From the Archives: Radhastami, September 23, 1993, Auckland, New Zealand
Giriraj Swami

23Giriraj Swami read and spoke from Sri Caitanya-caritamrita, Adi-lila, Chapter 4.

“Krishna is saying here that He left the gopis to increase their love for Him. But the gopis did not accept His statement, because the gopis’ love for for Krishna is without limit. There is no question of Krishna’s increasing their love or eagerness, because it is already at the highest stage—and it is naturally always increasing. But it may be true in the case of other devotees. For example, if  someone is in the stage of asakti and wants to come to the stage of bhava but he is not quite able, Krishna may give him darsana—as Krishna gave darsana to Narada Muni—and then disappear. Then the devotee will be the mood of intense separation, always crying and lamenting that ‘I had Krishna and I lost Him—Krishna is not coming back.’ Feeling completely heartbroken, free from all lust and pride and full of humility, the devotee can cry for Krishna. With such longing in separation the devotee who is in asakti can come to bhava.”

Radhastami 1993, Auckland NZ

Krishna is Radharani’s Property
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BY SHEVAANNI PILLAI

Krishna is known as Madana-Mohana because He is so attractive that He attracts even Cupid. But Srimati Radharani is known as Madana-Mohana-Mohini because she attracts the attractor of Cupid !

 

"Our philosophy is to please Krsna through Radharani. So we should offer pushpanjali and pray to Radharani that 'Radharani, kindly be merciful and tell about me to Your Krishna. Your Krishna. Krishna is Yours.' Krishna. Radha-Krishna. Krishna is not independent. Krishna is Radharani's property. So you have to approach Krishna through Radharani. That is, today is the auspicious day. Worship Radharani very nicely and be happy. " - ( extracts from Srila Prabhupada's talks on Radhastami, London, 1971 & 1973)

Srimati Radharani’s Appearance Day, September 2, 2014
Giriraj Swami

Radharani in VrndavanaToday is Radhastami, the appearance day of Srimati Radharani, Lord Krishna’s pleasure-giving potency and eternal consort. Srila Prabhupada explains,

“We pray to Radharani because She is the pleasure potency of Krsna. Krsna means ‘all-attractive.’ But Radharani is so great that She attracts Krsna. So today we should try to understand the position of Srimati Radharani and offer our obeisances to Her.

tapta-kancana-gaurangi
radhe vrndavanesvari
vrsabhanu-sute devi
pranamami hari-priye

‘I offer my respects to Radharani, whose bodily complexion is like molten gold and who is the queen of Vrndavana. You are the daughter of King Vrsabhanu, and You are very dear to Lord Krsna.’

“Radharani is hari-priya, ‘very dear to Krsna.’ Approaching Krsna becomes very easy when done through Radharani, through the mercy of Radharani. If Radharani recommends, ‘This devotee is very nice,’ then Krsna immediately accepts us, however great a fool we may be. Because we have been recommended by Radharani, Krsna accepts us. Therefore in Vrndavana you’ll find all the devotees chanting Radharani’s name more than Krsna’s. Wherever you’ll go, you’ll find the devotees are addressing one another with, ‘Jaya Radhe!’ They are glorifying Radharani. They’re more interested in worshiping Radharani than in worshiping Krsna, because however fallen I may be, if some way or other I can please Radharani, then it will be very easy for me to understand Krsna.

“Otherwise, if you try to understand Krsna by the speculative process, it will take many, many lives. But if you take devotional service and just try to please Radharani, Krsna will be gotten very easily, because Radharani can deliver Krsna. She is such a great devotee—the emblem of the greatest devotee.” (Lecture on Radhastami, August 29, 1971, London, adapted from BTG, Sep/Oct 2014)

Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami prays,

bhajami radham aravindam netram
smarami radham madhura smitasyam
vadami radham karuna bharardram
tato mama nyasti gatir na kapi

“I worship Sri Radha, who has eyes like lotus flowers. I remember Sri Radha, who smiles so sweetly. I glorify Sri Radha, who is full of mercy. I have no destination but Her.” (Stavavali, Sri Visakhanandabhidha-stotra 131)

Hare Krishna.

