Today is the appearance day of Ganga-devi, Ganga-dashahara. On this day, Gurudeva would narrate pastimes about Ganga and Gangamata Gosvamini. Gangamata Gosvamini was a beautiful girl in East Bengal formerly named Shachi-devi, and she was the daughter of the King of Putiya. From the beginning of her life she heard about Lord Krishna and from that time onward she gave her entire heart to Him. (Note: She is a different personality to the mother of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu) When

Prahlada’s Tests Hiranyakashipu was enraged by Prahlada’s words, so he decided he must now kill him, and in turn made many different...

Today is a very super excellent auspicious day as we celebrate Lord Nrisimhadeva’s appearance or avirbhava-tithi. Yesterday we discussed Lord Nrisimhadeva and Prahlada Maharaja’s katha, and we ended the class with the pastime of the four Kumaras. So, we discussed the four Kumaras abandoning their meditation of Lord Brahma, instead they went to Vaikuntha-dhama. And once there, they cursed the gatekeepers Jaya and Vijaya to take three births as demons. So in Satya-yuga, Jaya an

When there is prema, tolerating separation is very complicated. These things are very nicely described in Ramayana and also in Rama-charita-manasa. Rama-charita-manasa explains that when Hanuman returned from Lanka, he brought a message back from Sita-devi. At that time, Ramachandra asked Hanuman, “O Hanuman. Did you see My consort Sita-devi? Is she alive or has she left her body? I believe you have seen Sita-devi. But did you see her dead body or was she alive?” Then, Hanuma

Significance of Akshaya-tritiya Today is an auspicious day known as Akshaya-tritiya. Also it is the day of Sri Jagannatha-deva’s Chandana-yatra, and the first opening of the door of Badrinarayana Temple. And on this day, Srila Bhakti Prajnana Keshava Gosvami Maharaja established our Sri Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti. Srila Gurudeva would say this is a super excellent auspicious day because if you start any material or spiritual project, you will be successful. Gurudeva explains what

Today is a super excellent auspicious day, as it is the appearance day of Sri Gadadhara Pandita who is the direct expansion of Srimati Radhika. For this reason I have to speak something about Gadadhara Pandita and his life history and contributions. In Chaitanya-charitamrita, Sri Krishnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami very nicely glorified Gadadhara Pandita. Krishnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami mentions that there are two Gadadharas, one is Gadadhara Pandita and the other is Gadadhara dasa. Sr

Sri Vrindavana dasa Thakura is known as chaitanya-lila Vyasa. In his Gaura-ganoddesha-dipika, Kavi Karnapura explains that Vyasadeva appeared in this Kali-yuga in the form of Vrindavana dasa Thakura. Who is Vyasa? The one who spreads the sweet pastimes of Krishna. In His incarnation of Srila Dvaipayana Vedavyasa, Krishna manifested Srimad-Bhagavatam, which included all of His lilas. In the same way, Vrindavana dasa Thakura manifested the sweet pastimes of Lord Chaitanya Mahap

Today is a very auspicious day as Srila Bhakti Vallabha Tirtha Gosvami Maharaja disappeared from this material world. Srila Bhakti...

Sri Krishna Manifests Himself as Lord Ramachandra Today, on Rama-navami, I want to speak about Lord Ramachandra. You must observe Rama-navami tithi . Lord Ramachandra established all the rules and regulations of society. Without following the instructions of the Ramayana or Lord Ramachandra, no one can enter into shuddha–bhakti . Are you observing Rama-navami or not? I am requesting you to please observe this day. One has to know who Lord Rama is and how Lord Rama manifested

We are here in Navadvipa-dhama because of ahaituki-kripa , that is the unlimited and causeless mercy of Guru, Vaishnavas & Nityananda Prabhu. For some days we have been doing parikrama , the same as when Nityananda Prabhu had taken Srila Jiva Gosvamipada and performed Navadvipa parikrama . Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, in Navadvipa-dhama-mahatmya , gives a beautiful description so we can understand the greatness of this dhama , and thus he glorified Navadvipa in this beautiful