Note: I listened to the TED talk by Jim Holt that you mentioned in the Bhagavad-gita class last week. I found it to be extremely helpful after hearing your definition of mental speculation. There are … Read More
The vraja-brahmani Nandimukhi Devi appeared as Saranga Thakura. Some people think that Saranga Thakura was the incarnation of Prahlada Maharaja. My father (Sivananda Sena) did not agree with them. Kalakantha Devi and Sukantha Devi, the … Read More
Parjanya (Sri Krishna’s paternal grandfather) and Sumukha (Sri Krishna’s maternal grandfather) are best friends. In their youth, these two companions promised each other that other cowherd men could give their children the same names as … Read More
Srimati Radharani’s maidservants Her maidservants Sugandha and Nalini are daughters of a barber, and Manjishtha and Rangaraga are a washerman’s daughters. The maidservant who dresses and decorates Radharani is called Palindri and the one who decorates … Read More
Gauraseni Gopi appeared as the saintly devotee Narayana Vacaspati. Kaveri Gopi appeared as Pitambara, and Sukesi Gopi appeared as Makaradhvaja. Madhavi appeared as Madhvacarya, and Indira appeared as Jiva Pandita. The charming Vraja Gopi … Read More
Srila Svarupa Damodara Gosvami has described the five members of the Panca-tattva in the following words: “I offer my obeisances unto the Supreme Lord Krishna, who is nondifferent from His features as a devotee, devotional … Read More
Visakha, who formerly taught the various fine arts to Radharani in Vrajabhumi, appeared during Sri Caitanya’s advent as Svarupa Damodara Gosvami, who was filled with the various splendid manifestations of ecstatic love of Godhead. Citra … Read More
Special description of different services of some sakhis The eight sakhis beginning with Lalita, the manjaris and all the members of their groups (ganas) share almost identical forms (sarupya) with Sri Radha; they are endowed with … Read More
Preface by the editor I met and associated with my godbrother Radhakunda Dasa in Vrindavana during the years 2004-2005. He was a devotee hard not to notice due to his extremely outgoing character and his … Read More
Prana-sakhis, or jivita-sakhis Lasika, Kelikandali, Kadambari, Sasimukhi, Candrarekha, Priyamvada, Madonmada, Madhumati, Vasanti, Kalabhashini, Ratnavali, Manimati, Karpuralatika and others are Sri Radha’s jivita-sakhis. Nitya-sakhis Kasturi, Manojna, Mani Manjari, Sindura, Candanavati, Kaumudi, Madira and others are Radharani’s nitya-sakhis. … Read More
Candravali Gopi, who had been very dear to Lord Krishna in Vrajabhumi, appeared in Bengal as Sadasiva Kaviraja. During Krishna’s Vrindavana pastimes He would sometimes sleep peacefully on the chest of Sribhadra Gopi. This same … Read More
“Of all internal potencies Gadadhara Pandita is the greatest, which means he is the form of Radha.”[1] baḍa sakha, — gadadhara panḍita-gosañi tenho laksmi-rupa, tanra sama keha nai “Gadadhara Panḍita, the fourth branch, is described as … Read More
King Shantanu was the forty-seventh descendant of the noble lineage of Kshatriyas who came from Brahma through the moon Deva, Chandra. His father was called Pratipa, and he had been a great king, loved by his … Read More
The marks on Sri Radha’s feet Sri Radha’s lotus feet are marked by a conch shell, a moon, an elephant, a barley corn, a goad, a chariot, a flag, a damaru drum, a svastika, a fish … Read More
Some say that Dhruvananda Brahmacari is the incarnation of Lalita. This opinion is also correct, for Lalita Gopi appeared as both Gadadhara Pandita and Dhruvananda Brahmacari. By His own will Lord Caitanya appeared in … Read More
Srimati Radharani, who is the personification of pure love for Lord Krishna and who is the queen of Vrindavana, appeared as Gadadhara Pandita, who was very dear to Lord Caitanya. 148-150. Svarupa Damodara Gosvami has … Read More
Now Radharani’s exquisite beauty will be glorified in detail. She is most skillful in arts of various kinds, and She is the personification of an ocean of nectar. Radha’s supremely radiant fair complexion resembles fresh gorocana, … Read More
Indulekha, who was Radharani’s close friend in Vrajabhumi, appeared as Krishnadasa Brahmacari, who resided in Vrindavana Dhama. The Vraja Gopi Rangadevi appeared as Gadadhara Bhatta, and the Vraja Gopi Sudevi appeared as Ananta Acarya Gosvami. … Read More
A long time had passed since Parasurama, the embodiment of the Personality of God, had come down to earth to purify it from those twenty-one generations of warriors who had not bothered to observe and defend … Read More
Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada So materialists, they do not know where their advancement of material civilization will be perfect. They do not know that. Na te viduh svartha-gatim hi visnum[1]. That perfection will never come, … Read More
