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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…
Read moreI 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…
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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,…
Read more2 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…
Read morePujyapada 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…
Read moreHappiness 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…
Read moreTODAY 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…
Read moreStatements 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…
Read moreSignificance 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…
Read moreŚrī 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…
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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,…
Read moreFOR 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…
Read morePujyapada 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…
Read moreWhich 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.…
Read moreŚrī 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 /…
Read moreHow 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…
Read moreŚrīla 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…
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Tarry and Tete-a-Tete - Govinda-lilamrta
Yaśodā Mātā along with svarūpa-śakti and Her expansions always serves Śrī Kṛṣṇa in the eternal world with great love. They make unlimited loveful preparations for Kṛṣṇa. How tasteful are those things? Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord…
Read moreThrough Self-Giving
...Service means self-giving, self-dedication, and this should be our attitude to approach that plane. In that way, all the coatings of ego will vanish one by one, and the genuine self will come from within…
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