There is no rasa in Brahmajyoti or Paramatma
Even the impersonalist’s object of destination is Krsna as the impersonal jyoti, and the yogi’s destination of Paramatma is also Krsna. Krsna is both brahmajyoti and localized Paramatma, but in brahmajyoti or Paramatma there is no … Read More
Yuga Avataras
From the Srimad-Bhagavatam SB 11.5.21, Translation: In Satya-yuga the Lord is white and four-armed, has matted locks and wears a garment of tree bark. He carries a black deerskin, a sacred thread, prayer beads and the … Read More
Seva-kunja, Vrindavana
Seva-kunja, Vrindavana This place is also called Nikunjavana. It lies just near the temple of Sri Radha-Damodara, to the south-west. A painting of Srimati Radhika with Sri Krishna massaging Her feet is worshipped here in … Read More
Taravali, the Gopi
Taravali Krsna 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 a metaphorical … Read More
Rupa Gosvami
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 … Read More
Deities Carved by Vajranabha
It is said that Vajranabha, the great-grandson of Krishna had 16 deities carved. It is said that these Deities were carved from a rare, imperishable stone called Braja. The four presiding Deities of Braja Mandala are … Read More
Sakty-avesa-avatara
Sakty-avesa-avatara Question Haré krishna maharaj Mis obeisances Can you explain saktyavesa avatar Can Lord Brahma and siva be in this category? Answer The word avesa means “entering into”. When a particular divine energy (sakti) enter … Read More
Sakty-avesa-avatara
Sakty-avesa-avatara Question Haré krishna maharaj Mis obeisances Puede explicar saktyavesa avatar Puede señor Brahma y siva esta en ese categoria? Answer The word avesa means “entering into”. When a particular divine energy (sakti) enter into … Read More
Rage, the path to hell
QUESTION: Dear Guru Maharaja, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to You and S.P. Unfortunately I was rude to a woman at the store today . I feel bad about it however I did not … Read More
Bhisma Pancaka
Article BHISHMA PANCAKA INTRODUCTION “The last five days of Kartika month are known as Bhisma-Panacaka. Grandfather Bhisma fasted for these five days, preparing to give up his life. However one observes Kartika-vrata, he … Read More
Gaurakisora Das Babaji
Gaurakisora Das Babaji niskincanasya bhagavan-bhajanon-mukhasya param param jigamisor-bhava-sagarasya sandarsanam visayinam-atha yostams ca ha hanta hanta vis-bhaksanato’py asadhu “For one who really wants to cross the material ocean and who wants to engage in the transcendental … Read More
Utthana (Haribodhini) Ekadasi
Lord Brahma said to Narada Muni, “Dear son, O best of the sages, I shall narrate to you the glories of Haribodhini Ekadasi, which eradicates all kinds of sins and bestows great merit, and ultimately liberation, … Read More
