So today is a very super-excellent auspicious day. It is Ekadashi tithi in the month of Shravana — also known as Shravani Ekadashi. We also celebrated Guru-purnima in the month of Shravana and also it was the start of Chaturmasya. And soon after fifteen days we will celebrate the disappearance day of Srila Rupa Gosvamipada. Finally, the Jhulana-utsava begins today in Vrindavana and ends in five days. I want to speak a few words about Srimati Radhika — how She comes from Yava

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

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

Today is a super excellent auspicious day as it is the disappearance day of Madhavendra Puripada. I want to speak about him, who among our Gaudiya Vaishnavas, is called the sprout of prema of Vrindavana. That is prema-ankura— prema means divine love and ankura means sprout. Combined, it means the sprout of divine love of Sri Radha and Krishna. So, Madhavendra Puripada is very important in our guru-parampara. He was a disciple of Lakshmipati Tirtha, and he gave diksha to Ishva

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