Today is very sacred as it is the day of nitya-lila-pravishta om vishnupada ashtottara-shata Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Svami Maharaja, who is the prominent disciple of nitya-lila-pravishta om vishnupada ashtottara-shata Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Svami Maharaja. Srila Gour Govinda Maharaja took shelter under the lotus feet of Srila Bhaktivedanta Svami Maharaja, and Svami Maharaja took shelter under the lotus feet of his Guru, nitya-lila-pravishta om vishnupada ashtottara-shata Sr

Earlier today, during the katha (narrations of pastimes), I spoke about Srila Bhakti Prajnana Keshava Gosvami Maharaja’s life history and contributions, which I will now continue. He is known as Acharya Kesari. And, kesari means lion. One of his many special contributions was that he manifested Radha-Vinodа-bihari vigraha (deity form of Lord) and also composed Sri Sri Radha-Vinoda-bihari-tattvashtaka— proving how Krishna feels pangs of separation from Srimati Radhika. ...

This morning we offered pushpanjali , an offering of flowers, at the lotus feet of Srila Narottama dasa Thakura. Once, a devotee asked Srila Gaura-kishora dasa Babaji Maharaja, “How will I attain krishna-prema, pure love for Krishna?” If you want to receive krishna-prema you have to spend six paisas . How many paisas ? Devotees: six paisas . Six paisas , which is around one cent. Who wants krishna-prema ? And how much money are you required to spend? One cent. Will you s

As you may have heard, today is Varaha-dvadashi, the day of Lord Varahadeva's appearance. According to our Vaishnava philosophy, you should first perform puja (worship) to Lord Varahadeva and then perform parana (break fast). After worshipping Sri Varahadeva, you may take charanamrita (Lord Vishnu's foot bathing water remnants) to break the fast. What does archana or worship entail? Hari-katha . If there is no hari-katha , there is no point of worshipping. And tomorrow, we

Advaita Acharya’s Combined Form Today is very super excellent and auspicious as it is the appearance day of Lord Advaita Acharya who is...

First Meeting with Srila Gurudeva Today I am instructed to speak on my memories of Srila Gurudeva, Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja. In reality, these memories are heartbreaking and it is said, in the words of ancient poets — ‘ smriti tumi vedana ’ — reminiscing of days gone by is painful, as the heart naturally melts. But, because my heart is as hard as stone, so therefore it refuses to melt. And this is my great misfortune. Nevertheless, following the instructi

Today is a super excellent auspicious day as it is the disappearance day of nitya-lila-pravishta om vishnupada ashtottara-shata Sri...

Today is the disappearance day of Jayadeva Gosvamipada and I would like to speak a few words on his life history and contributions. He...

Today is actually a couple of days before the disappearance of Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami and Sri Ramacandra Kaviraja. We have been very...

Today is the appearance day for Srila Jiva Gosvamipada, who is prominent amongst the six Gosvamis. I wish to discuss his life history and contributions. vaiṣṇavera guṇa gāna karile jīvera trāṇa Chaitanya-bhagavata [If we glorify Vaishnavas, then one will be delivered from maya (illusory energy).] Our six Gosvamis, that is, Srila Rupa Gosvami, Srila Sanatana Gosvami, Srila Bhatta Raghunatha Gosvami, Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, Srila dasa Raghunatha Gosvami and Sri Jiva Gosvam