The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN – SINGING LOUDLY
SINGING LOUDLY One gopī informed Kṛṣṇa that when Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī was singing about His glories, She enchanted all of Her friends in such a way that they became stonelike and dull. At the same time, the … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN – ROLLING ON THE GROUND
ROLLING ON THE GROUND In the Third Canto, first chapter, verse 32 of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Vidura inquires from Uddhava, “My dear friend, is Akrūra in an auspicious condition? Not only is he a learned scholar and sinless, … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN – DANCING
DANCING While watching the rāsa dance performed by Lord Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs, Lord Śiva beheld the beautiful face of Kṛṣṇa and immediately began to dance and beat upon his small diṇḍima drum. While Lord Śiva … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN – Symptoms of Ecstatic Love
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN Symptoms of Ecstatic Love The bodily symptoms manifested by a devotee in expressing ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa are called anubhāva. Practical examples of anubhāva are as follows: dancing, rolling on the ground, singing very … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX – SPECIAL DAYS FOR REMEMBERING KṚṢṆA
SPECIAL DAYS FOR REMEMBERING KṚṢṆA There are many statements about the festive days in connection with Kṛṣṇa’s different activities. One of these festive days is Janmāṣṭamī, the day of Kṛṣṇa’s birth. This Janmāṣṭamī day is the … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX – KṚṢṆA’S DEVOTEES
KṚṢṆA’S DEVOTEES One may sometimes become overwhelmed with joy by seeing a devotee of the Lord. When Dhruva Mahārāja saw two associates of Nārāyaṇa approaching him, he immediately stood up out of sincere respect and devotion … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX – KṚṢṆA’S FAVORITE PLANT: TULASĪ
KṚṢṆA’S FAVORITE PLANT: TULASĪ Lord Kṛṣṇa is very fond of tulasī leaves and buds. Because tulasī buds are usually offered up to the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, a devotee once prayed to the tulasī buds to … Read More
Asvatthama
Please consider sending us a donation: click here Birth Once upon a time Bharadvaja Rishi, while taking bath in the Ganges, happened to meet Ghrtaci, one of the beautiful society girls of heaven, and thus … Read More
Bhagavad-gita 2.70.
आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठं समुद्रमापः प्रविशन्ति यद्वत् । तद्वत्कामा यं प्रविशन्ति सर्वे स शान्तिमाप्नोति न कामकामी ॥ ७० ॥ āpūryamāṇam acala-pratiṣṭhaṁ samudram āpaḥ praviśanti yadvat tadvat kāmā yaṁ praviśanti sarve sa śāntim āpnoti na kāma-kāmī Synonyms āpūryamāṇam — … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX – KṚṢṆA’S PLACES OF PASTIMES
KṚṢṆA’S PLACES OF PASTIMES One devotee has exclaimed, “Oh, I have not as yet visited the wonderful places where the pastimes of the Lord were performed. But simply by hearing the name of Mathurā I have … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX – KṚṢṆA’S FOOTPRINTS
KṚṢṆA’S FOOTPRINTS It is stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam that when Akrūra, who drove Kṛṣṇa from Vṛndāvana to Mathurā, saw the footprints of Kṛṣṇa on the land of Vṛndāvana, his ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa increased so much that … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX – KṚṢṆA’S CONCH SHELL
KṚṢṆA’S CONCH SHELL Kṛṣṇa’s conch shell is known as Pāñcajanya. This Pāñcajanya conch is also mentioned in the Bhagavad-gītā. Kṛṣṇa sounded it before the Battle of Kurukṣetra. It is said that when Lord Kṛṣṇa blows on … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX – THE ATTRACTION OF KṚṢṆA’S LEG BELLS
THE ATTRACTION OF KṚṢṆA’S LEG BELLS A certain gopī once stated to her friend, “My dear friend, when I heard the sound of the leg bells of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, I immediately started to go out of … Read More
The Nectar of Devotion – CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX – KṚṢṆA’S BUFFALO HORN
KṚṢṆA’S BUFFALO HORN Kṛṣṇa used a buffalo horn as a bugling instrument. This instrument was always highly polished and circled with gold bands, and on the middle there was a hole. Regarding these instruments, there is … Read More
