The brothers of Krishna, the Crown Prince of Vraja; His friends, servants and so forth, and His beloved gopis are all respected by Him. Sri Krishna’s paternal and maternal grandfathers, the brahmanas and other such elders … Read More
Books dedicated to or containing information on Syamananda Sri Syamananda-satakam, by Rasika-nanda Prabhu Syamananda-rasa-nidhi Sri Bindu-prakasha, by Acharya Murari Sri Syamananda-rasarnava, by Krishna-charana Dasa Sri Syamananda-prakasha Bhakti-ratnakara, by Narahari Chakra-varti Thakura Sri Narottama-vilasa Rasika-mangala, by Gopijanavallabha … Read More
Sanjaya Comes Back From The Field Again Having recounted the first ten days of battle, Sanjaya returned to Kurukshetra. And another five terrible days passed before the blind king could have more news; anxiety corroded him … Read More
O Kanaka Manjari O Kanaka Manjari, Syamananda Prabhu! We bid farewell to you. While absorbed in the eternal worship and service of Sri Sri Radha Syama-sundara in the groves Goloka Vrindavana, please keep showering the nectar … Read More
Life in the forest was not always idyllic. Often the cold, the animals, and other natural phenomena made it hard, especially in winter, when the delicate Draupadi suffered the most. In addition to all this, the … Read More
The Fall Of Bhishma While hundreds of men, many of whom he knew personally, continued to fall by his hand, suddenly the eldest of the warriors was assailed by a deep disgust towards war, towards his … Read More
Meeting Srila Jiva Gosvami Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami told him: “Go meet Jiva Gosvami[1]. You’ll get much benefit from his association. This devotee, named Dasa, will accompany you.” In Vrindavan, which is surrounded by the River Yamuna, … Read More
Question For example: “The set of instructions found in the Vedas is a very technical explanation on how to fast on these five days, but even though is very interesting, it is also very complicated for … Read More
The Tenth Day At dawn on the tenth day, Bhishma got up in a happy mood: not many days would pass and he, after such a long time, would return to his celestial planet, to his … Read More
Lord Siva’s friend Kuvera, the king of the Guhyakas[1], appeared in Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s pastimes as Kuvera Pandita, the father of Lord Advaita. Formerly, on Mount Kailasa, where the Siddhas and Sadhyas reside, Kuvera, who … Read More
Tirobhava[1] of Syamananda Prabhu On the fifth day of the bright fortnight of the month of Jyestha of 1623 AD, the twelve day Danda Mahotsava was started by the devotees in Sri Govindapur according to the … Read More
The following is a quote from Thakura Bhaktivinoda: “When a devotee following the path of vaidhi-bhakti abandons his various material desires and executes bhajana according to the instructions of the scriptures, the spiritual master and the … Read More
If you want to achieve perfection, carefully follow the sequence indicated by the Siksastaka. By observing the activities of the sadhus one can acquire a pure intellect. The attainment of siddha-deha, attained with constant bhajana, easily … Read More
The Pandavas Go To Bhishma That evening Yudhisthira was speechless. He had seen Bhishma’s terrible destructive abilities up close, and now he felt more dismayed than ever. If their grandfather had continued to fight like that, … Read More
