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Pujyapada Premananda Prabhu Rama-navami - Prabhuji, 10 Apr 2022
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Read moreThe Appearance Day of Lord Sri Rama
There is a secret meaning behind the pastime of Queen Kaikeyi asking her two boons from Maharaja Dasaratha. Kaikeyi was not cruel. She loved Sri Rama more than she loved Bharata. When Rama was a…
Read moreInitiation in Hari-katha & How We Repay Guru
Go to any person who is tattva-vetta, whether he is a brahmacari, grhastha, vanaprastha or out of varnasrama society, no harm. He may be Mohammedan like Haridasa Thakura, no harm. You should go and take…
Read moreFrom Whom We Beg
A fter Gaura-pūrṇimā, Śrīla Gurudeva accompanied Ācārya Kesarī and some close associates to various holy sites in Gauḍa-maṇḍala—the area in Bengal where Mahāprabhu performed His pastimes, which includes the appearance places of many exalted Vaiṣṇavas…
Read morePujyapada Premananda Prabhu Glories of Giriraj Govardhan - Prabhuji, 08 Apr 2022
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Read moreAdvent of the Golden Lord
A s is Vaiṣṇava custom for any appearance day of the Lord, Śrīla Gurudeva fasted on Gaura-pūrṇimā, along with the rest of the devotees congregated at Devānanda Gauḍīya Maṭha. From morning to evening, the Caitanya-Bhāgavata…
Read morePujyapada Premananda Prabhu Glories of Giriraj Govardhan - Prabhuji, 7 Apr 2022
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Read moreUnderstanding the Behavior of Sri Sankara
Understand? You are doing upahasa, ridicule of Bhakti-devi. Bhakti knows everything. It is written anywhere that someone once gave tilaka to the forehead of a donkey and everyone was doing pranama to that donkey. They…
Read morePujyapada Premananda Prabhu Glories of Giriraj Govardhan - Prabhuji, 6 Apr 2022
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Read morePujyapada Premananda Prabhu Respect Vaisnavas, Glories of Giriraj Govardhan - Prabhuji, 5 Apr 2022
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Read moreFriend of All
A t the time of initiation, a guru gives his disciple a new name, signifying his spiritual birth, and suggesting his spiritual nature. After Gurudeva attended the fire ceremony that concludes the rite of initiation,…
Read moreTranscendental Knowledge
O n the morning of Gaura P ū rṇim ā , Śrīla Gurudeva shaved off his hair and mustache, symbolizing his renunciation of family life in a dedication to service of Kṛṣṇa, and then received…
Read moreFulfillment of the desires of Guru-varga
Vinoda was a brilliant boy and swiftly progressed through school. On his own volition, he devised a brahmac ā r ī union with his fellow classmates, explaining to them, “The purpose of human life is…
Read moreBlossoming of Pure Bhakti
M any festivals were celebrated in the months after Ś r ī la Gurudeva joined the temple, leading up to the appearance of Caitanya Mah ā prabhu on March 7 , 1947 . Ś r…
Read morePāpamocanī Ekadasi
Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī comes in the month of Caitra (March/ April), during the dark fortnight . Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī makes arrangements according to what we need in spiritual life. She helps us become free of all sins,…
Read moreThe Pastimes of Śrīla Gurudeva: A Vessel for Pure Love
I n the months leading up to the Navadvīpa-dhāma Parikramā in March, Ś r ī la Bhakti Praj ñā na Ke ś ava Gosv ā m ī Mah ā r ā ja would preach throughout…
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