Author Archives: Govinda Dasa

Srila Raghava Pandita describes a pastime of Sanatana Gosvami by Pavana Sarovara near Nandagrama.   Srila Sanatana Gosvami came from Vrindavana to this lonely forest and constantly worshiped Krishna here in ecstatic love. He stayed here … Read More

  Also known as Kosi Kalan and Kosivan. This place is situated on the Mathura–Delhi highway about thirty-five miles from Mathura and some ten miles from Chatravana. It’s fairly big town. Here Sri Krishna arranged for … Read More

  An example of atihasita was manifested in the following incident. Krishna once addressed Jarati thus: “My dear good woman, the skin of your face is now slackened, and so your face exactly resembles a monkey’s. As such, the … Read More

  Song Name: Jala Kridatikusala Sva Malali Author: Sanatana Gosvami Book Name: Krishna Lila Stava Language: Sanskrit   LYRICS: (1) jala-krīḍātikuśala sva-mālāli-kulāvṛta sahāsa-gopikā-vrāta-sicyamāna namo’stu te   (2) yamunā-jala-līnāńga kālindī-keli-lolita yamunā-tīra-sañcārin kṛṣṇā-kuñja-rati-priya   (3) jaya śrī-rādhikāsakta jaya … Read More

  Imli means tamarind tree and tala means at the foot of.  So the place that is at the foot of the tamarind tree is called Imli Tala.   Previously this spot used to be situated … Read More

Sakhisthali is the place of Chandravali. This is where she used to meet with Krishna and is not far from Shyama Kunda.   Once a man wanted to give Raghunath dasa Gosvami some yoghurt to drink … Read More

Hiranyangi is very dear to Srimati Radharani and Srimati Radharani is very dear to her.    Hiranyangi is dressed in beautiful garments that appear like a great multitude of unparalleled blossoming flowers.  Her complexion is the … Read More

  One day, Krishna and Balaram were playing in this place near Yashoda kunda with Their friends, but it was time for them to come home to take Their lunch and mother Yashoda sent Rohini,  “You … Read More

  All the men loaded their valuables on carts and slowly left with their cows and other paraphernalia. After they had cleared out everything, Lord Krishna very slowly replaced Govardhana Hill exactly in the same position … Read More

Thinking in this way, Lord Krishna immediately picked up Govardhana Hill with one hand, exactly as a child picks up a mushroom from the ground. Thus, He exhibited His transcendental pastime of lifting Govardhana Hill. Lord … Read More

KRISHNA BOOK CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada   When Indra understood that the sacrifice that was to be offered by the cowherd men in Vrindavana had been stopped by Krishna, … Read More

When everything was complete, Krishna assumed a great transcendental form and declared to the inhabitants of Vrindavana that He was Himself Govardhana Hill in order to convince the devotees that Govardhana Hill and Krishna Himself are … Read More

  The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, therefore advised the cowherd men to stop the Indra-yajna and begin the Govardhana-puja in order to chastise Indra, who was very much puffed up at being the supreme controller … Read More

  The sacrifice known as Govardhana-puja is observed in the Krishna consciousness movement. Lord Caitanya has recommended that since Krishna is worshipable, so His land—Vrindavana and Govardhana Hill—is also worshipable. To confirm this statement, Lord Krishna … Read More

  Maharaja Nanda finally relented. The cowherd men then inquired from Krishna how He wanted the yajna performed, and Krishna gave them the following directions. “Prepare very nice foods of all descriptions from the grains and … Read More

  Krishna further explained to His father, “This cosmic manifestation is going on under the influence of three modes of material nature—goodness, passion and ignorance. These three modes are the causes of creation, maintenance and destruction. … Read More