Vrindavan, 2017.08.19 (VT): The following article by Vaisnavacharya Chandan Goswami of the Shri Radharaman Temple was originally published in 2013. It has been re-published here with permission. You can read more of Maharaj's writings here. People call me a spiritual master – one who is learned … [Read more...]
Vraja Vilasa :: May the kadamb tree delight my eyes!
O king of all kadamb trees, may you delight my eyes! For your beautiful flowers are used by Shri Krishna to decorate his beloved Nikunjeshwari Radha, whose stolen glances blossom his heart with bliss and bring him completely under her control. VERSE 73: puṣpair yasya mudā svayaṁ giridharaḥ svairaṁ … [Read more...]
New Publication Explores Krishna Rasa
Vrindavan, 2017.07.27 (VT): English-speaking scholars of Vaishnava literature in Sanskrit have cause for celebration, as a classical work on poetics by one of the most illustrious of the 17th century writers in the Chaitanya tradition has been made available by Ras Bihari Lal & Sons, publishers … [Read more...]
Vraja Vilasa :: I praise Vraja’s bees
I diligently praise Vraja's bees, which wander around the mango, kadamba and bakula trees and around vines like the madhavi, humming sweetly and indistinctly everywhere to the great pleasure of Sri Sri Radha and Krishna. … [Read more...]
Harikatha Devi and the Path of the Mahajans
Vrindavan, 2017.07.01 (VT): Smt. Ramaa Bandhopadhyay was a female saint of the Gaudiya Sampraday. She was a direct disciple of Shri Ramdas Babaji Maharaj. A learned scholar and professor, she travelled throughout India giving discourses on bhakti-yoga. She also wrote a number of books including a … [Read more...]
Banamali Raibahadur and the Hookah-Smoking Radhavinod
Vrindavan, 2017.06.30 (VT): Rajarshi Banamali Raibahadur’s deities of Sri Radhavinod (better known as “Jamai Vinod”) reside in Tarash Mandir near Ramkrishna Mission hospital in Vrindavan. Appearance of Radhavinod Radhavinod ju was found in the river Padma in modern-day Bangladesh by a man … [Read more...]
Vraja Vilasa: I lovingly serve the vines of Vrindavan
I lovingly serve the vines of Vrindavan, whose blossoms are picked Shri Radha and Krishna and their sweetly smiling girlfriends, and who smile through their flowers when they see the sweet loving quarrels of the Divine Couple. VERSE 70: gāndharvā muravairiṇaḥ praṇayiṇaḥ puṣpāṇi saṁcinvato svairaṁ … [Read more...]
Sanatan Goswami’s Love for the Brajwasis
Vrindavan, 2017.06.20 (VT): The upcoming festival of Mudiya Puno celebrates the life of Shri Sanatan Goswami, a saint of the Gaudiya Sampradaya who lived in Braj almost 500 years ago. Last week we published a story about Mudiya Puno and Sanatan Goswami's love for Madanmohan. The following … [Read more...]
Vraja Vilasa: May the trees of Vrindavan protect me
VERSE 69: yeṣāṁ cāru taleṣu śīta niviḍa cchāyeṣu rātrindivaṁ puṣpāṇāṁ vigalat parāga vilasat talpeṣu klṛptāśrayam prītyā snigdha madhu-vratair madhukaṇaiḥ saṁsevitaṁ tannavaṁ yūnor yugmataraṁ mudā viharate te pāntu māṁ bhūruhāḥ May the trees of Braj protect me, in whose deep, cool shade the … [Read more...]
Sanatan Goswami’s love for Madan Mohan, and a special announcement for “Mudiya Puno”
This year, it's going to be special "Mudiya Puno" at Madan Mohan Temple in Vrindavan. A deity of Sanatan Goswami will be installed at his samadhi mandir (tomb). The present Acharya of Madan Mohan Temple, Shri Sanatan Kishor Goswami (Panchu Ji) says that the new deity of Sanatan Goswami will be … [Read more...]
Vraja Vilasa: I Long to Sweep the Kunjas of Vrindavan
In the fragrant arbours (kunjas) of Braj, decorated with blossoming flowers kissed by sweetly humming bees, Shri Radha-Krishna enjoy their romance, dancing on the waves of love. I wish to open my hair and use it as a broom, to sweep the precious earth of those bowers. VERSE 68: guñjad bhṛṅga … [Read more...]
Banke Bihari and the Poor Brahmin
Vrindavan, 2017.05.23 (Shri Radha Baba): Once there was a Brahmin whose entire family died within a year, and he was left alone. He went into debt in order to perform their funeral ceremonies (shraadh) and raised money to pay by mortgaging his house. Later, he got a job for eight to ten rupees … [Read more...]
Vraja Vilasa : The deer are attracted to the Divine Couple’s music
When they hear Sri Radhika playing her Kacchapī vīṇā and Sri Krishna playing his beautiful Muralikā flute, the deer become ecstatic and the bunches of grass fall half from their mouths before they remain stunned. May these charming best of deer, who then surround Śrī-Sri Radha and Mādhava in a mood … [Read more...]
Radharani’s Guests: A Story from Radha Baba
Radha Baba (1913-1992) was a devotee of Mahaprabhu and Radha-Krishna who lived in Gorakhpur. Born in a Vaishnav Brahmin family in Gaya, he became an Advaitin sannyasi, but later took the path of Braj devotion. Shri Hanuman Prasad Poddar, the founder of Gita Press, was his inseparable spiritual … [Read more...]
Binode Baba on Vairagya and Pratikul Kripa
Vrindavan, 2017.05.14 (Shri Binod Bihari Das Babaji Maharaj): There are two ways in front of the jeevatma (soul): one towards samsaar and another towards God. This is why the jeev is called tatastha-shakti, meaning the power situated in between two ways – on the shoreline. On one side there is … [Read more...]
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