Importance of observing Purushottama vrata.
Presiding deities of Purushottama masa and Kartik vrata.
How to glorify our Gurupadapadma and Sri Radha-Krsna.
How to attain manjari-bhava-vashana.
Who can control Krishna?
Explanation of the names: Hara and Krishna and Shyama.
Srila Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Maharaja is a disciple of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada. Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja used to say: “Guru-nistha and guru-bhakti are the backbone of sadhana and bhajana. The story of the first meeting between Srila Gurudeva Vana Gosvami Maharaja and Srila Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Gosvami Maharaja. Only Sacinandana Gaura Hari is giving krsna-prema in this kali-yuga. Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja took sannyasa from Srila Bhakti...
Dialogue between Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Raya Ramananda on the pastimes of Krishna. Without varnasrama-dharma it is not possible to attain Krsna consciousness. Krsna manifested four varnas and four ashrams. The six qualities/activities of a brahmana. Those who think they possess things are sudras. One who receives the diksha-mantras of the guru gets a second birth. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave the title of brahmana Haridasa to Haridasa Thakura, who came from a Muslim family. The benefits of...
We serve Maya Devi, but she is not satisfied with us and beats us severely. We are slaves of lust, anger and envy. Following the sadhu’s instructions, Maya Devi will leave us. Verse: ‘sādhu-saṅga’ ‘sādhu-saṅga’ sarva-śāstre kaya (CC Madhya 22.54). Always listen to harikatha, for Hari enters through the ears and goes to the heart, purifying all that is unnecessary. Serve grantha-bhagavata and bhakta-bhagavata every day. It is not possible to know what is good or bad...
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the original Vyasa, He is Krishna. Krishna vande jagat guru: The first guru is Krishna (in the guru parampara). Vyasa puja means guru puja.-Without offering flowers at the lotus feet of Guru Krishna, bhakti does not manifest in his heart. First we should worship the guru, then we should worship Krishna. Nityananda Prabhu is guru tattva, is Baladeva Prabhu. He is no different from Krishna, he is akanda guru tattva. Mahaprabhu is showing us how to serve Nityananda...
The mayavadis/advaitavadis do not follow the instructions of Vyasadeva, they just worship their form. Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada explained that one should follow the instructions of the guru and then perform guru puja.-Vyasadeva has given many proofs of God’s potencies and form. The Mayavadis say that the form of the Lord is temporary, and therefore they commit an offence against the Lord. The form of the Lord is sac-cid-ananda-vigraha, eternal, transcendental, and blissful...
The human form of life is very rare, because we reach it only after going through 8,400,000 forms of life. The human form is suitable for spiritual practice – bhakti-yoga. Yoga means union. Bhakti means service, seva-vrtti. When sukrti matures and accumulates, we attain sadhu-sanga. Mantra is something small, but it has mystical power, it can control the Supreme Lord. Beautiful meaning of the mantra OM/AUM. Caitanya Caritamrta, Adi-lila 7.128: a-kāreṇocyate kṛṣṇaḥ sarva-lokaika-nāyakaḥ u...
Five days after Lord Jagannatha travelled and did not report back, Laksmi Devi goes to look for Him in anger. What Laksmi Devi feels is not maan, it is anger. The difference between maan and anger.-On Kaikei’s anger encouraged by Manthara, his servant. About Satyabhama’s anger. On the humility of Sri Radha. Krishna gets very angry with Satyabhama and the queens, speaks very harshly and praises the incomparable beauty of the gopis. What Satyabhama feels is maan-abhasa. The gopis feel...