Today is the disappearance day of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Prabhupada. We would like to speak very briefly in glorification of this most worship-able spiritual master. We all hold his lotus feet so close to our hearts by aspiring to become the servant of the servant of his servants. Bhaktivinod …
The residence of Narahari Sarkar at Srikhanda
Navadvip was the high seat of learning for the Holy Scriptures in all of India. In fact, Nisikanta Sanyal in his book ‘Sri Krishna Chaitanya’, he describes Navadvip in terms of India in 1930s. He said, “It was the Oxford of India for Vedic studies.”So Narahari Sarakar, living in …
Govardhan Puja is one of the most joyful as well as instructive festivals of the year. It is a festival that Lord Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Absolute Truth, personally taught by his instructions and by his example, of how Shri Giriraj Govardhan should be …
“It is explained by Vishwanath Chakravarthi Thakur that Radha and Krishna everyday between about 10 in the morning and 3 in the afternoon, in their eternal lila, they meet at Sri Radha Kund and Shyama Kund. And it is considered to be the holiest of all holy places throughout …
Today being Vijaya Dashmi or Dashera is a very special meditation as well as celebration. The great sages have established these festivals according to historical pastimes of the Lord and his devotees. Vijaya Dashmi is historical and symbolic simultaneously. Historically, it is actually on this day that the Supreme Personality …
“Even the great author Srila Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami considers himself unable and practically speechless to explain the glories of Srila Raghunath Das Goswami.” – Radhanath Swami Radhanath Swami describes the childhood and marriage of Raghunath Das Goswami Srila Raghunath Das Goswami was born in a village of the name …
Radhanath Swami describes the meeting of Lord Chaitanya with Raghunath Bhatta Goswami’s father. “Raghunath Bhatta Goswami had such a beautiful voice; it was just like cuckoo bird, and when he would sing the Bhagavatam verses, he would sing each sloka in three to four different melodies; it was so pleasing …
“Jiva Goswami wrote twenty five books on Vaisnav philosophy and eternal pastimes of Radha and Krishna. He composed over 400,000 verses in perfect rhythmic Sanskrit. His divine grace Srila Prabhupad explained that of all philosophers in the world, Jiva Goswami is foremost.” – Radhanath Swami Radhanath Swami describes Jiva Goswami’s …
“Mahabharata tells us: Mahajana yena gata sapanta. The process of bhakti is very much depending on our eagerness to follow in the footsteps of the great souls.” – Radhanath Swami Actually, association with great sadhus gives such faith, because at the beginning stages as a neophyte devotee, so much of …
One day Durvasa Muni was walking along the pathway of the road and he happened to see Indra passing by on his mighty elephant. Durvasa Muni was walking barefoot and Indra was riding on his elephant. But that’s proper, because one is the king and one is the sadhu. But …
