Symptoms of a Sadhu householder Grha-sadhu-laksana Due to his service, You taught Raghunatha Dasa the essence of how to be a householder and a sadhu at the same time. Remain peaceful[1]! Go home! Don’t become a … Read More
The word rahasyam in this verse has been explained by the acaryas in several ways. Sridhar Svami states that it means bhakti. Jiva Gosvami argues that rahasyam refers to prema-bhakti. The latter explains that after being … Read More
Concluding Words Evil was now rampant on Earth when the gods asked Krishna to incarnate with them, united in the mission of restoring the eternal principles of religion. He did not go down there alone, but … Read More
1 Eight Prayers Glorifying Srimati Vrinda Devi Translation by Baba Madhava Dasa (1) gāńgeya-cāmpeya-taḍid-vinindi- rociḥ-pravāha-snapitātma-vṛnde! bandhūka-bandhu-dyuti-divya-vāso vṛnde! namas te caraṇāravindam (2) bimbādharoditvara-manda-hāsya- nāsāgra-muktā-dyuti-dīpitāsye vicitra-ratnābharaṇa-śriyāḍhye! vṛnde! namas te caraṇāravindam (3) samasta-vaikuṇṭha-śiromaṇau śrī- kṛṣṇasya vṛndāvana-dhanya-dhāmni dattādhikāre vṛṣabhānu-putryā … Read More
Nanda Maharaja’s brothers Sri Nanda Maharaja has two elder brothers – Upananda and Abhinanda – and two younger – Sananda and Nandana. The four of them are Sri Krishna’s paternal uncles. Nanda Maharaja brothers (Upananda) The … Read More
The First Offense – Criticizing Sadhus Sadhu-nindai prathama aparadha Now I will talk about the first offense, criticizing sadhus. With this offense everything is ruined for the Jiva. Explanation of the two symptoms of a … Read More
The Heavenly Goal Seated on a golden throne entirely covered with sparkling jewels, he was talking together with the numerous kings who, due to their strict observance of religious principles, had always been respected on Earth. … Read More
Vasudeva Sri Nanda Maharaja’s friend is called Vasudeva because he is radiant with piety, jewels and wealth, which are all denoted by the word vasu. Visuddha sattva-guna, or the transcendental platform of pure existence, is also … Read More
The last months of exile were the most difficult for Yudhisthira. It was true that at that time his wife and brothers no longer burdened him with the fact that he had been responsible for their … Read More
Offenses to the Holy Name – Criticizing Sadhus Namaparadha – Sadhu-ninda Criticizing devotees is the greatest offense that can be done to the Holy Name. How can the Name tolerate criticism of those who spread His … Read More
The Pandavas Withdraw Arjuna was lying at his feet, head bowed, and copious tears streamed from his eyes. Yudhisthira thought that he had never seen him so desperate and in so much suffering. So he asked … Read More
Once Krishna said, “Radha, you are kupita (angry) now.” In Sanskrit, ku means earth and pita means father. Therefore, Radha replied, “You are the father of earth.” Krishna said, “You are the mother of all … Read More
Mayavada and Bhakti – How Mayavada philosophy is the opposite of Bhakti and is an offense Mayavada o bhakti – inhara paraspara viparita dharma mayavada-i aparadha All Names, forms, qualities, pastimes, etc. of Krishna are considered … Read More
Krishna had just passed His first birthday and was happily crawling around the courtyard on His hands and knees. Arriving at the cot in which Radhika was lying, Krishna held on to the sides … Read More
Dvaraka Invaded By Waters As soon as Krishna had given him the assignment to go to Hastinapura, Daruka had wasted no time, and had run to the Kaurava city. He arrived early in the morning and … Read More
On the appointed day, the guests had assembled and the birth celebrations were going on in great jubilation. Nanda Maharaja and Yashoda Mayi had arrived with Rohini and also brought their small children Krishna … Read More
Chaya and Pratibimba are two types of Abhasa – Chaya Namabhasa Chaya o pratibimba bhede abhasa dui prakara – chaya namabhasa There are two types of abhasa[1]: pratibimba[2] and chaya[3]. These two types create sraddhabhasa[4]. These … Read More
Seeing the beautiful baby girl shining like millions of autumnal moons, mother Kirtida was overcome with joy and immediately arranged for all kinds of religious rites to be performed and donated thousands of cows … Read More
The Puranas relate a story concerning the divine appearance of Srimati Radharani as follows. One day, Vrishabhanu Maharaja, who was living at Ravel at that time, went to the bank of Yamuna at around noon to … Read More
Krishna Returns To His World It was evening. The Lord who before the battle of Kuruksetra had spoken words of eternal wisdom to His dearest friend, now wandered through the forest. He thought back to His … Read More
