GBC SPT

SB 10:15:The Killing of Dhenukāsura: Radha Dasi  

GBC SPT brings to you an exciting series on "Krishna Lila in Vrindavan" with an intention of celebrating Kartika and enriching our Krishna consciousness together.  

 Our Day 11 Srimad Bhagavatam class will be presented by Radha Devi Dasi on the Chapter 15h of 10th canto of SB/Krishna book.

SB 10:13-14:

 The Stealing of the Boys and Calves by Brahmā/ Prayers Offered by Lord Brahmā to Lord Kṛṣṇa: Urmila Devi Dasi  GBC SPT brings to you an exciting series on "Krishna Lila in Vrindavan" with an intention of celebrating Kartika and enriching our Krishna consciousness together.  Our Day 10 Srimad Bhagavatam class will be presented by Urmila Devi Dasi on the Chapters 13th and 14th of 10th canto of SB/Krishna book.  About Urmila Devi Dasi Urmila devi dasi (Dr. Edith Best) has served ISKCON continuously since her initiation by Srila Prabhupada in 1973. She and her husband are in the vanaprastha order since 1996. They have three married children, 14 grandchildren, and two great-grandsons. She has a PhD in education, was a primary and secondary teacher for 27 years, and has 19 years of experience with school management. Urmila is the chair of the Sastric Advisory Council to the GBC, was an associate editor of Back to Godhead for 30 years, and formerly a professor of Sociology of Religion at Bhaktivedanta College. She travels worldwide teaching Krishna consciousness. She is the author of Essence Seekers, Dr. Best Learn to Read, an 83-book literacy program, and The Great Mantra for Mystic Meditation.  

SB 10:12:

 The Killing of the Demon Aghāsura: Candramauli Swami  GBC SPT brings to you an exciting series on "Krishna Lila in Vrindavan" with an intention of celebrating Kartika and enriching our Krishna consciousness together.  Our Day 9 Srimad Bhagavatam class will be presented by Candramauli Swami  on the Chapter 12th of 10th canto of SB/Krishna book.  About Candramauli Swami Born in New Jersey, USA, in 1947, HH Candramauli Swami came in contact with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in Denver, Colorado, at the age of 24. In 1973 he began practicing Krishna Consciousness in New York City and shortly thereafter began serving at the New Vrindavan farm comunity in West Virginia. That same year he received initiation from His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.  In 1986 HH Candramauli Swami accepted the sannyasa order and began preaching in Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio. In the early 1980's he became involved with the ISKCON Prison Ministry in the USA and began visiting prisoners and holding programs in jails, along with regularly writing letters to inmates and sending them Srila Prabhupada's books.  HH Candramauli Swami is now the leader of the ISKCON Prison Ministry and has worked tirelessly to document the spiritual progression of the world-wide inmate community. His dedication to the welfare, growth and sustainable rehabilitation of these prisoners has culminated in the book "Holy Jail", a touching compilation of the activities of the ISKCON Prison Ministry (IPM). In over thirty years of operation, the lives of hundreds of inmates have changed due to the practice of Krishna consciousness and the support received by devotees.  In 1995 he began serving as the resident sannyasi in Chicago where he was based until 2013 when he relocated to Karlovac, Croatia. At present HH Candramauli Swami offers spiritual guidance around Europe, USA and India.  HH Candramauli Swami is a disciple of ISKCON Founder Acharya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, and an initiating spiritual master within the ISKCON movement. 

SB 10:11:

 Killing the Demons Vatsāsura and Bakāsura: Manjari Devi Dasi  GBC SPT brings to you an exciting series on "Krishna Lila in Vrindavan" with an intention of celebrating Kartika and enriching our Krishna consciousness together.   Our Day 8 Srimad Bhagavatam class will be presented by Manjari Devi Dasi on the Chapter 11th of the 10th canto of SB/Krishna book.  About Manjari Devi  Manjari Devi Dasi was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1971, got initiation from HH Srila Sivarama Swami Maharaja in 1990. She served as a BBT translator between 1990-1996 until all of Śrīla Prabhupāda's books had been translated into Hungarian. She lived in Krishna Valley, New Vraja-dhama in Hungary and was performing managerial services between 1997-2004 being responsible for the Deity department, festivals, VIP guestcare and tourism. After finishing her Vaiṣṇava Theology BA studies at the Bhaktivedanta College in Budapest and doing an MA in Religious Studies she joined the College as a teacher in 2008. She teaches Sanskrit, Introduction to Vedic Literature, Rāmāyaṇa, Bhagavat-tattva, Guru-tattva, Bṛhad-Bhāgavatāmṛta and the ISKCON Disciple Course. She is also writing her PhD in history focusing on Srila Prabhupada's contribution to Gaudiya Vaisnavism, and serves as the Sanskrit editor for HH Srila Sivarama Swami Maharaja's books.  #kartika, #Kartik #celebratingkartik #celebratekartik #kartikfestival #gbcspt #harekrishna #srilaprabhupada #kartikamonth #kartikmaas

SB:10.9-10  Mother Yaśodā Binds Lord Kṛṣṇa/ The Deliverance of Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva

GBC SPT brings to you an exciting series on "Krishna Lila in Vrindavan" with an intention of celebrating Kartika and enriching our Krishna consciousness together.  Our Day 7 Srimad Bhagavatam class will be presented by Bhakti Caitanya Swami  on the Chapters 9th and 10th of 10th canto of SB/Krishna book.

