cakṣu-dāna dila yei,         janme janme prabhu sei, dibya-jñāna hṛde prakāśita | prema-bhakti yāṅhā haite,        abidyā bināśa yāte, bede gāya yāṅhāra carita || 5 || He who gave me the gift of sight is my master in birth after birth. He has awakened spiritual knowledge within my heart. By this prema-bhakti all ignorance is destroyed. The … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī-Prema-Bhakti-Candrikā, verse 5

guru-mukha-padma-bākya,        hṛdi kari mahāśakya, āra nā kariha mane āśā | śrī-guru-caraṇe rati,        ei se uttama-gati, ye prasāde pūre sarba āśā || 4 || The words from Śrī Guru’s lotus mouth have great power. Take them into your heart and rely upon nothing else. Attachment to his lotus feet is the best way to achieve success. … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī-Prema-Bhakti-Candrikā, verse 4

"The merciful glance of Śrī Rādhā showers the quintessence of all human goals of life". That quintessence is love of Kṛṣṇa and Śrī Rādhikā showers it all around. Caitanya Caritāmṛta says (Ādi 7): kṛṣṇa viṣayaka prema pañcama puruṣārtha;  yāra āge tṛṇa tulya cāri puruṣārtha pañcama puruṣārtha premanāndāmṛta sindhu;  mokṣādi ānanda yāra nahe eka bindu pañcama … Continue reading The merciful glance of Śrī Rādhā

Even for Kṛṣṇa the amazing foot-dust of Śrī Rādhā is rarely attained! It is said that Kṛṣṇa personally assumed the form of the poet Jayadeva to write the famous line "dehi pādapallavam udāram - Give Me Your generous lotus-feet" of 'Gīta Govinda'. The purport to the 201st verse of 'Rādhā Rasa Sudhānidhi' is: One day … Continue reading The lotus feet of our Svamini

Radhe Radhe! Although I was nearly 2 years out of any “discussion” or “debate”, I can still see that there is fighting going on over the differences between one parivar and the other or even worse, between followers of the same parivar. Been there, done that, gained nothing. The following verses from Srila Rupa Goswamipada´s … Continue reading Our common ground

শ্রীগুরু-চরণপদ্ম,        কেবল ভকতি সদ্ম, বন্দোঁ মুই সাবধান মতে । যাঁহার প্রসাদে ভাই,        এ ভব তরিয়া যাই, কৃষ্ণপ্রাপ্তি হয় যাহা হতে ॥ ৩ ॥ śrī-guru-caraṇa-padma,        kebala bhakati sadma, bandoṅ mui sābadhāna mate | yāṅhāra prasāde bhāi,        e bhaba tariyā yāi, kṛṣṇa-prāpti haya yāhā hate || 3 || The lotus feet of Śrī Guru are the abode … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī-Prema-Bhakti-Candrikā, verse 3

श्रीचैतन्य-मनोऽभीष्टं स्थापितं येन भूतले । सोऽयं रूपः कदा मह्यं ददाति स्वपदान्तिकम् ॥ २ ॥ śrī-caitanya-mano’bhīṣṭaṁ sthāpitaṁ yena bhūtale | so’yaṁ rūpaḥ kadā mahyaṁ dadāti svapadāntikam || 2 ||          When will Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmipāda, who has established within this world the most cherished object of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s heart, give me a place at his … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī-Prema-Bhakti-Candrikā, verse 2