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Bhakti Raghava Swami travels to Africa, Europe, North America and Far East Asia before returning to Bharat.

TOUR UPDATES

MAY 21 VRAJ ECO VILLAGE, PHILIPPINES:  This rural community, a one and half hour drive away from the capital city of Manila, offers many important facilities such as cottages for guests, Yoga Hall for Yoga Retreats, Temple, Goshala, Nursery, School, Gardens, Restaurant, Reception, and more.

MAY 15 Gita Nagari Baru, SUMATRA, INDONESIA:  The community of devotees at Gita Nagari Baru still has some of the original “founding members” who in their early youths as new graduate students braved the many challenges involved in starting a totally new project on 150 acres of barren land. After 26 years of steady growth GNB members have become grand-fathers and grand-mothers spanning over three generations.

The Varnasrama College Foundation (VCF) with its headquarters in Sri NandiGram, Sridham Mayapur, invites devotees to  become State or District Coordinators. We will be listing on our website the Basic Qualifications and Service Description for one to take up this voluntary work. Devotees interested to enroll may contact Jayadeva for further information at: +7 777 789 65 44.

We have a few devotees finalising the curriculum for both the Geeta Pathshala Gurukula as well as the Varnashram College. Krishna willing we should inaugurate those facilities in the not too distant future this year of 2025. 

79th Vyasapuja of our dear spiritual master HH BHAKTI RAGHAVA SWAMI MAHARAJ traversing the sacred lands of Southeast Asia. ✨ A journey not just of miles, but of hearts united in bhakti.  Come, be part of this divine celebration!  

🗓 Tour Schedule:  
🇮🇩 Indonesia: May 7th – 21st  
🇵🇭 Philippines: May 21st – 23rd  
🇰🇭 Cambodia: May 23rd – 30th  
🇲🇾 Malaysia: May 30th – June 3rd  

 
Let every step be an offering. Let every moment be a prayer. 🙏

Join us or for more details:  
📱 WhatsApp: +62 852-3844-4436

Wishing you all a very happy Nrsimha Chaturdasi!

Śubha Nṛsiṁha Chaturdaśī!

On this most sacred night, when the Lord emerged not in anger but in divine urgency —  to protect, to uphold dharma, and to embrace the heart of a child — we offer you these gentle blessings from the feet of Śrī Lakṣmī-Nṛsiṁha.

Let your soul be stirred by His mercy:

Bhaktapriyaṁ karuṇāsindhuṁ nṛsiṁhaṁ madhuraṁ bhaje

“I adore the sweet Lord Nṛsiṁha—ocean of compassion and beloved of His devotees.”

May He not only shatter your fears,
but gently reside within your heart like a lion guarding a lotus.

Paśyanti sarve hṛdayena bhaktyā, śrī-lakṣmī-nṛsiṁhaṁ śaraṇaṁ prapadye

“All pure souls behold Him with love in the heart—I too take refuge in that Lord.”

Practically all countries or nations in the world have original residents called indigenous people or for Bharat called Adivasis or for Canada, called First Nation people.

It is most important for us to connect with these people who still have much knowledge in relation to natural resources and practice self-sufficiency. Many of these original tribes and adivasis have Ksatriya natures and still maintain various practices in connection with Mother Nature whom they respect. Much of the land in different countries still belongs to them.

“According to the three gunas and the work associated with them, the four divisions of human society are created by Me.”- Lord Krishna, in Bhagavad-gita 4.13

Vaishnava devotees follow the Varnashrama Dharma as elaborated in Vedic scriptures. Devotees residing in New Mayapur abide by them. In the Vedic culture, society is organized as per varna (social divisions), depending on their tendencies to work and ashrama (stages in life), related to family and relationships, which is a natural system and not a man-made system. 

There are four varnas namely Brahmana (priestly class), Kshatriyas (warriors), Vaishyas (merchants) and Shudras (laborers) and four ashramas such as Brahmachari (student life), Grihasta (householder), Vanaprastha (retiree) and Sanyasi (renounced). 

Bhakti Raghava Swami blessed the Vedic Eco Village & Ahimsa Goshala in British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦 with his association this spring. During the week we explored Vedic Culture & Sociology, Cows Care & 
Ox training, Traditional
 Vedic Technologies, Food & Seed Security, Forestry & Natural Building.  

Srila Prabhupada instructed devotees to make Vrindavan Villages for people to experience the wonderful atmosphere of a cow-centered agrarian community.