Today is incredibly auspicious as it marks the disappearance day of Abhirama dasа Thakura. He was one of the closest associates of Lord...

Some of you may have heard the glorifications of Sri Vakreshvara Pandita. By our hearing the glorifications of the eternal associates of Gaurasundara, Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, we rectify our offences and improve our lives. gaurāṅgera saṅgi-gaṇe nitya-siddha kari māne Gaurangera duti pada (3) by Srila Narottama dasa Thakura [The associates of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu were all nitya-siddhas.] All aspects of Mahaprabhu’s eternal associates are eternal, and through them we can

Today is a very super excellent auspicious day as it is Lord Jagannatha’s public bathing festival, snana-yatra maha-mahotsava. Today is also Srila Sridhara Thakura and Srila Mukunda Datta’s tirobhava-tithi (disappearance day). I will briefly speak a few words on Lord Jagannatha’s public bathing festival, snana-yatra maha-mahotsava. While Lord Krishna resides in Jagannatha Puri, He performs sweet lilas like a human being, manava-lila. He also manifested in Jagannatha Puri as d

Raghunatha dasa Gosvami was never attached with his wife or with his mundane wealth. His mind was always preoccupied in thinking how to always stay with Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. But, his father very strictly forbade him to leave the house. Yet, one day, his Guru Yadunandana Acharya and Nityananda Prabhu arrived in Panihati and Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami had to meet with them. Actually, only by the mercy of his Guru, was Raghunatha dasa Gosvami able to meet with Nityanand

Jayadeva Gosvami mentioned Radha and Krishna's marriage and these types of lilas in Gita-govinda. Everyone cannot understand parakiya-bhava, paramour mood. Radha and Krishna's parakiya-bhava is called transcendental. In this material world, a paramour mood contains all kinds of sinful activities. In the transcendental world, Radha and Krishna are attracted to each other, as are Krishna and the gopis, yet, that paramour mood is transcendental. For this regard, Vishvanatha Chak

Today is Ganga-dashahara, for this reason I want to briefly speak about this subject. Ganga-dashahara means that on this day, Ganga-devi descended from the transcendental world into this material world. Dashami tithi refers to ten days from the new moon, for this reason, this day is called Dashahara. Try to understand that the Ganges River is eternal and transcendental. But for bhauma-lila (earthly pastimes), Ganga-devi manifests in this material world, and the story of her d

Srivasa’s Firm Faith in Mahaprabhu’s Advent Srila Vrindavana dasа Thakura, who in gaura-lila is the Vyasa-avatarа, told the glories of Srila Srivasa Pandita in his book, Chaitanya-bhagavata . Who can tell the glories of someone who bathes in Nirdaya-ghata located in Navadvipa? The Ganges is everywhere, isn’t it? But the Ganges in Navadvipa-dhama has one speciality. There, Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu performed His pastimes with His friends and associates in this sacred river. E

Navadvipa-dhama Destroys Offences Today, we are very close to performing Navadvipa-dhama parikrama . So, I have to speak about...

Today is the super excellent and auspicious appearance day of Nityananda Prabhu, who is the direct manifestation of Baladevа Prabhu. In the morning class, I explained how Baladevа Prabhu appeared in krishna-lila. He is very near and dear to Lord Krishna. Our shastra explains that in gaura-lila the same Baladeva Prabhu appeared in the form of Nityananda Prabhu, and in rama-lila He appeared in the form of Lakshmana— meaning, He appeared in Treta-yuga, Dvapara-yuga and Kali-yu

Today is a very auspicious day as it is Dvadashi tithi and the disappearance days of three Gosvamis. Thus, today is a very super-excellent, auspicious day. I want to speak about their life histories and contributions, especially that of Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, who was very nearest and dearest of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. When Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu travelled in East Bengal, He arrived at Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami’s father, Tapana Mishra’s house. His family were a