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July/August), Young Lordships, Thereby Providing Intimate Service Contents Fasting Festivals! Editor’s Note Fasting Festivals 2 Editor’s Note Message from the President of ISKCON As winter draws to a welcoming close, we embrace KwaZulu Natal the beginning of “festival season”. It’s a bumper few The Import of “Srila Prabhupada” 3 months with celebrations commencing on August 3rd with Jhulan Yatra (the glorious swing festival of Sri Radha and Krishna). In this issue our writers Features share insight into these festivals. Srila Prabhupada, The Senapati Bhakta 4 From Master to Disciple 6 On August 22nd we celebrate the appearance The Heart and Soul of Bhakti Caitanya Swami 7 anniversary of Lord Krishna. For many Hindus, this Special Report is the final day of a 7 day Gita Week. Devout followers God and Demigods— fast until midnight on this day to commemorate the Goddesses of Fortune 8 Lord’s appearance at that hour. Young Vaishnavas’ Column The next day we gather again for the Vyasa Puja Cake offering to Srimati Radharani 10 celebration of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder acharya of ISKCON. Sweet Service to Radha and Krishna 11 On this day we reflect on the impact Srila Prabhupada has had on our lives. Many of us have come to Sri Balaram Purnima 11 know Lord Krishna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead because Srila Prabhupada gave us Srimad Vaishnava Kitchen Bhagavatam and Bhagavad Gita As It Is. Our children Malva Pudding 12 have relished the Lord’s sweet pastimes by reading Krsna Book. Lord Caitanya has become a household News name because of Srila Prabhupada. We can honour Remembering Sita Caran Dasi 12 Srila Prabhupada by appreciating the hardships he endured to spread the holy name around. Vedic Observer Lessons from The King of the Demons 13 On 5th September we celebrate the appearance day Devotee Focus of Srimati Radharani. This is my favourite festival of Dedication and Service to Srila Prabhupada 14 the year, so I try to spend the entire day at the temple being absorbed in devotional service, whilst relishing Lifestyle the nectar of hearing Srimati Radharani’s sweet Blissful Nicol Square 14 pastimes. There are tons of service opportunities for everyone, so feel free to drop by to offer your time as a Notice Board 15 service to Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Radhanath. Contact the temple reception for further enquiries on Vaishnava Calendar 15 how you may assist. So ladies it’s time to take out those saris you’ve Market Your Business! been saving for special occasions—we promise Advertise in Hare Krishna News a flood of spiritually Give your business enlivening and fun- filled evenings! a sales boost by advertising in the Hare Haripriya Devi Dasi Krishna News. Our [email protected] publication reaches over 6000 readers in Durban and surrounding areas. For more details call:Rasa-sthali Dasi Tel: 031 403 3328 • Email: [email protected] 2 The Import of “Srila Prabhupada” Message from the President of ISKCON KWaZulu Natal Numerous times daily, we speak of “Prabhupada”, we In the Gaudiya (of Lord Caitanya) lineage, pray to “Prabhupada” and we glorify “Prabhupada”. “Prabhupada” is a term of utmost reverence We know that Srila Prabhupada (His Divine Grace A. and is only conferred upon divine personalities C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada) is the founder who have brilliantly illuminated the Gaudiya acharya of ISKCON, but is the extensive significance of sampradaya (disciplic succession starting from the honourific title, “Prabhupada” deeply understood the Supreme Lord, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu) by and appreciated? “What’s in a name?” In the case of their unparalleled contribution by way of establishing Srila Prabhupada, access to the spiritual world is in and spreading the Gaudiya teachings and by their that name. deep understanding of the Lord’s desires. The Prabhupadas in the line of Lord Caitanya include In May 1968 “Swamiji”, as Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Srila Rupa Goswami, Srila Jiva Goswami, and Swami was then addressed, was requested by his Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur. Learning first disciples to allow them to address him by the of their service and activities, we realise that these honourific title, “Prabhupada”. He graciously acceded personalities were divinely empowered and eternal to this request. A short while later one of the disciples associates of the Lord. inquired further from Srila Prabhupada about the meaning of the word and had published a statement Similarly, leaving aside any partial sentimentality in Back to Godhead magazine: and then objectively assessing the glorious service rendered by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta The word Prabhupada is a term of the utmost Swami Prabhupada we can easily appreciate his reverence in Vedic religious circles, and it signifies a eminence alongside the previous Prabhupadas or great saint even among saints. The word actually has eternal associates of the Lord. two meanings: first, one at whose feet (pada) there are many prabhus (a term meaning ‘‘master,” which Imbibing the