Never think that I am absent from you. Physical presence is not essential; presence by message (or hearing) is real touch. Lord Krishna is present by His message which was delivered 5,000 years ago. We feel always the presence of our past Acharyas simply by their immutable instructions. – Letter to:   Students, Vrindavan, August 2, 1967

Subject: Sri Svarupa Damodara Goswami tierobhava tithi [disappearance day] Sunday, June 25, 2017  Mayapura, West Bengal, Bharata bhumi time Srila Prabhupada glorifies Sri Svarupa Damodara Goswami compiled by Yasoda nandana dasa Srila Prabhupada Sri Svarupa Damodara Goswami trying to revive Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is none other than the combined form of Śrī […]

TEXT 48 vidāya samaya prabhu kahilā sabāre pratyabda āsibe sabe guṇḍicā dekhibāre   SYNONYMS   vidāya—departing; samaya—at the time; prabhu—the Lord; kahilā—said; sabāre—unto everyone; pratyabda—every year; āsibe—you should come; sabe—all; guṇḍicā—of the name Guṇḍicā; dekhibāre—to see.   TRANSLATION   At the time of departure, the Lord requested all the devotees, “Please come here every year […]