On the day after Dipavali, Nanda Baba arranges for Jatipura brahmanas to do a pancha-amrta abhisheka of Giriraja Govardhana. Cooks prepare many kinds of sweets, rice, rotis and sabjis. Then then they arrange everything on leaf places to offer to Govardhana Hill. In... Read more
It’s a glorious, grand occasion, full of fun meetings, loving exchanges and the warmth of close family relationship. It is Radhastami in Varshana, a meeting of two families rejoicing in Radhaji’s lovely birthday festival. Read on, envisioning that you are... Read more
Kartikka Krishna Trayodashi: Today, Nanda Baba announces to all the Vrajavasis: “This afternoon we will go to Govardhana with our cows and carts, camp there, and then perform the annual Govardhana puja!” All the cowherders from Yavata and Varsana also come... Read more
On the morning of Radhastami, everyone performs their morning-duties, and then assembles to observe Sri Radhika’s splendid abhisheka festival. Musicians create a festive atmosphere by expertly playing instruments like vina, pakhowaj, mrdanga, dolak, dundubhi,... Read more
The final moment, Death, waits for all, patiently counting day by day. Sastras advise us to remember Narayana or Krishna at the time of death and thereby gain liberation from the samsara. Calling out Bhagavan’s Holy Name as Ajamila did saying,... Read more
Mantras give birth to sadhakas. Mantras sustain the lives of sadhakas, and mantras award spiritual perfection to sadhakas by giving darshana of their cherished ishta-devatas, Radha Govinda Yugala. In this article we will explore the details and varieties of various... Read more
Forty-three years ago during Karttika in Vrindavana, Srila Prabhupada presented a most amazing conception. It was November 11, 1972 in the Radha Damodara Mandira. Srila Prabhupada sat facing North between Srila Rupa Goswamipada’s samadhi and bhajan kutir. ... Read more
Sri Krishna, His associates and His holy abode of Vraja are all beautiful and blissful, sweet, charming, purifying and worshipable. It is very verydifficult however, to directly see and intimately serve Radha and Krishna. It is the rare fortune of the premibhaktas.... Read more
We present this essay, based on scientific research, to help aspiring devotees recognize the need to take rest early each night (latest by 10 p.m.), and to rise by 4 a.m. each morning in order to chant the Hare Krishna Mahamantra and attain the perfection of human... Read more
Your goal of life and mine is love of God – Krishna prema – immaculate, unadulterated pure loving devotion to Radha and Krishna. As devotees, we all think about prema, we read about prema, we hear about prema, we discuss prema, we hanker for prema, we look... Read more
