Today is super excellent and auspicious as on this day the gundicha-marjana lila , cleaning the temple of Gundicha, occurs. Lord...

Click to get part 1 of the article There are many kinds of different manas, like lalita-mana— found only in the hearts of Srimati Radhika and Her group. ananta kṛṣṇera līlā nā yāya varṇana āpane varṇena yadi ‘sahasra-vadana’ Chaitanya-charitamrita (Madhya-lila 14.202) [“It is not at all possible to describe the unlimited pastimes of Sri Krishna, even though He Himself describes them in His incarnation of Sahasra-vadana, the thousand-mouthed Shesha Naga.”] śrīvāsa hāsiyā kahe,

Today is Hera-panchami, which is observed five days after Lord Jagannatha’s Ratha-yatra festival. Hera means to search, and panchami means five days after the chariot festival began. Thus today, we will discuss the Ratha-yatra chariot festival in Jagannatha Puri. Earlier, we heard how Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu danced in front of Lord Jagannatha and expressed His sentiments. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is very eager to listen to how the preparations for this sweet festival celebrati

We previously discussed Ratha-yatra, the Chariot festival held in Jagannatha Puri and how Lord Jagannatha goes from His temple to...

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

Today is a super excellent auspicious day and I want to speak a few words on this topic of Gaudiya Vaishnavism. In our line of Gaudiya Vaishnavism there are four sampradayas , Sri, Brahma, Rudra and Sanaka Sampradayas. In one of the four sampradayas, Sri Sampradaya , Ramanujacharya, was a very prominent acharya . Yesterday, I briefly explained the meaning of sampradaya . Sampradaya means group or section. In this verse in Padma Purana , Vyasadeva mentions the four sampradayas

I would like to speak a few words about a prominent acharya in our Gaudiya Brahma-Madhva Sampradaya, Sri Madhvacharya. If anyone asks you which sampradaya you belong to, you can say, “We belong to Sri Brahma-Madhva Sampradaya.” I want to quickly clarify the meaning of sampradaya . Sampradaya simply means a group or section. You can explain this word in many ways. Sampradaya means samyaka rupena prema dadati iti sampradaya. In Sanskrit da dhatu, the verbal root means ‘to

On this auspicious occasion, I want to glorify Srila Bhakti Kamala Madhusudana Maharaja, his life history and his philosophy. Similar to the process of a touchstone transforming iron to gold by simply touching it— those fortunate souls who have taken shelter of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada have all become great personalities by associating with him. What else is left for one to do after taking shelter of such a personality like Srila Prabhupada? All of

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