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Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Dandavats and Obeissances. Here is a portion of Navadvipa Dhama Mahatmya Parikrama-khanda Chapter Six spoken by Lord Nityananda to Jiva Goswami: After saying this, Nityananda Prabhu took Jiva and quickly entered the Chand Kazi’s village, where He said, “O Jiva, hear My words. The Chand Kazi’s village is none other than [...]
Once I saw a page in this site with quotes from different Puranas corroborating Sri Caitanya as an avatara. Could you give me the link for that? ShareTweet
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Jaya Shri Guru Parampara! Pranams! Today when I was chanting Nityaananda, Gauraanga and Hare Krishna Naama, the pastime of Lord Nitaai and the thieves arose in my mind. As I was chanting, I was happy to meditate on Lord Nitaai sitting opulently in the house of Shrila Hiranya Pandita and deeply [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Jaya Shri Guru Parampara! Pranams! As I was chanting today, the Holy Names revealed to me a glimpse of the beautiful meeting of Shri Shri Gaura Gadadhara in Shri Tota Gopinatha Temple in Puri Dhaama and the super-excellent recitation of Shrimad Bhagavatam by Shrila Gadadhara Pandita in the presence of Lord [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Dear Swami Gaurangapada Maharaja, dear devotess, please accept my most respectful obeisances. i encountered something very interesting while reading from His Holiness Shrila Gour Govinda Maharaja, which reveals deeper Gauranga Tattva, yet which also requires further elaboration: “Krishna is bent in 3 places.The first bend is at His Lotus Feet. The [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krsna! Early morning, chanting Gauranga Naam and offering incense. It came to my mind in strong conviction: ‘success in life will be attained by surrender to the Holy Name’ What is success? In wordly standards it means many things to many people. What is spiritual success? It is real life! Love for [...]
When there are so many interesting and creative stuffs in life whats the need of spending time in chanting some ones name? ShareTweet
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Dandavats and obeissances. Here is the first part of Navadvipa dhama mahatmya written by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. This is an extremely important passage so please read and digest. All glories to Lord Chaitanya, the moon of Navadvipa and son of mother Shaci! All glories to Nityananda Raya, the avadhuta! All glories [...]
Nityaananda!!!Gauranga!!! Hare Krishna!!! All glories to the Gurus!!! Eight aspects of brahmacarya, (by Sridhar Swami, the Bhagavatam commentator. Also quoted in Daksha Smriti). (1) Smaranam – One should not think of the opposite sex. One should think of Krishna and His service as given by the spiritual master. Memorize favorite passages or verses from the [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krsna! Here is a beautiful verse from Brhad-Bhagavatamrta by Sanatana Goswami: Text 117 Uddhava happily massages the Lord’s lotus feet. Uddhava enters the happiness of sleep with the Lord’s feet pressed against his chest. ShareTweet
Nityaananda!!!! Gauranga!!! Hare Krishna!!!! All glories to the Gurus!!!! I read somewhere that it is possible in this very human life to visit vaikuntha and associate with the lord. My question is, is it true? Can we realy visit vaikuntha by advancing spiritually as human beings. I know we need to have certain qualification. If [...]
i know that as long as i can appreciate and stick to the practice of daily chanting the Most Merciful Holy Names of Nityananda Gauranga, while keeping my self humble and simple, my path back to home, back to Godhead remains secure. That’s why i pray with all my heart: Oh merciful spritual master! Oh [...]
Nityaananda!!!Gauranga!!!Hare Krishna!!!! All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Guru parampara!!! Is there any significance to this number 700? Also I just made some quick observations: chapter 18 and 7 contain 78 and 30 verses, add them up 78+30 = 108 again add verses in 7, 9, 15 and 16 you get 108. I am just [...]
The Advent Of Lord Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu By Shrila Gour Govinda Swami Lecture given on the Auspicious Appearance Day of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ( Gaura Purnima ), in Bhubaneswar, India, March 17, 1992, original transcript with English translations added Desiring to understand the glory of Radharani’s love, the wonderful qualities in Him that She [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Dandavats and obeissances! Here is an excerpt from Caitanya Mangala, Madhya Khanda chapter 10: Sankirtana is the Best Religion Harboring some doubts within his mind, Shrivasa Pandita once asked Lord Gauranga, “Prabhu, why is it said that by doing Hari-nama sankirtana in Kali-yuga, one will get the supreme result? Mahaprabhu said, [...]
