Rajasekhara: 11 books

The original village of Gokula where Lord Krishna performed His childhood pastimes is now known as Mahavana. This is because the original village of Gokula lies within the area once covered by the sacred forest of Mahavana. The forest of Mahavana is one of the twelve sacred forests of Vraja and although...

This book is about the exploits of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and the Hare Krishna movement in Delhi and is based upon interviews and personal memoirs of Shrila Prabhupada’s disciples, grand-disciples, Iskcon life-members, well-wishers, and others, who came into contact...

In ancient India, yoga was the primary medium for achieving communion with God, but today, yoga is mostly considered to be some form of physical exercise to improve ones bodily health, well-being and peace of mind, and connected to Ayurveda, the ancient Indian system of medicine. This perception has...

Lord Krishna’s Vraja pastimes took place on Earth 5ooo years ago, and were meant as an exhibition of the transcendental loving pastimes that is experienced by the denizens in the Kingdom of God. In the conjugal pastimes of Radha and Krishna there is no sexual intercourse, as all such transcendental...

In the western world there have been many books written on the subject of sex education, and amongst the most well known is the Kama Sutra. Popularly known as the ‘Hindu book of love’, this ancient Hindu text by Vatsyayana, first appeared around the 2nd century CE, and is considered to be the...

Govardhana Hill is mentioned in numerable Vedic scriptures as being India’s most sacred mountain. Although there are a number of sacred mountains like Kailash, Gandhamadana, Mandara, and Sumeru, Govardhana was lifted by the lotus hand of Lord Krishna in order to protect the Vrajavasis from Indra’s...

The city of Mathura is now famous throughout the world as the birthplace of Lord Shri Krishna, who appeared in the prison cell of Kamsa five thousand years ago. However, long before this important event took place, Mathura was already well known and considered to be the holiest city in India. It is...

The Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Shri Krishna resides on the planet known as Goloka. located in the anti-material universe known as Vaikuntha. The word Goloka means the planet (loka) of cows (go). This transcendental planet is situated in the far distant spiritual sky that lies beyond the universal...

The day on which Radha-kunda appeared in this world is known Bahulashtami, which means the eighth day of the waning moon. In this regard the word ‘bahula’ refers to the ‘dark fortnight’ of the waning moon, also known as krishna-paksha, and ‘ashtami’ means the ‘eighth day’. Because...

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Shri Krishna, is called Sat-Chit-Ananda – Vigraha, or the form of bliss, knowledge and eternity. Vigraha refers to His personal form, sat means He is eternal, chit means He possesses complete knowledge, ananda means He is full of bliss. As the individual spirit-souls...

The Vedas say that abortion, or the killing of the embryo is the most evil of all sins and is reprehensible. Every religion in the world forbids killing, including the killing of unwanted children. The Biblical commandment says. “Thou shalt not kill.” This verse refers to all life including the...