essence of the contribution of the the disciples of a guru use in addressing each other). predecessor acharyas, especially those of the The second meaning is one who is always found previous Prabhupadas, Srila Prabhupada presented at the lotus feet of Krishna (the Supreme Master). intact, the process of Krishna consciousness that In the line of disciplic succession through which is most effective for this current day and age. The Krishna conzsciousness is conveyed to mankind, scientific process taught by Srila Prabhupada is not there have been a number of figures of such spiritual something new, rather the vast teachings of the importance as to be called Prabhupada: Srila Rupa parampara is tailored to perfectly suit our needs and Goswami Prabhupada executed the will of his phalena pariciyate—an action is judged by its results master, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and therefore he —millions all over the world have been raised from a and his associate goswamis are called Prabhupada. suffering and sinful platform and placed securely on Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur executed the path of devotional service. the will of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur, and therefore he is also addressed as Prabhupada. Our The next time we speak of “Prabhupada”, let us do so spiritual master, Om Visnupada 108 Sri Srimad with renewed appreciation of this foremost servant Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj has, in the same of the Lord. Appearing in this material world by way, executed the will of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta his infinite compassion Srila Prabhupada gifted us Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada in carrying the with entrance into the spiritual world by blessing us message of love of Krishna to the Western world, with Krishna consciousness in the form of chanting and therefore we American and European humble Hare Krishna, honouring Krishna prasada, the servants of His Divine Grace, from all the different association of devotees—which are all found in his centers of the sankirtan movement, have followed in divine movement—the International Society for the footsteps of Srila Rupa Goswami Prabhupada, Krishna Consciousness. and prefer to address His Grace our Spiritual Master May we always be situated with appreciation and as Prabhupada, and he has kindly said “Yes”. (Back gratitude at the lotus feet of that person who is always to Godhead Issue #23, 1969) found at the Lord’s lotus feet. All glories to Prabhupada! Hare Krishna. Your servant, Swarup Damodar Das 3 Srila Prabhupada, the Senapati Bhakta Compiled by Rasa-sthali Dasi In the Brahma-vaivarta Purana, Lord Krishna Srila Prabhupada wrote a commentary on the describes that after 5,000 years of Kali-yuga Bhagavad-gita and in 1944, without assistance, started have passed, His mantra upasaka (a great a fortnightly English magazine. Recognizing Srila sage and worshiper of Krishna’s holy names) Prabhupada’s philosophical learning and devotion, the will appear and spread the chanting of the Hare Gaudiya Vaisnava society honoured him with the title Krishna mantra not only in India but throughout “Bhaktivedanta”. the world. Lord Krishna explains that by the chanting At the age of 54, Srila Prabhupada retired from married of His holy names the world will become spiritualized life to devote more time to his studies and writing and and everyone will be hari-bhaktas, engaged in the travelled to the holy city of process of devotion to the Supreme. Thus, Sri Krishna Vrindavana, where he lived Wikipedia’s Today’s predicted the appearance of a powerful devotee who in humble circumstances in Featured Article would spread the chanting of His names worldwide. the historic medieval temple, Radha-Damodara. There he The Mantra-Rock Dance The most recent incarnation of Lord Krishna, Lord poster Mantra-Rock Caitanya foretold the coming of an empowered engaged for several years in deep study and writing. Dance was a musical devotee who would take the sankirtana process countercultural event everywhere: “I want to flood the whole world with the He accepted the renounced held on January 29, 1967, chanting of the holy names. I will personally preach order of life (sannyasa) in at the Avalon Ballroom and flood India withharinama sankirtana, chanting 1959. At Radha-Damodara in San Francisco. It was of the holy names. And My senapati bhakta (great Temple, Srila Prabhupada organized by followers of devotee commander) will come, preach in different began work on his life’s the International Society countries and flood the world with the chanting of masterpiece: a multivolume for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) as an Hare Krishna.” translation and commentary on the 18,000-verse Srimad- opportunity for its founder, In 1875 Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura also predicted: “A Bhagavatam (Bhagavata A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, to personality will soon appear to preach the teachings Purana). He also wrote Easy address a wider public, of Lord Caitanya and move unrestrictedly over the Journey to Other Planets.
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