Dear Friends We celebrate Srila Prabhupada’s disappearance festival this week. It seems contradictory that the passing of a Vaisanava is a festival. But in Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s words, “He reasons ill who tells that Vaisnavas die. When thou are living still in sound! The Vaisnavas die to live, and living try to spread the holy more »
May the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Ramacandra reside in your heart.
Dear FriendsThe rain does not seem to be letting up and it reminds one of the seven-day devastating rainfall in Vrindavan, when Indra thought he could teach Krishna a lesson. In remembrance of this pastime we can also take shelter of Krishna and make our way to the temple and not be deterred by the more »
Celebrating Sri Krishna’s best devotee’s liquid love
For the most delicious traditional Diwali Sweets come to the Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple in Chatsworth. Call Govinda’s Restaurant: 031-4034600
If possible offer a lamp daily during Kartik, either in the temple or before your altar at home. You can sing or play a recording of the Sri Damodarasataka prayers while offering lamps. These prayers are found in the Padma Purana. Sri Hari bhakti-vilasa (2.16.198) states, “In the month of Kartik one should worship Lord Damodar more »
Taralika arranged this programme at the Umhlatuzana Community Hall for senior citizens. Our seniors were treated to a morning of spiritual upliftment and a delicious vegetarian lunch. Pravina arranged this programme at the Durban Coastal Health Clinic. Devotee chanted and danced with the patients. The maintenance crew at the temple came up to the temple more »
Dear Friends, We trust that your Kartik has enthusiastically started. The initiative of getting as many people to offer lamps either in their homes or at the temple has exceeded our expectations with five thousand Kartik packs already distributed. This special Kartik pack includes a fold out altar, a song book, CD with the Damodarastakam more »
Patricia from our Maintenance Crew offers her lamp to Lord Damodara…The Kartik-mahatmya 114, states: “A person who offers a lamp to Lord Krishna during Kartik attains the eternal spiritual world where there is no suffering.”
