Padmalocan Das was born in England, met Srila Prabhupada in 1971 (18 years old), when he was 19 he moved to India and was assisting Srila Prabhupada establishing His International ISKCON movement in India (Kolkata, Mayapur, Vrindavan, Bombay, Hyderabad), he had also constructed ISKCON temple in Vidyanagar (Gujarat). He spent 20 years of his life […]
April 16, 2011
I first met Padmalochan Prabhu, or rather I saw him every time he came to take darshan at Krishna Balaram Temple in Vrindavan, 1981. He was wearing just a lungi type of gamsha and he would lean on the ballustrade before the Deities for a while and then he would go. When I joined in […]
December 16, 2010
Padmalochan Das had presented several books to the world. Some are his original research & compilation and some are his translations from Sanskrit. His life’s work is Govardhan guide, Madhurya Dhama (his original research & compilation). He spent 20 years of his life in Vrindavan, researching the Dham on the order of Srila Prabhupada,who gave […]
December 16, 2010
I found an audio recording where my husband, Padmalochan Das, speaks with Gangadhar prabhu about his research work on Navadvip Dhama, book he wanted to write. He has not finished this book, only started (I pray that he will be allowed to finish it in his next existence). http://www.remembermayapur.com/PadmalochanClasses/Dhama.mp3 ys, Vrindavan Lila Dasi
December 13, 2010
I spent one year in Holy Mayapur in 2008. By Krsna’s grace, I was living in the Youth Forum bld, first floor, same floor as HG Padmalochan prabhu and his good wife HG Vrindavan Lila mataji. Near my bed, the window directly opened on the courtyard, where HG Padmalochan used to put his bike. I […]
November 14, 2010
Hare Krsna… my Godbrother, Sruman Padmalocana Dasa recently passed away in Sridhama Mayapura just after Gour Purnima. Bhakta Kris just told me of his meeting with Padmalacana Prabhu in Mayapura in 2003. He was outside Srila Prabhupada’s Samadhi when Padmalocana aproached him and asked “Who is Krsna?”. “Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead”, he […]
September 30, 2010
Hare Krishna to my friend. I met him in Vrindavan twice in the early eighties. He used to call me “Bambino” (kid in italian). Such great memories of him… brought him a pen and Italian cheese on my other trip to Brindavan, as he asked me to. On …a huge spiritual gathering, the ISKCON ASHRAM […]
September 27, 2010
My most fond memory of Padmalochan is when he was living at the goshalla in Vrindbaan. Every year I was there during Kartik and would go to Vrindaban parikrama every morning leaving after mangal aratik. I would always go to the Goshalla and sit with Padma and he’d get some fresh milk and make it […]
September 18, 2010
Mayapura Chandrodaya Mandir, Mayapura, India On a morning walk in Mayapura a devotee asked Srila Prabhupada, “Does the spiritual master know everything?” “The spiritual master knows everything that Krishna wants him to know,” Srila Prabhupada said. “Only Krishna can know everything.” October 1972, Radha Damodara Temple, Vrindaban, India I became Srila Prabhupada’s personal servant. After […]
September 17, 2010
I have such fond memories of him when we spent time together every year in Vrindaban on parikrama. His tours around the many Braja holy places opened my eyes, Haripuja’s eyes and those of our children, to the most wonderful and glorious places of pilgrimage and the super-excellent pastimes of the Lord and His associates. […]
June 26, 2010
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