Friday 13th November - Govardhan Puja with special guest HG Abhinandana Gopa das

This Friday, as we progress through the Holy month of Kartik, we will observe Govardhana Puja, commemorating the divine pastime of 5000 years ago when Lord Sri Krishna lifted the Govardhana Hill to shield the cherished residents of Vrindavana from the fierce wrath of Indra, the king of the celestial demigods. It is also the 'disappearance' day of our 'Param Guru', His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami - Prabhupada who brought this sublime Bhakti Yoga to the West and without him, we wouldnt .have this beautiful spiritual practice.

The profound episode, known as Govardhana Lila, that is desribed in the Srimad Bhagavatam (Bhagavat Purana) teaches us that a devotee, surrendered to the Supreme Lord and immersed in devotional service, is liberated from all obligations and doesn't need to seek material favours from anyone else.

This timeless tale is also vividly narrated in 'Srila Prabhupada's summary work known as 'Krishna Book'. To complement the talk on Govardhan lila last week, we have special guest, His Grace Abhinandana Gopa das, a Brahmacari monk from the Radha Krishna Temple London who will elaborate on the lila further and also describe the glories and teachings of Srila Prabhupada on this special day.

We will have a special puja to a deity of Govardhan (Krishna), sing 'Damodarastakam' and again have the opportunity to offer a candle to Krishna and Yasoda in the special Kartik ceremony. We will aslo have Guru Puja to Srila Prabhupada and sing 'Guru Vandana'.

As usual we will also have Kirtan (chanting with musical instruments), the most effective method of self-realisation for this age, and finish with a Veggie/Vegan Spiritual Feast, with a special decorated sweet pudding (Halava) version of Govardhan Hill.

We look forward to seeing you there!

BMECP centre, near to the rear of Brighton's train station - 10 Fleet St, Brighton, BN1 4ZE.

Map of the venue HERE

Time 19.00-22.00

Admission Free (Donations welcome)