dāya-bhāk

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Dāya-bhāk refers to a son’s becoming the lawful inheritor of the property of the father. Nectar of Devotion, chapter 10

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Fledgling Putana

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Fledgling Putanas Srila Bhaktisiddhanta describes how the duplicitous desire to become guru arises in the heart of the conditioned soul: If I do not remember the lotus feet of Sri Guru at the beginning of every … Read More

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Mira Bai

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  PDF 1 PDF 2 Video (b. 1450?, Kudaki, India–d. 1547?, Dwarka, Gujarat), Hindu mystic and poet whose lyrical songs of devotion to the god Krishna are widely popular in northern India. Mira Bai was a … Read More

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Mushrooms

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  I get an enormous amount of mail about mushrooms. Here’s a blog I wrote three years ago that deserves an airing again. This on was published Friday, September 19, 2008. shitake mushrooms: “I have never … Read More

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Vrindadevyastaka (Vrinda Devi Astakam)

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  DOC   Video   Sri Vrindadevyastaka Eight Prayers Glorifying Srimati Vrinda Devi Translation by Baba Madhava Dasa   With diacritics (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 … Read More

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Jiva Gosvami and Rupanarayana

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Some months had passed since Jiva’s initiation, and a traveling scholar named Rupanarayana Saraswati came to Vrindavan. He was well-known as one of the most learned men in the country and it was said that he … Read More

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Apasampradayar Svarupa, Thakur Bhaktivinoda

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  The Smarta Doctrine Two kinds of smrti sastra: 1) spiritual, or satvata smrtis; 2) material, moral or fruitivework oriented smrtis. Satvata smrtis include: Sri Bharadvaja Samhita (included in Narada Pancaratra), Brhat Samhita, Visnu Samuccaya, Vaikhanas … Read More

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Kaliya Krishna dasa

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    kalah shri-krishnadasa sa yo lavangah sakha vraje In Vraja, Kala Krishna Das was Krishna’s cowherd friend named Lavanga. (Gaura-ganoddesha-dipika 132) Kaliya Krishna Das was known throughout the three worlds. One can attain Gauracandra through … Read More

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Asisesvara Mahadeva (Nanda Gaon)

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  Audio, IMG, Maps   A short distance to the east of Nanda-baga, close to Ter Kadamba, is Asisesvara Mahadeva and Asisesvara-kunda. Asisha means blessings. Parjanya Maharaja used to bathe here and worship Asishesvara Mahadeva, who … Read More

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Akrura Sthana

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Akrurasthana, Akrura-sthana This is the place where Akrura arrived on his chariot from Mathura and suddenly saw Krishna’s lotus footprints in the dust; he immediately got down from his chariot and bowed his head to the ground … Read More

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Agra, meaning

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  A great variety of etymologies are devised to explain the meaning of the term Agni, the most of which are obviously fanciful, but the import of which expresses the notions entertained of his character and … Read More

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King Purusottama and the Deity of Gopala

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CC Madhya 5.120 utkalera rājā puruṣottama-deva nāma sei deśa jini’ nila kariyā saṅgrāma Synonyms utkalera — of Orissa; rājā — the King; puruṣottamadeva — Puruṣottama-deva; nāma — named; sei deśa — this country; jini’ — conquering; … Read More

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