In this week’s updates, we will inform you about the current situation in the temple and the plan for the coming weeks and also introduce you to ‘Your day in Vrindavan’, an excellent seva opportunity for those who are not in Vrindavan but would like services like go seva, prasad seva, Rajbhoga arati seva, Harinaam sankirtan seva and vaishnava seva to be performed on their behalf.

At the beginning of the Bhagavad-gita, Dhrtarastra says, “O Sañjaya, after my sons and the sons of Pandu assembled in the place of pilgrimage at Kuruksetra, desiring to fight, what did they do?” Dhrtarastra was blind from birth. Unfortunately, he was also bereft of spiritual vision. He knew very well that his sons were equally blind in the matter of religion, and he was sure that they could never reach an understanding with the Pandavas, who were all pious since birth.

>Once a demon named Bhaumasura stole Lord Varuna’s umbrella, mother Aditi’s golden ear rings, and the playground of the demigods, known as Mani-parvata. He also kidnapped 16,100 beautiful young maidens from various royal families all over the world. Indra, King of heaven, went to Dvaraka to describe the demon’s transgressions to Lord Krsna. Together with Queen Satyabhama, the Lord then mounted His carrier Garuda and traveled to the capital of Bhaumasura’s kingdom.

Srila Prabhupada: Let there be all victory for the chanting of the holy name of Lord Krishna, which can cleanse the mirror of the heart and stop the miseries of the blazing fire of material existence. (Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-lila, 20.12)

The sun-god felt great affection for his devotee Satrajit, and as a token of his satisfaction the demigod gave him the Syamantaka jewel. Each day the gem would produce about 170 pounds of gold, and the place where it was kept and properly worshiped would be free of calamities such as famine or untimely death, and also of evils like snakebites, mental and physical disorders, and the presence of deceitful persons

Hearing that a total eclipse of the sun was soon to occur, people from all over India, including the Yadus and the residents of Vrndavana, converged at Kuruksetra to earn special pious credit. When Krsna and Balarama saw Nanda Maharaja and mother Yasoda, both the Lords and Their foster parents were overcome with emotion. Raising their two sons onto their laps and holding Them in their arms, Nanda and saintly mother Yasoda forgot their sorrow.

The Monk’s Podcast with Radha Gopinath Prabhu

“I would believe only in a God that knew how to dance.” - Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra
A few days ago, I went for a long walk with a very dear friend. We were so absorbed in our talks that we forgot the time. All of a sudden, we found ourselves surrounded by the pitch-black night.
A recent hurricane had torn off the branches of many timeworn trees and uprooted numerous others, leaving us an ominous path back home. Fortunately, my friend had a mobile phone with torchlight function, and our eyes were thus firmly fixed on the bump...

The Global Devotee Care Directorate is pleased to announce their next live conversation with Partha Das and Uttama Dasi on Devotee care in Grihastha Ashram.

When Krsna and Balarama offered Their teacher, Sandipani Muni, anything he desired, he asked for the return of his son, who had drowned in the ocean at Prabhasa. The two Lords at once traveled there on Their chariot and ordered the ocean to return Their guru’s son.

International Shravanam Week

>Once, in the company of her maidservants, Queen Rukmini was personally serving her husband, Lord Krsna, by fanning Him as He relaxed on her bed. Rukmini’s quarters were extremely beautiful, boasting a canopy hung with brilliant strings of pearls, as well as effulgent jewels serving as lamps.

International Shravanam Week

Devotees in Vrindavan narrate their memories from HH Gunagrahi Swami’s devotional life including his glorious departure from this world, occurred under the most auspicious circumstances! Devamrita Swami commented the event as “Iskcon’s finest hour!”

Concealing Their innately perfect knowledge by Their humanlike activities, Krsna and Balarama went to Avanti to reside at the school of the learned spiritual master Sandipani Muni.

International Shravanam Week

He is under critical observation for 48 hours at Fortis Hospital, Vasnt Kunj, New Delhi

With a smile on His lotus face, Lord Krsna suddenly appeared before the gopis. Wearing a garland and a yellow garment, He looked as if He could bewilder the mind of Cupid, who himself bewilders the minds of ordinary people.

Jagannatha Kirtanananda Das is speaking to HG Acyutananda Das on the ‘Life with Srila Prabhupada’. Don’t miss the chance to hear from one of Srila Prabhupada’s early disciples!

During the day, when Krsna goes to the forest to herd the cows with His friends, the gopis in Vrndavana village sing of Him as follows: “Krsna moves about the forest in the company of His friends, who vividly chant the glories of His magnificent deeds.

During the recent GBC Annual General Meeting 2020 at Sridham Mayapur, the GBC considered a proposal from ISKCON’s Ministry of Education to include a week in ISKCON’s calendar, dedicated to promoting the regular reading of Srila Prabhupada books. GBC body resolved to celebrate this festival during the week leading up to Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in America, i.e. 3rd to 9th September 2020.

Please keep them coming! Both Prabhu and Mataji have very much improved and tested negative and left the hospital by all the devotee’s prayers!

Interview with H.H. Kadamba Kanana Maharaja: Books are the Basis

By the blessings of Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi, Gaura Nitai and Sita Rama Lakshman Hanuman, HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja was discharged from the hospital today and arrived back at ISKCON Delhi.