[Beginning was not recorded - Main lecture starts with the verses of the song]   Sri Guru Carana Padma [download] Śrī Guru-caraṇa-padma (Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura) śrī guru-caraṇa-padma, kevala bhakati-sadma, vando muĩ sāvadhāna-mate jahāra prasāde bhāi, e bhava tariyā jāi, kṛṣṇa-prāpti haya jahā ha’te (1) The lotus feet of śrī Guru are the treasure house … Continue reading Lecture on Śrī Guru-caraṇa-padma (Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura) by Tarun Govinda das

The luster of Kṛṣṇa's body eclipsed the beauty of hundreds of moons (puṣkara), His eyes resembled lotus flowers (puṣkara) blooming in the blazing sun and His sidelong glances defeated Cupid's flower arrows (puṣkara). Kṛṣṇa was eager to play in the water (puṣkara) to mitigate His love-fatigue and that of His girlfriends. Kṛṣṇa dipped into the … Continue reading Nectarine meditations – Divine water sports in Rādhā-kuṇḍa

yat pītaṁ śrutivāṅ manobhir aniśaṁ tṛṣṇāpradaṁ tvadbhutaṁ saṁsārāmaya hāryapi praṇayajonmādāndhya mohādikṛt śaśvac carvitam eva bhūri rasadaṁ dehādi hṛt puṣṭidaṁ taj jīyād amṛta spṛhā haram idaṁ govinda līlāmṛtam (5) All glories to Śrī Govinda Līlāmṛta, the immortal nectar pastimes of Śrī Govinda, which defeats the nectar of the gods, or the desire for liberation, which constantly … Continue reading Nectarine meditations – Talking with Their eyes

The necessity to take shelter of a true sat guru One who wants to worship the Supreme Lord must first take shelter of the lotus feet of Śrī Guru. Bhajana-sādhana is far removed from one who does not take shelter of the lotus feet of Śrī Guru, because this is the gate through which one … Continue reading The Guru Dilemma

Sadhaka: "I received diksha from Harikesa Swami in '83. Then he left us and I don't see any need to take shelter again to practice raganuga bhakti. I just read the purva acaryas granthas and thereby attain perfection. There is anyway no true sat guru available for me poor Westerner and I don't believe in … Continue reading Raganuga-bhakti revisited

VERSE 19:  praṇipatya bhavantam arthaye paśupālendra kumāra kākubhiḥ vraja yauvata mauli mālikā karuṇā pātram imam janaṁ kuru O Prince of the cowherders (Kṛṣṇa)! I offer my obeisances unto You and I pitifully pray to You: Please make me the object of mercy of the crowngarland of young girls of Vraja (Śrī Rādhikā)! ŚRĪ RĀDHĀ KṚPĀ-PĀTRA  … Continue reading Sri Utkalika Vallari, verse 19