Today’s small and sweet Kirtana before the evening lecture on the five main Holy Places of Puri Dhaama. The Holy Names always astonish me every time I chant Naama. They are an inextinguishable pitcher of rasa (divine mellows) which keeps on oveflowing and rewarding us with unique and deep revelations and insights into the eternal [...]

This question was asked by Chaitanya dasi mataji today after our evening lecture. She wanted to know the reason why the Indian people are not aware of the importance of the Holy Places in Puri Dhaama and why the Government is not doing much to maintain and glorify these Places in India. Nityaananda! Gauraanga! Hare [...]

I was remembering the eight-fold pastimes of Shri Shri Nitaai Gaura and Shri Shri Radha Krishna while singing this Kirtana. The time was evening when Lord Krishna is milking His cows in the cowshed of Shrila Nanda Maharaja and Shrimati Radhika is watching this super-excellent pastime from the top of a tower. Both of Them [...]

The Glorification of Lord Nrisinghadeva sung by Lord Gauranga Himself in Puri Dhaama is very ecstatic and blissful. It is nicely sung by Tulasi dasa. Nityaananda! Gauraanga! Hare Krishna! ShareTweet

Remembering the whole Guru Parampara and the Supreme Personalities of Godhead and proclaiming their Jaya (Glories) is the best way to end a Sankirtana session. The more we glorify our Acharyas, the more we become free from our false ego, which is our greatest enemy life after life. Nityaananda! Gauraanga! Hare Krishna! ShareTweet

Yesterday, singing Haribol and dancing after Gaura Arti was blissful remembering Lords Nitaai Gaura and Their divine Associates. Chaitanya dasi mataji and Tulasi dasa prabhu are singing. I have seen there is a special mood of surrender created while dancing which is a wonderful offering for the pleasure of the Lord. Nityaananda! Gauraanga! Hare Krishna! [...]

The place where Lord Advaita sat before His return back to Mayapura to invoke Lord Krishna to advent in Kali Yuga as Lord Gauranga. He worshiped His most beautiful Lord Madana Gopala here also who later stayed with the Choube brahmana in Mathura and was recovered by Shrila Sanatana Goswami. Container var cnt = document.getElementById(“container”);var [...]

This is one of my favorite pastime places where Lord Krishna turned golden in separation from Shrimati Radha 5000 years ago and Lord Gauranga turned blackish blue in separation from Lord Krishna 500 years ago. Shrimati Radha saw the Gauranga form here. Container var cnt = document.getElementById(“container”);var src = ‘http://nitaai.net/forums/videos/wmvplayer.xaml’; var cfg = {‘file’:'http://blip.tv/file/get/Nitaai-EmliTala916.wmv’,'height’:’535′,’width’:’700′,’fullscreenclick’:'false’,'dlink’: ‘http://blip.tv/file/get/Nitaai-EmliTala916.wmv’, [...]

Shrila Prabodhananda Sarasvati Thakura is none other than Shrimati Tungavidya Sakhi in the pastimes of Shri Shri Radha Krishna. He perfomed Bhajana in Kamyavana and rests in Samadhi in Vrindavana near Kaliya Daha in his eternal siddha deha. Container var cnt = document.getElementById(“container”);var src = ‘http://nitaai.net/forums/videos/wmvplayer.xaml’; var cfg = {‘file’:'http://blip.tv/file/get/Nitaai-ShriPadaProvodhanandaSaraswati334.wmv’,'height’:’535′,’width’:’700′,’fullscreenclick’:'false’,'dlink’: ‘http://blip.tv/file/get/Nitaai-ShriPadaProvodhanandaSaraswati334.wmv’, ‘dlinktarget’: ‘_self’,'shownavigation’:'true’,'overstretch’:'true’,'showstop’:'true’,'showdownload’:'true’,'stoponfs’:'false’,'link’:'http://nitaai.blip.tv/file/1555504/’,'image’:'http://a.images.blip.tv/Nitaai-ShriPadaProvodhanandaSaraswati334-993-928.jpg’,'backgroundcolor’:’000000′};var ply = [...]

This is the place where Lord Krishna climbed a Kadamba tree and jumped into the waters of the Yamuna which were poisoned by the serpent Kaliya. He played with and defeated him and instructed him to leave Yamuna forever along with his great devotee wives. Container var cnt = document.getElementById(“container”);var src = ‘http://nitaai.net/forums/videos/wmvplayer.xaml’; var cfg [...]