At one time I had an actual ringtone business. That’s not happening much these days but one thing I did was set up a site where you can download for FREE 3 different ringtones: Prabhupada chanting japa, VJSwami, and one other. If you have a cellphone and you are internet enabled (and in America), this [...]
Nityananda, Gauranga, Hare Krishna I have had this dog for a very long time, and although I realize that some do not care much for having a pet, this dog has been a good thing for me. He is now old and very, very heavy in weight. I have to bring him food and water, [...]
Nityaananda! Gauraanga! Hare Krishna! Dandavats. Jaya Sri Guru Parampara! In the Ananta Samhita we find the following statements: varjayitva tu namaitad, durjanaih parikalpitam; chandobaddham susiddhanta, viruddham nabhyaset padam. One should never neglect or give up the chanting of this maha-mantra and take to other so-called purificatory processes which are invented by fools and miscreants. One [...]
By Jahnava Nitai das The following are a collection of practical teachings from the instructions of Sri A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada that will help us to develop our spiritual potential. Sadhana must be performed regularly without faltering. Just as we daily take our food, sleep, bathe and so on without fail, so in the same [...]

I would like to share with You a conversation between Shrila B.R. Shridhara Swami and a devotee regarding the chanting of Gaura Naam. Shrila B.R. Shridhara Swami: Gaura Haribol, Gaura Haribol, Gaura Haribol… Devotee: Lord Nityananda Prabhu recommended that we chant Gauranga, Gauranga, Gauranga, Gauranga, Gauranga as the proper internal … (inaudible) Shrila B.R. Shridhara [...]
Nityananda ! Gauranga ! Hare Krishna ! All glories to Srila Prabhupada. My humble obeisances to Swami Gaurangapada and all the vaishnavs. I would like to share one of my favourite stories from the pasttimes of Lord Nityananda and Lord Gauranga. Nityananda Prabhu has said it very beautifully Lord Chaitanya and Lord Nityananda forgives all [...]
After speaking on the phone last night with Ananda Vrndavana d.d., I have just posted the content of our conversation on my website http://www.cedarpost.com/AnandaVrndd.htm under “Beautiful Stories of the Lord. ” Only trying to confirm a specific incident that happend to her in 2006, she ended up telling me about two more; each one an [...]
Nityaananda! Gauraanga! Hare Krishna! Dandavats. All glories to Shri Guru Parampara and all the devotees of Lord Gauranga Krishna! Sometimes when realizing how fallen, sinful and offensive we are there is a mood or should I say a desire which cripples within our hearts to become liberated or freed from our sinful reactions by the [...]
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krsna While we are chanting Gauranga Naam, it is time to learn how to make excellent vaishnava dish – Alu Gauranga! Alu Gauranga Potato slices (10 potatoes) Asafetida (1/2 tsp) Salt (3 tsp) Pepper (1 tsp) Fresh Coriander (3tbs) optional Ground Coriander (3tbs) Paneer, crumbled (450 g) Cream (3 c.) mixed with [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Here are some nice statements of Gauranga Mahaprabhu glorifying Nityananda Praphu Caitanya Mangala Madhya Khanda chapter 4: Lord Gauranga said, “Nityananda has come to smash the pride of Kali, and to deliver the blind, invalid, elderly and the fallen. Shri Nityananda purifies the three worlds, but the fools and atheists can’t [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krsna! Dear Swami Gaurangapada and devotees, please accept my simple obiesances. Some thoughts and realizations from my heart this morning while doing sadhana/jaap. 1. Gurudeva has expressed several times to me, ‘the slow and steady win the race’. That statement rings true in so many aspects of life, and even truer in [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Dandavat pranams. Jaya Srila Prabhupada! Jaya Nitai Nimai! Jaya Radhe Syam! Jaya Jagganatha! My is question is what should one do chant more or preach more? Following the program Prabhupada set up for us and then going on sankirtan it is very hard to chant 64 rounds. If one goes on [...]
