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The Appearance of Shri Radha-Ramanji
The beautiful pastime of the appearance of Shri Radha-Raman was narrated by Radhanath Swami on a trip to Vrindavan. Here are some excerpts: Shrila Gopal Bhatt Goswami was worshipping a Shaligram Shila in the forest of Nidhuvan in Vraja Bhoomi. Once it happened that a...
Vamsi Dasa Babaji Maharaj
Vamsidas Babaji was a Gaudiya Vaishnav sadhu who lived at Swarupa Gunj, Navadwip during the time of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur. He was respected by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta, and he used to see to it that Vamsidas Babaji was provided with grains and so on by...
Raghunandana Thakura – Biography
vyuhas tritiyah pradyumnah priya-narma-sakho’bhavat cakre lila-sahayam yo radha-madhavayor vraje shri-caitanyadvaita-tanuh sa eva raghunandanah The third member of the chatur-vyuha, Pradyumna, took part in Radha Madhava’s lila in Vraja as Krishna’s intimate friend or...
Gopala Bhatta Goswami
Shri Gopala Bhatta Goswami (the son of a Vyenkata Bhatta, a Shri Vaishnava brahmana) appeared in Shri Rangam, South India. Lord Chaitanya once stayed four months in his home, and converted the family to Gaudiya Vaishnavism. A mere boy at this time, Gopala personally...
Appearance of Lord Varahadeva
In ancient times there were two brothers named Hiranyakashipu and Hiranyaksha. They were demons born to sage Kashyapa Muni. They flaunted uncommon bodily features and had steel-like frames which grew just like mountains. Their bodies became so tall they seemed to...
Srila Ramanada Raya
Was one of the most intimate associates of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu would discuss with him the most confidential topics of Krsna consciousness, and in his company Lord Caitanya would relish the deepest feelings of devotional service. (See Sri...
Jagannath Puri
Puri Puri, also called Jagannath Puri, is most famous as one among the four holy towns highly revered by Hindus (Char Dhams): Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri and Rameshwaram. It is said, “God bathes in Badrinath, dresses up at Dwarka, eats at Puri, and sleeps at...
Srila Prabhupada explains Govardhana Puja
Books : Sri Chaitanya-caritamrta – 1975 Edition : Cc. Madhya-lila : Madhya 4: Sri Madhavendra Puri’s Devotional Service : Madhya 4.86 : PURPORT : upahrtya balin sarvan adrta yavasam gavam go-dhanani puras-krtya girim cakruh pradaksinam “The Supreme...
Associating with the Supreme Lord Ramachandra
Festival days such as Rama-navami are a prime opportunity for spiritual advancement and purification. Srila Prabhupada stated in a Rama-navami lecture in Hawaii on the 27th March, 1969: “There is no difference between His form, His name, His pastimes, and Himself....
Sri Govardhan
Within the holy Vraj dham, which by material calculation has a diameter of 84 miles, are twelve sacred forests where Lord Krishna enjoyed many transcendental pastimes. Of these twelve forests, the forest of vrindavan is considered to be not only the most sacred but...
At Jagannath Puri
Today Morning at around 7am, Gurnam Prabhu and reached Jagannath Puri. By the mercy of devotees and Jagannathji I am coming second time here. I am feeling very much happy and excited.