ISKCON Scarborough - The Holy month of Damodar is from October 29th -November 26th

The holiest month of Kartik or Damodar is from October 29th -November 26th this year. It is a great opportunity, for new and seasoned bhakti practitioners alike, to dive a little deeper into their spiritual practices. As per Vedic texts, any devotional activity done during this month has its benefits multiplied a thousand-fold.

During this month we offer special prayers to Lord Krishna in the form of Damodar where he is bound by his mother's love. During this month we recite special prayers known as the Damodarastakam. The lyrics and English translation of the Damodarastakam prayers can be found here: https://www.krishna.com/damodarastakam Traditionally lamps are offered while singing these prayers, devotees are encouraged to take up this practice daily in their homes as well. The procedure for offering lamps is available in the diagram below. Devotees can also host home programs to share this divine experience with their friends, families, and coworkers. If you are interested in hosting one please visit the temple on a Sunday and speak to Dhira Nitai prabhu. Several festivals also fall within this auspicious month including the Appearance of Radha Kunda, Diwali, Govardhana Puja, and the disappearance anniversary of Srila Prabhupada. See the attached poster for details of the special Sunday programs at ISKCON Scarborough during this month. Please join us every Sunday from 10:30am-12:30pm. 

ISKCON Scarborough - Radhastami celebrations - coming Sunday!

Hare Krishna! 

Please accept our humble obeisances! 

All glories to Srila Prabhupada! 

All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga! 

Radhastami- the glorious appearance day of Srimati Radharani will be celebrated across the world on 22nd September 2021(Friday). 

We at ISKCON Scarborough will be celebrating Radhastami coming Sunday - 24th September 2023 - from 10:30am pm to 1:00 pm. 

Devotees are welcome to bring gifts for Srimati Radharani, suggestions are on the poster.

ISKCON Scarborough

3500 McNicoll Avenue, Unit #3,

Scarborough, Ontario,

Canada,M1V4C7

Email Address:

scarboroughiskcon@gmail.com

website:

www.iskconscarborough.org

ISKCON Scarborough-Janmashtami celebrations(appearance day of Lord Krsna)- coming Wednesday- Sep 6th, 2023 from 6.30 onwards in a different venue!

Hare Krishna!

Please accept our humble obeisances!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga!

We invite you and your family to the auspicious Janmashtami celebrations organized by ISKCON Scarborough this coming Wednesday night- September 6th from 6:30 pm to midnight! To accommodate more visitors we are hosting our celebrations at Thamil Isai Kalaamanram: 1120 Tapscott Rd #3, Scarborough, ON M1X 1E8. Parking is available in the complex.

Srila Prabhupada’s (founder Acarya of ISKCON) appearance day falls on Thursday- September 7th. We will be celebrating ISKCON Founder Acarya A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada’s appearance day during our Sunday program on September 10th.

Sri Krsna Janmastami
The auspicious day of the appearance of Lord Krsna is celebrated all over the world as Sri Krsna Janmastami. It is celebrated on the eighth day of the Krsna Paksha (waning moon) of the month of Shravana. Krsna, who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, appeared in Mathura as the son of Vasudeva and Devaki.

In Bhagavad Gita 4.8, Lord Krsna teaches the reason to his descend:

paritranaya sadhunam
vinasaya ca duskrtam
dharma-samsthapanarthaya
sambhavami yuge yuge

To deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I Myself appear millennium after millennium.


In Bhagavad Gita 4.9, Lord Krsna teaches us how to get out of this wheel of misery

janma karma ca me divyam
evam yo vetti tattvatah
tyaktva deham punar janma
naiti mam eti so 'rjuna

One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.

The Appearance day of Srila Prabhupada 

In 1896, on the day following Janmastami, His Divine Grace, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada was born in Calcutta, India. In the Vaishnava calendar, this day is also known as Nandotsava: the day that Nanda Maharaja, Krishna’s father, prepared a grand festival to celebrate the birth of his son.

As founder-acarya of ISKCON, Srila Prabhupada plays a central role in the life of all ISKCON devotees. Everyone connected to ISKCON knows that without Srila Prabhupada’s courage and his unmotivated love and compassion to all the residents of the world, we would not have had the opportunity to intimately serve Lord Krishna.

ISKCON Scarborough - 11th Annual Rath Yatra(Jagannath Festival) - Saturday-19th Aug 2023

 

ISKCON Scarborough's 11th Annual Jagannath Festival is scheduled to take place on Saturday -19th Aug 2023 at the Milliken Park, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada (McCowan & Steeles).

This grand event is free for everyone and includes a diverse assortment of multicultural activities for the entire family. The focus of this event is to always make the stage programs newcomer friendly.

There will be several stage performances as well as tents in the park where attendees can get their face painted beautifully, apply henna to their hands/palms and there will also be several cookbooks & ancient Vedic texts.

The highlight of the event is the distribution of free vegetarian feast/free water for everyone throughout the day starting at 11 am.

Several dignitaries will be taking part in this annual event.

The parade starts inside the Milliken Park at 11 am and the VIP introduction/ inauguration is scheduled to take place at 12 noon.

ISKCON Scarborough

3500 McNicoll Avenue, Unit #3,

Scarborough, Ontario,

Canada,M1V4C7

Email Address:

scarboroughiskcon@gmail.com

website:

www.iskconscarborough.org

ISKCON Scarborough - Janmastami 2023 Flyer

 

ISKCON Scarborough- 2023 Jagannath Festival Flyer

 

Worship of the devatas: A holistic Bhagavad-gita understanding - HG Chaitanya Charan das

 

ISKCON Scarborough- "How the Bhagavad Gita Balances the Head and the Heart" - seminar by HG Chaitanya Charan das- 27th May 2023

 

Gita Jayanti - Saturday- 3rd Dec 2022- we will be reading every Bhagavad Gita verse!

Hare Krishna!

Please accept our humble obeisances!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga!

We have two very auspicious events happening on the same day on Saturday - 3rd Dec 2022
- Advent of Srimad Bhagavad-Gita(Gita Jayanti)
- Moksada Ekadasi

One of the Vrata(vow) undertaken during Ekadasi is to read the Holy scriptures.

What can be more glorious on this Moksada Ekadasi than reading Bhagavad Gita on the very day that marks the 5159th appearance day anniversary.

We at ISKCON Scarborough will be celebrating Gita Jayanti in a grand manner on Saturday-3rd Dec 2022 by reading all the 700 English verses starting at 4.00 PM sharp!



ISKCON Scarborough
3500 McNicoll Avenue, Unit #3,
Scarborough, Ontario,
Canada, M1V4C7
Website: www.iskconscarborough.org

Email:
iskconscarborough@hotmail.com
scarboroughiskcon@gmail.com

ISKCON Scarborough - Special prayers for Mother Dwaraka on Wed- 12th Oct 2022- 6.30 pm

 Hare Krishna dear devotees.

Please accept my humble obiesances. All glories to Srila Prabhupad. 

The devotees of Iskcon Scarborough are planning to have Kirtan, japa session etc for the health and speedy recovery of our dear Mother Dwaraka who was admitted to hospital on Sunday Oct 09th. Please,  let's all get together on Wednesday October 12 at 6:30pm at the temple  - iskcon Scarborough - to show our love and support but most of all to pray for mataji's full recovery. 

Devotees who would like to bring prasadam are welcome to do so.

Thank you!!!