Daily Class

Before her marriage, when Devahūti was brought by her parents before the sage Kardama, she was the perfectly beautiful princess, and Kardama Muni remembered her former beauty. But after her marriage, when she was engaged in the service of Kardama Muni, she neglected to care for her body like a princess. Now, by Kardama Muni’s yogic power, she regained her beauty, and Kardama Muni felt attracted to the beauty she had shown before the marriage.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Sat 16th July - As soon as Devahuti thought of her beloved husband, Kardama, she was brought before him without delay. Not every woman can expect her husband to be like Kardama Muni. How should a unmarried woman choose her husband? What are different options ? Principles derived from Devahuti episode along with practical tips can be of great help.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Fri 15th July 2016 - According to the smṛti-śāstra’s directions for daily duties, ladies are allowed to bathe daily up to the neck. The hair on the head does not necessarily have to be washed daily because the mass of wet hair may cause a cold. For ladies, therefore, taking a bath up to the neck is ordinarily prescribed, and they take a full bath only on certain occasions.

Devahuti was dressed very excellently with valuable jewels, which shone brightly. Next she was offered her food containing all good qualities, and a sweet inebriating drink called āsavam. Āsavam is an Āyur-vedic medical preparation; it is not a liquor. It is especially made from drugs and is meant to improve metabolism for the healthy condition of the body.

Sunday feast lecture Sunday 10th July 2016 - ISKCON a global mission / Srila Prabhupada savior of fallen souls

Bhagavad Gita 3.37 Friday 8th July 2016 - When a living entity comes in contact with the material creation, his eternal love for Kṛṣṇa is transformed into lust, in association with the mode of passion. Or, in other words, the sense of love of God becomes transformed into lust, as milk in contact with sour tamarind is transformed into yogurt. Then again, when lust is unsatisfied, it turns into wrath; wrath is transformed into illusion, and illusion continues the material existence. Therefore, lust is the greatest enemy of the living entity, and it is lust only which induces the pure living entity to remain entangled in the material world.

50th Anniversary of ISKCON lecture Wed 13th July 2016

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Wed 13th July 2016 - While Devahūti was thinking of what to do in that great palace in her dirty clothes, there were at once, by the yogic powers of Kardama Muni, one thousand maidservants prepared to serve her. They appeared before Devahūti within the water and presented themselves as her maidservants, simply awaiting her orders.

Questions and answers session with His Grace Saṅkarṣaṇ Das Adhikari Mon 11th July evening

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Mon 11th July 2016 - In Vṛndāvana the people take baths in the river Yamunā. In other places, such as Prayāga, they take baths in the river Ganges. Kardama Muni advised his good wife to bathe in Lake Bindu-sarovara so that she could revive the former beauty and luster of her body.