Forgetting to Go Home and Kakkhaṭī’s Poetry
Niśānta-līḷā (5:36 a.m.—6:00 a.m.) Rādhā-Mādhava, wrapped in sweet talk, forgot all about going home. The sakhīs smiled broadly, intoxicated with pleasure. Only Vṛndā-devī worried over the coming daylight[1]. Vṛṇdā doubted for a moment whether Rādhā-Mādhava’s … Read More
He Teaches the Creepers How to Dance
The mirth of the sakhīs brought the Divine Couple out of Their ever-expanding ocean of ecstasy. Rādhā-Mādhava gazed at each other’s faces with widened eyes and stood motionless like figures drawn in a painting. As … Read More
Nectar of Devotion – Concluding Words
Concluding Words Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī concludes by saying that the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu is very difficult for ordinary men to understand, yet he hopes that Lord Kṛṣṇa, the eternal Supreme Personality of Godhead, will be pleased … Read More
Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER FORTY-NINE: – Mixing of Rasas
CHAPTER FORTY-NINE Mixing of Rasas As already described, there are twelve different kinds of rasas, or ecstatic relationships that are shared with Kṛṣṇa. Five of these rasas are direct, and they are listed … Read More
The Sakhis Tend to the Kunja
The jubilant sakhīs left the forest cottage carrying various articles, including a golden pitcher, a polished mirror and a fan with a golden handle. One sakhī held a multicolored bowl filled with kuṅkuma and sandalwood. … Read More
Rādhā’s lamentation and sleeping
Rādhā sighed, “O Lalitā! You made Me believe that I would meet Krishna and submerge in the nectar ocean of His loving embrace. Enticing Me, You took Me from My house and immediately brought Me … Read More
Why Are You Not Leaving This Virtuous Girl?
Rādhā-Mādhava plunged in the ocean of ecstatic love. The joyous sakhīs, intoxicated from drinking the sweetness of the early morning pastimes, had completely forgotten their assigned tasks. Vṛndā found Rādhā-Govinda submerged in the ocean … Read More
ŚB 11.17.27. ācāryaṁ māṁ vijānīyān
Library » Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (Bhāgavata Purāṇa) » Canto 11: General History » CHAPTER SEVENTEEN ŚB 11.17.27 आचार्यं मां विजानीयान्नावमन्येत कर्हिचित् । न मर्त्यबुद्ध्यासूयेत सर्वदेवमयो गुरु: ॥ २७ ॥ ācāryaṁ māṁ vijānīyān navamanyeta karhicit na martya-buddhyāsūyeta sarva-deva-mayo … Read More