Holy Places

Singing the Pastimes

“It was the practice of the inhabitants of Vrajabhumi to compose poetry about the incidents that occurred in the forest when Krsna performed His different activities of killing the asuras. They would compose all the stories in poetry or have this done by professional poets, and then they would sing about these incidents.” [ Srimad-Bhagavatam, [...]

Spring Festival

Vasant panchami is the first day of spring and all of Vrindavan is awash with yellow. The people wear yellow, the deities in the temples are dressed in yellow, yellow banners are flown everywhere … everywhere yellow, yellow, yellow! It’s a festive day with kirtan, parades and special deity darsans all around town. It’s also [...]

Sri Radhe!

Yesterday on parikrama we visited Uccagaon, the sacred village where Lalita sakhi lived as well as Varsana, where Srimati Radharani lived. Both places were teeming with local residents and pilgrims all happily greeting each other by calling out, “Sri Radhe!”

Yesterday’s Visit to Ter Kadamba

When Srila Rupa Gosvami would sit in his bhajan kutir at Ter Kadamba and write about the pangs of separation that Radha and Krsna felt for one another, the leaves of a nearby Kadamba tree would fall off just like tears running down the face of someone in pain.

Sharing My Good Fortune With You

In Upadesamrta, Srila Rupa Goswami recommends that even if one cannot live permanently on the banks of Radha-kunda, he should at least take a bath in the lake as many times as possible.

Glories of Radha kund

The superexcellent Sri Radha-kunda stands supreme, for it is overflooded with the ambrosial nectarean prema of the Lord of Gokula, Sri Krsna.

The Great Souls

“Mahaprabhu and his associates hear the Bhagavatam at Narendra Sarovar in Puri.” This famous sixteenth century painting, commissioned by Maharaja Prataparudra, is by Murari Das, a disciple of Vakreswar Pandit. In the front is Prataparudra Maharaja offering obeisances.

Classes in Mayapur

My dear disciples and friends: I have adjusted my schedule to be in Maypur from February 21 to March 9. To begin with, I will attend the 3 day Kirtan-mela. I don’t plan to go on the Gaura Mandala Parikrama. However, I will give class every afternoon on the rooftop of the Vaisnava Academy where [...]

Vrindavan Meditations – In Memory of Those Fallen on the Field of Battle

“Even if one fully engaged in the devotional service of the Lord is sometimes found engaged in abominable activities, these activities should be considered to be like the spots that resemble the mark of a rabbit on the moon. Such spots do not become an impediment to the diffusion of moonlight. Similarly, the accidental falldown [...]

Vrindavan Meditations – Defining Our Faith

“One who has, through the grace of the guru received the teaching on subservience to God and recognises the faults inherent in all happiness derived from sense-gratification, who has complete devotion to Visnu, being indifferent to other deities, who desires only to obtain Visnu is called a Vaisnava.” [ Prapanna-Parijata 5.1 ]