ISKCON Columbus

Please join us at 5.00 PM on this Sunday (April 05, 2009) for celebrating Lord Ramachandra's appearance! The celebrations will be held at the First Unitarian Church

Location
First Unitarian Church
93 W Weisheimer Rd
Columbus OH 43214

Feast Sponsor
Open

To sponsor a Sunday feast, please contact Bhakta Piyush (gulla007@hotmail.com) or Naveen Krishna Das (rns.naveenkrishnadas@gmail.com).

Feast schedule
5.00 PM - 5:30 PM: Bhajans
5.30 PM - 6:15 PM: Class by H.H. Giriraj Swami
6.15 PM - 7:00 PM: Aarti Kirtan and Sri Nrsimha Prayers
7:00 PM - 7:10 PM: Performance by kids
7:10 PM - 7:30 PM: Bhajan Performance by Bhakta Krishna Balaram & band
7.30 PM: Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Lord Ramachandra
Millions of years ago in the age called Treta-yuga, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Sri Krishna descended as a king: Lord Rama, or Ramachandra. His adventures were written down by the poet Valmiki in the 24,000-verse Sanskrit scripture Ramayana, the world’s oldest book.

The purpose of Lord Rama’s advent is to attract us conditioned souls to the timeless, transcendental path of Bhakti-yoga, devotional service, and to establish the principles of religion, morality and righteousness. By reading the Lord’s pastimes in the Srimad-Bhagavatam or Ramayana, and by hearing of His exceptional prowess, even the unsophisticated soul becomes drawn to the blissful security of genuine spiritual life.

Since time immemorial each of us embodied souls has been revolving through the cycle of rebirth—samsara. To deliver His servants trapped in the net of maya (illusion), God comes Himself or sends His avatar for our salvation from the delusion of material ignorance. Attraction to the lotus feet of the Lord, acceptance of His divine shelter, and the joyful singing of His name open the door for going back home, back to Godhead. Please visit krishna.com for a detailed story

Shuttle Service
4.15 PM: ISKCON to First Unitarian Church
8.15 PM: First Unitarian Church to ISKCON

Upcoming Events
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Hare Krishna!

For questions or more information, contact us or call (614) 421-1661

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

Please join us at 5.00 PM on this Sunday (Febuary 08, 2009) for the celebrations of the appearance of Lord Nityananda! The program will be held at the First Unitarian Church

Location
First Unitarian Church
93 W Weisheimer Rd
Columbus OH 43214

Feast Sponsor
Prashant Joshii

To sponsor a Sunday feast, please contact Bhakta Piyush (gulla007@hotmail.com) or Naveen Krishna Das (NaveenPotham@hotmail.com).

Feast schedule
5.00 PM - 5:30 PM: Bhajans by H.G Kalanipuna Devi Dasi & Bhaktin Gurjeet
5.30 PM - 6:15 PM: Class by H.G. Tapasvini Devi Dasi

Topic:
Pastimes of Lord Nityananda and discuss why Lord Nityananda is important for devotees.

6.15 PM - 6:55 PM: Aarti Kirtan and Sri Nrsimha Prayers by H.G. Sri Kishore Das
6.55 PM - 7:00 PM: Announcements
7.00 PM: Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Shuttle Service
4.15 PM: Temple to First Unitarian Church
8.15 PM: First Unitarian Church to Temple

Upcoming Events
02/14:Japa Retreat

Bhagavad Gita 4.17

sri-bhagavan uvaca
karmano hy api boddhavyam
boddhavyam ca vikarmanah
akarmanas ca boddhavyam
gahana karmano gatih

TRANSLATION:Blessed lord said: The intricacies of action are very hard to understand. Therefore one should know properly what action is, what forbidden action is, and what inaction is.

PURPORT If one is serious about liberation from material bondage, one has to understand the distinctions between action, inaction and unauthorized actions. One has to apply oneself to such an analysis of action, reaction and perverted actions because it is a very difficult subject matter. To understand Krsna consciousness and action according to the modes, one has to learn one's relationship with the Supreme; i.e., one who has learned perfectly knows that every living entity is the eternal servitor of the Lord and that consequently one has to act in Krsna consciousness. The entire Bhagavad-gita is directed toward this conclusion. Any other conclusions, against this consciousness and its attendant reactions, are vikarmas, or prohibited actions. To understand all this one has to associate with authorities in Krsna consciousness and learn the secret from them; this is as good as learning from the Lord directly. Otherwise, even the most intelligent person will be bewildered.
Hare Krishna!

