Srimad Bhagavatam 7.14.2-23 ayane viṣuve kuryādvyatīpāte dina-kṣayecandrādityoparāge cadvādaśyāṁ śravaṇeṣu ca tṛtīyāyāṁ śukla-pakṣenavamyām atha kārtikecatasṛṣv apy aṣṭakāsuhemante śiśire tathā māghe ca sita-saptamyāṁmaghā-rākā-samāgamerākayā cānumatyā camāsarkṣāṇi yutāny api dvādaśyām anurādhā syācchravaṇas tisra uttarāḥtisṛṣv ekādaśī vāsujanmarkṣa-śroṇa-yoga-yuk TRANSLATION One should perform the śrāddha ceremony on the Makara-saṅkrānti [the day when the sun begins to move north] or on the Karkaṭa-saṅkrānti [the day when […]

🌼Thursday, 29 February 2024 [Mayapur, West Bengal, India Time]🌼 🌟 Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur (Spiritual Master of Srila Prabhupada) Appearance Day 🌟 🌸Fasting Till Noon🌸 A Biography of His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura (Spiritual master of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta swami Srila Prabhupada):- Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura was born in the holy […]

“So far your questions are concerned. Nityananda is the principle of the Guru. So, the Gurudeva is the incarnation of Nityananda. Anyone strictly following the instruction of the Guru is following Nityananda. The price one has to pay if he wants to become Krsna conscious is that he must dedicate himself to following the order […]

Srila Prabhupada describes the glories of Lord Nityananda Prabhu. In Rāḍhadeśa, the part of Bengal where the Ganges is not visible, Nityānanda Prabhu, Gaṅgādāsa Paṇḍita, Murāri Gupta and Mukunda took birth Purport Here rāḍha-deśe refers to the village of the name Ekacakrā in the district of Birbhum, next to Burdwan. After the Burdwan railway station […]

There are two types of devotees—bhajanānandīs and goṣṭhy-ānandīs. Bhajanānandīs worship the Lord for their personal benefit, while goṣṭhy-ānandīs try to elevate all others to Kṛṣṇa consciousness so that they may be saved: “There are goṣṭhy-ānandī and bhajanānandī. Bhajanānandī is interested for his own welfare, or they think it that he is not competent enough to […]

The importance of approaching a self-realized soul: In the Bhagavad-gita, Lord Krishna instructs Arjuna, “Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realized soul can impart knowledge to you because he has seen the truth.” (Bhagavad-gita As It Is, 4.34) In Chapters 6 and 7 […]

Srila Prabhupada : Good government can exist when the relationship between the citizens and the government is like that exemplified by Lord Rāmacandra and His citizens. Lord Rāmacandra ruled His kingdom ex- actly as a father takes care of his children, and the citizens, being obliged to the good government of Lord Rāmacandra, accepted the […]

“Bhakti” means spontaneous loving service. When a servant renders service to his master in consideration of monetary exchange, it is no loving service neither this hired service can come within the category of “Bhakti“. When a friend renders service to a fellow friend in consideration of obligation or in expectation of reward or as a matter […]