The writings The works of Jiva Gosvami that we know are: 1) Hari-namamrta-vyakarana, 2) Sutra-malika, 3) Dhatu-sangraha, 4) Krishnarcha-dipika, 5) Gopala-virudavali, 6) Rasamrta-sesa, 7) Sri Madhava-mahotsava, 8) Sri Sankalpa-kalpavrksa, 9) Bhavartha-sucaka-campu, 10) Gopala-tapani-tika, 11) Brahma-sanghita-tika (or … Read More
Rama’s Army Arrives in Lanka Lanka was sighted. Rama ordered that Shuka be released and told him to run to his king to convey the message and their determination to free Sita at any cost. Shuka … Read More
The most important kind of bhakti The most important among all the limbs of bhakti, which is also the root of bhakti, is harinama-sankirtana. tara madhye sarva-srestha nama-sankirtana niraparadhe nama laile paya prema-dhana “Of the … Read More
Question Guru Maharaja, Reading the meaning of Bhagavad-Gita, chapter 3, verse 37, in the last paragraph, it says “so that lust and anger, when used in Krishna consciousness, they become our friends, and not our enemies.” … Read More
Advaita’s appearance Advaita Acarya appeared as the son of the Varendra Brahmin Kubera Pandita and his wife Nabha Devi in the village of Navagrama near the town of Sylhet on the seventh day of the waxing … Read More
His fame spreads Attracted by the fame of Jiva Gosvami that spread more and more throughout India, in the year 1570 Emperor Akbar went to Vrindavana to meet him. Having been speechless before such wisdom and … Read More
Nine main kinds of bhakti Guru will tell us that there are sixty-four kinds of bhakti, among which nine are prominent: sri-prahlada uvaca sravanam kirtanam visnoh smaranam pada-sevanam arcanam vandanam dasyam sakhyam atma-nivedanam iti pumsarpita visnau … Read More
Joyfully, the Vanaras forts began to take huge boulders, mountain peaks, trees, and anything else that could add volume to the construction of the bridge, and after writing the sacred name of Rama on them, … Read More
Sri Advaita Acarya vraje avesha-rupatvad vyuho yo’pi sadashivah sa evadvaita-gosvami caitanyabhinna-vigrahah Sadashiva, an expansion of the Supreme Lord in Vraja, is here known as Advaita Acarya. He is non-different from Caitanya. yash ca gopala-dehah … Read More
Criticism of Jiva Gosvami There are those who try to defame Sri Jiva by criticizing some of his behaviors. These people do not know that the Acarya can also behave incomprehensibly to educate his disciples. Sometimes … Read More
Further Teachings of Prahlada Prahlada continued: “We can never be happy by our material activities. No one has ever become happy by such engagement. If you want to be happy in life, go to an … Read More
Question: I have a friend who wants to know the answer to the following question. The Bhagavad Gita says that it was spoken 120,400,000 years ago, while we know that humanity appeared only two million … Read More
Upon arriving there, Syamananda paid his obeisances to his Guru, and Hridaya Caitanya Prabhu embraced him and inquired about the well-being of the Gosvamis of Vrindavana. When he heard that the books of the Gosvamis … Read More
Arrival in Vrindavana Sri Jiva had certainly not forgotten Nityananda Prabhu’s instruction to go to Vrindavana and live with his uncles. After a few years he felt a burning desire grow in him to join them; … Read More
Question Manjughosha, the apsara, remained 57 years, 9 months, and 3 days with Medhavi. She asked the wise man to let her go, but he didn’t leave her. However, when he realized what had happened, he … Read More
