One time Krsna and Balarama and their friends, being desirous of enjoying the succulent fruits of the Talavana Forest, made plans to go there. However, some of the boys tried to warn Krsna and Balarama that … Read More
Powerful Lord Balarama has a fair complexion the color of crystal. He wears blue garments and a garland of forest flowers. His handsome hair is tied in a graceful topknot. Splendid earrings decorate His ears. His … Read More
Text 51 varanasi-gatah kruddhah sarvah paundraka-ghatakah sunandi sikhari silpi dvividanga-nisudanah He traveled to Varanasi (varanasi-gata) He may become angry (kruddha) He is everything (sarva) He killed Paundraka (paundraka-ghataka) He carries the sword Sunanda (sunandi) wears a … Read More
Baladeva’s Birthday Today is the appearance day of Rohini-nandana Baladeva. According to the Vedic scripture Garga-samhita, Baladeva Prabhu appeared after Janmastami, but if this is accepted, there would be confusion. Baladeva would be older … Read More
Text 9 sayam phanindro ‘vatu mam sadaiva parat paro raksatu mam pradose purne nisithe ca duranta-viryah pratyusa-kale ‘vatu mam sadaiva sayam – at sunset; phanindrah – the king of serpents; avatu – may protect; mam – … Read More
Nanda Bhavan Temple and Chaurasi Khambha This is where Krishna and Balarama lived with Nanda Maharaja and Yasoda. There are big Deities here of Nanda Maharaja on the left, Mother Yasoda on the right, and Lord … Read More
Lord Krishna and Lord Balarama accompanied Akura to the city of Mathura to kill the evil King Kamsa and to be reunited with Their parents Devaki and Vasudeva. After revealing to Akura Their other forms of … Read More
The spiritual planet goloka Vrndavana, the eternal abode of Lord Krishna, is shaped like the whorl of a lotus flower. Even when the Lord descends to any one of the mundane planets, He does so … Read More
Powerful Lord Balarama has a fair complexion the color of crystal. He wears blue garments and a garland of forest flowers. His handsome hair is tied in a graceful topknot. Splendid earrings decorate His ears. His … 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
DVIVIDA GORILLA Srila Jiva Gosvami points out some interesting facts about the ape Dvivida. Although Dvivida was an associate of Lord Ramacandra’s, he later became corrupted by bad association with the demon Naraka, as stated here: … Read More
From Back to Godhead By Vishakha Devi Dasi What is love? Where is it? And how can we get it? Love, we are told, is all we need. It is the subject of numberless books, songs, … Read More
Sri Balarama Rasayatra Krsna performs rasa lila of two varieties, one in the autumn season and one in the spring season, on vaisakha purnima. Balarama also performs rasa dance at this time. In order to … Read More
The transcendental pastimes of Sri Krishna and His dear devotees. We have written and published many books, some on history and others on philosophy but never on Krishna’s pastimes in Vraja. This is the first one. … Read More
