The PM Attended 150th Birth Anniversary Program of Srila Prabhupada

Utkarsh Classes Last Updated 08-02-2024

The PM Attended 150th Birth Anniversary Program of Srila Prabhupada

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The program commemorating the 150th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada ji at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, was attended by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi.

The Prime Minister paid tribute to Acharya Srila Prabhupada by laying a wreath at his statue and unveiling a commemorative stamp and coin.

About Srila Prabhupada

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, also known as Srila Prabhupada, was a spiritual leader who founded the Gaudiya Matha, a Vaishnava religious organization.
He was born on February 6, 1874, in Puri, India, and is considered one of the most influential spiritual masters of the 20th century.
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura is renowned for his dedication to spreading Gaudiya Vaishnavism's teachings and his commitment to preserving the ancient Vedic traditions.
In 1913, he established a printing press in Calcutta named it Bhagavat-yantra, which means "God's machine."
He wrote Chaitanya Charitamrita in Bengali and printed Sajjana-toshani magazine.

Views on Untouchables

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati defined untouchables as those who were hostile to serving God rather than those from the lowest social or hereditary background.

Founder of the Gaudiya Mission,

The Gaudiya Mission is a monastic and missionary organization that follows the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition. Its founder, acharya, is Srila Prabhupada, who played a pivotal role in preserving and spreading the fundamental tenets of the Vaishnava faith.
The Gaudiya Mission is the government-registered name of Sri Gaudiya Math, a famous organisation from 1920 to 1937.

Founder of ISKCON

Srila Prabhupada was an Indian spiritual teacher who founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), also known as the "Hare Krishna movement".
ISKCON is a monotheistic tradition within the Vedic or Hindu culture, belonging to the Gaudiya-Vaishnava sampradāya.
Its teachings are based on the Bhagavad-gītā and the Bhagavata Purana, or Srimad Bhagavatam, the historical texts of the devotional bhakti yoga tradition.
The philosophy of ISKCON states that the ultimate goal of all living beings is to reawaken their love for God, or Lord Krishna, also known as the "all-attractive one".