—Giriraj Swami

Radhastami Video
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HG Vrindavan Candra Prabhu Leaves His Body on Srimati Radharani’s Appearance Day Tithi
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BY GOLOKA CANDRA DASA

KUALA LUMPUR - After a lifetime of devotional service, His Grace Vrindavan Candra Prabhu, a founding member of ISKCON Malaysia and Vice-President Malaysia, quit his body gloriously on the appearance tithi of Srimati Radharani on 02SEP2014. He has always been exemplary in his sadhana and spiritual life and spent the last part of his life absorbed in chanting and hearing the Holy Name and reading Srila Prabhupada's books. 

All glories to His Grace Vrindavan Candra Prabhu!

Note by Editor:

Funeral prayers on 3 september will be conducted by His Grace Parambrahma Das, 1p.m at No 72, Jalan Hujan Emas 2, Taman OUG, Jalan Kelang Lama. Hearse will leave the house at 2.45 pm and cremation will be at Loke Yew Hindu Cremation ground at 3.30 p.m.

 


Vrindavan Candra Prabhu's 80th Birthday Celebration

Who is Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī?
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Who is Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī?

Part I — The Ultimate Cause and Original Power

Everything has a cause.

Ultimately everything traces back to a “singularity” — a single original cause of all causes.

Vedānta: Eko bahu syāt — One shall be many

So, an essential property of the One Ultimate Cause is expansiveness.

What is the motive for expansion?

Vedānta: ānanda-mayābhāsāt — It is bliss

Taittiriya Upaniṣad: raso vai saḥ — He is ecstasy

Ecstasy / bliss motivates the One to become many. For, by becoming many, joy increases.

無上幸福を表明するために、一が無数となる。

What is bliss?

The original, most potent form of bliss is love.

Love is something exchanged between a lover and a beloved. Therefore “One shall be many”! The Original Entity eternally exists as a distinct person (the beloved) and expands into infinite distinct persons (the lovers).

Who is the Original Beloved?

Śāstra gives many important names for the Original Beloved. For example:

Krishna – The attractive one
Rāma – The beloved
Hari – The one who carries off (steals) all others’ (hearts)

Who are the Lovers of the Original Beloved?

Everyone and everything, including you and me.

But the Original Lover is particularly important. We call her “Rādhā” (literally, “Lover”).

Part II — The Complete Concept of Divinity

Recap: The Original Being is ecstatic love. By nature love wants to express itself and expand, so the the Original Being expands into infinite beings.

How? By ”śakti.”

What is śakti?

Tattva-dīpikā: śakti — kāraṇa-niṣṭhā kāryotpādana yogaḥ dharma viśeṣaḥ — Śakti is the power, within a cause, to generate an effect.

Kāraṇa = cause;
Kārya = effect;
Śakti = the power in the cause which generates the effect (aka. prakṛti)

What is the Original Śakti?

Kāraṇa: The original cause is ecstatic love — Krishna.
Kārya: The effect he wants to generate: the experience of ecstasy — Rasa

What is the Śakti that will enable ecstatic love (Krishna) to generate the experience of ecstasy (rasa)? In simpler terms, “How can love be experienced?” By expressing itself.

Thus the Original Śakti is the power to express love (literally, “Rādhā”).

One Becomes Many Through Śakti

Krishna generates everything through Rādhā.

How?

Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad: parāsya śaktir vividhaiva śruyate | svābhāvikī jñāna-bala-kriyā ca — ”The Original Śakti functions in many ways, generating inspiration, sentience, and form.

Viṣṇu Purāṇa: hlādinī sandhinī samvit tvayy eka sarva saṁsthitau — “Bliss, form, and sentience are established by that one original śakti.”

The first function of the Original Śakti [Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī] is hlādinī-śakti — “the energy that expands happiness by expressing love.”