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ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

Please join us at 4:30 PM on this Sunday (October 26, 2008) for celebrating Diwali and Govardhan Puja. The celebrations will be held at the First Unitarian Church.

Location
First Unitarian Church
93 W Weisheimer Rd
Columbus, OH 43214

About Govardhan Puja in brief

The day after Diwali is celebrated as Govadhan Puja when Mount Govardhan, near Mathura, is worshipped. Pious people keep awake the whole night and cook fifty-six (or 108) different types of food for the bhog (the offering of food) to Krishna. This ceremony is called annakut which means a mountain of food. Various types of food – cereals, pulses, fruit, vegetables, chutneys, pickles, and salads – are offered to the Deity and then distributed as prasada to devotees.

This festival is in commemoration of the lifting of Mount Govardhan by Krishna. According to a legend, before Krishna was born, Indra, the god of Rain, was the chief deity of Vraj. Then Krishna instigated the people to stop worshipping Indra. Indra wanted to show his power over Krishna and brought about a cloud-burst which flooded the countryside for many days. People were afraid that the downpor was a result of their neglect of Indra. But Krishna assured them that no harm would befall them. He lifted Mount Govardhan with his little finger and sheltered men and beasts from the rain. This gave him the epithet Govardhandhari. After this, Indra accepted the supremacy of Krishna.

Feast Sponsors
Dinesh Jaiswal & family
Vimal Purohit & family
Srinivas Raju & family
Ramesh Chowdary & family
Jitendra & family
Srinivas
Prasant Joshii

To sponsor a Sunday feast or festival, please contact Bhakta Piyush (gulla007@hotmail.com) or Naveen Krishna Das (NaveenPotham@hotmail.com).

Feast schedule

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM: Bhajans by H.G. Badahari Das
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM: Class by H.G. Badahari Das
6:45 PM - 7:15 PM: Special drama by Kids
7:15 PM - 7:45 PM: Kirtan and Govardhan Puja
7:45 PM - 8:00 PM: Damodar prayers and Nrsimha prayers
8:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Performance by Bhakta Prasant
8:15 PM - 8:25 PM: Performance by Bhaktin Sargam Devi
8:25 PM - 8:30 PM: Announcements
8:30 PM : Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Shuttle Service
4:00 PM - ISKCON Temple to First UU Church
9:30 PM - First UU Church to ISKCON Temple

Upcoming Events
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Hare Krishna!

For questions or more information, contact us or call (614) 421-1661

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

Please join us at 5.00 PM on this Sunday (September 07, 2008) for celebrating the most auspicious occasion Sri Radhastami, the appearance of Srimati Radharani. The program will be held at the ISKCON Columbus temple

Location

Columbus Krishna House
379 W 8th Ave
Columbus OH 43201

Srimati Radharani's Appearance

Srimati Radharani is the eternal consort of Lord Krishna. Five thousand years ago, when Lord Krishna came to this planet to perform His pastimes, Srimati Radharani also appeared. This year we celebrate her appearance on September 7. This special day is known as Radhashtami. The following is adapted from a lecture by His Holiness Varshana Swami:

“On a half-moon night in the month of Bhadra, King Vrishabhanu came to the Jamuna to bathe and found himself engulfed in a golden aura, the golden aura of pure love. It was emanating from a lotus, which had a baby girl standing on its whorl. When the king returned to the palace with the baby, Queen Kirtida was delighted. She was also shocked that the girl was blind.

“Lord Krishna’s mother, Yashoda, heard that her best friend Kirtida had a baby, so she came to visit along with her husband and her son. Krishna crawled up to the cradle and pulled Himself up and looked in. At that moment, Srimati Radharani’s eyes fluttered and opened wide and blossomed like lotuses. It seems that she did not want to see anything of this world, only the form of Sri Krishna. Everyone was delighted.

“Srimati Radharani is the mother of the universe, the spiritual mother of all souls. And the concept of mother is the most sacred symbol—that of purity, selflessness, caring, sharing, nurturing, and love. That is why our sacred mantra is the holy names. It is the holy names in the vocative. Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare / Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

“‘Hare’ means ‘Radhe.’ It is a plaintive, desperate cry for the mother. ‘Radhe! Please wake us up from this nightmare of mortal life! Remind us of the father we have forgotten and take us home!’”

In the Krishna consciousness movement, devotees carefully worship Srimati Radharani as the bestower of devotional service to Krishna, by attentively chanting her name in the maha-mantra, by worshiping her deity form, and by following the instructions of the most merciful Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who is the combined form of Radha and Krishna.

