Wewelcome you on the auspicious occasion of Sri Gaura-purnima, the appearance day of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna Caitanya. We are gathered here in the most holy abode of the Supreme Lord at the feet of the Panca-tattva. This year Gaura-purnima is especially significant for us because in Sri Mayapur-dhama, the birthplace of […]
namo namas te tri-dasesvarayabhutadi-nathaya mrdaya nityamganga-tarangotthita-bala-candracudaya gauri-nayanotsavaya “I perpetually offer obeisances unto you, the lord of the thirty primal devas, who are the original father of created beings, whose character is gracious, upon whose head, which is crested by the sickle moon, the Ganga springs, and who are a festival for the eyes of Gauri, […]
vrindavanvani pate jaya soma soma maule sanandana sanatana naradeya gopishvara vraja vilasi yuganghri padme prema prayaccha nirupadhi namo namas te “O Shiva, O gatekeeper of Vrindavan! O you who are accompanied by Uma! O you who carry the moon in your hair! O lord worshiped by Sananda-kumar, Sanat-Kumar and Narada Muni! O Gopishwara, the […]
Today (22/02) is the appearance day of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, Srila Prabhupada’s spiritual master. And we read Srila Prabhupada’s essay about him, “The Universal Teacher,” which Prabhupada presented on this occasion seventy-five years ago. The truth of Srila Prabhupada’s words penetrate the heart as much now as they must have then. He said: “Although […]
Today is a most important day. It is the appearance day of Srila Narottam das Thakur, a great acarya in our disciplic succession. sri krsna namamrta varsi vaktra candra prabha dhvasta tamo bharaya gaurangadeva nucaraya tasmai namo namah srila narottamaya “I offer respectful obeisances to Srila Narottama das Thakura, a sincere follower of Lord […]
I worship Lord Nityananda, the limitless root of the tree of devotional service. As He walks with the grace of a majestic elephant, His pure, splendid beauty shines like the full autumn moon. Though He Himself is the Absolute Truth, He is maddened with pure love for Lord Hari. He smiles as He rolls His […]
“Going from house to house with His companions, Lord Nityananda always enjoyed pastimes of sankirtana. Elaborately dressed as the great wrestler of sankirtana, how charming was Lord Nityananda! Simply by seeing Him, everyone attained piety and bliss. On His head was a turban of many different kinds of silk. Above that were many different graceful […]
Once Bhimasena, the younger brother of Maharaja Yudhisthira, asked the great sage Shrila Vyasadeva, the grandfather of the Pandavas, if it is possible to return to the spiritual world without having observed all the rules and regulations of the Ekadasi fasts.