Her second function is saṁvit-śakti — “the energy that expands sentience.”

Her third function is sandhinī-śakti — “the energy that generates form.”

Siddhānta Ratna specifies this order: tatra sandhinī-samvit-hlādinyor yathottaram utkṛṣṭā jñeyāḥ — “Sandhinī, samvit, and hlādinī are successively more exalted.”

The reason for this order: The original entity, Krishna, is ecstatic bliss. His śakti, Rādhā, is the expression of bliss (hlādinī). For this expression to be experienced, there must be sentience (saṁvit), and sentience requires tangible things to be sentient of (sandhinī).

“sat-cit-ānanda” describes the outcome of these three functions of Śrī Rādhā.

Caitanya Caritāmṛta: ānandāṁśe hlādinī, sad-aṁśe sandhinī, cid-aṁśe samvit— “ānanda (bliss) is the product of hlādinī. Tangible form (sat) is the product of sandhinī. Sentience is the product of saṁvit.

In conclusion, all of reality (sat, cit, and ānanda) comes from Śrī Rādhā, who is the inherent powerful energy of Śrī Krishna.

Rādhā is not Different from Krishna

Caitanya Caritāmṛta: rādhā — pūrṇa śakti, kṛṣṇa — pūrṇa-śaktimān | dui vastu bheda nāi, śāstra-paramāṇa — Rādhā is the Original Śakti, Krishna is the Original Śaktimān | They are two components of a single unit, according to the opinion of śāstra.

Śakti is not different from the cause, it is an energy within the cause (kāraṇa-niṣṭhā). But it is a distinct part of the cause (viśeṣa).

Rādhā and Krishna are two distinct parts of a single unit.

A Complete Conception of Divinity

Krishna alone is not a complete conception of divinity. A complete conception includes all three aspects: the original cause, the original energy, and the original effect.

The three letters of the mystic syllable ॐ represent these three aspects of complete divinity.

The beloved — Krishna — the original cause — A
With the lover — Rādhā — the original energy — U
Enjoying love — rasa — the original effect — M

Part III — How Love (Rādhā) Expands

Recap: The Original Entity, Krishna, is ecstatic bliss (ānanda), and wants to experience that bliss (rasa). Rādhā is the potency (śakti) in Krishna that enables him to experience his bliss.

Five Degrees of Love:

The purest, most concentrated bliss is love.

5 degrees of it: śānta, dāsya, sākhya, vātsalya, mādhurya.

  1. All love is founded on selflessness (śānta),
    our own wants and needs become secondary
    to the wants and needs of our beloved.
  2. Love actively begins with helpfulness (dāsya),
    we strive to fulfill the wants and needs of our beloved.
  3. Love intensifies into friendship (sākhya),
    intimacy and confidentially develop.
  4. Love can intensify still further into protectiveness (vātsalya),
    we begin to feel that our beloved depends on us, needs us.
  5. Fully matured intimacy and dependency become true romance (mādhurya)

First Expansion

Rādhā wants Krishna to experience the fullest, ripest joys of bliss – so she first of all establishes mādhurya-rasa by generating Krishna’s form as an infinitely attractive young man, and herself as an infinitely attractive young woman.

She also creates the perfect romantic setting (Vṛndāvana).

Second Expansion

Variety is important to enjoyment, so Rādhā manifests as a second, Candrāvalī, and then into infinite Gopīs.

Third Expansion

Rarity is important to enjoyment, so Rādhā manifests challenges to make the expression of divine romantic love more prized and desirable. This is why the gopīs have husbands, and Krishna has responsibilities (tending cows, being home and certain times for meals, etc)

So, Rādhā, Candrāvalī and the Gopīs manifest as Krishna’s parents and elders, his friends, their own husbands, etc.

