Krsna Balaram Swamiji was unanimously appointed to the position of “Mahamandaleshwar” (which is on the level of Cardinal in Christianity) by all four Vaisnava Sampradaya, Mahamandaleshwars, Sri Mahants, and Mahants from all over India Swamiji is the first Gaudiya Vaisnava Sampradaya Swami wearing saffron cloth to ever be appointed to the exalted position of Mahamandaleshwar.…
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When Yudhisthira Maharaj became the emperor of Hastinapur, Lord Krsna came to visit him from Dwaraka for the last time. Two people came to Yuddhisthir quarreling with each other for justice, having a barrel of gold coins with them. While Lord Krsna watched, one of those two addressed King Yuddhisthir, saying “O Sire, this barrel…
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Our Divine Master, Srila Prabhupada, earnestly wanted to have a Gurukul school next to his temples to develop spiritually educated, Vedic mannered devotees, to help spread Krsna consciousness around the world. Despite great endeavor, the Gurukul schools were unsuccessful. In hope to turn the schools around, ISKCON leaders approached us around the year 1981 and…
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The Srimad Bhagavatam predicted the coming of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu: krsna varnam tvisakrsnam sangopangastra parsadam yajnaih samkirtana prayair yajanti hi sumedhasah “The Lord will incarnate in Kaliyuga [present age] chanting His own names. His bodily complexion will be like that of molten gold. He will appear with His associates, servants, and representatives. In this…
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Because this is the age of Kaliyuga, the demonic forces are everywhere, but they run away from those places where pure mantras are chanted. For example, as related in the Valmiki Ramayana, Lord Rama once was asked by a ghost, “O Lord, we are also Your creation. We also need a place to live and…
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One day, while the war of Kuruksetra was still on and Bhismadeva was functioning as the commander in chief of Duryodhana’s army, Duryodhana reached Bhismadeva and said, “Five days have already passed under your leadership and the Pandavas on the opposite side are still alive. If you remain lenient towards the Pandavas, we cannot win…
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There was a young man who learnt that unless one accepts a qualified Guru before his death, he takes birth as an animal in his next life. This motivated him to seek out and accept initiation from a pure Guru. After initiation, the Guru instructed him to fetch some Ganges water for his daily worship.…
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“People sometimes ask us to write something about our own personal life, so we have decided to include some of this information in this ‘My Mission’. We were born in a Srotriya Brahmana family in Sri Vrindaban Dham, India. Our father was very learned in Vedic scriptures and was Guru for thousands of people in…
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