Arjuna Wins Draupadi Translated from Sanskrit by Hridayananda Dasa Goswami
Disguised as a brahmana, Arjuna steps forward to meet the challenge that has humiliated the powerful young kings. The sage Vaisampayana is telling the history of the Pandavas to their great-grandson, King Janamejaya. As... read moreSrila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura
Appearance Day: May 14 Vrndavana Dasa Thakura was the son of Narayani Devi, a niece of Srivasa Thakura, one of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's principal associates. When Narayani was a young girl, Lord Caitanya would give her remnants of His meals. Once the Lord ordered... read more
Lord Nrsimhadeva Comes To Mayapur by Atma-tattva Dasa (as told to Srimati Devi Dasi)
The devotees wanted to worship a Deity of the Lord in his fiercest form, but at first no sculptor was willing to carve Him. ON MARCH 24, 1984, at 12:20 A.M., thirty-five men armed with weapons and bombs attacked Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir, ISKCON's... read more
Cry for Krsna by Parantapa Dasa, Raghava Pandita Dasa, and Gokula Dasa
A brief life sketch of His Divine Grace Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja HIS DIVINE GRACE Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja, a pure devotee and very dear disciple of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, passed away from this world on February 9, 1996,... read more
Wonderful Prasadam by Rohininandana Dasa
IN MANY PLACES in his books Srila Prabhupada describes the wonders of prasadam, food prepared with devotion and offered to Krsna. Prabhupada discusses such merits of prasadam as how it effectively immunizes one against the contamination of the... read moreMade from Our Own Wool
The following excerpt from Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami's Srila Prabhupada-lilamrta offers a poignant example of how one devotee used homespun wool for an offering to Prabhupada. The scene is in Prabhupada's room in Vrndavana, near the end of his time on... read more
Durga Devi and the Fabric of History by Hare Krsna Devi Dasi
Srila Prabhupada Centennial note: In the last issue I suggested growing something to offer for Prabhupada's Centennial feast on his appearance day in September. As you weed, water, and fertilize flowers and vegetables for the feast, remember to let the plants hear... read more
The Marks of a Warrior by Vineet Chander
It was a typical Saturday night, and my parents had left for the evening. Like many sixteen-year-olds left home alone in America, I planned to do something forbidden. But unlike many sixteen-year-olds, my plans didn't include alcohol, cigarettes, girlfriends, or... read more
Cooking Class: Lesson 24 by Yamuna Devi
ISKCON DEVOTEES are now well into the year-long celebration of the Srila Prabhupada Centennial. Seeds planted months, even years, ago are now coming into full bloom in the form of group achievements, large festivals and conferences, and programs for distributing large... read more