Muktaa Kunda is the place where Lord Krishna planted, watered, and produced pearls from plants for sending them to Shrimati Radhika in Barsana and for pleasing the Gopies. Lord Motibihari Deities are behind the pond. Container var cnt = document.getElementById(“container”);var src = ‘http://nitaai.net/forums/videos/wmvplayer.xaml’; var cfg = {‘file’:'http://blip.tv/file/get/Nitaai-MukttaKunda171.wmv’,'height’:’535′,’width’:’700′,’fullscreenclick’:'false’,'dlink’: ‘http://blip.tv/file/get/Nitaai-MukttaKunda171.wmv’, ‘dlinktarget’: ‘_self’,'shownavigation’:'true’,'overstretch’:'true’,'showstop’:'true’,'showdownload’:'true’,'stoponfs’:'false’,'link’:'http://nitaai.blip.tv/file/1545333/’,'image’:'http://a.images.blip.tv/Nitaai-MukttaKunda171-873-580.jpg’,'backgroundcolor’:’000000′};var ply = new jeroenwijering.Player(cnt,src,cfg); ShareTweet

The most beautiful Pavana Sarovara on the outskirts of Nandagrama where Lord Krishna refreshes His 900,000 cows every day while returning from the forests of Vraja after His pastiems with the cows, sakhas and the gopies. Container var cnt = document.getElementById(“container”);var src = ‘http://nitaai.net/forums/videos/wmvplayer.xaml’; var cfg = {‘file’:'http://blip.tv/file/get/Nitaai-paawansarobardhaam833.wmv’,'height’:’535′,’width’:’700′,’fullscreenclick’:'false’,'dlink’: ‘http://blip.tv/file/get/Nitaai-paawansarobardhaam833.wmv’, ‘dlinktarget’: ‘_self’,'shownavigation’:'true’,'overstretch’:'true’,'showstop’:'true’,'showdownload’:'true’,'stoponfs’:'false’,'link’:'http://nitaai.blip.tv/file/1544893/’,'image’:'http://a.images.blip.tv/Nitaai-paawansarobardhaam833-712-536.jpg’,'backgroundcolor’:’000000′};var ply = new jeroenwijering.Player(cnt,src,cfg); [...]

The Vamshivata in Vrindavana where Lord Krishna played His flute to attract the Gopies for the Rasa Dance and He danced with Gopies expanding Himself in as many forms as the number of Gopies and with Shrimati Radhika in the center. Container var cnt = document.getElementById(“container”);var src = ‘http://nitaai.net/forums/videos/wmvplayer.xaml’; var cfg = {‘file’:'http://blip.tv/file/get/Nitaai-vanshibata523.wmv’,'height’:’535′,’width’:’700′,’fullscreenclick’:'false’,'dlink’: ‘http://blip.tv/file/get/Nitaai-vanshibata523.wmv’, ‘dlinktarget’: [...]

This Vrinda Kunda is the most beautiful headquarters of Shrimati Vrindadevi where she herself prepares for her services to Shri Shri Radha Krishna since Nandagram is the center of all the eight-fold eternal pastimes of Shri Shri Radha Krishna. She instructs a parrot disciple who sits on her hand and who has 100,000 other parrot [...]

The most beautiful Deity of Vrindadevi is Kamyavan who stopped there and did not Vraja. She is eternally present there. One can never over-emphasize the services of Shrimati Vrindadevi in Vraja as she is the principal leader, facilitator and organizer of all the pastimes of Shri Shri Radha Krishna and without her mercy no one [...]

Nityaananda! Gauraanga! Hare Krishna! Our Kamyavana forest visit was most ecstatic. I cannot express it in words. It is something to be realized, relished and cherished forever. I took an ecstatic bath in the Vimala Kunda. After the bath, I felt as if I am associate of the Lord. I prayed to the Lord to [...]

Nityaananda! Gauraanga! Hare Krishna! Our visit to the Vraja forest of Shri Kokilavana was very ecstatic. Jatila refused to send Shrimati Radha outside so Lord Krishna would dress up like a cuckoo bird here and cry out in a voice imitating the sound of a cuckoo. Even though everyone could feel the distinct sweetness of [...]