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krsna Here is very simple way how to cook rice! Basic rice recipe 1 ½ cup rice 2 tablespoons ghee (or butter) ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon black pepper (it is optional, you may also prepare “plain rice” without pepper) 2 ¾ cups water Heat ghee and then add rice. Stir rice [...]
Why Krsna Became Gauranga Mahaprabhu by His Holiness Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja Two Kinds of Maya Two mayas are there. One is Maha-maya, that is to say, the illusionary energy, and the other is Yoga-maya. Yoga means that which gives you an opportunity to go to Krsna. That is Yoga-maya. That which prevents, that is [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Jaya Shri Guru Parampara! Pranams! “Some may think that why does Swami Gaurangapada concentrate so much to writing about the Lord and replying to questions on the Forums (Internet). Would’nt it be better if he travels more widely in this world and personally meets and preaches to others?” My reply: It [...]
Nityaananda! Gauraanga! Hare Krishna! If you now try posting on the Forums with the square brackets BBcode in your post (for quotes for example), it will give an error while posting and you lose your post if you don’t copy it first. But html code works perfectly. For further information, please read this step by [...]
Nityaananda! Gauraanga! Hare Krishna! We now have a special page for those who visit NITAAI.com with 800×600 or lower monitor resolutions so that everything conveniently fits into their screen including the left frame. The page is: http://nitaai.net/800.html . Please note that if you directly visit NITAAI.net, you will be directly forwarded to this page. It [...]
Dear Swami Gaurangapada Maharaja, Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Please accept my most respectful obeisances. Sometimes we hear or read, that Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu came in the garb of a devotee, that He was posing as a devotee, that He was doing all that just to set up an example and teach us. Another times we [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Shri Chaitanya Bhagavata, Madhya Khanda, Chapter 2: “One day the Lord and Gadadhara Pandita visited the house of Advaita Acarya Prabhu. Entering his house, They saw that the Acarya was busy offering water and tulasi to the Lord. With raised hands he was calling out, “Hari! Hari!”, sometimes laughing and sometimes [...]
NITAI MORA JIVANA “Lord Nityananda, the Wealth of My Life” (by Srila Locana dasa Thakura) 1) nitai mora jivana dhana nitai mora pati nitai bihane mora ana nahi gati O my Lord Nityananda, wealth of my life! O my master Nitai! I have no other means of deliverance except the mercy of Nitai! 2) samsara [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Jaya Shri Guru Parampara! Pranams! The Thank you button has been added to the bottom right of each post (next to the Quote button) on the NITAAI Yoga Forums. An unique thing about it is that now (for the first time) even the non-logged in Guests who are browsing the Forums [...]
from “The Magnanimous Nature of Sri Nityananda Prabhu” by Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Maharaj “Sri Nityananda Prabhu came and applealed, “Come to Gauranga, He is the depot, He is the dynamo to send you there very easily. He sang these names of Gauranga on the banks of the Ganges. Bhaja gauranga, kaha gauranga, laha gauranga [...]
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krsna Here is verse from Srimad Bhagavatam 5.18.8. Om namo bhagavate narasimhaya namas tejas tejase avir avirbhava vajra nakha vajra damstra karmasayan randhaya randhaya tamo grasa grasa om svaha abhayam abhayam atmani bhuyistha om ksraum Translation: “I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Narasimhaadeva, the source of all power. O my Lord [...]
“Birth after birth we seek love, by unconditional mercy the most fallen find home is the heart” (Nava Gauranga dasa) “The heart is a land where every movement is dance, where every voice is song, where there are green pastures and wish-fulfilling cows, and that land I choose in total freedom” (Nava Gauranga dasa) “Freedom [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krsna! 10. I offer obeisances to Sri Krsnacandra, who, being boundlessly merciful, appeared in the form of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to bestow prema-rasa in this age of Kali. 11. This Sri Brhad-bhagavatamrta, which was revealed to me upon receiving the merciful darsana of my dearmost Sri Caitanyadeva, represents a collection of the [...]
