Nama-sankirtana is the only way to reach the Lord in this era.
Shloka: harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam… (CC Adi 17.21).
Hari se bada hari ka naam – The holy names of Sri Hari are higher than Sri Hari Himself.
Krishna is called Radha-Ramana because He is always playing with Srimati Radhika.
Srimati Radhika is called Hara because She steals Krishna’s heart by Her sidelong glance.
Glorifying assembled devotees.
Srila BS Sarasvati Prabhupada is the dear sakhi of Srimati Radhika. At the age of 5, he learnt all the Shastras. Srila BS Sarasvati Prabhupada was an expert in astrology. Ashutosh Bandhupadhyaya, prolific Bengali mathematician, royal Bengal tiger, deeply honoured Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura. Devangana meets Srimati Radhika (briefly). Only those who know the heart of the guru can serve him. “Hej, disciple, bring water” story. Srila Gaura Kisora dasa Babaji Maharaja humbly requested...
How to accumulate sukrti and obtain the association of a sadhu, and the condition for Bhakti Devi to manifest in the heart. The importance of observing ekadasi tithi. We should ask ourselves why we do not like to chant the Holy Names. Our sinful activities (papa-karma) are the cause of our inability to chant the Holy Names. Diksa-mantra given by Guru destroys all sins. Funny story of Yamaraja going to get a woman to take to Yamaloka, but the woman says she is not ready to leave. It is...
Verse: ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥ kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam…(SB 1.3.28). Verse: rāmādi-mūrtiṣu kalā-niyamena tiṣṭhan… (Sri Brahma Samhita, 5.39). Krsna is tri-desa, as He commands Mathura, Dvaraka and Vrndavana. Krsna’s original name is Yasodanandana or Syamasundara. Concept: acintya-bhedabheda-tattva. Song: Ohe Premera Thakura Gora. Verse: ādau śraddhā tataḥ sādhu-saṅgo ’tha bhajana-kriyā… (CC Madhya-lila 23.14-15). The stages of development of bhakti in sadhaka. Verse: ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ...
