Radharani Refused to Join Krishna On the Swing
Radha and Krishna on the swing In the courtyard of the Braja Mohan Temple is the Imli Tala tree, near the place where Rupa Gosvami sat. The original tree is no longer present here. There … Read More
Kriya, meaning
क्रिया f. kriyA verb[active or intransitive verbs – Ling.] क्रिय m. kriya signAries क्रिया f. kriyA worship क्रिया f. kriyA undertaking क्रिया f. kriyA study क्रिया f. kriyA sacrificialact क्रिया f. kriyA sacrifice क्रिया f. kriyA … Read More
Prema-Sarovara, Which Means the ‘Lake of Love’
Prema Sarovara pastimes This is one of the most beautiful and famous lakes in Vraja and was created from the tears of Radha and Krishna. In the Bhakti-ratnakara it says. “At this place ‘prema-vaichittya-bhava’ was manifested … Read More
Standard Vaisnava Prayers, with word by word translation
1) Pranams Sri Guru Pranama om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah WORD FOR WORD om–address; ajnana–(of) ignorance; timira–(by) the darkness; andhasya–of one who was blinded; jnana-anjana–(by) the ointment of spiritual knowledge; salakaya–by a … Read More
We Need Never Become Hopeless
In this month [Kartika], Krishna killed the demon Sankasura and cut the jewel from his forehead. He then entered the company of all the gopis, who were all wondering to whom He would give that jewel. … Read More