Nityaananda!!!Gauranga!!!Hare Krishna!!! All glories to Guru parampara!!!! On what basis should we trust God or why should we trust God? We know that there is lying tendency in us human beings. What makes sure that this tendency is not there in God? Can God lie? Why or why not? Sometimes I think since God is [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Jaya Shri Guru Parampara! Pranams! I have added back the Close and Open Left Tree Frame Toggle button on the extreme left of the top menu on these Forum pages so that if you want to browse the Forums at full screen width, you can always close the left frame with [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Here are some verses from Caitanya Mangala Madhya khanda chapter 1: Then Lord Visvambhara recited two Sanskrit verses from the sastras. “Who was the hunter who was full of bad habits, and how old was Dhruva? What was Vidura’s family background, and what was Ugrasena’s valor? How beautiful was Kubja? Was [...]
Dear Swami Gaurangapada, Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisances. i have one question. Let’s imagine the following situation: If war broke out, and fighting wasn’t one’s ‘dharma’ or one’s profession, shall one fight or not according to our Vaishanava understanding? In most countries it is (it was ) like that, that in [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Jaya Shri Guru Parampara! Pranams! We are happy to announce the release of the NITAAI.com NITAAI Yoga Forums in 14 other languages as below as you can see from the flags above. You can now quickly translate any page you are reading to any one of these 14 languages by clicking [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Jaya Shri Guru Parampara! Pranams! CGI (Computer Generated Imagery) Animation is one of the quite realistic animation technology where the characters are made to look and act very close to a natural human feel. There are many advanced softwares which employ various high-level technologies to make these animations quite realistic but [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! The unparalleled magnanimity of Lord Gauranga and His Holy Name can be conceived in two ways. In terms of perfectional stage, He and His Name are willing and desiring to grant one the topmost achievement of all the desires on the path of bhakti yoga, including the eternal and most intimate [...]
Dear Swami Gaurangapada Gurudeva, Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Please accept my respectful obeisances at Your Lotus Feet. i am wondering: Are there something like eight-fold pastimes of Lord Gaurahari in Shri Puri Dhama, as they are in Shri Navadvipa Dhama? Many thanks, Matus ShareTweet

Nityaananda! Gauraanga! Hare Krishna! The white background stands for the divinly white bodily complexion of Lord Balaraama. The dark blue color represents the color of the divine blue dhoti of Lord Nityaananda. The golden yellow color reminds us of the divinely golden bodily complexions of Lord Nityaananda, Lord Gauraanga Mahaaprabhu and Shrimati Raadhikaa and also [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Dear devotees, dear Swami Gaurangapada, i recorded Shri Shachinandana Vandana, which i am sharing with You here for Your pleasure ——– Sri Sacinandana-vandana (“A Hymn to the son of Sachi”) by Srila Sridhara Deva Gosvami Maharaja (1) jaya sacinandana, sura-muni-vandana bhava-bhaya khandana jaya he All glories to Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Jaya Shri Guru Parampara! Pranams! In order to promote and increase your valued participation on NITAAI.com, I have added a Comment on this Post link below each post in our RSS Feed and in the daily NITAAI Yoga Newsletter Ezine which you receive by email. So now, there is no more [...]
Nityaananda! Gauraanga! Hare Krishna! If you need to directly send me a quick message, quickly remind me of a service, inform me of something urgent, share some nice Katha etc., you can always send me an instant SMS using the below form. Yours in service, Swami Gaurangapada. ShareTweet
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krsna Recently there was debate on some devotional forums is playing video/computer games breaking of devotional vows – gambling or not? In modern world many persons are addict to play different computer games. Is it consider to be gambling? What should be our opinion about that? Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krsna ShareTweet
[img]http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v185/16/82/597934182/n597934182_260352_1162.jpg[/img] Just see how powerful the Incarnation of Lord Gauranga is! shri chaitanya avataara bada vilakshaana… He is the Most Supremely Potent Incarnation for all time to come!! By His Sweet Will and Compassion He induces even the lower species of live to dance and chant His Own Holy Names and thus flow in the [...]
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krsna Dear Gurudeva, what is difference between genuine spiritual realization and mental speculation? For example, while chanting or while doing some other devotional activities sadhaka may think about Lord, His Form, Associates etc and within His mind he begin to see different “pictures†and different thoughts about Lord and His Pastimes may [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Jaya Shri Guru Parampara! Pranams! If you want to have an instant live video group chat with a private group of devotees or new people around the world to discuss about the Lord, you can open an instant free Video Room at Vawkr.com and send an instant email invitation to each [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Jaya Shri Guru Parampara! Pranams! We require your kind feedback on whether all of you can play all the three (WMV, MP4, FLV) videos below at fullscreen in your Firefox and IE browsers. Opera is not supported for WMV. If anyone faces any problems in viewing the videos, kindly post in [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Jaya Shri Guru Parampara! Pranams! I am just in the process of finalizing a permanent tree navigation system (with search) for all our WMV, MP4 and FLV videos which we have recorded in the past and which we will be uploading in the future. I will post a test for this [...]