About Bhakti Caitanya Swami

Originally from New Zealand, Bhakti Caitanya Swami joined the Hare Krishna movement in London, early in 1973. Almost a year before, as a philosophy student at Auckland University, he had first seen his future spiritual master walking across the campus with his followers. Srila Prabhupada initiated Bhakti Caitanya Swami later in 1973, giving him the name Raghubir Dasa. Eleven years later in Mayapur, the order of sannyasa was awarded to Bhakti Caitanya Swami who is an initiating spiritual master for many devotees around the world.

Bhakti Caitanya Swami initially served in the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust and also distributed Srila Prabhupada’s books from 1973 until 1980.

Then Bhakti Caitanya Swami moved to South Africa, where, from 1980 to 1982, he served as temple president in the rural community of Cato Ridge. Thereafter he did fund raising for the building of the Temple of Understanding in Durban, which opened in 1985. This extraordinary temple combines modern design with traditional Vedic architecture and is one of South Africa’s landmarks. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims and tourists visit each year.

From 1985 until 1988 Bhakti Caitanya Swami served as regional secretary for South Africa, and he then participated in an outreach project in Johannesburg from 1988 until 1991. From that time until now, Bhakti Caitanya Swami is mostly engaged in traveling and spreading Krsna consciousness in an authoritative and accessible way. His permanent base is Durban, where his gentle and saintly presence provides stability.

After joining the GBC in 1998, Bhakti Caitanya Swami’s assignments have included Angola, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Estonia. Furthermore, he acts as co-GBC for Mauritius, Northwest Russia, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia, Latvia, South Africa, and Lithuania. Bhakti Caitanya Swami has served as chairman of the GBC in 2002-2003 and as vice chairman in 2001-2003 and then again in 2010-2011. Within the strategic planning team effort, Bhakti Caitanya Swami is involved in the team building committee.

SB:10.8: Vision of the Universal Form: Prabhupada Priya Devi Dasi 

GBC SPT brings to you an exciting series on "Krishna Lila in Vrindavan" with an intention of celebrating Kartika and enriching our Krishna consciousness together.

Our Day 6 Srimad Bhagavatam class will be presented by Prabhupada Priya Devi Dasi on the Chapter 8th of 10th canto of SB/Krishna book.

About Prabhupada Priya Devi Dasi

After receiving a BA in Human Ecology in 1991, Prabhupada Priya Devi Dasi traveled the world on an academic fellowship during which time she met ISKCON devotees. She became a full-time devotee in 1992, joining the ashram at London Soho Street temple. After several years of distributing books and leading a women’s traveling sankirtan party in the UK, she married and moved to India, spending 10 years in Vrindavan and another 9 years in Mayapur, raising her two daughters, teaching at Sri Mayapur International School, distributing books, and writing. She is author of Rising Above it All: Higher Consciousness, Happier Life, an introductory book aimed at outreach preaching. In 2018, she returned to the USA and currently resides at Krishna House in Gainesville, Florida, where she serves as Educational Director. She is a certified Bhakti Shastri teacher, a Bhaktivaibhava graduate, and is currently enrolled in the Bhaktivedanta course with VIHE. She recently graduated from the GBC College for Zonal Supervisor Training.

SB:10.7 The Salvation of Tṛṇāvarta: Radha Padmalaya Devi Dasi 

GBC SPT brings to you an exciting series on "Krishna Lila in Vrindavan" with an intention of celebrating Kartika and enriching our Krishna consciousness together.

 Our Day 5 Srimad Bhagavatam class will be presented by Radha Padmalaya Devi Dasi on the Chapter 7th of 10th canto of SB/Krishna book.

About Radha Padmalaya Devi Dasi

Sri Radha Padmalaya, from Mayapur, studied at the Anasuya Vidya Mandala (Bhaktivedanta Academy). Took first and second initiations from His Holiness Srila Indradyumna Swami. Maharaj gave blessings and instructions for her to continue preaching Krishna Consciousness through lectures and classes.

SB:10.6 Pūtanā Killed - Nitai Sevini Devi Dasi

GBC SPT brings to you an exciting series on "Krishna Lila in Vrindavan" with an intention of celebrating Kartika and enriching our Krishna consciousness together. 

Our Day 4 Srimad Bhagavatam class will be presented by Nitai Sevini Devi Dasi on the Chapter 6th of the 10th canto of SB/Krishna book.

