Srila Prabhupada

Short Biography of Srila Prabhupada    Srila Prabhupada Reveals Vrindavana to the World
Srila Prabhupada's Bhajan Kutira    Srila Prabhupada's Samadhi

Bhajana-kutira of His Divine Grace 
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Known throughout the world as the illustrious Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Srila Prabhupada was living in Vrndavana before going to America to preach Krishna consciousness. It was in 1959 that Srila Prabhupada first moved into the Radha Damodara temple where he occupied two rooms. In one room he performed his bhajana  and wrote his English translation to the Srimad Bhagavatam. In the other, he prepared and accepted prasada while looking across the courtyard at the samadhi and bhajana-kutira of Srila Rupa Gosvami.

Moving to the Radha Damodara temple was a major turning point in the life of Srila Prabhupada. Here, he received the divine blessings of Rupa and Jiva Gosvamis, and the inspiration to take the message of Lord Krishna to the West. This is where he formulated his plans to inundate the world with Krishna consciousness, and also where he got the idea of starting ISKCON, an international society of devotees, following the teachings of Lord Chaitanya and dedicated to the devotional service of Lord Krishna. It was also while staying at Radha Damodara that Srila Prabhupada accepted the sannyasa order of life on September 17th, 1959.

In 1965, Srila Prabhupada left the Radha Damodara temple and Vrndavana with just one crate of Srimad Bhagavatams and only 40 rupees. He then sailed to America to spread both the glories of Lord Sri Krishna and Vrndavana dhama to the people of the world. Srila Prabhupada had once confided to his senior-most disciples, that he is eternally present in his rooms at the Radha Damodara temple.

Timings:  Same as Radha Damodara temple.

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