Author: HH Bhakti Vikas Swami

Krsna and Balarama, while tending the cows with the cowherd boys, appeared just like actors going to play on a dramatic stage. Krsna was dressed in glowing garments of yellow, Balarama in blue, and They held new twigs of mango tree, peacock feathers and bunches of flowers in Their hands. Dressed with garlands of lotus […]

India is meant for para-upakara, not for exploiting others. That is not India’s business. That may be for the fools and rascals in other countries, but India is dedicated. Therefore in India Krsna comes, in India Lord Ramacandra comes. But they have now taken it very cheaply. All rascals and fools and rogues, they are […]

Atheists may be very expert in mental speculation and may be so-called great philosophers, but they can be defeated by a Vaisnava firmly situated in his conviction and God consciousness. Following in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, all the preachers engaged in the service of ISKCON should be very expert in putting forward strong […]

Devotees acknowledge Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s special mercy upon Srila Rupa Gosvami in the following words: sri-caitanya-mano-‘bhistam sthapitam yena bhu-talesvayam rupah kada mahyam dadati sva-padantikam “When will Srila Rupa Gosvami Prabhupada, who has established within this material world the mission to fulfill the desire of Lord Caitanya, give me shelter under his lotus feet?” The special […]

For ten days Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu stayed at Prayaga and instructed Rupa Gosvami, empowering him with the necessary potency. This is a confirmation of the statement krsna-sakti vina nahe tara pravartana. Unless one is specifically empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he cannot spread the Krsna consciousness movement. An empowered devotee sees and feels […]

It has been a custom since time immemorial that a person born in a brahmana family must.worship the salagrama-sila in all circumstances. In our Krsna consciousness society, some of the members are very anxious to introduce the salagrama-sila, but we have purposely refrained from introducing it because most of the members of the Krsna consciousness […]

Vedic society is based on the principle of love — between husband and wife, father and son, the king and the citizens, and so on. Civilization must be founded on love, not law. By law you cannot make a person love you. First he must love you, then he will gladly follow your law. Modern […]

It was here one evening as you [Srila Prabhupada] sat in that garden that you revealed to the devotees as amazing detail of Krsna’s and Rukmini’s pastime — a detail that had not been published in Krsna book. You explained to the amazed devotees how when Krsna snatched away Princess Rukmini in the presence of […]

One time, maybe in the early 1970’s, when the movement was starting to spread a bit, Prabhupada was with some disciples in his room in Los Angeles. The temple was big and opulent, for those days. And Govinda Dasi had made Prabhupada a coat with peackock feather tassles to tighten its hood, and someone had […]

One should not give up anything which can be utilized in the service of the Lord. That is a secret of devotional service. Anything that can be utilized in advancing Krsna consciousness and devotional service should be accepted. For instance, we are using many machines for the advancement of our present Krsna consciousness movement, machines […]

Radhavallabha: In one BTG article, you described increase in women population as a natural disaster. Prabhupada: Yes. Radhavallabha: So when one woman read this article, she became very angry. She came back and was very angry. Prabhupada: She may be angry. She is woman and man. Actually this is physiological. If a man is too […]