Reflections on the path of devotion.

How to Approach Vaisnavas

You must not approach with a challenging mood thinking, “Let me see if he knows the answers to my questions. I will challenge and defeat him. I want to see how much he knows.” You…

Pujyapada Premananda Prabhu Murari Gupta glories - Prabhuji, 30 Oct 2020

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Statements About Śrī Bhāgavata-patrikā

The use of the word Śrī before the word Bhāgavata implies its eternality. Thus, eternality is the śrī, or beauty, of Bhāgavata. The word patrikā means ‘the carrier of the message or the discussion’, so…

I Want to Help You

Śrīla Gurudeva to a Devotee: I have much affection for you. I want to help you. Your children should grow up to be pure devotees. In this world there are always problems. Externally, it should…

Taster of Love - Govinda-lilamrta

Kṛṣṇa runs to taste the love of His devotees. He goes from house to house in Vraja-maṇḍala, checking all rooms for anything that may be hidden. He eats what he finds and also distributes it,…

2 Kinds of Services

There are two kinds of services. One kind of service is government service, or service to business and to make money, this is of one kind. And the other kind is service of Kṛṣṇa, service…

Pujyapada Premananda Prabhu Raghunatha Das, Raghunath Bhatta, Krsnadas Kaviraja Gosvami glories - Prabhuji, 29 Oct 2020

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Surya's Puja - Govinda-lilamrta

...Śrīmatī Radarani immediately went to Yāvaṭa to prepare for sūrya-pūjā. When She arrived there She saw that Jaṭilā had already arranged the paraphernalia for worshipping the Sun. There were flowers, sugar, sweets, incense, ghee wicks…

Happiness could Not be Found In This World

Viśvarūpa knew that happiness could not be found in this world. This world is not peaceful. Everything is temporary here. Our bodies are also mortal. One day you will become old and so many sufferings…

TODAY I WILL GIVE YOU A VERY GOOD THING

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu lived in the cave at Gambhira, He was always thinking of Krsna and weeping. He came to this world to taste radha-bhava, and His activities while in Gambira comprise a drop…

Statements Regarding Śrī Gauḍīya-patrikā

Śrī Gauḍīya-patrikā is the main journal of Śrī Gauḍīya Vedānta Samiti. The Samiti is wholly and solely dedicated to the service of the Navadvīpa-dhāma Pracāriṇī Sabhā, which was founded by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, and of…

Significance of the Kārtika Month and Dāmodara-vrata

What is the significance of this Kārtika month and Dāmodara-vrata? This month is called the month of dāmodara; dāmodara is He whose belly was bound by the rope of Mother Yaśodā. He was not actually…

Śrī Caitanya-pañjikā (Śrī Māyāpura-pañjikā)

Jagad-guru Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Prabhupāda is the founder of the Śrī Caitanya-pañjikā, which protects Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s line. This pañjikā, or calendar, expounds the proper concepts and conduct according to the pure siddhānta of…

Breakfast for the Soul - Govinda-lilamrta

When a person wakes in the morning, feeling rested and refreshed, he completes his duties such as bathing and is soon ready for breakfast. Many people arrange their breakfast the night before. They have tea,…

FOR THAT KIND OF PERSON GURUDEVA IS ALWAYS SILENT

...We must very deeply pay attention to the words of sri gurudeva. If one neglects his words, one is bound to commit an offense. For that kind of person, gurudeva is always silent. He will…

Pujyapada Premananda Prabhu Madhvacarya, Vijay Dasami, Pasankusa Ekadasi, Kartik Intro (special) - Prabhuji, 27 Oct 2020

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Krsna’s Abhiseka - Govinda-lilamrta

How can living entities cross beyond mundane existence and enter the eternal world? For this purpose, the gosvāmīs in Mahāprabhu’s movement manifested strong connections to the spiritual world. Anyhow, from morning to evening, if one…

Which is Higher? Meeting or Separation.

If vipralambha is higher than meeting, then Lalita and the other sakhis and manjaris would have been trying to keep Krsna out of Vraja. They would have tried to be very far away from Him.…

Śrī Tulasī Parikramā and āratī

For some time, the Śrī Gauḍīya Sārasvata Vaiṣṇava sampradāya had no kīrtana to sing at the time of śrī tulasī-parikramā and āratī. Some devotees used to sing Śrī Kṛṣṇadāsa’s tulasī kṛṣṇa preyasī namo namaḥ /…

How Beautiful is Kṛṣṇa!

The gopīs told Kṛṣṇa, “We have left our homes, husbands, family, and everything. Now we have come to you. But You tell us to return home. But we see that You are acting opposite to…

Śrīla Prabhupāda āratī

Paramārādhyatama Śrīla Gurudeva composed an exquisite āratī in honour of his worshipful gurudeva, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Prabhupāda. When it was published in Śrī Gauḍīya-patrikā, all of Śrīla Prabhupāda’s disciples and grand-disciples became delighted to read…