At that point it was necessary to choose the right place to hide. In fact, the quiet period that followed the union of Bhima with Hidimbi had certainly not canceled the serious problem that poisoned their … Read More
After this manifestation of Lord Visnu, Brahmā saw that many other Brahmās and Śivas and demigods and even insignificant living entities down to the ants and very small straws – all moving and nonmoving living entities … Read More
He who chants the holy names has no other desire than pure devotion to Krishna. This is confirmed in the Siksastaka (4) as follows: na dhanam na janam na sundarim kavitam va jagad-isa kamaye … Read More
After Tulasi Puja, a nice set of 16 rounds or more of quality Japa. This means articulate pronunciation of the holy names for the pleasure of the Divine Couple. Quality Japa means when you don’t want … Read More
Phullakalika’s father is called Sri Malla and her mother is Kamalini. Her syama complexion[1] is like that of a blue lotus and she wears enchanting clothes resembling the rainbow. Her shining forehead is beautified by a … Read More
A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey, they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped … Read More
It was late at night. Not far from their camp lived a Rakshasa named Hidimba and his sister Hidimbi. For years the two had been spreading death and pain and the inhabitants of that region trembled … Read More
I was very young when I started wondering what kind of life I wanted to lead. Among my friends there were those who wanted to be politicians, some astronauts, some physicists. I wanted to be … Read More
Ananga Manjari, Sri Radha’s younger sister, has an enchanting complexion resembling a spring ketaki flower[1] and she wears clothes resembling a blue lotus. Even Cupid (Ananga) is attracted by her beauty and sweetness; thus her … Read More
But let’s go back to the Pandavas. The escape of the five brothers was so frantic that Kunti could not keep up. Bhima then took his mother on his shoulders so that they could continue running … Read More
One day, to test Sri Syamananda Prabhu and Sri Rasikananda Prabhu, King Navina Kisora Dhal sent some stones of the shape and color of potatoes together with other foodstuffs. As soon as he saw those stones, … Read More
After this event, Aksobhya Tirtha went to Pandharapur, on the banks of the Bhima-rathi River, where he met his future disciple Jaya Tirtha. Jayatirtha, whose name before initiation was Dhondo Pantraya Raghunatha, was the son of … Read More
After some time, Dhritarastra invested Yudhisthira with the post of crown prince. Obviously, this could not make the king particularly happy, as he would have preferred his son Duryodhana to succeed him, but he certainly could … Read More
During his pilgrimage, Duhkhi Krishna Dasa had been to the enchanting twelve forests and gardens of the holy land of Vraja Mandala[1], which had once been touched by the lotus feet of Sri Sri Radha … Read More
Lord Caitanya accepted Sriman Isvara Puri as His spiritual master. The Lord proceeded to flood the entire world with spontaneous transcendental love for Krishna. Lord Caitanya accepted Srimati Radharani’s golden complexion and ecstatic love for … Read More
What’s in the books is the meditation on nama, rupa, guna, and lila. It’s the lila that puts you into the Spiritual Goloka conciousness, for the lilas include nama, rupa and guna. As we chant … Read More
Aksobhya Tirtha was a contemporary of the great advaitin philosopher Vidyaranya and the great exponent of Visistha-advaita, Vedanta Desika. Desika was the respected founder of the Vadakalai Movement. The name Desika means Master. In 1336, … Read More
Meanwhile, thanks to the teachings of the guru, the young students had developed great warrior skills in the use of all types of weapons. As was tradition in those days, Drona, Bhishma, Dhritarastra, and the elders … Read More
Some documents claim that Aksobhya was initiated directly by Madhvacarya. The Vyasa-raja Matha claims that Padmanabha, Nrhari, Madhava and Aksobhya were all direct disciples of Madhvacarya. However, the three previous Acaryas of our line (Srila Bhaktivedanta … Read More
The concepts of pure devotional service, concerning raganuga-bhakti, have been treated by Vaisnava acarya such as Rupa Gosvami in Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu and Visvanatha Cakravarti in Madhurya Kadambini and Raga-vartma-candrika. Srila Bhaktivinode, following in their footsteps, explains in Bhajana-rahasya, … Read More