In these third expansions Śrī Rādhā accomplishes two goals: (1) she increases the value of mādhurya-rasa and (2) she enables Krishna to enjoy vātsalya, sākhya and dāsya-rasa

Fourth Expansion

To expand variety and rarity still further, all of Rādhā’s expansions expand again and again, generating complete realms, “Vaikuṇṭha realms,” where Krishna can experience different flavors of love, friendship, and so on.

For example in Dvāraka Krishna experiences romantic love from the perspective of marriage and family, and in the more remote Vaikuṇṭhas he experiences love through reverence and majesty.

Fifth Expansion

Each expansion of Śrī Rādhā possesses, like her, independent sentience and will. In her fifth and final expansion, she tends the needs of her expansions who are not inclined to cooperate with their intended purpose.

This expansion generates a facsimile-reflection of everything she already created, but with a veil hiding the central importance of the Original Beloved, Krishna, enabling her uncooperative expansions to pursue their independent ambitions.

But she compassionately engineers this realm so that it affords the opportunity to take up our intended purpose as her assistant and participate in the real world, if and when we so desire.

Rādhārāṇī, pictured in the flier for the Rādhāṣṭhamī celebration in Tokyo, 2014


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Cairns devotee family
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Adi Kesava and Syamarupa, disciples of HH Tamal Krsna Goswami, are doctors from Fiji. Their daughters, Pranasakhi and Syamasakhi, are both lawyers and disciples of HH Vedavyasapriya Maharaja. The family moved to Cairns about 14 years ago.

Last year they installed in their home beautiful deities of Sri Sri Radha Govinda and Sita Rama Laksman Hanuman. The whole family worships the deities and every week they hold programs as well as observe festivals throughout the year.
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Radhastmi Darshans, Abhishek and Celebration @ ISKCON Punjabi Bagh (Album 212 photos)
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Worship of the Lord, whose name is like the sun, for just as a slight appearance of the sun dissipates the darkness of night, so a slight appearance of the holy name of Krishna can drive away all the darkness of ignorance that arises in the heart due to greatly sinful activities performed in previous lives. (Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-lila, 3.62) Read more ›

Mayapur, September 2014
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Kadamba Kanana Swami arrived in India on 24 August and is currently working on the Mayapur Master Plan. Here are a few pictures of Maharaj out on an afternoon walk and Radhastami darshan of Giriraj. After his service in Mayapur, he will travel to South Africa on 11 September.

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Sri Radhastami Celebration from ISKCON SALEM, Tamilnadu, INDIA (Album 77 photos)
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If a devotee once utters the holy name of the Lord, or if it penetrates his mind or enters his ear, which is the channel of aural reception, that holy name will certainly deliver him from material bondage, whether vibrated properly or improperly, with correct or incorrect grammar, or properly joined or vibrated in separate parts. (Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-lila, 3.60) Read more ›

Radhasthami celebrations in Varsana amidst high security measures
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The following notices have been given. No one will be allowed to enter the temple with electrical items like cellphones Entering with bags or suitcases will also be forbidden Separate entrance and exit ways have been designated for those coming for darshan Devotees are asked to avoid pushing and overcrowding Women should not wear expensive jewels and decorations No one should touch abandoned luggage Nor should people spread rumors. Any suspicious activities should be reported to the appropriate authorities. Read more ›

