ISKCON Mayapur joyfully presents “Biodiversity in Bhakti Yoga”—a heartfelt visual and meditative offering designed to reconnect hearts with the sacred natural world of Sri Mayapur Dhama. Featuring over 500 breathtaking images of local flora and fauna, accompanied by spiritual insights from Srila Prabhupada’s teachings, this offering invites viewers to see nature through the lens of Krishna consciousness. As part of the ‘CONNECT with Sri Mayapur-dhama’ project, it encourages us to perceive and remember the Lord in every aspect of creation—promoting mindful devotion, compassionate living, and a deep spiritual bond with Mother Earth as an expression of our bhakti.
Biodiversity in Bhakti Yoga A Devotional Offering
Dedicated to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
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ISKCON Mayapur joyfully presents “Biodiversity in Bhakti Yoga”—a heartfelt visual and meditative offering designed to reconnect hearts with the sacred natural world of Sri Mayapur Dhama. Featuring over 500 breathtaking images of local flora and fauna, accompanied by spiritual insights from Srila Prabhupada’s teachings, this offering invites viewers to see nature through the lens of Krishna consciousness. As part of the ‘CONNECT with Sri Mayapur-dhama’ project, it encourages us to perceive and remember the Lord in every aspect of creation—promoting mindful devotion, compassionate living, and a deep spiritual bond with Mother Earth as an expression of our bhakti. Srila Prabhupada said, “Simply by remembering this picture, that is perfection. Because we need to become Kṛṣṇa conscious. We should constantly think of Kṛṣṇa. If you think of Him in any way, that is your perfection.” (Lecture – December 1, 1968, Los Angeles). This profound instruction forms the foundation of the Biodiversity in Bhakti Yoga initiative. It invites devotees to see nature as Krishna’s sacred footprint—guiding our hearts deeper into remembrance, gratitude, and loving service to the Lord. Inspiring Meditation Through Nature Each image—whether a blooming lotus, the fleeting flight of a bird, or sunlight dancing through the trees—becomes a gateway to meditation. These moments in nature remind us that Krishna is the original artist, and that the creation itself is one of His divine expressions. Just as devotees meditate on Krishna’s form, we can also learn to respect and honor the beauty around us, recognizing it as sacred.
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Kṛṣṇa’s Divine Form in Nature’s Elements Nature, in all its splendor, reflects the spiritual qualities of Krishna’s own transcendental body. “What they call beautiful nature is but His smile…What they call the sweet songs of the birds are but specimens of the whispering voice of the Lord.” (SB 1.11.26 Purport) Revealing Nature’s Role in Krishna’s Pastimes Vedic scriptures beautifully portray how forests, rivers, animals, and hills become active participants in the Lord’s transcendental pastimes. Whether it is Krishna’s worship of Govardhan Hill or Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s ecstatic travels through the forests of Jhārikhaṇḍa, nature serves as a sacred stage for divine lila. This project encourages devotees to rediscover these spiritual connections and to recognize biodiversity and harmonious living as integral expressions of Vedic culture and Krishna consciousness. Promoting Ahimsa and Compassion for All Living Beings In Bhagavad-gītā 15.7, Lord Krishna declares: “The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal fragmental parts.” This vision of spiritual unity lies at the heart of the Biodiversity in Bhakti Yoga project—encouraging the practice of ahimsa (non-violence) and deeper compassion, not only toward fellow humans but also toward plants, birds, insects, and animals. Bhakti Begins at Home: A Devotional Call to Honor Mother Earth Krishna assures us, “If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or water, I will accept it.” (BG 9.26) Inspired by these words, we invite devotees worldwide to express their bhakti through care, respect, and a lifestyle harmonious with Mother Earth. Plant a tree, grow flowers for your Deities, walk through a forest while chanting the holy names, pause to appreciate a bird’s song or the breeze through the trees. These simple, mindful acts become beautiful offerings of love and devotion to Krishna—honoring His creation while strengthening our connection with Him. Caring for Mother Earth is an expression of our bhakti. Every tree, every flower, every gentle breeze is a reminder of Krishna’s loving presence. When we engage with nature in a spirit of devotion, we not only help protect the environment — we also deepen our relationship with Him .A Prayer for Sacred Connection As described in The Nectar of Devotion: “Every part