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Day 2 – May 24, 2012 Location – Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh, India) H H Lokanath Swami Maharaja  started the class with a Kirtan from Tukarama Maharaja’s  abhanga – Govinda Govinda  mana  lagali acchand. In this he explains that there is no difference between Govinda‘s body and... Read More →

Day 7 – May 29 Location – Rameshvaram (Tamilnadu, India) Ramanujacharya fed mahaprasad to the fish in Chandra pushkarni and although their bodies stayed back but they attained their eternal constitutional form and returned to Vaikuntha. You also can attain your... Read More →

Day 6 – May 28 Location – Sri Rangam (Tamilnadu, India) Lord Shri Rama stayed on this planet for 11,000 years and we find the whole description in Ramayana. Shri Krishna stayed on this planet for 125 years. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu performed Lila for 48 years. Here... Read More →

Day 5 – May 27 Location – Sri Rangam (Tamilnadu, India) (Reading from C.C. ML 9.82 –108) A Vaishnava known as Venkata Bhatta then invited SriCaitanyaMahaprabhu to his home with great respect. Sri Venkata Bhatta took Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to his home. After he washed... Read More →

Day 5 – May 27, 2012 Location – Sri Rangam (Tamilnadu, India) To chant attentively we must follow yam and niyama. Yam – that which will take you to Yamaraja. We are not ashtanga yogis but these things apply to us as well. Yama, Niyama, Asana – place where we sit and chant,... Read More →

Day 4 – May 26, 2012 Location – Sri Rangam(Tamilnadu, India) (Maharaja began the lecture by the recitation of Madhurashtakam by Vallabhacharya.) The lords’ gait is very sweet. During the procession of Lord Ranganath sometimes he walks like a swan, sometimes like an elephant,... Read More →

Day 3 – May 25, 2012 Location – Kanchipuram (Tamilnadu, India) Venue – Varadharaja Temple The places which we are visiting in Kanchipuram, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu also visited. Whether it is Shiva Kanchi or Vishnu Kanchi, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu would visit both the temples. Lord... Read More →

Day 1 – May 23, 2012 Location – Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh, India) Venue – Iskcon auditorium Welcome to day 1 of South India Yatra. We also have Iskcon Tirupati devotees sitting here for the class today. All you visitors who have come from all over, Iskcon Tirupati devotees... Read More →

Arrival Day – May 22, 2012 Location – Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh, India) Venue – Iskcon Tirupati  Auditorium Today we have come here in Tirupati for Bälajé darçana. But, although we have come for Bälajé darçana, the place where we are sitting now is not Vaikunth. This ... Read More →