Festivals, Festivals and More Festivals
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BY JANANANDA GOSVAMI
In the early years of ISKCON most devotees observed every single event mentioned on the calendar even though in many cases we had no idea who they were. Festivals were something we always looked forward to and there were plenty of them.  
Back in 1966 after the first Janmastami festival in New York and the first initiation and marriage of his disciples Srila Prabhupada said "If I had the means, I could hold a major festival like this every day." (Srila Prabhupada Lilamrta - Stay High Forever) 
It was certainly pleasing to Srila Prabhupada when the devotees honoured these days.
“I am so glad to learn that you are regularly observing the listed holidays in our Caitanya almanac. The roaring kirtana, offering feast to the Deities with special preparations is our simple mode of celebration, and there is no other special program. This is standard and that is our festival.” (Srila Prabhupada Letter to Yamuna, 17th May, 1970) 
Festivals are a very important part of our devotional lives. Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura describes them as follows:
Madhava Tithi Bhakti Janani - “With great care I observe holy days like Ekadasi and Janmastami, for they are the mother of devotion.” 
Srila Prabhupada emphasised many times how our temples should be for this purpose:
73-08 “Observe many festivals, that will keep both public and devotees alive. Temple means festivals and festivals means chanting and distribution of prasadam.” (SPL to Tamala Krsna, 8th August, 1973) 
Festivals are a powerful way to overcome our anarthas and rekindle or increase our enthusiasm in devotional service.
“Best way to maintain enthusiasm is by regular chanting with the devotees together in the temple and by having festivals. So you should immediately have one festival then everyone will be busily engaged. There are so many festivals that I can give you one for every day”.   (SPL Letter to: Svati  January 1972)
“My dear Uddhava, one can give up false pride and prestige by engaging in the following devotional activities……… One should always discuss My birth and activities and enjoy life by participating in festivals, such as Janmastami, which glorify My pastimes. In My temple, one should also participate in festivals and ceremonies by singing, dancing, playing musical instruments and discussing Me with other Vaisnavas. One should observe all the regularly celebrated annual festivals by attending ceremonies, pilgrimages and making offerings. One should also observe religious vows such as Ekadasi and take initiation by the procedures mentioned in the Vedas, Pancaratra and other, similar literatures. …….”  (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.34-41)
Over the next week or so there are ample opportunities to absorb ourselves in the pastimes of the Lord and His devotees by participating in the upcoming festivals
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This week – September 2nd or 3rd  is Radhastami (depending where you are in the world).  The Holy  appearance of Srimati Radharani. Fasting is till noon and then feasting. Without the mercy of Radharani we cannot approach Krsna.
krsna taba punya habe bhai
e-punya koribe jabe radharani khusi habe
dhruva ati boli toma tai
“I emphatically say to you, O brothers, you will obtain your good fortune from the Supreme Lord Krsna only when Srimati Radharani  becomes pleased with you. (From ‘Prayer unto the Lotus Feet of Krsna’ by Srila Prabhupada Sept 13th 1965)
Actually, because Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, it is very difficult to approach Him. But the devotees, taking advantage of His compassionate nature, which is represented by Radharani, always pray to Radharani for Krsna's compassion. (Nectar of devotion chapter 33)
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In a lecture on 23rd Sept 1974 in Calcutta Srila Prabhupada spoke about Radharani.
