CHAPTER FIFTEEN Explanation of the Ātmārāma Verse in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Lord Caitanya next explained to Sanātana Gosvāmī a very famous verse known as the ātmārāma verse (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.7.10): ātmārāmāś ca munayo nirgranthā apy urukrame kurvanty ahaitukīṁ bhaktim … Read More
CHAPTER TWELVE The Devotee As mentioned above, a person in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, being fully devoted to the transcendental loving service of the Lord, develops all the godly qualities of the demigods. There are many such qualities, … Read More
CHAPTER ELEVEN Service to the Lord Next Lord Caitanya explained to Sanātana Gosvāmī the process by which one can approach Kṛṣṇa. The only process, said Caitanya Mahāprabhu, is devotional service to Kṛṣṇa. This is the verdict … Read More
CHAPTER FIVE How to Approach God In truth, all Vedic literature directs the human being toward the perfect stage of devotion. The paths of fruitive activities, speculative knowledge, and meditation do not lead one to the … Read More
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO Conclusion The next day Śrīmān Rāmānanda Rāya again came to see the Lord in the evening, and there were further discourses on transcendental subject matter. “What is the highest standard of education?” Lord Caitanya … Read More
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE Pure Love for Kṛṣṇa Encouraged by Lord Caitanya to proceed further, Rāmānanda Rāya said that the fraternal relationship with Lord Kṛṣṇa is a still higher transcendental position. The reason Rāmānanda Rāya said this is … Read More
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT Relationship with the Supreme Lord Caitanya rejected the statement cited by Rāmānanda Rāya from the Viṣṇu Purāṇa because the Lord wished to reject a class of philosophers known as Mīmāṁsakas. The followers of Karma-mīmāṁsā … Read More
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX The Bhaṭṭācārya is Converted For the impersonalist and voidist philosophers, the next world is a world of senseless eternity and bliss. The voidist philosophers want to establish that ultimately everything is senseless, and the … Read More
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE Why Study the Vedānta-sūtra? Knowledge is information gathered from the scriptures, and science is practical realization of that knowledge. Knowledge is scientific when it is gathered from the scriptures through the bona fide spiritual … Read More
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Lord Caitanya, the Original Personality of Godhead Following in the footsteps of Kavirāja Kṛṣṇadāsa Gosvāmī, we offer our respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya. Lord Caitanya is described as follows: He … Read More
CHAPTER THIRTEEN Devotional Service in Attachment Next Lord Caitanya said to Sanātana Gosvāmī, “Thus far I have explained devotional service according to regulative principles. Now I shall explain devotional service to you in terms of transcendental … Read More
CHAPTER TEN The Beauty of Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa is known as Madana-mohana because He conquers the mind of Cupid. He is also known as Madana-mohana due to His bestowing favors upon the damsels of Vraja and accepting … Read More
CHAPTER SEVEN Unlimited Forms of Godhead According to the Vaiṣṇava almanac, the twelve months of the year are named according to the twelve Vaikuṇṭha forms of Lord Kṛṣṇa, and these forms are known as the predominating … Read More
