Just from a logical deduction perspective, Sri Krsna has to be the Original Supreme Personality of Godhead, the cause of all causes, one without a second. There is no one in the history of the universe … Read More
Krishna steals the gopi’s garments During the month of Margasirsha, every day early in the morning the young daughters of the cowherds would take one another’s hands and, singing of Krishna’s transcendental qualities, go to the … Read More
Krishna saving the gopas from the Munjavana fire Once, Krishna was playing with the sakhas in the shade of Bhandiravata. Nearby, the cows drank water from the Yamuna and began to graze on the lush, green … Read More
mahaprabhura priya bhrtya — raghunatha-dasa sarva tyaji’ kaila prabhura pada-tale vasa Synonyms: mahaprabhura — of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; priya — very dear; bhrtya — servant; raghunatha–dasa — Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; sarva tyaji’ — renouncing everything; … Read More
To the south, adjacent to Nandisvara Hill, are a few ruins of the staircase of Nanda-bhavan. Nanda’s residence here was extensive, with separate bedrooms for everyone including Nanda Baba, Mother Yasoda, Mother Rohini, Krishna and … Read More
This pond is situated south of Nandisvara, near Yasoda-kunda, and lies within a grove of trees and creepers that are laden with many kinds of flowers. Here, intoxicated bumblebees always buzz around, drinking nectar from the … Read More
This place is located one mile north of Choti-baithana. It is called Carana-pahadi because one can find Sri Krishna and Baladeva’s footprints (carana cihna) here, as well as imprints made by cows and gopas. … Read More
This kunda is where Lalita would take her bath in the morning. There is also a jhulana-sthali here to commemorate the place where Radha and Krishna would sometimes enjoy Their swing pastimes. This kunda is the … Read More
This is the place where Akrura arrived on his chariot from Mathura and suddenly saw Krishna’s lotus footprints in the dust; he immediately got down from his chariot and bowed his head to the ground while … Read More
Adjacent to Purnamasi’s cave is Domanavana, which is also the location of Runaki-Jhunaki-kunda. The word domana means “by two minds”. Radha’s mind and Krishna’s mind met here, and therefore this place is known as Domana. … Read More
“This isolated and untouched verdant forest is still much the same as it was even in ancient times and is full of many bird varieties and other wildlife like deer and antelope. The Puranas say that … Read More
Vrinda-kunda This famous kunda on the outskirts of Nandagrama is the residence of the gopi Vrinda Devi, who is very expert in arranging meetings between the ‘divine lovers’ Radha and Krishna. Every morning Purnamasi meets Vrinda … Read More
APPEARANCE OF RADHA KUNDA Nectar of Instruction, Text 9 The holy place known as Mathura is spiritually superior to Vaikuntha, the transcendental world, because the Lord appeared there. Superior to Mathura-Puri is the transcendental forest of … Read More
Sri Baladeva is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. He is equal in supremacy to the Supreme Godhead, yet wherever Krishna appears, Sri Baladeva appears as Krishna’s brother, sometimes elder, sometimes younger. In his vaibhava-prakasa feature, … Read More
By HDG Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur, published in Sree Sajjanatoshani (The Harmonist), May 1932. “There is a beautiful lake of very sweet water in the Yamuna, which bears the name of Kaliya. This lake happened … Read More
