By Sanatana Goswami Brihad Bhagavatamrita means the nectar essence of the Bhagavatam. As the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam is the essence of Vedanta Sutra, the Brihad Bhagavatamrita is the essence of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. This is the 1st Canto of Brihad Bhagavatamrita, Narada Muni’s quest to find the recipient of the Lord’s greatest mercy. This is the 2nd […]
by H.G. Atma Tattva Das Stories of Lord Buddha, Shankaracharya, the Sri-sampradaya, the Alvars, Yamunacharya, Ramanujacharya, the Brahma-sampradaya, Vyasadeva, Madhvacharya, the Kumara-sampradaya, Nimbarkacharya, the Rudra-sampradaya, Vishnuswami, Vallabhacharya and Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who unified all sampradayas. This lecture series was recorded in Mayapur, 1989.
Volume 11, Chapter 15 April 7, 2011 by H.H. Indradyumna Swami I spent most of the winter chanting and studying in Vrindavan. Then, in the early spring, I headed for South Africa for a number of preaching programs, including the Ratha-yatra festival in Durban. I was also looking forward to writing again. In Vrindavan I […]
The following is an account of how Giri Govardhana came to bless us with His presence. I was allowed to serve Sri Giri Govardhana in New Mayapur in France between 1980 and 1988. I was very attached to that service. This Govardhana Sila was perhaps the only Govardhana Sila in ISKCON at the time. Because […]
by Kaustubha Das The first time I visited India was in 1989. My flight arrived at the Delhi Airport at some early hour and I took a precarious taxi ride through the morning fog to the holy town of Vrindavan. Upon arriving, I prostrated in the dust of Vraja and headed straight for the Krishna […]
By H.H. Radhanatha Swami Learning Points Today is the last day of our yatra. On the request of devotees we have come to this place. It is a very unknown part of Vrindavana this particular temple. It is not to be found in any of the parikrama books. We only are aware of these deities […]
From the mundane view, I was flying home. I was born and raised in San fransisco before joining the Hare Krsna movement in 1970. But there is nothing left for me there now. Both my parents have passed away and my brothers and sisters are scattered throughout the country. Nevertheless, as i looked out of […]
A Son helps his Mother Prepare for the Ultimate Test ARE YOU READY to hear about a miracle? Don’t worry, I won’t bore you with yet another story about some pseudo-miracle-worker. This story is about a seventy-nine-year-old woman completely set in her ways who, at the most difficult time of death, had a change of […]
