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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
¡Mañana en Varsana! (español, inglés, italiano) Salida a las 8 a.m. Por misericordia de Srumati Radharani visitaremos: Tomorrow in Varsana! (Espanol, English, Italiano) Departure at 8 AM By the mercy of Srumati Radharani we will … 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
Guru dāsa: Why does the moon reflect? They say the moon is sandy, but this sand here is not reflecting. Prabhupāda: That… They are not going to the moon planet. They are going to some … Read More
Espanol Hoy visitaremos los siguientes lugares sagrados: Vrinda Kunda (y Gupta Kunda) Pavana Sarovara Yavata Asisesvara Mahadeva Ter Kadamba Prema Sarovara English Today we will visit the following sacred places: Vrinda Kunda (y Gupta … 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
BB Govinda Maharaj narrates: When I first met Acincana dasa Babaji , I didn’t know what to say. I simply offered my respects saying “Srila #Akincana Krishna das Babaji Maharaj jai.” Maharaja then saw that … 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
By Giriraj Swami Today we are celebrating the appearance of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krishna, who descended in the age of Kali in the role of a devotee. He appeared on what … 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
This is also one of the six types of offenses to the devotees: 1) to blaspheme a vaisnava. 2) to not offer obeisances to a vaisnava upon seeing him. 3) to not feel delight upon seeing … Read More
Chanting as a joke Parihasa-namabhasa That person who chants Krishna-nama in jest, just like Jarasandha, passes through this world of birth and death. Chanting without respect Stobha-namabhasa While making angry gestures, Caidya[1] also chanted namabhasa disrespectfully. … Read More
Kalindi is considered the daughter of Surya (sun god) and the deity of river Yamuna. Once Krishna and Arjuna were hunting and resting along the coast of Yamuna. They see a young girl walking on the … Read More
