The Phenomenon of Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura
Narottam Das Thakur was the embodiment of the teachings of Gaudiya. He conveyed the love of God through his poetry, known to us, and lived with this love also poetically. He was a perfect devotee, an archetype of the messenger of the Divine, whose features are described by the Six Gosvamis every time their feather touched palm leaves. Even more than More...
Appearance Day Of Sri Nityananda Prabhu
Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja, Cessnock, Australia, February 25, 2002. [Devotees sing the bhajana, ‘Nitai Guna Mani Amara’] Srila Gurudeva: What is the meaning of abaddha karuna-sindhu More...
The Appearance of Lord Varaha
Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 3, Chapter 13 Text 1: Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, after hearing all these most virtuous topics from the sage Maitreya, Vidura inquired further on the topics of the Supreme Personality More...
Gaurakishore Das Babaji
niskincanasya bhagavan-bhajanon-mukhasya param param jigamisor-bhava-sagarasya sandarsanam visayinam-atha yostams ca ha hanta hanta vis-bhaksanato’py asadhu “For one who really wants to cross the More...
Biography Srila Krishna Das Babaji Maharaj
(VNN) – Richard Shaw Brown He was the delight of all the associates of the great PRABHUPADA Sarasvati Thakura. He was the favorite of his Godbrothers and he gave them all his laughing Hare Krsna! In 1968 paramahamsa More...
Sri Aisvarya-kadambini
Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana The Monsoon of Lord Krishna’s Opulence Fifth Shower Description of the Festival of the Births of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His Associates. Text 1 Lotus-eyed Lord Krishna, More...
Bhaktivinode Thakur – Tattva Viveka Chapter One
Tattva Viveka – Chapter One Prathamānubhavaḥ (First Realization) Text 1 jayati sāc-cid-ānanda-rasānubhava-vigrahaḥ procyate sac-cid-ānandānubhūtir yat prasādataḥ ||1|| The form of eternity, knowledge More...
Srila Jiva Gosvami
Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja – 1998 – Perth, Australia All jivas (spirit souls) have a special relationship with Sri Krsna. Some are related with Him in the mood of friendship. Others More...
Srimati Radharani in Vedic Scriptures
Sri Krishna is Swayam Bhagavan; hence He is absolutely powerful. Srimati Radharani is the crest-jewel of all His beloveds – therefore She is the absolute Shakti. She is the greatest and the source of all shaktis. More...
Śrī Vaiṣṇavera Varṇāśrama (‘The Varṇāśrama of a Pure Vaiṣṉava’)
by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura (translated by Sanātana Dāsa) The four varṇas of the Āryan people of Bhārata-varṣa are situated within four āśramas. These divisions of āśrama have originated with More...