Today is very beautiful and auspicious as we celebrate Mahadvadashi and it is also the appearance day of Sri Vamanadeva. As soon as Krishna appeared, He spoke about Vamanadeva to Devaki and Vasudeva. In Satya-yuga, Devaki and Vasudeva were praying and performing austerities. At that time, they were in a different birth and had different names. Devaki and Vasudeva performed austerities for thousands of years to have Bhagavan Vishnu as their son. And for their austerities, Lord

[ On this most excellent and auspicious Appearance Day of Srila Bhaktivedanta Svami Prabhupada, under the guidance and by the unlimited,...

[On this most excellent and auspicious day of Janmashtami, the Appearance Day of Lord Krishna, under the guidance and by the unlimited and causeless mercy of Guru and Gauranga, we are allowed the opportunity to present this nectarean hari-katha spoken by the sweet, lotus lips of our beloved Srila Gurudeva, Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vana Gosvami Maharaja on August of 2014, during his preaching mission in London.] Today is Janmashtami, the appearance day of Lord Krishnachandra, who

[ On this most auspicious day of Lord Balarama’s Avirbhava tithi, Appearance Day, under the guidance and by the unlimited and causeless...

[On this most auspicious day of Srila Rupa Gosvami’s Tirobhava tithi, his Disappearance Day, under the guidance of and by the unlimited and causeless mercy of Guru and Gauranga we are allowed the opportunity to present this nectarean hari-katha spoken by the sweet, lotus lips of our beloved Gurudeva, Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vana Gosvami Maharaja on January of 2013 during his preaching mission in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.] Yesterday evening we glorified Srila Rupa Gosvami and this

So today is a very super-excellent auspicious day. It is Ekadashi tithi in the month of Shravana — also known as Shravani Ekadashi. We also celebrated Guru-purnima in the month of Shravana and also it was the start of Chaturmasya. And soon after fifteen days we will celebrate the disappearance day of Srila Rupa Gosvamipada. Finally, the Jhulana-utsava begins today in Vrindavana and ends in five days. I want to speak a few words about Srimati Radhika — how She comes from Yava

Today is very auspicious as it is the appearance day of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. He is known as the Bhagiratha of shuddha-bhakti (pure devotional service to God). His contribution is a vast wealth of shuddha-bhakti. Like Bhagiratha who brought the waters of the Ganga from the spiritual world into the material world, flowing from Gangotri through passages towards the ocean, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura brought the Ganga-waters of shuddha-bhakti for us. Significance of the Con

Today is most auspicious as it is the appearance day of Srila Shyamananda Prabhu and also today we honour Baladeva Prabhu’s rasa–lila ....

Today is the appearance day of Ganga-devi, Ganga-dashahara. On this day, Gurudeva would narrate pastimes about Ganga and Gangamata Gosvamini. Gangamata Gosvamini was a beautiful girl in East Bengal formerly named Shachi-devi, and she was the daughter of the King of Putiya. From the beginning of her life she heard about Lord Krishna and from that time onward she gave her entire heart to Him. (Note: She is a different personality to the mother of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu) When

Prahlada’s Tests Hiranyakashipu was enraged by Prahlada’s words, so he decided he must now kill him, and in turn made many different...