Srilla Bhaktivinoda Thakura is writing in his Jaiva Dharma about chanting Gaura and Krsna Naam: “Vrajanatha:If Sri Gaurangadeva is directly the complete plenary truth, what then is the process of His worship? Babaji:Worshiping Gaura by chanting gaura-nama-mantra awards the same benefit as worshiping Krsna by chanting His Holy Names in krsna-nama-mantra.Worshiping Gaura through the Krsna [...]
We all are servants of servants of servants of Srilla Bhaktivinoda Thakura and all our knowledge and understanding is uprising from his teachings and books. We are members of the glorious transcendental family of Srilla Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Bhaktivinoda parivara and therefore, we take his words as supreme guidance and shelter. Here is interesting text written [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Jaya Shri Guru Parampara! Pranams! You can use Mybloop.com for unlimited storage and bandwidth (fast downloading or playing) for your desktop data files, program files, mp3 audio files (it creates automatic audio playlists or flash player embed code), podcasts, video files, and all other kinds of files. They have a fast [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Jaya Shri Guru Parampara! Pranams! I have started a Live Calendar in the service of the devotees. In the calendar, I will make some daily short posts about my realizations or services during each day of devotional service and maybe add the future Gaudiya Vaishnava calendar dates at a later date. [...]
This post has been moved to a different topic as the below discussion in on a philosophical level. ShareTweet
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Jaya Shri Guru Parampara! Pranams! With the release of the Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 yesterday, these NITAAI.com Forums and website have become even more faster in the Maxthon browser version 2 (skin to IE) when you switch on the “Enable Super MSA on This Site” button in Maxthon for the [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Jaya Shri Guru Parampara! Pranams! I have added a new comprehensive Tree Menu for our Forums on the extreme left of the top horizontal menu under the menu item FORUMS. Now at any time while browsing the Forums, you can simply mouseover the FORUMS top menu item and directly go to [...]
Nityaananda!!! Gauranaga!!! Hare Krishna!!!! All glories to Guru Parampara!!! Is it ok to force the mind to chant the Holy Names of the Lord? I am asking this because a beginner in devotional service might lose interest in the Naam sometimes since he/she has not develooped any form of bhava. So is it ok if [...]
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krsna In vaisnava literature we may find terms – Lila Smarana and Asta kaliya Lila. Is lila smarana “forceful” process, that requires sadhaka to concentrate, or think, meditate on some pastime of Lord, or it is simultaneous process attainable by Naam? For example – when devotee is chanting Nityananda, Nityananda and automatically [...]
Antithesis of material knowledge There is famous proverb – “Knowledge is power”. If we want anything to accomplish in our lives we must have right knowledge. For example, If we want to cook rice we need to know how to do it, how much water we need, what is right temperature, how much salt is [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Jaya Shri Guru Parampara! Pranams! After some technical effort, I have managed to make some of the submenus in our top horizontal menu to load on demand by Ajax (only when one mouses over that menu item) instead of loading it’s submenus by default when the Forum page loads for the [...]
Chat conversation with Swami Gaurangapada, March.04.2008. Bhakta Matus: May I ask something? Swami Gaurangapada: Yes, certainly… Bhakta Matus: Regarding Gaura Kirtana… Bhakta Matus: Gaura-Kirtana may also mean the pure Hare Krishna Kirtana as performed and taught by Shri Gauranga… Swami Gaurangapada: Yes, certainly.That is the verdict of Jaiva Dharma. Krishna Naama worships Gaura and Gaura [...]
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Jaya Shri Guru Parampara! Pranams! In order to properly serve the website visitors and devotees who are visually impaired and thus cannot read the Forums properly, we are making available automated text-to-speech mp3 audios in a very human-like natural voice both for hearing and download. I have personally tried to train [...]
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