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ISVARA Newsletter EN
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Rādhā-kuṇḍa is very rarely attained even by the great devotees
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Upadesamrita Nectar of Instruction 11 कृष्णस्योच्चैः प्रणयवसतिः प्रेयसीभ्योऽपि राधा कुण्डं चास्या मुनिभिरभितस्तादृगेव व्यधायि । यत्प्रेष्ठैरप्यलमसुलभं किं पुनर्भक्तिभाजां तत्प्रेमेदं सकृदपि सरः स्नातुराविष्करोति ॥ ११ ॥ kṛṣṇasyoccaiḥ praṇaya-vasatiḥ preyasībhyo ’pi rādhā kuṇḍaṁ cāsyā munibhir abhitas tādṛg eva vyadhāyi yat preṣṭhair apy alam asulabhaṁ kiṁ punar bhakti-bhājāṁ tat premedaṁ sakṛd api saraḥ snātur āviṣkaroti Of the many objects of favored …
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The six symptoms of abandonment
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The six symptoms of abandonment, according to Vaisnava-tantra, are: anukulyasya sankalpah pratikulyasya varjanam raksisyatiti visvaso goptrtve varanam tatha atma-niksepa-karpanye sad-vidha saranagatih The six divisions of surrender are: accepting the things favorable to devotional service, rejecting the unfavorable, being convinced that Krishna will give His protection, accepting the Lord as our guardian or teacher, surrendering totally, and being humble. This …
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Sri Krishna, the Greatest Cheater Part 2
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Srila Rupa Gosvami: Radha says, “Ferocious waves lash at Yamuna now. The boat is full of water, but Krishna seems unafraid.” Krishna says, “O beautiful Radha, don’t be harsh. We will escape by Your mercy. Please offer Me a fare of promise to enjoy amorous moments with You in Govardhana.” Radha says, “You are a cheat, Krishna. Go and hide …
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Yet, They Think, "I am Unfortunate; I Have No Love."
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Pastimes in the month of Kartika dhanyah sma mudha-gatayo 'pi harinya eta ya nanda-nandanam upatta-vicitra-vesam akarnya venu-ranitam saha-Krishna-sarah pujam dadhur viracitam pranayavalokaih (Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.21.11) In this month, feeling separation from Krishna, the gopis lamented, "We are not fortunate like the deer in this forest. People say they are foolish, but they are not so. We are foolish, because we …
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I was very young when I started wondering what kind of life I wanted to lead. Among my friends there were those who wanted to be politicians, some astronauts, some physicists. I wanted to be a writer, but the idea to write what journalists were writing in the newspapers did not attract me at all. I did not want …
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Seeing All This We Want to Become Your Servants
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Such a devotee prays for Krishna's mercy as described in Srimad Bhagavatam (10.14.8): tat te 'nukampam su-samiksamano bhunjana evatma-krtam vipakam hrd-vag vapurbhir vidadhan namas te jiveta yo mukti-pade sa daya-bhak My dear Lord, he who sincerely waits for You to grant him Your causeless mercy, while patiently suffering from the reactions of his past misdeeds and offering his respectful obeisances …
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Tulasi leaves only for Krishna
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Tulasi leaf is very, very dear to Visnu. All Visnu-tattva Deities require profusely Tulasi leaves. Lord Visnu likes garland of Tulasi leaves. Tulsi leaves mixed with sandalwood pulp and placed on the lotus feet of the Lord is the topmost worship. But we must be very careful that Tulasi leaves cannot be placed on the feet of anyone else except …
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