The Magician’s Trick There was a magician in Lanka named Vidyujjihva who had extraordinary abilities in creating illusions. Thanks to his powers, he created a head exactly like Rama’s and they took it to Sita. When … 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
Third Theme: Sri Jiva Gosvami remembers his gurus After offering homages to Sri Krishna and his Ista-devata, in the third section the author offers due respect to the preceptor saints Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami. … Read More
Visvamitra’s Arrival It was at that time when the great Visvamitra, the sage of immortal fame who had reached the highest peaks of ascetic perfection, arrived in Ayodhya. His austerities were so severe that the Devas … Read More
A friend for lunch Once a Vaishnava invited his friend for lunch. He served him prasadam nicely and later inquired him about his devotional service. The friend got angry and said, “What are you talking about? … Read More
Second Theme: The Master of Devotion, Caitanya Mahaprabhu In the first two sections, Jiva Gosvami describes Krishna Caitanya, stating that He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. To demonstrate this, he first uses a verse … Read More
I had always dreamed of recounting the Ramayana in a simple book, within everyone’s reach, sure, as I still am, that the beauty of the story would have fascinated anyone. I heard the Ramayana – and … Read More
The Tattva Sandarbha starts here: First Theme: Invoking and delimiting the main topic Sri Krishna jayati Thus begins, with this invocation that tends to evoke good wishes, the first section of the Tattva-sandarbha, which … Read More
The instruction of the Lord Prabhura ajna Listen to Hari Dasa! When this lila of Mine is no longer visible[1], evil people will create darkness in the world. At that time, these supreme instructions of yours … Read More
Sri Purnachandra Gosvami is a member of the family that perform seva in Radha Damodara Temple under the guidance of his elder brother, present sevaite Acharya Sri Kanik Prasad Gosvami. Question: “Since when your family … Read More
Narasimha Deva blesses Prahlada After offering Him their beautiful prayers of glorification from a little afar, they requested Laksmi-devi, “Please go and pacify your husband.” She replied, “Today I am afraid to go. He may also … Read More
Analysis of the writings Preserving tradition through a prolific literary production became his most important service. Even today, scholars are amazed by such and so much work. It is difficult to make a list of his … Read More
Messenger Shuka Ravana then summoned Shuka, one of his trusted ambassadors, and gave him a mission. “The Vanaras are getting closer. I didn’t think they were so reckless, yet they are coming. Let’s try to avoid … Read More
Question For example: “The set of instructions found in the Vedas is a very technical explanation on how to fast on these five days, but even though is very interesting, it is also very complicated for … Read More
