Back to Godhead Magazine #33, 1970
1970 / #33
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Śrī Brahma-saṁhitā (5th Chapter)First Installment With commentary by Śrī Śrīmad Jīva Gosvāmī and translation and purport by Paramahaṁsa Parivrājakācārya (108) Śrī Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī [Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of the BrŚukadeva's Instructions[delivered as a lecture by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedānta Swāmī before the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in Boston, December 22, 1969] I’m pleased that you are doing things just to my satisfaction.Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra, Part 1Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra - Part 1 by Kirtanānanda Swāmī (ISKCON—New Vṛndāvana) [Editor’s note: This is the first of a series of eighteen essays on the chapters of Bhagavad-gītā.] Bhagavad-gītAddresses to the Grand Spiritual MasterThe following addresses of worship unto Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī, were submitted by the students of Bhaktivedānta Swāmī, the foremost disciple of Bhaktisiddhānta. They were mailed to Prabhupāda Bhaktivedānta on the AppeSaṅkīrtanSaṅkīrtana means singing and dancing about the glories of Kṛṣṅa, the Supreme Personality of God. It is nothing manufactured or concocted; it is not a “new religion.” The most ancient Vedic scriptures of India recommend tThe Opulences of Kṛṣṅa—by Hayagrīva dās Adhikārī (lSKCON—New Vṛndāvana) Lord Kṛṣṅa has innumerable expansions. As far as Kṛṣṅa Himself is concerned, there are six opulences which are always present—knowledge, wealth, fame, strength, beauty anNarada—by Satsvarūpa dās Adhikārī (ISKCON—Boston) If you have read or heard even a small sampling of the vast Vedic literature, you have come upon the name of Nārada, who is depicted on the back cover of this issue of Back to The Descent of the Holy Name—by Achyutananda dās Brahmacārī (ISKCON—India) B.R. Śrīdhara Mahārāj sat on the roof of his quarters in Navadvīpa. The now very old sādhu was in a very contemplative mood, and to approach him in this state disturbed me. Saṅkīrtana and Puppet Show at Griffith Park—by Lalitā devī dāsī (ISKCON—Los Angeles) The Los Angeles Saṅkīrtana Party usually goes to the downtown area to preach and chant during the week, but since it was Thanksgiving Day, Saṅkīrtana Party was held at Griffith P