I briefly want to speak a few words on this auspicious occasion Bhishma-panchaka . You may have previously heard the glories of Bhishma Pitamaha, he is the son of Shantanu and his mother is Ganga-devi—   Ganga-putra, Bhishmadeva. Previously, his name was Devavrata. However he took a certain vow, then all devatas , demigods and demigoddesses began calling him Bhishma.  What does the word Bhishma mean? One who has taken a vow. And which vow did Bhishmadeva make? That he will ne

Jayadeva Gosvami mentioned Radha and Krishna's marriage and these types of lilas in Gita-govinda. Everyone cannot understand...

Today is a very super-excellent auspicious day as it is Vijaya-dashami, Vijaya Mahotsava (Sri Ramachandra Vijayotsava). And also today is our Sampradaya’s acharya, Madhvacharya’s appearance day or avirbhava tithi .  Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu did not manifest any sampradaya of His own . In Padma Purana, there are four sampradayas mentioned:  sampradāya vihīnā ye mantrās te niṣphalā matāḥ ataḥ kalau bhaviṣyanti catvāraḥ sampradāyinaḥ śrī-brahma-rudra-sanakā vaiṣṇavā kṣiti-pāvan

Sri Krishna Manifests Himself as Lord Ramachandra Today, on Rama-navami, I want to speak about Lord Ramachandra. You must observe...

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

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. ...

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

Srila Bhaktivedanta Vamana Gosvami Maharaja’s Complete Surrender ​ Our beloved Gurudeva, nitya-lila pravishta om vishnu-pada...

We are gathered here today for a very auspicious occasion, the appearance day of a very special Gaudiya acharya , nitya-lila pravishtha om vishnupada ashtottara-shata Sri Srimad Bhakti Srirupa Siddhanti Gosvami Maharaja. In order to purify my tongue on this special day, I want to speak some words about his life history and contributions. As this verse states: vaiṣṇavera guṇa-gāna karile jīvera trāṇa Sri Caitanya-bhagavata by Vrindavana dasa Thakura [Singing the glorie

Today is super auspicious as it is the appearance day of nitya-lila-pravishta om vishnupada ashtottara-shata  Srila Bhakti Rakshaka Sridhara Gosvami Maharaja. vaishnavera guna gana, korile jivera trana In Chaitanya-bhagavata , Vrindavana dasa Thakura explains that if you glorify Vaishnavas, you will be protected from maya . When you listen to the character of a Vaishnava, your heart will be inspired to practice and perform some devotional service to the Lord. Perhaps, when yo