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.
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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. |
Vrindavan Meditations – Personal Service to the Guru“That does not matter you are not personally tending me in Boston. That is formality. I want to see that all my disciples are engaged twenty-four hours in the service of the lord. If one is engaged full-time in the service of the lord – under my direction – that is my personal service.” [ [...] |
Vrindavan Meditations: “My Real Desire Is To Become Your Devotee!”“Krsna will give you the chance,” ‘All right, if you have got still desire for material enjoyment, do it.’ “I want to become a king.” ‘All right, become a king.’ “I want to become a dog.” ‘All right, become a dog.’ He gives you both opportunity. And we are doing that. We’re doing that. We [...] |
Dubai Versus VrajaI have found Dubai to be a very opulent city, reminiscent of Svargaloka. But it doesn’t come close to the beauty and grandeur of Vrindavan according to Srila Bilvamangala Thakur! “My dear Lord, what can I say about the opulence of Your Vrndavana? Simply the ornaments on the legs of the damsels of Vrndavana are [...] |
Life In Vrindavan – Sataka 5It is certainly not proper etiquette for a Vaisnava to advertise himself, so I feel uncomfortable posting this video of myself chanting on the original japa beads of Srila Jiva Goswami. I do so only in the mood of sharing my good fortune with others, so they too may be inspired to chant to the [...] |
Srila Jiva Goswami’s Japa Beads!In this photo album are the original tulasi japa beads of Srila Jiva Goswami. They are kept safely in the home of a Vrindavan Goswami, whose father was the head pujari at Radha Damodar Temple for many years, including the time Srila Prabhupada was living there. |
Vrindavan Meditations“My dear Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, because of my association with material desires, one after another, I was gradually falling into a blind well full of snakes, following the general populace. But your servant, Narada Muni, kindly accepted me as his disciple and instructed me how to achieve this transcendental postion. Therefore, my [...] |
Madhu PanditToday we officially opened a memorial to Madhu Pandit, an eternal associate of Lord Caitanya, that we helped construct at the Radha Gopinath Temple in Jaipur. He was the devotee who discovered Lord Gopinath in Vrindavan. We unveiled a large beautiful painting of Madhu Pandit, and placed his old tulasi bead coat in a special [...] |
Govindaji at Mangal Arotika in Jaipur“My dear friends, if you have any desire to enjoy society, friendship and love within this material world, then don’t look upon the beautiful form of Krsna, who is standing on the bank of the Yamana at Kesi ghat. He is known as Govinda and His eyes are very enchanting. He is playing upon His [...] |
