“Because Bhagavad Gita is spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one need not read any other Vedic literature. One need only attentively and regularly hear and read Bhagavad Gita.” – Srila Prabhupada, Bhagavad Gita Introduction Since 1994, the Bhaktivedanta Gita Academy (Mayapur) has been enriching the lives of many with the teachings of the […]
Mayapur International Preaching – Srila Prabhupada’s Dancing Elephants

“Preaching can be a difficult, thankless task, but a preacher must follow the orders of the Supreme Lord and be unafraid of materialistic persons.” – Srimad Bhagavatam 6.5.39, purport His Grace Sudama Das (ACBSP) recalled when Srila Prabhupada was leaving Tokyo to go to India. “He (Srila Prabhupada) said, ‘I have opened the West. Now […]
Ekachakra Holy Name Retreat : Dec 22 to Dec 26,2018

Please come and chant with us…..in japa as well as in kirtan. * Deepen your relationship with the Holy Name. * Spend these days in seclusion in beautiful Ekachakra – away from all usual distractions. * Hear about the glories of the Holy Name in the association of like- minded devotees and practically apply what […]
Odana Sashti Festival Celebrations at Rajapur

Odana Sasti Festival was celebrated in a grand manner at Sri Rajapur Jagannath Mandir on 13 Dec. The deities Sri Jagannath, Baladeva and Subhadra devi were offered a very beautiful outfit with gorgeous flower decorations. HH Jayadvaita Swami, HH Chandramouli Swami, HH Bhakti Nityananda Swami, HG Jananivas Pr, HG Pankajanghri pr and many senior devotees […]
Srimad Bhagavatam: HH Bhakti Rasayana Sagar Swami

Verse no: SB 9.9.9-12 Speaker: HH Bhakti Rasayana Sagar Swami Date: 7 Dec 2018 SB 9.9.9 tatheti rājñābhihitaṁ sarva-loka-hitaḥ śivaḥ dadhārāvahito gaṅgāṁ pāda-pūta-jalāṁ hareḥ Translation: When King Bhagīratha approached Lord Śiva and requested him to sustain the forceful waves of the Ganges, Lord Śiva accepted the proposal by saying, “Let it be so.” Then, with […]
Odana Sasti Festival Invitation: 13 Dec

“At the beginning of winter, there is a ceremony known as the Odana-sasthi. This ceremony indicates that from that day forward, a winter covering should be given to Lord Jagannatha.” – Sri Caitanya Caritamrta, Madhya-lila16.79, purport “. In Rajapur Jagannatha Mandir in Sri Dham Mayapur, Lord Jagannatha is beautifully dressed in starched cloth on Odana-sasthi. […]
Book Marathon Inauguration

December is a very special month. It is the month when all the ISKCON devotees, armed with sankirtan weapon, march in all the streets, knock at every door to distribute the most valuable treasure of books of Srila Prabhupada. They are determined to bestow all auspiciousness to every living entity, so that they have a […]
Srimad Bhagavatam Class: HG Jananivasa Das

Verse: SB:9.9.7 Speaker: HG Jananivasa Das Date: 6 Dec 2018. Listen in this class, HG Jananivas prabhu explains in detail on the position of Lord Shiva and different Shiva deities worshipped in Navadvipa dhama. dhārayiṣyati te vegaṁ rudras tv ātmā śarīriṇām yasminn otam idaṁ protaṁ viśvaṁ śāṭīva tantuṣu Translation: Like a cloth woven of threads […]
Amazing Pastime of Lord Narasimhadeva!

Hare Krishna. My name is Andharupa dasi initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1975 at Miami Florida. I was asked to tell my story of my cure from Hepatitis C. The summer of 2004 His Holiness Jayapataka Maharaja visited New Ramana reti temple in Alachua Florida. I approached Maharaja and asked him for his blessings for […]
Sri Radha-Madhava Elephant Procession

Saturdays around 5:00 pm in Mayapur… Magical moments of Sri Radha-Madhava Elephant Procession. Mystical sounds could be heard by every single living entity anywhere near ISKCON Mayapur campus. Very intense thundering of large drums beating to the rhythm of two elephant’s hearts, was the best way to bring back to mind some very sweet pastimes […]
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