About Nitai Sevini Devi Dasi

Nitaisevini Devi Dasi was born in Mumbai in a Gujarati Business family, conventional followers of the Pushtimarg. Later she with her family shifted to Hyderabad in 1984, since then she was closely connected to ISKCON Secunderbad. Inspired by Visits of many senior devotees, she later joined as a Full time devotee in 1997 and took initiation in the year 1998 in Atlanta,USA from H.H.Jayapataka Swami. She has completed her Graduation in Commerce, Masters in Education with a PG diploma in Management of Voluntary Organisation. She is Perusing her PhD in Education from Andhra University,Presently she is the Principal of Divine Touch School, actively involved in Collection, Festival Coordination, Congregation preaching, College Preaching, and shouldering management responsibility with her husband H.G.Samba Das ,President ISKCON Visakhapatnam. She initiated Bhakti Yoga Residential Summer camp at Visakhapatnam where by school Children stay as a devotee for one week in the temple, which has been very successful program.

 SB 10.5: The Meeting of Nanda Mahārāja and Vasudeva: Chaturatma Das 

GBC SPT brings to you an exciting series on "Krishna Lila in Vrindavan" with an intention of celebrating Kartika and enriching our Krishna consciousness together.   Our Day 3 Srimad Bhagavatam class will be presented by Chaturatma Das on the Chapter 5 of 10th canto of SB/Krishna book.

About Chaturatma Das

Chaturatma Dasa joined ISKCON in St. Louis Missouri in 1973. He received brahminical initiation from Srila Prabhupada in June of 1974. In August of 1974 the devotees in St. Louis installed Sri Sri Nitai Gauranataraja. At that time Chaturatma started with his training in the deity program. By the year’s end he was engaged as the full time pujari for Sri Sri Nitai Gauranataraja.

Since leaving St. Louis in 1976, he has served as head pujari in Dallas, Houston, Chicago and on two of the Radha Damodara buses. He has served as an assistant in the deity program in all three New York temples; 55 th St, 7 th Avenue, and Brooklyn. Currently he is serving on the deity management board for Radha Syamasundara in Alachua Florida. He also is an advisor for the Deity Worship conference.

Chaturatma is widely known for his background in yajna’s. While his basic training came from his early years of service in St. Louis, he has furthered his understanding and knowledge of deity service, yajnas, and samskaras by studying from and learning from a variety of sources over the years.

In the early 1980’s Chaturatma began to follow his interest in studying the lives of our acaryas. Researching, many avenues of background he has developed a very comprehensive picture of the lives of many of the acaryas in our line since the time of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. He has been invited to speak world wide on the lives of the vaisnavas acaryas. His work has included video presentations, lectures and conversations with both adults and children.

He currently travels a portion each year with Indradyunma Swami and Bada Hari Prabhu assisting them with their preaching in Poland, Russia, Ukraine and India. He resides in Alachua Florida with his wife, Pashupati. They have three grown children, Madhava Priya, Namananda and Manjula, as well as three granddaughters, Anjali, Suri and Revati Rani.

SB:10.4 Kaṁsa Begins His Persecutions: Vrsabhanu Das

GBC SPT brings to you an exciting series on "Krishna Lila in Vrindavan" with an intention of celebrating Kartika and enriching our Krishna consciousness together.

Our Day 2 Srimad Bhagavatam class will be presented by Vrsabhanu Das on the Chapter 4 of 10th canto of SB/Krishna book. The presentation will include: - brief recap of the pastime, ontology of Devaki's children, ontology of Kamsa, Discussion on demons in the spiritual world and notable points of reflection on this pastime

About Vrsabhanu Das

Vrsabhanu Das is a disciple of HH Partha-sarathi das Goswami. He is a Computer Science graduate with an MBA (Wales). He started off in Systems Development and then moved on to create “Gaura Nitai Management Consultancy” which he ran for 14 years, consulting to the Financial sector (Banks and Insurance), Engineering and Government, specializing in Program and Project Management and Operational/IT Risk and Governance.

In South Africa, he was involved in Namahatta preaching for 10 years and over a period of time was co-temple President of the ISKCON temple in Johannesburg, South African National Council member and Johannesburg Regional Board Chairman. He also taught at the Bhaktivedanta College of Education and Culture (BCEC) in Johannesburg. He retired from his consultancy in 2010 and moved with his family to ISKCON Gita Nagari, Pennsylvania, USA to serve Sri Sri Radha Damodara full time.

He and his family moved to Sridham Mayapur in 2011 and have been living there ever since. He taught at the Sri Mayapur International School (SMIS) until 2016, teaching Bhakti Sastri, Business Studies and Computer Studies. He has been serving the GBC Organizational Development Committee (Org Dev) and GBC Strategic Planning Committee (SPT) since 2016.

He has a wife and 2 married daughters, all of whom are initiated.