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In the month of Śravaṇa 1880, when Śrīla Jagannātha dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja was staying in the kuñja of Śrī Rūpa dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura arrived at the kuñja of Śrī Rādhā-ramaṇa Vasu with…
Read moreDhṛtarāṣṭra now saw that Arjuna had become renounced at heart. He thought, "Now my sons will get the kingdom without any opposition." He became very glad at heart. Sanjaya referred to Kṛṣṇa as Madhusudana, because…
Read moreWhen the conditioned souls have lost everything and are in the most dire condition, Kṛṣṇa helps them by sharing His six opulences. If His devotees are very poor and suffering, Kṛṣṇa will give wealth. Then…
Read moreThe sādhaka should promise to himself that he will follow the rules and regulations of bhakti his entire life. When he serves Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa with his spiritual body, he will find himself drowning in the moods…
Read moreOnce, as Śrī Bihārī dāsa was carrying Śrīla Jagannātha dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja on a pathway, a devotee gave Bābājī Mahārāja one rupee and Bābājī Mahārāja gave it to Bihārī dāsa to keep. After walking two…
Read more"Even if the fully-armed sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra were to kill me unarmed and unresisting on the battlefield, that would be more auspicious for me." Arjuna said, "I will not fight. The sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra may…
Read moreIf anyone loses his brain, becoming completely crazy, seeing someone in front of him he thinks, "This person is not helpful for me, I will tell him my conception and change him." Arjuna even wanted…
Read moreWhat is the hidden deeper meaning of Gundica-marjana, the cleaning of the Gundica Temple? Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu told some of the associates of the king, the king's guru Kasi Misra, the head pujari, and Sarvabhauma…
Read moreThe glories of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura are so great that even Lord Brahma, with his four mouths, cannot completely describe them. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura was a transcendental personality and we are not transcendental, so how…
Read moreArjuna lamented, "O Govinda, You certainly care for the gopīs, cows, cowherd boys, and Gokula itself. You protect them all, so why then are You not protecting me? Please tell me. Where is my fault?…
Read moreAcharya Kesarī told Śrīla Gurudeva, “One who acts against the rules of dharma must pay the consequences; but you must be qualified in order to discipline others. By surrendering to God, your life will be…
Read moreThe mahā-bhāgavata guru-varga is always present in two places. One place is in their lectures and books, in their advice and instructions (vāṇī), and the other is in their deity (vapu). They are forever present…
Read moreSo this service performed in samādhi-yoga is real. It is not just imagination. When someone does some ordinary, external service, he may acquire some sukṛti, but this service will not be ‘as-it-is.’ By serving in…
Read moreIf we do not follow Vraja bhakti, and vraja-rasa does not come to us, then one is not really called a devotee or follower of devotion. It is only so-called, like a showroom. Externally one…
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Read moreGod has great parental affection for His devotees and He is the fulfiller of their desires. God will even give up His supreme word of truth, but He will not give up His parental affection.…
Read moreNow Śrīla Gurudeva will explain the process how we can cross over māyā and enter his samādhi-kuñja in the eternal world. How can we be present there? Śrīla Gurudeva explains in Jaiva-dharma how Bābājī Mahārāja…
Read moreOn one side it is seen that the materialists have a larger gathering of followers, and on the other side the number of devotees are far fewer. Seeing the devotees, it appears they are poor…
Read moreAs those on the side of Duryodhana and Dhṛtarāṣṭra heard the sounds of the Pāṇḍavas and their soldiers blowing their conch shells, their hearts began to quake as they trembled. The grip on their weapons…
Read moreMadhva Muni teaches that it is impossible for one without anurāga to please God. It is for this reason that the color of anurāga is our sign and symbol. A frog staying in a dark…
Read moreHe said, "Bhīma only has a little power. Sometimes he goes off and collects a new wife. In the jungle he had a son with Hidimba, a rākṣasī. Sometimes he meets with Draupadī and sometimes…
Read moreDuryodhana described those who were on the side of the Pāṇḍavas–-the side of dharma to his master, Droṇācārya. Why didn't Duryodhana's nature change? Why doesn't the consciousness of demons change when they have darśana of…
Read moreWherever Srimati Radharani looks, She empowers whatever She sees with the mood and tendency to serve Krsna. Jaha jaha netra pade taha krsna sphure. Whatever She sees, She wants to engage in Krsna’s service. Srimati…
Read moreWhat is his intention? He wanted to make Droṇācārya enthusiastic to fight, because if he won, then all the Pāṇḍavas wealth, property and women would be his own to enjoy. Therefore he went to his…
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