“(Therefore) Radha is parama-devata, the supreme goddess, and She is worshipable for everyone. She is the protectress of all, and She is the mother of the entire universe.” —Caitanya Caritamrita, Adi 4.89

Feast Sponsor

Rambabu, Satya & Kruthi

To sponsor a Sunday feast, please contact Piyush prabhu (gulla007@hotmail.com) or Naveen Krishna Prabhu (NaveenPotham@hotmail.com).

Feast schedule for Sri Radhastami, September 07, 2008

4.30 - 5.00 PM:Bhajans
5.00 - 5.45 PM:Abhishekam & Bhajans
5.45 - 6.00 PM: Kids Performance
6.00 - 6.45 PM:Class
6.45 - 7.30 PM:Kirtan
7.30 - 7.45 PM:Sri Nrsimha Prayers
7.45 - 8.00 PM:Auction & Announcements
8.00 PM:Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Shuttle Service

No shuttle service as this week's program is at the temple

Upcoming Events

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Hoping to see you all at the temple on the auspicious occasion of Sri Radhastami!

Hare Krishna!

For questions or more information, contact us or call (614) 421-1661

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

ISKCON Columbus welcomes you for the most auspicious occasion of

SRI KRISHNA JANMASHTAMI, the appearance day of Lord Sri Krishna.

Date August 23rd - Saturday
Venue: ISKCON Temple
Address 379 West 8th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201
Phone 614-421-1661
Parking Free on the streets
Time 6 PM until Midnight

Schedule of Events for Saturday, August 23rd

Program will start at 6 PM with Bhajans followed by Maha Kalash Abhishekam of Sri Radha Krishna Deities with Milk, honey, water, juice and yogurt. We invite you and your family and friends to take part and sponsor Abhishekam. Abhishekam opportunity is by sponsorship only. Two or more families can join and do abhishek as well. It’s said in Vishnu Purana that doing Abhishek of deities on this day will ensure you all spiritual benedictions.

After Abhishekam is over, Kirtan will continue in the temple until midnight when the Altar will open and you will see the most wonderful Darshan of the Lord ships of Sri Radha Natbara which will be followed by a Midnight feast.

We will also be celebrating Srila Prabhupada's appearance day on the 24th August, Sunday

Date 24th August
Time 4.30 pm to 8.30 pm
Venue First Unitarian Church, 93 W Weisheimer Rd, Columbus OH 43214

Schedule of Events for Sunday, August 24th

4:30 -5.00 PM: Bhajans/Keerthans

5 PM - 5:10 PM: Kids performance/vocal/dance

5:10 -5:20 PM- Bharatnatyam Dance

5:20 - 5:30 PM - Guru puja along with short
video on Srila Prabhupada.

5:30 - 6:15 PM: Memories of Srila Prabhupada by HG Yadhavacharya Das

6:15 - 7:15 PM: Kirtan and Arati followed by Narsimha Prayers

7:15 - 7:30 PM-Auction

7:30 – 8.00 PM: Drama: Power of holy name from Srimad Bhagavatam

8.00 PM: Announcements/Thanks

8:10 PM: Vegetarian Feast

To sponsor for the Janmashtami / Srila Prabhupada's Vyasa Puja, please contact Piyush prabhu (gulla007@hotmail.com) or Naveen Krishna Prabhu (NaveenPotham@hotmail.com).

Looking forward to seeing you all for an ecstatic weekend!

Hare Krishna!

For questions or more information, contact us or call (614) 421-1661

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

Please join us at 5.00 PM on this Sunday (May 18, 2008) for celebrating the appearance day of Lord Sri Nrsimhadev, at the ISKCON Columbus weekly Sunday feast program! This celebrations will be held at the First United Unitarian Church (UU church) located at:

First Unitarian Church,
93 W Weisheimer Rd,
Columbus, OH 43214

Feast schedule for Sunday, May 18, 2008

5.00 PM: Bhajans by Bhakta Hari & Bhakta Govinda
5.30 PM: Speaker: H.H. Hridayananda Goswami Maharaj
6.30 PM: Arati & Kirtan by H.G. Harinamananda Das
6.45 PM: Pushpa abhishek to Lord Sri Nrsimhadev
7.15 PM: Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

We will be providing shuttle service at the following times:

4:15 PM: Temple to UU
8:30 PM: UU to Temple

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Hare Krishna!

As described in this chapter, Hiraṇyakaśipu was ready to kill his own son Prahlāda Mahārāja, but the Supreme Personality of Godhead appeared in front of the demon as Śrī Nṛkeśarī, half lion and half man, and killed him.

