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An introduction to aparahna-lila (the afternoon pastime) is given by Govinda-lilamrta: sri radham prapta-geham nija-ramana-krte klrpta nanopaharam susnatam ramya-vesam priya-mukha-kamalaloka-purna- pramodam sri krishnam caivaparahne vrajam anucalitam dhenu-vrndair vayasyai sri radhaloka-trptam pitr-mukha-militam matr-mrstam smarami (22) I remember … Read More
Question Why should we refrain from singing the Maha Mantra after singing to Lord Nrsimha? Answer In some temples you hear that devotees mix songs that have nothing to do one with the others … Read More
It was Srila Prabhupada’s Centenial year (1896-1996) and many of the God-family had arrived. Many of those I did service with back in days of the Hare Krishna Movement (with Srila Prabhupada) were there, and the … Read More
Visvanatha Cakravarti took birth approximately in the year 1664 AD , within the district of Nadia in the village of Deva-grama. His parents were Radhi Sreni Brahmanas from Bengal. He also had two brothers named Ramabhadra … Read More
The sister of Radharani is Ananga Manjari. She is younger than Radha. She is said to be a partial incarnation of Lord Krishna’s brother Balarama. She also became part of many of the lilas of … Read More
Question Good afternoon Guru Maharaja, receive and accept my humblest obeisances and bless my path. Appreciated Guru, in a publication in local media of Dominican Republic there is a reference to the fast food chain that … Read More
Although, Krishna is Bhagavan, although He is atmarama (taking pleasure within) and aptakam (fully satisfied), in this month He became inspired by the beauty of the Vrindavana forest. There, in the middle of the night, He … Read More
Do you know why when Mother Yasoda was trying to tie up that Makhan Chore that she kept ending up being two fingers too short? It’s because the two fingers represented a certain specific siddhanta. … Read More
The brothers of Krishna, the Crown Prince of Vraja; His friends, servants and so forth, and His beloved gopis are all respected by Him. Sri Krishna’s paternal and maternal grandfathers, the brahmanas and other such elders … Read More
Govardhana-puja also took place in this month. All the Vrajavasis worshiped Giriraja Govardhana and performed Annakuta Mahotsava. Seeing this, Indra became very angry, created torrential rain, and Krishna cut his pride. In this month, Indra came … Read More
The need to take refuge at the lotus feet of Srimati Radharani is described in the Sri Sva-sankalpa-prakasa-stotra of the Stavavali with these words: anaradhya radha-padambhoja renum anasritya vrndatavim tat padankam asambhasya-tad bhava-gambhira cittan kutah syama-sindho … Read More
On his return trip from Vrindavana, Caitanya Mahaprabhu stopped at the holy city of Prayaga (Allahabad). It was here that Rupa and Anupama met him for the second time. At the historic Dasasvamedha Ghat, Sri … Read More
One important requirement to gaining the Lord’s mercy is to reveal to Them all the dirty and bad things that you have done in your life. An example may be given, of a father who, … Read More
In this month, Sri Radhika lamented in separation: purnah pulindya urugaya-padabja-raga sri-kunkumena dayita-stana-manditena tad-darsana-smara-rujas trna-rusitena limpantya anana-kucesu jahus tad-adhim (Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.21.16) “The aborigine women of the Vrindavana area become disturbed by lust when they see … Read More
The news that the Pandava brothers had successfully finished their last year of exile spread around the world and sowed dismay everywhere. This meant that war was likely to break out soon. In those days, the … Read More
Today, while I was walking, I was thinking about how to answer your question. I saw a bum in the street, and then the answer came to my mind. I imagined taking this really dirty and … Read More
Having traveled several kilometers, the group arrived to the shore of the ocean. According to Sampati’s indications, Lanka was many kilometers away, and there was Sita, the object of their search. The Vanaras looked at … Read More
18.65, Always think of Me, become My devotee, worship Me and offer your homage unto Me. Thus you will come to Me without fail. I promise you this because you are My very dear friend. Etc. … Read More
In the Visnu Purāṇa it is said, parasya brahmaṇaḥ śaktiḥ. Whatever we actually see in the cosmic manifestation – be it matter or the activities of the living entities – is simply an expansion of … Read More
