Once Krishna said, “Radha, you are kupita (angry) now.” In Sanskrit, ku means earth and pita means father. Therefore, Radha replied, “You are the father of earth.” Krishna said, “You are the mother of all … Read More
Mayavada and Bhakti – How Mayavada philosophy is the opposite of Bhakti and is an offense Mayavada o bhakti – inhara paraspara viparita dharma mayavada-i aparadha All Names, forms, qualities, pastimes, etc. of Krishna are considered … Read More
Krishna had just passed His first birthday and was happily crawling around the courtyard on His hands and knees. Arriving at the cot in which Radhika was lying, Krishna held on to the sides … Read More
Dvaraka Invaded By Waters As soon as Krishna had given him the assignment to go to Hastinapura, Daruka had wasted no time, and had run to the Kaurava city. He arrived early in the morning and … Read More
On the appointed day, the guests had assembled and the birth celebrations were going on in great jubilation. Nanda Maharaja and Yashoda Mayi had arrived with Rohini and also brought their small children Krishna … Read More
Chaya and Pratibimba are two types of Abhasa – Chaya Namabhasa Chaya o pratibimba bhede abhasa dui prakara – chaya namabhasa There are two types of abhasa[1]: pratibimba[2] and chaya[3]. These two types create sraddhabhasa[4]. These … Read More
Seeing the beautiful baby girl shining like millions of autumnal moons, mother Kirtida was overcome with joy and immediately arranged for all kinds of religious rites to be performed and donated thousands of cows … Read More
The Puranas relate a story concerning the divine appearance of Srimati Radharani as follows. One day, Vrishabhanu Maharaja, who was living at Ravel at that time, went to the bank of Yamuna at around noon to … Read More
Krishna Returns To His World It was evening. The Lord who before the battle of Kuruksetra had spoken words of eternal wisdom to His dearest friend, now wandered through the forest. He thought back to His … Read More
Chanting as a joke Parihasa-namabhasa That person who chants Krishna-nama in jest, just like Jarasandha, passes through this world of birth and death. Chanting without respect Stobha-namabhasa While making angry gestures, Caidya[1] also chanted namabhasa disrespectfully. … Read More
The Events Of Prabhasa Many years had passed, thirty-six to be exact, since the day Yudhisthira ascended the throne. One morning the son of Dharma had just finished doing his meditations when he saw around him … Read More
The result of Namabhasa Namabhasera phala The stage of namabhasa gives many auspicious results[1], and certainly the Jiva attains great sukriti[2]. With namabhasa, all sins are destroyed. With namabhasa, liberation is achieved and Kali-yuga has no … Read More
On the shores of Manasi Ganga Lake, Sri Krishna saw a group of Gopis approaching. Above all, like a lotus in the middle of a beautiful flower garden, was Srimati Radharani. They brought with them … Read More
Vidura’s Instructions In the fifteen years that followed the birth of Abhimanyu’s son, Yudhisthira was an ideal king, entirely worthy of the glorious lineage to which he belonged; none of the citizens ever complained, and they … Read More
Relationship, Method and Realization Sambandha, abhidheya, prayojana When the clouds and fog are gone, the Holy Name shines forth and manifests the highest kind of prema. The devotee receives that reward. The authentic Guru bestows knowledge … Read More
The Birth Of Parikshit Months passed. Time did not seem to be of any help to Yudhisthira, who could not forget the terrible tragedy that had afflicted humanity and felt the deepest remorse. During that time … Read More
A deliberation on Namabhasa Namabhasa vicara Glory to Gadai-Gauranga and the life of Jahnava Devi! Glory to Sita’s husband! Glory to Srivasa and all devotees! Mahaprabhu extended His lotus hand and then raised Hari Dasa. He … Read More
Shanti Parva A few days had passed since Yudhisthira’s coronation that the Pandavas saw uttarayana preparing, the moment when Bhishma would leave his body. Then everyone got ready to go to greet and honor the great … Read More
The Jivas of Kali-yuga who have firm faith in the Holy Name have the right to chant it Kali-jivera name niskapata visvasa haile-i name adhikara haila There are considerations when offering charity, when performing yajnas, when … Read More
Each of the four Vedas (Rik, Sama, Yajur and Atharva) consists of four portions: Samhita, Brahmana, Aranyaka, and Upanisad This is a section of the book “On a Silver Platter”. To buy the complete book, click … Read More
