Appearance of Narottama Das Thakur

akumara-brahmacari sarva-tirtha-darshi parama-bhagavatottamah shrila-narottama-dasa A brahmachari for his entire life, Narottama Das visited all the places of pilgrimage. He was on the highest platform of devotional achievement. (Bhakti-ratnakara 1.256) Narottama Thakur was Campaka Manjari in Krishna-lila. Eternally assisting Rupa Manjari in her service More...

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By VNN Staff On Thursday, February 25th, 2021
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Eight Prayers Glorifying Lord Nityananda

by Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura (Translations by Srila Gour Govinda Svami) TEXT 1 sarac-candra-bhrdntim sphurad-amala-kantim gaja-gati hari-premonmattam dhrta-parama-sattvam smita-mukham sadaghurnan-netram kara-kalita-vetram kali-bhidam bhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi Sri Nityananda Prabhu’s face More...

By VNN Staff On Tuesday, February 16th, 2021
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Caitanyastaka by Raghunatha Dasa Gosvamin

Translation by Neal Delmonico (Nitai Das) Verse One Hari, after seeing his incomparable self in a mirror in Vraja was born in Gauda in order to taste his own sweetness like the most dear of his sweethearts, Sri More...

By VNN Staff On Thursday, January 21st, 2021
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Indian civilization: The Untold Story – Raj Vedam

What if the history of India that we learn in our textbooks tells only part of the story, and worse, tells the story incorrectly? What if there are significant periods missing in the narration on Indian history More...

By VNN Staff On Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
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The Life of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

March 27, 2013 (VNN) by Srila Bhakti Bibudha Bodhayan Swami On March 7, 1486 the land of Bengal was blessed with the appearance of a great luminary. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, prophesized as the incarnation of More...