May Sarpasthalī, where the powerful conqueror of Mura rushed angrily into the sinful demon Aghasur’s belly to save his friends, who are dearer to him than life itself, who had entered into this severe poison that burned like a forest fire, protect me. prāṇa-preṣṭha-vayasya-vargam udare … [Read more...]
Radhakrishna Maharaj: Bhagavatam is the essence of Vedanta
Vrindavan, 2018.02.23 (VT) During a lecture at Shrutmuni Nivas, on Gandhi Marg, Radhakrishna Maharaj said that the Srimad Bhagavat Purana is the most important Purana of Hindu religion. Describing it as the essence of Vedanta, Maharaj spoke about the importance of reading the Bhagavatam … [Read more...]
Venu Gopal Goswami reminds devotees that God has a plan
Vrindavan 2018.02.08 (VT) Radharaman’s Venu Gopal Goswami reminded devotees that Sri Krishna churns the ocean and, what comes out may surprise us -both poison and nectar emerges- but, God has a plan to liberate the human race. Venu Gopal Maharaj is giving Bhagavat Katha from 3-6pm every day … [Read more...]
Vraja Vilasa 94: Ram Ghat
I devotedly praise the wonderful place known as Ram Ghat, where Yamuna, who gently flowed towards the salt-water-ocean without having a relationship with Krishna, was dragged near by angry Balaram's plow, and were the river's crooked course can still be seen by all the people. … [Read more...]
Krishna’s move from Gokula was because of environmental degradation
We often hear about how modern Vrindavan has been transformed from a bucolic forest village into a "concrete jungle." In 1829 the French traveler Victor Jacques Mant described Vrindavan in his diary, Next to Benares, Vrindavan is the largest purely Hindu city that I have seen. I could not discover … [Read more...]
Vraja Vilasa 92 : Kamyavan
I worship Radha and Mādhava's beloved Kāmyavana, where there are Kāma Sarovara or Gopikā Ramaṇa Sarovara itself. yatra kāma-saraḥ sākṣād gopikā-ramaṇaṁ saraḥ rādhā-mādhavayoḥ preṣṭhaṁ tad vanaṁ kāmyakaṁ bhajeStavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā: In this verse Raghunath Das Goswami praises Sri Kāmyavana, … [Read more...]
Vraja Vilasa 91 : Sheshashayi
May Śeṣa-śāyī Sri Krishna, whose tender and enchanting lotus feet Sri Radha wanted to place on her breasts for her own happiness, but then changed her mind because she was afraid that her breasts were too hard for his feet, arrange for my staying in the enchanting meadows of Vraja. yasya … [Read more...]
Vraja Vilasa 90:: Radha’s birth village, Rawal
May I drown in a flood of love for Rawal, the capital of Maharaj Vrishabhanu, where many cowherdmen and women live and where the jewel-like Sri Radha appeared from the mine-like womb of her mother Kirtida, which was blissfully praised by the demigods, sages and human beings. gāndharvāyā … [Read more...]
Vraja Vilasa 88 :: Radha and Surya Deva
May Sūrya-deva, who was diligently worshipped by Sri Radha, who was affectionately kept in a nearby hidden place by her father for her own welfare, out of fear of Kamsa, and who wanted to attain a beautiful youth with the complexion of deep monsoon clouds, protect us. bhayāt kaṁsasyārāt … [Read more...]
Living in Vraja and Serving Govinda :: Prema Bhakti Chandrika
Narottam Das Thakur's classic text, Prema-bhakti-candrikā is a 16th century classic of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition in Bengali. Narottam Das spent many years in Braj-Vrindavan learning from Jiva Goswami and the other Goswamis who were still alive during the time he was there, i.e., the late 16th … [Read more...]
Vraja Vilasa 87 :: Gopishwar Mahadeva
I daily bow down to Gopishwar Mahadeva, who was devotedly worshiped on the bank of the Yamuna by the loving gopīs who desired the jewel-like embrace of the arms of Sri Krishna, the prince of Vraja, and who thus swiftly attained their desired object. mudā … [Read more...]
Didi Maa’s discourse on Shrimad Bhagvatam on the eve of New Year
Vrindavan, 22.12.17 (VT) Preparations are underway for a Bhagavatam Katha Program at Vrindavan’s Vatsalyagram from 25th – 31st December. The program will begin with Yamuna Puja on Sunday 24th, followed by Bihariji darshan and a kalash yatra, in which devotees will bring Yamuna water back to … [Read more...]
Sanjay Krishna Maharaj reminds devotees about Krishna’s kindness
16.12.17 (VT) Sanjay Krishna Sulil Maharaj is currently giving Bhagavata Katha in Vrindavan’s Fogla Ashram, near ISKCON. The Katha is being held daily from 3-6.30pm until 19th December. The program began on 13th December in a truly festive spirit, as devotees carried Thakurji on their heads in a … [Read more...]
Vraja Vilasa 85 :: Keshi Ghat
I worship Keshi Ghat, where Krishna washed the blood from his hands after he tore the great horse-demon Keshi, whose mad whinnying caused the three worlds to tremble and whose wide open, rolling eyes burned the whole universe, apart like a blade of grass. hreṣābhir jagatī-trayaṁ mada-bharair … [Read more...]
Vraja Vilasa 84 : Cheer Ghat, Where Krishna stole the gopis’ clothes
I take shelter of Cheer Ghat, where the unmarried gopīs worshiped Katyayani Devi in an incomparable way by plunging into the spotless Yamuna water, keeping their clothes on the shore, and where Krishna later embarrassed them by stealing their clothes, climbing into a kadamba tree and making erotic … [Read more...]
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