Flower Furniture For Their Pleasure
Umbrella Umbrellas (chatram) are made by attaching strings of white flowers to thin wooden rods and decorating a wooden handle with golden juhi flowers. Bed A pillow is made by joining campaka and … Read More
The Sweetest King of Transcendental Rasas
In the Stavavali, Vraja-vilasa-sta (38) is written: tambularpana-pada-mardana-payo-danabhisaradibhir vrndaranya-mahesvarim priyataya yas tosayanti priyah prana-prestha-sakhi-kulad api kilasankocita bhumikah keli-bhumisu rupa-manjari-mukhas ta dasikah samsraye By offering Them betel nuts, massaging Their feet, bringing Them water, arranging Their secret … Read More
The Campaka Flower part 1
The following is a description of flowers in the spiritual world. “There were various trees and creepers on all sides of the lake, and there were mad bumblebees humming all about them. The trees appeared … Read More
Our Life Depends Only on You
One is introduced to the deep love of the gopis for Krishna by listening to the great pain that the gopis in wandering through the forests of Vraja feel while thinking about Krishna. They express their … Read More
Hair-Tying Bands Increase the Beauty of the Hair
Hair band Hair-tying bands (bala-pasya) increase the beauty of the hair and tie the hair. They are made by stringing together like a garland various colourful flower buds. a. Tatankam Tatankas, which look like palm leaves, … Read More
Gopala Guru Gosvami and Dhira Samira
Vakresvara Pandita was was a great kirtan leader and a wonderful dancer. Nobody could dance like him. daśa-sahasra gandharva more deha’ candramukha tārā gāya, muñi nācoṅ — tabe mora sukha “O Candramukha! Please give me … Read More
Arrival at Mathura
Arrival at Mathura Duhkhi Krishna Dasa arrived in his long cherished Sri Vraja Mandala in 1566 AD. His heart became full of bliss and love on touching and seeing the land where Sri Sri Radha … Read More
Various Kinds of Flower Ornaments
Decoration for the forehead Lalatika is made of flowers of two different colours. It has two parts. One is of red colour. It is fastened at the top of the head and follows the parting of … Read More
Those Who Spread God’s Message Are the Most Generous People
The various pastimes performed during the meeting of Radha and Krishna are described in the Ujjvala-nilamani as follows: te tu sandarsanam jalpah sparsanam vartma rodhanam rasa-vrndavana-krida-yamunady-ambu-kelayah nau-khela-lilaya-cauryam-ghatta-kunjadi-linata madhu-panam vadhu-vesa-dhrtih kapata suptata dyuta-krida-patakrstis-cambaslesau-nakharpanam bimbadhara-sudhapanam-samprayogadayo matah When Radha … Read More
Calculation of time according to the Manvantaras part 1
Manvantara is a Sanskrit word literally meaning the duration of the life span of a Manu. Each Manvantara is created and ruled by a specific Manu, who in turn is generated by Lord Brahma. There … Read More
Now He is My Master Again
The outward behavior of a devotee – the symptoms and activities of one who is situated in the prema – is described in the Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.2.40): evam-vratah sva-priya-nama-kirtya jatanurago druta-citta uccaih hasaty atho roditi rauti gayati … Read More
Flower Decorations Made By Sri Lalita
Flower decorations made by Sri Lalita in her service There are numerous varieties of ornaments made of flowers: crowns (kiritas), hair bands (bala-pasyas), ear ornaments (karnapuras), forehead decorations (lalatikas), necklaces (graiveyakas), upper arm bracelets (angadas), waistbelts … Read More
The origin of fear
Question: I have an issue on my mind that I would like you to address. Fear, how to deal with it, what the scriptures say about it. I must say it is one of the … Read More
The Vara Sakhis
b. The vara sakhis In addition to the aforementioned eight varistha sakhis there are eight other exalted sakhis, the vara sakhis. They are all twelve years old and have almost grown out of their childhood. They … Read More