Following the instructions of Prahlāda Mahārāja, all the sons of the demons became attached to Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When this attachment became pronounced, their teachers, Ṣaṇḍa and Amarka, were very much afraid that the boys would become more and more devoted to the Lord. In a helpless condition, they approached Hiraṇyakaśipu and described in detail the effect of Prahlāda's preaching. After hearing of this, Hiraṇyakaśipu decided to kill his son Prahlāda. Hiraṇyakaśipu was so angry that Prahlāda Mahārāja fell down at his feet and said many things just to pacify him, but he was unsuccessful in satisfying his demoniac father. Hiraṇyakaśipu, as a typical demon, began to advertise himself as being greater than the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but Prahlāda Mahārāja challenged him, saying that Hiraṇyakaśipu was not God, and began to glorify the Supreme Personality of Godhead, declaring that the Lord is all-pervading, that everything is under Him, and that no one is equal to or greater than Him. Thus he requested his father to be submissive to the omnipotent Supreme Lord.

The more Prahlāda Mahārāja glorified the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the more angry and agitated the demon became. Hiraṇyakaśipu asked his Vaiṣṇava son whether his God existed within the columns of the palace, and Prahlāda Mahārāja immediately accepted that since the Lord is present everywhere, He was also present within the columns. When Hiraṇyakaśipu heard this philosophy from his young son, he derided the boy's statement as just the talk of a child and forcefully struck the pillar with his fist.

As soon as Hiraṇyakaśipu struck the column, there issued forth a tumultuous sound. At first Hiraṇyakaśipu, the King of the demons, could not see anything but the pillar, but to substantiate Prahlāda's statements, the Lord came out of the pillar in His wonderful incarnation as Narasiḿha, half lion and half man. Hiraṇyakaśipu could immediately understand that the extraordinarily wonderful form of the Lord was surely meant for his death, and thus he prepared to fight with the form of half lion and half man. The Lord performed His pastimes by fighting with the demon for some time, and in the evening, on the border between day and night, the Lord captured the demon, threw him on His lap, and killed him by piercing his abdomen with His nails. The Lord not only killed Hiraṇyakaśipu, the King of the demons, but also killed many of his followers. When there was no one else to fight, the Lord, roaring with anger, sat down on Hiraṇyakaśipu's throne.

The entire universe was thus relieved of the rule of Hiraṇyakaśipu, and everyone was jubilant in transcendental bliss. Then all the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, approached the Lord. These included the great saintly persons, the Pitās, the Siddhas, the Vidyādharas, the Nāgas, the Manus, the prajāpatis, the Gandharvas, the Cāraṇas, the Yakṣas, the Kimpuruṣas, the Vaitālikas, the Kinnaras and also many other varieties of beings in human form. All of them stood not far from the Supreme Personality of Godhead and began offering their prayers unto the Lord, whose spiritual effulgence was brilliant as He sat on the throne. [Ref: Vedabase]

To read more about Lord Nrsimhadev pastimes, please click here.

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ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

Please join us at 5.00 PM on this Sunday (April 13, 2008) for celebrating the appearance of Lord Ramachandra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, at the ISKCON Columbus weekly Sunday feast program! This celebrations will be held at the First United Unitarian Church (UU church) located at:

First Unitarian Church,
93 W Weisheimer Rd,
Columbus, OH 43214

Millions of years ago in the age called Treta-yuga, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Sri Krishna descended as a king: Lord Rama, or Ramachandra. His adventures were written down by the poet Valmiki in the 24,000-verse Sanskrit scripture Ramayana, the world’s oldest book.

The purpose of Lord Rama’s advent is to attract us conditioned souls to the timeless, transcendental path of Bhakti-yoga, devotional service, and to establish the principles of religion, morality and righteousness. By reading the Lord’s pastimes in the Srimad-Bhagavatam or Ramayana, and by hearing of His exceptional prowess, even the unsophisticated soul becomes drawn to the blissful security of genuine spiritual life.

Since time immemorial each of us embodied souls has been revolving through the cycle of rebirth—samsara. To deliver His servants trapped in the net of maya (illusion), God comes Himself or sends His avatar for our salvation from the delusion of material ignorance. Attraction to the lotus feet of the Lord, acceptance of His divine shelter, and the joyful singing of His name open the door for going back home, back to Godhead. To read more about Lord Ramachandra, please click here.

Feast schedule for Sunday, April 13, 2008

5.00 PM: Bhajans by H.G. Dhira Lalitha Das, Bhakta Hari & Bhakta Govinda
5.30 PM: Speaker: H.H. Hridayananda Goswami Maharaj
6.15 PM: Arati & Kirtan
6.45 PM: Sri Nrsimha prayers
7.00 PM: Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

We will be providing shuttle service at the following times:

4:15 PM: Temple to UU
8:00 PM: UU to Temple

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Hare Krishna!

