We are very lucky. Prabhuji [a devotee] also sang a very nice and beautiful song composed by Srila Jayadeva Gosvami in his Gita-govinda: dhira-samire yamuna-tire vasati vane vana-mali. It is high philosophy, but only those who are rasika Vaishnavas, devotees who have knowledge of rasa (devotional mellows), can understand it. As Chaitanya-charitamrita says: bujhibe rasika jana, nā bujhibe mūḍha (Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita, Adi-lila 4.232) [Only those who know rasa will underst

Today is a very auspicious day. It is called Vishvarupa-maha-mahotsava, and today is also the day that nitya-lila-pravishta om vishnupada ashtottara-shata Srila Bhaktivedanta Svami Maharaja took sannyasa, and nitya-lila-pravishta om vishnupada ashtottara-shata Sri Srimad Bhakti Prajnana Keshava Gosvami Maharaja also took sannyasa. First I want to explain vishvarupa-tattva. Mahaprabhu's Descent With His Associates Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead

These are the glories of nama-sankirtana we are discussing : ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁśreyaḥ-kairava-candrikā-vitaraṇaṁ vidyā-vadhū-jīvanamānandāmbudhi-vardhanaṁ prati-padaṁ pūrṇāmṛtāsvādanaṁsarvātma-snapanaṁ paraṁ vijayate śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṇkīrtanam Shikshashtaka (1) [Glory to the sri-krishna-sankirtana , which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years and extinguishes the fire of conditional life, of repeated birth and death. This sanki

If we hear the glories of Vaishnavas, all auspiciousness comes into our lives. Today is Devshayani Ekadashi and from this day onward, Thakuraji will sleep for four months. This year, Purushottama month is in September, and Thakuraji will sleep for five months throughout Purushottama masa. Also, from today, Lord Jagannatha begins His return journey from the Gundicha mandira — a procession known as Ulta Ratha or Bahuda Ratha-yatra, which marks His return to the main Jagannatha

The Divine Service of Svarupa Damodara and the Supreme Role of Lalita-devi He [a devotee] spoke very beautifully, offering heartfelt...

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Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami is a very prominent Vaishnava amongst the six Gosvamis: Sri Rupa, Sri Sanatana, Sri Bhatta Raghunatha, Sri Jiva, Sri Gopala Bhatta, Sri Dasa Raghunatha. ei chay gosāir kori caraṇa vandanjāhā hoite bighna-nāś abhīṣṭa-pūraṇ Hari Haraye Namah (verse 5) by Narottama Dasa Thakura [I offer my obeisances to the feet of these six Gosvamis. By bowing to them, all obstacles to devotion are destroyed and all spiritual desires are fulfilled.] This ki

Today is a very super excellent auspicious day, Vasanta-panchami. Vasanta means spring and panchami means five days from the new moon....

Today is a super excellent auspicious day as it is the appearance day of one nearest and dearest Vaishnava of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Gopala Bhatta Gosvami. So I want to speak about his life history and contributions. Gopala Bhatta Gosvami was born in Sri Rangam near South India. His father was Vyenkata Bhatta and his two uncles were Prabodhananda Sarasvatipada and Trimalla Bhatta. They were a high classed Brahmana family, known as Bhatta parivara. When Lord Chaitanya Maha

On this super excellent auspicious day, our beloved Srila Gurudeva, nitya-lila-pravishta om vishnupada ashtottara-shata Sri Srimad Bhaktidevanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja disappeared from this material world. Today, I want to speak a few words about Srila Gurudeva’s life history and his contributions. I have mentioned previously how Srila Bhakti Prajnana Keshava Gosvami Maharaja established our Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti. In our Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti there are many pillars, how