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Maharaja Thinks All of His Disciples Will Appreciate This

Maharaja thought that all of his dicsiples would appreciate this verse and purport from todays SB class at RVC tato 'tihrstah sva-krto 'krtarhanampuspaih suga apsarasas ca nartanaihgitaih sura vadya-dharas ca vadyakaihstavais ca vipra jaya-nihsvanair ganahSYNONYMStatah -- thereafter; ati-hrstah -- everyone becoming very much pleased; sva-krtah -- own respective duty; akrta…
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Glorifying Devotees

Inspiring Families (1)

All Glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga! Dear Urukrama, Kalindi Sundari, Ujjvala Nitai, and Diptiman Please accept my blessings. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Your family is setting a very nice example for other devotee families to follow. Namely peacefully conducting family life, regularly attending local ISKCON temple, home schooling…
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Brahmacari

So Many Challenges

On 9/27/2020 11:32 PM: Dear Danavir Goswami Please accept my humble obeisancesAll glories to Srila PrabhupadaAll glories to your services   “I also have charts of persons with Guru in the 9th who are not much interested in spiritual life. And others such as Bhagavan Prabhu who have had some very…
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Ode to Candrasekhara

By Danavir Goswami Lord Siva drank an ocean of poison to save all the souls in the universe. One name for Lord Siva is Candrasekhara, “He who holds the moon on his head as a crown.” The churning of the milk ocean also produced Bälacandra, the crescent moon. Because of…
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Kirtan

Kirtan Katha

By His Holiness Danavir Goswami (Vaiñëava Society Vol. 18) Introduction      This essay is the second part to my previous essay entitled “On Chanting Question Mark” which is available online at or in print within Vaisnava Society Journal #3 at My reason for writing these essays is to guide…
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Driving for Krishna

By His Holiness Danavir Goswami You can purchase the official Driving for Krishna book here! (Vaiñëava Society Vol. 6)       From its early years to present, ISKCON has witnessed droves of devotees leave their bodies while traveling in automobiles. Although devotees don’t drink and drive, many male devotee drivers…
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Guru in the Morning

By His Holiness Danavir Goswami (Vaiñëava Society Vol. 5) Looking back to 1987, I remember trying my best to counsel several weeping ISKCON Vaisnavas when they learned that their guru had just defaulted his position. Their guru was previously a dynamic, conquering her who shone like fire through preaching, making…
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