of Kṛṣṇa’s body was so soft that even at the touch of newly grown leaves, the color of the touched part of His skin would change.” (NOD 26) Let us pray that every time we touch a new leaf, we remember Krishna and feel inspired to serve Him by caring for His sacred creation. May this awareness keep us grounded in loving devotion and forever sheltered at the lotus feet of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His eternal abode — Sri Mayapur Dhama. Support this Initiative We warmly invite you to share your feedback and suggestions to help us enhance the “CONNECT with Sri Mayapur-dhama” project by clicking here. We are grateful for your support in spreading this initiative among your friends, family, and congregation, creating a valuable opportunity for devotees worldwide to experience the mercy of Sri Mayapur-dhama. Your generosity and encouragement are essential to the success and growth of this project. If you feel inspired to contribute, please click the donate link. By Nandan Dasa, Mayapur Master Plan Office
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Just see how these trees are maintaining every living entity! Their birth is successful. Their behavior is just like that of great personalities, for anyone who asks anything from a tree never goes away
disappointed. (CC Adi 9.46)
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Just like a small seed in a fruit—that seed you sow, it becomes a big tree. And from that big tree, again millions of fruits come out. And again from that, each fruit, there are millions of trees. We can see the potency. Even in our material existence we see so much potencies in everything. Why not Kṛṣṇa’s potencies? (690622 – Lecture SB 01.05.18-19 – New Vrindaban, USA)
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When you see flower, you see Kṛṣṇa smiling. That is the seeing of Kṛṣṇa smiling. Therefore the flower should be utilized for Kṛṣṇa’s service. Because these flowers, everything, is Kṛṣṇa’s energy. Parāsya śaktir vividhaiva śrūyate (CC Madhya 13.65, purport). So specifically good fragrance of flower, Kṛṣṇa says that “I am that.” Kṛṣṇa’s particular presence is there. So we can remember Kṛṣṇa immediately. This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is that you remember always Kṛṣṇa. Always Kṛṣṇa. (750119 – Lecture SB 03.26.44 – Bombay)
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Actually we find that when flowers grow from the earth, they appear with different colors and aromas, which they have certainly gathered from the earth, although in the earth we cannot see them. Similarly, the Supreme Lord, by His different energies, spreads throughout one’s body and soul, although we cannot see Him. (SB 7.9.35 purport)
The Vedas, like the Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad, as well as the Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad, compare the soul and the Supersoul to two friendly birds sitting on the same tree. One of the birds (the individual atomic soul) is eating the fruit of the tree, and the other bird (Kṛṣṇa) is simply watching His friend. Of these two birds—although they are the same in quality—one is captivated by the fruits of the material tree, while the other is simply witnessing the activities of His friend. Kṛṣṇa is the witnessing bird, and Arjuna is the eating bird. Although they are friends, one is still the master and the other is the servant. (BG 2.22 purport) srimayapurdhama.com Birds
The wild tigers, elephants, bears and deers all together accompanied the Lord and the Lord accompanied them in His mode of Samkirtan movement. By this He proved that by the propagation of the Samkirtan Movement (congregational chanting and glorifying the name of the Lord) even the wild animals can live in peace and friendship and what to speak of men who are supposed to be civilised. (SB 1 Introduction) srimayapurdhama.com Animals
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O my Lord Kṛṣṇa, I beg to offer my prayers unto You. My mind is like the bee, and it is after some honey. Kindly, therefore, give my bee-mind a place at Your lotus feet, which are the resources for all transcendental honey. (SB 1.11.26 purport)
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You see a butterfly, how it is nicely painted. You just see duplicate in both the wings. Just like an artist paint nicely, it is painted. So we think it is coming out of nothing. This is our foolishness. (661217 – Lecture CC Madhya 20.245-255 – New York)
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It is described that every part of Kṛṣṇa’s body was so soft that even at the touch of newly grown leaves, the color of the touched part of His skin would change. (Nectar of Devotion 26)
