Hare Krishna maha mantra spreads beyond the shores of India

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According to vedic literatures, the most recent incarnation of Lord

Krishna appeared just over five hundred years ago as Sri Chaitanya

Mahaprabhu, the golden avatara in Mayapur, West Bengal. It was Lord

Chaitanya who predicted that the chanting of his holy names:

 

 

Hare krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare

Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare - would spread beyond the shores of India

to every town and village of the world. The person who eventually

made his prophecy come true was his Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta

Swami Prabhupada (Srila Prabhupada). The following is a brief

account of his life.

 

Srila Prabhupada was born on Sept 1.1896 the day after Janmashtmi

(appearance day of Lord Krishna) in kolkata. At the time of his

birth an astrologer predicted that he would leave India at the age

of 70, he would leave India to establish 108 temples of Lord Krishna

all over the world.

 

Srila Prabhudaya displayed great devotion to Lord Krishna from very

early age. His faher had given him small dieties of Radha and

Krishna which he worshipped daily and at the age of 6 he organised a

blissful Radha Krishna yatra festival in his local community for 8

days, after leaving the prestigious scottish churches college, where

he stidied for his degree he met the person who was to become his

spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati who on their very

first meeting requested Srila Prabhupada to preach Krishna

conciousness in the west. It was this instruction that Srila

Prabhupada took to heart and dedicated his life to fulfilling.

 

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