“So our request is... Everyone who is present here... Today is Radhastami. So pray to Radharani. And She is hare, hara. This hare, this word, is Radharani. Hara, Radharani. Radha or hara  the same thing. So Hare Krsna. So we are praying to Radharani, "My Mother, Radharani, and Krsna." Hare Krsna. "O Krsna, O the Lord." Hare Krsna Hare Krsna, the same thing, repetition. "O Radharani, O Krsna." "O Radha-Krsna." "Radhe-Krsna" or "Hare Krsna," the same thing. Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare. Again addressing, "O Krsna, O Krsna, O Radharani." Hare Rama. The same thing, again. Hare Rama. Rama is also Krsna. Rama is Rama, Rama is Balarama. They are all Krsna. Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. So this repetition of addressing Radha and Krsna or Hare Krsna is to pray, "My dear Lord, the, and the energy, the spiritual energy of the Lord, kindly engage me in Your service." That's all. "I am now embarrassed with this material service. Please engage me in Your service."
So we shall pray to Radharani... What is Radharani? Radharani is the pleasure potency of Krsna. Pleasure potency. Parasya saktir vividhaiva sruyate [Cc. Madhya 13.65, purport]. The Supreme Lord has many potencies. Na tasya karyam karanam ca vidyate. Therefore He has nothing to do. He has got so many potencies. Just like big man, a rich man. He's sitting. But his energies, his potencies, are working. Big, big factory. And he knows everything. Similarly, parasya saktir vividhaiva sruyate. He has got many multi-potencies. One of them is this pleasure potency. Pleasure potency...
He also wants pleasure. So when Krsna wants... Krsna is Param Brahman. He cannot enjoy anything material. He has to create the source of enjoyment by His own spiritual potency. That is Radharani. So Radharani is described in the sastra: radha-krsna-pranaya-vikrtir hladini-saktir asmad [Cc. Adi 1.5]. That is Krsna's hladini-sakti. She gives pleasure to Krsna. So She is very kind. And today is Radhastami. If we pray to Srimati Radharani... Therefore in Vrndavana you'll see. They are first of all glorifying, "Jaya Radhe!" Everywhere you'll hear. 
To glorify Srimati Radharani. So if Radharani's pleased, he'll be able to approach Krsna very easily. And that is the goal of our life. That is the goal of life.
And In London on September 3, 1971:
“And He is pleased through Radharani. Therefore we don't keep Krsna alone. No. Radha-Krsna. First Radharani. So that day is today. First you have to worship Radharani. If you go through Radharani...
Therefore in Vrndavana you will see all devotees, they will address one another, "Jaya Radhe." Still. Because they know that "If Radharani is pleased, if I can please Radharani..." Radharani is presented, the original pleasure potency, always absorbed in thought of Krsna. So anyone who comes before Radharani to serve Krsna, oh, She becomes so pleased, "Oh, here is a devotee of Krsna." She immediately recommends, "Krsna, oh, here is a devotee. He is better than Me." This is Radharani. I may be a, not devotee. I may be most fallen rascal. But if I try to reach Krsna through Radharani, then my business is successful. Therefore we should worship Radharani first. That is our business. Instead of offering directly one flower to Krsna, you just put it in the hands of Radharani: "My mother Radharani, Jagan-mata, if you kindly take this flower and offer it to Krsna." "Oh," Radharani says, "Oh, you have brought a flower?" Krsna said, patram puspam phalam toyam yo me bhaktya prayacchati [Bg. 9.26], but don't try to offer Krsna directly. Just offer through Radharani. It will be very much appreciated by Radharani.
So this is our philosophy, to please Krsna through Radharani, and just today is the auspicious day of Radharani appearance. So we should offer puspanjali and pray to Radharani that "Radharani, kindly be merciful and tell about me to Your Krsna. To Your Krsna. Krsna is Yours." Krsna, Radha-Krsna. Krsna is not independent. Krsna is Radharani's property. So you have to approach Krsna through Radharani. That is, today is the auspicious day. Worship Radharani very nicely and be happy.
Thank you very much. Hare Krsna. (end)
UPCOMING FESTIVALS
(The following dates will vary according to your location so please check the local calendar for details)
3rd   September (Wednesday) (In many places it is the 2nd)–Apprearance day of SRIMATI RADHARANI – Radhastami – fasting till noon then feasting
5th September (Friday) – “WORLD HOLY NAME WEEK” begins and continues till the 15th

