Kama in the transcendental and the material world.
What it means to love all jivas. The real meaning of love.
Krishna used to eat with His friends here.
Bimala-kunda katha.
Lila on how the princess became the stone table where Krishna ate food with His friends.
Vyomasura-katha.
Aurangzeb’s reaction on Dipavali.
If you offend Bengalis, you offend Mahaprabhu.
We used to go for parikrama by tractor.
All of you served so well by mind, body and speech. The heart is cleansed only through hari-katha. Use all your faults in krishna-seva except envy. The double meanings of the invocations to Krishna used by Indra. Giriraja Govardhana is the best Haridasa as per Srimati Radhika. The vraja-sundaris are the most fortunate. Uddhava has the association of gopis in Vraja. Prema is not about this world. The more we listen to hari-katha the sooner we realise our spiritual form. The example with a...
– The material and spiritual perspective of Dipavali. – The lila between Vamana Deva Bhagavan and Bali Maharaja (Skanda Purana). – Naraka Caturdasy (the demon Naraka who was defeated by Krsna). – The symbolism of the ghee lamp destroying the anarthas in our heart. – Seva-vrtti comes naturally to jivas who understand the inherent nature of the soul. – Devotional service purifies the heart. – Depending on your mood, Giriraja Govardhana is Krsna’s...
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu spoke Siksastakam to Sri Svarupa Damodara and Sri Raya Ramananda at Gambhira. Verse: keto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ (CC Antya-lila 20.12). Manifestations of Baladeva Prabhu. The definition of conditioned souls and liberated souls according to Jaiva Dharma. Verse: nāhaṁ vipro na ca nara-patir nāpi vaiśyo na śūdro (CC Madhya-lila 13.80). The prominent process of bhakti in Kali-yuga is the chanting of the holy names. The ten offenses against the holy...
– About the sacred places where various lilas take place, and which are visited during the parikrama. – Srila Gurudeva BV Vamana Gosvami Maharaja located a Temple in Govardhana. – Verse: anugrahāya bhaktānāṁ mānuṣaṁ deham āsthitaḥ (ŚB 10.33.36). – Sri Krsna sees that the souls of the world are full of suffering, in Maya. – Lila in which Sri Krsna tells Srimati Radharani that They needed to come to the material world. – Just hearing about the glories of...
Sankarsana means Baladeva Prabhu. Lila of Sri Krsna on Holi (Festival of Colors) with the gopis and a demon. The Annukuta festival. Lila in which Sri Krsna raises Giriraja Govardana and saves the vrajavasis. Story of Madavendra Puri Pada, when Sri Krsna goes in disguise to take kheer (rice pudding) for him – close to Govinda Kunja. The Deity of Gopalaji appeared in the dream of Madavendra Puri. Story of when Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami became very angry after being offered milk in a pot...
– One should not reside in Vrndavana for a long time so as not to offend the behavior of the vravajasis. – The sila (stone) that Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami received from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Who received it from a brahmana. – The manifestation of Giriraja Govardhana comes from the heart of Srimati Radharani. – The assembly that revolved around the following question: “Is Giriraja Govardhana bhakta-tattva or bhagavat-tattva? In what mood should he be worshipped?”...
One should have good behaviour, otherwise many anarthas will come to your heart. One should listen to harikatha under the guidance of the sadhu. One must listen with great faith! Thus Krsna is attained. The word bhakti only makes sense when applied to Krsna. Sloka: anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁjñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam (CC Madhya-lila 19.167). Harikatha aims for connection, not abandonment. Sukadeva Gosvami is the perfect speaker, for he tasted the nectar from the lips of Srimati Radhika. Many Rsis...