We are very lucky. Prabhuji [a devotee] also sang a very nice and beautiful song composed by Srila Jayadeva Gosvami in his Gita-govinda: dhira-samire yamuna-tire vasati vane vana-mali. It is high philosophy, but only those who are rasika Vaishnavas, devotees who have knowledge of rasa (devotional mellows), can understand it. As Chaitanya-charitamrita says: bujhibe rasika jana, nā bujhibe mūḍha (Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita, Adi-lila 4.232) [Only those who know rasa will underst

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