, Srivasa Pandita came to hear Devananda Pandit’s recitation of the Bhagavatam. Hundreds of students were seated nicely around the Pandit. Srivasa Pandita was a very advanced Devotee and thus, when the sweet nectar of the Bhagavatam entere…

The beginning of the New Year was indeed a blessed one, starting from 31st night, devotees took to different platforms in glorifying the names of the Lord. In Mayapur we had the opportunity of participating in all night Kirtan. Several devotee chanters…

Dear Well-wisher, Hare Krishna! Greetings along with the blessings of Lord Kapil Muni and Ganga Mata! We pray this letter meets you and your family in good health during this challenging COVID-19 pandemic. With the New Year already here, we are looking…

Auspiciousness is the most sought-after element of human society today given the fact that we are compelled to carry a large baggage of the pandemic. Though the beginning of the end is in sight now . What better way to repose our faith into Spiritualit…

The year 2020 was a most difficult year for all of us due to the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic. With TOVP construction halted for almost eight months and a significant loss to our regular income stream, we had to make the difficult decision to push ba…

Silver Jubilee year festival of Gita Jayanti inaugurated in grandeur at ISKCON Mayapur on 23rd December. After a long silence following the lockdown, it is a pleasure to welcome over 2000 guests who have arrived at Mayapur to take part in Gita Jayanti …

Coming up-  25th Dec is the day of Advent of Bhagavad Gita. Celebrated as Mokshada Ekadasi , in Brahmanda Purana, we find glories of observing this Ekadasi and its spiritual merits. The Ancient History of Mokshada Ekadasi from Brahmanda Purana: Yudhish…

Laxmipriya and Bishnupriya never fails to catch the attention of any visitor to Mayapur. They majestically take their evening walk around the campus & you can see the children and adults, calling out ,’Hati, Hati’. In the winter, for 4 …

Shri Saranga Thakura (Saranga Murari) lived in Mamagacchi, Modadrumadwipa (Navadwipa). Staying under a Bakula tree, Saranga Thakura served throughout the day to please his worshipable Deity. Single handedly, he would collect fruits, vegetables and fire…

Kaliya Krishna dasa, also known as Kala Krishnadasa, was a devotee of Nityananda Prabhu. His birthplace is in the Bardhaman (Burdwan) district of West Bengal within a short distance from the Railway station at Katwa, at the village called Akai Hatta. T…

Sri Narahari Sarkar Thakura , who is Madhumati Sakhi in Vraja pastimes, was born at Sri Khanda. Sri Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami describes that the residents of Sri Khanda formed a branch of the desire tree of love of God. “Sri Khan davasi (the res…

Today is the day! We shall perform the parikrama of the wonderful Shankha Ksetra Puri Dham which is in the shape of the Panchajanya conch on this tithi which is prescribed. By doing this parikrama one attains the benefit of following catur masya vrata,…

Our sincere appreciation to all devotees for joining us yesterday being the first day of our virtual Kshetra Parikrama. The outcome of the first day was immensely overwhelming as the turn up was more than expectations, our zoom platforms hosting differ…

Welcome to Puri Parikrama. For those who have missed yesterday’s Adhivas of the Parikrama, we have uploaded Parikrama Videos in the below links. Do not forget to join Puri Parikrama today! LINKS FOR ADHIVAS VIDEO OF SRI KSHETRA PARIKRAMA https://youtu….

After karthik, it’s time to get ready to visit Sri Kshetra Pui dhama! ISKCON Mayapur has arranged for a special Virtual Puri Parikrama from 2nd Dec to 5th Dec. If you are yet to register for Sri Kshetra Puri Parikrama, please DO NOW at https://ww…

Amidst the Covid situation of this year, pilgrims from far and across the country are visiting Sri Dham Mayapur during this auspicious period of the year to partake in the various auspicious pastimes of the Lord. From Govardhana Puja celebration, to Go…

The last five days of Kartika month are known as Bhisma Panchaka. Grandfather Bhishma fasted for these five days, preparing to give up his life. One serious in bhakti should observe Kartika-vrata, and he should intensify it for the last five days. The …

Welcome to  the day 3 of Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama. We thank all the devotees for enthusiastically taking part in Sri Navadvip Mandal Parikrama.  Chat boxes in Zoom sessions are filled up with your deep devotional sentiments & we are very inspire…

Welcome to second day of Sri Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama. Today is an exciting day! We will be entering Godrumadvipa dvipa – the island of Kirtanam! Very special darshan places & very special guest speakers! Our Dham Pradarshaks- who will accompany…

Welcome to second day of Sri Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama. Today is an exciting day! We will be entering Godrumadvipa dvipa – the island of Kirtanam! Very special darshan places & very special guest speakers! Our Dham Pradarshaks- who will accompany…