For questions or more information, contact us or call (614) 421-1661

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

GAURA PURNIMA is the annual celebration of the appearance of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. “Gaura” refers to Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s golden complexion, and “Purnima” refers to the full-moon night on which He appeared. In a special appearance, Krishna personally came in A.D. 1486 to Sridhama Mayapur, West Bengal, India as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and acted as His own devotee. He appeared in this world to spread love for Krishna through the congregational chanting of the holy names of the Lord. Sri Chaitanya’s teachings cover three main topics:

1. Knowledge of the soul’s relationship with Krishna.
2. The method of awakening that relationship.
3. The awakened state of that relationship (pure love of God).

Most of all he taught us that we can gain full enlightenment simply by chanting the holy names of the Lord:

To celebrate his glorious appearance, festivals are held throughout the whole world every year, and especially at His birthplace - Sridhama Mayapur.

Here are the festivities planned at ISKCON Columbus for 23rd March (Sunday)

Venue: First Unitarian Church,
93 West Weisheimer Road,
Columbus, Ohio

4:30 - 5:15 - Bhajans
5:15 - 5:30 - Drama by Bhaktin Tulasi
5:30 - 6:15 - Realizations by Srila Prabhupada's disciples
6:15 - 7:15- Class by H.H. Varsana Swami Maharaj
7:15 - 7:45- Drama entitled “Age of Kali and Lord Chaitanya Sankirtan Movement”
7:45 - 8:30- Aarti Kirtan
8:30 - 8:40- Narasimha Prayers and Announcements
8.40 pm- Prasadam

Sponsorships for the event is $151, please write the check in the name of ISKCON COLUMBUS, we highly appreciate your generosity in making this event wonderful.

We will like to cordially invite you and your family, friends, associates, paraphernalia to this once in a year event, please come and celebrate!

We will be providing shuttle service at the following times:

4:00 pm: Temple to UU
9:00 pm: UU to Temple
10:00 pm: UU to Temple

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Hare Krishna!

For questions or more information, contact us or call (614) 421-1661

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

Please join us at 5.00 pm pm this Sunday (February 24, 2008) to celebrate the appearance of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswathi Thakura. The celebrations will be held at the First United Unitarian Church (UU church) located at:

First Unitarian Church,
93 W Weisheimer Rd,
Columbus, OH 43214

Feast schedule for Sunday, February 24, 2008

5.00 PM: Bhajans by Bhakta Govinda, Bhakta Hari & H.G. Dhira Lalitha Das
5.30 PM: Class on the glories of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswathi Thakura by Bhakta Krishnakumar
6.15 PM: Arati & Kirtan by H.G. Harinamananda Das
7.00 PM: Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Hare Krishna!

For questions or more information, contact us or call (614) 421-1661

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201

Please join us at 4.45 pm this Sunday (February 17, 2008) to celebrate the appearance of Lord Nityananda Prabhu. The celebrations will be held at the First United Unitarian Church (UU church) located at:

First Unitarian Church,
93 W Weisheimer Rd,
Columbus, OH 43214

Feast schedule for Sunday, February 17, 2008

4.45 PM: Greeting guests
5.00 PM: Bhajans by Bhaktin Marian
5.10 PM: Drama "The Sankirtan Adventures of Srila Haridas Thakur and Lord Nityananda"
5.40 PM: Class on the glories of Lord Nityananda Prabhu by many senior disciples of Srila Prabhupada
6.25 PM: Arati & Kirtan
6.55 PM: Sri Nrsimha Prayers
7.00 PM: Announcements
7:05 PM: Pushpa Abhishek & Bhajans
8.00 PM: Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Lord Sri Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His first expansion is Lord Balaram. Around 1474 in the village of Ekacakra, (present day West Bengal), this same Lord Balaram appeared as the son of Hadai Ojha and Mother Padmavati. He was so loved by the people of the village that all the pains of life seemed to disappear just by seeing Him. When the Lord was named some people wanted to call Him Nityananda, while others wanted to call Him Rama, so He was called Nityananda Rama.

Nityananda Rama is the eternal companion of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu the Supreme Lord. He is the original guru, and is known as the most compassionate incarnation of the Lord. One cannot attain the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya without first receiving the shelter of Lord Nityananda.

Please come and receive the mercy of Lord Sri Nityananda and get fired up through ecstatic association of senior disciples of His Divine Grace Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada!

Hare Krishna!

For questions or more information, contact us or call (614) 421-1661

ISKCON COLUMBUS
379 West 8th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201