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If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it. (BG 9.26) His arms are long enough to reach His knees, His eyes are just like lotus flowers, His nose is like a sesame flower, and His face is as beautiful as the moon. (CC Adi 3.44)
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1. Transcendental Beauty “He has appeared on this earth in His transcendental body, which resembles the bluish color of the tamāla tree.” (SB 1.9.33) “Your bodily features are of the color of clouds filled with water. You are glittering with a silver electric aura emanating from Your yellow garments.” (Krsna Book, Chapter 14) “His yellow garments surpass the brilliance of fresh decorations of kuṅkuma, His ornaments of selected forest flowers surpass the hankering for the best of garments.” (CC Antya 1.165) “Enhancing the wonderful beauty of Kṛṣṇa is His three-curved style of standing.” (CC Madhya 21.105) 2. Lotus Eyes “The beauty of Kṛṣṇa’s eyes surpasses the beauty of white lotus flowers.” (CC Antya 1.165) “Whose eyes are always bounded by black eyebrows and expanded like lotus petals… His eyes are always moist.” (NOD Chapter 18) “There are reddish borders around His eyes, and a growth of soft hairs on His body.” (NOD Chapter 26) “I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is adept in playing on His flute, with blooming eyes like lotus petals with head decked with peacock’s feather, with the figure of beauty tinged with the hue of blue clouds, and His unique loveliness charming millions of Cupids.” (Śrī Brahma-saṁhitā 5.30)
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3. Beautiful Face and Smile “His face was more beautiful than millions upon millions of moons.”(CC Ādi 5.188) “The Lord’s beautiful face appeared to them like the inside of a blue lotus, and the Lord’s smile appeared to be a blossoming jasmine flower.” (SB 3.15.44) “What they call beautiful nature is but His smile…” (SB 1.11.26, Purport) “When the Supreme Lord is laughing, one can see His small teeth, which resemble jasmine buds rendered rosy by the splendor of His lips.” (SB 3.28.33) “His teeth were like pomegranate seeds because of His chewing betel.” (CC Ādi 5.188) “Your lips are reddish like the bimba fruit.” (Śrī Dāmodara-aṣṭakam, Verse 5) “His lips are colored like copper, and through those lips there comes a sound vibration which drives one madder than a mad elephant.” (NOD Chapter 18) 4. Divine Form “His neck is just like a conchshell.” (NOD Chapter 21) “My respectful obeisances are unto You, O Lord, whose abdomen is marked with a depression like a lotus flower…” (SB 1.8.22) “Kṛṣṇa’s chest challenged a hill of marakata jewels, His arms challenged pillars of the indranīla jewel, the three lines of His waist challenged the waves of the River Yamunā, and His thighs challenged beautiful bananas.” (NOD Chapter 26) 5. Lotus Feet “Whose feet are engraved with lotuses.” (SB 1.8.22) “The sages… looked upon the nails of His lotus feet, which resembled rubies.” (SB 3.15.44) “The tips of His nails are so soft – it is as if they were dried bamboo leaves.” (NOD Chapter 26) 6. Hair and Head Decorations Subala once addressed Him in this way: “My dear Keśava, Your round turban, the lotus flower in Your hand, the vertical marks of tilaka on Your forehead, Your kuṅkuma-flavored musk and all of Your beautiful bodily features are defeating me today” (NOD Chapter 42) “Kṛṣṇa’s hair was sometimes decorated with flowers placed on the middle of His head, or else it was reaching down to His back.” (NOD Chapter 26) 7. Fragrance and Flower Garlands “From those eight lotuses [eyes, navel, face, hands, feet] emanates a fragrance like a mixture of camphor and lotus.” (CC Antya 19.94) “Specifically good fragrance of flower, Kṛṣṇa says that ‘I am that.” (Lecture on SB 3.26.44, Bombay, 19 Jan 1975) “I am the original fragrance of the earth.” (BG 7.9) “Kṛṣṇa is sometimes called vana-mālī. Vana means ‘forest,’ and mālī means ‘gardener,’ so vana-mālī refers to one who extensively uses flowers and garlands on different parts of His body.” (NOD 26) “Kṛṣṇa used to put a vaijayantī garland around His neck. This vaijayantī garland is made of flowers of at least five different colors. Such a garland was always long enough to touch Kṛṣṇa’s knees or feet.” (NOD Chapter 26) 8. Tenderness of Touch “It is described that every part of Kṛṣṇa’s body was so soft that even at the touch of newly grown leaves, the color of the touched part of His skin would change.” (NOD Chapter 26) 9. Melodious Voice & Flute “What they call the sweet songs of the birds are but specimens of the whispering voice of the Lord.” (SB 1.11.26, Purport) “Under the circumstances, I think it may be granted that this person is the same enchanting Personality of Godhead by whose flute vibration the three worlds are captivated.” (NOD Chapter 30)
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