Description of pastime places Vrindavana is in all respects the most prominent of the forests in Vraja-mandala, and is the most auspicious of all auspicious places. Sriman Giriraja-Govardhana, a pastime place within Vraja’s area, supplies the … Read More
Chapter 2 Sri Krishna and His friend Sri Krishna is as attractive as nectar and full of sweetness. He is as soft as anjana applied around one’s eyes. His bodily complexion is lustrous like the indranila … Read More
Akunthita Akunthita Sakhi’s bodily lustre resembles the colour of the stalk of a lotus flower, and her dress is white like the lotus flower’s cobweb-like roots. She reveals Sri Krishna’s offences to increase the pleasure of … Read More
Hair band Hair-tying bands (bala-pasya) increase the beauty of the hair and tie the hair. They are made by stringing together like a garland various colourful flower buds. Ear ornaments Artisans divide ear ornaments (karnapura) into … Read More
The Gopis and Their yuthas A large group consisting of two kinds of close associates is called a yutha. A yutha is divided into three groups: same age sakhis (vayasyas), maidservants (dasis) and messengers (dutis). Those … Read More
Sri Krishna’s Family The residents of Vraja are actually Sri Krishna’s family members. This family of His consists of three groups: 1) the herdsmen (pasu-palas), 2) the priestly class (vipras) 3) the artisans (bahisthas). 1. Herdsmen … Read More
Chapter 1 Invocacion First of all, I offer obeisances to the lotus feet of my spiritual master, to all the devotees and to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who descended into this world together with Sri Nityananda Prabhu. … Read More
Srila Rupa Gosvami, some biographical hints Srila Rupa Goswami, one of the six Goswamis of Vrindavana, was an incarnation of Rupa Manjari, the most important of the eight confidential maidservants of Srimati Radharani in the eternal … Read More
Index 9. Srila Rupa Gosvami, some biographical hints 16. Chapter 1 16. Invocacion 16. Introduction 17. Sri Krishna’s Family 17. 1. Herdsmen (pasu-palah) 17. a) vaisyas (vaisyah) 17. b) abhiras 18. c) gurjaras 18. 2. The … Read More
Index Srila Rupa Gosvami, some biographical hints Chapter 1 Invocacion Sri Krishna’s Family The Gopis and Their yuthas 1 The Gopis and Their yuthas 2 The Gopis and Their yuthas 3 Chapter 2 Sri … Read More
मन्यसे यदि तच्छक्यं मया द्रष्टुमिति प्रभो । योगेश्वर ततो मे त्वं दर्शयात्मानमव्ययम् ॥ ४ ॥ manyase yadi tac chakyaṁ mayā draṣṭum iti prabho yogeśvara tato me tvaṁ darśayātmānam avyayam Synonyms manyase — You think; yadi — … Read More
128. Subala, el amigo más querido de Krishna, apareció en los pasatiempos de Caitanya como Gauridasa Pandita. El pastorcillo Mahabala apareció en los pasatiempos del Señor Caitanya como Kamalakara Pippalai. 129. El devoto que había sido … Read More
51. La persona que apareció en los pasatiempos del Señor Caitanya como Jagadananda Pandita fue en realidad una encarnación de Srimati Satyabhama Devi. ¿Qué devoto puede decir lo contrario? 52. La misma persona que apareció como … Read More
Aquí comienza Sri Sri Gaura Ganoddesa Dipika 1. El Señor Krishna de tez oscura, cuya forma es eterna, dichosa y llena de conocimiento, bailó anteriormente con las gopis de tez dorada en la tierra de Vrindavana. … Read More
Sivananda Sena, un gran devoto del Señor Caitanya Mahaprabhu, tuvo dos hijos, Caitanya Dasa y Sri Rama Dasa. Durante uno de sus viajes para visitar a Mahaprabhu en Jagannatha Puri, mientras su esposa estaba embarazada … Read More