​6th September  (Saturday) -  Appearance day of  “LORD VAMANADEVA” and 

​“SRILA JIVA GOSVAMI”. “EKADASI” – Fasting entirely until noon 

​7th  September (Sunday) – Appearance day of  “SRILA SACIDANANDA BHAKTIVINODE THAKURA” – Feasting.
“By discussing the path of the previous sadhus, one gets determination, courage, and satisfaction. When we discuss the path of devotional service exhibited by Sri Rupa, Sri Sanatana, Sri Raghunatha, and Sri Haridasa Thakura, then we feel such happiness that it cannot be described.”  (From Tat-tat-karma-pravartana, Bhaktyaloka by Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura)  

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8th September (Monday) – Disappearance day of  “Srila Haridasa Thakura”. 

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Srila Haridasa Thakura said:
khanda khanda hai' deha yaya yadi prana
tabu ami vadane na chadi hari-nama
e saba jivere krsna! karaha prasada
mora drohe nahu e sabara aparadha
"Even if my body is cut into pieces and I loose my life, I will never give up chanting the Lord's holy name. O Krsna, please be merciful upon these poor souls, kindly excuse them for their offense of torturing me."
Maintaining this type of determination and being compassionate to all living entities while always chanting the holy name of Krsna is the path of devotional service exhibited by the previous mahajanas. A path cannot be manufactured. Whatever path is there should be accepted by sadhus. Those who are proud and want fame try vigorously to discover new paths. Those who have good fortune from past lives give up pride and respect the established path. Those who are unfortunate promenade on a new path and thus cheat the world.” (From Tat-tat-karma-pravartana  Bhaktyaloka by Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura)  
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9th September (Tuesday) – Acceptance of “Sannyasa by Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada” and “Visvarupa Mahotsava.” Ananta Caturdasi and 3rd month of Caturmasya begins.

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15th September (Monday) Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in Boston, USA 1965 on board the Jaladuta- which means the messenger who crosses the ocean.
“My dear Lord Krsna, You are so kind upon this useless soul, but I do not know why You have brought me here. Now You can do whatever You like with me. But I guess You have some business here, otherwise why would You bring me to this terrible place? (From Srila Prabhupada’s poem – Markine Bhagavat Dharma when he arrived in Boston in 1965)

Prabhupada’s Disciples and the new generation of devotees remember the person who brought Radharani to the west! (24 min video)
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Kalasamvara Das: Once, only in the land of Braj (Sri Vrindavan) was there the glorification of Srimati Radharani .Today by the mercy of His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. In most cities and towns around the world ,devotees from all walks of life are being blessed by Her Divine Name. And are calling out with great emotions Jai Jai Sri Radhe!!! Being thank full for this golden opportunity, in this golden age. Read more ›

Happy Radhasthami to all Dandavats.com readers! Names & meaning of Srimati Radharani
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Sri Radha Radhika - Lord Krsna's greatest worshiper Krsna-Vallabha - Lord Krsna's beloved Krsna-Samyuta - Lord Krsna's constant companion Vrndavanesvari - queen of Vrndavana Krsna-Priya - beloved of Lord Krsna Madana-Mohini - more charming than Kamadeva Srimati - beautiful Krsna-Kanta - Lord Krsna beloved Krsnananda-Pradayini - the giver of bliss to Lord Krsna Yasasvini yasogamya - famous Yasodananda-Vallabha - beloved of Yasoda's son Damodara-Priya - dear to Lord Damodara Read more ›

Radhakunda Seva: August 2014 Photos and Updates (Album 42 photos)
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Today, September 2nd 2014 on the most auspicious day of Srimati Radharani’s Appearance, we are feeling unlimitedly fortunate to be engaged in some small service for Her pleasure. It is only by Her causeless mercy that we are able to try and keep Her pastime place, Radha Kunda clean. It is only by Her merciful glance that we are able to, in some small way, beautify Her playground with gardens and murals. It is only by Her grace that we are able to offer some service to Her maidservants, the widow residents of Her sporting ground, Radha Kunda. And it is by Her divine inspiration that so many kind-hearted Vaishnavas have stepped forward to support this service. Before Srimati Radhika descended to this planet Earth, Vrindavan came in all its beauty and splendor to facilitate Her pleasure pastimes with Her Beloved. If we can help to beautify this Holy Land for Her continued pleasure, we consider ourselves most lucky. Please browse our latest photos and join our efforts by visiting www.radharani.com. Thank you for your support! Your servants, Mayapurcandra dasa and Campakalata Devi dasi. Read more ›

Retreat @ Gita Nagari with Radhanatha Swami (Album 140 photos)
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Gita Nagari is a 350 acre farm situated in scenic Port Royal, Pennsylvania. The community lovingly engages in farming and caring for their cows, focusing on the Supreme Lord as central to their existence. Farming, Cow Protection, Home to an intentional spiritual community who worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, and engage in bhakti yoga, Spiritual Retreat venue. Read more ›