Gaudiya Kanthahara see ** Guru-tattva One Must Accept a Guru in Disciplic Succession. 1.1 tad vijnanartham sa gurum evabhigacchet samit panih srotriyam brahma-nishtham One who wants to know the Absolute Truth scientifically must approach a bona fide spiritual master and offer him everything required for sacrifice. Such a spiritual master must be fixed in the [...]

The camel eating thorns; material life is full of thorns Srimad Bagavatam 2/3/19 sva-vid-varahoshtra-kharaih samstutah purushah pasuh na yat-karna-pathopeto jatu nama gadagrajah TRANSLATION Men who are like dogs, hogs, camels and asses praise those men who never listen to the transcendental pastimes of Lord Sri Krishna, the deliverer from evils. PURPORT The general mass of [...]

Dear Swamiji, Hadai prabhu and all Vaisnavas,         Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna! Please accept my dandavat obeisances and my plea for your forgiveness!         The devotees like Guruji Swami Gaurangapada, and all the others on this sacred sanga and wherever else in all of creation are the only hope for all fallen souls like us. [...]

Syamasundara: Today we are discussing Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz. Leibnitz was a great mathematician. He invented the calculus. But he was also a philosopher. He said that in the universe every act is purposeful; that the purpose of the universe is to realize the goals set forth by God. Prabhupada: Very nice. I see that he’s [...]

Dear Swamiji and all devotees, Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna! This is from Bhaktivinode Vani Vaibhava. 108 -Benedictions for the Whole World 1. How will the world truly be benefited? Is Sri Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s heartiest desire to benefit the entire world beyond understanding? We are completely indifferent to the advancement and deterioration of our material situation, [...]

Dear Swamiji and all Vaisnavas, Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! My humble pranams! This is from Sri Murari Gupta’s Chaitanya Charita. tatash ca prema-gosvami / sammantrya sva-janaih saha navina gaura-candrasya / nama-sankirttana shubham 16 karoti mandali-ktya / harena vainavaih saha ntyati paramoddanda / garjjati dhavati kvacit 17 tatah – then; ca – and; prema-gosvami – Advaita [...]

Nama-hatta Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s great contributions are manifold. One of the greatest is Nama Hatta. He set up the Nama hatta. It had as commodities: 1. The holy name. 2. The holy name related to the Lord’s form. 3. “ “ “ qualities 4. “ “ “ pastimes 5. “ “ “ bhava 6. “ [...]

Respected Swamiji and all Vaisnavas, Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! My dandavat obeisances! I have found a great collection of articles in www.bvml.org which hosts many rare articles of acaryas like Srila Prabhupada along with audios and videos that I am sure will make an excellent addition to the next Nitaai Veda version. Here’s a sample. [...]

dandavats maharaj’s and vaisnsvas Biography: vaisnavas 1000 I am looking parts C,F,I,K,L,O as they are missing I am not sure of some of these lowerthanarat ShareTweet

Story of the two danda’s Chaitanya Bhagavat mad 5 All the devotees also went to their homes. Lord Nityananda stayed in Srivasa’s home. Late at night Lord Nityananda, screaming, tore apart His danda and kamandalu, and threw the pieces here and there. Who understands the Supreme Lord’s perfect actions? Why did He break his danda [...]

Dear Swami Gaurangapada Maharaja, Dear Devotees Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Please accept my most humble obeisances. Since longer time i can not understand the following: It is said the Lord Gauranga Krishna performs His Pastimes continually in this material world. He is compared to the sun in this regard, means that as soon as His [...]

Guru – parampara Dec 10, ’07 12:10 PM for everyone Guru – parampara At the beginning of the Bhagavad-gita As It Is by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada there is a list of disciplic succession. This list was first published by Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura and enumerates the most prominent members of the guru-parampara. This accounts for [...]

Srila Locana Dasa Thakura Srila Locan Dasa Thakura took his birth in a family of brahmans who lived in a village in the Rada-desh, in Mahakumara, near Katwa, in the Burdhaman district of Bengal. When he was only a little boy, he enjoyed the good fortune of meeting the devotees of Sri Gauranga. His guru [...]

Gauranga reaching Katwa, and the barber had no power to do the shaving Reaching Katwa, the Lord met Kesava Bharati and fell at his feet to offer respects. Kesava Bharati remembered the name of Narayana. Visvambhara considered Himself most fortunate to meet the eminent preceptor. They greeted each other with joyful words. Visvambhara asked Kesava [...]

Sriman Mahaprabhu leaves Nabadwip in the night to go to Katwa to take sannyas. The Lamentation of Vishnupriya After taking His evening meal, Gauranga went to take rest in His bed chamber. Vishnupriya rushed to the Lord and sat by His lotus feet. Her face was sad^ She sighed heavily as she looked at Gauranga. [...]

WHY THE PLACE IS NAMED EKACHAKRA DHAMA: In the battle of Kurukshetra when Krishna broke his vow of not taking any sides in the war to save his devotee Arjuna, he has rushed with a wheel to hit Bhishmadeva who had been fighting with Arjuna. When Bhishmadeva satisfied him with many beautiful prayers, Krishna lost [...]

Rathayatra The world famous Rathayatra of Lord Jagannath is also known as Yatra and Ghosha Yatra. These Festivals are held on “Ashada Shukla Dvitiya” ie..the second day of the bright fortnight of ashadha (June-July) every year. This Rathayatra symbolises that after a long time of the separation Lord Shri Krishna is going to Kuruksetra from [...]